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Yes, I feel it could happen...but that is just me. If everyone was enjoying a little weed at the same time, we owuld likey solve world peace and add the the hunger problem around the planet.
I think it could but it would meen everyone being stoned at the same time which is illogical because we'd need some straight people to make snacks for the rest of us
If everyone in the world smoked a J at the same exact time, we'd have world peace for two hours... or at least I think I saw that on the internet once???
Well, getting rid of all laws, and completely dis regarding public safety and making sure everyone has a GREAT TIME! Then yeah it would work. if everyone was hooked, then we would all be in some kinda haze, and everything would be magic!! Fantastic! Obviously suicide would be at an all time high, but half the current wars would no longer exist! future wars to come could be averted! yay
Sure, if negative health effects are funny. It has been proven that marijuana has various health effects (mostly psychological). The most common being it influences the brain in such a way that lessens the brains ability for logical thinking and memory.
So you believe that it isn't bad (perhaps even acceptable) if the seven billion people that are inhabited on this planet are all intoxicated on marijuana?
Actually it hasn't been proven. It could be linked to the person's lifestyle, or the fact that some people start smoking weed to cope with mental problems in the first place. However, it can affect memory, only if you are high literally all the time.
The worst thing I've seen happen is the person slows down a bit and starts being lazy because they find being sober too boring.
"Have you ever looked at your hand? I mean really looked at your hand?...oh, yeah. Sorry, man...Chronic misuse of marijuana has been widely identified as a significant risk factor for those with a predisposition towards developing various mental illnesses, particularly schizophrenia. However, it should be noted that people with mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar mood disorder often "self-medicate" to relieve the symptoms of their disorders. Scientific studies of marijuana use, like the one released on 26 June 2007,[1] rarely take into account that the mental disorders of habitual users often go undiagnosed until after the patient has become a habitual marijuana user. It's possible that studies like the one mentioned above are politically motivated. People with pre-existing mental disorders also tend to abuse alcohol and tobacco. Yet, similar studies linking booze and cigarettes - both legal and heavily taxed - to mental illnesses are less common than those that focus just on marijuana. Therefore, the link between marijuana use and mental illness may be an instance when correlation does not equal causation.
Recent studies also indicated that brain structures such as the amygdala and hippocampus may shrink due to extremely chronic use, on the order of five "marijuana cigarettes" a day for upwards of twenty years, in the case of one study."
Man dont be such a Human Paraquat, the good of Marijuana which is a totally natural product far outweigh's the bad and it is not as bad for you as Alchohol, Tobacco or a lot of the Parmaceutical drugs that are available and also Legal.
No, the only reason it should be legalized is for it's medical benefits, it should never be legalized to the public. And yes, I know that the health effects are associated with marijuana are significant less dangerous than other drugs, but that doesn't make the drug good.
What is your problem with the Herb anyway, you agree it is better than a lot of what is Legal already so why should it be illegal for someone who wants to get to get stoned on Marijuana to unwind but OK for them to get drunk which has a lot more health issues connected and there are a lot more cases of people acting in an antisocial way when drunk than when they have had Marijuana, it's not as if you would be forced to partake
you agree it is better than a lot of what is Legal already
No, I agreed that in some cases there are drugs that have more severe effects (ultimately it depends on the amount consumed and the at the frequency it is consumed).
why should it be illegal for someone who wants to get to get stoned on Marijuana to unwind but OK for them to get drunk which has a lot more health issues connected
Moderation. Marijuana has more of an addiction effect than alcohol does.
Marijuana has more of an addiction effect than alcohol does.
Whoa! Now that is just not true. Have you consumed both? When I was younger I smoked daily for years... one day I decided I was wasting money and was tired of sitting around and staring so I just quit. There was NO addiction at all in my case. I don't believe there is any evidence to suggest marijuana is more addicting than alcohol.
Alchohol affects the Brain and Mental System in a similar way to Marijuana but the story that Marijuana kills Brain cells has been disproven Alchohol definately does. The addictive properties of Marijuana have been over exagerrated Alchohol is way more addictive, as is Tobacco
If you meen short term cognitive thinking whilst stoned that is one suggestion but there is also a view that Marijuana can open the mind making you more responsive to stimuli some people enjoy music more when they have had a smoke but this is the same as alchohol there are many stories of people not thinking straight when drunk, Alchohol and Marijuana are peobably much the same when it comes to doing something stupid when wasted
It would be loads of empathy and joy for about 6 hours, then irrational, stimulant-induced paranoia. If we can expect the former to bring about peace on Earth, the latter would surely bring about WWIII. =D
If peace means standing like a dumbass, senseless, without hurting anyone because you are too high to understand what's going on, then it is possible. But that's just so childish. If peace means a mature way to act actively throughout our lives, reasoning and trying to solve world problems then a joint wouldnt solve it.
Cannabis is a wonderful substance, it is harmless, a great way to relax and has never killed anyone... But saying that a drug can bring world peace, thats pushing it to far.
People with latent schitzotypal tendencies often respond to marijuana with severe panic attacks and hallucinations, curled into the fetal position on the floor, clutching their heads and screaming for help and about how much their souls hurts.
All that Marijuana is doing is making people less intelligent, less concerned about life, less concerned about school, etc. It is just going to bring a revolution of persons who do not give a bit of care for succeeding in life. It is just a form for self-enjoyment that should not be enforced or allowed in any fashion.
Are you serious? Have you heard of how badly the last alcohol prohibition went? Prohibition of any thing, will cause violence and death. Wow that's some backwards thinking.