Posted by Distorted_P2P

"Common Side Effects of Antidepressants

Antidepressants can sometimes cause a wide range of unpleasant side effects, including:

nausea
increased appetite and weight gain
loss of sexual desire and other sexual problems, such as erectile dysfunction and decreased orgasm
fatigue and drowsiness
insomnia
dry mouth
blurred vision
constipation
dizziness
agitation
irritability
anxiety"

And I get none of these. Thank god my mouth isn't dry. That would be worse than me lying in ****ing bed all day without motivation to do literally anything.  

Posted by 5hift

Horse****, marijuana smoke is just as bad as smoking cigs. There are 33 cancer causing chemicals in weed so you tell me what exactly isn't bad for your lungs.

Not to mention the amount of tar weed smoke deposits in your lungs is also 4 times as much from regular cigs.

Okay, say you're right. Say I just drop smoking entirely and just eat it.

But I know around ten people who have been smoking daily for like 50 years and haven't accumulated any health problems as a result of it.

Posted by Yog

And I get none of these. Thank god my mouth isn't dry. That would be worse than me lying in ****ing bed all day without motivation to do literally anything.

Not to mention random muscle spasms, imagine that happening to you while you're driving and you swerve and crash.

Maybe YOU shouldn't drive.  

That's borderline impossible.

Smoking anything will definitely have negative effects on your lungs.  

Posted by 5hift

That's borderline impossible.

Smoking anything will definitely have negative effects on your lungs.

Tell that to Chong. A guy who's been smoking for like three times the time you've been living, more weed than we can even imagine. Where's his Cancer?  

Distorted, while your passion for marijuana is appreciated, I think you're speaking with your heart instead of your brain. If marijuana was such a good thing, it would've been legalized by now, no? Please stop trying to convince us that marijuana causes no mental or physical health problems and doesn't lead to things like depression, car crashes, or lung cancer, because it does.

And also, really with the suicide joke? You can't expect for people to take you seriously in a discussion if you are talking like a middle schooler.

Please try and listen to people's opinions rather than just trying to convince them that you are completely right and that they are completely wrong.  

Didn't say it would necessarily cause cancer but the effects of bad lung health will definitely be there.

Not every cigarette smoker gets cancer but the chances are there.  

Posted by CM

Distorted, while your passion for marijuana is appreciated, I think you're speaking with your heart instead of your brain. If marijuana was such a good thing, it would've been legalized by now. Please stop trying to convince us that marijuana causes no mental or physical health problems and doesn't lead to things like depression and car crashes, because it does.

And also, really with the suicide joke? You can't expect for people to take you seriously in a discussion of you are talking like a middle schooler.

It was actually legalized where I live. There's a dispensary fairly close to my house.

Not sure which joke you're referring to.  

Posted by Colin

For my buddy Distorted with the A+ suicide joke

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publicatio...acts/marijuana

i) These extracts can deliver extremely large amounts of THC to users, and their use has sent some people to the emergency room. Another danger is in preparing these extracts, which usually involves butane (lighter fluid). A number of people who have used butane to make extracts at home have caused fires and explosions and have been seriously burned.

ii) Marijuana overactivates parts of the brain that contain the highest number of these receptors. This causes the "high" that users feel. Other effects include:

altered senses (for example, seeing brighter colors)
altered sense of time
changes in mood
impaired body movement
difficulty with thinking and problem-solving
impaired memory

iii) Marijuana also affects brain development. When marijuana users begin using as teenagers, the drug may reduce thinking, memory, and learning functions and affect how the brain builds connections between the areas necessary for these functions

Breathing problems. Marijuana smoke irritates the lungs, and frequent marijuana smokers can have the same breathing problems that tobacco smokers have. These problems include daily cough and phlegm, more frequent lung illness, and a higher risk of lung infections. Researchers still do not know whether marijuana smokers have a higher risk for lung cancer.

Long-term marijuana use has been linked to mental illness in some users, such as:

temporary hallucinations—sensations and images that seem real though they are not
temporary paranoia—extreme and unreasonable distrust of others
worsening symptoms in patients with schizophrenia (a severe mental disorder with symptoms such as hallucinations, paranoia, and disorganized thinking)
Marijuana use has also been linked to other mental health problems, such as:

depression
anxiety
suicidal thoughts among teens

I found another interesting fact on this government website.

"Is marijuana addictive?

Contrary to common belief, marijuana can be addictive. Research suggests that about 1 in 11 users becomes addicted to marijuana (Anthony, 1994; Lopez-Quintero 2011).This number increases among those who start as teens (to about 17 percent, or 1 in 6) (Anthony, 2006) and among people who use marijuana daily (to 25-50 percent) (Hall & Pacula, 2003)."

Why didn't you reply to this

Also, he is referring to your "I wouldn't intentionally hurt myself" "Apparently it's in your genes'  

Posted by 5hift

Didn't say it would necessarily cause cancer but the effects of bad lung health will definitely be there.

Not every cigarette smoker gets cancer but the chances are there.

I'm a fairly good swimmer, I can do like two laps without breathing, and I'm a very consistent smoker.

Explain that.

Posted by Colin

I found another interesting fact on this government website.

"Is marijuana addictive?

Contrary to common belief, marijuana can be addictive. Research suggests that about 1 in 11 users becomes addicted to marijuana (Anthony, 1994; Lopez-Quintero 2011).This number increases among those who start as teens (to about 17 percent, or 1 in 6) (Anthony, 2006) and among people who use marijuana daily (to 25-50 percent) (Hall & Pacula, 2003)."

Why didn't you reply to this

I didn't see it.

Like we discussed above though, it's not a physical dependence. People enjoy it so much they become dependent on it, something that can be avoided by simply not doing it if you don't want to consistently continue it.  

Posted by Distorted_P2P

It was actually legalized where I live. There's a dispensary fairly close to my house.

Legalized, as in all of the states of America. Again, if it was such a good thing, it would be allowed everywhere here.  

Posted by Distorted_P2P

why would I willingly put something into my body without doing research on it as to how it works and what it does, you don't think I put a **** ton of research into it before I tried it? Man I was a timid kid, [B]I wouldn't intentionally hurt myself.

Exactly. I hate when people I know in real life call me stupid or that "I'm going to lose my brain cells", "acid stays in ur spine dude", like honestly do research before u start talkin. Lol. But ya everyone should do research before they try, or bash others about it  

Posted by CM

Legalized, as in all of the states of America. Again, if it was such a good thing, it would be allowed everywhere here.

It's in the process of being legalized everywhere as we speak.  

Posted by Distorted_P2P

It's in the process of being legalized everywhere as we speak.

"In the process of" does not mean I can smoke marijuana in states where it is still illegal.  

Posted by CM

"In the process of" does not mean I can smoke marijuana in states where it is still illegal.

Then go one state over to where it's legal haha.  

Posted by Distorted_P2P

I'm a fairly good swimmer, I can do like two laps without breathing, and I'm a very consistent smoker.

Explain that.

Distorted I'm not a ****ing doctor but depending on how long you've been smoking there will be effects.

You may not see it, you may not feel it but its there.

Those who start smoking don't immediately feel the effects and even after some time they may get used to it and not even notice.