I think it has to do with increasing popularity of the drug over time and how it is considered better than cigarettes and how it is "harmless". It is easily comparable, since now saying you smoke weed is becoming of that same nature of "Yeah, I smoke cigs." Just becoming the norm. Just so happens we have more on this server than usual.
Before you read this, understand that I am 100% for the legalization of marijuana; it's your body and you should be able to do as you please to the extent that it doesn't hurt others. If you think marijuana is harmless, you are sadly misinformed. Let's start with the most common form of ingestion: smoking. Smoking ANYTHING is bad for you. Hell, the smoke coming off a grill at a barbecue is bad for you, and when you smoke weed you get a much more direct inhalation of that smoke. This has an extremely detrimental effect on your lungs. In this case, it's not the weed that is necessarily the worst thing for you as it is the smoke. Ignoring the whole aspect of marijuana being a drug you're smoking (and for the love of god, please don't say "it's not a drug it's a plant" THE TWO THINGS ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE), the smoke is bad for you. You could roll a goddamn blunt of apricots and smoke it and it would still be bad for you. People who understand that then counter with, "Well what about non-smoking forms of ingestion like through baked goods?" The fact is that the reason people enjoy it so much is the exact reason it is bad for you. It is described as doing things such as making people happier, easing their worries, and easing their pain. This is because it alters your body for the time it is in there. I'm not saying marijuana causes brain cancer or anything stupid like that, I'm saying what it does to make you enjoy it is exactly the same thing that makes it bad. It is a drug, the same as alcohol is. It alters your body's functioning and your body WILL work to remove it over time. This creates extra stress on certain parts of your body (think of the most common problems for excessive drinkers: liver and kidney failure, the two things involved in the removal of alcohol from your bloodstream). It alters your body, and while you are much better off if you enjoy it responsibly it can still have detrimental effects. Think of a common drug, like Ibuprofen. There is a recommended maximum dosage on Ibuprofen, right? Even if you stay under the recommended dosage and only use it occasionally, you are still at risk of things like stomach ulcers from the usage of it. Now, if you go overboard and constantly exceed the recommended maximum dosage, you are much more likely to fall victim to a potentially harmful side effect. Marijuana is the same way. The ingestion of it, as long as it is done responsibly is not risky but is definitely not harmless, and overdoing it can and more than likely will hurt your body in the long run. But again, it's your choice and I am 100% for the legalization of it.
You are suggesting that everyone on this server smokes cannabis? Not sure where you came to that conclusion. I do not smoke it, so that already makes your thread title incorrect. This thread here shows that the majority of people (who took part in this poll) do not smoke cannabis.
I don't smoke either. If it were legal, and I had the extra money for it, I probably would on occasion....but I wouldn't be a pothead.
Completely agree with you. Sure, the effects may not be lethal like most other drugs including popular legal ones (alcohol and tobacco), but Cannabis can cause serious changes to some individuals. I used to smoke/vape every single day -- not saying that everyone who does will have issues with it -- but I cannot enjoy weed any more no matter how much I try to. It puts me in an extremely bad state of mind.
Like I said, the smoke isn't the only thing that is harmful. Vapor* is bad for you too, due to the fact that you are ingesting a foreign substance that alters your body. I am one million percent fine if you want to use marijuana, I just wish people were better informed about it.
Yeah, but it's not extremely bad for you if you smoke it casually. It's bad for you in the same way fried food is bad for you. If you eat/smoke too much of it, then it's bad. (like you said.)
