marijuana is great

actually red wine is most prob healthier. Substances in red wine (such as flavonoids or resveratrol) help reduce LDL cholesterol, and elevates HDL cholesterol. 'LDL' is the bad one, HDL is the 'good' one. Of course these substances are in grape juice as well.

Due to a 60 minutes report a while back, the idea of drinking red wine came to the public attention. As we all know, 60 minutes is a brilliant source for medical and life style advice, I mean, they&#39;re so driven by improving the world </sarcasm>

I should note that red wine (especially Pinot Nior) has a higher level than non processed grape juice. But then Tea has shown to have similar levels of white wine, and grape juice, which overall is healthier for you.

i have yet to see any studies of Dope containing substances which have a proven benefit to your health. Oh sure, it appears that for pain management in cases of arthritis and so forth it is good, but i&#39;m not aware of any serious studies into it.

Personally anything that affects the chemistry of your brain has to be considered very carefully. Especially when no one knows what the full impact is, either as a casual smoker or as a regular consumer.

Would anyone here accept drugs from a pharmaceutical company that said it will make you healthier but it does affect the chemistry of your brain? I reckon the answer would be no without serious study into it. The only reason dope gets past this is because people enjoy the &#39;high&#39; and then look for reasons to justify their use of it.

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Would anyone here accept drugs from a pharmaceutical company that said it will make you healthier but it does affect the chemistry of your brain? I reckon the answer would be no without serious study into it.* The only reason dope gets past this is because people enjoy the &#39;high&#39; and then look for reasons to justify their use of it.

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well the thing is, that happens all the time. there are perscription drugs that stop heart burn or something, but can make you depressed, give you headaches, make you consipated, heart problems etc... i really cant see the upside to taking that drug. can you?

if you take medication to mitigate a problem, then the issue is are the side effects worth the benefits. This is the trade off in medication, which is well documented and any half decent doctor will make you aware of when your prescribed a course of medication.

Viagra is a classic example. It increases blood presure, but lets you stand at attention (if the problem isn&#39;t physical or is of the nature that it can treat).

If you have no problems with increased blood presure then your fine, but if you have a heart condition, then your best to avoid it.

The problem with dope is that the effects are not known. People smoked it and then started looking for excuses to use it.

Btw, your wrong. A vast majority of drugs do not affect the chemistry of your brain. Affecting the chemistry of your brain is a very serious matter, but if you don&#39;t beleive me then I don&#39;t see the point in trying to convince you differently.

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Btw, your wrong.* A vast majority of drugs do not affect the chemistry of your brain.* Affecting the chemistry of your brain is a very serious matter, but if you don&#39;t beleive me then I don&#39;t see the point in trying to convince you differently.

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i never said anywhere that a vast majoraty of drugs did anything to the chemistry of the brain. i said that there are drugs that do as a side effect.

ahh mis-read your post mate, thought you were saying that side affects are common in drugs and thus the known side effects with smoking dope are okay. I think you ment to say that side effects are not okay...

Alcohol is healthier for you than pot. Although, you have to factor in the addictive aspect of it. I personally dislike the effects of alcohol have on me, so I only drink rarely. Its fun now and then, but not near as fun as a joint.

People get angry, aggressive, assholish when drinking. You never see people getting in random fights when high. Or dieing from overdoseing? I sure don&#39;t. Theres so many advantages pot have over alcohol I cant even start a list.

Which is why I dont get why alchohal is legal and pot isnt. I can walk home high, but when Im drunk.. that&#39;s like an Indiana Jones adventure.

I know what you&#39;re saying. I mean - the drunk walk home can always be fun, but the high walk home can be very enlightening.

marijuana is better than booze i even had a discussion with my mate last night about it, i won :lol: ... i always do -locks- :lol:

well you got me deadloader, obviously you must be right.