Do you ever wonder why the government tries so damn hard to convince people Not to Want to Smoke Marijuana ? It’s like a never ending campaign of rhethoric and misinformation. We attempt to offer you a few lines of comparison so that you’ll be able to think clearly, about this whole piece.
Todays post is accompanied by a downloadable soundtrack that We think you’ll enjoy – Mos Def - Fresh Minty Beats .
Turns Out Smoking Weed Is Bad for You
A new study indicates that cognitive function is impaired by chronic marijuana use. (“Chronic,” like “frequent,” you stoner.) Looks like your older brother was wrong when he told you that pot was harmless because “it’s from the earth”!
Chronic marijuana smokers did worse on tests of cognitive function than non-smokers, and those who started smoking weed before age 16 did worse than the stoners who started later in life. Worse how? Chronic smokers “repeated errors more often than the two other groups, even after the authors corrected them,” and “had more trouble maintaining a set of rules” and also “repeated errors more often than the two other groups, even after the authors corrected them.”
But the thing is: The study defines “chronic” marijuana use as “smoking pot at least five of the last seven days” (which, well, [nervous laughter], that’s just ridiculous, [tugs at collar], who would smoke that frequently) and “a minimum of 3,000 joints in a lifetime.”
Three thousand joints! That’s maybe not such a big deal to old hippies, but the average age of study participants was 22. So, participants who started smoking at age 18 would have had to smoke about two joints a day to be defined as “chronic,” and those who started smoking at 16 would be sparking about 10 joints a week, every week, since that time. (How’s that for cognitive function, science??) Which isn’t impossible, obviously! But that’s a rather high bar for “chronic,” isn’t it?
[ABC News]
Since This is BadGalsRadio – of course we need to give you a counterview which we think really more accurately portrays the physical reactions to using Marijuana – btw, this is from The Medical Benefits of Marijuana.
Medical marijuana summary
The use of marijuana or cannabis extracts for medical treatment has been extensively studied over the last 20 years. Initial enthusiasm for THC as an antiemetic or to reduce intraocular pressure has waned with the advent of new medications that provide superior medical benefits with fewer adverse effects.
The main success of THC has been found in patients suffering from AIDS-related wasting syndrome and in some cases in which patients are suffering from intractable pain. However, nearly all of these studies involved the use of controlled doses of purified cannabinoids, bypassing the adverse effects associated with smoking marijuana.
Dr. Robert L. DuPont, Georgetown University School of Medicine, says that most opponents of the medical use of smoked marijuana are not hostile to the medical use of THC, while “most supporters of smoked marijuana are hostile to the use of purified chemicals from marijuana, insisting that only smoked marijuana leaves be used as ‘medicine,’ revealing clearly that their motivation is not scientific medicine but the back door legalization of marijuana.”21
Detrimental effects of marijuana
Studies examining the efficacy of “medical” marijuana have found that a significant percentage of patients suffer from some form of adverse side effects. However, these studies have been limited to a duration of a few weeks to months. Another series of studies have examined the long-term effects of recreational marijuana use.
Short term memory
Marijuana usage severely impacts short term memory,29 probably by interfering with the hippocampus.30 Impairment is especially noted in tests that depend heavily on attention.31 Specifically, marijuana intoxication causes deficits in spatial learning tasks,32 delays in matching or non-matching tests,32-33 and impaired performance in a radial arm maze in rodents.34
Long term cognitive function
Studies have found that regular cannabis use can cause small but significant impairments in cognitive function that may persist after drug use stops.35 Heavy cannabis use in adolescence may induce subtle changes in the adult brain circuits resulting in altered emotional and cognitive performance and enhanced susceptibility for more harmful drugs of abuse in certain individuals.36 Several studies have found deficits in attention and memory in heavy marijuana users.37-39
However, normalization of cognitive function has been found with prolonged abstinence (after 28 days),38-40 although other studies have observed persistent cognitive deficits.41 Another study found that chronic cannabis use had little effect on cognitive function except for possible decrements in the ability to learn and remember new information.42
Marijuana abuse and withdrawal
Although originally believed not be addictive, marijuana studies have shown that a substantial percentage of users suffer from abuse or dependence.50 An Australian studied found that 10.7% of marijuana users users suffered from substance abuse and another 21% suffered from substance dependence.51
Another study, in the USA, found that 46% of those interviewed had ever used marijuana and 9% of those users became dependent.52 In addition, studies have shown that addicted individuals suffer a clinically significant withdrawal syndrome, which includes craving for cannabis, decreased appetite, sleep difficulty and weight loss, and sometimes anger, aggression, increased irritability, restlessness and strange dreams.53
A study of teens showed that the overall severity of withdrawal was correlated with irritability, depression, twitches and shakes, perspiring, and thoughts and cravings for cannabis.54 Animal studies have shown that THC withdrawal leads to physiological symptoms similar to those seen in animals suffering from opiate withdrawal.55
The symptoms of withdrawal can be lessened by using the CB1 receptor agonist THC, demonstrating that cannabis use results in true addictive withdrawal.56 A recent study has shown that the withdrawal symptoms are comparable to those seen in tobacco withdrawal.57
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Our Follow Up to this is a story about what happens when you receive your Medical Marijuana Card and the Federal Government; State and City where you live are all notified. that means you are cut off, at the knees. so you know you need to come back for Part two of what to do.
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