My friend was a regular user since high school, until he found out the herb was the reason he was having panic attacks. Puking his guts out when company was coming over. Cortisol, again.

Worse than the physical effects suffered by the actual user are the damaged social skills that affect the user’s family, friends, and even strangers. I’m not talking about driving poorly, although that one’s obvious. I’m talking about neglecting one’s role in the community, resenting real life obligations and trying always to escape what everyone else can handle with no problem.

Marijuana sucks. I love it, I’m addicted to it, and it sucks. Period.

I agree with you on that, and the high they give you is often short-lived, followed by extreme drowsiness and weakness. In fact, while you may feel a “high” after inhaling these drugs, in reality you are getting weaker within the body. You just don’t know it until it is too late.

IMO caffeine addiction is way better than these stuff.

‘It comes from a seed and grows from the ground”

The government simply uses the “addiction” as an excuse to make more money, because it knows it can (the government would tell the media that it is doing all these to stop the drug addiction, but I doubt that is true).

I believe we should stop the war on drugs (as it currently exists) and start using education. You see most youth in this country think Pot is safe. Why? Well because most grown ups in this country think pots safe.

Here’s the kicker….it largely is. The American government has lied and used propaganda to criminalize it’s usage while the same senators that made the laws go home and enjoy a fine scotch every night.

The reality is Marijuana does have some serious long term side effect, just like all drugs. However the war on drugs infringes on the rights of people. If I want to smoke pot I have the right. It comes from a seed and grows from the ground…I’ll be damned if any government will tell me I can or cannot use a plat put here by god.

But I stop short of saying that pot is harmless. It does cause harm…probably less than Alcohol and certainly less than most prescription pain killers.

So what we need is an honest drug policy. We need to educate the kids on the “real” dangers about drug use, but we need to do it honestly.

Yes kids Marijuana will get you high, yes it will reduce anxiety, yes you’ll have a greater sense of well begin. HOWEVER, you are likely to be less financially motivated than your peers who don’t smoke, you will probably have more compassion, you will suffer short term memory loss, and exesisve use will have such an effect on your short term memory that you can’t have normal conversations.

BUT ALL THESE EFFECTS go away if you stop consuming pot for a period of time. So kids pot won’t kill you, and it won’t ruin your life. However those that don’t use marijuana will have an advantage in the real world when it comes to learning, socializing, holding down jobs etc.

Why can’t we just cut through the bashing and start calling it like it is.

Pot is no more harmful than Alcohol. Both of these substances are drugs and can cause problems for serious users.

One of the greatest problems with marijuana, or any chemical use is the person experimenting with them don’t a clue about whether they will become full-blown addicts.

That’s not to say marijuana, cig’s, or alcohol are gateway substances, but the person just doesn’t know if they’ll end up like I did. A certain percentage go on to become hard-core addicts, and it is a crap-shoot figuring out who it will be.

There are of course people more susceptible than others, but no one can be certain on who will move into the abyss of addiction.