# To the two women smoking a bong in front of the window at my office... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 14, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530 "2009-07-14T12:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/101 "2009-07-16T09:52:27Z")
Um, I was like a poster child of the negative effects of smoking everyday. My brain was shot. Ounce a day FTL. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/102 "2009-07-16T09:53:04Z")
Is Franco the pizza guy? Suddenly that would all make sense. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/103 "2009-07-16T09:53:08Z")
> [@dawn](#): > > It will have an effect on your attitude and the way you feel if you haven’t smoked in a while. > > I’m not against weed, but I know that it DOES have effects on you. So don’t give me this bullshit that it doesn’t give any negative effects. > > The short-term effects of marijuana include: > > - Distorted perception (sights, sounds, time, touch) > > - Problems with memory and learning > > - Loss of coordination > > - Trouble with thinking and problem-solving > > - Increased heart rate, reduced blood pressure > > **Effects on the Heart** > Within a few minutes after smoking marijuana, the heart begins beating more rapidly and the blood pressure drops. Marijuana can cause the heart beat to increase by 20 to 50 beats per minute, and can increase even more if other drugs are used at the same time. Because of the lower blood pressure and higher heart rate, researchers found that users’ risk for a heart attack is four times higher within the first hour after smoking marijuana. > > **Effects on the Lungs** > Smoking marijuana, even infrequently, can cause burning and stinging of the mouth and throat, and cause heavy coughing. Scientists have found that regular marijuana smokers can experience the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers do, including: > > - Daily cough and phlegm production > - More frequent acute chest illnesses > - Increased risk of lung infections > - Obstructed airways > > Marijuana contains more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke and because marijuana smokers usually inhale deeper and hold the smoke in their lungs longer than tobacco smokers, their lungs are exposed to those carcinogenic properties longer. One study found that marijuana smokers were three times more likely to develop cancer of the head or neck than non-smokers. Many researchers believe than smoking marijuana is overall more harmful to the lungs than smoking tobacco. > > **Other Health Effects** > Research indicates that THC impairs the body’s immune system from fighting disease, which can cause a wide variety of health problems. One study found that marijuana actually inhibited the disease-preventing actions of key immune cells. Another study found that THC increased the risk of developing bacterial infections and tumors. > > **Effects of Exposure During Pregnancy** > Several studies have found that children born to mothers who used marijuana during pregnancy exhibit some problems with neurological development. According to those studies, prenatal marijuana exposure can cause: > > - Altered responses to visual stimuli > - Increased tremulousness > - Problems with sustained attention and memory > - Poor problem-solving skills a good amount of this is actually wrong lol…amazing stuff there pot only affects your short term memory WHILE you are high, it does not make you brain dead perm. as far as cancer, its been proven that it actually kills the weak cells that could turn cancerous before they have a chance to ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/104 "2009-07-16T09:54:06Z")
My ex-ish boyfriend smokes weed every day too, and guess what. He goes to work every day and he works out, “stays physical” almost every day. But man, he is fucking retarded. I guarantee that you have some side effects from smoking the sticky icky. Seriously. I have never met anyone in my life who smokes weed every day and is perfectly functional at all times. Edit: Dude, pot fucks with your short-term memory when you’re not high too. I’ve been dating pot heads since I was 13. I guess that says a lot for me, but either way. When you live with a pot head, you tend to come to the conclusion that pot makes them retarded. Usually makes you a terrible driver too. HA. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/105 "2009-07-16T09:56:57Z")
[http://www.jackherer.com/chapter15.html](http://www.jackherer.com/chapter15.html) read that page, or hell the whole dam site…everything you “hear” about smoking is mostly wrong anyway, they change the facts and all kinds of other bullshit just to make it SEEM bad hell the USDA did a video “hemp for victory” in 76’ > **[Hemp for Victory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp_for_Victory)** > > Hemp for Victory is a black-and-white United States government film made during World War II and released in 1942, explaining the uses of hemp, encouraging farmers to grow as much as possible. The film was made to encourage farmers to grow hemp for the war effort because other industrial fibers, often imported from overseas, were in short supply. The film shows a history of hemp and hemp products, how hemp is grown, and how hemp is processed into rope, cloth, cordage, and other products. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/106 "2009-07-16T09:59:55Z")
Dude. I’m on your side. Marijuana is sweet or whatever the fuck. You just can’t DENY that there are no negative effects from it. All drugs have negative effects. Nothing in this world is perfect. ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/107 "2009-07-16T10:00:50Z")
> [@dawn](#): > > I have never met anyone in my life who smokes weed every day and is perfectly functional at all times. i have never met anyone in my life who is perfectly functional at all times regardless of their cannibus intake… to say it has no negative effects is a lie. to say there are very few neg effects is not a lie. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/108 "2009-07-16T10:01:53Z")
