Opinion / Columnist
Is weed really that bad?
26 Apr 2017 at 07:42hrs | Views
It is known and it has always been said that too much of anything is bad. Everything around us is good but one is it misused or abused, it becomes a very bad thing. Imagine this water that gives us life, if it is not handled very well it can also take away that same life it can give. Everything in this world has for many functions depending on what way you would want it to work for you. This same sun that melts the ice can also harden clay; this same boiling water that can harden an egg can also soften potatoes. Bronclear can help cure flue, sore throat or chest pains but when taken in overdose or in excess, it can have some very bad negative effects. There are also some different medications for flue, colds, chest pains…which can be this Bronclear, a jog, lemon juice and some Paracetamol. It all depends on what works on whom.
Look at even the tablets that are given to sick people in order for them to survive, can also take away people's lives. A more practical example is when one takes an overdose of those same tablets that can save lives for example Paracetamol, Disprin, Asprin, et cetera; it can turn out to be a poison to one's system and kill (that can sometimes be called suicide when one takes an overdose of tablets in order to end their lives). Many people know that it is bad and it is important to know the side effects of all things. If one knows he or she is not strong enough to bear the consequences, they should never try doing things. Before one tries to do something, they should make sure they have clear knowledge about that particular thing or act. Firstly, wise people do research well and also plan on everything. People should know what to expect from anything else they want to do or experiment in life. This can also help avoid disappointments and heartbreaks which can at some point lead to depression in some people. People can even be angry at themselves and others around them if things do not turn out the way they expected. Happiness is contagious, so is sadness. Ok my point is, too much of these tablets or an overdose of tablets/ pills can lead to death, so does this make those tablets or pills a bad thing to people? Remember it can be that Paracetamol, that Amoxilin or that Asprin that saved your brother's life, your sister's life, your uncle's life, your aunt's life that can appear to be a bad thing on the other side. The secret is all about the way we handle things around us, if we handle them well, good results are guaranteed and if we treat them bad, doom follows.
A person can suffer a headache for days and try all sorts of medication but in vain. Some people need Grandpa for a headache; some need Disprin, others a cup of tea/coffee and others might need a little bit of sleep. This is the same to what happens in life. In order to make it in life, in order to achieve your goals and live your dream, there are many different ways and methods we may use. Some need education, some need prayers, some need connections, and some need a one huge move while others need a tiny one move. What makes you succeed is not what you see from others, it comes from within us. It is not about copying and pasting someone's style and pattern in order to achieve our own personal goals. One's success comes from what they feel deep within themselves that is why they say life is not all about competition or contest. People were born different and never try to live someone else's life. Same applies to when someone is sick or when one has a problem, reached every person need a different way or method to end that particular problem. So firstly to avoid confusion and wasting time on some unnecessary things and actions, feel something, see something that will motivate and push you to work harder and go an extra mile. Have a vision; see where you are going in life. Once one has a vision, goals and a plan, the most important thing is to stay focused and shut down all possible accesses to negatives. People may talk and say anything to discourage you, but once you know where you are going and your purpose, that will not stop you from reaching your destiny. Also bear in mind that it is not always god to tell people your plans, surprise them before they disturb and discourage you climb the ladder.
People should learn to learn about life through what they see and experience. Life has become my greatest teacher so far. Let us look at the smoking if weed, people should know what to expect before smoking it. It is important to check the consequences first and weigh yourself on a scale to check if you will be able to handle those consequences. Usually, people who tend to judge weed as a bad thing do not actually know what weed does not even how it looks like or smells like. These people have got a lot of faith and faith in its abundance to the extent of even having the power to judge a thing they do not even know about. I will only understand or consider a person who says that weed is bad after they have seen a person misbehaving after smoking weed or if they tried it and it worked in a negative way that they were not even expecting. First, people should research and have enough knowledge before experimenting so as to avoid bad results. I blame and I will blame people who just smoke weed out of a blue and misbehave and they end up making people see weed as a bad thing. People who smoke weed should not be arrested but if they abuse weed, they should be arrested. People in authority should be able to distinguish between smoking weed which is not a bad thing and abusing weed which is a bad thing. Those people who plan weed are innocent is as much as this issue is concerned. Same applies to alcohol. People can cause accidents that lead to loss of lives after driving while drunk, so does this mean that the person who sells the alcohol or the person who planted the ingredients or the person who worked it its manufacturing should be arrested? People after drinking alcohol can end up misbehaving and causing violence and damage, but this does not make alcohol a bad thing but those people who fail to handle alcohol are actually bad.
