What do you think of Marijuana?

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Kasz216 said:

blaydcor said:

Kasz216 said:

It's quite damaging to the brain.

However if people want to damage their brain who the hell am I to argue?

I've had more then one friend who's screwed up their lives just do to pot. But like I said. Personal decision.

Want to find a source for that? Or could it just be bullshit propoganda.....hmmmm.

Odds are your friends lives were not screwed up because of pot. They screwed up their own lives, and pot was just part of the downward spiral. It doesn't force you to do anything or change who you are.

That being said, I don't think smoking all the time is good idea at all, but mainly because it's not healthy and makes you unambitious. It's not going to 'screw up your life' though; you do that yourself.

Well there is my degree in psychology which involved a couple classes about how both illegal and legal drugs effect the brain. So... how about any psychology text book on the effect perscription, nonperscription and illegal drugs have on the brain? Drugs aren't exactly foreign to psychologists as it's an entire field of study.  A lot of groundbreakign psychologists use such drugs, and some teachers will actually almost suggest you try it. (though as to not go over the line and get fired or anything.)

They were fairly straightfoward falls for what it's worth. They started smoking pot. Then suddenly all they wanted to do was smoke pot, or smoke pot and do something else, to the point of where any night would be completly ruined unless they could get some pot.
Then they stopped wanting to do anything at all because they didn't have enough money for it and pot. Things like school they didn't even have patience for to do anything, and as such still sit around all the time and get high.

Once they hit the "Lets sit around and do nothing all day" phase that's when I was out. It's one of the same reasons i don't drink. I like to do stuff... or be entertained... or talk about things that are real and not bullshit. I don't mind talking about philosphy either, but pot doesn't really make you socraties all the sudden. 

Edit: by the way, the non ambitious thing is what I mean about it damaging the brain. Do you know why you aren't ambitious if you smoke too much pot? Because it physically damages the brain

Nice generalization for all pot smokers you just did right there pal. You think you know what is going on in my head right now? You have no idea.

While I may not be a psychologist, I am a lowly warehouse worker. Smoking pot frequently and constantly pushing management to train me in all apsects of the job, not just in the warehouse, but in the offices next door as well as things like Quality assurance, etc... 

Many things are done at my job and I strive to better myself at what I am doing at this point in my life while attending college to get my prerequisites done before I move onto something bigger with my life. I am only 23, I can't expect to be incredibly successful right now can I? I need to put away some money first so I can afford to go back to school full time. You have to work for it, but according to your logic, I will most likely end up nowhere and sit at home smoking my life away because I want to do it no matter where I am and no matter what I am doing.

My girlfriend's sister just finished her full time schooling at Stony Brook University, she is now 24 years old and 1 small step away from becoming a Registered Nurse, which is a growing field here in New York, plenty of money to be made. She smoked with me quite a few times. She also has a great 2 year old son and a husband who is close to finishing his schooling to be a physical therapist.

Yet in my case as well as their's... your logic fails.

As blaydcor said. We are responsible for our own actions. Quit shifting the blame elsewhere. If someone is a screw up in life, it is his/her fault and his/her's alone, nothing is handed to anyone. Even pot smokers achieve alot in life. Would probably blow a fuse if you ever found out some pot smokers achieve more in their lifetime than you do.

 

To be honest, I have hands on experience as to how a "psychologist" screwed up peoples lives. Perfect example is my brother. You don't want me to get into that. Yes he is responsible for what he now does, but unlike pot someone was actually telling him what he should and shouldn't do. Like talk back to my parents and hit my sister when she said something that offended him. Let us know he was still with me in Elementary school when he saw this "psychologist".

I guess I started getting into it anyways. I'm sorry but in my experiences psychologists think they know us better than we know ourselves. In my opinion... they should just mind their business and let us live our lives.

 

Sorry if this post comes out offensive, it is nothing against you personally, but I have just had a VERY bad history with psychologists.