It’s Time for a New Discussion of Marijuana’s Risks
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#2It’s fair to say that if we think smoke in general is deleterious to respiratory health and many chemical compounds found in different kinds of smoke are known carcinogens that marijuana is not exempt from those troublesome characteristics.
Given its potential harm as well as benefits in health, it’s worthwhile that people in general as well as proponents for liberalization, myself included, know more about all its effects. We as a population would be better served if there were a middle ground between it’s and evil gateway drug and it’s a cure to many ailments and should not be regulated.
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#3Whatever the risks of marijuana are, they pale in comparison of the harm done by the "War on Drugs" aka the "War on Poor People and Minorities". Anything that takes power away from the criminal "justice" system to lock up people for non violent offenses, I'm all for it.
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#4Lol fuck off. Same old shit...living in a city exposes you to probably more carcinogens then you get from smoking pot.
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#5It’s fair to say that if we think smoke in general is deleterious to respiratory health and many chemical compounds found in different kinds of smoke are known carcinogens that marijuana is not exempt from those troublesome characteristics. Given its potential harm as well as benefits in health, it’s worthwhile that people in general as well as proponents for liberalization, myself included, know more about all its e…
I disagree. If you read the literature you will find cannabis smoke, physically, is stunningly non-harmful and not associated with much more than perhaps a slightly higher chance of respiratory infection.
Whereas tobacco is ridiculously deleterious and causes oxidative damage directly iirc.
I used to think it was all about smoke inhalation but it’s not that simple.
That being said, obviously I agree that we need to study the effects of cannabis as much as possible.
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#6Whatever the risks of marijuana are, they pale in comparison of the harm done by the "War on Drugs" aka the "War on Poor People and Minorities". Anything that takes power away from the criminal "justice" system to lock up people for non violent offenses, I'm all for it.
The war on drugs has destroyed many lives of people in majorities as well, from poor all the way up to wealthy. This doesn't have to be a divisive issue. It's a human issue.
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#7HNers interested in this topic are liable to be interested in SlateStarCodex's treatment of it: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/01/05/marijuana-much-more-tha... .
tl;dr; according to the author's "Irresponsible Utilitarian Analysis," the statistically dominant factor in whether widely-legalized marijuana would be a net benefit or harm to society is its impact on driving. Since cars are, for most of us, the most dangerous thing in our lives, this probably makes a decent amount of sense.
Re: It’s Time for a New Discussion of Marijuana’s Risks
#8It’s fair to say that if we think smoke in general is deleterious to respiratory health and many chemical compounds found in different kinds of smoke are known carcinogens that marijuana is not exempt from those troublesome characteristics. Given its potential harm as well as benefits in health, it’s worthwhile that people in general as well as proponents for liberalization, myself included, know more about all its e…
I disagree. If you read the literature you will find cannabis smoke, physically, is stunningly non-harmful and not associated with much more than perhaps a slightly higher chance of respiratory infection. Whereas tobacco is ridiculously deleterious and causes oxidative damage directly iirc. I used to think it was all about smoke inhalation but it’s not that simple. That being said, obviously I agree that we need to s…
Lighting shit on fire produces carcinogenic material.
That's about all the science on MJ smoke (vs vapor etc) that I really need to know.
Re: It’s Time for a New Discussion of Marijuana’s Risks
#9Whatever the risks of marijuana are, they pale in comparison of the harm done by the "War on Drugs" aka the "War on Poor People and Minorities". Anything that takes power away from the criminal "justice" system to lock up people for non violent offenses, I'm all for it.
The war on drugs has destroyed many lives of people in majorities as well, from poor all the way up to wealthy. This doesn't have to be a divisive issue. It's a human issue.
Statistically the poor and minorities get treated worse with harsher sentences for the same offense. Don't you think it's strange that it was all about being "tough on crime" when drugs were happening in the inner city but it's all about "treating drug abuse as a disease" when it's illegal use of prescription drugs in the burbs? Drug dealers in the inner city get locked up. Doctors who over prescribe because they get "marketing assistance" may get a slap on the wrist if that.
Re: It’s Time for a New Discussion of Marijuana’s Risks
#10It’s fair to say that if we think smoke in general is deleterious to respiratory health and many chemical compounds found in different kinds of smoke are known carcinogens that marijuana is not exempt from those troublesome characteristics. Given its potential harm as well as benefits in health, it’s worthwhile that people in general as well as proponents for liberalization, myself included, know more about all its e…
I disagree. If you read the literature you will find cannabis smoke, physically, is stunningly non-harmful and not associated with much more than perhaps a slightly higher chance of respiratory infection. Whereas tobacco is ridiculously deleterious and causes oxidative damage directly iirc. I used to think it was all about smoke inhalation but it’s not that simple. That being said, obviously I agree that we need to s…
When I smoked weed heavily, I had persistent sinus inflammation/infection and coughed up black and grey mucus every day. Open wounds took forever to properly heal. Switching to vaporizing cleared those symptoms up pretty much immediately. Smoke is just plain bad for you, even smoked meat (BBQ) is linked to cancer!