Monday, April 2, 2012

Recreational Marijuana Use


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  • Many individuals use Marijuana to alter their state of mind or “get high” in the comfort and privacy of their own home.

  • Cannabis is non-toxic and is physically impossible to achieve over-dose. Aspirin, Cigarettes, and Alcohol, taken independently, kill more people every month than Marijuana ever has.

  • Marijuana is not physically addicting! There are no withdrawal symptoms (unless you need it as a medicine). Marijuana can be mentally addictive. It’s not that an individual CAN NOT stop using marijuana, it’s that some individuals DO NOT WANT TO stop using marijuana.

  • Smoking marijuana posses little threat to damaging lung tissue. The average marijuana smoker only smokes on occasion. Heavy marijuana smokers show no signs of obstructing of the lungs small airway. This shows that those who smoke marijuana are not likely to develop emphysema. There has never been a causal relationship found between smoking marijuana and emphysema or lung cancer.

  • There is no convincing evidence that shows marijuana causes psychological damage or mental illness. Marijuana does not cause profound lasting changes in the behavior of users.

  • Myths and Facts About Marijuana

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