Agreed.
Opinions on Marijuana?
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My only problem with weed is that it's generally smoked. While weed itself is not particularly bad for you if you behave responsibly, the smoking part is undoubtedly unhealthy. if you INSIST on consuming it, do so in a non-smoking manner (vape it, if you must, or use some other way). Apart from that, treat having consumed weed as if you just got drunk on something. Don't drive, don't do it before going to work or to important meetings in general. And try not to be high on the street in the middle of the day, that just makes you look like a bum.
If you consume it for medical reasons, it will not have THC in it (or seriously decreased amounts) and you (probably) won't get high off it. In such a case, it may be OK to use it while driving or before work (consult a medical expert). Considering the positive properties of weed products with THC removed, I'm generally in approval, as long as its responsibly regulated and responsibly used.
And while it IS addictive, so is coffee, and so is alcohol. Both of these are socially accepted, and therefore weed should not be different just because its a mild hallucinogenic. Even the worst effects of weed aren't as bad as the worst effects of alcohol.
If you consume it for medical reasons, it will not have THC in it (or seriously decreased amounts) and you (probably) won't get high off it. In such a case, it may be OK to use it while driving or before work (consult a medical expert). Considering the positive properties of weed products with THC removed, I'm generally in approval, as long as its responsibly regulated and responsibly used.
And while it IS addictive, so is coffee, and so is alcohol. Both of these are socially accepted, and therefore weed should not be different just because its a mild hallucinogenic. Even the worst effects of weed aren't as bad as the worst effects of alcohol.
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For an example of this, look at Amsterdam. As long as it's not legalized worldwide, locations that DO have it legalized will get serious tourism, and since it'll be taxed, the weed sales alone will bring in good money, not counting the food and hotel costs that come with it.
I would recommend each country that does it designates a town or part of a city as specific area, however, since weed tourism does NOT make living there more pleasant for the people that don't consume it. in Amsterdam it's most of the city center that's affected, but outside that it's easy enough to live.
Because this is the place where discussions about all sorts of things take place.
Only people who are genetically vulnerable for psychoses could get a psychosis. And it can't be caused by marijuana itself, there must be environmental influences to create this kind of anxiety.
Im sorry, wtf kinda logic is that? ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, meaning that you can generally rather easily get distracted and move on to more interesting topics for you. What kind of dunce would believe that giving someone who gets distracted, a depressant / something that causes hallucinations, would help? Sure it would slow down the "Hyperactivity" part where your mind can switch thoughts quite fast, but that's it, it won't change the fact that you cant stay focused. So to an extent, it helps slightly if you severely need to learn something, but in account with all the bad things for your health that it can cause, it is in no way worth even taking into consideration.
And once again, with depression, its something that causes hallucinations. In what way, logistically, can something that slows down thought and cause hallucinations help.
If you have an explanation please say it, because i quite simply cannot comprehend how people can believe something such as this.
"illegal and bad"
Do you know what you're talking about? You're pretty much generalizing everything here. There are countries where marijuana is legal. Look at the Netherlands, Spain, Chile, even some states in America! And if you say it's bad you might as well back it up... It's like you just said what your parents told you without doing some research...
I unnecessarily made the assumption that he was from the US. Anyways, it's a matter if irresponsibility, law trouble (and yes, there are some states which have legalized it, but that doesn't change the fact that there are still other states that have not legalized it and that can lead to issues in those states.)[DOUBLEPOST=1505997438][/DOUBLEPOST]I said illegal and bad because it said give my opinion and I was lazy
There are 3 types of ADHD, you've got the type that is distracted quickly like you mentioned, you got the one that is hyperactive, the type that can't sit still for 5 minutes and you've got the combination type, which is a combination of both. You mainly seem to focus on the first type in your arguments. You also say that weed causes hallucinations... That is a really big statement that I really dont agree on... Weed is not a harddrug. You wont hallucinate about things that aren't realisticly there UNLESS your weed is laced, which is most likely in places where weed is hard to get and considered illegal (why I also think legalizing cannabis is positive)
Now, my brother has ADHD (the combination type), since he was young he was very aggressive, he could get mental outbursts anytime when he got triggered a certain way. Since he started smoking cannabis (natural and no trash) he is very calm and knows how to handle himself way more than he could before he smoked. So I think cannabis for ADHD patients is not a bad thing at all. And when you're saying it doesnt help you to stay focussed, in fact it does. The effects of cannabis help you to focus more and creates a certain open mindset and improves productivity! One of the big stereotypes that most people get wrong is that marijuana makes you lose your focus. Nothing is less true, its the other way around. Thats why many popular rappers smoke weed while they are creating their lyrics. Look at one of the most lyrically respected rappers Kendrick Lamar, he smokes weed everytime he writes his raps, because it allows him to think brighter.
The only point I do agree on is when you have depression you shouldn't use it at all. It'll usually not be fun and make you even more depressed during the moment.
Thank you for your in-depth explanation, although i still dont think that it should be used for all cases, more of if pills dont work. But thats just because of the long term effects of smoking anything.[DOUBLEPOST=1506000366][/DOUBLEPOST]
Look, google dosnt always help you find the information you need, and for things like this its best to hear it from the point of veiw of those with experience in it, like Trooper. You cant really research mental illness's on google, for example, Autism is nothing that you can really pinpoint on a person because of the spectrum, I say this based off of a family member who has an extremely high IQ, but is labeled as someone who is a completely retarded piece of shit, which is wrong because of the fact that sadly Autsim is too big of a spectrum, and doctors are too lazy to split it up.
I wont go into more detail, as this post is about a drug, not a mental illness.
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So what are the longterm effects do you think?
And ofcourse, if pills work dont get into it. But my brother used to use these pills and it made him a zombie litteraly. He didn't say anything, slept more than he was awake and got very depressive because of that. There are many times that pills have just more negative effects than positive. So while he was hyperactive without he was very passive with pills. Cannabis was the best combination between both. But I get your point
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