Comments on: High as a Kite: Top 10 Common Myths About Cannabis http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:25:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: You're not very observant are you Mrs. Context http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-47592 You're not very observant are you Mrs. Context Tue, 24 May 2011 19:50:20 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-47592 cute...the website messed up my reply...bottomline though was that you are stupid. but you probably already know that by all the stupid things you do, or maybe you don't because you only encounter stupider people. cute…the website messed up my reply…bottomline though was that you are stupid. but you probably already know that by all the stupid things you do, or maybe you don’t because you only encounter stupider people.

]]> By: You're not very observant are you Mrs. Context http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-47591 You're not very observant are you Mrs. Context Tue, 24 May 2011 19:48:42 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-47591 "It is possible for a person to consume so much of the drug that they suffer from toxic psychosis, but again this is not unique to cannabis and is very rare." That sounds to me more like they are saying, cannabis isn't nearly as bad as other drugs, BUT it DOES have some similar effects at times. So when you say that they only compare it to other drugs and say it's not as bad, but don't say cannabis has anything wrong with it...you are WRONG. Because by simply comparing them they are admitting that there are problems with the drug, but just merely stating that those problems are nothing near what other drugs cause. YOu are daft if you can't understand that this article is clearly in favor of one position over the other and if you can't identify the argument structure as Problem problem. Hope that makes sense to you dipshit. “It is possible for a person to consume so much of the drug that they suffer from toxic psychosis, but again this is not unique to cannabis and is very rare.” That sounds to me more like they are saying, cannabis isn’t nearly as bad as other drugs, BUT it DOES have some similar effects at times. So when you say that they only compare it to other drugs and say it’s not as bad, but don’t say cannabis has anything wrong with it…you are WRONG. Because by simply comparing them they are admitting that there are problems with the drug, but just merely stating that those problems are nothing near what other drugs cause. YOu are daft if you can’t understand that this article is clearly in favor of one position over the other and if you can’t identify the argument structure as Problem problem. Hope that makes sense to you dipshit.

]]> By: Chris J http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-26751 Chris J Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:19:52 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-26751 one love, let cannabis be free. one love, let cannabis be free.

]]> By: Justin Ballot http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-5989 Justin Ballot Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:23:25 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-5989 Your terminology is incorrect. Cannabis is not and in no way ever toxic, addictive or a drug. there are no psychological proofs of any kind ever that cannabis causes psychosis (psychological dependence, schizophrenia etc) This is what marijuana is: Imagine a beggar walks up to you,& he tells you the he was a King before. At first you dont believe him, think he's crazy, but the more you get to know him, the more time you spend with him,& the more you learn about him, you realise that he is of Royalty. Then you start to see all the good he is doing & you start thinking, WHY IS THIS KING OFF HIS THRONE? This is what the Cannabis plant is all about. I just listened & now i speak for a plant that cant speak for itself, a plant that is a King. Its Royalty. Just like King Shaka. No King or Queen should ever be treated this way, but should be protected by the people & lifted up for all to see. It is on this premise that I ask for anyone of you who has ever used Cannabis in any way to write to the courts, governments & media companies telling them you know the laws are wrong & you want them rem This plant looked after you when you used it, all it is asking in return is for you to send one e mail. Justin Ballot http://www.cannabis.za.net Justin Ballot http://www.cannabis.za.net Your terminology is incorrect.
Cannabis is not and in no way ever toxic, addictive or a drug. there are no psychological proofs of any kind ever that cannabis causes psychosis (psychological dependence, schizophrenia etc)

This is what marijuana is:
Imagine a beggar walks up to you,& he tells you the he was a King before.
At first you dont believe him, think he’s crazy, but the more you get to know him, the more time you spend with him,& the more you learn about him, you realise that he is of Royalty.
Then you start to see all the good he is doing & you start thinking,
WHY IS THIS KING OFF HIS THRONE?
This is what the Cannabis plant is all about.
I just listened & now i speak for a plant that cant speak for itself, a plant that is a King.
Its Royalty.
Just like King Shaka.
No King or Queen should ever be treated this way, but should be protected by the people & lifted up for all to see.

It is on this premise that I ask for anyone of you who has ever used Cannabis in any way to write to the courts, governments & media companies telling them you know the laws are wrong & you want them rem This plant looked after you when you used it, all it is asking in return is for you to send one e mail.

