Weed legalised in 2 USA states

[BoristheBiter]

There is research indicating it is carcinogenic .. smoking cannabis can potentially give you throat and lung cancer ... it sis just as dangerous as tobacco

But then I think that smoking ANYTHING can potentially do that ..

The thing is most dope smokers smoke tobacco as well so you would be hard pressed to say which did what.

[jrandom]

most dope smokers smoke tobacco as well

Where the hell did you get that idea?

Doesn't match my experience.

[BoristheBiter]

Where the hell did you get that idea?

Doesn't match my experience.

Maybe you're just not that normal.

[oneofsix]

There is research indicating it is carcinogenic .. smoking cannabis can potentially give you throat and lung cancer ... it sis just as dangerous as tobacco

But then I think that smoking ANYTHING can potentially do that ..

I thought the research said it was at least twice as dangerous as tobacco but also added the rider that that could be due to the weed smoker smoking more deeply, longer draws, and holding it in longer rather than the typical tobacco smoker's puffing on the fag.

BBQ steaks have also been said to be carcinogenic if charred.

[jrandom]

Maybe you're just not that normal.

And maybe your circle of acquaintances doesn't constitute a statistically significant sample.

[scissorhands]

Yeah, they're nasty. I don't touch them no more. People only smoke them because either:

(a) they can't get the real thing cos they don't have the hookups, or

(b) they get drug-tested at work.

Legalisation fixes (a), and (b) isn't an issue if you smoke carefully and in moderation. THC only stays in your system for a long time if you build it up in your system for a long time. I work with someone who smoked up on Friday night and pissed clear on Monday morning. The key is to be clear, stay clear, have one smoke when you're not going to be going to work for the next day or two, and leave it at that.

Tons of media these last two weeks re legal highs, and the new blends being way more harmful for users, than the earlier safer ones which have now been banned, even though they are harmful too.

Two Southland school principals made formal complaints to the minister, last week. Australia has many recent media releases too.

Synthetic cannabis appears to be 10 as harmful as the real thing, mainly anxiety related disorders
I had a wee binge on K2 black and Puff Superstrength
Never again
Very harmful compared to cannabis
Avoid!

[BoristheBiter]

And maybe your circle of acquaintances doesn't constitute a statistically significant sample.

Who knows?
probably I see the same side as scummy.
The fact that most people I associate with are all about keeping themselves fit and wouldn't think about putting some smokey shit through their body's might be another reason we see it differently.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Spoken like a true lawyer, from somewhere between the real world and fantasy land.

twat.

you got better ideas? Or indeed any ideas?

did you miss the cut in LAWS101 to get into second year or something because youve got a chip on your shoulder the size of a medicine ball.

[oneofsix]

Tons of media these last two weeks re legal highs, and the new blends being way more harmful for users, than the earlier safer ones which have now been banned, even though they are harmful too.

Two Southland school principals made formal complaints to the minister, last week. Australia has many recent media releases too.

Synthetic cannabis appears to be 10 as harmful as the real thing, mainly anxiety related disorders
I had a wee binge on K2 black and Puff Superstrength
Never again
Very harmful compared to cannabis
Avoid!

Gee a chemical mix being more dangerous than a natural substance it is trying to copy who would have thought

[BoristheBiter]

twat.

you got better ideas? Or indeed any ideas?

did you miss the cut in LAWS101 to get into second year or something because youve got a chip on your shoulder the size of a medicine ball.

Nothing personal I think all lawyers are twats.

But to answer you first post.
So banning something doesn't work so lets just let drunk drivers off, speeders, wife and child beaters, see where i'm going with this.

Lets cut off a hand of pot smokers, they will never do it a third time.

[jrandom]

most people I associate with are all about keeping themselves fit

Two of the keenest stoners I know are also two of the fittest people I know. One has a sub-10h Ironman PB, the other has a sub-30min 10km run PB.

I myself aren't any sort of natural athlete, but I can still get up on any given morning and knock out a two-hour half marathon.

I think you need to re-evaluate some of your conclusions.

[BoristheBiter]

Two of the keenest stoners I know are also two of the fittest people I know. One has a sub-10h Ironman PB, the other has a sub-30min 10km run PB.

I myself aren't any sort of natural athlete, but I can still get up on any given morning and knock out a two-hour half marathon.

I think you need to re-evaluate some of your conclusions.

Like yours they are based on the people and things i see around me.
we just have different area's of society from which we base our observations.

[jrandom]

Like yours they are based on the people and things i see around me.
we just have different area's of society from which we base our observations.

Aye, I know.

I'm just making the point that it pays not to stereotype people, even based on one's own experiences.

[Banditbandit]

I thought the research said it was at least twice as dangerous as tobacco but also added the rider that that could be due to the weed smoker smoking more deeply, longer draws, and holding it in longer rather than the typical tobacco smoker's puffing on the fag.

BBQ steaks have also been said to be carcinogenic if charred.

Yeah yeah whateveer .. pass that doobie ..

Gee a chemical mix being more dangerous than a natural substance it is trying to copy who would have thought

Well cyanide and Atropa Belladonna are both natural substances ... I would not fuck around with either - the chemical mixes are probably safer ..

[007XX]

Who knows?
probably I see the same side as scummy.
The fact that most people I associate with are all about keeping themselves fit and wouldn't think about putting some smokey shit through their body's might be another reason we see it differently.

I'm sorry, but I disagree based on the thinking that being prejudiced against marijuana doesn't make you any more correct just because you have a perceived high moral viewpoint.

This argument will always come to a standstill between those who do, and those who don't.

Excess is bad in anything. Recreational should be just that, but some people cannot seem to comprehend this.

Binge anything, and you will pay the consequences for it, be it alcohol, food, apathism, etc