Why do people say that marijuana ruins lifes?

Question

So, I'm wondering... Why is it that every time someone has a question about marijuana, somebody always answers with some form of "It will ruin your life"?
It improves many peoples lifes, not just because it gets you high.
I know people say the same about cigarettes, but that I understand as they really have no 'benefits'.
Some people wonder the benefits of marijuana, I say they should try it.

OK people, saying 'it does' doesn't really mean anything. Wheres the proof, anyways.

so, 'whitty people'...
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Jesus christ, why do people keep saying 'because its illegal'?
If the government could tax it, it would be legal. But they can't, obviously.
And everyone knows its bad if you do it all the time, every day.
I mean in moderation. I'd never smoke it every day, I would hate to feel out of it all the time, and I hate that crappy feeling you get when you aren't clear headed for more than a couple hours.

Answer 1

Ok first off to set the facts straight on all of you people that say pot is so bad. The government as recentily as 2006 has admited to the fact that you can not eat enough pot to OD on it. Back in the 1940's A pot war was started and so far every thing ever said about it was proven wrong. And Pot isnt a gate way drug your pointless lies to your kids is the gateway drug! You tell your kids all this evil about pot they try it and relize every thing you told them was a lie so they thing maybe every thing you told them about meth was a lie so your kid takes meth and trust me that stuff is evil. I know non of you will listen to me and you will all talk crap to me about it. You will even tell me that Im a pot head well Im clean and wont touch it till it becomes leagal so Im just one of many that includes Cops and Dr's that are out there to opean your eyes and get it leagal!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Here I sit smokin, tokin, chokin,
I have had an opportunity to smoke pot daily for a long time. I just go in circles wondering where I put things. Wondering if someone calls will I be foolish enough to take the car out.
Don't get me wrong Pot makes me not care about most things. I guess that is my reason for smoking it so long. I had allot of friends when I was young. But I chose to spend the most time with my pot smokin friend. And so I kinda lost the friends I had before. My dear friend died two years ago. So here I sit alone with our ritual. I buy it and get blown away and lazy and uncaring. Then day 2 it is no longer satisfactory so I smoke 3 times as much.. We are out or 50 dollars every week wether it is a good bag or not. I do not feel that pot would ever lead me to other stronger drugs but I did seek some new buddies to smoke with and they did lace the pot.
Wow what a wonderful night I had that night until I realized I was just beggin for more the next day. When I straightened up I dropped those so called friends.
Brain damage. My family says I have it but I fail to see their point. I can still manage everything I need to do except give it up. My lungs have definately been affected. Thus far I feel it has made me dependant and lonely. If that is the life you want go ahead and join me. take care bless you all

Answer 3

Just like alcoholism, doing anything consistently can cause harm. Regular Marijuana users appear to be extremely unmotivated, lethargic, depressed, and devoid of reality. Life appears to pass them by and things that could have been just never seem to happen for them. Sadly, when you are consumed by something that you are consuming it can take its toll on you and keep you in a state of denial that ultimately can cost you your maturity. However, I'm not so sure that an occasional user would develop any real problems from its use much like the occasional use of alcohol can have benefits such as lowering the risk of heart disease. The main problem with keeping marijuana illegal though is that we are placing way too many people in prisons for non violent crimes which can ruin any real future that they might have had once they are released, it keeps prisons full which might lead to releasing more violent offenders earlier, and it keeps the dealing in drugs more profitable. Keeping marijuana illegal might just cause people to do other more harmful drugs as a way of avoiding detection of use such as meth stays in the body for a much shorter period of time (something like 72 hours) vs. marijuana that stays in the body for a much longer time. This could cause users to do stronger drugs to avoid detection in drug tests. The medicinal use of marijuana if helpful should not be disallowed and anytime that scientist try to perfect something by making it a drug you are going to find more hazardous results than leaving it to nature like creation intended it to be. So, in conclusion, if we continue to police the use of marijuana we are basically wasting time and resources with very little real benefit to the majority. It would be better to just legalize this herb and let a person's life take its own course devoid of our input. And yes, it is an herb. Should we make rosemary illegal, too?

Answer 4

people marijuana ruins lifes

Answer 5

if used moderately it can be enjoyed with little or no effect on your health. but if you smoke it every day for thirty or forty years it will have serious effects on your lungs and deteriorate your mind. also remember its illegal , -- get busted a few times and it could screw your life up, my daughter just did 6 months in tent city Az (jail in az.) for pot possession. I'm a 60's child and enjoyed pot most of my life but quit a few years back becuz of my lungs ( i was not a cig smoker ) i dont think i can say it ruined my life in fact i feel it carried me thru some tough times. i even used it like methadone to quit a 15 year heroin habit. so read this rant and decide does it ruin lifes?

Answer 6

chocolate ruined my life, they just said the other day that Parkinson's symptoms are less in smokers,,,
anything you eat can potentially ruin your life,,example,,,,
the 567 lb. person sitting at a fast food joint scarfing on 5 burgers and 4 fries followed by 2 extra large chocolate shakes.
i highly doubt that they smoked before they went to eat, but you never know,,and you are correct, it has medicinal benefits,,from people who have glaucoma,,to cancer and many other uses,,anything can carry the potential to ruin lives from food to beer, to just walking on the road
i don't think someone sitting behind a desk should tell me what can be put in my body,, more people do it than you think,,,they are just afraid to admit to it

Answer 7

the problem isee is that once you get together with freinds
or are even by yourself and get high, the music starts sounding better, the show youre watchin gets more interesting, any weird combination of food you eat taste a hell of a lot better, and every drink you have is more refreshing!!!

so while youre all enjoying this everyone just sits around laughing and looking at each other and enjoying themselves until you get a foreclosure notice, the lights get turned off, your frigdge is empty, and then everyone has to go back to reality and start all over!!!

Answer 8

#1 if I'm not mistaken it is still illegal. OK lets remember that inhaling any smoke into your lungs is not healthy. Remember breathing problems, cancer etc. When I was in college there were a couple of guys that I swear were always doing dope in there dorm room. They were lethargic and not really functioning. I did not want to be like them. I understand that it may be beneficial to some in a medicinal way with some pain and suffering management. For the most part all things in MODERATION is usually OK. The problem with marijuana is it is a gateway drug. Leading to exposure to dangerous and highly additive drugs such as METH, Crack, Cocaine, Heroin and others. Prostitution and exposure to other things that will only ruin your life.

Answer 9

I back you up sista..so help me out when I get all the thumbs down on here and give me the best answer..because I love it! I hold down a good job, finished college and enjoy a smoke every now and again..so screw people who don't understand...viva la mary-jane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

Most people smoke marijuana along with tobacco, so they also get all the health downsides of the tobacco. In fact, because the smoke is held longer in the lungs, it actually does many-fold MORE damage than tobacco alone.
Marijuana is known to cause all kinds of mental problems including depression, paranoia and schizophrenia. I have a friend who is a regular dope smoker and she has suffered increasingly serious depression issues for years now, but she refuses to see the link between her drug use and her illness. It's really sad to watch.
Often (not always, but often) use of "soft" drugs such as marijuana can lead on to use of harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

The medicinal properties of marijuana are not due to the same compounds that cause the intoxicating effect. I'm sure drug companies are researching ways to isolate the medicinal compounds so the can be formulated safely.