The truth about pot, marijuana, weed
Created | Updated Mar 25, 2003
First I want to say that I'm not a pothead, although I have tried it once. And I want to say that this entry isn't meant to encourage use of the drug, but to show you the truth through all the exaggerations the media feeds us about pot. A lot of my friends smoked weed and it sounded fun, but before i was going to I did some research online and at the library.
Ok, this first concept will be difficult for some to grasp because of whats been nailed into our minds thus far. MARIJUANA ISN'T ADDICTIVE. It's not. The New York Times recently relesed an aritcle that said that marijuana is not addictive though their studies showed that 10% of Americans COULD become emtionally atatched if they do it a few times a week for many years meaning that they like it so much that it's hard to stop, but that is them doing it because it's something that they enjoy(the same way some people are to some foods). What TV does, is it tells you that drugs are addictive and that pot is bad. What you hear is that pot is a hard drug that is terribly addictive.
Next, a joint contains four times the caner causing tar that one cigarette does, which is a lot, but what you have to realize is that most cigarette smokers smoke a pack of cigerettes a day. Scince pot isn't addictive you don't feel the need to smoke one every day, or even every week. It's not uncommon to smoke a joint only on occasion. Anyway you don't need the entire amount found in a joint to get high. Many times, people will smoke a small amount out of a pipe. Most of the time, people will share a joint with a few friends. In fact, it's more fun that way.
There is an anti-marijuana commercial that I've seen that says that 1/3 of reckless tested positive for marijuana. I'm sure that is true, but in my research I found that over half of Americans smoke pot. If more than half of Americans smoke pot and less than half of reckless drivers smoke pot, then it is easy to see that pot isn't greatly effecting the driving abilitys of those smoking it.
I think that the reason marijuana is illegal is that it is a gateway drug meaning that many potheads go on to use harder drugs. Ecstasy (x) drains your spinal fluid. Paint huffers have an over 50% chance of dieing the first time they try it. Acid can make you (sorry if this is politicaly incorrect but it best gets my point across) retarded. Crack kills the part of you brain that allows you to be happy.
Don't let people pressure you into smoking pot, and don't make excuses. If you don't want to that should be cool and let your friends know that if they won't let you be. Just know that pot isn't as bad as the media makes it out to be.
Ok, this first concept will be difficult for some to grasp because of whats been nailed into our minds thus far. MARIJUANA ISN'T ADDICTIVE. It's not. The New York Times recently relesed an aritcle that said that marijuana is not addictive though their studies showed that 10% of Americans COULD become emtionally atatched if they do it a few times a week for many years meaning that they like it so much that it's hard to stop, but that is them doing it because it's something that they enjoy(the same way some people are to some foods). What TV does, is it tells you that drugs are addictive and that pot is bad. What you hear is that pot is a hard drug that is terribly addictive.
Next, a joint contains four times the caner causing tar that one cigarette does, which is a lot, but what you have to realize is that most cigarette smokers smoke a pack of cigerettes a day. Scince pot isn't addictive you don't feel the need to smoke one every day, or even every week. It's not uncommon to smoke a joint only on occasion. Anyway you don't need the entire amount found in a joint to get high. Many times, people will smoke a small amount out of a pipe. Most of the time, people will share a joint with a few friends. In fact, it's more fun that way.
There is an anti-marijuana commercial that I've seen that says that 1/3 of reckless tested positive for marijuana. I'm sure that is true, but in my research I found that over half of Americans smoke pot. If more than half of Americans smoke pot and less than half of reckless drivers smoke pot, then it is easy to see that pot isn't greatly effecting the driving abilitys of those smoking it.
I think that the reason marijuana is illegal is that it is a gateway drug meaning that many potheads go on to use harder drugs. Ecstasy (x) drains your spinal fluid. Paint huffers have an over 50% chance of dieing the first time they try it. Acid can make you (sorry if this is politicaly incorrect but it best gets my point across) retarded. Crack kills the part of you brain that allows you to be happy.
Don't let people pressure you into smoking pot, and don't make excuses. If you don't want to that should be cool and let your friends know that if they won't let you be. Just know that pot isn't as bad as the media makes it out to be.