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Many people have asked whether or not smoking marijuana is bad for them. The answer is yes and no. There hasn't been a lot of solid evidence stating that marijuana is bad for you. However, research does state that if you are using cannabis under the age of 25, you are stunting the growth of your brain. That is because up until 25 years old, your brain is still developing. The same of course applies for alcohol.
This does not mean that you will be stupid or mentally challenged if you smoke weed at an early age. It simply means that you would not have been as smart as you potentially could have been. You could have smoked a lot of weed in your teenage years and still be a genius, but just know that you could've been more of a genius if you hadn't.
If you had smoked weed once or twice during your teenage years, I wouldn't sweat too much about it. Just don't fall into a consistent habit of smoking or become a pothead. Some people smoke once a day, some several times a day, and some once in a blue moon. I have met a lot of people who have different smoking habits, and most of them seem completely fine to me. I have meant some people are pretty burnt, and some who are completely out of this world.
Many will argue that marijuana is safer than alcohol, which is true in many cases. Alcohol is a depressant and that's why there are a lot of bar fights. People get rowdy when they're drunk. When a cannabis user is high, they're often relaxed and calm. Statistics have shown that nobody can overdose on marijuana and marijuana only causes a fraction of the deaths that alcohol does.
Different people will prefer different things and I am not here to preach to you whether one is better than the other. I do both, but just be sure to be responsible doing it. That means always have a sober friend around to ensure that you guys don't do anything stupid or illegal and who can also be the designated driver.
Many will argue that marijuana is safer than alcohol, which is true in many cases. Alcohol is a depressant and that's why there are a lot of bar fights. People get rowdy when they're drunk. When a cannabis user is high, they're often relaxed and calm. Statistics have shown that nobody can overdose on marijuana and marijuana only causes a fraction of the deaths that alcohol does.
Different people will prefer different things and I am not here to preach to you whether one is better than the other. I do both, but just be sure to be responsible doing it. That means always have a sober friend around to ensure that you guys don't do anything stupid or illegal and who can also be the designated driver.