Is burning cannabis incense harmful like drug abuse? :&#92;?
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You can take cannibis by eating is or crumbling it up into a roll up cigarette and smoking it. I dont think cannibis incense will be harmfull as i doubt they are made from actual cannibs as they would be very expensive if they were. Probably just got the scent. not all forms of cannibis harms you otherwise why would they make cannibis soap?!
686754
weed and maryjane kills brain cells but alcohol harm ur liver
795323
no. anything you smoke is bad for you. i would recommend quiting.
642542
It depends on your body.  One day you could be allergric and another day your fine.  It also depends on how much oil or perfume is in the incense and what other stuff is in it.  Try taking anti-histamines
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Long term, yes, it is definitely bad for your lungs, especially if smoked in the form of a joint.  There's really no consensus as to whether or not it's worse than cigarettes or not, because virtually no one smokes as much weed as smokers smoke tobacco.  Some carcinogens are more abundant, others more scarce.  Plus most tobacco has flavorings that create extra carcinogens.  A lot of weed heads smoke from a bong/water pipe, and that will lower toxins, and likewise some tobacco users will use a hookah which does the same.  Then there's the issue of how long you hold it in your lungs, etc.  Long story short, you can't be sure if it's worse than tobacco or not, but it sure as hell isn't good for your lungs, and I've known weed heads that were just as phlegmy and gross as your run-of-the-mill chain smoking cigarettes smoker.\n\nToxicity of the THC itself is very, very low.\n\nAmong the most sited claims for the problems with THC are the reduced sperm count (which I've generally heard is a transient, short-term effect), and the supression of the immune system which makes you more susceptible to sickness (which I've also heard is transient).  I hear a lot of arguments on both sides, and have even heard some people try to say that it boosts your immune system.  the problem is that most people who study the matter have an agenda, and hence they aren't entirely honest.  Worse still is the fact that no one is eager to report their use of an illegal drug, so you never know if you're getting honest statistics.\n\nI'd wager that a bigger problem than either of those is taht it will make you lazy and give you the "munchies," which means you can suffer weight gain and a sedentary lifestyle from extensive use of marijuana, which will cause serious healthproblems.\n\nThen there's the question of loss of short term memory.  It seems that the real loss of short-term memory is in the fact that you don't form memories as clearly *while* you're under the influence, and the drug stays in your system for a long time.  Hence, you will go a couple of days not remembering what happens quite right. I've not seen any eveidence of extensive loss of short-term memory function well after use of marijuana (but then, I'm no health professional).  As for it turing you into an idiot, I can't really say I believe it.  I've known a lot of surprisingly intelligent weed heads, and far to many for me to think it alone makes you dumb.  I'd wager that stupid people often have less to lose, and hence they are more likely to not care about the laws, and thus be more likely to use marijuana to begin with.  My guess is that it depends on what you do while you're high.  Some people do vapid an pointless crap, like watch a lot of Tv.  In that case, the issues in your mental acuity are probably the result of spending so much time doing nothing of any intellectual worth.  Others will do things a bit more mentally stimulating, like talk about philosophy, watch challenging movies, write poetry, play music, etc.  These seem to be the same people, in my experience, that are still incredibly bright despite use of marijuana.  I knew one guy in college who was extremely sharp, and actually used to do his engineering homework while baked--though this is very uncommon, since most people I've talked to say that reading when you're high is next to impossible.  I also knew someone who had about a 3.9 GPA at Berkeley, and would write his essays while drunk--and while I can't comment on the effects of trying to read or wrtie high, I can imagine trying to write drunk, and that sounds very difficult given my experience with drunkeness.\n\nAll in all, I think the worst problems with marijuana are the following: 1) it causes extreme paranoia.  This can precipitate schizophrenia in those predisposed to schizophrenia, and it becomes so intense in some that I have commonly heard this as a reaso
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Yup. The active ingredient, I think the abbreviation is THC, sticks around in the body for years. It also can damage sperm cells (knocks their tails off).\n\nAs the saying goes, "Pot smokers can't remember the brains they've lost."