Imagine someone smokes weed and commits a crime or crimes while high, and someone smokes weed thinks and comes up with an idea or ideas that can make him/ her success in life or ideas on how to face a serious problem/ challenge… so does this make weed a bad herb or a bad plant? Imagine this same weed that made some of our friends and relatives to make and take wrong decisions while high which in turn costed their lives or changed their lives for good in a negative way. This is the same weed that helped cure your uncle's asthma some years ago. This weed can also relax you, make you become creative, relief pain, give you sleep especially when you naturally fail to, give you bliss and appetite as the short term benefits. So does this make weed that bad? This weed can give a person nutrients, lower average BMI, reduced risk of diabetes and obesity, anti-aging, increased qualities of life and relief from debilitating diseases. Looking at the other side of weed, it can cause tar build-up around the lungs, less REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement)…it has potential high risk for adolescents. So will it be fair enough to rule out that weed is a bad thing? It is not all about copying or smoking because it once brought positive effects in someone but know much on the results.
Every time people look at things around them, they should not only look at one side but should rather look at all sides. Too much if anything is really bad, no matter how good a thing is but once it is abused or overused, overdone or over consumed, it becomes bad. People should be able to handle and learn how their systems can respond and reach to some things. There are so many other examples on the positive and negative effects of weed. People should first know and have enough information about weed before judging and talking bad or good about it. This will end up misleading some people who have no or little information. Something can be labelled bad if it completely has negative effects only without an single positive effect/s so in the issue of weed, when people say it is bad, I back to differ. I will just give a list showing some of the positives effects and negative effects.
Negatives
It blocks memory formation
Positives
As for weed, seems there are more pros than cons in moderation of course, the negatives are based on excessive use and the positives are based on standard use. All that is needed is personal responsibility when it comes to the consumption of drugs these days. In moderate use, there is very few (if any) of the negative effects, like anything in moderation, it is good. Too many burgers cause heart problems. The trick is on moderation.
Cannabis can affect people in different ways, some people will develop problems others might use this plant for most of their lives and live healthy. Most people who make cannabis are the users who are uneducated about how to use weed responsibly. They are smart enough to know the weed is not going to kill them but not wise enough to appreciate the mental health risks.
Look at even the tablets that are given to sick people in order for them to survive, can also take away people's lives. A more practical example is when one takes an overdose of those same tablets that can save lives for example Paracetamol, Disprin, Asprin, et cetera; it can turn out to be a poison to one's system and kill (that can sometimes be called suicide when one takes an overdose of tablets in order to end their lives). Many people know that it is bad and it is important to know the side effects of all things. If one knows he or she is not strong enough to bear the consequences, they should never try doing things. Before one tries to do something, they should make sure they have clear knowledge about that particular thing or act. Firstly, wise people do research well and also plan on everything. People should know what to expect from anything else they want to do or experiment in life. This can also help avoid disappointments and heartbreaks which can at some point lead to depression in some people. People can even be angry at themselves and others around them if things do not turn out the way they expected. Happiness is contagious, so is sadness. Ok my point is, too much of these tablets or an overdose of tablets/ pills can lead to death, so does this make those tablets or pills a bad thing to people? Remember it can be that Paracetamol, that Amoxilin or that Asprin that saved your brother's life, your sister's life, your uncle's life, your aunt's life that can appear to be a bad thing on the other side. The secret is all about the way we handle things around us, if we handle them well, good results are guaranteed and if we treat them bad, doom follows.
