Why is marijuana harmful?

Answer 1

It's not really that harmful , people just says because it's illegal , there have been no deaths to do marijuana, compared to deaths and accidents cause by Alcohol & Prescriptions pill which are legal. Do some research , that's what's the internet is for .

Answer 2

Yes. It deteriorates your mind. You may lose your long term memory, and like all things that you smoke it isn't that great for your lungs either.

Cannabis contains 20 times more ammonia, and five times more hydrogen cyanide and nitrous oxides than tobacco smoke. It also may have an effect of preventing cancer from spreading for a time, as it kills cells.( This is all the result of tests done by the Canadian government) Like the ones you need for your longterm memory, but also the cancer infected cells in your lungs. The only downside is that you have to face the fact that the chance for a regular smoker of cannabis to get lung cancer is more likely. The search results say that this is due to the fact that they hold the smoke in longer, and that there is more smoke. They say marijuana uses tend to develop lung cancer up to 24 years before the average smoker. Of course the results could change depending on the amount you smoke versus that of a regular smoker. The point I am trying to make is that yes there are people out there like parentsagainstmarijuana who will give you false facts but in short YES it is bad for your health. Just because it may or may not be as bad a cigarettes doesn't mean it's not bad. Marijuana is a psychoactive. It alters the way you perceive things.

Answer 3

Do not believe what you are told in schools. The most harmful thing about marijuana is the actual "smoking" part of it. Smoke is never good for your body. If you consume it through edibles, or vaporize it, there are no negative qualities. It is the least harmful substance on planet earth.

Answer 4

No, marijuana is a natural plant. If you don't know your dealer well the pot could be sprayed with Sprite for appearance and taste, could be sprayed with pesticides or bug sprays. Sprite and bug spray could be very harmfull if smoked long term. Other than that the most harmful thing about pot is the hot smoke. Same goes with smoking anything. Cigarettes on the other hand are very harmful. There are about 600 additives(chemicals added) which are fda approved to eat, but when smoked creates much more complex and harmful substances. On average, half of cigarette smokers die because of cigarettes. Statistics say that an average cigarette takes 14 minutes off your life. Cigarettes mixed with marijuana can be about five times more harmful than they would be on their own. This is because pot 'mainly' affects the narrower airways of the lungs, whereas cigarettes 'mostly' affect the major airways in the luns. Pot when smoked cronically for long term can do decent damage do lungs, thus making the heart work overtime. In my own experience i would say coughing is a harmful side effect because some do not breath in between long coughing fits. Holding your breath and coughing can kill brain cells, because of lack of oxygen.

Answer 5

Marijuana is harmful when smoked because you are inhaling smoke, which harms your lungs. Also it can slow your thinking down and make it harder to be productive (FOR SOME PEOPLE, NOT EVERYONE) Other then that marijuana is as harmful as anything else, too much a good thing will always end badly.

Answer 6

It does not do any physical harm however it does do a lot of mental harm and can lead to a mental illness called paranoid schizophrenia.

Answer 7

hey "i smoked weed and nobody died."

but, people think it's because of the subconsciousness state of mind you're in, that could cause yourself or others serious harm.