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First of all, "weed" has been misclassified as a narcotic.  Look this up if you don't believe me, but a "narcotic" substance is a substance that brings about a state of "narcosis".  Narcosis means DEATH.  How many people do you know that have OD'd on weed?  Oh!!! Wait a second!!!!  There aren't any..NONE!!  \nThe THC in marijuana does have an effect on the way the synapses in your brain interact with one another...That's what makes you feel "high". It takes about 3 days of not smoking it to purge your brain of the THC.  It causes NO PERMANENT DAMAGE as most people would have you believe...You can research EVERYTHING HERE FOR YOURSELF.  DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR ANY OF IT!!! Look this up, too....Those synapses I just mentioned have tiny receptors on them that are there for one thing and one thing only...To receive THC..that's right, your brain is a natural, biological receptor for THC....\nI can even go so far as to say that we're SUPPOSED to smoke pot and this is re-enforced by the Holy BIBLE....Genesis 1:12...."And the earth brought forth grass and the herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit whos seed was in itself, after his kind: AND GOD SAW THAT IT WAS GOOD.".....So that in effect WE have placed OUR OWN judgement above that of GOD....and made pot illegal.\nNow I don't know about  you, but something just doesn't sit quite right with that, ya know what i mean?\nAs far as stoping you from moving ahead goes...Hell no it won't...You might, but pot won't...It'll just be there waiting when you're ready to unwind after a hard day of doing whatever it is that you choose to do with your life.\nAnd as far as being a "gateway drug"....Total bs.  The primary gateway drugs in America are legal and can be purchased at any 7-11.  \nThe main reason the Gov. wants to keep it illegal is because it alters the way a person thinks....and when that happens, they come up with new ideas and sometimes see things for what they really are.....\nIN THE COMPANY OF POT HEADS:\nEdgar Allen Poe, William Shakespear, Thomas Eddison, Nikola Tesla, Woody Harrelson, Benjaman Franklin, GEORGE WASHINGTON (he grew hemp for rope, sails and cloth AND smoked it to ease the pain of head aches), Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton (but didn't inhale...yeah right), GW bush ......\nCripes, it sure as hell didn't hold ANY of these guys back, now did it?!?!?!\nSo my answer to you is an emphatic "HELL NO IT WON'T HOLD YOU BACK!"
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*Shaking my shaggy skull* Noperz, smoking pot makes you no smarter or dumber than you started out to be in the first place.\n\nBut that said I must add a few things...\n\nContrary to the popular myth that smoking marijuana kills brain cells there is mounting evidence that is not only false, but the effects of THC could have the opposite effect.\n\nCannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects. http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=neurogenesis+and+marijuana&ei=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&fr=moz3&u=www.jci.org/cgi/reprint/115/11/3104.pdf&w=neurogenesis+marijuana&d=GGiVrm1aMbo9&icp=1&.intl=us\n\nPrevious research had suggested that neurogenesis happens only in select locations in the brain, such as the hippocampus, a region involved in learning and memory. Some studies have shown that this process is inhibited by most illicit drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. However, says Xia Zhang of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, marijuana's effect on neurogenesis has not been clear.\n\nHe and his colleagues started investigating this mystery by searching cell surfaces in live, cultured slices of rat hippocampus for receptors that respond to marijuana and a few other similar drugs, called cannabinoids. They reasoned that if marijuana affected neurogenesis in the hippocampus, then cells in that area must have a way to recognize the drug. Sure enough, 95 percent of hippocampus cells responsible for neurogenesis showed evidence of cannabinoid 1 ( CB1 ) receptors, one of two receptors that respond to cannabinoid drugs. http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1624/a06.html\n\nThe current study focused on a particular formulation of synthetic cannabinoid known as HU210 -- a compound which Zhang described as the most powerful cannabinoid in the world.\n\nThe authors explored both the short-term and long-term effects of exposure to HU210 in rats.\n\nTo measure the drug's short-term response, they gave adult rats a single injection of HU210. To study the same drug's effect over the longer term, the researchers gave a separate group of adult rats twice-daily injections of the cannabinoid over a two-week period.\n\nAutopsies revealed that by the end of the 10-day HU210 treatment regimen, new neurons had been generated and integrated into the circuitry of the hippocampus region of the rat's brains. This process, known as neurogenesis, was still in evidence a full month after treatment had been initiated.\n\nNeurogenesis was not triggered in response to brain cells being killed through cannabinoid exposure, the researchers add. In fact, HU210 injections did not appear to prompt any loss of neurons in the hippocampus. http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54893\n\nMind you, the study is using a super-concentrated drug form and the verdict is still out on smoking it, but they do suggest THC is the only known drug that actually can reverse the loss of brain cells.\n\nFinally though once again, pot does not change your intelligence and different people react to different drugs differently. But it is possible THC will be a cure in time for certain brain affictions...
