by sajungzak » May 15th, 2014, 3:03 pm
FYI
Some effects of the consumption of cannabis may include a general alteration of conscious perception, euphoria, feelings of well-being, relaxation or stress reduction, increased appreciation of humor, music (especially in discerning its various components/instruments) or the arts, joviality, metacognition and introspection, enhanced recollection (episodic memory), increased sensuality, increased awareness of sensation, increased libido, increased creativity, abstract or philosophical thinking, and disruption of linear memory.
Cannabis also produces many subjective and highly intangible effects, such as greater enjoyment of food taste and aroma, an enhanced enjoyment of music and comedy, and marked distortions in the perception of time and space. At higher doses, effects can include altered body image, auditory and/or visual pseudo-hallucinatory illusions, and ataxia from selective impairment of polysynaptic reflexes.
Such effects are most often considered desirable, but have the potential to induce panic attacks and paranoia in some unaccustomed users.
By far, the most dangerous effect of cannabis is the potential to get caught. We, the people of Washington state (as well as Colorado), have decided to legalize (not just decriminalize but out right legalize!) the private consumption of cannabis by adults, including "recreational" use (how come you never hear about "recreational" drinking?).
Studies have shown that heavy use can be detrimental to children and young adults whose neural pathways and problem solving skills are still developing. Exact reasons for this are unclear. The brain works on a dopamine reward system. Most likely, repeatedly ignoring problems by smoking them away creates and solidifies neural paths teaching the brain that this is the best way to handle these situations.
A recent study involving brain scans of moderate cannabis users (the term moderate is subjective here, many would consider these people to be heavy users) showed an increase in density in some parts of the brain of some users. The study stopped there but the media likes to throw around catch phrases like "brain damage" and "irreversible" to keep disillusioned those that are still brainwashed. The fact is, no one knows what this means, and the study doesn't take into account other variables such as previous drug abuse. by the way, contrary to what we were taught, you grow new brain cells everyday.
What you put into your own body is your decision and yours alone. I only wish to spread knowledge.
Thank you for reading.
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sajungzak on May 15th, 2014, 5:18 pm, edited 3 times in total.
