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Is weed ok to use?

I have never smoked weed. and I don't think i ever will. But i accept that people do it and i usually don't care. but today my friend did it for the first time. He's always said he'll do it one day but today he called me saying he finally got high. I used to be against people smoking weed but then i learned that it's not harmful (which i 90% to 95% believe) and it's not addicting. But I'm dissapointed in my friend for smoking it because he's one of the kids who never does anything like that. It was me and him, straightedge. It was nice to have some company in the straightedge club but now it's back to just me. Why am i so dissapointed? i should be used to my friends doing it. My main question is: Is it RIGHT to use marijuana? I'm not talking about people with anxiety or pains from chemotherapy. I'm talking about people who smoke weed to get high and have fun. Is it bad for you, is it addicting, should it be illegal? i wanna hear it all. have at it.

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@Idiot http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2419713.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2419713.stm

@Griz in any case you should check out the union: the business behind getting high its a great film, prehaps we will have to agree to disagree on many points here but the film shows at leas that it should be legal medically and for industrial purposes.

Yes, weed is ok to use. Now here is my disclaimer: as long as it is legal where you live and you use it responsibally. (I would say the same thing about alcohol.) It is a myth to say weed is not harmful, because smoking anything is harmful to the lungs, even if there are no noticeable effects. And people can be addicted to weed, just as they can be addicted to anything (drugs, sex, gambling, etc). That said, I personally choose not to smoke weed. I don't feel it would benefit me at all (plus it is illegal where I live). I can relax and have fun without the use of substances. I think the question you should ask yourself is why does it bother you so much that your friend tried weed?

Wow, straightedge. Haven't heard that term in years. Congrats! Anywho... I find that weed is a lot like alcohol - a complete depressant, makes people act like jackasses when they know nothing about moderation, and kinda smells bad. It should definitely be legal, and we should tax the crap outta that stuff. It's green for a reason - $$$$!

No! It'll cause more problems.

My point of view is coming from a healthy 25 year old woman. I am not refering to Medical MJ in the below responces: Is it bad for you? - Medically speaking, yes. Unfiltered, it worst than Cigs on your lungs. Is it addicting? - No. Although you can experience a few minor side affects of withdrawl, but on a whole.... no. Should it be illegal? - No. They should legalize it and tax the Eff out of it though.

Just remember that when people say it is not addictive, what they mean is it is not physically addictive. One can stop it cold turkey without the terrible physical withdrawal symptoms of other drugs. Personally, I believe it to be moderately addictive psychologically, and terribly addictive spiritually. Creative energies given to weed are frightfully hard to win back as your own. Is it right to use it? Is it right to use an aspirin when necessary? Is it right to have a shot of whiskey for it's beneficial calming effects? Is it "right" to have another hit of crack to make the pain go away? Each person needs to decide this for themselves -- remembering it is a fine line between using and abusing. At what point does the substance control us -- or own various parts of our life? Is the only proper way to have fun with the gang, maryjane's way? Is the only proper way to party, maryjanes's way? As for weed getting you high, it does. As for it being fun, it is. But what purpose does it serve, and at what price? Trying bringing wisdom or learning or revelation gained while high back with you into the real world. Or better yet, try helping a friend who calls you, distraught with life, while you're high. You cannot, because it renders you "unavailable" and I would say, without significant benefit. It's called "stoned" for a good reason. One is about as much use as a stone just sitting there grinning. It's a holiday from usefulness to self or others. Now that your friend is a user, be watching for him to try to get you to join him. Nothing adds to the illusion of something being "right" than getting others to join you in it. And should you decide to, you will most certainly feel that it is good -- for that is what a drug does. Just weigh the benefits with the cost -- and never be "owned", even fractionally, by a plant. (or derivative thereof!)

Do I think that weed should be legal, yes.. yes I do. If we are able to choice to drink liquor or not we should be able to choice if we get high or not. Do I think the weed is addicting, in a way.. yes I do. Anything that caused good, happy feelings is in a way addicting I say. Do you want to do it again and again if its enjoyable? Do I think weed is bad for you, yes.. it can be. Like anything else the is enjoyable it can be over done, it can drain your bank account and cause you to do some stupid sh*t.

As has been stated already, it's about moderation. Too much of anything can be bad for you: eating, drinking alcohol, sleeping, laughing, smoking weed, even drinking water! Marijuana is not actually a gateway drug. I've smoked pot, in the past I've even smoked too much pot (I happened to be one of those 'productive' potheads, meaning it doesn't make me apathetic - but I was definitely not being moderate) and I've never tried or wanted to try anything "harder". And as someone's already covered it's not physically addictive (making it easier to be moderate with it's use than cigarettes or alcohol) but it can have emotional/psychological addictive quality for some. It's true that smoking in any form isn't great for you. And each individual reacts to any drug differently. But for most folks, weed is okay to use. That said, it's also ok not to smoke marijuana. It's your choice to decide what you want to do; but you also have to respect your friend's choice to want to try it out. I don't think it should be illegal. And I don't believe that legalizing marijuana would significantly change the number of people who use it. It would, however, alleviate some other problems like over crowded prisons and folks who just want to buy a little herb wouldn't have to either deal with the criminal element or grow it at home.