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If it was just true marijuana by itself maybe it wouldn't be as bad as alcohol.  But now it's mixed with all the other stuff and then it's just a introduction to the true brain rot that's out there.  If people want to be human vegetables for the rest of their life take dope.  If you want to be healthy mentally and physically don't do drugs, period.  Good question.
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that is not good for you tinfoil has cemical in it...weed is really bad fo ryou too...you will have long term affects for doing both
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Pot is not a narcotic. \n\nCannabis (marijuana) or hemp has been known as a medicinal and psychoactive compound from very early in history, and has been used continuously throughout the world, typically without stigma until the early 20th century, when prohibition became increasingly global.\nIt is generally considered to be impossible to achieve a lethal overdose by smoking cannabis. According to the Merck Index, 12th edition, the LD50, the lethal dose for 50% of tested rats, is 42 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. That is equivalent of a 75 kg (≈165 lb) man ingesting all of the THC in 21 one-gram cigarettes of maximum-potency (15% THC) cannabis buds, assuming no THC was lost through burning or exhalation. For oral consumption, the LD50 for rats is 1270 mg/kg and 730 mg/kg for males and females, respectively, equivalent to the THC in about a pound of 15% THC cannabis. Only with intravenous administration — an unheard of method of use — may such a level be even theoretically possible.\n\nIn summary, it is probably not lethal, and in moderation less harmful than repeated alcohol use.
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Using it as an ingredient in an anointing oil is a little different from rolling it up and lighting it and then smoking it. I hardly think that should cause a huge outcry amonst Christians. It was put here by God and therefore had to have an obvious purpose. Native Americans used all parts of the plant for different things over the years as well. That doesn't mean I would consider them Stoners. In the context for which it was used, Simply agree and say yes that is true, however that does not mean it was ever meant to be used as a drug for getting high.
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Actually, marijuana contains cancer-causing agents too. It is not legal in Amsterdam per se, but the laws that prohibit it are not enforced in the 'coffee shops". They'll still bust you if you walk down the street smoking it. They figure its a better idea to tax it and keep it under controlled circumstances than prohibit it and fill up the jails with non-violent offenders.
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I do not think that "Mary Jane" should be illegal.  It is not nearly as harmful as other drugs.  I find that alcohol can cause more problems than weed.
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Long-term abuse might lead to some problems. You should not get dumb from smoking the stuff occasionally though. My best advice however would be not to bother with the stuff at all. Try video games, girls, and excelling at your studies instead!
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to smoke it regularly no, it was a herb that god put on this earth to be used for medicine. but we humans have abused it!
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salvia can indce hallucinogenic effects for a short period of time. people smoke it unstop of weed or on its own. it is legal and sold in some head shops outside the Internet. It is kinda spendy but i think that it is mixed with other things to induce the high, ie weed. I think weed should be legal and everything else including alcohol other then beer and wine, and home made booze, (thats okay)salvia should be illegal. Just weed never hurt any one, it is a ntural occuring plant and through times human discovered ways to use it, like tobacco, but you actually get something other then death with it.