The Effects of Smoking Weed

Weed goes by many names, such as cannabis, which is the scientific name, marijuana, ganja, pot, grass and hemp. It was well established in many cultures for both ritual and recreational use. Weed as been labeled an illegal drug for over a century. In fact, Greece and Turkey made its use illegal from as far back as 1890.

Today, its psychoactive properties make it popular with people from many walks of life, from college students to musicians. It has been well documented however that using marijuana can have an adverse effect on the health. In fact this goes beyond the most obvious risk of lung cancer from inhalation of the smoke. The reverse however is the many studies and reports of its medicinal properties including pain relief associated with many serious illnesses.

The effects of this drug or medicine depending on which side of the fence you stand are highly debated. Because of the highly controversial nature of the discussions it is important to show views from both sides.

Positive Effects of Smoking Weed

There is little doubt that weed has medicinal value. In Jamaica, the highly effective glaucoma drug, Canasol is derived from weed. In many countries medicinal marijuana has been approved for use for various ailments for pain control. It is also used in killing brain tumor cells helping to make surgery and treatment more effective and improving the prognosis for patients.

Impact on Brain Activity

There is research which shows that ganja positively impacts alpha wave activity in the brain which is responsible in part for a relaxed state. Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London in the UK have also found that the same chemicals in cannabis that alter mood can also be used to control seizures and pain.

In Cancer Care

Some studies have proven that ganja helps to alleviate or lessen nausea for persons with cancer and in those having chemotherapy.

Negative Effects of Smoking Weed

For those persons on the other end of the spectrum, smoking weed has numerous unhealthy side effects. The main ones cited are:

Weeds Effect On The Mental State

This is the main reason why most people use weed. The ‘high’ can incorporate many feelings and sensations. Marijuana has been shown to have not only a mind altering effect, but also to change ones mood. The experience of some users has even bordered on the spiritual. There is concern in many circles that in this state, weed smokers can be a danger to themselves and to others.

Hormonal Effects of Smoking Weed

While this is still being hotly debated, most studies suggest a link between long term use and the body’s production of certain hormones. According to the Brown University website, excessive weed use can lead to erectile problems and lower sperm count. Women’s monthly cycles can also be affected by marijuana use. It should be noted that marijuana use has not been shown to cause complete infertility.

Effect on Short Term Memory

Both those for and against the use of the weed agree that excessive use can affect short term memory.

Impact on fetuses

There have been a few studies which suggest that smoking weed during pregnancy can affect the neurological development of children.

One thing is certain, the debate as to the effect of weed will continue for a very long time. Like anything else that can be abused, marijuana use can be good or bad, it all depends on the purposes for which it is used. There is no denying the great potential that this embattled drug has for treating various ailments. Sadly, the level of research needed to fully expose the benefits of the “holy herb” is not where it should be. This is possibly a result of researchers not wanting to get caught up in the debate about the risks associated with its use.

138 Responses to “The Effects of Smoking Weed”

I smoked marihuana for many years and I totally loved it. It’s legal in my country (Netherlands). But it came at a price: first paranoia, later daily panic attacks. I had to quit (now 10 years ago) and this wasn’t easy at first.

Meanwhile many people told me that marihuana played tricks with their mind. Some say they know ‘tricks’ to keep the paranoia etc. away, while others start hating marihuana after a while (and so do I). I’m surprised this page doesn’t say anything about that.

I’m sure that for some people, like cancer patients, marihuana may work like a medicine or pain killer. but know that if you use it for pleasure, it may come at a price.

Comment by Henk — April 25, 2009
its weird people say we shouldnt use weed because it has bad side effects, ALL pharmicudical drugs have negative side effects whats the difference

Comment by ganjsta — April 25, 2009
Weed…is really good if u know when and how to smoke

Comment by Mr.Weed — May 10, 2009
Are quit smoking aids really effective? Has anyone here tried any of those stuff and became successful in cutting smoking out of their lives?

Comment by Sarah — May 28, 2009
I have been smoking weed for some years now and i like it but lately i have not been feeling myself i forget a lot of things which isn’t good. there’s know good or bad way on how to use weed you just smoke it

Comment by prettylady — May 28, 2009
I love to smoke weed!!! its just something i love to do

Comment by MR. Weed — May 28, 2009
My friend went cold turkey on weed a couple moths ago and diddnt suffer any quiting effects. Another friend does it nearly every day and can go weeks without it if he doesnt have money for any and is fine.

Comment by MR.Awesome — June 6, 2009
People are different, which is great. There are many persons who have quit smoking cold turkey without any problems. Others are not so fortunate.

Comment by Jessica — June 8, 2009
You are wrong prettylady. There are many safer ways to ingest cannabis. Most popular is eating it in brownies and all kinds of other food. There are also products like lip balm and hand cream that contain the THC and will still achieve the desired result without ruining your lungs. I have also tried a tincture made from the plant that comes in a liquid form. Smoking is the preferred way because it’s more convenient and much quicker than making food or hand cream.

Comment by Skroller — June 8, 2009
I have smoked weed since 28 July 2003. I started writing about my experiences and even got to a “higher plane” if you believe that stuff. I learned that the Mind is programmable and if you allow your thoughts to wander too long on something – at least you can conclude it. All is Well!

Comment by Omix — June 9, 2009
i lve weed and cant quit useing it.Im in love with it…

Comment by rashman — June 11, 2009
i used to smoke weed for a couple of years and soon began to hate it…..the high it provides is only a high its not a sustained form of being happy…..during the trip everything seemed to be in my control and soon aftr the trip i felt lost…..assson as i quit smoking it i realised how different the world is….i completely lost touch with reality…my grades din drop they actually rose…..i used to smoke it and study for 8 – 9 hours at a stretch …..but then i began realising that i couldn remeebr wat happened the previous day or the previous week.
an i had terrible paranoia trips……the guilt of smoking it consumed me……it stil lhas an efect on me to this date aftr almosta YEAR BUT i guess i have to givemyself time to heal

Comment by omicron — June 17, 2009
i have smoked weed for over 10 years i started when i was 7 an then i stoped for about 4 years an i never felt the need to smoke it, it never made me paranoid or anything all it did was kick the pain an it chilled me out an sayin that it changes your mood all it did to me was make me feel good i love weed for real

Comment by deepcreed090 — June 18, 2009
A lot of people say weed have them hallucinating n they hate it now but if you been smoking 4 as long as u say, then u must have liked it b/c u smoked 4 so long. If u can’t handle it or don’t like it just simply don’t smoke it. Leave it to people like me who love 2 smoke all day every day. It’s not forced. I forget things too, but I always remember later. When weed is smoked you should be relaxing n not trying 2 remember things unless necessary. Half these poeple talking about the bad effects of weed probably smoke cigarettes and they are worst to me.

Comment by Smoking On Purple Ease My Mind — June 19, 2009
weed is the best!..but it dose make you have paranoia and it makes you really lazy.For alot of people it puts them behind in life and can lead to other drugs.I love to smoke but make sure your green aint laced!

Comment by candy robinson — June 19, 2009
ive used it many a time…for 5 or so years…and do it maybe once a week now…used to every other day but i cut back….i agree with the guilt of it consuming you….once in a while ill smoke and then feel mad guilty for some reason…and other times i get super paranoid and think everyone knows…even if i was alone….but ive yet to notice long term effects

Comment by unclesam — June 20, 2009
im 20 and am already starting to notice the effects of smoking marijuna in excess, i forget what i did last week and am finding myself confused by the easiest of things, i keep trying to quit but no such luck….yet…. maybe this week will be the one

Comment by oasis1 — June 25, 2009
Good luck on trying to quit smoking. There are many natural remedies available.

Comment by Jessica — June 29, 2009
1st time i smkd weed i went mad, it felt as if everybody was against me, i lost most of my sence of touch, sight and hearing nd couldnt control what i was doing, i had continuous panic atacks and an unbelievably high heart rate, at one point i almost fainted. I had no idea that this would happen. I had a certain expeariance that i like 2 call the ‘pause and rewind’ effect where everythng around me just stopd and rewinded and then started again. My mouth was also extremely dry nd i had a feeling of ‘butterflys’ in my stomach throughout the whole expeariance. I even had claimed to see God and Jesus etc. Personally from my expeariance i dnt thnk weed is bad i just thnk that it isnt meant for everybody. The same drug might have different effects on different people. So if somethng like ths happens to you than you should know that it isnt meant for you at all.

