5 pot myths debunked - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

alltherage · 11-09-2010, 08:39 AM

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1. Marijuana Causes Cancer
Many have said that smoking pot and smoking cigarettes is the same thing and, therefore; marijuana must cause cancer, as well. Not only have countlessindependentstudies disproved this, but some have actually found thatmarijuana decreased tumor growthby as much as 50%. (Sorry, cigarettes will still kill you.)

http://www.thcfinder.com/marijuana-b...myths-debunked

COGENT · 11-09-2010, 08:48 AM

Debunked?

3. Marijuana is adictive
There are little to no withdrawal symptoms

4. Marijuana is a Gateway drug
If you click the link unequivocally disproved the idea you'll see the the first sentece of the study reads A new study by the RAND Drug Policy Research Center casts doubt on claims that marijuana acts as a "gateway

I've done my fair share in the past and I find a lot of this hard to believe.

MelBridgeman · 11-09-2010, 08:50 AM

meh what would you expect from thcfinder.com

KTrain · 11-09-2010, 08:51 AM

(Source: Coedmagazine.com)

Not exactly a reputable source for seeking out medical evidence to support your argument. They know how to post galleries of hot chicks but that's about it.

You shouldn't have so much rage if you're smoking enough pot.

Bring_Back_Shantz · 11-09-2010, 08:53 AM

God I hate activitst potheads.
Find something else to talk about FFS!

REDVAN · 11-09-2010, 08:55 AM

Pot myth that's not actually a myth:

If you smoke it on a regular basis, you're an idiot and normal people will judge you hard.

Weiser Wonder · 11-09-2010, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by REDVAN

Pot myth that's not actually a myth:

If you smoke it on a regular basis, you're an idiot and normal people will judge you hard.

You have no idea how many people there are who smoke it regularly and have very well paying jobs.

KTrain · 11-09-2010, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

You have no idea how many people there are who smoke it regularly and have very well paying jobs.

A well paying job doesn't make you exempt from being an idiot.

Weiser Wonder · 11-09-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by KTrain

A well paying job doesn't make you exempt from being an idiot.

They aren't idiots either. They are responsible, intelligent, and respected members of their community. It's sort of like those who somehow manage to maintain their standing in their community despite drinking. Incredibly difficult but it can be done.

REDVAN · 11-09-2010, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

You have no idea how many people there are who smoke it regularly and have very well paying jobs.

Yes I do have an idea how many. Doesn't mean I have to agree with the behaviour.

eg/ There are probably 1 million Oiler fans in the world- doesn't make it okay because that many people do it.

Frank MetaMusil · 11-09-2010, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by KTrain

A well paying job doesn't make you exempt from being an idiot.

Neither does smoking or not smoking pot

Russic · 11-09-2010, 09:01 AM

While a blog named thcfinder may not be the most unbiased source on the subject manner, my personal experiences seem to be in line with a few of their points.

I've known several guys who smoked wayyyyy too much. Every day for years and years. One guy married a girl who didn't like it, one guy hated spending so much money and one guy decided he wanted to be a cop. All 3 quit completely cold turkey without much of an issue. Sure they missed it, but I've seen people have harder times with staying on a diet.

I have to imagine if they drank or smoked cigarettes every day to that extreme for that period of time they may have had a harder time kicking those habits over a weekend.

alltherage · 11-09-2010, 09:03 AM

Jeeze a lot of hate out there... I was just posting an article. Anyways, they use more sources than just the one magazine:

http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/study...cer-10660.html

http://www.rand.org/news/press.02/gateway.html

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/n...t-damage-brain

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...33-503544.html

These blanket statements are as stupid as "People who drink Beer are idiots!"

Get a life.

REDVAN · 11-09-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Weiser Wonder

They aren't idiots either. They are responsible, intelligent, and respected members of their community. It's sort of like those who somehow manage to maintain their standing in their community despite drinking. Incredibly difficult but it can be done.

You're likening a functioning pot smoker to a functioning alcoholic and you then claim they aren't idiots?

If you are a "functioning" weed smoker, then you have just as much to be concerned about as the functioning alcoholic. The same goes for people who need 8 coffees to get through the day- yeah you can do it, and maybe you have to, but there is a smarter and better way.

Devils'Advocate · 11-09-2010, 09:07 AM

You are comparing a "weed smoker" to an alcoholic. The two don't compare. Unless in your lexicon "someone who drinks alcohol" = "alcoholic".

Weiser Wonder · 11-09-2010, 09:08 AM

No I'm not. Regularly drinking doesn't mean "right when I get up to stop the shakes." Just as regularly smoking pot doesn't mean doing it all the time, just several times a week.

Not to mention, lumping all addictions together like that doesn't make any sense. Constantly drinking coffee is no where near as bad as being a functioning alcoholic. And chronic pot smoking is somewhere in the middle of those, but it's not addictive for most people.

Matata · 11-09-2010, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by REDVAN

Pot myth that's not actually a myth:

If you smoke it on a regular basis, you're an idiot and normal people will judge you hard.

<--------------------------- Smokes daily.

Mechanical Engineering degree, Environmental design masters student.

Still judging me hard? still think I'm an idiot?

alltherage · 11-09-2010, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Matata

<--------------------------- Smokes daily.

Mechanical Engineering degree, Environmental design masters student.

Still judging me hard? still think I'm an idiot?

The only idiots in this thread are the ignoramuses making broad generalizations.

COGENT · 11-09-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Russic

I've known several guys who smoked wayyyyy too much. Every day for years and years. One guy married a girl who didn't like it, one guy hated spending so much money and one guy decided he wanted to be a cop. All 3 quit completely cold turkey without much of an issue. Sure they missed it, but I've seen people have harder times with staying on a diet.

I've seen that too and more times than not. However, I've also seen some friends get really into cocaine. I'm sure it has a lot to do with personality.

alltherage · 11-09-2010, 09:16 AM

Oh and just to put this out there, I smoke almost daily and also hang out with people who don't smoke, go away for business, holidays, whatever where I don't smoke at all with no issue whatsoever.

I also take breaks without even realizing if I run out or don't feel like going to get some or simply dont want to spend the money. I've never had any symptoms of withdrawl... ever.