marijuana??

Question

how bad is it for you?, what are some longterm and shorterm effects?,is it truly worse than alcohol?
why do people want it so bad?

Answer 1

i'm a fairly smart and successful guy at only 24 years old and i smoke it daily. it can kill brain cells but so can holding your breath. long term - low sperm count. short term - memory loss. yes alcohol has the ability to mess someone up way more than weed does, if you drink too much you might die, if you smoke to much you may fall asleep. i prefer weed for the taste, the high and the laughter. weed isn't to blame for people wanting it so bad, that depends on the person and how addictive their personality is. free the weed!

Answer 2

Marijuana can be bad for you if it is abused, the most common abuse to to smoke all the time.
Short term it saps your motivation, also increases your appetite, and regular smoking will cause most people to be lazy and eat more, therefore to gain weight. It also has an effect on short term memory and if things don't get into short term memory, they won't get into long term memory. This is not to mention the tars and other effects of smoking on the lungs and related tissue.
I think that alcohol is much worse that marijuana, and I've had a fair amount of experience in my own life and observing the lives of others. That's my personal opinion.
People like marijuana because it stimulates the release of seratonin, which is is a brain chemical relating to the sensation of pleasure.

Answer 3

I'm sure it eats a few cells but it is for sure not as bad as alcohol. It is illegal and alcohol isn't but it should be the other way around!! The problem with marijuana is that its illegal and if caught with it You will get into trouble. I do know it makes u lazy. You don't want to do it everyday. My friends smoke pot as soon as they wake you know "wake and bake" but smoking a little never hurt anybody! The only long term efffects i've seen is blood prerssure drop while smoking it. I don't really think there are short term affects except the high you get from smoking it.

Answer 4

Honestly it is less harmful then ciggarettes.. there has never been a case of cancer, or any other illness caused by smoking it unlike ciggarettes. there is no tar, or any other chemicals that cigarettes have.. =healthier for you =no cancer, etc. It does not kill braincells regaurdless of what other believe, it may cloud some thoughts for like a couple days, but it dont kill braincells. No it isnt worse then alcohol because alcohol damnages your liver, kidneys, etc, and mirjuana does not which makes it safer then alcohol. Its like alcohol in the sense that your not supposed to drive under the influence, but thats really all that it has in common with it. People want it so bad because I guess it makes you feel happy, and relaxed, kind of like alcohol would. If it was so bad why would they perscribe it to patients for pain, or in depressions meds(there are depression meds that have mirijuana as an ingredient). There is a website, or papers on this issue that lists how its actually not harmful to your health somewhere one of my friends showed me the info one time, if I find it I will post it up here.

Answer 5

I wouldn't say either one is worse for you. What makes them bad or good is whether you abuse them. Different people relax in different ways. I think marijauna ought to be allowed in the home. What makes that impossibke is that too many people don't mind bending the rules. You would have too many people drinking and smoking and then getting behind the wheel of a car.A benefit that marijauna has over alcohol is that you can kill the high simply by eating. It's when you start mixing them that you have a problem. I would speak against drinking before I would smoking. When you get drunk, only time will sober you up.That's my opinion anyways. Happy Easter!

Answer 6

No toxic intake of any chemical substance is 'good' for you !!There are really no long or short term effects other than the 'munchies" and weight gain.No it is not WORSE than booze !! Whens the last time you heard somebody high on weed ran over a family of innocent people and killed 'em ? NEVER !! It can become a psychological addiction and an escape from reality !!

Answer 7

alcholol is worse and more addicting than weed is.

the effects can include weight gain from the munchies

stomach issues from munchies late at night

short term memory loss

short on monetary funds

some ppl get lazy and unmotivated after a while I've noticed.

alcohol is worse, when ppl smoke weed the usually stay at a home because it's not legal.

ppl go to bars get drunk then drive home . . . do the math.

Answer 8

Marijuana is 100 times better for you than alcohol!! It has it's benifits and risks as dose everything in life, for me personally dose not effect my life in any negitive way. Some people are lazy when they smoke, not everyone! and the working at mcdonalds thing for the rest of your life is just b/s from ignorant people!! "When you smoke the herb it reveals to you yourslef" -bob marley

Answer 9

Do you realy want to know?
Yes, there are short and long term effects of the alkaloids contained in the cannabis leaves.
You know very well, the most potent alkaloid contained in the weed is Delta 1 tetrahydrocannabinol, that has been used experimentally to decrease nause in patients undergoing chemotherapy, for example. (it is so popular that the name of the alkaloid has been in all magazines, TV guide, US today etc, nothing new)
Let us remember that most addictions start with an innocent "experiment", and end up causing tremendous dependence of the "essayed" drug.
Cannabis or marijuana is not the exception.
Short term effects are, sloww thinking, conjuntival congestion (redness in the eyes), increase of appetite (hunger), delayed orgasmus in females, sensation that passes "too slowly", and lack of precision for delicate tasks (driving a car at normal speed for instance) and in 45% of people, lack of coordination, both with movements, and speech.
Long term effects are less severe, and to tell you the truth, no ingle death from marijuana alone has been reported, but you see, TOLERANCE is a common problem (if youwere high with one reefer, you will nedd three of those after 2-3 months....And you will think that marijuaa does nothing to You....and of course because to reach the false well being that cannabis brings with itself...You can end up pennyless..
It hurts me to tell you the truth...No serious side effects have been observed from continuous use of cannabis,
To the modern knowledge NO ¨PERMANENT DAMAGE is encountered in the cells of the brain, despite the action of marijuana is mainly the brain, and the fear has been blown out of proportion saying false things like "pot can dry away you brain", and other nonsense that circulates around because of serious information and objetivity.
However,, what is there to gain?...Increasing your weight some extra pounds....feeling OK only when You smoke it??
Gettin up in ther morning and having puffy eyelids because of water (sodium) retention?
Think well before You use a drug, that still (for some bureacratic reason ) is considered illegal.....its not for me to say....
The fact is, that in persons with stable non agressive personality, marijuana will have no major effect....however, if personality trais were distorted BEFORE the use of marijuana (for instance, tendence to violence or suiCide)Those tendencies will be acted out....so....watch out.
It is quite unpredictable who is goig to do what after they have a nice "curl " of pot...because it brings out the worse of anybody....watch out.
What can be calming and relaxing for dome, can end up being a powerful stimulant for antisocial behavior in others
Beware...

Answer 10

It is really bad for you, they say that smoking 1 blunt is equal to smoking 10 cigs. Alcohol isn't that bad for you and some alcohol does have some benefits to drinking it, like red wine. But if you abuse it then it becomes a problem because your liver can't repair itself.