Comment by Swaz — July 2, 2009
weed helps me relax and forget that i live in a f***** up world.everything has its side effects the question is ‘are u willing to take the risk?’. I guess i am

Comment by multioutkast — July 3, 2009
im 21 and i’m smoking weed for 2 years almost everyday … i realy love it … but now i understood that it couse a lot of problem(such as forgetting , anxiety , etc…)
… what should i do ? should i give it up or … ?! Help me !

Comment by mike — July 3, 2009
You all are paranoid to begin with so you really shoud’nt do any drugs,When you don’t have a strong mind anything can affect it in negative ways.I have smoked the good stuff all my life and never had problems and all the hippies in the 60’s that smoked turned into most of todays Ceo’s of all the major corps. and guess what..most of them still do it behind closed doors.Don’t knock something just cause you can’t handle it kids,we took acid,mushrooms,speed..smoked angel dust and I’m as sharp as ever!

Comment by Big Old Smoke.. — July 4, 2009
hey guys
this is my reesponse to my effects
last night me and a few mates rolled a small joint shared it then we rolled one 2 papers wide and 1 and a half papers long they had a few tokes then cudnt handle it so i had the rest theni didnt no where i was i went to the servo bought a drink started walking home i cud feel throbing in my groin and legs etc. and so i sat down then i saw a halucination of a guy walking up and down the road pumping weigts and i felt like i cud here his music then i said to myself i have to get home b4 i green out so i kept going stopped for a moment kept going got to my steps then threw up then passed out on the stairs then for some reason i crawled on the grass thenpassed out then woke up went inside threw up in the toilet passed out in the bathroom woke up and went to bed now that was the worst effects i have ever had the normal effects are laughing alot talking and not knowing where i can get a drink lol so thats my input thanks

Comment by Mr.Greenthumb — July 6, 2009
i started smokin weed when i was 12 i hav no side effects when i smoke it im relaxed i can quit for months, i remember evrything and my life rox i even got straight a’s throughout school. Why get paranoid just relax and enjoy!

Comment by Weedluver — July 8, 2009
im going to be a sophomore in college, and it was my freshman year when i really got into smoking weed (or eating it). my grades were lower the first semester, but somehow the spring semester when i REALLY REALLY started doing it alot was where i rose my grades tremendously. in my haydays i was getting high every single night no lie, and i still kept a social life, still went to the gym daily, and like i said did all my work efficiently: thus proving that not all weed smokers are unproductive members of society, and i see no reason why it should be illegal. i can understand why some wont want to smoke it, but thats def. not the only way to do it, and ive gone whole months without smoking and felt no withdrawel symptoms or cravings of any kind. people who get behind in life as a ‘direct result’ of smoking weed probably are just stupid and do it at the most innappropriate times. its all about balance… long live the herb!

Comment by DannyZ — July 11, 2009
i also want to add that i disagree with claims that weed is the ‘gateway’ drug-if anything, im more prone to doing stupid shit and other substances when im drunk first. when im high i usually am more conscientious about that stuff instead.

Comment by DannyZ — July 11, 2009
so is here no real bad effect from smoking weed?? like lung canser or anything? cuz i found out my sis started smoking and i just want to keep her safe.

Comment by Shelby :? — July 14, 2009
im high right now so what/., i still play basket ball n im sick at it

Comment by Beenie Ben — July 21, 2009
Weed… it takes you into a totally different plane where you are all alone, away from the noise of the world and all the concerns you are forced to have… for a moment everything numbs…. it is nice… but it gets over… too soon… and it leaves side effects… for me i lost my hair… most of it.. i was just 24… for two years i suffered… finally i have taken up to minox twice a day and my hair is restored to 90 %(miracle!!) but i suffered from serious guilt whenever i looked at my scalp in the mirror nd wished i had never smoked weed….

There are better , more sustainable ways to alter your mood… try brainwaves (Alpha, beta) and meditate…. it will elevate you to a different plane… like someone said… meditation is the ultimate LSD… experience it and you will understand what i mean….

Resources to try:

Download : Brainwaves – Kelly howell , others ( love, faith etc other brainwaves)
Use deep brething and learn pshycic meditation…

As the music soars and your mind starts to imagine… you be lost … totally…

Happy dreaming….

Comment by green — July 24, 2009
i use to smoke for year .I started when i was 12 and i met a girl and she made me quit cold turkey but after a month i started having depresion for a week and after while i tried it again but it didnt feel the same

Comment by carlos pineda — July 25, 2009
i am 15 and i have been smoking for 2 years and i love but its time to give it up its to much money and i forget evrything its time

Comment by nick straps — July 30, 2009
Im 14 i smoked a dub ( 2 times a dime ) with three peeps and i rrely took alot of puffs first everything got dizzy and everything got more funny then it usualy was , but this lasts bout 2 3 hours , i felt my throat alil soar and my heart was beating fasssttt !!! , but what i realized is dat you are still concious of what u do u just loose some control but u gain it in a day or 2 but sometimes i hav experienced some depression but its ok … anywayzzz i didnt smoke for like 1 week and a half and i feel great and im not addicted at all anywayzz guyzz smoke weed but not 22 muchh ight peace..

Comment by dub4life — July 31, 2009
smoking weed should not be a crime, it’s a way of releasing your mind.

Comment by rixks — August 2, 2009
Hey I just started and my first time it sucked, the shit I got tasted terrible I burned my throat from the greens (Out of a hitter) and I threw up.. BUT THEN OMG it felt so relaxed. everything was slowed down and then I just tweaked and then I felt tired and went to bed.

2ND time – I woke up and smoked some new weed, and omg was I ****** UP! I was tweaking liek no other my roommate said, thought it was totally funny. THE THING that makes you TWEAK SO HARD (The experience is liek 20 times better) TECHNO AND LOUD! I just let beat flow through me and it was like I was in another world. No stress, no school, no work. It was just wonderful, like a nirvana and then after it was over I ate and felt tired again and slept. I remember everything and I’m fine no side affects. Weed is fine if used in a recreational or Medicinal state and YOU ARE NOT BEHIND THE WHEEL.

Comment by Crazytrain — August 9, 2009
i am 17 i have smoked for 5 years and the only bad thing about it…is running out..

Comment by glassyeyes — August 11, 2009
Its very challenging I know I’m trying to stop myself (cold turkey) I’ve been through a whole day without smoking but I have a long way to go. Imma 19yr old female and I’ve been smoking since I turned 18 I know, not that long but I’ve smoked probably a blunt or more everyday since then haha. I guess I’m “withdrawling” but I tend to forget about it (the weed) lol. I’m scared I don’t want to gain any weight from trying to quit but my 20th bday is comming up and I wanna party. Idk I’m not going to let pot control my life tho. I think pot controls you if you let it,I know to stop smoking is hard but I’m ready. Good luck to the pot quitters!!!!!

Comment by tinytot — August 11, 2009
Quit it.. thats it . if you feel like you can’t hold on to such drugs then don’t even take d first puff because it will ruin you down the road. But if you are really sure of your commitments then try it out, its fun! But mind it.. DON’T GET ADDICTED TO IT!!

Comment by Quit it — August 22, 2009
I will not bore thee with the long details of my life but after starting smoking weed at the age of 15 one year down the road it become more than a habit to me.

Weed is a wonderful recreational drug to say the least its relaxing properties are something you will not find when taking any other drug. However it is a drug as all drugs have there downsides and should defiantly be taken in moderation. Moderation does not mean smoking it every day.

In my years as a heavy cannabis smoker I encountered many of these ”downsides” in my health, mental state and to my pocket! I encountered severe paranoia from the amounts that I allowed my self to use. It also stopped me from being able to concentrate on my studies and work, and lead to the inevitable loss of both my job and education.

