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What are (if any) the health BENEFITS & DANGERS of ingesting/using pot (marijuana)?
What are (if any) the health BENEFITS & DANGERS of ingesting/using pot (marijuana)?
A question by the user @xds was very similar to this, but was related to smoking, rather than ingesting/using marijuana in different forms. @shadowbear suggested that the above wording of the question, although not including the addition of dangers, would have been a different question.
So bringing me to the question, what are the benefits and dangers for short-term and long-term periods from using marijuana in forms other than smoking?
Also, the previous question by @xds is below
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/health/what-are-if-any-the-health-benefits-of-smoking-pot-marijuana
A question by the user @xds was very similar to this, but was related to smoking, rather than ingesting/using marijuana in different forms. @shadowbear suggested that the above wording of the question, although not including the addition of dangers, would have been a different question.
So bringing me to the question, what are the benefits and dangers for short-term and long-term periods from using marijuana in forms other than smoking?
Also, the previous question by @xds is below
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/health/what-are-if-any-the-health-benefits-of-smoking-pot-marijuana
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Marijuana known as “grass, pot or weed”, is the common name for a crude drug made from the plant called Cannabis sativa.
Benefits: Marijuana is being used as a medical treatment for thousands of years to stimulate the appetite, relieve chronic pain, and treats asthma, migraines and delays & relieves the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, Glaucoma and high blood pressure, Multiple sclerosis.
It is used to increase alertness, libido, concentration and overall cognitive performance. It first stimulant the person, and later on it usually has a calming effect.
Dangers: Marijuana addiction. Amnesia, decreased sexual pleasure. It increased heart rate (tachycardia), BP, dry mouth, paranoia, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, confusion, chest tightness, chest pain or heart palpitations, shortness of breath and strange behavior, hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not really there, fainting, agitation or restlessness, unexplained rash, hives, uncontrolled movements of the head, neck, mouth, arms, or legs (known as tics). There may be a risk of Impotence (also known as erectile dysfunction, or ED) and Decreased sex drive.
http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/080906.html
http://usliberals.about.com/od/patriotactcivilrights/i/MarijuanaProCon.htm
http://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Marijuana__Pros_and_cons_a67_f115.html
Marijuana is illegal in the U.S. due to moral and public health reasons and because of continuing concern over violence and crime associated with production and distribution of the drug. To date, thirteen states have decriminalized marijuana for medical purposes only.
In November 2010, Californians will vote via state referendum whether or not "Californians over age 21 would be able to possess up to one ounce of marijuana, and grow their own plants on a plot up to 5 feet by 5 feet large." Additionally, Washington, New Hampshire and Massachusetts state legislatures are slated to vote on marijuana legalization bills in 2010. And more than 20 other states are considering bills to otherwise loosen criminalization of marijuana use and possession.
Benefits: Marijuana is being used as a medical treatment for thousands of years to stimulate the appetite, relieve chronic pain, and treats asthma, migraines and delays & relieves the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, Glaucoma and high blood pressure, Multiple sclerosis.
It is used to increase alertness, libido, concentration and overall cognitive performance. It first stimulant the person, and later on it usually has a calming effect.
Dangers: Marijuana addiction. Amnesia, decreased sexual pleasure. It increased heart rate (tachycardia), BP, dry mouth, paranoia, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, confusion, chest tightness, chest pain or heart palpitations, shortness of breath and strange behavior, hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not really there, fainting, agitation or restlessness, unexplained rash, hives, uncontrolled movements of the head, neck, mouth, arms, or legs (known as tics). There may be a risk of Impotence (also known as erectile dysfunction, or ED) and Decreased sex drive.
http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/080906.html
http://usliberals.about.com/od/patriotactcivilrights/i/MarijuanaProCon.htm
http://www.steadyhealth.com/articles/Marijuana__Pros_and_cons_a67_f115.html
Marijuana is illegal in the U.S. due to moral and public health reasons and because of continuing concern over violence and crime associated with production and distribution of the drug. To date, thirteen states have decriminalized marijuana for medical purposes only.
In November 2010, Californians will vote via state referendum whether or not "Californians over age 21 would be able to possess up to one ounce of marijuana, and grow their own plants on a plot up to 5 feet by 5 feet large." Additionally, Washington, New Hampshire and Massachusetts state legislatures are slated to vote on marijuana legalization bills in 2010. And more than 20 other states are considering bills to otherwise loosen criminalization of marijuana use and possession.
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These are the health benefits of ingesting marijuana:
1. Ingestion of marijuan has shown to change the worried state of mind of a person and alleviate it by producing alpha waves which helps the person feel good, a feeling of well being.
2. Ingestion of marijuana will cause the heart to swell by enhancing the capillaries so there is more oxygenated blood. the contractions of the heart and expansions is also greater allowing the heart to pump strongly increasing the cardiac out so there is increase blood circulated throughout the body.
3. Marijuana can decrease the rigidity of the body so there is a corresponding reduction of mental tension which is makes the person feel good and have a sense of well being. This explains the reverential attitude commonly experienced by marijuana lovers.
4. The body's workings is more harmonious because of marijuana and functioning of the five sense will be improved.
5. Marijuana gives the body respite from the tensions of imbalance brought about by illnesses. Through marijuana the balance becomes learned by the body over time and the response of the body to homeostasis will be triggered and reawakened and natural healing process will be restored.
6. Very helpful for psychosomatic disease like cancer by repressing pain, restoring breath to its fullness and eliminating directly the build up of toxicity and encouraging balance throughout the person's body. It gives the strength to a weakened body and promotes expansion and relaxation. The rich oxygenated blood which is a direct effect of marijuana will help cleanse the poisons and toxins in the cells of the body.
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These are the negative effects of ingesting marijuana:
1. vertigo or dizziness, sense of spinning
2. insomnia, difficulty getting sleep
3.restlessness
4. being paranoid
5. one will experience hallucinations which is due to eating too much marijuana.
1. Ingestion of marijuan has shown to change the worried state of mind of a person and alleviate it by producing alpha waves which helps the person feel good, a feeling of well being.
2. Ingestion of marijuana will cause the heart to swell by enhancing the capillaries so there is more oxygenated blood. the contractions of the heart and expansions is also greater allowing the heart to pump strongly increasing the cardiac out so there is increase blood circulated throughout the body.
3. Marijuana can decrease the rigidity of the body so there is a corresponding reduction of mental tension which is makes the person feel good and have a sense of well being. This explains the reverential attitude commonly experienced by marijuana lovers.
4. The body's workings is more harmonious because of marijuana and functioning of the five sense will be improved.
5. Marijuana gives the body respite from the tensions of imbalance brought about by illnesses. Through marijuana the balance becomes learned by the body over time and the response of the body to homeostasis will be triggered and reawakened and natural healing process will be restored.
6. Very helpful for psychosomatic disease like cancer by repressing pain, restoring breath to its fullness and eliminating directly the build up of toxicity and encouraging balance throughout the person's body. It gives the strength to a weakened body and promotes expansion and relaxation. The rich oxygenated blood which is a direct effect of marijuana will help cleanse the poisons and toxins in the cells of the body.
source:
These are the negative effects of ingesting marijuana:
1. vertigo or dizziness, sense of spinning
2. insomnia, difficulty getting sleep
3.restlessness
4. being paranoid
5. one will experience hallucinations which is due to eating too much marijuana.
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