Weed vs. Alcohol

[Itsuki]

Originally Posted by Justin

Like I said, it may not be addictive, but if you like high your going to smoke at one time when it takes more to get high. once weed doesn't do it for you, you switch.

If you havent smoked then dont say shit. Dont talk about stuff you dont know. No matter how long you've smoked you're going to get high off the same amount youve been smoking.

Originally Posted by omgi0wn

Also, you won't die from weed itself, but from problems it causes, like lung cancer, etc...

And smoking weed reverses the effects of lung cancer. Cigarette smoking gives you lung cancer, ill try to make this is easy as possible to understand, smoking cigarettes affects the small holes of your lungs which give you lung cancer, smoking weed affects the large holes of your lungs which reverse it.

Originally Posted by Itsuki

Wrong. It doesnt take more and more weed to get you high.

That's not true. I know people who have smoked weed for like 30 years and it takes them more to get high then someone doing it for their first time, just like alcohol.
Also, not all weed is 100% natural; some weed has chemicals added to it.

[Webster]

When I was 15 years old I smoked strong weed known as skunk everyday for around 5 months, missing out a maximum of 14 days. At the time, those in my social group all smoked it and it was interesting to see how it affected different people in different ways. We all found that it became mentally addictive, the state that you reach after getting high being a pleasant one, and the brain wanting to replicate the state whenever possible. It got to the point where I was smoking weed at lunch breaks and spending my lunch money on funding my smoking habit (I also smoked roll up cigarettes).

I stopped over Christmas to prove to myself that I wasn't addicted and found stopping no problem at all. I did however still smoke roll up cigarettes because I was addicted to the nicotine. In the 7 years that have passed since then I've smoked weed in every single one of those months without fail. It has not caused me any serious mental problems (I hope ;)) but I no longer smoke it everyday.

As for Robert's comments about purity, it is uncommon to find weed that has been combined with dangerous chemicals but to make stronger types of skunk, plants are modified with the use of chemicals in some cases. It's all about knowing where your weed comes from when you buy it. There's some shit going round at the moment known as 'Soap Bar' which represents a hash like substance. Dealers are able to sell this for such low prices because of the small amount of actual THC and the crap that it's mixed with.

As for alcohol, I don't believe it would be legal if it had been discovered today. Marijuana is so much less dangerous than alcohol yet it still remains illegal in the UK. If you compare marijuana related deaths and alcohol related deaths, you will clearly see which is the more dangerous drug. Just a quick note on tolerance, I find I still get high off a joint with ease. However, I've known people who have never smoked weed before and have had to smoke a lot before feeling the effects. It varies from person to person, just like alcohol.

Originally Posted by Itsuki

If you havent smoked then dont say shit. Dont talk about stuff you dont know. No matter how long you've smoked you're going to get high off the same amount youve been smoking.

I believe you are wrong although not 100% I just know from seeing, also it can reduce you sperm count making it harder to have a child, and destroys brain cells.

So you make the decision..what sounds more appealing

A little bit of high, or better chance of raising a family and not burning your brain away.

[Webster]

Justin alcohol also damages brain cells but I'm sure you drink or will do in the future. The point about infertility is a valid one, and something that I've always had in the back of my mind.

Originally Posted by Webster

Justin alcohol also damages brain cells but I'm sure you drink or will do in the future. The point about infertility is a valid one, and something that I've always had in the back of my mind.

Yea, It's not about what we do, but it's about the facts that we lay down on the table, and make sure they are true ones.

Really, all this(Drugs, alcohol) Should never be considered and put into our bodies, but sadly it is, and no matter what always be apart of humans normal activity. Or at least some.

[Bender]

I smoke weed, I dont over do it, And where im at its only 10$ a gram not that expensive. I was told stay away from powders and needles, Weed wont fuck you up that much, I prefer weed more then tobacco or any type of alcohol.

[Webster]

Bender don't you find though that alcohol suits occassions such as parties much better than weed does? Weed calms you down, relaxes you, which is not ideal for a party environment.

[Bender]

Well, Yes but i did not know this thread was about parties and i won't smoke weed in public.

[Zac]

Weed doesnt slow you down that much, you can stay perfectly awake and function almost normally, alcohol if you drink it affects almost every part of your body, and you can't really function after a while. I think weed should be legal, then everyone would be mellow, and love eachother, insted make alcohol illegal, because everone gets crazy and mad when their drunk (most) so therefore would cause a lot more problems.