I stand by my view that cannabis is not the worst drug in the word to be taking, in fact I would rather alcohol be banned and cannabis legalised in the UK any day. However it is not what I would call a ”good drug” either. Anyone that tries to ignore the downsides is doing nothing more than lying to them selves, and all should think of the repercussions of what such a drug can do.

Cannabis is a gateway drug, meaning in 6 out of 10 cases people who smoke it will go on to try other drug’s another factor that should be considered. NEVER in a million years would I have tried ANY of the drugs I have taken in the past if I hadn’t have been introduced to weed.

In the past ten months I have ‘’smoked weed” less than a handful of times and thoroughly enjoyed it fortunately not having a job and not associating with the same crowd that I did has meant that the opportunity has arisen than said number of times. But I dread starting collage as I do not know if I have the will power to withhold.

My advice to non smoker’s, don’t smoke it. For those I cannot convince smoke as little as you can.
For those who smoke heavily try and cut down the worst that will happen is you may save some money.

I hope this is of some help to someone.

Kind Regards

Anonymous

Comment by Annonymous — August 22, 2009
WEED IS AWESOME IM A BIG WEED SELLER MULTI MILLIONS IM STACKED BUT THATS NOT THE CASE WEED JUST A PLANT NOT A DRUG!!!!!

Comment by THE GODFATHER — August 24, 2009
Well, every dude keeps saying that they LOVE to smoke weed BUT don’t forget, as stated in the article! It lowers your sperm count (A MAN WITHOUT SPERM IS USELESS) . . . And I have friends that smoke weed AND i hate what it does to the personality (ITS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN PERSONALITY AFTER YOU SMOKE) . . And I didn’t know that it affects your short-term memory BUT its true cause my friend is VERY forgetful (JUST HAPPEN’D RCENTLY) . . And alot of people classify weed as a herb BUT in society it’s a DRUG! If you need to smoke everyday, it becomes part of your life. Therefore you have a DRUG ADDICTION. Say what you want to say BUT lets be real about it people. This are FACTS!!

Comment by YePiTsAL — September 2, 2009
Man.. Weed Isnt all That Bad , Its Just iF You Do It For No Reason
And Just Smoke It , For Smoking It…But , Me , I Smoke Weed Because Its The Shiit , Weed Be Hittin The Spot Sometimes , Feel Me… BennySmokeOneWidUhNigga !

Comment by BenJoel — September 3, 2009
I first began smoking at the age of 15. I tried it a few times and i loved it!i really dont see what the big deal is.I personally havent ever heard of anyone dying due to the use of marijuana or anyone overdosing on it like the other drugs out there. Its just a plant for god sakes !!! So do what you do and blaze one up!!!!! If we have to put up with all the bulls*** in this world why cant we smoke to help keep us sane?

Comment by Steady blazin — September 3, 2009
Grass is not evil, I believe people who suffer the so called negitive effects were fucked up to begin with, Ive smoked very heavily since I was 13 (3grams or so a day) it costs me nothing as i grow it myself, i have often gone for as long as a few months without smoking, no withdrawel effects, i missed having a blunt but not as bad as some comments, and for those of you blaming weed for all your shortcummings (work, school) you are just another one of those lazy, weak bastereds.

Comment by Scally — September 6, 2009
Scally: Learn to spell. Grab a dictionary or something.

Anyway, it doesn’t seem like weed takes a significant toll, provided you don’t smoke it daily. As a few people have said here, moderation is the key. I’ll never understand individuals who become so deeply involved in “weed culture” (plenty of you have commented here), where the person’s personality doesn’t go much further than “Yeah… Dude… Like… I love weed!”. You must have very vapid lives.

I don’t enjoy it, however. I’ve tried it on a few occasions and it was really akin to throwing a blanket around my head. Tactile, aural and visual sensations were hazy and dulled. I felt sleepy, but I felt no elation. It was a bit of a letdown after all of the hype and praise it gets.

Comment by Picard — September 6, 2009
Weed is not bad! How many times do hear something bad happened cause of weed. The only reason its not/wasn’t legal is cause the gov. can’t find a way to tax it. Weed is so much butter than any illegal/ alcoholic substance. Think about it, alcoholic is stupid, its makes you do stupid shit. A person would get violent or when they wonted to go somewhere the first thing they would do after getting behind the wheel is speed. If you were stoned you would be mellow, or calm, with the exceptional hyperness or thrill craving mood. Thousands of drunk people die everyday. If pot were legal so many more people would be stoners. Less alcoholism. Less death. Stoners only drink cause there on probation for getting high. It shouldn’t be that way.

Green is also used by many people as medicine. For pain relief or stress relief (one of them being me).

Chemical drugs are addicting. If your addicted obviously you spend your money on it instead of bills or utilities or necessities. Its a scientific fact thats its almost if not impossible to get addicted to marijuana. My piont is a person shouldn’t hate what helps, hate what kills.

I say, “Power to the pot-heads, Marijuana is medican “

Comment by Morgaaan — September 7, 2009
What you have to remember is that Cannabis is a plant. As far as cancer goes the only thing you inhale is plant matter. The tobacco you buy over the counter is TAMPERED WITH, nicotine is not a natural substance found in the tobacco plant neither is the thousands of chemicals they mix with it to increase shelf life and get you hooked. The real problem lies with the millions upon millions of dollars spent trying to stop the distribution of this nearly harmless product. The fact that it is illegal is the reason in the first place why there is violent crime if any commited during the selling of this substance. As far as all of you go with the weird stories of its side effects it may be laced or too strong for you. Search your own Heart/Soul or mind if you do not like the way you are when you are using don’t use it is as simple as that. The very worst thing you could do is obsess about what it does to you when you are on it, it is all part of the high and you could give yourself a panic attack. I have, keep in mind that you are in control of your actions and that any mental instability that you are feeling is temporary and that you are in control believe it or not of your own thoughts. Acting responsibly and using your judgement is the best way you can support the movement for legalization.

Comment by john — September 9, 2009
if you dont like weed dont smoke it! if you do, enjoy! why does everyone always have to harass and hate?! its like cigarettes or drinking! if one doesnt like it, they dont do it! they should legalize with the feds already and not just the states! we all know the govt can just tax the sh*t out of it and get more $! stupid freaking people! i was an A+ student and i smoked bud almost everyday my last 2 years of HS! i still smoke i still have a job at a jewelry store and go to college, passing with A’s!!!! bud creates peace and laughter for those who enjoy it! for those who dont, JUST DONT FREAKING ASS SMOKE IT!

Comment by loveMOTA — September 26, 2009
weed is for losers that need to get a life!

Comment by lindsay — September 29, 2009
im 11 and i want to try weed, and know what it feels like.. but i dont want to get addicted or get any problems/side effects like erectil disfunctions i want to bang chicks when im older you know but just reply on if i should try or not

Comment by crooks — September 29, 2009
DONT SMOKE WEED.. i love doing it but there are so many problems that come with it.. its good, fun and freggin’ chill but really if your 11 and you wanna smoke weed.. hah its really not worth the trouble and the hassell!!! rethink your decision my friend..

Comment by michelle — October 2, 2009
Don’t smoke the Weed.

Comment by Weeed Docktor — October 14, 2009
HEYY! I LOVE MARIJUANA BUTT! well there is no butts about it everything is great obout it!
KEEP SMOKING KIDS!

Comment by MacaRoni CheeSe BalonEy — October 15, 2009
I LOVE MARIJUANA! SMOKE ALL DAY!!
TOKE TILL YOU CHOKE…
AND THEN TOKE AGAIN
BC YOUR NOT CHOKING ANYMORE,
AND THEN CHOKE

Comment by MacaRoni CheeSe BalonEy — October 15, 2009
i been smoking weed since i was 16 now im 18.
at first i used to do it for fun and once in a while
like 2 times in a month then i started to smoke more and more, now i can smoke 2 blunts per day, i really like
to smoke weed it became like my hobby i just love it. but i been feeling different then i used to be, i prefer to stay home and smoke rather then go out and party. sometimes it mades me feel scarry or like everybady is watching me and they know that i am high, now i realize that i have to stop smoking and not just me my boyfriend too we been noticed that we been having to many problems just because of weed, with our families, friends, even our selfs, lost memory, impatient or anger, we just smoke cush and we have t smoke like 2 blunts tp get high because we need more to feel the pleasure of the highness. we really want to stop smoking we made a promise but is really hard to keep it, he has worse problems then me he is been smoking for 5 years, and i want to help him but i dont even know how to help my self he has even think about suicide him self, wich it not good at all thats a reallly big problem i have to keep an aye on him he even ask me to tell him to stop but is not easy he has a lot of friends and family that use weed and they make him smoke with them he is my neightbord but i cant not have an aye on him avery second or day. and he deoesnt want to ask for profecional help he even got mad when i talked about it:( i dont know what to do and i dont want to became as he has.