Justin Ballot
http://www.cannabis.za.net
Justin Ballot
http://www.cannabis.za.net

]]> By: The Herbalist http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 The Herbalist Mon, 04 May 2009 17:20:30 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-1765 One would expect people would complain and argue that supporters of Cannabis are wrong, but their evidence, and there is evidence that the lovely green plant has many beneficial offerings. And as it relates to other drugs, i.e. cocaine, heroin; cannabis is not as lethal or cause the same ill affects that hard drugs develop. Cannabis is not lethal at all in terms of overdosing on it, the amount necessary to kill you is 40,000 (Forty thousand) times as much as is needed to get the user high. Cannabis has been proven in animal studies to prevent and reduce the affects of degenerative diseases such as alzheimers. Cannabis has relieve the pain associated with various diseases such as, HIV/AIDS, cancer, slows the progression of Multiplesclerosis, reduces nausea which helps with chemotherapy, and increases the effectiveness of anti-viral drugs (AIDS medication.) Furthermore the cannabis plant has other great uses the don't involve smoking or consuming it anyway. Uses such as paper, oil, skin creams, fiber for clothing, ropes, sails, feed for livestock the list goes on. As a matter of fact it was once law that every person in the Confederate US. that if you owned land you must have at least one acre of some form of the Hemp plant growing on it. Not to say that there aren't any ill affects associated with Cannabis use, there are some, but they are usually blown out of proportion and are wildly exaggerated. So just to say, before you ostracize something know the facts good and bad. One would expect people would complain and argue that supporters of Cannabis are wrong, but their evidence, and there is evidence that the lovely green plant has many beneficial offerings. And as it relates to other drugs, i.e. cocaine, heroin; cannabis is not as lethal or cause the same ill affects that hard drugs develop. Cannabis is not lethal at all in terms of overdosing on it, the amount necessary to kill you is 40,000 (Forty thousand) times as much as is needed to get the user high. Cannabis has been proven in animal studies to prevent and reduce the affects of degenerative diseases such as alzheimers. Cannabis has relieve the pain associated with various diseases such as, HIV/AIDS, cancer, slows the progression of Multiplesclerosis, reduces nausea which helps with chemotherapy, and increases the effectiveness of anti-viral drugs (AIDS medication.)
Furthermore the cannabis plant has other great uses the don’t involve smoking or consuming it anyway. Uses such as paper, oil, skin creams, fiber for clothing, ropes, sails, feed for livestock the list goes on. As a matter of fact it was once law that every person in the Confederate US. that if you owned land you must have at least one acre of some form of the Hemp plant growing on it.
Not to say that there aren’t any ill affects associated with Cannabis use, there are some, but they are usually blown out of proportion and are wildly exaggerated.

So just to say, before you ostracize something know the facts good and bad.

]]> By: Lucy Furr http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Lucy Furr Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:14:30 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-817 @Mary - I do agree that the article doesn't quite disprove the myths but then again it doesn't aim to disprove the fact that marijuana may trigger shizophrenia either. And since I can remember, we've had it drummed into us at school, on TV, in newspapers, by our parents (in some cases) that marijuana is a drug and that drugs are dangerous to your physical and mental health, and in almost all cases illegal. In fact most of these myths would be enough to put me off smoking dope (if I hadn't done it already).Unless someone is completely ignorant or is forced to smoke dope, then I do think that what ever effect it has on them is really a result of freedom of choice. And as you say, shizophrenia can be triggered by other things such as stress, anxiety or trauma. @Mary – I do agree that the article doesn’t quite disprove the myths but then again it doesn’t aim to disprove the fact that marijuana may trigger shizophrenia either. And since I can remember, we’ve had it drummed into us at school, on TV, in newspapers, by our parents (in some cases) that marijuana is a drug and that drugs are dangerous to your physical and mental health, and in almost all cases illegal. In fact most of these myths would be enough to put me off smoking dope (if I hadn’t done it already).Unless someone is completely ignorant or is forced to smoke dope, then I do think that what ever effect it has on them is really a result of freedom of choice. And as you say, shizophrenia can be triggered by other things such as stress, anxiety or trauma.

]]> By: Mary http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Mary Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:27:21 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-804 this article is highly problematic. They keep saying that "marijuana is no worse than other drugs in this respect" and that is supposed to be proof it's a myth? Saying that cannabis doesn't kill more braincells than other drugs doesn't mean it doesn't kill braincells. And this article seems to suggest it has no ill-effects, when it is a common trigger of schizophrenia. A lot of people smoke dope and find themselves mentally unwell for the rest of their lives. Because it's only true with people who are latently schizophrenic, they might have been triggered by something else, but then, they might have stayed their whole lives without becoming schizophrenic too. this article is highly problematic. They keep saying that “marijuana is no worse than other drugs in this respect” and that is supposed to be proof it’s a myth? Saying that cannabis doesn’t kill more braincells than other drugs doesn’t mean it doesn’t kill braincells.

And this article seems to suggest it has no ill-effects, when it is a common trigger of schizophrenia. A lot of people smoke dope and find themselves mentally unwell for the rest of their lives. Because it’s only true with people who are latently schizophrenic, they might have been triggered by something else, but then, they might have stayed their whole lives without becoming schizophrenic too.

]]> By: Mo! http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Mo! Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:00:17 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-274 Nothing wrong wrong with a smoke now and then... kind of hard playing games after that though! Nothing wrong wrong with a smoke now and then… kind of hard playing games after that though!

]]> By: Herb http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/26/high-as-a-kite-top-10-common-myths-about-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Herb Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:33:23 +0000 http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/?p=1017#comment-228 Damn prawn...now I'm in the mood for a splif while I play some PS3 games. Damn prawn…now I’m in the mood for a splif while I play some PS3 games.

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