5 hours ago, sandemara said:

Alcohol: a chemical made by man. Marijuana, a plant made by God.  Who would you prefer to trust?

Well, alcohol isn't exactly a chemical made by man.  But I get your point, and would like to agree but can't now that you brought one of the mystical Sky Gods into it. 

7 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Whisky distilled from fermented grain mash,barley, rye, corn.

Beer made from hops, water, yeast.

Rum made from sugarcane, molasses etc

Wine, natural ingredients.

Not quite a chemical, are they?.

 

Ethanol has the chemical formula:CH3-CH2-OH ...so it might qualify as being a bit chemically & ethanol is made as a result of refinement and processing.

 

Marijuana on the other hand grows wild and requires almost no refinement or processing before using ...hence it's way more natural.

 

 

 

 

 

16 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Whisky distilled from fermented grain mash,barley, rye, corn.

Beer made from hops, water, yeast.

Rum made from sugarcane, molasses etc

Wine, natural ingredients.

Not quite a chemical, are they?.

If he'd said lager, that's manufactured beer, full of additives and chemicals hence the awful hangover you don't get with natural beer (or weed). But most people aren't ordering fine Trappist ales every time they get drunk, they're expensive especially imported in Thailand

 
Ethanol has the chemical formula:CH3-CH2-OH ...so it might qualify as being a bit chemically & ethanol is made as a result of refinement and processing.
 
Marijuana on the other hand grows wild and requires almost no refinement or processing before using ...hence it's way more natural.
 
 
 
 
 

It doesnt mean a sxxxt . It's still not good for your brain. You will lose brain cells a lot faster . Stay drug free .

2 hours ago, balo said:

It doesnt mean a sxxxt . It's still not good for your brain. You will lose brain cells a lot faster . Stay drug free .

 

Studies suggesting it 'might' increases brain cells. 

 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8155-marijuana-might-cause-new-cell-growth-in-the-brain

 

Or, at least, a bit of it in low doses, not in excess:

 

https://www.wired.com/2008/11/marijuana-could/

 

'May' slow brain aging, alzheimer's, dementia etc.:

 

http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/29/how-cannabinoids-may-slow-brain-aging/

 

Or at least, studies into long term effects on the brain are 'inconclusive' and paint an 'inconsistent picture' 

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104335/

 

'May' increase the number of neurons and has been show to do so in rat studies, and lowers instances of depression

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253627/

17 minutes ago, jspill said:

Studies suggesting it 'might' increases brain cells. 

 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8155-marijuana-might-cause-new-cell-growth-in-the-brain

 

Or, at least, a bit of it in low doses, not in excess:

 

https://www.wired.com/2008/11/marijuana-could/

 

'May' slow brain aging, alzheimer's, dementia etc.:

 

http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/29/how-cannabinoids-may-slow-brain-aging/

 

Or at least, studies into long term effects on the brain are 'inconclusive' and paint an 'inconsistent picture' 

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104335/

 

'May' increase the number of neurons and has been show to do so in rat studies, and lowers instances of depression

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253627/

 

  

 

Believe what you want.  Very "scientific" articles you linked to .    I could give you links to other sites completely opposite from this. 

30 minutes ago, balo said:

Very "scientific" articles you linked to .    I could give you links to other sites completely opposite from this. 

Well the first two link to the studies. If you have an issue with 'new scientist' the article links to the source - http://www.jci.org/articles/view/25509

 

If you have an issue with 'wired' it links to https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/osu-sah111408.php

 

Then the healthland ones mentions the institutions or universities that conducted the studies. 

 

Then the NCBI links, doesn't get more scientific than that. 

 

Go on then, link some studies :) This post wasn't all too scientific was it? 

 

3 hours ago, balo said:

It doesnt mean a sxxxt . It's still not good for your brain. You will lose brain cells a lot faster . Stay drug free .

 

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Believe what you want.  

 

I used plenty of 'may' and 'at least' and 'might' and other qualifiers, I wasn't stating beliefs or asserting facts, you still got butthurt though. 

Here are some links :  And btw my concern is for the young people and teens . 

 

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/brain-damage-seen-potent-marijuana-smokers

 

http://headsup.scholastic.com/students/the-science-of-marijuana

 

http://www.livescience.com/55258-how-marijuana-affects-the-brain.html

 

http://luxury.rehabs.com/marijuana-rehab/effects-on-the-brain/

 

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/11/marijuana-brain.aspx

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/25/282631913/marijuana-may-hurt-the-developing-teen-brain

 

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/study-highlights-dangers-skunk-cannabis/

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/nov/27/smoking-high-strength-cannabis-skunk-may-damage-nerves-brain

3 hours ago, balo said:

It doesnt mean a sxxxt . It's still not good for your brain. You will lose brain cells a lot faster . Stay drug free .

 

Who said it was good for your brain or even mentioned brain cells? 

 

I was replying to a post that claimed alcohol was neither man made nor a chemical.

 

I did not give any opinion on it's side effects or relative harm when compared to alcohol ...which by the way is a lot less than alcohol.

 

But, I'm wondering if you give lectures and present one sided evidence when you see people for eg drinking or discussing beer...even though it's proven to be far more harmful?

 

Given the way you misread my post & your weak counter point to a non existent argument, I would worry more about your own brain cells and less about other people's.

Edited April 5, 20179 yr by onthesoi