Today is 4/20, and that means that marijuana users are crawling out of the woodwork. A large portion of them seem to be spouting off the same old tired, ignorant crap. So, I have this to say, this year on 4/20:
No, it’s not healthier than tobacco or alcohol. You’re still burning something and inhaling. Pound for pound, it’s just as dangerous as smoking cigarettes. Second, natural tobacco isn’t as addictive as corporate tobacco. When you finally get marijuana legalized, what, you think it’s going to stay all natural and not be ridiculously addictive? What, you think major corporations aren’t going to try and make a profit out of it? Huh? Seriously. Is Phillip Morris just going to sit by while Ralph’s Reefermobile makes $5 an ounce?
Ohhh righttt…. Marijuana is a symbol of like, freedom… and like… you know… like… peace… So… when the big companies start selling it… they’re going to like… mellow out and feel the love… yeeeaaahhhh……. and it will, like… totally change the world!… They’ll see how they’re hurting people… and they’ll like… totally stop and just vibe with us… And then wars will stop… and I’ll win the lottery… Oh Dude… A unicorn just walked in through my window… Nah, I’m messing with you… It’s just Jen… Hey Jen… Oh wait… I typed that instead of saying it… lolololol…….
Uh. No. Sorry.
And, as The Colorist is always pointing out: If science really believed all the bubkis and hype about marijuana, then the beneficial elements would be been identified, refined, and distributed in a more efficient delivery method.
Glauconex: Helps resolve cataracts and glaucoma.
Or maybe like, Nautegra: Combats nausea and stimulates appetite for cancer sufferers and anorexics.
Nope. Sorry. It’s social. It’s about personal identity. It’s about who you want to be, not about what the drug does, and that’s tainting every argument you make. It’s no different than saying “I want a vehicle”. Well, if you just want a vehicle, you can pick one up for cheap at a junk yard. “Well, I want it to be a good vehicle.” Okay, so how about this truck then? “Naw… I like cars, not trucks.” Okay how about this one? “No… I want it to be red.”
You don’t want just a vehicle. You want a good, red, car.
You don’t want to just treat the disease. You want to feel good, and not care/remember how bad you feel.
So stop trying all this pseudoscience, completely bullshit crap, and just say you LIKE it. I might actually support legalization then.
wait, 4/20, 420 is 4/20, that make a whole lot more sense now.
http://students.washington.edu/sunila/JOM_5-3-03.pdf
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm
I have so many other sources but they’re all in print not online ._.
Basically. Go read the Wikipedia article on Medical Cannabis.
I dislike disagreeing with 9 but here I must disagree. Cannabis has some fairly well documented uses and they do sell synthetic THC as Dronabinol, but it is not exactly easy to just extract from the plant naturally.
As far as industry goes: this is what regulators are for.
Interesting. So the carbon monoxide would cause cancer, then the THC would limit it’s growth… contradictory, but even so, interesting information.
Also! Don’t dislike disagreeing with me!! I thrive on intellectual growth! particularly when the counter-argument is as well presented as yours is! Those are good sources. (As opposed to a couple years back when somebody tried to present a badly written propaganda article in “High Times” as their proof.)
Evolution of thought and knowledge!! FOR SCIENCE!!
I still believe that the layman’s argument for marijuana is bubkis though. I mean, we could always just provide the cannabinoids in aerosol form, after all.
[EDIT: Wow, once again, smacked in the face. For those who didn't check out the first document, it mentions that there already ARE drugs basic on cannabis... in other countries. America chooses the plant... comparatively speaking. Although, I do disagree with their implication that Nabilone is connected to marijuana. From my understanding, it was actually an accident that it ended up being similar. On the other hand, you never truly know. Still, I like this document, considering how difficult it is to get correlated data on international studies. This basically just finished some of the footwork for me.]
As I continue reading, I’ll say I still stand by my assertion that most medicinal marijuana use is perpetuated by social behavior, in opposition to other readily available treatments. In the US, anyways.
I also wish to clarify that I am against the above statement (and the “high” culture), not specifically against the plant or the chemicals within the plant. I will stand by legalization when the public considers marijuana a medical plant, like digitalis, rather than a way to get high.
Science for fun and profit.