[QUOTE="TheDawnofFlames"][QUOTE="MoonMarvel"] Cocaine is a strong central nervous system stimulant that increases levels of dopamine, a brain chemical associated with pleasure and movement, in the brain's reward circuit. Certain brain cells, or neurons, use dopamine to communicate. Normally, dopamine is released by a neuron in response to a pleasurable signal (e.g., the smell of good food), and then recycled back into the cell that released it, shutting off the signal between neurons. Cocaine acts by preventing the dopamine from being recycled, causing excessive amounts of dopamine to build up, amplifying the message, and ultimately disrupting normal communication. It is this excess of dopamine that is responsible for cocaine's euphoric effects. With repeated use, cocaine can cause long-term changes in the brain's reward system and in other brain systems as well, which may eventually lead to addiction. With repeated use, tolerance to the cocaine high also often develops. Many cocaine abusers report that they seek but fail to achieve as much pleasure as they did from their first exposure. Some users will increase their dose in an attempt to intensify and prolong the euphoria, but this can also increase the risk of adverse psychological or physiological effects. MoonMarvel

[QUOTE="TheDawnofFlames"]The law as far as Marijuana is concerned, isn't in the right. I'm sorry if you don't feel this way, but many do, and eventually those people will win, because logic prevails. Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="theROOTS420"][QUOTE="TheDawnofFlames"]Cocaine doesn't alter your visual perception, it's not a hallucinogenic. I know from experience what cocaine does. MoonMarvel

cocaine does nothing. IT sucks. It makes your face numb, gives you energy, makes you euphoric for about 20 min, then makes you feen for more. If you dont do more, you get depressed. Then really depressed. Then the next day your nose feels like ****

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The more common symptoms for those drugs are far more potent and dangerous than marijuana. Not even when a vehicle is involved. Some drugs will make you lose complete awareness and you have no clue what you're doing. While cocaine causes life-like hallucinations and has given the user the urge to kill someone.

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cocaine does nothing. IT sucks. It makes your face numb, gives you energy, makes you euphoric for about 20 min, then makes you feen for more. If you dont do more, you get depressed. Then really depressed. Then the next day your nose feels like ****

You that are for it; aren't really helping the case arguing about it in immature ways. (like saying you smoke while driving 80% of the time) It may be less dangerous than alcohol but it definitely isnt something to gloat about. I hope this gets passed, at least there are congressmen trying. Unfortunately there are both stupid people that smoke and don't smoke and I think you can find examples of both in this thread. I know its a site with lots of adolescents but lets try to be mature about this issue. Stop saying ignorant stuff, well I might as well ask for the world on a plate with a request like that! expandingeye

[QUOTE="TheDawnofFlames"]Cocaine doesn't alter your visual perception, it's not a hallucinogenic. I know from experience what cocaine does. Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="TheDawnofFlames"]What kind of flawed logic is this? Smoking marijuana isn't the equivalent of murder. Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Sajedene"]Why treat marijuana so special compared to heroine, cocaine, shrooms, opium, etc. LikeHaterade

The more common symptoms for those drugs are far more potent and dangerous than marijuana. Not even when a vehicle is involved. Some drugs will make you lose complete awareness and you have no clue what you're doing. While cocaine causes life-like hallucinations and has given the user the urge to kill someone.

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"][QUOTE="TheDawnofFlames"]Marijuana doesn't destroy lives, stupid people destroy their own lives. Do you really think that just because marijuana is illegal, people won't find a way to get it? Marijuana is incredibly easy to obtain. Legality isn't a issue. Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="theROOTS420"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] This. Everyone's not like you. We aren't all potheads..sammyjenkis898

just like everyone has been saying. YOU PEOPLE ARE IGNORANT TO THE SUBJECT!! whoever says they are gonna call the cops on me for smoking pot while driving... seriously? SERIOUSLY?!? are you gonna call the cops on me for speeding? thats illegal too and its 1,000,000,000 times more dangerous, and hey i bet you have dont it too!! GET A **** LIFE!!

YOU HAVE NEVER SMOKED POT BEFORE SO STOP ASSUMING.. jeezus..

Your oppinions mean nothing to me unless you have smoked before

[QUOTE="theROOTS420"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] This. Everyone's not like you. We aren't all potheads..Sajedene

just like everyone has been saying. YOU PEOPLE ARE IGNORANT TO THE SUBJECT!! whoever says they are gonna call the cops on me for smoking pot while driving... seriously? SERIOUSLY?!? are you gonna call the cops on me for speeding? thats illegal too and its 1,000,000,000 times more dangerous, and hey i bet you have dont it too!! GET A **** LIFE!!

YOU HAVE NEVER SMOKED POT BEFORE SO STOP ASSUMING.. jeezus..

Your oppinions mean nothing to me unless you have smoked before