Comment by angeles — October 18, 2009
Weed is not bad…. Don’t matter how many times you hear it are say it weed is not bad. how many times have your herd of people over dosing on pot? you might think there dead but they wake up hungrier than a mother f*****:) If you have problems with not being able to eat well here your solution.lol I started smoking bout couple years ago and i have changed my perspective of just about everything. now i am a sophomore in high school and i dont give a fuck bout much anymore. it will mellow you out and you can concentrate better on school and lower the deths in the u.s but the states to dame stuck up they got be aan ass bout it and keep it from being legalized.

“”Stoners Rule”"”"

Comment by stonnerlove10 — October 26, 2009
Marijuana has really improved my college life. It helps me relax when getting bogged down, see things in a different perspective, and reminds me to take things one at a time.

Marijuana can negatively affect any life. To much of anything is bad. But the money our government spends on anti-weed adds in the media, border control to keep weed out, task forces for eradicating weed, as well as paying for the upkeep of so many weed possession convicts in our jails and prisons, is an outrageous amount. This needs to stop and we need to see the legalization of ganja.

Comment by Mike — October 28, 2009
If the government don’t legalize it there not worried bout the population decreasing because there out there saling pills other substance that people get and over doco on if you give them a blut they wont ever pick up another pill from the moment they start smoking till they die…….. weed is the way to get stress off your back and stop all pain and hurt……. just cause you cant tax it dont mean it can be legal hell we doing just fine saling out on streets and makin the doe and getting the good out of it…. wedd is the new drug to my life.. stoners rule:))))

Comment by stonnerlove10 — October 28, 2009
I’m 16 and i’ve been smoking for 2 years. recently i began to feel paranoia when i smoke alone. i’ve decided to cut down on my smoking habits and quit smoking alone. Weed is meant to be shared with other people. WEED IS THE FUCKING BEST; but it does eventually start to bring you down if you do it too much and it can cause paranoia when you are high alone.

Comment by Anonymous — October 30, 2009
I have smoked for a while now. It actually helped me out of the depression I was in. It does make you tend to forget little things. But I still remember very big and important details. Its not addictive at all. Unless… You have an addictive personality. Anyone who has an addictive personality can be addicted to almost anything. So its not the weed. I think it should be be legalized to especially help our economy. Weed isn’t bad. Its natural and helps with pain, hunger, and many other things. I love it and always will

Comment by Brandospands — October 30, 2009
Ive only been smoking weed for 1 year and i have loved itsince the begining it hasnt changed me at all, the only complaint i have is how tired i get after the high…i love weed and i suggest that people who have never gave it a try definatley should

Comment by Ganja94 — October 30, 2009
My bf is a heavy weed smoker. he stopped for a year for religious reasons and then mysteriously started back up again. To me weed is addictive. Not that there is something in the drug to make you addictive, but you get addicted to the high sensation. Most weed smokers look sick with dark bags under their eyes, and relly black lips. Trust me, that is not attractive to any woman!!! Its like the weed makes people not take care of themselves anymore. One more comment, About the medical weed: it was on the news about 1 month ago that they must put a label sergeon generals warning that is might cause cancer. The government has began giving us weed that has been illegal for over a century. Think about it guys….

Comment by Me Me — October 30, 2009
i started smoking weed wen i ws 16….i ws first in evrything……nw m 24 n m fucked up in ma life coz of this….so plzzzzzzzzzzzzz stop weed n protect yourself……………..thank u

Comment by mave — October 31, 2009
i love weed god put this for us thank you holy jane .so stay high

Comment by robert — October 31, 2009
It’s pretty surprising to me how many of idiots have posted stuff like “dude I lovgvvvv weed LOL”. If that’s your attitute about a drug that requires a lot of responsibility then you’re bound t get fucked up by it. I’m 15 and I’ve been smoking for about a year and I’ve enjoyed every moment of my highs. But lately I’m getting lows and I don’t feel like myself any more at times. If you know that feeling, you know it really sucks. Although weed is really not additive it’s all up to the user whether they want to use it or not. After many years of getting high a person will usually not want to stop, so it’s hard to quit. My advice to anyone out there deciding to smoke or not, don’t. You’ll thank yourself later down the road.

Comment by DSOTM — November 1, 2009
Marijuana is addictive. I don’t care what everyone says. Why do people feel the need to smoke it everyday? Is that really the only way you can be happy? It ruins relationships and lives. I’ve also noticed that it changes your personality if you do it a lot. Look at the people who do it everyday, they can’t even spell. And guess what people, it’s unfiltered so of course it can cause lung cancer! I’m reading this crap for a health class debate, and I can’t believe there are so many ignorant people on here. Find something better to do with your lives! Me Me, if you’re against smoking weed then I suggest you get rid of your boyfriend because he will never stop. He’ll do it behind your back. Been there =/ Good luck though.

Comment by Ross — November 2, 2009
i took weed and i noticed that everything around me was changin,i couldnt sleep,ma heart was beatin faster and i was so hungry.i just couldnt control maself. so ma advise is that u should quit it before its too late. you may be mad.

Comment by sunny eyo — November 2, 2009
i have been smokeing since i was 11 and im 16 now and all i have to say is that my grades in school have gone up because weed helps me concentrate. even tho i cant remeber names and stuff all that well all the girls at my school still think im hella hot so say what u wanna say

Comment by budsmoke92 — November 3, 2009
okay a few things, you people, weed is hardly a substance of impairment, maybe your first few times, theres also no”higher plain” its just a high, you’ll experience brighter colours, intense relaxation, and if you continue to use it, there are No physical side effects you must just have an ugly boyfriend, they may look tired because trust me, all weed does is make you tired,..which in turn poops your memory, etc basic functions less keen, if your looking for a real mind experience, try salvia, lsd, mushrooms, cocaine, weed is dirt, it just helps you relax and puts all the bad things in your life in the vault temporarily, i have friends who can drive competently while smoking weed, after a year of casual pot smoking, you hardly feel impaired anymore..

Comment by PnL PJ — November 4, 2009
oh and by the way im promoting weed, and than informing you that it all depends on your metobalism, things like that, if your a heavy sleeper but have a certain amount of energy you rely on, than you may cling to it like a tit and become a tired weed smoker, but weed is amazing without a doubt, you can sit down without any consequence”in the right situation” and you lose sight of all negativity, and you dont bother with caring about the negative things you recall, now it doenst Make you happy it just seems to distort your perspective, if you want something to change you, or what you see, than you want a Drug” which is not weed, not technically i know lol” you want something like mush, or cocaine, ecstacy, dont worry about mary j

Comment by PnL PJ — November 4, 2009
p.s im not promoting those other drugs i mentioned, BUt its all your choice, just know that those Have REAL life endangering consequences and effects of every length

Comment by PnL PJ — November 4, 2009
i have been smoking weed for long time it is good in some ways like wen u are mad,but it has bad effects like on your famly and friends

Comment by yuri — November 4, 2009
why does a person need 2 smoke weed? whats wrong with just dealing with life with out weed.

Comment by leo — November 4, 2009
i started wen i was 5. 80 years later im still doin it its great

Comment by Your Mom — November 5, 2009
I think it’s funny how everyone that said they smoke- can’t spell!Look, to each his own, you want to smoke then smoke. I’m a do me and you do you.

