I think that it's too ass-kicking to be used unless you've got nowhere to go and nothing to do for a few hours. And if it doesn't make you paranoid.

Having said that, if I had any I would be stoned every day, all day!!!!!!

Weed was my self medication for the longest time. It helped to mask what I was truely feeling and helped keep the moods in check. But that is all it does is mask it. It does not give any long lasting results with the exception of memory loss. lol. I have not smoked in almost 5 years and my memory still blows. :)

Man, I'll hang here for a second and comment... Love your status bar, btw...:)

You and my son are about the same age. He is unmedicated and in denial, and he smokes pot to deal with his rage issues.

I've only got two problems with it: It's still illegal, and that's an issue, so apparently, you're may get easy-to-buy CRAP out there, you know?

Second problem I have, is that Long-term, I see it making people Stupid. But so do some prescription drugs....

So, *hugs*, and keep up with self-awareness. Always.

I think they should hurry up and legalize it so it can be safer.

It is legal for medicinal reasons here... it works great for some for sure.. I really like getting high now and then but Im one of those that just has to veg out when Im high..
It should have been legalized for medicinal reasons a long time ago.. It makes no sense to me that it hasn't been.. a great analgesic..x

I'm with Going on this one.....

illegal and makes some/alot of people "stupid".......

I'm typically a "if it works for ya, go for it, kinda person", but is it worth risking going to jail for??

Even tho I live in a state that is not legal for medicinal use I do smoke and do so with doctors ok and blessing

I use weed to "medicate". But after a while it stopped giving me the high and stopped making me sleepy. Now considering quitting it.

I'm not a big fan of weed to medicate - it makes me super, super paranoid. I also think it's too expensive (compared to prescription meds which my insurance covers) and hard to get ahold of.

Sometimes it was ok...but almost always gave me auditory hallucinations...garbled radio static would appear to fill the room...and the first time I smoked it I totally freaked out and nervously walked around circling a trash barrel outside in the dark for several hours

Ever since I stopped taking pills (due to pancreas issues, from pills) I have been using cannabis to help control my mood swings and it works far, FAR better than any pill I ever took.

The trick to using cannabis as a mood stabilizer is to use as little as possible. A vaporizer is perfect for this. A joint or bowl will tend to get smoked up and all one needs is a hit or two to get the desired effects.

Those people that falsely think that cannabis make one stupid are simply talking from a place of ignorance. I could make the same statement about alcohol but it would be just as wrong.

ABUSING any drug will have negative effects.

You do know that ignorance is nothing more than a lack of knowledge right?

Being ignorant is not a bad thing.

I'm ignorant on many subjects, and will freely admit it.

I can assure you that those people that claim that cannabis 'makes one stupid' are IGNORANT of using cannabis as a medicine. They only know about cannabis as an intoxicant.

Until they have used it MEDICALLY and not recreationally then they will remain ignorant of its medicinal uses.

i find that people whit bipolar disorder should have the right to smoke weed
because it doesn't destroy the brain like most of the medication that we have to take to control all of are mood plus hair loss is not great either so in my opinion it better for and memory wise were loosing it one way or and other and i would like to take less pills everyday witch is better for in the long run

I just like to get high!!!!

"because it doesn't destroy the brain like most of the medication that we have to take to control all of are mood"

And your proof of that? Which medications are you talking about?

There seems to be a general lack of agreement on this subject that has come up several times. What cannot be denied is that some members have found it personally useful, and others have found it to be unhelpful.

I've not had much luck finding proper academic studies other than this one

"Individuals who use marijuana may develop psychosis nearly 3 years earlier than people who do not indulge in cannabis use, according to a new study to appear in the June print issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Another new study notes that regular marijuana use may also trigger bipolar disorder in vulnerable individuals. "

http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/marijuana-use-leads-earlier-psychosis-bipolar-disorder