BigJake6904
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The world is just better off without it, IMO.
The world is just better off without it, IMO.
I think all of you need to partake and chill the hell out, with a bag of cheetos.
I think all of you need to partake and chill the hell out, with a bag of cheetos.
I think all of you need to partake and chill the hell out, with a bag of cheetos.
Oh how I loved the munchies :love: after blazing up. Too bad a few hours later I was doing meth, had sunburned finger tips from peaking out the window, and had the doors of the house taped shut :0 :laugh:.
Jim
The world is just better off without it, IMO.
There's a lot of people who say the same thing about tobacco and are working hard to make it happen.
I prefer to live by the "To each his own" mantra myself. As long as what somebody does is not hurting me directly, I figure who am I to judge.
For or against, I don't care. I'm with Doc on this one. Here is something biologically to think about. Alcohol affects your dopamine receptors in the brain. These are present in about 90% of your brain cells. This leads to the highly addictive nature of alcohol. This isn't even getting into the fact that it can shut down your most basic functions, stopping your heart or breathing in large doses.
The reason it is stated that "Pot can't kill you" is because it functions very differently in the brain. It only affects one receptor, the CB1 receptor. This receptor is named this because until the early 1990's the only thing that scientists could find that worked on it was THC or cannibis. They did find a naturally occuring chemical in the brain that was named anadamide that works on these receptors as well. It is chemically very similar to THC. The CB1 receptors are much less prevalent in the brain and do not inhibit any of your basic biological functions. A more accurate statement would be "Nobody has ever overdosed on pot." Biologically speaking, it is impossible to OD on marijuana. That is not saying that long term smoking will not have ill effects though.
To each their own.
For or against, I don't care. I'm with Doc on this one. Here is something biologically to think about. Alcohol affects your dopamine receptors in the brain. These are present in about 90% of your brain cells. This leads to the highly addictive nature of alcohol. This isn't even getting into the fact that it can shut down your most basic functions, stopping your heart or breathing in large doses.
The reason it is stated that "Pot can't kill you" is because it functions very differently in the brain. It only affects one receptor, the CB1 receptor. This receptor is named this because until the early 1990's the only thing that scientists could find that worked on it was THC or cannibis. They did find a naturally occuring chemical in the brain that was named anadamide that works on these receptors as well. It is chemically very similar to THC. The CB1 receptors are much less prevalent in the brain and do not inhibit any of your basic biological functions. A more accurate statement would be "Nobody has ever overdosed on pot." Biologically speaking, it is impossible to OD on marijuana. That is not saying that long term smoking will not have ill effects though.
To each their own.
Excellent post! Thank you!!
Jim