Weed smoking may have some bad side effects.

[bayouXpress]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10519194/

I researched this as a result of an interview with Dr. Bill Morice, the Laboratory Head of the Mayo Clinic. He stayed away from the politics of the subject but voiced concern that mainstream America lacks the understanding of the true dangers of cannabis consumption.

Cannabis is a metal scavenging plant. Users have shown to have excessive levels of lead in their blood.

Lead levels are tested for in water and now illegal to be used in paint due to their negative impacts on the brain especially of those whose brains are still under change or development.

Lead is also well studied to lead to psychosis especially adolescent brains.

The science and data is there, but people are just so dug in on each side. I hope people take the time to research this and make informed decisions. At the very least, understand the challenge facing your children (and family) as acceptance of its use grows.

Does the government that regulates the sale of MJ in those states not test for lead levels? if its tested in water I would think it would. I mean we get advisories to not eat too much fish for mercury. Again as with anything too much consumption can absolutely have harmful affects. I don't think anyone is denying that.

[LateralLine]

FYI, everything fun is legal in Missouri

Not Sports Gambling - Well Not yet!

https://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=1275143

[Jeff Hahn]

How is that diff from the pill Drs that contributed immensely to the the the current opiate addiction in America for profit?

To talk about the side effects of one while not the other seems a bit misplaced when they (FDA approved pharma) are presented as the best solution. We have all heard the list of side effects on these modern meds. One pharma company threw away any concern for public health from hiring the FDA agent that gave them the magic label to making up terms like ghost addiction as way to increase sales. Killed thousands and we are still fighting the long term addictions it has caused. I am skeptical of the FDA for founded reasons. The pharma lobby has shown over and over the tentacles they have in the industry and the FDA has reversed course on way to many drugs.


I do like to visit the seizure side of its benefits as it hits close to home. Look up the alternatives side effects of Dilantin, Keppra, Lamictal. From Harvard Med to UCLA and thier Cannabis/Cannabinoids they agree on the absolutely phenomenal results it has had for folks with seizures. It is no longer a case of no enough research and may be just the opposite. Pharma companies have been funding research looking for the negative effect of cannabis because at this point they have quit trying to fight it as ineffective as that is no longer the broadly accepted medical opinion.


If folks have an issue with the abuse of cannabis I hope the same folks have the same issue with any opiate based prescription drug. To somehow connect a prescription the mere fact it is obtained via prescription does not make it magical.

I have a nephew who has epilepsy. He went through many meds and none really helped him. Finally, when he turned 18, his Doc told him to smoke weed...and he lives in a state that doesn't even have medical marijuana. That did the trick. His seizures now occur very rarely and when they do they are short and mild.

[BoilermakerZ519]

Does the government that regulates the sale of MJ in those states not test for lead levels? if its tested in water I would think it would. I mean we get advisories to not eat too much fish for mercury. Again as with anything too much consumption can absolutely have harmful affects. I don't think anyone is denying that.

If government regulates, wonderful, but majority of the consumption will likely remain sourced from the black market or other due to the economics and to get around laws (governing THC levels, etc).

[BillsFan]

Yeah legal weed solves our drug problems.
Look up you tube Kensington pa. Drug row.
Not much weed.

[LateralLine]

Yeah legal weed solves our drug problems.
Look up you tube Kensington pa. Drug row.
Not much weed.

Not sure the point of legal weed is to solve the meth, heroin, opioid issues?

[BillsFan]

Not sure the point of legal weed is to solve the meth, heroin, opioid issues?

That ain't meth or heroin on them streets my friend.

[LateralLine]

That ain't meth or heroin on them streets my friend.

Well it damn sure ain't weed! The zombie drug?

https://www.addictioncenter.com/drug...%20or%20smoked.

[BillsFan]

Well it damn sure ain't weed! The zombie drug?

https://www.addictioncenter.com/drug...%20or%20smoked.

Tranque.

[Tigercat]

If government regulates, wonderful, but majority of the consumption will likely remain sourced from the black market or other due to the economics and to get around laws (governing THC levels, etc).

Honestly, it ain’t much different than than a tomato plant. What’s wrong with just letting folks add it to their garden?

[BillsFan]

Honestly, it ain’t much different than than a tomato plant. What’s wrong with just letting folks add it to their garden?

Money$$$

[BoilermakerZ519]

Honestly, it ain’t much different than than a tomato plant. What’s wrong with just letting folks add it to their garden?

yes exactly, it’s easily grown by individuals whether in a garden or basement….that’s why any argument involving regulation is a red herring.

[TNsmalliesfan]

IDK....anyone I’ve have ever know that is an adult and smoke s week.They are pretty much a waste.....deadbeats,slackers,worthless.This is just my own experience

[LateralLine]

IDK....anyone I’ve have ever know that is an adult and smoke s week.They are pretty much a waste.....deadbeats,slackers,worthless.This is just my own experience

Well the successful people you know smoking weed must hide it from you very well!!!!

[D.Moore]

IDK....anyone I’ve have ever know that is an adult and smoke s week.They are pretty much a waste.....deadbeats,slackers,worthless.This is just my own experience

Well they were probably pretty much a waste…..deadbeats, slackers, worthless without the weed.

[Okie74133]

Well they were probably pretty much a waste…..deadbeats, slackers, worthless without the weed.

I'm not sure what your logic is. The whole reason people use weed recreationally is because it chills them out, relaxes them, relieves their stress, and allows them to zone out. Why do you think those effects couldn't contribute to being a slacker, or lazy? I've never heard anyone say they used weed because it energized and motivated them to work harder and get things done. You're in denial of the very reason people like to get high.

[borderbasser]

Hey man, I don't know if we should trust a Dr. Sultan

[Mark Perry]

IDK....anyone I’ve have ever know that is an adult and smoke s week.They are pretty much a waste.....deadbeats,slackers,worthless.This is just my own experience

Joe Rogan has like 16 jobs, built a very lucrative and highly successful career, and is one of the most physically fit guys at his age out there.

Michael Phelps, Bill Gates. Steve Jobs, Morgan Freeman, Dave Chappelle, Martha Stewart, Matthew McConaughey, and Elon Musk are some others.

[Quillback]

How is that diff from the pill Drs that contributed immensely to the the the current opiate addiction in America for profit?

I never endorsed the use of prescription opiates. I've taken them when I had knee replacement surgery, got off them as soon as I could. Personally, if I had a medical condition, say surgery again, and needed a painkiller, I'd get the big pharma prescription stuff. No way I'd buy them off the street.

[Grizzly]

IDK....anyone I’ve have ever know that is an adult and smoke s week.They are pretty much a waste.....deadbeats,slackers,worthless.This is just my own experience

I will bet you this pot smokers net worth is a bit better than yours

Also.....What is "smoke s week"?