Myths

Here is a list of myths that people who dont use pot always say:

Maryjuana is a gateway drug- one thing about the gateway theory that pisses me off, is that people who start out doing drugs, usually start with weed, then try others, that doesnt necessarily mean its a gateway drug, cigarrettes and alchohol are much more dangerous and parents are only more concerned with weed, becuz its illegal and they dont have all the facts...

this is my oppinion but I hate it when my parents refer to it as pot or dope, I dont like it being called pot unless your saying pothead...I dunno why, just bugs me..I also hate how they blame everything bad on weed

Dealers lace weed- That's something that drives me insane. It's a drug-war myth gone awry. Let's consider this rationally, shall we? Let's say dealer x wanted to sell you a bag laced with, oh, let's say coke. Dealer X had to BUY the coke that he is deviously lacing into your bag. Say you've bought a dime of straight bud off of said dealer in the past for $50. Now he's sneaking coke into his bags to sell to unsuspecting smokers. Suddenly, the price of the dime's you buy regularly leaps to twice that price. Dealer X has to pay for that coke he's lacing your bud with somehow. So just by price, you'd know something was up. A $100 dime is an easy thing to spot if it's the real deal, you know? Secondly, lacing is risky business, and this is not to say that it hasn't gone down in the past, but dealers want to keep you coming back. Where is the logic in killing off customers or making them sick so the next time they want a bag they look elsewhere instead of buying your bad weed?

Marijuana doesnt not help stomache problems- another reason I smoke, is in fact for my stomach. I am lactose intolerant. If i take dairy products i can get bad upset stomach, which most of the time I do. When i smoke, my stomach problems are gone. Another reason, why people getting the munchies-a craving to eat, is because marijauana some how coats the stomach of stomach problems, but when you dont have a stomach ace, it still coats the stomach causing the munchies.

Pot Kills Brain Cells-Government experts now admit that pot doesn’t kill brain cells. This myth came from a handful of animal experiments in which structural changes (not actual cell death, as is often alleged) were observed in brain cells of animals exposed to high doses of pot. Many critics still cite the notorious monkey studies of Dr. Robert G. Heath, which purported to find brain damage in three monkeys that had been heavily dosed with cannabis. This work was never replicated and has since been discredited by a pair of better controlled, much larger monkey studies, one by Dr. William Slikker of the National Center for Toxicological Research and the other by Charles Rebert and Gordon Pryor of SRI International. Neither found any evidence of physical alteration in the brains of monkeys exposed to daily doses of pot for up to a year. Human studies of heavy users in Jamaica and Costa Rica found no evidence of abnormalities in brain physiology. Even though there is no evidence that pot causes permanent brain damage, users should be aware that persistent deficits in short-term memory have been noted in chronic, heavy marijuana smokers after 6 to 12 weeks of abstinence. It is worth noting that other drugs, including alcohol, are known to cause brain damage. THC, the active chemical in marijuana, bonds to receptor cells in the brain called Anandamide receptors. In doing this, it does not appear to cause any damage to the cells. In fact, a closely related compound is being studied for its ability to PROTECT brain cells in stroke patients. The tests which supposedly proved that marijuana killed brain cells was done by strapping a gas mask on the head of a rhesus monkey and forcing them to inhale appoximately 5 joints worth of high grade marijuana a sessions over the course of several months I believe. These monkeys were then killed and their brains examined and compared with the brains of heathy control monkeys and lo and behold, there was brain damage. Oxygen Deprivation was never taken into consideration when these studies were done. The monkey studies *the only "scientific" thing to prove marijuana kills brain cells* is discredited by most scientists and most recently,the US government So until funding for marijuana/HUMAN brain studies comes along no one can LOGICALLY state crap that it kills brain cells...Logically the marijuana itself does not hurt let alone kill brain cells...Its the actual smoke,and its holding your breath/smoke in...Stand next to an lit incense for 5 minutes and youd be worse off than if you smoked a J.... An how would marijuana kill brain cells,since the THC is comin in there when the human brain produces a natural cannibinol....I garuntee non smokers have cannibinol deficientcy and thas why they all pist and uptight...

It does.

Holding your breath kills brain cells. smoking anything contains carbon monoxide, known to kill brain cells due to oxygen depletion.

The question is wheather or not it causes permanent cognative depression. The answer is no. If you smoke enough, you will remain in a state of daze. And likewise your perspicacity will be depleted.

If you keep smoking to a casual once or twice per week on weekends, it shouldnt interfere with your professional (school) life. Even if you comsume it everyday and use moderation by not allowing it to interfer with your daily activities or responsibilities it shouldnt be a problem.

Pot can kill you-do I need to explain? If you've read enough all ready, your smart enough to know that pot cannot, and may I repeat it again, cannot and never will kill you, unless of course you get smoke laced weed (which is a myth) or your a dumbass that does something a dumbass would do to endanger yourself and pot is in your system, doesnt mean the pot killed you. People always argue with me on this issue "Pot some contains carbon monoxide, pot contains bad chemicals, that can kill you." Grow-up, learn your stuff.

Theres too many myths to post, and I am too frustrated with you dumbass non-smokers or hypocrits. I wouldnt post this if you people would understand.