Does smoking weed really kill brain cells?
May 14th 2008 05:20
No, it is not true. It has an effect on brain cells during the period of time that you are actually high. It excites them, which is why people tend to feel more creative while high.
Though, the act of smoking is unhealthy and can cause very slight damage to brain cells due to lack of oxygen reaching the brain. However, the same effects can be seen simply by holding your breath for an extended period of time.
People will continue to spout off the lies and misinformation about weed. It's up to you to do the research and learn the truth.
New studies have shown that marijuana may spur new brain cell growth.
These pearls of wisdom came from Cancer Questions.
Well as you read it then you believe it, it seems to contradict other studies, stay tuned for more.
Don't believe everything you read, what was it doing under Cancer Questions?
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As far as contradicting studies? Yes, technically, but then again the studies often used in the argument against marijuana are 30 years old and new studies are often ignored by organizations that are anti-marijuana. Newer studies support my statements.
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There is actually a study that shows that marijuana may spur new brain cell growth
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I had my doubts about the study and it is only slanted one way, pot can have very serious consequences as many live to learn and regret and is especially troubling for their loved ones.
Unfortunately pot was encouraged by a lot of academics in the early days, some people have no sense.
But now you've given your references and I hope you're happy with that, this is the web you know and full of risks for everyone.
Anyone I've seen on pot seemed to be "bombed" out of their mind, nothing going on there in the way of creativeness, just a giving up on the wonders of life, that's my opinion.
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I'll see what I can find on the Net, but I do have knowledge of these things and the results are not good, which I know will disappoint you, but you are virtually asking that I do a great deal of work, but I should be able to come up with something of interest to you without that.
There are recent studies.
Watch out for a response tomorrow which I'll post here and I'll see if I can find something on the web, some studies are not really very scientific and lack creditability, we'll see how we go.
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marijuana and the brain
I'm not running a service, but I'll keep my eyes out for a referenced source and put it up 4 u, but it may take some time.
The post to which I have linked you is very popular.
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i have an all-or-nothing attitude regarding substance abuse... they should either ban all recreational drugs (including cigarettes, caffeine and alcohol) or legalise all recreational drugs (including heroine, marijuana, ecstasy, etc). Any model of legalisation that picks and chooses is hypocritical to say the least, and reflects out of date views that are no longer relevant to our society (especially in light of all the knowledge we have now acumulated about these things in contempoary times - I can understand tobacco and nicotine being legal when they were first discovered and utilised recreationally, what I can't understand is why they continue to be readily available and perfectly acceptable in modern society after all the research that has proven them to be completely withou merit and nothing less than fatal).
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But you know me, I'd ban a lot of things.
Incidentally, the next blitz coming is on alcohol, believe me, I know, I move in the right circles to get access to such information.
And no more do they think 1-2 drinks a day is OK, fact is they cannot recommend any amount that is safe.
But the wheels move slowly, as you know.
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And saying that everyone you see that smokes is "bombed out of their minds" is ridiculous. And what about the people who are using it and you aren't able to tell just by looking at them. They exist whether you recognize this or not. Not everyone that smokes is simply looking to get stoned and be lazy. You are feeding off of a stereotype, it doesn't make your statements anymore valid.
And for people who don't believe in medical purposes marijuana, maybe you should meet some of the poor, suffering people out there that are using marijuana to help them. Once you see it, there is no denying it.
Weed does not kill brain cells, it doesn't make a good student a bad student or vice versa. It does not make them any dumber or slower. Some of the smartest and most driven and motivated people I have met smoke weed. But I assume you would have people believe they are the exception?
There is no denying that smoking is not healthy. However, for those that are truly concerned about the negative effects of smoke marijuana can be ingested in other manners, be it food or vaporization. This nullifies any physical harm that you might see from marijuana.
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This causes a lot of trouble for a lot of people, I cannot save the world, but I can do a little to help receptive people.
I do not have a large experience of pot users, but the ones I did see went from bight personable, fun loving, articular people to a group"bombed out of their mind" in isolation at a party.
I shall say no more, you can continue to talk to yourself if you want to.
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And how exactly am I making assumptions on this topic? I have done vast amounts of research in the past few years and, unlike you, have an extremely large amount of experience with marijuana users. I am a user myself and I have met with and talked with many patients who use marijuana medicinally. Some of these patients have obvious physical issues, whether it is shaking, tensing or stuttering. After smoking pot you can see these symptoms subside.
And again, if seeing how some people act is viable proof of whether or not weed is bad, then my experiences are just as valid as yours.
I won't lie, I have seen some people do nothing but get stoned all day. But that is not how all marijuana users are, similar to how not all people that drink abuse alcohol or are alcoholics.
The large majority of people I have met are very responsible and are intelligent.
A lazy person will be lazy with or without weed. Weed does not control your life, you do.
But if a large amount of research and experience is "making assumptions that support my cause" then so be it. But you have revealed to me that you are extremely close minded and have no willingness to actually learn about the truth. You are only out to support YOUR cause and while you don't provide any proof of your statements your require other people to provide you with some proof. However, even if they provide you with proof you are just going to say it's not good enough.
But, as you said, I am probably just talking to myself. Not because you won't read this (because we both know you will) but because you refuse to listen to anyone who has an opposing viewpoint from your own.