> [@dawn](#): > > My ex-ish boyfriend smokes weed every day too, and guess what. He goes to work every day and he works out, “stays physical” almost every day. But man, he is fucking retarded. > > I guarantee that you have some side effects from smoking the sticky icky. Seriously. > > I have never met anyone in my life who smokes weed every day and is perfectly functional at all times. > > Edit: Dude, pot fucks with your short-term memory when you’re not high too. I’ve been dating pot heads since I was 13. I guess that says a lot for me, but either way. When you live with a pot head, you tend to come to the conclusion that pot makes them retarded. Usually makes you a terrible driver too. HA. i’m sure your dating idiots that were idiots before they started smoking **Myth** : **Marijuana’s Harms Have Been Proved Scientifically**. In the 1960s and 1970s, many people believed that marijuana was harmless. Today we know that marijuana is much more dangerous than previously believed. **Fact** : In 1972, after reviewing the scientific evidence, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded that while marijuana was not entirely safe, its dangers had been grossly overstated. Since then, researchers have conducted thousands of studies of humans, animals, and cell cultures. None reveal any findings dramatically different from those described by the National Commission in 1972. In 1995, based on thirty years of scientific research editors of the British medical journal Lancet concluded that “the smoking of cannabis, even long term, is not harmful to health.” **Myth: Marijuana Kills Brain Cells**. Used over time, marijuana permanently alters brain structure and function, causing memory loss, cognitive impairment, personality deterioration, and reduced productivity. **Fact** : None of the medical tests currently used to detect brain damage in humans have found harm from marijuana, even from long term high-dose use. An early study reported brain damage in rhesus monkeys after six months exposure to high concentrations of marijuana smoke. In a recent, more carefully conducted study, researchers found no evidence of brain abnormality in monkeys that were forced to inhale the equivalent of four to five marijuana cigarettes every day for a year. The claim that marijuana kills brain cells is based on a speculative report dating back a quarter of a century that has never been supported by any scientific study. **Myth: Marijuana Impairs Memory and Cognition**. Under the influence of marijuana, people are unable to think rationally and intelligently. Chronic marijuana use causes permanent mental impairment. **Fact** : Marijuana produces immediate, **temporary changes in thoughts,** perceptions, and information processing. **The cognitive process most clearly affected by marijuana is short-term memory**. In laboratory studies, subjects under the influence of marijuana have no trouble remembering things they learned previously. However, they display diminished capacity to learn and recall new information. **This diminishment only lasts for the duration of the intoxication**. There is no convincing evidence that heavy long-term marijuana use permanently impairs memory or other cognitive functions. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/109 "2009-07-16T10:05:04Z")
> [@dirtye30](#): > > i have never met anyone in my life who is perfectly functional at all times regardless of their cannibus intake… > > to say it has no negative effects is a lie. to say there are very few neg effects is not a lie. werd i’m not saying its perfect no…but hell, there’s a lot worse things that people do on a regular basis… i’m saying its not nearly as bad as 99% of the people make it out to be ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/110 "2009-07-16T10:05:17Z")
> [@Quattro Krant](#): > > WHAT??? All the pot heads that I have ever had the mis fortune of dealing with sure do not have too much going on upstairs. Creative thinking:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Yeah, if by creative you mean zoning out like a zombie then sure. youre right. jimi hendrix did nothing creative. i think the people you meet suck. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/111 "2009-07-16T10:06:42Z")
> [@dirtye30](#): > > youre right. jimi hendrix did nothing creative. i think the people you meet suck. yep, going back on this > [@Joe](#): > > I think people either suck or don’t suck, regardless of their affiliation with pot. Generally, it gives people who suck another outlet to suck, by being hooked on doing it constantly, or people who are fun another outlet to be fun. ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/112 "2009-07-16T10:08:24Z")
Skurge, I’m not saying pot is bad. I’m not saying it’s the devil. I don’t care if you get high 45 times a day. I’m just saying that it DOES HAVE NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS. I’m outta here. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/113 "2009-07-16T10:09:49Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > Ounce a day ---
**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/114 "2009-07-16T10:13:01Z")
that ounce a day thing i would have to assume is grossly over exagerated. thats almost a pound every two weeks. authorities tend to catch on to that kind of movement. at a certain point you dont even feel the effects anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/115 "2009-07-16T10:13:46Z")
> [@dirtye30](#): > > that ounce a day thing i would have to assume is grossly over exagerated. thats almost a pound every two weeks. authorities tend to catch on to that kind of movement. at a certain point you dont even feel the effects anymore. i dont think i’d have time to smoke that much in a day haha ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/116 "2009-07-16T10:14:29Z")
> [@dawn](#): > > Skurge, I’m not saying pot is bad. I’m not saying it’s the devil. I don’t care if you get high 45 times a day. I’m just saying that it DOES HAVE NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS. > > I’m outta here. i agreed with you…just said most people think they are way worse then they are ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/117 "2009-07-16T10:18:15Z")
On a side note, George Clinton is at the square tonight. Lots of hippie pot heads will be out. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/118 "2009-07-16T10:26:55Z")
> [@tpgsr](#): > > On a side note, George Clinton is at the square tonight. > > Lots of hippie pot heads will be out. PSSSSSSSHT [http://www.darkstarorchestra.net/NEWSITE/HTML/dso.php?sec=tour](http://www.darkstarorchestra.net/NEWSITE/HTML/dso.php?sec=tour) That is where the real hippies will be. ---
**Author:** ![dubbin91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dubbin91](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dubbin91)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/119 "2009-07-16T10:32:03Z")
> [@Quattro Krant](#): > > WHAT??? All the pot heads that I have ever had the mis fortune of dealing with sure do not have too much going on upstairs. Creative thinking:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Yeah, if by creative you mean zoning out like a zombie then sure. Is that why you quit years ago Krant? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530/120 "2009-07-16T10:36:15Z")
> [@dirtye30](#): > > thats almost a pound every two weeks. authorities tend to catch on to that kind of movement. …Yep. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/to-the-two-women-smoking-a-bong-in-front-of-the-window-at-my-office/70530.md?page=7)