DugMachine said:
Filiecs said:
(Smoking weed is actually 3-5 times worse than regular smoking)
Mostly natural plant is somehow worse than chemically altered tobacco with about a million other chemicals mixed in?
What source are you getting this 3-5 times worse stuff from?
AnarchistFish said:
Filiecs said:
Never.
Personally, I'd rather lick a street.
That goes for ALL types of smoking, weed included.
(Smoking weed is actually 3-5 times worse than regular smoking)
You got evidence to back that up? I'm been told/read the opposite several times before. They stuff cigarettes full of chemicals. Even if it's true, most people wouldn't smoke weed anywhere near as much as cigarettes.
"Smoking marijuana can cause significant health problems. Marijuana contains more than 400 chemicals, of which 60 are cannabinoids. Smoking a marijuana cigarette deposits about three to five times more tar into the lungs than one filtered tobacco cigarette.
Consequently, regular marijuana smokers suffer from many of the same health problems as tobacco smokers, such as chronic coughing and wheezing, chest colds, and chronic bronchitis. In fact, studies show that smoking three to four joints per day causes at least as much harm to the respiratory system as smoking a full pack of cigarettes every day.
Marijuana smoke also contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke and produces high levels of an enzyme that converts certain hydrocarbons into malignant cells."
Weed is smoked unfiltered, leading you to smoke not only the raw plant but also the extra tar that comes with it.
Source:
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/pot/a/bldea050426_4.htm
There are also a bunch of other harmful effects of marijuana listed on that site. Such as possible brain damage in long-term users that start when they are young. This can cause slow-mindedness and a lack of motivation in the user.
Also, even though you can't die from it, Marijuana technically IS addictive. The withdrawal symptoms are usually insomnia, anxiety, and a lack of appetite.
I really don't care if weed is legalized or not, but there are lots of health risks to ALL types of drug abuse. They teach this in health class, which is actually a very valuable class to take.