On the original topic, while I've discussed this many times, I think people would believe what they want. At least I'm glad Pat has decided to stop smoking weed. This test has been only done on rats, and I'll not trust that the same can be true about humans.

On a side note, once a brain cell is dead, no other cell will take its place. Until very recently and just in some lab. researches, there were no hopes of producing new brain cells.

Smoking of any kind can do far worse than good for you, but then it is your choice and your life.

And btw, I've seen those who think they are smarter when they smoke pot. It usually takes them 3 hours to solve a simple math problem you could do in matter of 2 minutes. They don't seem to be aware of their slow pace and mistakes however. Dorm days, they are long gone.

Yes, I've been there. Interesting is the way they control taxis there.

That's an awesome post. Please stick around Louigie.

Who says weed has to go through your lungs? I've been eating the stuff for years.

Is marijuana good for the brain?

Maybe the story in todays news about the murder of that lawyers wife will answer the question for you.


DS

IMO, no. However, are you basing your opinion on marijuana on one incident involving one person in a world of six billion?

that's exactly the way I feel. I know it will sound like the old "that's no bad to me" talk, but let me give you the facts: I don't remember the last day I did not smoke at least half or 1/3 of a joint. I've been smoking everyday for about 2 years, and during that time I finished high school (I was able to almost quit smoking during some weeks last year when I had to study a lot) and joined law school (so far I'm doing fine at it), so obviously marijuana DID NOT affect my menthal capacity. lately I also started rowing, which I didn't use to and started playing soccer at least once a week after a long break, so it's not making me sedentary or anything.

PLEASE, I'm not saying it does not make any harm to me, I see the other hand too: I spend a good amount of money on it (even getting it real cheap), lately I'm only hungry when I'm high and I can't run for 5 minutes 'cause I get really tired. I'm just saying that marijuana is definitely not destroying my life, and I admit I smoke a lot. for someone who smokes a "healthy" amount (I'd say one joint a day will never kill someone), marijuana is almost harmless.

I feel that Marijuana is a drug that has different effects on different people and while it is a negative influence for many, I feel that it can do positive things for other people too.

On another note... I think that the illegality of marijuana is the main cause for many people (kids mostly) turning to the abuse of legal substances. For example, I know kids that take what is called "Tripple C's," which is Corcidin Cold and Cough Medicine. The abuse of legal cough medicine is incredibly dangerous and addictive and many young kids have died from this. One kid I know from college tried abusing this drug for the first time last week and within an hour he was passed out in a pool of his own vomit. We didnt know how what to do, but thankfully he came to after a while so we didnt have to take him to the hospital. After his experience I decided to research "Tripple C's" online and I found that many many kids die from this drug each year. Also, many who abuse it claim they take it as a legal alternative to marijuana. This is just one example, but I feel that if marijuana was legalized then the number of kids who abuse drugs like "Triple C's" would go way down.