Why do people who smoke marjuana a lot always try to defend it?

Question

And say stuff like it's good for you, and it has health properties and that it's just a little weed, and that its better for you than cigarettes?

Answer 1

everyone in my family smokes weed, im the odd one out so i can understand where this question is coming from. they just want to justify their actions b/c they kno deep down that smoking weed changed them in some way from the person they were before to the person they were after they started smoking. dont get me wrong this doesnt apply to everyone, but for many of the people i know it just killed their motivation to do anything, even if it is something that can benefit them down the road. i know people who have rather gotten fired from work then quit smoking weed. so although it might not be as bad as cigarettes n all the other defenses they use, i still see it as a slight problem for quite a bit of the people who do it.

Answer 2

One could say, for the same reason that people who drink alcohol try to defend it, and you would be right in most cases, but not all cases.

There are now more than a few doctors who do say that there are benefits to smoking or ingesting marijuana.

Being a person who now neither drinks or smokes pot, I find that I do not need either one as an excuse to have fun, but that's me and I made my choice because of what I want for my life, not due to what anyone elses opinion of my smoking and drinking.

Answer 3

Because it is illegal, and it's not more harmful than alcohol, which is legal. It's not really good for you, but in moderation, it's not really that bad either. It's actually more common than you think, many people smoke it, and not just from a lower social class. Plus it's legal punishment is a bit outlandish. Law enforcement needs to spend more time prosecuting real crimes and hard drugs, instead of wasting money on this relatively insignificant weed.

Answer 4

There's a huge debate on the health properties of marijuana. I do know that it does help people with medical conditions like cancer, glaucoma, MS and other incurable conditions.

Many states have made it legal to smoke pot for these purposes which you can only get through a prescription through a doctor.

Answer 5

You mean like that wacked out fool teenager guy teaching his 2 and 5 year old nephews to smoke it? Because they "were going to start smoking it sooner or later?" I hope it's not too late for those kids and that they can actually make something of themselves with minimal brain damage...
THAT right there is a prime example of why drugs are NOT good for you!

Answer 6

i used to smoke alot of weed and not smoke cigarettes and used to bbelieve weed was healthier then smokes..but i never really looked into it..perhapps its a myth i dontknow..
if you like a certain music band and someone says theyre bad you defend them..
some onelikes weed , they defend there weed

its insulting for ppl to say things u do or like are stupid or unhealthy..

Answer 7

well firstly it is better then cigarettes i really don't think pots is treated to the same chemicals and tobacco is and it is better for you then say alcohol is, i've never personally smoked a joint and gone off to beat my wife and kids, don't get me wrong it's still a crutch and being diabetic don't effect my blood as much as beer does nor is it the horror the media portrays

Answer 8

i dont really know about defending it . i think it is all bad for you. however i do think drinking is worse yet it is legal, i do think smoking ciggs is worse it gives you cancer, i think more people would stop smoking it if it was legal. yet the goverment wouldnt do that cause then they dont get there share!

Answer 9

The better question is: "why do people who don't smoke grass always bash it?" People who smoke don't bother you so just mind your own business.

Answer 10

because when your mind is use to the chemical, it becomes dependent on it. so you ultimately believe that its important to smoke it.