Comment by jewels09 — November 6, 2009
ya man this gay cigarettes re legal but weeds not is bullshit
btw i hate cigarettes never had never will smoke em

Comment by ??? — November 6, 2009
the government needs to just go ahead and legalize it so the economy will have lots of successful advantages now. i mean think bout what i said there would be lot less killing and deths on weed and its not really addicting unless you love it but if you dnt love it all that much you can always smoke it wen you wont to so that if you ever feel that you wont to drink and get f***** up you will think twicw bout the effects and what could happen when drinking but than again you will love at the best effects of weed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stonerlove:)))))

Comment by stonnerlove10 — November 6, 2009
its good for the soul

Comment by Coolest Chick Alive — November 6, 2009
SMOKE WEED EERYDAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by ganjaLOVER — November 6, 2009
only mad cunts smoke weed.
DDDDDDDDDDDDDD dont ever give it up.
smokie smokie

Comment by cause i got high — November 8, 2009
smoke more more more more more more more
then sell your dope (8)
keep on hustlin.

Comment by i sex weed — November 8, 2009
weed, is a drug; just like alcohol is a drug. In fact one of the main reasons alcohol is “better” than weed and is hence legal is because of its destructive nature; but that’s a separate issue all together; think about it sometime if you actually care. 10 times the amount of money will be moved using alcohol, opposed to weed even if and especially if it was given out for free.

Weed again is a drug, a drug that I have found to be very useful when used with the right mindset. Weed is an intensifyer; it intensifies what ever it is you already are and what ever it was you were already thinking, especially after you are already used to the fact that it will naturally give you a bit of a happier disposition due to its effect on the dopamine receptors in the brain.

It is easy to assure the masses that weed is evil. Its as simple as suggestion. If you grew up knowing weed was the devil so to speak, smoking it will only further prove your point.

The real power of weed comes from a neutral stand point. If you are free from the influence of society and others; left with only pure curiosity/self-criticism and of course the conventional ability to discern the difference then you will discover for yourself exactly what weed is to you.

It’s a bit different for everybody because everybody’s a bit different. It is whatever you make of it.

for example: Stoners are lazy. This statement holds a lot of truth as most s

Comment by holyshit — November 9, 2009
for example: Stoners are lazy. This statement holds a lot of truth as most stereotypes do because… Your mindset for doing a chore is pessimistic to say the least; do you enjoy doing a chore while not high (sober) is the question. Weed will intensify what you already are or think, hence chores become more of a pessimistic mind set for you and hence more of a chore instead of what would usually be a simple task. This is why a stoner has less motivation than someone not high to do a chore.

If you don’t believe me then just find out for yourself, see what optimism + weed equals.

Of course don’t worry about loosing brain cells because already you would prove that you didn’t have the half a brain required to follow directions as it is. (Neutral-standpoint) if you don’t know what I’m talking about still then don’t worry about it just go masturbate.

Comment by holyshit — November 9, 2009
heyy my friend is smoking weed pretty regular and i am worried that he will end up killing himself because of it what should i do?

Comment by concerned about a friend — November 9, 2009
marijuana is the key to revealing who a person really is

Comment by garrett — November 9, 2009
i smoke weed its gr8! If u feel lyke u wanna kill urself ova it get off of it!!!!!!!!

Comment by t@3 — November 10, 2009
I have smoked weed sice i was 14 and i am now a 17 year old in highschool and i am a ap student who has 3.7 grade adverage if you ask me smoking tabacco products and achole is more of a rick then smoking will ever get you u get cancer from tabaco and liver failure from alchol ima keep smoking me refer and see yall up there on cloud nine

Comment by Omari — November 12, 2009
all i need is jack an weed…good to go uncle sam holds lots of limits on what i do but spice is the neew good shit

Comment by jbeufrfkesry — November 15, 2009
weed is good but bad for u

Comment by x3 — November 17, 2009
weed is a beautiful thing no joke

Comment by jack tripper — November 17, 2009
So this kid claims he is an AP student?? He barely spelled anything right. “…am a ap…” ummmm should be I’m an AP….wow….looks like the weed has affected you some! I wonder what your major will be in hahahahaha

Comment by Kassie — November 17, 2009
i love to smoke weed all the time and if you want to join me come to notthingham eastwood rollsene drive 24 cyaa soom !!!!

Comment by josh clements — November 19, 2009
We all know that weed should be legalized, not only because it has medicinal properties and would help the economy, but because it is a basic human right to be able to do with your own body what you desire. Right now I smoke a new cannabinoid which does, in my opinion, everything that THC does. The good thing is that it is legal in most countries and I don’t have to deal with shady characters. Unfortunately, where I live some not so nice people sell pot–another consequence of it not being legal.

Comment by charles — November 20, 2009
I’m thirteen and I really wanna try smoking weed. My boyfriend smokes it, and he asked me if I ever would with him, but Idk if I should. Everyone in my school says how amazing weeed is, & I wanna know what it’s like. Can you get addicted? & how long are you high for? I think I might. Any adviceeeee?

Comment by kellly — November 21, 2009
i been smokin weed all this year nd yeh u do get paranoid bout randomm shit in ur life but thats mostly coz u smoke to much i started at 14 fukin luv it my lil brothers 13 right now nd he smokes more weed than me the little fuker now he smokes as much weed as he does hes funny as fuck but hes a cheeky little cunt aswell :L i go quiet wen i smoke to much weed but i still no wat im doin i can sit with every1 but sometimes al go quiet nd get right into the covo every1s havin nd be just as intrested as if am talkin nd the best thing to do is terrorise ur mates who are stoned nd cnt handle it :L like mickey we call him fritzl nd tell him to keep away from the lil kids nd callum hes got a big forehead nd he gets called sperm whale.cliff,forehead its just funny nd me nd jaymie have smoked alot of weed we even used to go robbin to get weed.we were on 30 quids worth a day then 100 then tenerrs bit a day nd were fine i love weed smoke weed all the time smoke it with mates who smoke it alot to :L gd times nd goin in class stoned with redeye its jks smoke weed :L its all in the head the para 15 now

Comment by bucky drinker for life :D — November 21, 2009
I HAVE SMOKED WEED FOR 5 YEARS ON AND OFF LAST YEAR I HAVE STARTED SMOKEING EVERYDAY. I DONT THINK THAT THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS TO IT. IT HELPS WITH STRESS LIKE CIGGARETTS. WEED IS NOT BAD FOR YOU IT GROWS LIKE THAT ITS NOT LIKE CRACK WHEN YOU HAVE TO ADD BACKING SODA AND WATER [[I DONT KNOW THE RECIPE]] HAHA ANYWAYS ITS NOT BAD I LOVE IT

Comment by blazin chronic!! — November 23, 2009
I Hate Weed!! I been drawn! everybody get high on thanksgiving and go eat up all that food!

Comment by Qii — November 23, 2009
I smoked weed for the first time when i was 12. It ruined my life at that moment. my best friend didnt want to talk to me anymore, i was depressed. i eventually started smoking weed often and it was fun, all i wanted to do was smoke weed. then i started getting called a pot head. i didnt like it. then i found out about all the side effects it can have on you. im 15 and am already noticing the effects. i come home and dont know what i did that day(i did no drug to forget.)and would remember after a while. i’m forgetting things that would usually be easy. i was in algebra and realized i forgot how to graph things. i mean thats the easiest thing in math. and i just couldnt remember.depression over somes me sometimes. from the loss of dopamine in my brain. weed has done nothing good for me at all. and you may think oh i love weed it does nothing bad at all. but quit for oh say a week. and you’ll feel VERY depressed. i’d rather not get cancer and i want to be strong and quit. im trying but lets hope i dont give in to my friends with major weed hookups. ://.

Comment by ashley. — November 24, 2009
Sometimes I get stressed out with life and have trouble controlling my temper with my kids. When I am stoned I’m more patient with them and my mood lightens. I gain a happy and “appreciative of life” perspective when high. I feel more sensitive to mine and others emotions and am able to perceive myself in a different perhaps even in a clearer way. Kind of like I’m on the outside looking in, when I’m sober it seems more like the other way around. As far as pot making me slow, lazy, forgetful and hungry, yes, yes it could, but it’s not that difficult to override those effects simply by force of will. The more one smokes the easier it becomes to control ones self while stoned. It takes a little time to build up some resistance as with any controlled substance… Sure there are many other ways to snuff a short fuse, meditation, yoga, exercise, counting to ten doesn’t work for me but pot is just as enjoyable. I love my drugs, and while I may be an addict, it can’t be that bad if my sons second grade teacher is hounding me to put my son on a “low dosage” of speed to help him focus in class…

Comment by ddblue — November 24, 2009
Every medicine that is prescibed by a doctor has some type of side effect or the person end up havig some type of health problem or even death.What drug is safe?weed cant be more harmful than those drugs that r even FDA approved.

