MJ - Your Opinions - Page 3

tHeGiNo · 08-19-04, 12:33 PM

Samba, I had read that you only have a bad memory when you are intoxicated, and that in most cases, when you are off marijuana your memory is renewed, but again maybe I am wrong.

Samba · 08-19-04, 12:40 PM

You may be right... but I know that MJ has caused a significant memory loss in my fiance. It was cute at first, but now it hurts... he can't remember what we did on our last anniversary, etc. Oh well... I've been taught that THC does cause memory loss while attending high school and in college. I tend to trust what my professors say...

rwg · 08-19-04, 12:40 PM

Samba: This is meant as spirited debate, not as an attack, so please take it in that spirit. I find it a bit funny that you admit to smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol, and then say drugs aren't for you. Guess what? You are already addicted to a recreational drug (nicotine), and you are an occasional user of another (alcohol). While the pros and cons are different for each recreational drug out there, there is no fundamental difference between them.

Memory loss: My memory is extremely bad. I often dont remember things from back when my wife and I were dating. It has nothing to do with drugs. I have a bad memory, and it was a long time ago. I've seen plenty of references to studies showing that pot causes temporary short term memory loss, but I've never seen any studies showing long-term or permanent memory loss from smoking pot. Not to say there are no such studies...I dont know for sure. I do know that aging causes long-term memory loss. We all age.

Samba · 08-19-04, 12:48 PM

RWG,

First off, I know that I use 'drugs' we all do... even if taking an aspirin for a headache... we have ALL used drugs at some point or another. The way I separate this is: what I do is legal. It is not against the law. I won't go to jail for it..

As for aging causing memory loss... I think it important to tell you that Trevor and I are only 24!!! It's not like he's 50 and going through a natural process!!

I'm not aware of specific studies on MJ and memory loss but we all know they're linked.

BTW I'm not trying to attack anyone or thing, I am just voicing my opinions, as requested. I felt this was a significant related issue that hadn't been brought up.

I'm not really against MJ; for the people who want to use it, it doesn't bother me, I just choose not to have that for myself.

P.S. Drinking in moderation has been proven to beneficial to the body...

Thanks for your comments. =)

Matt_K · 08-19-04, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tHeGiNo
Samba, I had read that you only have a bad memory when you are intoxicated, and that in most cases, when you are off marijuana your memory is renewed, but again maybe I am wrong.

I have a horrible memory.. And I know why... And I haven't touched the stuff in close to 6 years..

hhw · 08-19-04, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Samba
You may be right... but I know that MJ has caused a significant memory loss in my fiance. It was cute at first, but now it hurts... he can't remember what we did on our last anniversary, etc. Oh well... I've been taught that THC does cause memory loss while attending high school and in college. I tend to trust what my professors say...

Are you sure it's not just because he's a guy? :P

As far as I know, marijuana only affects short-term memory.

tHeGiNo · 08-19-04, 01:17 PM

Quote:

First off, I know that I use 'drugs' we all do... even if taking an aspirin for a headache... we have ALL used drugs at some point or another. The way I separate this is: what I do is legal. It is not against the law. I won't go to jail for it..

Alchohol was illegal at one point :P.

Samba · 08-19-04, 01:17 PM

You're right, guys don't remember anything... LOL J/K =)

Yeah, but he's been smoking it 'long-term' LOL I don't know any specifics, but I'm sure no one will disagree that his memory would be better if he hadn't been smoking it for years and years... =)

The Gino - Not really getting what you're trying to say... Alcohol is legal now. I'm FOR the legalization of MJ, and just because I don't use it doesn't make me against everyone who does...

capsicum · 08-19-04, 01:43 PM

This is deffinately interesting. I have tried it, and discovered that not only does it make me feel absolutely nothing, but I also have an aggressive allergy to the crap (when in my body, otherwise I am fine).
Now my poor hubby can't even breathe any of the stuff (eg. if someone is sitting outside smoking it an we are nearby), and he becomes violently ill.
I don't support the idea of the government getting involved with regulating it (look at what happened when they regulated tabacco), but also couldn't care less if they legalized it. As long as I don't have to breathe it in while in public, then whatever.
I have also known too many people who feel that pot excuses them from being responsible - the owner of a small store going into the back to smoke up during business hours (with customers in the place), the mechanic who is constantly high and can't remember where he put that blowtorch, the teen who started on pot just "for fun" and is now a full-blown heroine addict, or the single mom who sells it and smokes it daily, only to beat on her tiny children afterwards (and yes, the police were called many many many times, yet she still has custody of the kids and just had her fourth). Too many people use it as an excuse (for whatever reason). Thats what I hate about the use of pot.
Other than that I really don't care what anyone does.

TK

marisa · 08-19-04, 01:59 PM

NOTHING above moderation is good for you.

If you drink, that's fine....but getting loaded out of your mind each night is irresponsible and leads to other problems. Same as marijuana. A joint now and again is fine with me, but I don't get high everyday and try to work and care for my house. It just doesn't work that way.

But I feel sickened that booze is legal, while MJ is not.

It really literally makes me sick that society as a whole thinks its PERFECTLY acceptable to have a drink after work, but if a neighbor came up to my house after I get off work and sees me smoking a joint, I am suddenly "a drug addict"

Marisa

tHeGiNo · 08-19-04, 02:07 PM

Marisa, that ideology is the exact reason behind my post. Capsicum, I totally agree on the whole excuse thing. My mom is always watching these law shows, like Cold Case Files and City Confidential, and I am always hearing these murderers saying "I had been smoking marijuana and didn't know what I was doing." Like, give me a break...

Samba · 08-19-04, 02:27 PM

Marisa, I agree with all you say.

It is sick to know that alcohol causes, fights, deaths, accidents and embarassments, yet is legal. MJ tends to calm, relax and usually persons who are high couldn't fight if they wanted to.

It should be regulated, in my opinion.

marisa · 08-19-04, 02:52 PM

Agree with you Samba....regulate it just like booze....sell it ...tax it....do whatever you want....but STOP pretending that having a drink after work vs. having a joint after work is different.

Marisa

capsicum · 08-19-04, 03:05 PM

So true Marisa! No difference except that one was once illegal and one still is. No difference in that way.

TK

CDN-Cresties · 08-19-04, 03:27 PM

Why do I get the feeling that Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are reading over this thread