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Submitted by noseriously on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 18:46

Cannabis smoking 'permanently lowers IQ' Teenagers who regularly smoke cannabis are putting themselves at risk of permanently damaging their intelligence, according to a landmark study. Starting smoking cannabis during one's teens can have permanent effects on the brain, found researchers.

Starting smoking cannabis during one's teens can have permanent effects on the brain, found researchers.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9426205/Cannabi...

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Submitted by Big Fuckin Deal on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 18:58.

Those who regularly drink shitloads of alcohol regularly experience the same effect. Go run your scare campaign somewhere else.

Submitted by noseriously on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:06.

aaa I didnt write that numbnuts. Dont be scared

Submitted by Mogwai on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:11.

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http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/01/11/marijuana-doesnt-ap...

And that comes from your precious (I assume, correct me if I'm wrong) fox news. Hey guess what? I'M HIGH RIGHT NOW WHILE I'M OWNING YOU WITH LOGIC! HAHAHAHHAA

Submitted by too many bostons on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:35.

Smoke another. I think your study has almost zero relevance to the one cited by OP. Yours is simply a study about whether a joint a week can have harmful effects on health and the lungs in specificity. OP is talking about a little more than that in his cited study. Maybe it's pothead logic and I'm way off base here. Hold it deep!

Submitted by Mogwai on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:44.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/pot-smoking-middle-...

http://www.420magazine.com/forums/iq/172363-heavy-marijuana-...

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Submitted by too many bostons on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 20:07.

It's like there's a study to support every view or desired mandate!

Submitted by noseriously on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 20:15.

Pretty much. This one is a "landmark" study so it must be special

Submitted by Big Fuckin Deal on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 21:03.

Probably because it was conducted by actual scientists this time and not by writers for High Times.

Submitted by baron on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 23:03.

You are a complete idiot. Have you looked at the study in OP's link? If so, you don't understand what it takes to make a proper study.
Following 1,037 people from a single country = not conclusive science AT ALL.
Literally FIFTY-TWO people (~5%) of those surveyed had bad scores and heavy pot use. This is what they based their conclusion on. But whatever, propa your ganda.

Submitted by GoodyGood on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 12:21.

Actually that's a fabulous sample size for a study of this kind. That study took very good precautions against bias in their methods, and were conservative in their conclusions. It's a landmark study because it is a very well-conducted and well-interpreted study.

Submitted by Mogwai on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 21:31.

http://www.jackherer.com/thebook/

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1521128039001/medical-marijuana-g...

Prepare your anus

Submitted by bigTrue on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:15.

also, anything that effects your brain while your brain is still growing, could damage it. Hence why nobody should do drugs until after they're 18-21.

Submitted by tetris on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:19.

Yeah, and that's because they stop reading books and become conservatives.

Submitted by laa laa on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 19:36.

And taking methamphetamines, not to mention caffeine, improves performance and cognitive processes. So what? You should hope this is true and then promote all the pot smoking you can, because you can't compete otherwise.

Submitted by dw on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 22:33.

Here's the thing,,,,even if there were some actual merit to this, knowing how much the establishment has lied about weed in the past why would any rational person give it any credence at this point in time?

Submitted by minkyyy on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 02:28.

i fell like 1000 is way too small a sample size

Submitted by noseriously on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 04:38.

Submitted by Mogwai on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 04:51.

I want to go to wherever this magical place is where I can simultaneously buy pot, firearms, and liquor. That seems like the best combo ever!!! Seriously, pot and booze make everything more fun! If you happen to shoot your eye out (or someone elses) it should be deemed a collateral loss. Hey, ya can't make a drunken omelet that has weed and guns in it without breaking a few eggs.

Submitted by bigTrue on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 16:25.

I went to college in a relatively small town in norther michigan. The richest family in town were the owners of a large metal pole barn/warehouse building that had been converted to a store with one large central, circular check out. On one side of the store, hunting supplies. On the other side, booze palace.
You would watch people during <insert hunting season here> season leaving with half gallons of whiskey and bullets, hopefully to kill themselves and each other in the woods, bettering the planet for all.

Submitted by gokoco on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 04:56.

But I had to fit in, my IQ was to damn HIGH!
edit: back in the days.

Submitted by Ariae on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 22:47.

I registered to tell yall THC is a fat dissolvant, and guess where it's stored?DERP.
I have friends who can't jump back and forth between talking memories and planning future events without becoming confused.And that's based on real life experience, from just watching friends smoking pot regularly.
All tests about the danger of Pot were made in the early 70's and 80's. THC amount in today's weed is at about 14 times as much as when your dad was young.I don't have any online references to this, but I've been to lectures by people who have studied cannabiols and who have also been heavy users previously.
Not to say alcohol is any better, but I could probably agree that you get dumber if you smoke pot, as much as you get double personalities when you drink too much alcohol regularly.

