Aw, how nice. I bet guys who smoked Mary jay and now are growing a pair of girlie breasts don't have any mental problem whatever with their new look!
Oh, and how about having a kid who will always have a head the size of your fist? Can a mental health professional fix his people-glance-down paranoia for that one?
And God forbid should we want children!!! Mary Jay will fix ya!
And
for the superbrat family! THC exposure during pregnancy or lactation can sure make a difference in whether your kid is a candidate for ritalin! His behavior may drive ya to drink or smoke more THC yet. Long live unbridled, high-pitched and erratic behavior for the 18-year duration of "childhood" under the influence of his-mommie-and-daddy-did-too-much-thc!!!
These lovely little pearls come from
Marijuana: Teratogenic Effects
Now, why the hell would anyone think that experiencing any or all of these little problems of such a delightful high would cause a little bitty case of
the vapours?
Lose someone to a marijuana driver lately?
[/INDENT]The question is, do widows and widowers get depressed when a loved one who uses get killed behind the wheel when they're high? Depression is a really bad mental illness. Can we blame it when it takes the life of the user because his motor skills are impaired and he is suddenly faced with a response that requires a hair-trigger response behind the wheel to avert death of himself and/or his passengers.
Have a lovely and safe Labor Day, all.
You missed this part of your link, Becki...
Challenges to Research
A lot of debate exists on whether or not marijuana should be considered a teratogen since it can not ultimately be concluded that marijuana causes birth defects. Anywhere between 5 to 30 percent of mothers reported marijuana use during their pregnancies (Plumbo, n.d.). It is difficult to determine whether developmental abnormalities that occur in infants whose mothers used marijuana are actually caused by the marijuana or by other factors. Researchers cannot separate the use of marijuana from other maternal factors such as lifestyle, previous or multiple drug use, nutrition, and lack of prenatal care (Gurnee & Sylvestri, n.d.). It has also been argued that only excessive marijuana abuse leads to complications in the exposed fetus, and this may not be because of the actual marijuana itself, but rather because of the side effects of the drug on the mother such as malnutrition (Johnson, 1998). In addition, it is possible that mothers who purchase marijuana may not have the resources to provide their baby with proper care because of their socioeconomic status.
Like any other social drug that may be considered a teratogen, there are certain factors that influence how marijuana effects the fetus. These factors include the amount of marijuana that is used, at which point in development the marijuana is used, the duration of usage, other environmental influences, and the fetus' susceptibility to the drug (Gurnee & Sylvestri, n.d.). It has been claimed that marijuana has minimal effects on a fetus if the mother smokes less than three grams of marijuana per day, which is an extremely high dosage (Johnson, 1998). There are critical periods of prenatal development in which certain aspects of development may be affected more. According to Dr. Richard S. Abram, author of Will It Hurt the Baby?, marijuana usage during the first trimester of pregnancy probably will not lead to defects (Marijuana Passion, n.d.). If a mother is exposed to other teratogens, then it is hard to conclude that marijuana usage is what caused birth defects.
There are other cultural and medical implications involving marijuana usage among pregnant mothers. A medical anthropoligist from the University of Massachusetts, Melanie Dreher, and colleagues conducted research in Jamaica during the 1980s and 1990s and found that many Jamaican pregnant mothers smoked marijuana to relieve nausea associated with morning sickness, to treat depression, to help fatigue, and to promote appetites (1994). Among these women, there were no reports of longitudinal birth defects or behaviorial problems.
Not surprising that your 'source' contradicts itself with a disclaimer at the bottom of the page...
Pinestra, a baby with a head the size of your fist which never gets much bigger. Think that one over. The trouble with Marijuana is that it acts in synergy whatever it is put with. That means if you are taking just a little bit of something else to make you feel good, if you add a little THC to the picture it's going to heighten the effect. Older adults who enjoy the buzz of marijuana may know when they've had enough recreational use. They're not the problem, and police are highly reluctant to haul in people who respect the potency of what drug mixtures can be, who use in their home and refuse to operate machinery or a car while they're relaxing.
In another parameter, kids can be reckless. All of a sudden they're 18 or 21 and have all this stuff pushed at them by their friends. They agree to have a couple of beers. When they're relaxed, they may have their first doobie. At that point, in their new paradigm, they're gonna live forever, what else is there. Coupla little pills? First thing you know, they're spreading their wings and jumping off a 3-story roof. Very sad.
You know better. Kids don't.
People who do marijuana are only going to zero in on studies that are to their liking. The only thing these studies fail to tell you is "Is the scientist a pro-user of marijuana?" And they don't have to tell you, they just publish the pro-marijuana, super health drug crap in the Onion with a little blue subscript 1, 2, and 3 link to another study which may or may not support the study they're proferring.
I've looked at the other aspects of marijuana use. It curls my toenails. This pretty little picture people who use have in their minds from drinking in pro-marijuana studies that take only one sliver of the picture and proffer it as why "everybody must get stoned" goes along with the sales package. It doesn't go along with the psycho-social aspects of marijuana as the other woman in a relationship (or the gigolo for that matter). Scientific studies not based on empirical statistics will never go there.
The other thing marijuana studies eschew is that in medicine, there are far more effective panaceas than having someone smoke weed, which is also a synergist for mesoplasmia (precancer) in the lung, and when that person also uses tobacco in the office, say, to get him or her through the day, that is putting something like adding two packs a day usage on lung systems on top of what is already being inhaled.
I didn't make these parameters of THC usage, Guy. I just know what they are. I was spellbound by reading about the effects of marijuana back in the 80s because the stuff is so gruesome as a synergistic agent. If you will locate Si Modo's post, she has updated research that fortifies all that I learned about this social drug. She also knows the whole picture but expresses it with more dignity than me. I know what it is and I hate what the drug does to babies born with smaller heads. They don't even show these online, they're too gruesome, and you don't want to see one. The reason they only show up infrequently is because use has to be within a 2-trimester frame reference when that baby is experiencing a certain stage of brain development. Also, something else I didn't mention is the infertility rate in marijuana use in the mother before she even realizes she is expecting is high, and she may experience morning sickness, then has an unexplained period early on aka spontaneous abortion because THC really whacks out sex cells, whether it's male or female.
You really should read Si Modo's posts. Facts are facts. Si Modo was telling you the absolute and unequivocal proof. You shouldn't discount here because she is not as dramatic as me. I'm easy to whack away at because I paint the picture that my studies showed me.
Edit: Si Modo's posts were on a different thread about Marijuana. My bad. Here's a listing:
Si Modo's posts about marijuana.
I'm sorry. Marijuana is not the beauty you think she is. Pretty is as pretty does.
). I've gone to less than 10 parties where the booze were provided (or BYOB) and pot smoking was confined to about 5-6 out of 30+ people. In those alcohol-dominate parties I've seen people go to hospitals, dozens of fights, people getting their headlights busted, cop interventions, people walking around butt naked, rape attempts (and probably rape where we didn't see), dozens of blackouts, I even saw a guy put his cigar out on a passed-out dude's face. (ouch)
