Why is Marijuana bad for you?

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Lizahbee	It can mess up the way you see things. (With other crap, but smoking and drinking can do the same). But like, if you smoke way to much, you can start seeing stuff..for real. You don't want to be caught behind the wheel. You could cause some really bad accident. And you can't really like, limit it like alcohol. Plus they let one thing pass, other stuff is going to have to be questioned too. There needs to be a line drawn somewhere I guess. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Christy SD Nurse	It is addictive it can cause bronchitis, chronic cough, paranoia, sleep disturbances,slow mentation, agitation, and eating problems. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sj	People are going to disagree with me I'm sure but yes it is very bad for you. The joints as you know have no filters which allows a great deal of tar to enter your lungs. They decrease sperm count in men and make women less fertile. You can literally "smoke yourself retarded". Over repeated use it kills brain cells which never grow back and you can suffer from memory loss or in extreme extreme cases go into a coma. It is also a gateway drug. You use it over and over and over and it takes more and more to get high. You eventually need more so you go to bigger and badder drugs. Realistically, you can smoke this stuff for years and years and not have a problem. haha sorry to bore you to death. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jessica M	Many people think that marijuana doesn't even have any side effects when there is prolonged uses, but in fact Cannabis can cause a wide range of problems like: short-term memory loss(permanent), latent schizophrenia, loss of sexual pleasure, low sperm count, higher risk of cancer(especially lung cancer), lowers immune system, a whole slew of pregnancy problems like high miscarriage, possible brain damage to the fetus, low birth weight I'm sure there are more I just can't remember them right now. How ironic. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

I am the Walrus	Nobody has ever proved that its bad for you. If taken in very large amounts (like 20 lbs of it everyday for a year) then you can get some of the bad side effects of it like memory loss and losing fertility. It can actually help prevent cancer. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Az R	Legal issues aside, there are certain problems. It is abusable. It is addictive. Marijuana addiction and abuse has essentially the same risk factors in genetics and environment as alcoholism. The same genes are thought to be involved. About a quarter of the patients admitted to drug rehabilitation programs in the US are for marijuana abuse by people who can't stop using it. Under a certain age, marijuana has been shown to delay the development of a certain area of the brain involved in judgement and decision making. This is especially problematic when you see people who start smoking it heavily in their early teens. Implication in mental illness. Marijuana can aggravate risk factors and problems in certain mental illnesses (notably bipolar and schizophrenia). The schizophrenia link is only relevant to people who have a specific genetic variant of an enzyme called COMT. For all others, there is no enhanced problem with schizophrenia. In existing mental illness it can aggravate symptoms and make treatment essentially impossible because of marijuana's rather global effect on brain metabolism. This is not an issue for the general population, but is very important for those with mental illness and severe risk factors for mental illness. Lastly, marijuana is commonly consumed by smoking. Smoking any plant matter, wether wheat germ, tobacco, marijuana or Amphetamine is damaging to the lungs. The actual amount varies significantly, the problem is mainly the combustion of organic material producing toxic chemicals such as nitrosamines and benzopyrenes. Cancer, emphysema, lung damage are all serious concerns. Misused studies cited by advocates and addicts are ranted about as though they debunk these concerns, which they do not. That said, there are legitimate uses for marijuana, pharmacological implications that could prove very useful. However, medical marijuana programs, particularly Prop 215 in Califronia have proved incredibly problematic. The lack of oversight, screening of applicants and regulation has resulted in rampant abuse, and presently there's a hundred people in the program abusing marijuana for everyone who has a legitimate medical complaint for which the substance has a potential use. The vast majority of doctors in California never receive a request for medical marijuana from someone who isn't intent on abusing it without legal consequences. Between the incoherent fearmongering of some authorities and the half-stoned, agenda pushing ravings of groups like NORML, essentially all sane information and discussion about the substance has been drowned out. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mother supierior	weed doesnt lower sperm count or I wouldnt have 6 kids weed is not addictive..I stopped for all pregnancies after morning sickness ended ..it helps morning sickness.My kids are all above average in intellect its not a poison like alchohal which IS addictive and destroies your life and everyone around you I am anti-drug and pro marijuana...because a plant unaltered is not a drug. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

delhizzie	when i would get locked up in juvenile hall, they would give me a physical and i would smoke every day all day non stop for reals, i would tell the doctor that and he would tell me that im healthy like everything was perfect and all i would do is smoke wead all day never worked out just smoked and i was healthy. weed is not bad for you Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Hadare Lettucephuc	it makes you poop out of your mouth and then you hafta eat with your butthole Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ellyezr	Marijuana is extremely hard to get addicted to. The other problems the person before me listed are problems almost any drug has. Nothing special. Certain tests shows smoking marijuana is helpful if you have cancer. It would take over 750lbs to be smoked in 30 minutes for you to have a 50% chance of overdosing. The only bad thing is it is illegal. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

abarimany	it can do many bad things to you are you stupid Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

srt4goingfasterthanyouuu	ok so marijuana doesn't lower your sperm count that's a myth. i smoke weed every day and have been for 4 or 5 years or so and i still managed to get my ex girlfriend preggers. i suggest you watch SUPER HIGH ME, itll answer a lot of your questions about the common myths that marijuana is associated with. and actually its only illegal under federal law, some state governments have approved it on a medical basis. here in california you can get your prescription and go into a store similar to a pharmacy and pick up your medication. personally, i'd rather be addicted to marijuana than Vicodin or xanex or any other of the RX drugs that ruin peoples lives. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Anthony C	its not bad for you ever heard of propaganda. the only bad thing it dose for you is gives you a criminal record if caught. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

EDUCATE about MARIJUANA	because this is not a small subject, i do not feel like disproving every single person's stupid misconceptions. real quick, weed: -is NOT addictive - does NOT cause brain damage - has a variety of pharmaceutical uses, from staph infection to cancer to glaucoma - is minimally bad on your lungs - does NOT cause infertility - only causes slight short-term memory impairment after years of heavy use. - does NOT cause cancer, and actually prevents and treats it - CANT kill you and a variety of others. i openly invite anyone to argue with me about one of these subjects or more, but i promise you i will prove you wrong. i encourage you to email me concerning this. thats all propaganda that has been put out by the ignorant. decriminalize www.norml.com Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Irreversible	It is not addictive, it is not a gateway drug either...to find out more go to this website: http://www.fcda.org/tenthings.html Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Healer (not the dog kind)	I do counselling, and over the years had many families in my care where marijuana destroyed the whole family's life. Young guys with all their life in front of them ended up in psychiatric instutution. Guy with great skills lost his family, as each morning "just to get into the day" smoked a joint, and after that his day was over, did not go to work, lost his house, and his family. I see parents desperate to try to stop their children to smoke pot, as they see on a daily bases what this does to them. Marijuana will not give you better quality of life, the only reason it's use in cancer cases argued for because it helps with the nausea during chemo. (Probably you heard of the munchies) Take it from me, you do not need pot to enjoy life. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No