Comment by kita — November 26, 2009
I have smoked weed on and off since I was 15. The past few years I have been experimenting. I drank every day for 1 year, during 2007. During 2008 I did another drug for 1 entire year. 2009, I smoke weed, every day. Right now, nearly the end of the year. I am contemplating giving up early. I am stressed. I am depressed. And to be honest, I actually think I’m the only real person on this planet. Weed challenges you, to see if you can handle the next step. When I smoke weed, I think about different topics, questions, and ideas. The answers come to me so easily. Then again, it’s an altered mind perception, right?
Tonight, I thought there was a solar flare, and my consciousness jumped back an entire week. I also felt as If I could wish the entire world away. If I wanted to.

So, I hope all you people thinking it does nothing to you, actually sit down and think about it. I thought “Am I even real?” and I nearly lost my mind. Luckily I have friends who are still there to support me.

I also smoke weed to figure out life’s big question.
Anyway…

I recommend not smoking weed.
-Alpha

Comment by Alpha — November 26, 2009
i no wat u mean alpha gets u thinkin shit u never really wud fink without weed nd other shit

Comment by bucky drinker for life :D — November 29, 2009
I’m 14 and I have never smoked weed. I never thought peer pressure would hit me like it has been recently. Weed affects different people in different ways. The reason I dont smoke weed is because my life is fine the way it is, my friends and family love me and I have a great time without the drugs. I have gotten a bit drunk before and I understand how people would use alcohol or drugs to hide there problems. But all that is gonna do is make it harder to get back on you’re feet when you’re in a tough situation. You need to be able to see things the way they really are. Not how they are when you’re high. When you’re high you will normally feel like everything is good and there is nothing to worry about. That will intensify the problems you have. Because you will start to use the drugs so you can feel like everything is good. But once you are back in reality the problems are there again. I dont think anyone should do weed/other drugs in any situation. I just think that if you’re gonna do it, do it to have fun. Dont do it to hide you’re problems. That’s just a weak minded decision. And its the weak minded people that become addicted to drugs.
If you have not done weed its best not to. But if you’re going to you should realize the problems you have before you do it. Don’t let weed control you. Don’t give into peer pressure.
I believe that people should be themselves, but you cant do that when you’re high. Besides, although you will have fun be chill and get a different perspective on things when you’re high. You need to see things with eyes you’re born with. Not the eyes that you are letting be controlled by a substance that provides false happiness.
Hippies are stupid! If they really want the world to be at peace you have to do it without getting the world high. That day that everyone is sober is the day true peace becomes reality.
If you have not smoked weed or done any other drugs but you are thinking about it. Listen to the lyrics of this song “no giving up” by crossfade. Great band!
Don’t give in to the false happiness provided by drugs. Just love and hold onto the good times you have when you are innocent and try to hold onto it.

Comment by jojothemonkey — November 30, 2009
ur a fanny jojo

Comment by bucky drinker for life :D — December 21, 2009
bud is the holy/healing herb for many many reasons,without it there would be more deaths and many other tragities! in my countrie it is illigeal(america) and it the goverment has been trying to stop theuse of it but they will never come close, im 15 and ive been smoking bud for 7 years and it hd made the biggest impact on my life in the most positive way imaginable! and it makes me sick that there are people that think it destroyes lives and controls the way you think and act, exspecialy the ones who havent smked. you need to shut the **** up and dont speak for the kids, cause we have a voice and as far as i know we have freedom of speech and you need to spend more time worrying about the people overdosing on heroin and meth and stop worrying about a “DRUG?” that heals condition and/or disease. and you guys who are saying it make u dipressed and and that other nonsence i have a solution for you,if you cant handle it and dont have the mental stregthness for it dont smoke and keep your mouth shut, stop making it seem like no one can be mentaly stable while under the influance of a (herd not a drug.) and ruining our lives by keeping it illegal and getting thousands of people arrested for using a natrual product. if all those people didnt smoke there tree the murder rates and crime rates will be hiigher than ever. so next time your critisizing people who are involved in marijuana or your signing a polotition on keeping a plant illegal think of all the hundreds of reasons that it helps the citizens,and few reasons that it should be legal even though those most have 80% lie to them,just legalize it and let everyone grow in tere homes and you’ll see your country change for the good!!

Comment by JAKE — December 26, 2009
hey can any one suggest me the effects of smoking weed daily.

Comment by vijay — January 1, 2010
I’m 35. Smoked casually from 18 to 25 then more heavily everday to 32. Now quit for 3 years. I totally loved smoking but it has completely screwed my brain. Memory, planning, speed of thought, coordination. Basically fried and dazed. So many people on here have no idea. I remember being in my early 20s thinking this stuff was harmless. I wrote half my uni essay stoned and they were better for it. I not only could drive perfectly stoned but I wpuld skin up driving no problem. So don’t think it won’t get you. The first sign of damage started at 29 I recall not being able to dial a phone number that a friend was calling out.And the damage is permanent. Don’t smoke or do any psychoactive drugs. It permanently alters brain function and ruins your life.

Comment by Toby — January 2, 2010
And to Jake above. I am so sad to read what you think. When I wad young like you I felt pot helped me thru things and it did. I would have written the same. I hope you stop but if you don’t, remember this post and in 10 years when you have no job or wife, don’t say you weren’t warned. But young people never listen. I never did so I don’t blame you. You think you’re invincible. Unfortunately you will learn the hard way. But I tried. By the way can we also stop the divisive need to say pot is a herb or natural as if this means it is therefore safe. Tobacco, uranium, mushrooms, cocaine, opium and the vast majority of medicines are derived from plants. This is irrevelant. Everything is a chemical including water.

Comment by Toby — January 2, 2010
if you don’t smoke weed all the time it doesn’t have a negative effect lets say twice a month it is impossible for it to harm you it just like everything can have negative effects if you over use it.

Comment by Duane — January 2, 2010
kk i’ve smoked weed for the last…3 years, n at the beginning it was aight, no problems i enjoyed the buzz, and i kept with my day to day life,about 4-5 months in tho, shit started gettin bad, my grades droped n i stoped goen to school, to chill with my firneds n get high, do some stupid shit ect. but it went away…i didnt quite know what happend and i still dont today…perhaps it had to do with age n the development of the human brain…and the same can be said with diffrent people, weed effects everybody diffrent, becouse even tho were all human beings were not all the same…diffrent ailments attack our bodys, diffrent chemicals and diffrent dosses are in everybodys bodys depending on how old you are n what you’ve done in your life, these changes can make the effects of weed soo diffrent, and it never helps when your green is laced, but i view weed as a recreational use, you get together with your budz smoke a joint or 2 and enjoy the day, its not addictive and anybody who truely believes it is n have tried it, im sorry but you allready have a weak mind state, it affects your thinkin, slows it down, makes everything prosses a bit slower, n depending on who you are it an actually help, the affects of weed have actually helped me to understand the flaws n…well you could say, the right thing to do, but…it slowed everything down, allowed me to think everything thro within the time given…idk, weed has many uses n can do many diffrent things…its a chemical and can be re-writen in the table of elements not everybody can injest every chemical into thier body, you wouldnt try putting anything that was mad from u-223 into our body now would you…bad example but i dont have a chart in front of me n its the first thing that comes to mind, all in all weed was ceated naturally, we didnt make it, it has its uses n its side effects but i wouldnt fuck with it, im 16 atm n smokeing weed has helped me so fuckin much after the age of 15 to think clearly, its helped my communications skills (as long as im not flyen really fuckin high that is) its opend a lot of paths for me n now i know what i wanna do with my life, i found something i’d be good at, i used weed to help find my place in this fucked up world, n i’ll continue to smoke it becouse it hasnt harmed me, i know better then to let it harm me, if you guys do stupid shit wwhile high only off of cannabis then theres something wrong with you, not the herb, your just to slow to realize it, weed is a wonderous thing, tho not for everybody, n if you dont like it, dont do it, and dont knock on other people for doing what they believe in, i believe in cannabis, and i’ll stick to my believes, how would the christains, or any toehr religious roup like it if there as half the population knocken on there believes, everybody has their own opinion, n you should just let them have it

