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Thats interesting that it doesnt kill brain cells, but like I posted earlier, the neurologist did tell me that prolonged use does cause nerve damage. Ive never smoke "The Marijuana" but I did smoke cigarettes for 18 years. I quit because I found that as I get older its harder and harder to stay in the shape I want to be in. One thing I hated when I smoked was that people always wanted to tell me that it was bad for me. Every smoker knows its bad for him! Its a choice we make.
My best friend in college was killed by a kid who was high. He was driving his moms SUV home from school after skipping class to blaze and well apparently was to preoccupied with being a worthless piece of trash to notice the guy crossing the street. Hit my buddy doing 65. My family owns two funeral homes, have any of you seen what a SUV will do to the human body at those speeds. Of course the boy driving was clueless and resisted arrest after cussing the cops about being a bunch of pigs and working for a corrupt government. I tried my hardest to keep my sisters on the up and up and in school. The eldest of my little sisters started college this year after smoking weed through highschool, barely getting by, and being a complete screw up. Well 1st semester she gets pulled over. Officer asks her why shes swerving and her eyes are bloodshot and the car stinks of pot. Officer searches and finds an O in the glove box. So now shes facing criminal possession charges and has decided maybe college just isnt cool. She wants to work at hooters now full time and be on her own. So does weed make you stupid. YES. Is weed Illegal because its chemical compound effects your mind ina negative manner. YES. Has it led to death of Individuals. YES. Is that why I'm going to law school and have turned in my own flesh and blood. ABSOLUTELY....Your not being original or different smoking weed your only costing the tax payers money, and your blazing buddy that ran over my friend has cost me a couple hundred hours of sleep, his fiance a future husband, and their child to grow up without a father.
I am deeply sorry for your loss. Truly I am. But what i stated was traffic fatalities at zero for the person UNDER the influence. And yes your sister is very stupid for driving high as hell and with a damn O in the glovebox. I mean, you can't GET much stupider than that. And I dont even know the person that ran over your friend so dont put that kinda s*** on me.
mtnkngxt;1461570; said:My best friend in college was killed by a kid who was high. He was driving his moms SUV home from school after skipping class to blaze and well apparently was to preoccupied with being a worthless piece of trash to notice the guy crossing the street. Hit my buddy doing 65. My family owns two funeral homes, have any of you seen what a SUV will do to the human body at those speeds. Of course the boy driving was clueless and resisted arrest after cussing the cops about being a bunch of pigs and working for a corrupt government. I tried my hardest to keep my sisters on the up and up and in school. The eldest of my little sisters started college this year after smoking weed through highschool, barely getting by, and being a complete screw up. Well 1st semester she gets pulled over. Officer asks her why shes swerving and her eyes are bloodshot and the car stinks of pot. Officer searches and finds an O in the glove box. So now shes facing criminal possession charges and has decided maybe college just isnt cool. She wants to work at hooters now full time and be on her own. So does weed make you stupid. YES. Is weed Illegal because its chemical compound effects your mind ina negative manner. YES. Has it led to death of Individuals. YES. Is that why I'm going to law school and have turned in my own flesh and blood. ABSOLUTELY....Your not being original or different smoking weed your only costing the tax payers money, and your blazing buddy that ran over my friend has cost me a couple hundred hours of sleep, his fiance a future husband, and their child to grow up without a father.
Myth: Marijuana is a major road safety hazard
A growing body of research indicates that marijuana is on balance less of a road hazard than alcohol. Various surveys have found that half or more of fatal drivers have alcohol in their blood, as opposed to 7 - 20% with THC, the major psychoactive component of marijuana (a condition usually indicative of having smoked within the past 2-4 hours).(3) The same studies show that some 70 - 90% of those who are THC-positive also have alcohol in their blood. It therefore appears that marijuana by itself is a minor road safety hazard, though the combination of pot and alcohol is not. Some research has even suggested that low doses of marijuana may sometimes improve driving performance, though this is probably not true in most cases.(4) Two major new studies by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration have confirmed marijuana's relative safety compared to alcohol. The first, the most comprehensive drug accident study to date, surveyed blood samples from 1882 drivers killed in car, truck and motorchycle accidents in seven states during 1990-91.(5) Alcohol was found in 51.5% of specimens, as against 17.8% for all other drugs combined. Marijuana, the second most common drug, appeared in just 6.7%. Two-thirds of the marijuana-using drivers also had alcohol. The report concluded that alcohol was by far the dominant drug-related problem in accidents. It went on to analyze the responsibility of drivers for the accidents they were involved in. It found that drivers who used alcohol were especially culpable in fatal accidents, and even more so when they combined it with marijuana or other drugs. However, those who used marijuana alone appeared to be if anything less culpable than non-drug users (though the data were insufficient to be statistically conclusive). The report concluded, "There was no indication that marijuana by itself was a cause of fatal accidents." (It must be emphasized that this is not the case when marijuana is combined with alcohol or other drugs). The second NHTSA study, Marijuana and Actual Driving Performance, concluded that the adverse effects of cannabis on driving appear "relatively small" and are less than those of drunken driving. (6) The study, conducted in the Netherlands, examined the performance of drivers in actual freeway and urban driving situations at various doses of marijuana. It found that marijuana produces a moderate, dose-related decrement in road tracking ability, but is "not profoundly impairing" and "in no way unusual compared to many medicinal drugs." It found that marijuana's effects at the higher doses preferred by smokers never exceed those of alcohol at blood concentrations of .08%, the minimum level for legal intoxication in stricter states such as California. The study found that unlike alcohol, which encourages risky driving, marijuana appears to produce greater caution, apparently because users are more aware of their state and able to compensate for it (similar results have been reported by other researchers as well.(7)) It should be noted that these results may not apply to non-driving related situations, where forgetfulness or inattention can be more important than speed (this might explain the discrepancy in the Baltimore hospital study, which looked at accidents of all kinds). The NHTSA study also warned that marijuana could also be quite dangerous in emergency situations that put high demands on driving skills.
scubasteve06;1461584; said:I am deeply sorry for your loss. Truly I am. But what i stated was traffic fatalities at zero for the person UNDER the influence. And yes your sister is very stupid for driving high as hell and with a damn O in the glovebox. I mean, you can't GET much stupider than that. And I dont even know the person that ran over your friend so dont put that kinda s*** on me.
I agree i never drive high or with anyone that is high, i am just not stupid enough to do that.........
penngomifan;1461607; said:I agree i never drive high or with anyone that is high, i am just not stupid enough to do that.........
Me neither I like being in my cozy house with all my MONSTER FISH!
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