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Should marijuana be illegal should alcohol be legal what are the affects of marijuana compared to alcohol?
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MARIJUANA
POSITIVE
- mood lift, euphoria
- increased giggling and laughing
- relaxation, stress reduction
- creative, philosophical, abstract, or deep thinking : ideas flow more easily
- increased appreciation or awareness of music; deeper connection to music; increased emotional impact of music
- increased awareness of senses (eating, drinking, smell)
- change in experience of muscle fatigue; pleasant body feel; increase in body/mind connection
- pain relief (headaches, cramps)
- reduced nausea, increased appetite (used medically for this)
- boring tasks or entertainment can become more interesting or funny
NEUTRAL
- general change in consciousness
- increased appetite, snacky-ness
- slowness (slow driving, talking)
- change in vision, such as sharpened colors or lights
- closed-eye visuals (somewhat uncommon)
- tiredness, sleepiness, lethargy
- stimulation, inability to sleep (less common)
- blood-shot eyes (more common with certain varieties of cannabis and inexperienced users)
- mouth dryness, sticky-mouth (varies with strain)
- interruption of linear memory; difficulty following a train of thought
- cheek, jaw, facial tension / numbness (less commonly reported)
- racing thoughts (especially at high doses)
- time sense altered (for example, cars seem like they are moving too fast); time dilation and compression are common at higher doses
NEGATIVE
- nausea, especially in combination with alcohol, some pharmaceuticals, or other psychoactives
- coughing, Asthma, upper respiratory problems
- difficulty with short-term memory during effects and during periods of frequent use (Ranganathan M, D'Souza DC, Psychopharmacology, 2006)
- racing heart, agitation, feeling tense
- mild to severe anxiety
- panic attacks in sensitive users or with very high doses (oral use increases risk of getting too much)
- headaches
- dizziness, confusion
- lightheadedness or fainting (in cases of lowered blood pressure)
- paranoid & anxious thoughts more frequent
- possible psychological dependence on cannabis
- clumsiness, loss of coordination at high doses
- can precipitate or exacerbate latent or existing mental disorders
ALCOHOLPOSITIVE
- relaxation
- mood lift, happiness, giddiness
- increased sociability
- lowered inhibitions / reduced social anxiety
- analgesia (kills pain)
NEUTRAL
- slurred speech
- flushed skin
- drowsiness, sleepiness
- nystagmus, difficulty focusing eyes
- changed (often increased) response to sexual stimuli
- tolerance with repeated use within a few days
- changed aesthetic appreciation: normally beautiful things can seem ugly, things normally seen as ugly judged beautiful.
- "beer goggles" - others appear more attractiveref
- mild visual distortions at high doses
NEGATIVE
- (negative side effects increase with higher doses)
- decreased coordination
- nausea, vomiting (vomiting while unconscious can kill)
- reduced impulse control
- emotional volatility (anger, violence, sadness, etc)
- reduced ability to attain/maintain erection in most males
- increased difficulty in achieving orgasm in some females
- frequent urination (more with beer or wine), diuretic effect
- dizziness and confusion
- blackouts and memory loss at high doses
- coma and death at extreme doses
- brain and liver damage (cirrhosis) with heavy use
- lowered inhibitions and increased confusion can lead to unwanted and negative sexual encounters (date rape)
- hangover, lasting 12-36 hours, from mild to severe after heavy use
- fetal damage in pregnant women at high dose or frequency
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Should marijuana be illegal and should alcohol be legal and what are the affects of marijuana compared to alcohol?
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Is it illegal to smoke synthetic marijuana while on parole?
Yes. It's illegal to drink alcohol as well.
Why marijuana should stay illegal?
If Marijuana is legalized then odds are that it will be taxed heavily like cigarettes. Marijuana should not stay illegal. If it is legalized, crime rates will be reduced and organized crime and cartels will lose some of their power and influence. Why not legalize it? anyone that cares to do 30 minutes of research on it would know that it's harmless when compared to alcohol or cigarettes.
Can you have pot in your system and legally drive?
No, because marijuana is an illegal substance. Although alcohol does not have the same debilitating affects as marijuana, it still can inhibit your ability to think clearly enough to drive. If you are not high, and it is just in your system from a use of last week it shouldn't affect your ability to drive but it is still an illegal substance whether you are driving, walking or sitting on your couch at home.
Statistics on marijuana?
No one has ever overdosed or died strictly from marijuana use alone. ...so why, exactly, is it illegal and alcohol isnt? That's MY question.
What is the most community use illegal drug today?
Most used illegal drug is Cannabis. (Hash, pot, weed, marijuana,...). Most used legal drug is alcohol. (and in some countries alcohol is illegal). Most casualties are caused by alcohol, followed by tobacco.
Why is smoking weed illegal in the US?
Probably because the alcohol and tobacco companies don't want it to compete with them. The more people who buy marijuana, the less people who spend money on tobacco. Marijuana does have it's medical problems, but, so do alcohol and tobacco. If the government did legalize marijuana, they would make more money in taxes, but, the alcohol and tobacco companies use their influence to keep it illegal.
What is the different between marijuana and alcohol?
Doesn't matter stay away from both unless you wanna end up in prison. There are several differences between marijuana and alcohol. Marijuana is usually smoked, and alcohol is consumed by drinking it. (It is also possible to drink marijuana if you brew it into a tea, but that is not the most common method.) Marijuana is illegal (and even though some states have legalized it, the US federal government has not legalized it) and alcohol is legal, except in Muslim countries where it is prohibited. Smoking marijuana is dangerous to your lungs, and drinking alcohol is dangerous to your liver.
Should alcohol be legal or illegal?
Well, marijuana can be a controlled substance, although it does have the same affects of alcohol. Yes marijuana can be addictive, and people who are, are called "potheads". But our government legalizes alcohol, and that can be addictive, that's why in America we have people called "alcoholics". If they are going to make marijuana illegal, they might as well just make ALL drugs illegal. Because if you think about it... alcohol is a drug.
How bad is it having possession of marijuana and possession of alcohol and resisting a peace officer if I'm a juvenile and illegal?
You will get the chair.
How long does a fetus store THC?
Marijuana is an illegal drug. It is illegal for a reason. Is is especially inappropriate to use marijuana (or any unprescribed drug or alcohol, for that matter) while you are pregnant, and such use could be grounds for a charge of child abuse.
You recently just used marijuana for the first time last week and it got you thinking why marijuana is illegal?
It should be legal I mean its safer than alcohol and ciggarets by far.