Comment by asshole — January 5, 2010
n yo jake, good syain, i agree with most of what you’ve said, alltho knowing the governemtn i dont want weed to be legalized, i like my herb the way it is and once we’re actually allowe to have it, on come the axes n the problems society bring with evrything it allows

Comment by asshole — January 5, 2010
I started smoking at 15 I am now 17 I did not start smoking heavily until summer of last year, My step mom does it and buys the really good shit so I would get (no joke) at least 30 bong hits in a day if I couldn’t keep the bong in my room if I could I couldnt tell you how much I smoked I got soo fucking High!! it was awesome but BUT my girlfriend requested that I quit and I am trying but it is very difficult every chance I got i smoked even after it threatened to ruin my relationship with her, I am not saying this will happen to you if you smoke but there is a chance it will since I only visit my dad every now and then I would have to stop smoking for long periods of time, this was easy at first and sometimes it still is but there have been times where i get depressed all i want to do is stay in my room which worsens the depresssion (I visit my father once a month sometimes once every two months and when I visit I stay for two weeks and blaze) I have only tried to quit once and failed after 10 minutes lol I am three days sober and go into spouts of depression and the first day i felt anxious and really wanted to get high it gets better as time goes on but i noticed tht I had trouble remembering what I did yesterday it feels like I am high right now since I forget a lot, my vocabulary has dropped immensely I second guess everything I say for I fear I might say something a stoner would say…. The whole point of this comment is if you are going to smoke find out how your body reacts to it after being high don’t worry so much about how you are when your high no one I repeat NO ONE has ever over dosed on marijuana the worst that will happen is you will puke and pass out Weed is a drug but its the best one out there i am pro smoking but be cautious of how it affects you when you stop, Blaze All Day!!!!! but be careful of how you react to it when you sober up

Comment by Big SMOKA — January 6, 2010
Jake your crazy! I love weed, maryjane, whatever you may call it but not enough to be in denial about it’s adverse effects on the human body. Think about people you know that smoke EVERYDAY…you and I know that they aren’t nearly as upbeat and intelligent as they once were before they started down the “I smoke weed everyday and don’t care what people think because i’m a rebel” path, it’s what you sound like. Dude if smoking wasn’t such a big deal and you knew to be only benificial to people why bother defending it? In time the good things that it offers to people will be realized right? Cocaine is derived from the coca plant..which is just as natural as the mary jane plant and I don’t see you defending that…weed is okay for young kids that have no responsibility in life, kids that live off of mommie and daddy…in the real world that shit is not allowed, no one wants to hire a burnout, or some guy that is too high to even form coherent sentences..Judging by the way you spell you were obviously to high to even pay attention in English class…what if the someone you loved had cancer and the Dr that was assigned the task of healing this person was always stoned? How would you feel if that person died due to the fact that the Dr was to busy getting stoned instead of coming up with the cure for this disease? Come on kid, .grow up..it’s about time

Comment by Superman — January 6, 2010
Huge fan of Jojo’s comment, that’s real talk dude. Hippies can not create peace by being high out of their minds on a daily basis. People need to understand that most of the problems we experience require quality time and attention to solve..when your stoned the work just isn’t as quality..it’s like playing music stoned..have you ever tried..honestly you sound like a rockstar when your high, but if you record it and play it back to yourself sober..it will sound much different…Just saying stop with the drug abuse, let your mind be put to use.

Comment by Superman — January 6, 2010
smoking weed is fun jst cant stop smoking it,if it affects u then quit smoking it leave 4 tha real rastas 2 smoke it smoke weed till u can fly mmmmwwa

Comment by ras ken — January 10, 2010
weed is alright here and there, but i wouldn’t do it everyday, my uncle who has smoked weed for probably 20 years or more now had a brain hemorrhage from use of mainly alcohol and weed, and have seen some brain dead people who use it.. jojos comment is spot on mate your a switched on kid for 14, i have nothing against people who smoke weed, but i wouldn’t advise doing it, i never got anything out of sitting in one spot for hrs on end after smoking half a dozen cones back in the day, im glad i never got into it heavy.

Comment by aaron raguse — January 12, 2010
i hate weed and any drug users, i have mates who bash the crap out of drug dealers and users.. there weak people who need to find a hobbie, the human body is a precious thing, and look what people do to it, fill it with alcohol, weed, and any other fuked up drug out there.

Comment by kunty — January 12, 2010
weed is for the weak, alcohol is worse but, i rather have sex then smoke wee.

Comment by matty simpkins — January 12, 2010
i don’t smoke at all, but a friend of mine does. im worried about her so decided to read up on it. why is it that this site makes weed not seem like such a bad thing?

Comment by Hero... — January 14, 2010
okay so i smoke. point blank…
i have good grades in school. those who critisize…
why critisize something you simply have not tried?
quite hypocritical dot=nt you think?
dont say you dont like it before you dont try it.
i play rugby and when i pull a muscle it helps relieve the pain. most couldnt understand to compare. and vicaden never worked. yes i agree their are side affects but every person is different.
its like alcohol you do have light weights.
some people get overly stoned(drunk) it is similar in ways.
but it is healthy in so many ways. it clears our ciggarette tar and smoke in your lungs. i think it should be legal but with tax put on it. sh*t i mean thats money to go to building new roads. put an age limit on it and on driver lisence i say they should have a small pot leaf right by if your an organ donor because some people cant handle it. and if you took a test like a physical but for marajuanna and passed then you get the leaf on your id.
its not as bad as people think it really isnt. so dont judge something by what you see or hear about it, try it a few times yourself. it helps people with sleep apnia. i would know.
and too kunty & matty simpkins…
number one it dont make you weak i am a women i box play rugby wrestle did mixed martial arts and played soccer for 7years. and you know its not right to say their week. and find a hobbie? i have my hobbie im strong no steroids. i smoke occasionally to get rid of pain and stress, and its ten times better than nicotene. yes the human body is a preciouse thing, but what more can we do huh? life sucks… so do we savor our oh so precious bodies?? we have minds and the point that makes us precious is about how we choose to live and carry ourselves and man i tell you what i live my life even with all the drama i keep walkin and brush it off. but thats no reason to be immature and critisize something you have not tried. even if its done somethin to someone you know it doesnt mean it will be the same to you. just like people and their pain tollerance. example enough? and too matty simpkins…
i think anyone would have sex…
really? i mean come on its pleasurable who wouldnt??
but marajuanna isnt that bad. its just different. and it relieves my stress, helps prevent seisures and panic attacks, and yes for beginers it can cause panic attacks but after that its calming.

Comment by heather4u713 — January 14, 2010
Many of the smokers on this site can barely spell or speak English, and most sound like idiots. I think they all need to grow up and learn to deal with life and all it’s ups and downs. Yes, people experiment, but for heaven’s sake … daily? Anything in excess is bad for a living thing. I do think weed is a gateway drug and, like any drug, it just exaccerbates existing problems.

Comment by shirley — January 14, 2010
i get high everyday before school i see nothin wrong wit it and i do all my work also u love gettin high.

Comment by justgothigh — January 14, 2010
my friends have been taken away from me because of this horrible drug. they think they have to smoke everyday and try to get me and join and it really kills me because i know that by them smoking they will get nowhere in life.

