THE BLUNT TRUTH ABOUT MARIJUANA: Five Facts Parents Must Know

Black Entertainment EURweb ^ | September 30, 2005 | National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

[A CA Guy]

Every day 4,700 kids try marijuana for the first time. In fact, marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug among America's youth. Unfortunately, a lot of American teens, and their parents, continue to see marijuana as harmless.

QUESTION 1: Ecstasy is more popular than marijuana among kids today. True or False?

False. Far more youth use marijuana than any other drug. Among kids who use drugs, approximately 60 percent use marijuana only.

QUESTION 2: Marijuana is not addictive. True or False?

False. Research shows that marijuana is addictive. In fact, more teens enter treatment with a primary diagnosis of marijuana dependency than for all other illegal drugs combined.

QUESTION 3: Smoking one marijuana joint is as harmful as smoking five cigarettes. True or False?

True. In fact, smoking four joints is like smoking an entire pack.

QUESTION 4: Smoking weed only makes people feel mellow. True or False?

False. Marijuana can cause paranoia, panic attacks, anxiety and depression. Heavy marijuana use has even been linked with increased aggression, rebelliousness and violent behavior.

QUESTION 5: There's not much parents can do to stop their kids from trying marijuana. True or False?

False. Research suggests that parents are the most powerful influence on their children when it comes to drugs. In fact, kids who learn about the risks of marijuana from their parents are 36 percent less likely to use it.

[68 grunt]

I'm starting to laugh at you, lady. I'll repeat in language you may understand. Is your son an infantryman?

[mrobison]

No, now it means "I'm part of the drug culture and I've lost my soul."

[Hi Heels]

*snort* HAAHAhahahaaa... Yer evil.

[pageonetoo]

Not the kind that smokes dope and dishonors himself and his country.

Yep, I'll bet there weren't any guys that came back from VietNam that ever smoked a joint, or two, or twenty three... what a bunch of slackers... they didn't get drunk and fight the army guys...

[mrobison]

Listen, lady, you've lost your soul and there's nothing I can do to help you with that. You can dream of having my son's honor.

[68 grunt]

Since you are so reluctant to answer I'll assume you've been lying.

[mjwise]

"... it can make people giggle and laugh over things that wouldn't be all that funny if they were straight,"

aha! I knew it! Marijuana is part of the Homosexual Agenda too! The explosion of pot use in our youth is no doubt rooted in the Homosexual recruiters that even today infest our public restrooms, televisions, and drama clubs. (/sarc, if you needed it)

[Clemenza]

*snort* HAAHAhahahaaa... Yer evil.

You have NO idea!

[headsonpikes]

Shame on you for pushing recreational drugs. Why are you so attracted to them?

You really are a piece of work, deliberately misconstruing the import of my post so as to cast aspersion upon me. How typical of you, sadly.

Not only do you exemplify the worst sort of forelock-tugging compliance with authority for compliances' sake attitude, but you are unusually unaware of the 20th Century history of your own country. You must be one of the few posters on this site unaware of the roots of New Deal and subsequent American-style socialism in the socially utopian Progressive Era with its ideals of eugenics, Deweyite education, Prohibition, and the Opium and Marijuana laws, all premised on the utopian delusions of socialists!

How anyone can support the degradation of American law and scorn for the Constitution that New Deal-style utopianism and its belief in the perfectability of man through legislation and state power entails is beyond me.

Even less, someone who purports to support a return to constitutional government, as is the stated purpose of this very website.

Marijuana, mushrooms, peyote cactus, and who the aitch knows what grows in a million places around the world; why would any of these be under the purview of the state? Surely, roadside weeds and such are beneath the dignity of government.

I mean mushrooms for crissakes!!!

I guess to the jumped-up lawyers who people the legislatures and administer the alphabet agencies, all roads lead to Rome, and total authority over society. They can hardly wait.

At least they have the excuse that there's a buck in it for them - what's in it for you, A CA Guy?

[68 grunt]

<>... what's in it for you, A CA Guy?

He gets to where that cute brown shirt ...

[Tired of Taxes]

if i cant show the reasearch that a strong indication that im lying.

I'm on your ping list, and I did a little research of my own in high school, way back in the late 70's. ;-) And I can personally attest to the paranoia part. :-0

But, not physical addiction. I'd always read it wasn't physically addictive.

I'm anti-WOD, but only because I don't want the gov't spending money saving people from themselves, risking the lives of others to do so, denying people the right to make their own medical decisions, and only resulting in promoting more serious drugs that are easier to conceal.

I don't want my own children making the same stupid choices that I did when I was a kid, but it's my responsibility - not the government's - to make sure they don't.

[A CA Guy]

"Yes, we must continue to arrest and heavily fine teenagers for carrying a bit of harmless weed in their pocket. It's their only hope for a brighter future, so let's keep them broke.
Now let's all toast (with legal alcoholic beverages of course) the Big Nanny State.

You may start an alcohol thread somewhere we can all participate in elsewhere, but as far as fining teenagers in a minor way with community service, counseling or probation regarding sports participation, I don't think that would be the worst.

Are you for recreational medication your your's and other's children.

[headsonpikes]

And there are plenty here itching to fan the flames of those who trample the Constitution and good sense. I always find it interesting that it was during the New Deal era that this anti-mj propaganda campaign took off in a big way.

See my #349.

[A CA Guy]

So you don't then advocate recreational drug use?
You don't advocate the recreational drug use among childen?

You are not pro-recreational drug use then?

[Psycho_Bunny]

QUESTION 2: Marijuana is not addictive. True or False?

False. Research shows that marijuana is addictive.

I'll call bullsh!t on that.  I grew up in Humboldt County and never once met anyone who was in any way - other than compulsively - addicted to pot.

[A CA Guy]

I get to not only point out the number of drug activists of FR, but can let people read how liberal their mindset is in addition for showing how they will even advocate recreational drugs in a thread of an article directed at the children.

The dopers here are advocating recreational drugs on a thread about how children shouldn't do drugs and it is very revealing for FR lurkers I am sure.

Recreational drug use does NOTHING for America, and it is horrible to think that some would advocate it among the children as well.

[ActionNewsBill]

If you are a drug user AND a Freeper, you need to find another place to post. FreeRepublic is about freedom. You are a slave.

This from someone who believes drinking anything with caffeine in it is "using drugs"

[VRing]

"And, Free Republic has been hijacked"

I believe it's been pointed out to you that a lot of these good folks have been around longer than you. How is it that all of a sudden FR's been hijacked?

[68 grunt]

Those who you call 'dopers' are not advocating dope, they're rejecting your fascism. I'll take these dopers over your fascists, any day.

[PaxMacian]

Mt 5:9 Blessed are the PEACEMAKERS: for they shall be called children of God.