I'm going to be famous one day for inventing a machine that lets you slap people in the face over the internet.

So would you then consider it natural?

No more unnatural than creating a vanilla extract out of regular vanilla for flavoring food.

Methamphetamine's negative effects include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Hyperactivity
* Irritability
* Visual hallucinations
* Auditory hallucinations (hearing "voices")
* Suicidal tendencies
* Aggression
* Suspiciousness, severe paranoia
* Shortness of breath
* Increased blood pressure
* Cardiac arrhythmia
* Stroke
* Sweating
* Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
* Long periods of sleep ("crashing" for 24-48 hours or more)
* Prolonged sluggishness, severe depression
* Weight loss, malnutrition, anorexia
* Itching (illusion that bugs are crawling on the skin)
* Welts on the skin
* Involuntary body movements
* Paranoid delusions

Heroin's side effects include but are not limited to:

* bacterial infections
* arthritis and other rheumatologic problems
* seizures
* strokes
* death
* physiologically and physical addiction
* collapsed veins
* infection of the heart lining and valves
* abscesses
* liver disease
* pulmonary complications
* various types of pneumonia
* a higher risk for contracting HIV, Hepatitis B and C and other viruses


Marijuana's side effects:

* Dry mouth
* Increased appetite
* Sleepiness
* Altered Time Perception
* Bloodshot eyes
* Compulsive urge to ORDER TACOS.

there's a bunch more:
(some may be repeats from your list)

Typical Marijuana Side Effects:

* Enhanced cancer risk
* Decrease in testosterone levels and lower sperm counts for men
* Increase in testosterone levels for women and increased risk of infertility
* Diminished or extinguished sexual pleasure
* Psychological dependence requiring more of the drug to get the same effect
* Sleepiness
* Difficulty keeping track of time, impaired or reduced short-term memory
* Reduced ability to perform tasks requiring concentration and coordination,
such as driving a car
* Increased heart rate
* Potential cardiac dangers for those with preexisting heart disease
* Bloodshot eyes
* Dry mouth and throat
* Decreased social inhibitions
* Paranoia, hallucinations
* Impaired or reduced short-term memory
* Impaired or reduced comprehension
* Altered motivation and cognition, making the acquisition of new information difficult
* Paranoia
* Psychological dependence
* Impairments in learning and memory, perception, and judgment - difficulty
speaking, listening effectively, thinking, retaining knowledge, problem solving,
and forming concepts
* Intense anxiety or panic attacks


(taken from here:
marijuana side effects)

Cannabis Doesn't Cause Cancer, But It Might Cure It | Stop the Drug War (DRCNet)

Lots of the "side effects" of marijuana were determined a long time ago. When the war on drugs began. Many of the "tests" they did were very skewed in favor of saying weed is bad. Now newer studies are finding out the opposite, marijuana has good effects.

Also here is a pretty good doc. The Union

Of course both sides are going to use statistics or so called "scientific" testing to get these results to either show it is good or bad. Really it comes down to one thing , personal freedom. If you really want to do something that's harming nobody but yourself why should the government have a right to tell you what to do? The only really bad effects of the drug come from the prohibition and the violence involved with the illegal transportation and sales.

I bet you were high when you double posted too, huh? :mtongue:

I'm glad Japan enforces these laws. I think every country should enforce the same way. That's one thing that I hate about this country; you can get away with it. It doesn't matter where the drug comes from, it's illegal. You can drink one beer and not suffer from the same effects as one joint. I applause Japan on their laws.

Put it down, already. Enjoy life for what it is.

Do you dislike alcohol as well? If it wasnt illegal would you still have a problem with it? or is it only because it is illegal.

I guess because, yes it is illegal and it's potency is much greater than that of alcohol. Like I said, one beer or one cigarette is nothing compared to one joint. I think we would have a greater problem if it were legal in this country. Even though alcohol can cause lots problems for people, I think it's effects are far less than that of marijuana.

To answer your question, if alcohol were illegal then I would certainly have a problem with it. I love me some alcohol now, but when it comes to breaking the law, I just have to step away from it. I can't afford to break the law and certainly try not to.