Comment by harli — January 16, 2010
Okay. So I’ve been smoking weed since I was 15 and I’m 18 now. I would do it about 3-10 times a week. It’s always been fun just to chill with friends and laugh about anything. But last night I went to a friends house to celebrate my birthday, which was Friday, and to get high. So we bought some really good stuff. We got like 2gs and split it with 4 people. We used a bong and a steam roller. I’ve never used a steam roller until lat night so I didn’t know how much I could handle. We did 4 hits off the bong and like 5 off the steam roller, which I could only handle 3. I got so high I felt like nothing was reality and everything went slower and my friends cat felt like air when I was petting her. It was really weird and the time went unusually slow for me. It felt like 5 hours when it just was about 45 minutes. But then I started feeling really sick to my stomach. I never got sick off of weed. I mean, I was just getting over the 2nd flu I had in 3 weeks but it wasn’t like the stomach flu, just a fever, cold, headache and sore throat. I drank some orange soda and got some saltines and that didn’t help. I went to the bathroom just to get away from all the smoke and I felt a little better. I mean it was so bad that the cat got stoned, which was really cute. I went home, stil baked and sick out of my mind, ate and passed out. I don’t know what else happened that night, that’s all i can remember. I mean this weed wasn’t laced or anything. It was just me, my gay friend, another friend and her brother. I said I never wanted to get high again, but maybe I just went way over my limit.

Comment by Lizziemurder — January 19, 2010
the reason why weed gets such a bad rap is because of all the people who dont know how to use it properly, people who cant control their use and let their lives be taken over by weed. if you cant handle it you shouldnt be smokin it, leave it for those who can handle it and stop bitching and blaming weed for all your problems. weed is good, it makes you see life differently but its not for everyone, so if you cant handle it stop fuckin bitching about it and dont ruin it for those that can use it right…

Comment by spider slayer — January 20, 2010
Smoking weed is great, but it damages seriously your short term memory…is not recomended for students..i have feeled a pair of times paranoia and believe me …it sucks..your scared and think someone is going to kill you..

Comment by Jose — January 20, 2010
smoking a few times per week is good..it will feel good..but if you doit diarly it will ruin your life..

Comment by oo — January 20, 2010
LEGALIZE IT..DON´T CRITIZE IT!!!! JAHHHHHH

Comment by stephen — January 20, 2010
weed is bad ass when you eat it espeacially when you smoke it weed my bitch homeboy…this be home boy m ro i stand for my rights its all bout smoking mota

Comment by mathew — January 21, 2010
weed brings out who you really are (personality wise), if all you do is sit around and do nothing every time you smoke, you’re brain will get used to chilling so after a while you wont be able to concentrate as much or do the tasks that you were able to do before. Your brain is a muscle that you have to train, if your productive while smoking weed and you feel like you actually put some drive in what you do then your concentration will increase and you’ll obviously feel smarter but if all you do is get high and sit on your ass then your slowly losing touch with the world and your responsibilities. The anxiety is most probably when you realize a little change in your concentration and you start panicking a bit but just relax all you have to do is train your brain. Try reading, problem solving etc. if you know its not for you, be mature and cut it out of your life….dont try to like it.

Comment by Mac — January 22, 2010
Weed really depends on wh is smoking it also what weed you are smoking. There are 2 types indica and sativa and they are like 2 different drugs nearly, one making you “stoned” and one making you “high”, so people saying they have tried weed and it knocked them out and dulled their senses probably just need to try a sativa that will highten everything. Ive been smoking weed a few years now and it does have some small negative effects (usually only come from non-controlled overuse), but nothing like perscription medicine. Id rather smoke a joint then take a paracetamol for a headache. im sure nearly all perscription medicine has had at least 1 death from taking it and alcohol and cigarettes are one of the biggest killers, yet weed = no deaths. So why are they legal……money. The only reason weed isnt legal is because the sale of cigarettes/alcohol and especially perscription drugs would drop as people would find out it is a healthier way to cure yourself.

As for the negative comments on weed – this is usually due to ignorance.. Anything taken not in moderation has bad effects, and anyone that donesnt “read the labels” before taking, it is your own fault. Read up on weed before you try it and before listening to what others say, learn the different types and take what one will be more benificial for you.

In moderation, weed is fine for most people and can be used an enjoyable “tool” to help you through life. Obviously having more then a “modest” intake can lead people to getting out of touch with their life etc because they are devoting too much time to weed, the exact same would happen if you devote too much time to tv….. anything not in moderation can be bad. But weed used correctly and moderatly will enhance your life and will open your mind up.

Comment by gline — January 25, 2010
I’ve been smoking since i was 12, im now 19 and have taken 2 breaks, one for about 50 days, another for a month, after the second break me and my Girlfriend used it pretty heavily, but most of the time it was to relieve a stomach ache (which if you ask me, i think weed is the best thing possible for stomach pains) at the peak we were smoking about 3 bowls a day. 3 days ago we quit. and with weed utensiles laying around the house, it doesnt make it any easier. but after trying to quit on the 1st, and having a big smoke down.. we decided the best way is to slowly cut back. i do forget things but you just have to set your self up to remember things, im in college with a 4.0 and went to school high almost every day. this comment isnt scientific but from a long time users POV, its not bad to drive on, its makes many things more enjoyable, sex, movies, music, eating. im all for weed. and i hope that if i ever get cancer or any other disese itll be legal by then. it helps with pain, and takes your mind off your stresses. i dont see why its illegal, what if we fould out that smoking oak leaves gave you a high? would those be deemed illegal and removed from public places? i think not.

Comment by T — January 27, 2010
I’ve smoked every single day for a year now, 5-6 blunts a day. I am in the top twentyfive of my class, and graduating one year early. I’ve smoked weed since the eighth grade. So howwww is it bad?

Comment by girllll — January 27, 2010
i used weed for the past 3 years and stil do ……i feel itz an effective way of thinking creatively…..it takes you away from u’r worldly worries and it keeps u in the world wer u think a lot on u and the questions of the mind ……i feel who has used weed can do well …but who has not tried it …PLEASE DO NOT TRY IT …….have a high world……cp

Comment by karthik — January 28, 2010
weed is not a good thing but its not a bad thing also . exciss of all thing is bad . its all depand on ur mind and ur eating dite take halty food no any problems are arised .

Comment by jhon — January 28, 2010
smoking weed 0 deaths I just don’t understand why the gov. in USA is so afraid of a plant ? theirs worse things out there that their making and giving to people and childern. people need to read the bible more it’s in there its all over the world , cigs are more harmful then smoking . they just want to scare everyone cause their afriad . stand up for what YOU BELIEVE IN this is all of our worlds and we have a voice use it . no only on this but everything else thats fucked up in this world . ??????

Comment by sparrow0 — January 31, 2010
god made weed and man made beer…so in god i trust…i really dont understand why weed is not legal,its just a plant,something thet god made for us to relax and forget about this f**** up world…i am 14years old i have smoked weed for some months,i stopped a couple of weeks ago because i realized thet i have a long time to do all thet and i dont want to dessapoint my family or lose my girlfriend.I really like weed i didnt really have problems stopping smoking it but,because i only smoke wen i am with my friends.But i had some loss os memories,but later it all came back to me,i smoked weed to relax and party and not to study or think.i have so many weed thet i got wild,i thought the i was going to have an overdose, i slaped my sefl and i didnt know how to get home.i dont hate weed i love weed…the weed effects are out of these world,the best.I have to study now,be with my girlfriend and stuff,but maybe one day i will smoke it again…but for now NO MORE WEED….

Comment by The one... — January 31, 2010
im 15 ive been tokin since 11 i smoke almost every day my grades have drop from A to A and B but my counselers say im better at focusing i dont i just know my friend has that 1 disease were you cant speak right and when he comes over i fire up Cheif or Volcano(my bongs)and we can have a conversation i understand(because he can speak clearly/ or at least clearer)gotta go doing a report at school on when weed was made illigal.
ps im baked and still functioning fine

Comment by ganga — February 3, 2010
I started smoking when i was 16, smoked a couple times over the summer and the started smoking about once a week during the school year. A couple times I really freaked out and wasn’t in control. It was fun when used in moderation but it really began to depress me. I questioned the meaning of life and was sometimes zoning out and having deja vu, it really scared me. I have decided to quit, I just can’t handle it. I really agree that it depends on the individual. You have to be strong willed, many of my friends also smoke and they love it. For those wondering if they should try it I would say don’t start, if you know you want to smoke then you wouldn’t be on this website, so if you are reading this then I know you have some doubts and I warn that it will have negative effects for you.

Comment by =( — February 3, 2010