Horribly inaccurate info about Marijuana from Oz

[cybergenesis]

Hey people. Hope this is the best section for this, I've got a bad back and I am in pain so forgive me...

 

Take a look at this website, which is a South Australian drug program:

 

http://www.drugbeat.org/Marijuana.htm

 

Here is some of the factual information they state about marijuana (copy and pasted):

 

THE FACTS:

 

75% of people in our Mental Health System are there because of drugs.

 

Marijuana is more addictive than heroin

 

Marijuana detox takes far longer than heroin detox.

 

The symptoms of marijuana detox can be just as severe as heroin.

 

Marijuana is a ‘gateway’ drug for youth. i.e. it does lead to the use of other drugs.

 

 

The MENTAL effects include:

 

Decreased motivation

 

Decreased ability to take in, process and use new information

 

Decreased long & short term memory recall

 

Increased appetite

 

Decreased self esteem

 

Decreased attention span

 

Drug induced psychosis

 

Paranoia

 

Schizophrenia

 

 

The EMOTIONAL effects include -

 

Depression

 

Anxiety

 

Confusion

 

Uncontrollable anger & aggression

 

75% of the people in our mental health system are there because of drug related psychosis.

 

 

Here are a few other select quotes from the same page:

 

"Rare head and neck cancers, which used to be seen in the 60+ age group, are increasingly common in young cannabis users."

 

"Males can become more feminine, fewer sperm are produced and some are abnormal. Impotence can occur." - Damn that must be why everyone says I have a girly voice!

 

"It is carcinogenic and can cause cancer of the mouth, tongue, larynx, jaw, neck and lungs."

 

"Marijuana is also capable of causing the user to suffer from paranoid reactions, confusion, delusions, hallucinations and toxic psychosis."

 

"Marijuana has been proven to trigger attacks of mental illness such as bipolar (manic-depressive) psychosis."

 

"Marijuana is responsible for the adult onset of Schizophrenia, for which there is no cure. "

 

"Evidence has shown that marijuana users are six times more likely to develop schizophrenia than non-users."

 

"Marijuana is mutagenic (capable of causing mutations) and foetotoxic (poisonous to the foetus)."

 

"It has been proven to cause genetic mutations in both the mother and the unborn child."

 

"Mothers who smoke marijuana just before or during pregnancy are 10 to 11 times more likely to cause their child to develop Non-Lymphoblastic Leukemia ("Childhood Leukaemia") for which there is no cure."

 

"Long-term use of marijuana can cause irreversible damage to the area of the brain associated with memory."

 

 

 

If anyone wants to write to these people, feel free.. I believe this is the most inaccurate information I have ever read.

[Paladin]

Nice find, cyber.

 

That's depressing and amusing in equal quantities.

 

The 1950's called - they want their pamphlet back.

[mull]

drugbeat Eat my shit

 

Then compost it

 

Then fertilize your food with it

 

 

Love

[Frazz]

the site you have a link to is a hate site

 

the woman who founded and operates the site has an all encompassing hatred of drugs

ever since losing her daughter to heroin this poor excuse for a human being has taken it upon herself to spread lies and falsehood about her perceived 'dangers' as she sees them

 

[Indycar]

the site you have a link to is a hate site

 

the woman who founded and operates the site has an all encompassing hatred of drugs

ever since losing her daughter to heroin this poor excuse for a human being has taken it upon herself to spread lies and falsehood about her perceived 'dangers' as she sees them

 

Yup, rather old news. Though it did serve as great entertainment, back in the day..

[cybergenesis]

The problem is that various serious anti-drug government based sites, link to her site.

 

That's how you know the marijuana war is biased- its not like they would link to this site

[onefiftyfour]

the site you have a link to is a hate site

 

the woman who founded and operates the site has an all encompassing hatred of drugs

ever since losing her daughter to heroin this poor excuse for a human being has taken it upon herself to spread lies and falsehood about her perceived 'dangers' as she sees them

 

 

what the fuck is wrong with you?

 

i emailed this lady with a few questions about where she got her info, and the statement about U.S. medical authorities rejecting the use of medical cannabis when currently there are 14 states which allow the use.

 

I also asked her what she thought about MS sufferers and chemotherapy patients using it for its medicinal qualities.

 

I await response

Edited April 9, 2010 by onefiftyfour

[Chato]

The problem is that various serious anti-drug government based sites, link to her site.

 

That's how you know the marijuana war is biased- its not like they would link to this site

 

 

Please don;t think i;m hunting ya here cyberg but i;ve just finished replying in your other recent thread and this is very similiar so i;m posting again.

 

I know what you're saying but your only mentioning really anti-weed places so of course they are going to be biased. Or you mention

 

"that various serious anti-drug government based sites, link to her site."

 

What sites and what relevance? Or it could be conceived your just spreading anti anti-cannabis bias.

 

My point is, and this is no disrespect to you because your doing your best, is that you won't beat em by playing the same game as them, which is lies and conflicting arguments/links, nor will you beat em by going to their heartland and trying to convert the seriously fanatical. The groundswell of medical and finally financial importance is starting to be realized and this alone will dictate future laws.

 

$ and then Finally medicine will prevail.

 

peace

c

[samandroid]

I have read the post and the information which you have shared here that is really useful and more effective regarding the things which you have mention.

[StonedHenge]

Demotivation? I find MJ motivates me even more! Perhaps not in the greatest ways.. I've never been tempted to write a book about the difficulties of having red hair until im stoned