Why do people who don't smoke marijuana have such a problem with those who do...?

Question

even when they're just asking a question about their health? Like ways to smoke that are healthier and what some effects are of tin foil etc; and they're looking for a credible source.

Seriously, everything I've read here theres been pretty much at least 4 people saying 'NO DRUGS ARE BAD DONT DO IT' and they throw in some random health problems like lock jaw or cancer, when their is no common link to either.

Edit: I meant some people that don't smoke. Not all.

Lots of good answers, but I was kind of hoping for one of the anti-weed people to answer.

Some good information in here though.

Answer 1

They think, because it is kept illegal, it must be horrible, like crack cocaine or heroin. Of course, they have no idea that it was bumped from Class B to Class C (the lowest class) in 2004. (Heroine, Cocaine, Morphine and Oxycodone are examples of Class A drugs).

A couple of the typical ignorant comments about Marijuana:

Example 1: "Marijuana is a gateway drug, leading to harder drugs." That, of course, is patently false. In Alaska, it's legal to grow your own marijuana, but they do not have a higher rate of heroin addicts or crackheads. Besides, the first drug most people try is alcohol. If there's a gateway drug, it's booze.

Example 2: "Marijuana is dangerous! It will make you become a criminal and do terrible things!" Once again, a complete lie, and once again, alcohol remains the #1 culprit as a drug which leads to violence or death, of yourself or others (anyone ever seen a "Mothers Against Stoned Driving" campaign?) Laboratory studies provide no evidence that marijuana produces effects which can be interpreted as criminogenic.

Note to Mamabear: I went to rate your post as a Thumbs Up and damn it, I clicked on Thumbs down (being right handed I tend to slide my mouse to the right). I can't undo the rating but wanted to let you know. Excellent post!

Answer 2

The problem isn't that they DON'T SMOKE...
The problem is that they DON'T THINK...

There's lots of people who don't smoke, or have a problem with people who do, but you don't hear them "not complaining." You hear and remember the people who say,
"AAAARRRGGH!!! This thing me totally ignorant of BAD! GRRRR!!!"

Someone (probably a "spiritual "leader"") TOLD them that marijuana is "Badong," (bad and wrong,) and they never accepted the possibility that not only is it much more benign than drinking alcohol or cigarette smoking, IT HAS VAST MEDICAL APPLICATIONS AS WELL!

Why? Because GOD IS INFALLIBLE, and so, by association, so are his "representatives"...

Also, don't forget WHY pot is illegal in the first place...It can be a "deprogramming agent" (undoing the damage so painstakingly inflicted by both church and state to keep people thinking "inside the box," its harder to control people if they aren't afraid of you anymore,) Pharmaceutical companies can't make that much money off of it, and hemp farming is faaaaar more profitable than tree farming...Lumber magnate and media monopolist Randolph Hearst "put a hit" out on weed (using his nationwide "media consortium" of newspapers) to vilify Mexicans and other "hemp smoking devils," (foreigners,) and prevent fair competition in paper pulp production...

Answer 3

So many great answers to this question ! I gave Judy L and mamabear a thumbs up as they are so right in my opinion and I don't even smoke the stuff. Just wanted to add one thing. I know a lot of people use marijuana to self medicate them self and it works better then any pharmaceutical drugs.

Answer 4

Well, for starters we're taught most of our lives that, "Drugs are bad, m'kay?" And when people don't do their own research that is unbiased, what can you expect from them? Also, for some it is a matter of religion, to an extent. Different religions differ, you see. (haha! a pun...) I don't smoke but I know folks that do. I don't like it b/c to me it smells bad and any kinds of smoke IS bad for your lungs. However, marijuana isn't nearly as bad as cigs, b/c it doesn't usually carry many chemicals (depending on what the grower uses, that is). Using a water bong is usually a "safest bet" way to use MJ, b/c it filters a lot more of the tars in the smoke. Smoke is still bad for your lungs, but it's lessened this way. The lesser evil, if you will.

Answer 5

I don't smoke now--not because I wouldn't prefer to, rather than needing to take several prescription pills per day, but simply because they are getting ridiculous with putting people in jail for it.

I do advocate the decriminalization of marijuana--though with big businesses (tobacco, alcohol and pharmaceutical industries) staying in bed with politicians (BIG tax $$$$$), I doubt that it will do much good.
We can't even get the growth of the industrial hemp plant in the US legalized--though the sale of hemp clothing and other goods is legal--the hemp needs to be imported, making it costly for the consumer.

1. No one has ever died or OD'd on marijuana
2. No one gets aggressive/violent on marijuana
3. Weed is the sole medicine that will help some in severe pain and agony.
4. Most steady weed smokers do not cross the gate to hard drugs.
5. Legalizing pot would eliminate tainted weed, and the drug dealer--in the case of marijuana.
6. Many tax dollars from the legal sale of pot could be used to better our communities and our country.
7. Pot can be vaporized--thus eliminating the smoke/tar risk factor.
8. Weed is safer than cigarettes, alcohol and most prescription drugs (alcohol & many prescription drugs kill the liver--pot does not).
9. Weed is not generally abused--one would fall asleep before consuming excessive amounts.

You can look for your information on sites like:

http://www.420magazine.com

http://www.globalhemp.com

and so many more places.

Answer 6

It could be because they have been told by the media and other outlets that marijuana is bad for you that if you smoke it you will do other drugs and commit crimes other than the crime of possessing it. If they have never tried it then it is harder to understand. As for Cancer they have already proven it doesn't cause Cancer.

Answer 7

i think its just because people are stubborn and have been taught certain things there whole lives. If youve been taught something your whole life its hard to change that outlook. it stupid, people need to learn to be open minded. I also think people against marijuana see this type of drug use as obscuring a would be perfect world. the problem is the worlds not pefect and people are never going to agree.
we should focus our engery on stuf that really matters
(im not for or against mary jane....i think its a choice an individual must make)

Answer 8

I think people that don't smoke marijuana don't understand the effects it has on people. They just stick it in the drug category along with crack and other more serious drugs, and assume that smoking marijuana is evil. They just don't understand how subtle the effects are and how easy it is to snap out of being high, you can't snap out of being drunk but everyone seems to think thats okay!

Answer 9

They do it to scare you...No one wants to see someone get screwed over by drugs or hurt...I see it all the time as a Paramedic... some Drugs may not harm you but they always seem to be involved in bad situations...

Answer 10

I think for those of us who don't smoke weed its not about the physical/health part of drug use but the mental part of it. It's not fun being around people who aren't being themselves. It's just like being around a bunch of intoxicated people when you don't drink.