why do people think marijuana is so bad?

Question

tobacco products kill over 100,000,000 people a year and alchol kills 50,000 people a year yet guess how many people have been killed by marijuana in the past ten years 0

Answer 1

they aint N.O.R.M.L.

Answer 2

People think it is bad because it is supposedly a "gateway drug", but that has yet to be proven. The "bad things" about marijuana is that it changes the neurons receptor sites for serotonin, norepinephrine, and epinephrine, so over time these neurons may not function properly without the drug. However, legal "drugs" such as caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol do the same things! Plus the carcinogens found in marijuana which are harmful, but again, not much different than cigarette smoke. I acutally wrote a persuasive speech on why marijuana should be legalized and at the end of my speech my professor agreed with me, and she sure doesn't even smoke it, nor do I, but I think legalization of marijuana just makes sense.

Answer 3

Some people are worried about it as today's marijuana is 20 times stronger than the marijuana of the 60s and 70s. They think that it will make people stop going to school/work, and stop caring about doing what they're supposed to do. They also worry about the drug dealers involved--the penalties, if caught, and the fact that the weed could be tainted.

The above was in my Social Services text book, and on some of the videos that we were required to watch for that course. I do not personally endorse anything I just wrote. :D

Answer 4

I'm sure there are plenty of people who have died from smoking pot, since it also can ruin lungs. One of the problems I have with your statement is the following, weather people smoke tobacco products or pot their lungs don't get rubber stamped. Meaning that the medical examiner can not tell if the person smoked pot or tobacco products. Once pot or tabacco smoke hits the lungs it doesn't leave a stamp saying which product caused the damage. It doesn't say any thing about either of them causing the damage.

I don't know how many have died from smoking marijuana, I'm sure there are plenty that have died from smoking it, but I'm talking about those who have smoked it for years. Smoke is smoke and it isn't great for any ones lungs, lets face the facts! Most people who smoke pot are not seen doing it, so people tend to forget that it is happening and it also ruins lungs.

Just because pot doesn't come with a warning label, it doesn't mean it hasn't killed people. I'm sure there have been thousands of deaths caused it. But as I have stated most pot smokers are hidden behind closed doors, so they are often forgotten about. So that when people hear of lung cancer they often think tobacco, they don't think about pot also being able to cause damage too.

And yes alcohol helps to kill far too many people as well. It's terrible that people think that it's ok to get behind the wheel of their car and drive drunk. They wipe out entire families, and they get arrested and fined and will turn around and do it all over again. None of these producst are great when it comes right down to it, the amount of lives that they ruin or take is horrible.

I've already shown you one reason why pot is just as bad, but the final reason is that it's illegal. That reason alone makes it even worse, since it can land you in jail. It'll ruin your life having a criminal record, that kind of history makes it harder on you when seeking employment. People will have less trust in you. With that in your past it will cause you so many problems, that just aren't worth it. It becomes hard to live that down, people get frustrated. So then not only will it mess up your lungs, but you also run the risk of getting arrested, and having a criminal past.

God Bless, I hope this helps you to see that it is just as bad if not worse!!

Answer 5

It kills your brain cells and short term memory and it litterally makes you very stupid over time.
Any type of smoke can cause emphezema and emphazema will kill you after making your life miserable.
Under the influence of it, people act so carefree and selfish that they dont care what they say to people or what they do, or who they hurt. This fact has gotten pot users hurt or killed.
Because this makes you lack decision making skills you do stupid things,which take people lives and get people hurt or put in jail every single day.
People on pot tend to withdraw from their friends and family, then end up more likely to commit suicide. Why dont you research how many poeple who commit suicide ar pot users. I bet that's alot more than zero. How many of those people felt suicidal or depressed before using it?
It makes your brain numb and you are not capable of figuring out even simple things if you are on it long enough.
When my friends smoke pot they do and say incredibly thoughtless things, and can't drive worth a crap either... just like a drunk.
Your research is wrong
I would love to know what website you found that marajuana has killed zero people on. Thats why you shouldnt beleive everything on the internet.

Answer 6

I know 0 isn't accurate because I recently read something about a guy high on pot who hit and killed a little girl...

But for the most part, I agree with you... and don't forget aobut how many people die using PRESCRIPTION drugs!!!

I don't advocate the use of it, though. It's still bad for your health... but I also don't advocate smoking or getting drunk... but, yeah, it's your body, do what you want!

Answer 7

Well it probably wasnt 0. But I get your point

Answer 8

what about the people that were killed by the person who was smoking marijuana and then got behind the wheel of a car?

Answer 9

for the record NOBODY HAS EVER DIED DIRECTLY FROM SMOKING WEED

and it needs to be legal for more reasons than i can even say with pretty much no reasons why it shouldnt be

Answer 10

marijuana has contributed to the death of some, i mean everything posible has, toe nail clippings, posted notes, everything can have a death contributed to it

this is not the fight, the fight is who has the right to tell me i cant?

Answer 11

Powerful brainwashing by a Disney/Fox News media.

But.... I do want to say that the smoking is realllllly bad. VAPORIZE AND EXERCISE as my doctor tells me.