Smoking Pot, who thinks its bad for you?

I am a huge marijuana advocate. Marijuana is near harmless. They say a joint has 6 times the amount of cancer causing agents than a cigarette, but it's unproven. Now lets get into the pros:

1. The euphoric experience(duh)

2. Helps glaucoma(proven)

3. Relaxes muscles(glaucoma is the swelling around the eyes, not to mention just plain ol muscle aches!)

4. Calms nerves(nerves can lead to heart attacks!)

5. Speeds metabolism(you can lose weight if you smoke right before you go to sleep, i lost 30 lbs that way!)

6. Helps blood flow

Pot has been used for hundreds of years, and the only reason it's illegal now is because the gov't wanted to get rid of all the mexicans that were causing problems in the southwest. They all smoked weed. So how do you get rid of them? Make weed illegal, even though they falsified all documents to prove that it was bad for you, which was subsequently disproved! It's a sham! Weed should be legal!

You smoke pot every day, but you're not a burnout? you will be . Any drug use will harm not only you but anyone who cares for you. I know I completely wasted many years of my life with alcohol and other drugs. I've been completely clean and sober for over 10 years.You can't imagine the damage that I caused to my family and mostly myself.Denial and justification might work for you, not for anyone around you.I sincerely hope that you wake up and fix your life much sooner than I did.My Mother is in her grave now and I'm quite sure that my behavior probably took ten years off her life.Try living the rest of your life knowing that. I'm sure that you're a good enough person that you wouldn't want something on your concience the rest of your life. It WILL end up that way. I wish you the best in making some wise decisions in the way you live your life.

It isn't that bad.. No one has ever died as a result of smoking pot. Yes, inhaling smoke into your lungs is bad as it will damage them to some extent, but as long as you are not smoking every day it's better than a lot of other vices like smoking cigarettes or drinking. Some of us need a vice, not everyone is perfect and can be totally straight edge, so if you are going to pick a vice, I say that pot is the least damaging to your body and life in general.

The effects of inhaling anything that has been burned (producing carbons) into your lungs, are bad in the long term.

The THC that is in pot has a range of both positive and negative effects that have been scientifically substantiated. Prolonged usage can result in permenant short term memory loss. (not just things like 'where did I put my keys a few minutes ago' but more serious things like, 'where did I put my children a few minutes ago').

It also has been shown to surpress symptoms of dysphoria, anxiety, glaucoma (lowers eye pressure), and can in some cases help with certain symptoms of Schizophrenia and other such disorders.

As with all things, moderation and proper usage are the key to whether or not its bad for you.

I'd say any kind of smoke inhalation isn't good for you, and weed has the tendency to eventually over time suck someone in and then suck the life out of 'em but if someone can actually keep it regulated then heck yeah man, it can be real fun. It can be relaxing, it's PERFECT around that time of the month, and if you want to try to gain weight, smoking and then indulging in the munchies is a great way to do it, haha. I think it's dumb that it's illegal because everyone knows the "reasons" are a bunch of BS.

Well i think personally that smoking pot is a very dangerous thing cause in the end it causes a permanent dysfunction apart from brain damage

It dont permanently damage brain cells and it has never killed anyone via overdose. Its obviously safer then tobacco and alcohol. The only reason its illegal is because of greed and racism. Smoke all you like just dont get caught. This country spend enough money lockin people up for weed.

It is ilegal but can help people as well did you know that they put pot in the gas and air when your having birth, And some drugs can help with Cancer and Tumors....

But as far as im concerned they should only be used for that

Lung cancer, etc.

Don't care what the weed is, being smoked.. it still sticks to your lungs.

Even if you don't care about pot being a 'gateway drug' and the risks -- driving, date rape and the ton of others associated, always excused-away in favor of that dopey "but drinking is legal" excuse... you have to know that you're harming your body. It is bad for you, but people who toke want to do it and connect it with relaxing, dating, etc. which are all good things -- they can't see they conform to the Drug, in question (of course, which is the backbone of additction). The IRONIC thing is the same crowd that's FOR being Green and saving the Earth, kills themselves and tars their lungs? (4/20 my azzzzzzz) I don't, because I'm someone's father... but when you're young you try things out of curiousity... then, know what's right, if you eventually grow up.

doctors actuall perscribe it. but its a one time thing. i have never tried it and i never will. it should only be used for health reasons that the doctor prescribes. get help immeadiatly because your life can change any minuet and you could die. this substance is very harmfull to your internal organs. i once wrote an essay on this stuff and if you want to be happy, stop doing this stuff.

P.S. I am only 13 years old and would appreciate it if you would not be a bad influence on kids my age and trying to persuade us to do this nasty bad stuff.