In article  Guillaume Ier de Normandie  writes:

>You bleeding heart liberals make me want to vomit! Skydivers only hurt
>themselves.

And the people they land on.

>Dopeheads hurt society with the drug trafficking, the killing and the
>crime and stealing
> that goes hand in hand with reefer use.

No, that goes hand-in-hand with prohibition.  Try making skydiving illegal...

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@seeheader.nospam)

Rule of the Great:
	When people you greatly admire appear to be thinking deep
	thoughts, they probably are thinking about lunch.

On Feb 23, 8:09 pm, Steady Eddy  wrote:
> On Feb 23, 2:21 pm, px...@cadence.com (Pete nospam Zakel) wrote:
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> > In article  Steady Eddy  writes:
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> > >On Feb 20, 3:43=A0pm, px...@cadence.com (Pete nospam Zakel) wrote:
> > >> In article <73daf649-a112-490d-8eed-ed9c548ca...@g38g2000yqd.googlegroups=
> > >.com> Steady Eddy  writes:
> > >> >Marijuana is addictive. I can cite studies that prove it. I am
> > >> >convinced by the evidence.
> > >> As if anyone cares what you are convinced of.
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> > >> The studies that "prove" marijuana is addictive are as bogus as the studi=
> > >es
> > >> that "prove" marijuana causes schizophrenia.
> > >You know Zakel, You haven't been around this newsgroup in a while. We
> > >are trying to take a better tone. Comments like "As if anyone cares
> > >what you are convinced of" just ratches up the flame war. If you want
> > >to start a flame war I am sure somebody will accomadate you. I have a
> > >right to my opinions. You have the right to disagree. Just take take a
> > >better tone.
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> > Hmmm...   Better tone, eh?
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> > OK, perhaps some people do care what you are convinced of.
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> > However, that doesn't change the fact that the evidence that marijuana is
> > "addictive" is very weak.  Some people do crave it, but the addiction
> > potential is less than that of coffee.
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> > And withdrawal from marijuana is for the most part far less severe than
> > withdrawal from caffeine.
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> > -Pete Zakel
> >  (p...@seeheader.nospam)
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> > "Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly."
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> I need to do research on the subject. Their are two types of
> addiction, Physical and Emotional addiction. I believe that Mairjuana
> is emotionally addictive. Sometimes that can be very difficult to
> overcome. Just like the person who drinks 3 beers every evening. Three
> beers in an evening wouldn't make a person an alcoholic (IMO).
> However, take away those three beers and that person can suffer
> withdrawl. Also, I believe that some people use marijuana because they
> are trying to medicate themselves. They may have been mis-diagnosed
> and suffer emotional symptoms and  they are self-medicating. I think
> that you would agree that an emotionally unstable person should not
> smoke marijuana. In fact I bet you know or knew a person who "couldn't
> handle it" very welI and it caused emotional distress. I am not saying
> that the marijuana in itself caused the disorder however, I believe
> some people cannot handle it and the symptoms were amplified by the
> drug. I will pull up some research this week. I want to find a
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More research

The association between earlier marijuana use and subsequent academic
achievement and health problems: a longitudinal study.
Author(s):Brook JS; Stimmel MA; Zhang C; Brook DW
Author's Address:Department of Psychiatry, New York University School
of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA. Judith.brook@med.nyu.edu
Source:The American Journal On Addictions / American Academy Of
Psychiatrists In Alcoholism And Addictions [Am J Addict] 2008 Mar-Apr;
Vol. 17 (2), pp. 155-60.
Publication Type:Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Language:English
Journal Information:Country of Publication: United States NLM ID:
9208821 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN:
1521-0391 (Electronic) Subsets: MEDLINE
MeSH Terms:Achievement*
Cannabinoids/*toxicity
Cognition Disorders/*chemically induced
Gastrointestinal Diseases/*chemically induced
Marijuana Abuse/*epidemiology
Respiration Disorders/*chemically induced
Sleep Disorders/*chemically induced
Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Cognition Disorders/diagnosis;
Cognition Disorders/epidemiology; Cognition Disorders/psychology;
Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Diseases/
epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases/psychology; Health Surveys;
Humans; Likelihood Functions; Logistic Models; Longitudinal Studies;
Male; Marijuana Abuse/diagnosis; Marijuana Abuse/psychology;
Motivation; New York; Prospective Studies; Respiration Disorders/
diagnosis; Respiration Disorders/epidemiology; Respiration Disorders/
psychology; Sick Role; Sleep Disorders/diagnosis; Sleep Disorders/
epidemiology; Sleep Disorders/psychology
Abstract:In this prospective longitudinal study, the authors
investigated the association between marijuana use over a period of 13
years and subsequent health problems at age 27. A community sample of
749 participants from upstate New York was interviewed at mean ages of
14, 16, 22, and 27 years. Marijuana use over time was significantly
associated with increased health problems by the late twenties,
including respiratory problems, general malaise, neurocognitive
problems, and lower academic achievement and functioning. Effective
prevention and intervention programs should consider the wide range of
adverse physiological and psychosocial outcomes associated with
marijuana use over time.