[QUOTE="gogly"]
ok where does it mention gray cell damage, or even brain damage?
The evidence supporting the damage alcohol has on your brain (and body) FAR outweighs the damage from marijuana
HUGE_Flavor
it is the THC that kills brain cells. And after being around my sister, who has a Marijuana license, i have to say it's true. just last week she asked me how to spell crowded. No joke. And she wasn't loaded at the time. She's also ruined her lungs from it for so many years. As the Marijuana leaves burn, they break down into particles that are inhaled and create residue in your lungs. So she is always coughing and spitting up black stuff. nasty....
-----No offense but your sister may just be dumb BEFORE she smoked rather than being affected by it. I know from experience that it doesn't make me dumber. People who are lazy and stupid after they smoke weed.....are usually lazy and stupid to begin with. The hard workers in society, the people who are organized, the people that keep themselves well-together are usually just that afterwards. I actually like being active when I'm stoned, and I know several people who play sports or do things when they smoke and it doesn't hinder their ability. It's ultimately individual reactions to marijuana. In fact I remember taking a test in class on 4/20 and having the second highest grade that day. (me being one of very few who were high that day) Why? Because I'm a good student before and after I get high.
----THC does not kill brain cells, but the carbon monoxide and lack of oxygen to the brain does the trick. Smoking anything in general is bad but people who hear about legalizing marijuana immediately group it with joints and smoking. That is not the only way to ingest marijuana, if handled medically it can be made into pills, it could be used as teas, oils etc.
----As far as it's legalization and accessibility, it doesn't mean that people will be driving around high and stoners will be everywhere. If it is properly regulated like alcohol is, then less kids would be able to get it. How easy is it for a 14 year old to walk into a liquor store and get beer? or even cigarettes for that matter. Legalization could mean less drug dealers as well as people in jail. We waste more money for jails and create more prisons then we do for schools. It's a huge waste of money to be busting people constantly for small possessions, cops are even tired of having to go through the same protocol for such matters. Decriminalization means less "criminals". Drug cartels are out of business and people who weren't criminals to begin with don't get jail time.
----Another expense that is eliminated are drug tests. These drug tests are more targeted for marijuana use rather than other drugs. Most drugs like ecstasy, acid and even coke are clean from your system within 2 days at most meaning the only drug largely affected by it is marijuana. Marijuana has actually been proven to have beneficial effects for people going through chemo, glaucoma, chronic pains due to accidents etc etc, go to nytimes.com and you'll actually find articles on the types of beneficial effects it has, there was a actually an article quite recently.
---- As for prop 19 itself, it may be flawed but does create a bridge to future improvements and more credibility for the issue if it is passed. Prohibition has never been a good thing, we should learn from our mistakes and correct them. Cigarettes and alcohol are much worse, even drugs prescribed to us by our own doctors may have more detrimental effects. Have you ever read the precautions and warnings on your pills? Those who oppose marijuana use just as easily avoid it, but to think that it is a horrible drug are misinformed and are victims of propaganda and the culture we were born with. A few hundred years ago we thought it was completely fine to own slaves but obviously today that isn't acceptable, we've grown out of that. I'm just saying do research, and validate your information and it's source.
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