Medical DISADVANTAGES of Marijuana?

Question

Ok here's the scoop i'm wonderin what all of you think the LONG TERM Negative side effect or Marijuana Usage are. I'm Not Necesserally talking about the smoking aspect i mean the chemical (THC, CBD's etc.) aspect. I don't mean you smoked a joint and locked your keys in your car either i'm talking about actual physical damages to your health, ei: Reproductive Sys, Nervous Sys, etc. So any ideas? Than be my guest and Ans.

Answer 1

A very thoughtful article may be found here:

http://www.benzo.org.uk/ashtonpot.htm

It ends with....

"Using the drug also increases their risk of developing bronchitis and emphysema. Smoking three or four joints a day is the equivalent of about 20 cigarettes."

Answer 2

Excerpted from this link: http://www.marijuana-addiction.info/side-effects.htm

Typical Marijuana Side Effects:

* Enhanced cancer risk
* Decrease in testosterone levels and lower sperm counts for men
* Increase in testosterone levels for women and increased risk of infertility
* Diminished or extinguished sexual pleasure
* Psychological dependence requiring more of the drug to get the same effect
* Sleepiness
* Difficulty keeping track of time, impaired or reduced short-term memory
* Reduced ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination,
such as driving a car
* Increased heart rate
* Potential cardiac dangers for those with preexisting heart disease
* Bloodshot eyes
* Dry mouth and throat
* Decreased social inhibitions
* Paranoia, hallucinations
* Impaired or reduced short-term memory
* Impaired or reduced comprehension
* Altered motivation and cognition, making the acquisition of new information difficult
* Paranoia
* Psychological dependence
* Impairments in learning and memory, perception, and judgment - difficulty
speaking, listening effectively, thinking, retaining knowledge, problem solving,
and forming concepts
* Intense anxiety or panic attacks


If you are pregnant, you need to know that marijuana crosses the placenta and can affect your baby.

Marijuana use during pregnancy has been linked to low birth weight in the baby and withdrawal-like symptoms including excessive crying, tremors, hyperemesis (severe and chronic vomiting). Some studies, though not all, show that women who use marijuana even as infrequently as once a month throughout pregnancy are more likely to gain inadequate weight, to have dangerously rapid labor, prolonged or arrested labor, or a cesarean section. They are also more likely to have a baby that needs resuscitation after delivery.

Maternal marijuana use may also damage genes, possibly resulting in birth defects or cancer and lead to increased risk of attention disorders and learning problems later in life. Marijuana has also been shown to adversely affect placental function and the fetal endocrine system, potentially interfering with the successful completion of pregnancy.

Answer 3

well, let's list some of the negative side effects it does NOT have (that LEGAL prescriptions DO have...mkay?)

- we'll start out with "DEATH"! (neonatal deaths also)
- "anal leakage"
- 'bleeding from the eye'
- hallucinations
- panic attacks
- dizziness
- severe respiratory and metabolic complications in low-birth-weight premature infants
- insomnia
- irregular heartbeat
- low blood pressure
- seizures
- convulsions
- apathy
- euphoria
- hallucinations
- delusions
- psychosis
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- pneumonia
- bradycardia
- arthritis
- twitching
- impotence
- viral infection
- and let's not forget drowsiness!


okay okay okay...so you really do want only the side effects of marijuana..."hunger".
Other than that I have no clue...you just grow it and smoke it. It all just seems so simple.


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[disclaimer] "Other than that I have no clue...you just grow it and smoke it. It all just seems so simple." That's just what I've heard, and I am not actively advocating breaking the law.





(especially when it's already broken)

Answer 4

If any of your answers to this question involve the negative effects of smoking it then stop. The question asks about marijuana itself being bad and unlike tobacco you don't have to smoke it to get the effects. Eating it as edible takes away all of those health risks so all of those arguments are invalid. I know (if) I were to take the drug I would not smoke it, but rather enjoy a tasty treat.

Answer 5

I see only two problems.

1. Occasional loss of short term memory.
2. Respitary problems - but not as bad as smoking. However it can be eliminated by using a vaporiser.

from what i gather, the pros weigh so much more than the cons.

actually, your question is best answered by a REAL pothead who has smoked for at least 20 years.

that's it.

Answer 6

if you want the cold hard facts, talk to the people who have been doing it forever. i've been smoking 6+ years. i hear people talkin about how its makes you short tempered well that person is probably already short tempered. yeah im a little biased but i've talked to this sweet little old lady who was my college english professor. she's 4'9" and 76 years old, smokes weed like a ************. i saw her hotboxin her car inbetween classes haha. she said she's been tokin since she was 15 years old so ya figure thats about 61 years of chronic smoking. so theres ya facts

Answer 7

you develop a quick immunity to it and have to increase the amount, it is habit forming, it decreases the short term memory, increases paranoia and general feelings of uneasiness the next day, definitely messes up the nervous system...any chemical introduced into the body for a prolong period of time could cause the body to become reliant on it...look at caffeine..
Lung cancer

Answer 8

Lower sperm count in males for one.