is marijuana really that bad for you?

is marijuana really that bad for you?i've been doing a little research on it and i couldn't help but notice all the websites saying it's not that bad for you, and i've come upon a couple of science and health sites saying recent studies have found no link between marijuana and brain cell destruction, as well as having no link to lung cancer. I'm just wondering if anybody could tell me what about it is as bad as the government makes it sound, and where you got that information.

also, just wanted to throw it out there that i'm asking specifically about health risks with proof, not about opinions on it. i personally don't care whether you're for or against it, but i feel people on YA often misinterpret questions or get defensive about topics that are sensitive to them. just trying to limit that by saying that most of us are adults and should keep that in mind when answering. i like being respectful towards others, and i like being treated with respect.

thanks so much! have a wonderful evening! :)


some of the sites i came upon were:
http://abovetheignorance.org/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/n...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles...
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?i...
sorry, fixing the links now

i know the first one seems unreliable, but the rest are excellent sources and extremely reliable. i'll have them up in a sec.
http://operationawakening.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/interesting-facts-about-cannabis/

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0002491F-755F-1473-B55F83414B7F0000

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501729.html

http://www.webmd.com/news/20000508/marijuana-unlikely-to-cause-cancer

http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20030701/heavy-marijuana-use-doesnt-damage-brain

Madeline
no it's really not that bad for you at all, i did a school debate on legalization and found out that, like you, that there is no brain cell destruction and no lung cancer link

*Love*
It can trigger schizophrenia, and yes it can cause lung cancer obviously the site you had was not reliable.

http://www.schizophrenia.com/sznews/archives/001475.html
About schizophrenia connected with weed.

http://www.health-insurance.org/marijuana-use-linked-to-cancer
About causing lung cancer, and this article is from 2008 more recent then your unreliable articles.

Matt the Cornucopia
It's not so much that the marijuana itself is bad for you, it is the chemicals that the drug dealers cut it with. They do not care about the consumer; they only care about the quantity of marijuana they have and how much stuff they have around to put into their mix to get the most out of it.

So it all depends on what the dealer puts into it. It itself is not that bad.

Maria P
yes it is because it goes in ur body and slowly kills brain cells . also can give u cancer.

Find Your Fangs
i don't think it's bad for you. there are just a lot of stigmas about it, like if you smoke you'll end up being a 30 year old loser still living in your moms house.

some people can function with it and some people can function without it interfering with regulary daily life.


ps - i don't smoke. i have no need to. but it doesn't bother me if others do.

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