It`s unhealthy for SOME people. LOL I`ll tell you my story. I used to be like you back in the hippie days. I didnt want to smoke even though everybody was. I also held through until my best friend tried it, and then I did. But you see, I had emotional problems. I had abusive, controling, manipulative and self-centered parents and I was in denial about it. So in order to be able to stand being emotionally abused every day and keep being "blind" about it ( because gee- it was my mother and my father!) I began to smoke marijuana every day. I wasted so much valuable time phasing myself out with joints. I could have been working on solving my problems! So I think the point I want to make is just like with alcohol - you can use it or abuse it. There are people who drink wine every now and then and are not alcoholics. There are people who smoke a joint every now and then, and they are fine. It`s not addictive, and unless you have underlying problems which could cause you to abuse it, then you`re OK. Personally, I dont smoke dope anymore. It began to bore me once I got my problems solved. And I`ll drink a glass of good wine with a good meal, but not otherwise. Not because I have to control myself, but because I have no desire.

Everybody I know smokes weed. Yes, it's fine, normal, no different than alcohol, probably better. I can't use it because I get anxious, but these wake and bakers I hang with are good to go. Whatever.

smoking anything is bad for u. that's why u eat it or vaporize it. or at least filter it through water.

I do know of a friend whose epilepsy is only controled when she smokes weed, so if it keeps her from having seizures on a daily to weekly basis, then no worries.

What is it about "weed" that makes it an issue? its just a plant, i think sometime we forget what really bothers us about things.....we are more concerned with our principals or what people have told us to believe. Most people are more concerned with the fact that its illegal.....do you know why marijuana is illegal? its really ridiculous……. Anyway, back to the real question, is it ok…well there are lots of things that aren’t ok, and we all participate in them everyday, but weed my friend is juuuust fine. Its just a plant and has been on this earth a very long time, but its not ok for everyone. These people usually have substance abuse, and really SHOULD be “straight edge” because they can’t handle anything in moderation, and it really makes a disaster of their soul…. We shouldn’t create an idenity based on the things we smoke or not smoke. I am more than weed, just as you are more than being straight-edge. I had friends who were straight-edge, in fact I was one of them. I realized however, that I was so focused on what I didn’t do, and the passion that came from that was not good….it was more negative than positive. As soon as I changed my “tune” I was opening myself to new experiences….let me be clear though, I didn’t no “change” my view based on weed, booze or any other substance! Anyway, my philosophy is to never close doors based on principals, in this life….there is nothing but possibilities, so don’t shut yourself off from the world

It's a little silly that the legality of weed is challenged. Studies have shown that marijuana has never directly killed anyone, while tobacco kills like 400,000 people a year. And no, it's not habit forming. I don't smoke pot, but I have friends who do/have. I can understand your being upset at your friend smoking, but he's probably just experimenting, trying new things. For what is life if we have not lived? Also, Family Guy did an episode on pot. If for nothing else, watch it because it gives a great explanation as to why pot was banned in the first place.

I'm growing up (grew up to a certain extent) in more or less the weed capital of North America. Here in South-Western British Columbia (thats in Canada) weed is a major I don't know a single student in my high-school that has not at one point tried smoking pot. I have smoked, and do occasionally, but my reasons for not partaking in the activity are as follows: 1. I just do not enjoy being high enough to smoke consistently. 2. Physiological effects. -I have friends who habitually smoke, and they speak slower and react slower to situations. They, on average, have lower grades. They skip school more often (to smoke). They become addicted not to the substance, but to the feeling and experience of being high. Your right, the chemistry of Marijuana is not addicting, it's the emotional state it takes you to. I would say give it a try, and don't be afraid of it, but remember that it is addicting, just not in the way we were all taught. It can be an emotional addiction.

it's the same as drinking. people do that for fun. become intoxicated i mean. i don't do either, but i'm indifferent. i do think it's dumb that your friend would say "oh man i'm definitely gonna dance with maryjane." why is that predetermined? it's almost like he's doing it just to be cool, not have fun.

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Everybody I know smokes weed. Yes, it's fine, normal, no different than alcohol, probably better. I can't use it because I get anxious, but these wake and bakers I hang with are good to go. Whatever.

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smoking anything is bad for u. that's why u eat it or vaporize it. or at least filter it through water.

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I do know of a friend whose epilepsy is only controled when she smokes weed, so if it keeps her from having seizures on a daily to weekly basis, then no worries.

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@Idiot http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2419713.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2419713.stm

@Griz in any case you should check out the union: the business behind getting high its a great film, prehaps we will have to agree to disagree on many points here but the film shows at leas that it should be legal medically and for industrial purposes.

No! It'll cause more problems.

Everybody I know smokes weed. Yes, it's fine, normal, no different than alcohol, probably better. I can't use it because I get anxious, but these wake and bakers I hang with are good to go. Whatever.

smoking anything is bad for u. that's why u eat it or vaporize it. or at least filter it through water.

I do know of a friend whose epilepsy is only controled when she smokes weed, so if it keeps her from having seizures on a daily to weekly basis, then no worries.

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