Chris Mendes
Chris Mendes

Two More Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Smoke Pot

August 1st, 2007 | by Chris Mendes

cannabisWhile smoking (cigarettes) in the balcony of my friend’s downtown Miami apartment, I reminded myself of a discussion I had online with another friend. Just for the sake of argument I took the stand that says cannabis (the marijuana plant) is bad for you, but she took the opposite stand and told me there was no such proof. Well, after reading many research studies I discovered that, like everything else, there are people saying both things. No real conclusion right? Well yeah, pretty much. It sucks, but I’ll have to leave those details for another time. Here, I have found two brand new reasons why you shouldn’t smoke pot.

Jump to find out why.

Reason 1: According to a new study published in Thorax by the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand which compared smoking pot to smoking cigarettes, pot can cause damage to your lungs. This damage is not as bad as the damage caused by smoking fags, but it is still significant and should deter you from lighting that next joint. The problem seems to be that when one smokes pot he or she breaths more in and does not use a filter. This hot air is where most of the damage comes from.

Reason 2: With the current laws of the U.S., if you get busted for drug related crimes (even minor possession) you may lose your right to vote, obtain food stamps, adopt a child, and maybe more depending on your state.

Is it worth it? Well, I am not trying to tell you what to do, even though it says something about that in the title. I gave you some facts, now use it to make up your own damn mind.

[news source 1] [news source 2]

[image source: Raimund Koch (eSheep)]

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  1. 9 Thoughts on “Two More Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Smoke Pot”

  2. By Mizer on Aug 1, 2007 | Reply

    That roach is wicked!

  3. By curious mind on Aug 1, 2007 | Reply

    Where do I find out about reason 2 in my state?

  4. Nick Bernard

    By Nick on Aug 1, 2007 | Reply

    I think it’s bullshit that smoking weed should be able to keep people from voting. I’m not a stoner or anything, though I’ve gotten high a couple of times, but alcohol and cigarettes (both of which I do partake in) are both responsible for more social ills than weed, and they’re legal. I don’t see why we couldn’t legalize weed, tax the shit out of it, and use the revenue to fund education.

  5. Chris Mendes

    By chris on Aug 1, 2007 | Reply

    I agree with you 100% Nick.
    curious mind, you need to use Google because every state has a different site for its legislation. The Florida site for example is http://www.leg.state.fl.us. Good luck.

  6. By jason on Dec 31, 2007 | Reply

    drinking and driving causes more deaths than marijuana x1000. When you see two men at a ball park, one is rude and loud and the other is sitting happily watching the game. Which one is smoking pot? Harmful effects of marijuana are highly overrated. I do agree that smoking pot is harmful to you. But smoking ANYTHING is going to be harmful to you.

  7. By dertyjerzian on Jan 14, 2008 | Reply

    //I think it’s bullshit that smoking weed should be able to keep people from voting. I’m not a stoner or anything, though I’ve gotten high a couple of times, but alcohol and cigarettes (both of which I do partake in) are both responsible for more social ills than weed, and they’re legal. I don’t see why we couldn’t legalize weed, tax the shit out of it, and use the revenue to fund education.//

    YES!

  8. By Michael E on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply

    Alcohol and cigarettes kill more people than crack, heroin, coke, speed and pot combined. They are two drugs that are legal. One who gets drunk is capable of becoming violent, obnoxous and irrational. They also carry the potentiol to get behind the wheel of thousand pound bullet when their coordination is not at their best. I would smkoke pot over drinking any day. Also, Chris, to eliminate the harm done to your lungs from the hot air breathed while smoking marijuana, use a fucking bong. All pot does is take off your blindfold and make you hungry. The only reason the government doesent want it legal is because of what would happen if our country industrialized hemp. It can create clothing, food, textiles, medicine, building material, and even fuel for cars. This plant could be plentiful, it practicly grows anywhere in the states and can have three growing seasons in one year. But companies that lobby aginst such act stop this. Imagine would happen to clothing companies when hemp clothing has proven it lasts longer and is more quality made. Imagine what would happen to oil companies when ethanol is extracted from marijuana plants(that doent have any thc)and we don’t NEED oil anymore. Why am I telling you this, you should educate yourself.

  9. Chris Mendes

    By Chris Mendes on Jun 4, 2008 | Reply

    @Michael E: Thanks for your helpful comment. I am aware of all the lobbying done against industrialized hemp, and think that weed should be made legal. The point of my article, however, was just to inform people of some of the consequences of smoking weed in today’s current legislation.

    I was not aware that smoking pot from a bong would nullify reason number 1. Is that true?

  10. By rusty on Jul 16, 2008 | Reply

    Marijuana is a plant
    Alcohol is a poison…Which one are you going to trust?

    Pot is used for many things and help more people then any other ligal drug.

    I been smoking it everyday for years and has helped me with my eating problem and my bipolar, when medication has harmed me so much that I had to stop taking medication all together.

    I say put down that bottle and hard drugs and start smoking that J(Joint)

    Cheers
    *rusty*

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