Can smoking marijuana cause any serious problems

Does smoking marijuana cause anxiety problems?

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it can. it can make you very paranoid of being caught. but, if you’re in a “safe” location when you smoke it, it usually relaxes you. just be careful of your surroundings.

Will smoking excessive marijuana cause increase in allergy proble…?

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If you have allergies, then inhaling any kind of smoke will only make it even harder for you to breathe. And you could even be allergic to some of the chemicals mixed in with it. Quitting is a good idea.

Would legal marijuana smoking cause more health problems than tob…?

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yes, it’s smoke contains more carcinogenics, is inhaled more deeply and held in the lungs for longer. one is 3x more likely to suffer from a heart attack in the first few hours after ‘toking.’ motor coordination is impaired, as is judgment….

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Does Marijuana cause cancer? Or any major health problems.?

Q: Hello folks, I’m currently in my second year of University and began smoking marijuana early during my first year, only occasionally with a few friends on campus, or by myself if i want to take a bit of a load off after a hard day work.Only recently have I started to take a serious look at the side-effects of smoking and eating the plant. All and all I’ve gotten quite a few mixed views. Several government funded organizations and studies have found weed to be extremely dangerous, claiming that the drug can contain as much as 50 as the same carcinogens found in tobacco smoke.Like this study by the National Cancer Instituehttp://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9808/18/marijuana.cancer/Any by this next study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (an affiliate of the NCI)http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/news/2009/02/09/marijuana.htmlBut at the same time, there are so many independent studies that contradict these claims. Like these four studies which found Marijuana to be extremely non-toxic.Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. “Legalization: Panacea or Pandora’s Box.” New York. (1995): 36.Turner, Carlton E. The Marijuana Controversy. Rockville: American Council for Drug Education, 1981.Nahas, Gabriel G. and Nicholas A. Pace. Letter. “Marijuana as Chemotherapy Aid Poses Hazards.” New York Times 4 December 1993: A20.Inaba, Darryl S. and William E. Cohen. Uppers, Downers, All-Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs. 2nd ed. Ashland: CNS Productions, 1995. 174.From my personal experience, thus far I haven’t noticed any respiratory problems or any real case of amotivational syndrome. Life has been pretty much the same, I wake up, go to the gym, work hard in school and then do it all over again.So whats the deal here? Is weed harmful or harmless? I’d like to hear your opinion

A: Smoking marijuana over an extended period of time appears to greatly boost a young man’s risk for developing a particularly aggressive form of testicular cancer, called nonseminoma, which accounts for about 40% of all cases. So if you’re a male, I’d stop.

Is this true about Marijuana? Serious replies only please.?

Q: Recently I have been smoking Marijuana. When I was younger I was a heavy Marijuana smoker. I then stopped for a while about year or so and now I’m back to smoking. I have anxiety issues time to time when I’m sober. I noticed that SOMETIMES smoking marijuana causes anxiety. Well anyway I read in a “study” that smoking marijuana cause make your risk of heart attack much higher. Does this mean smoking marijuana can cause a heart attack? After reading this it seems like this ruined everything for me because these thoughts could possibly trigger a panic attack.=/ Should I really be worried? Is smoking pot going to actually kill me lol. I do not have a heart condition although my mom does have stage one high blood pressure. My fathers heart is fine. Heart problems are on my mothers side of the family and my heart is 100 percent fine being that i got check recently at a hospital because of panic attacks. I got ekg’s and chest x rays etc. I’m 100 fine and Im not overweight. Should I be worried? should I just enjoy myself and stay calm?

A: Well to be perfectly honest yes pot can cause you to have a heart attack at your age? probobly not and do you smoke cigeretts? if not studies did show that a person who smokes pot on a regular basis could develope just as many problems as a smoker of cigs. BUT I am also a pot smoker who does not smoke cigs and my health is at 100%and my doc told me (im36) i should be just fine! i wasn’t a part of any study!lololol I just love to smoke pot!

People against the legalization of marijuana, what are your reasons?

Q: ANNUAL AMERICAN DEATHS CAUSED BY DRUGSTOBACCO …………………… 400,000ALCOHOL …………………… 100,000ALL LEGAL DRUGS ……………. 20,000ALL ILLEGAL DRUGS ………….. 15,000CAFFEINE ………………….. 2,000ASPIRIN …………………… 500MARIJUANA …………………. 0Like any substance, marijuana can be abused. The most common problem attributed to marijuana is frequent overuse, which can induce lethargic behavior, but does not cause serious health problems. Marijuana can cause short-term memory loss, but only while under the influence. Marijuana does not impair long-term memory. Marijuana does not lead to harder drugs. Marijuana does not cause brain damage, genetic damage, or damage the immune system. Unlike alcohol, marijuana does not kill brain cells or induce violent behavior. Continuous long-term smoking of marijuana can cause bronchitis, but the chance of contracting bronchitis from casual marijuana smoking is minuscule. Respiratorylegalizemarijuana.comoh wait, sorry.legalizationofmarijuana.com

A: The legalization of Pot is more than you are thinking or have ever been told.There is a lobby groups in washington fighting it tooth and Nail.The farmers the logging industry and the oil companies.Hemp is the cure for many of our WORLDS problems.You need to cut down 20 time the amount of trees to the amount of Hemp Plants to make the same amount of Paper.Henry Ford Invented a Car that ran on Hemp oilFarmers are selling records amount of wheat at record prices for ethanol were Hemp could replace the Wheat.The Truth is at your finger tips