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Or even consider using it occasionally or on a regular basis?
That's assuming you're not already using it illegally.
That's assuming you're not already using it illegally.
If Marijuana becomes legal in your state, would you try it?
I would not use marijuana recreationally.
However, if I had a medical problem that would be helped by marijuana, I would not hesitate to use it. Just like I would not hesitate taking an opiate if was truly medically necessary. I would not smoke marijuana because my lungs would revolt. I'd have to bake brownies or something..
However, if I had a medical problem that would be helped by marijuana, I would not hesitate to use it. Just like I would not hesitate taking an opiate if was truly medically necessary. I would not smoke marijuana because my lungs would revolt. I'd have to bake brownies or something..
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AmazedbyGrace said:
LOL, that's probably what I'd do -- bake brownies. Not that I'm interested in using marijuana.
Nope. Smells gross and stifles learning.
Smoked it when I was 15 till I was about 25, through the military and all.
I would never go back to recreational use, but I don't have a problem with a believer using it for lets say, dealing with chemo. ( I know a brother using it for that very matter)
Like everything else, God created it and called it good....
I would never go back to recreational use, but I don't have a problem with a believer using it for lets say, dealing with chemo. ( I know a brother using it for that very matter)
Like everything else, God created it and called it good....
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Recovering IFB said:
Unless my body/brain chemistry has changed since college, there is no such thing as recreational use for me. I tried it several times in college and it had no effect on me at all. Maybe I'm just naturally stoned and can't tell when it kicks in.
It is legal in my state. But I haven't started using it.
I tried it long ago, when I was young and stupid.
I didn't like it all that much.
I would use it now only if I had some medical condition that it's good for.
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I tried it long ago, when I was young and stupid.
I didn't like it all that much.
I would use it now only if I had some medical condition that it's good for.
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Castor Muscular said:Recovering IFB said:
Unless my body/brain chemistry has changed since college, there is no such thing as recreational use for me. I tried it several times in college and it had no effect on me at all. Maybe I'm just naturally stoned and can't tell when it kicks in.
With some people, it doesn't effect the first few times, I was one of those people also
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If my observation of every pot user around town is accurate, the stuff actually makes you retarded. So no.
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ALAYMAN said:
Why would it be sinful?
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Castor Muscular said:
I know you said it had no effect on you, but the intended effect for the overwhelmingly vast majority of uses is intoxication. That's a good enough reason, but I also think that it possesses the power to make a person subject/slave to it, much like cigarettes.
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ALAYMAN said:
I obviously don't know from experience, but some people say it just relaxes them. If someone got you to try it and you found out it just relaxed you, then would you still consider it sinful?
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Castor Muscular said:
Nope, too hypothetical for me. I know what it does, like it too much, and personally need to stay away from it.
In the event that the THC content was low, there was a guarantee of not getting high, and other adverse health effects (munchies, not good for a fat guy
), then hypothetically, I suppose. But the truth is, the concept of "relaxing" as I envision you've defined it, would come by a whole lot of activities that were more innocuous before I ever considered pot. Inhaling its harshness ain't relaxing, for one.
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This helps explain a lot of your posts.
In answer to the OP, no, I wouldn't because I believe recreational pot would be sinful.
*Jeff Spicoli laugh* woa dude! Way too funny! Nyhahahah!
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ALAYMAN said:
I know what that's like. I can see getting hooked on opiates or something like that, based on a very strong pain med I was prescribed many years ago. I forget what it was, but it wasn't your typical Vicodin. Very strong, and made me feel wonderful for a couple hours at a time. I'm glad I'm not the type to try to procure things like that illegally.
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ALAYMAN said:Castor Muscular said:
Nope, too hypothetical for me. I know what it does, like it too much, and personally need to stay away from it.
In the event that the THC content was low, there was a guarantee of not getting high, and other adverse health effects (munchies, not good for a fat guy
Well, here goes. I did it from the time I was a young teen and it is a dangerous drug. It is not comparable to having an alcoholic drink or smoking a cigarette. THC kills brain cells. It is not innocous. I knwo people who have wasted half of their adult lives smoking it and in my opinion (Notice I said opinion), it is not a gray area.
http://healthpsych.psy.vanderbilt.edu/2009/MarijuanaBrain.htm
Immediate Effects of Marijuana on the Body
The active ingredient in marijuana is delta-9-tetrohydrocannabinol, commonly referred to as THC. THC binds to and activates specific receptors in the brain, known as cannabinoid receptors (http://www.ctprevention.org/saac/Saac_Files/fs_marijuana_brain.pdf). When these receptors are activated, THC interferes with the normal functioning of various areas of the brain, including the cerebellum, part of the brain responsible for balance, posture, and coordination of movement, and the hippocampus, which is involved with memory formation. As a result, individuals under the influence of marijuana may experience impairment in motor control and compromised short-term memory. In the intoxicated state, memory is often selectively impaired in a dose-dependent fashion similar to alcohol (Deahl 1991). Marijuana also affects receptors in the cerebral cortex that are responsible for sensory perception, which can cause users to experience altered sensory experiences in areas such as touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell. It can cause distorted perception, impaired coordination, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, and problems with learning and short-term memory (http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html).
The immediate effects of marijuana intoxication on an individual are commonly accepted and are generally undisputed. However, the long-term effects have received a great deal of debate, as scientific research has yielded contradictory results.