10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Smoking Weed
1. Marijuana is a sexual stimulant
It removes a person’s inhibitions. You are more likely to agree to have sex when you are stoned. You are also more likely to not use birth control while stoned. Sometimes people get others stoned to try to get them to have sex when they normally wouldn’t. If you are getting stoned with members of the opposite sex, be aware of this and realize that it can have this effect on you.
2. Compared to other drugs, Pot is not THAT dangerous.
Pot is not an addictive drug. For those who claim it is, anything is theoretically addictive, and there are some people who can become addicted to soda or lemonade. So to put it in perspective, Pot is less addictive than coffee. I have become addicted to coffee myself and have broken the habit. You get mild headaches for a few days. I have never had any symptoms for withdrawal from Pot.
3. On average, 30% of ALL high school sophomores (10th grade) have tried smoking weed
For some stupid reason, these kids think they’re so cool trying it. For goodness sakes, you’re only 15 or 16! At least be an adult when you make the decision to smoke weed.
4. Marijuana increases heart rate by 20–100 percent shortly after smoking
This effect can last up to 3 hours. In one study, it was estimated that marijuana users have a 4.8-fold increase in the risk of heart attack in the first hour after smoking the drug. This may be due to the increased heart rate as well as effects of marijuana on heart rhythms, causing palpitations and arrhythmias. This risk may be greater in aging populations or those with cardiac vulnerabilities.
5. Marijuana smoke contains 50–70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke
Marijuana users usually inhale more deeply and hold their breath longer than tobacco smokers do, which further increase the lungs’ exposure to carcinogenic smoke. Marijuana smokers show dys-regulated growth of epithelial cells in their lung tissue, which could lead to cancer; however, a recent case-controlled study found no positive associations between marijuana use and lung, upper respiratory, or upper digestive tract cancers. Thus, the link between marijuana smoking and these cancers remains unsubstantiated at this time.
Nonetheless, marijuana smokers can have many of the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers, such as daily cough and phlegm production, more frequent acute chest illness, and a heightened risk of lung infections. A study of 450 individuals found that people who smoke marijuana frequently but do not smoke tobacco have more health problems and miss more days of work than nonsmokers. Many of the extra sick days among the marijuana smokers in the study were for respiratory illnesses.
6. Weed will cause short term memory loss
It’s harder to remember a 10 digit phone number. Beer causes the same memory loss as Pot. The effect is temporary and wears off completely.
7. Marijuana affects your self-control
Marijuana can seriously affect your sense of time and your coordination, impacting things like driving. In 2002, nearly 120,000 people were admitted to emergency rooms suffering from marijuana-related problems, an increase of more than 139 percent since 1995.
8. Pot heightens the imagination and creativity
Surprisingly enough, some people can come up with some pretty interesting things when high. Not all good, not all bad. It depends on the person.
9. There are over 400 chemicals in the marijuana plant
These chemicals are highly dangerous and can lead to numerous sicknesses and diseases.
10. Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal drug in the United States.
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and all of this, is not as bad as smoking hookah tobacco =D GO WEED lol
idc watt ppl say.
i still lovee pot:D
Lol…
A BAG O’ WEED
A BAG O’ WEED
EVERYTHING IS BETTER WITH A BAG O’ WEED!
Smoke and be merry we are all gonna die anyway. If you’re that worried about getting cancer from smoke then bake some brownies and have all the high with none of the drawbacks. Peace and Pot.
gotta die of somethng… may as well have fun doin it.
addiction of evrything is dangerous.. so its nt dat harmful!
FUN FACT: THC is proven to treat cancer, and can reduce lung cancer cell growth by 50% to 70%.
FUNNER FACT: There is not one death directly related to the inhalation of marijuana smoke.
NOT ONE.
thats all bullshit………what u ppl say……..its stupid to smoke…….u could have a more enjoyable life which is healthy and long………Y do the stupid thing and ruin it for a bag of powder!?
its sicken me to see such ignorant people……..and all the younger generations learn from it………only God knows their fate……….
THIS IS GAY! SMOKING IS BAD! WHY GIVE YOURSELF A BETTER CHANCE TO DIE! I MEAN WOULDNT YOU RATHER LIVE TO 100 THAN 50? C’MON!
wel, i’v neva seen ne dope related violence!.. alcahol related, but not with dope..:)
A joint a day keeps the doctor away
you qottah die sometime , miqht asz well diee hiqhh !
Fuck yea ! Smokin trees !!!! what these 10 facts didnt mention is how pot should be and only be taken by ppl over the age of 40 and up…. Alos people should know weed has over 200 medicinal properties, people with cancer frequently smoke it to help them eat and enjoy the REST OF THEIR FUCKIN DAYS.. While teens n up smoke it to laugh n eat a shit load of food…. smoke weed, but only if u dont let it screw up ur future… Weed makes ppl LAZY.. so try n smoke it at nite in the privacy of ur front porch…. Lol, dnt want mom n dad to smell it
more like ten things I do know about weed….
Hell… it’s not heroin, just a good time.
I’d rather keep my “sanity” and be a pothead, than hate my life and be able to call myself straightedge.
I’m in love with mary jane, she’s my main thing.
another fun fact ….. start young finnish smokin it when old
av a fat session !!:):D
1. None of the chemicals are introduced artificially to poison you or make you more prone to addiction to the product.
2. Any foreign substance inhaled into the extremely sensitive respiratory system is likely to irritate it. Most pot smokers do not smoke enough to harm themselves permanently.
3. Alcohol, the #1 most available and abused substance will cause short term and long term memory loss, with the added bonus of a dreadful hangover.
4. No one should drive or operate heavy machinery under the influence of ANY drug.
Legalize it, tax it, and let’s let the people who need and want it have it!
5. Children in many cultures drink in the home under the supervision of their parents. Marijuana is less toxic, and less harmful over all. It should be allowed the same freedoms alcohol enjoys. (Maybe the munchies will get them to eat their veggies)!
first of all why the hell woul you want to live to 100 you cant do much shit a 100. and pot is not a bag of powder, like cocaine.
I’ve done just about everything and the worse I’ve seen lately are the drugs the Doctors prescribe there are alot of pill heads “popping” up everywhere Pot is the least of our worries.
this article is decent but it seems like sorta a scare tactic. at least some of the facts do. i mean really more carcinogens then cigrettes. i call bs unless its laced. there r more and more articles these days boasting the benifits of pot then not. the more people find out about this plant the more it seems stupid to b illegal. did u kno and this is also a proven fact, according to a new study performed by Professor Xia Zhang says that smoking pot or ingesting thc actually grows brain cells in certain areas and decreases deprssion and anxiety. also list one person who uk that has evr died directly from pot. Kat williams ” u may of thought that dude was dead, but in an hr hell wake up hungry enough to eat ur whole house.” anyways some of the facts on r tru so… its pretty much up to u