Submitted by Mogwai on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 23:21.

"I registered to tell yall THC is a fat dissolvant"
"dissolvant"
LOL

"and guess where it's stored?DERP."
Yes. DERP indeed.Do you know for how long it is stored in said fat? You probably have no fucking idea do you? But that's ok, no one's expecting you do like, know what you're talking about or anything here maaaaaaan hehehehehe where's my Cheetos?

"I have friends who can't jump back and forth between talking memories and planning future events without becoming confused."
Yea...guess that means you have some stupid friends now doesn't it? You know what they say about birds of a feather though.

"And that's based on real life experience". Yes. As opposed to imaginary experience. Thank you for clarifying.

"All tests about the danger of Pot were made in the early 70's and 80's."
Uh huh...
"THC amount in today's weed is at about 14 times as much as when your dad was young."
OHHH I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY! You're saying that tests were done on weed that said it was BAD back in a time when weed wasn't nearly as strong as it is now. One thing you forgot to mention was that all those studies were BULLSHIT. Don't believe me? Look it up...I'll wait. The scientist who did the studies admitted HIMSELF that they were BULLSHIT and that they suffocated rhesus monkeys in a sealed box full of smoke. Their deaths? I don't think that was from the THC. You ALSO forgot to mention that due to an increase in potency, it takes less to get you high, which means less combusted material will be entering your body through your lungs, which basically means a healthier product. But who cares about health? I know I don't!

"I don't have any online references to this". Shocking.

"but I've been to lectures by people who have studied cannabiols and who have also been heavy users previously." Guess that just makes you an expert on the subject then.

"Not to say alcohol is any better," because it's not, it's worse...much worse. Do you know what happens if you are a heavy drinker and then stop suddenly? You get seizures, and then you die.

"but I could probably agree that you get dumber if you smoke pot"...*sigh*

"as much as you get double personalities when you drink too much alcohol regularly."...double *sigh*

Submitted by dw on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 23:51.

So were these the same tests from the 70's and 80's that indicated short term memory loss that turned out to be bullshit, or were these the ones that claimed it would make men grow breasts that turned out to be bullshit, or were they the ones that claimed genetic damage that turned out to be crap? Just wondering,,,,

Submitted by Tolland Man on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 06:33.

I like your breasts, dw. I'd REALLY like to tittyfuck you.

Submitted by dw on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 11:25.

You'd have to be able to get it up,,,

Submitted by Tolland Man on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 11:38.

We'd just have to do it in the morning. Consider it breakfast.

Submitted by flury on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 23:08.

I stopped smoking regularly for many reasons. Most importantly...my career..(random testing) Smoking everyday affected my memory and motivation. I love to indulge from time to time. Just not everyday...doesn't work for me. I know some pretty sharp pot heads and some really dumb pot heads. I still think its been bastardized when compared to alcohol though.

Submitted by noseriously on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 04:46.

Me too. Not many here have "careers" they have "fuckin job that I hate". So the science kinda harshes the tone when it sounds like maybe they should slow the weed shit down. Crazy man, crazy.

Submitted by lazer_piss on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 06:30.

ahh shit, i forgot what i was going to post. this damn weed :)

Submitted by Ariae on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 14:15.

Excessive use of weed is obviously bad, excessive use of alcohol is bad. Excessive use of painkillers is bad. Excessively eating hamburgers is bad. Just look at America.
Just be smart about it, but don't go around pushing propaganda for or against because it doesn't matter-The ones who disagree with you will never consider anything you have to say anyway.
I simply stated what I've experienced about pot so far. Add to the fact that it's illegal, you'll end up hanging out with mostly smokers.. alienating the rest of society to be in your closed group of pot smokers. I think that adds a great deal of stress just because it's illegal, not so much the direct impact of the drug itself.
And as far as I know, THC is stored for about two weeks?To be honest, legalize it and you'll take away a lot of bad effects of pot smoking right away, and whoever wants to can do it.

Submitted by dw on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 23:17.

True enough. I knew kids who were honor roll and college bound and totally together who smoked pot and I also met people who wanted to do nothing else once they discovered it. And some people just have those weird ass addictive personalities. My best friend was like that, went from zero to 3 packs a day when he started smoking (Thanks to me) In the 16 some odd years I smoked I never got past half a pack a day. He craved weed the way little kids crave candy, if there was any around him he had to be smoking it. Even if it was badass weed and there was no point in smoking more he would do it.

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