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| Serious | 53% | 284 votes | Total: 537 votes | |
| Benign | 47% | 253 votes |
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by Michael Whye
If I was asked this question ten, or even five years ago, I would have laughed the answer at you."Benign" would have been the smoke infused response coming out as my THC deluded...read more
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by Phil Dotree
Should pot be legalized? Probably. But is it dangerous? Definitely. Most pot users that stick with the drug (which is admittedly a small portion; it tends to be an adole...read more
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by Misterate
The inhalation of any type of substance is harmful to the human body. "Pot" is no exception. Let me list some reasons as to why: 1. Pot is just as bad as smoking. It will dam...read more
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by Ted Sherman
Smoking pot, whether serious or not-so-serious, is certainly a health hazard. Everyone who can read knows the official statements of the Surgeon Generals over the years, as well...read more
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by Molly O'Shea
Smoking is a serious health hazard, so of course smoking pot would be no different. It's smoking, for goodness sake. All means of inhaling smoke is hazardous, so whether you'r...read more
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by Wendy Lake
I used to be a pot smoker , i also used to be a herion addict for four years amongst other things i was addicted to along the way. I have an addictive personality . I started...read more
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by Mookie Marx
As a former marijuana smoker, intravenous drug-user, crack smoker, alcohol abuser, and drug rehab center participant (more than once), I can declare that pot use fries your brai...read more
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The smoking of pot, 'dagga', cannabis, marijuana (or whatever nice name is invented for it to make it kosher) is a serious health hazard. Why? For two main reasons: 1. While it...read more
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Is smoking pot a severe health risk hazard? ABSOLUTELY! Studies done by a myriad of research groups in US, Canada, Britain, Sweden, to name just a few, and over decades, have...read more
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The use of marijuana ha for some time been a topical issue. There are those who will tell you that it is harmless and that it is less dangerous and harmful than smoking cigarett...read more
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by Kylie Nevil
It really depends on the person. For my mum she smokes it everyday she says it relaxes her when she is stressed. I'm not saying it is good for her but if she thinks that smoki...read more
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by Itay C.
The worst thing most pot smokers can do is to keep lying to themselves about how smoking isn't a serious health issue. The main active chemical in pot is THC. This chemical b...read more
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by James Anders
Let's face it, there wouldn't be an argument if it was benign. Most of the debates around pot stem from the supporters of it throwing whatever they can out there to justify them...read more
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by Corey Pike
Smoking pot is a serious issue. Putting nausea relief for chemotherapy patients aside, I can't think of a single good reason to smoke it. The toxins found in pot, affect...read more
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Smoking pot is as serious of a health hazard as drinking or smoking cigarettes. In fact, when you burn and inhale pretty much anything you can assume that it's probably not ove...read more
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by Richard Ford
There is no real doubt that pot constitutes a serious health risk. Just consider the people you know who take it regularly- they may seem very layed back but I have never met on...read more
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by M. Lee
Marijuana Could Contribute to Lung Cancer One of the arguments for legalizing marijuana, or cannabis, in the United States is that it is virtually harmless when compared to s...read more
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I know those who have smoked and I know those who smoke. I smoked myself. And I would never turn around and tell someone not to do something that they enjoy doing. When people t...read more
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by Agricola
The question is whether pot poses a "serious health risk." But Agricola must ask: to whom? There are actually two "whoms" here, and several of our debaters have already hinte...read more
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In my humble opinion the seriousness of pot smoking, as well as other drugs of addiction, and their side effects, should be a compulsory subject in the education curriculum. T...read more
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by Nouri Arif
The issues surrounding "pot" are simple ones. The issue of this particular debate is the health risks that are tied to the use of marijuana. There is a health risk connec...read more
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Smoking pot has no serious side effects at all. In my opinion and from my experiences with pot, I can honestly say that it has benign side effects. I do not think that teenagers...read more
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Consider all the facts surrounding the use of pot from medical to recreational use, one can only come away with the thought that there are those who are dead set against its use...read more
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Cannabis is a herb that offers advantages to many different sectors of society. Cannabis at its natural grows and proliferates in the wild without much care needed and is a cas...read more
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First, it is important to note that there have been NO confirmed deaths by smoking marijuana alone. Ask any drug counselor or check out some research on the internet. Yes, pot...read more
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by Joe Martin
It seems to me that this is pretty much a loaded (no pun intended) question, if you look at it from a HEALTH point of view then I would have to agree that it is no better for yo...read more
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In the dictionary under benign it reads, 'Of a kind and gentle disposition.' Now, when I think of pot or marijuana I can't think anything bad.. except jail time. Jail in any for...read more
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Compared to habitual cigarette smoking and drinking, smoking pot does not pose as much of a health hazard. While it may be addictive, you stand more of a chance of getting arre...read more
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Smoking pot can have benign effects - as long as it doesn't rule your life. Just like with everything else, you need to strive for balance. Smoking marijuana recreationally is...read more
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by Iain Garner
As a university student coming into my twenties I can safely say that the dangers of cannabis are incredibly over-rated. I have smoked the occasional joint, bifta, doob, whateve...read more
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by Alex Crowley
There are no scientific studies that conclude marijuana is a hazard to one's health. It's that simple. However, the monumental amount of dis- and misinformation regarding the us...read more
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I can not believe how many people are against "pot". Other than nausea relief, medical marijuana has it's place in the pharmaceutical world. It helps chronic pain patients, it h...read more
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by Brian Kemp
Benign, benign, benign. Now there are several reasons that I would say this, and the things I'm about to say some are from seeing first hand. Also would like to say that I do n...read more
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First let me say that i am not a pothead, i don't sell weed nor do i particularly condone or discourage the use of it. I'll be the first to admit that in my teen years i did ex...read more
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by DG Brown
The debate on legalization of marijuana seems to follow three lines of discussion. Medical problems associated with marijuana use, the "gateway drug" debate, and protecting ou...read more
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by Stuart
There are so many things in today's society that we are made to worry about. Nobody seems to take into account the old adage; "Everything in moderation". If someone is going...read more
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People ought not judge what they don't know, instead just observe and be realistic. Sure there have facts known that pot has been use on a recreational level. Most people vie...read more
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by Skidegate
The question adopts the rule of law and white Anglo-saxon Christianity as the norm. That world and its disciplined norms are both vanishing, being replaced by a global Individua...read more
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Puff or Pass? So far I have not found one conclusive study either for or against pot smoking. In actuality "Mary Jane" has many positive uses such as treating certain health...read more
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by Justin Tyme
Smoking anything is not really good for a human body. Sitting in a traffic jam with your windows down breathing in all the exhaust fumes is not good either. Living in a a major ...read more
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