A person can suffer a headache for days and try all sorts of medication but in vain. Some people need Grandpa for a headache; some need Disprin, others a cup of tea/coffee and others might need a little bit of sleep. This is the same to what happens in life. In order to make it in life, in order to achieve your goals and live your dream, there are many different ways and methods we may use. Some need education, some need prayers, some need connections, and some need a one huge move while others need a tiny one move. What makes you succeed is not what you see from others, it comes from within us. It is not about copying and pasting someone's style and pattern in order to achieve our own personal goals. One's success comes from what they feel deep within themselves that is why they say life is not all about competition or contest. People were born different and never try to live someone else's life. Same applies to when someone is sick or when one has a problem, reached every person need a different way or method to end that particular problem. So firstly to avoid confusion and wasting time on some unnecessary things and actions, feel something, see something that will motivate and push you to work harder and go an extra mile. Have a vision; see where you are going in life. Once one has a vision, goals and a plan, the most important thing is to stay focused and shut down all possible accesses to negatives. People may talk and say anything to discourage you, but once you know where you are going and your purpose, that will not stop you from reaching your destiny. Also bear in mind that it is not always god to tell people your plans, surprise them before they disturb and discourage you climb the ladder.
People should learn to learn about life through what they see and experience. Life has become my greatest teacher so far. Let us look at the smoking if weed, people should know what to expect before smoking it. It is important to check the consequences first and weigh yourself on a scale to check if you will be able to handle those consequences. Usually, people who tend to judge weed as a bad thing do not actually know what weed does not even how it looks like or smells like. These people have got a lot of faith and faith in its abundance to the extent of even having the power to judge a thing they do not even know about. I will only understand or consider a person who says that weed is bad after they have seen a person misbehaving after smoking weed or if they tried it and it worked in a negative way that they were not even expecting. First, people should research and have enough knowledge before experimenting so as to avoid bad results. I blame and I will blame people who just smoke weed out of a blue and misbehave and they end up making people see weed as a bad thing. People who smoke weed should not be arrested but if they abuse weed, they should be arrested. People in authority should be able to distinguish between smoking weed which is not a bad thing and abusing weed which is a bad thing. Those people who plan weed are innocent is as much as this issue is concerned. Same applies to alcohol. People can cause accidents that lead to loss of lives after driving while drunk, so does this mean that the person who sells the alcohol or the person who planted the ingredients or the person who worked it its manufacturing should be arrested? People after drinking alcohol can end up misbehaving and causing violence and damage, but this does not make alcohol a bad thing but those people who fail to handle alcohol are actually bad.
Imagine someone smokes weed and commits a crime or crimes while high, and someone smokes weed thinks and comes up with an idea or ideas that can make him/ her success in life or ideas on how to face a serious problem/ challenge… so does this make weed a bad herb or a bad plant? Imagine this same weed that made some of our friends and relatives to make and take wrong decisions while high which in turn costed their lives or changed their lives for good in a negative way. This is the same weed that helped cure your uncle's asthma some years ago. This weed can also relax you, make you become creative, relief pain, give you sleep especially when you naturally fail to, give you bliss and appetite as the short term benefits. So does this make weed that bad? This weed can give a person nutrients, lower average BMI, reduced risk of diabetes and obesity, anti-aging, increased qualities of life and relief from debilitating diseases. Looking at the other side of weed, it can cause tar build-up around the lungs, less REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement)…it has potential high risk for adolescents. So will it be fair enough to rule out that weed is a bad thing? It is not all about copying or smoking because it once brought positive effects in someone but know much on the results.
Every time people look at things around them, they should not only look at one side but should rather look at all sides. Too much if anything is really bad, no matter how good a thing is but once it is abused or overused, overdone or over consumed, it becomes bad. People should be able to handle and learn how their systems can respond and reach to some things. There are so many other examples on the positive and negative effects of weed. People should first know and have enough information about weed before judging and talking bad or good about it. This will end up misleading some people who have no or little information. Something can be labelled bad if it completely has negative effects only without an single positive effect/s so in the issue of weed, when people say it is bad, I back to differ. I will just give a list showing some of the positives effects and negative effects.
Negatives
- Messes with one's balance
- Increase the risk of depression
- Intense anxiety, fear, distrust or panic
- Users may experience psychosis Makes one feel good
Positives
- Makes one feel good
- Controls epileptic seizures
- Treats inflammatory bowel diseases
- Slows the progression of Alzheimer's diseases
- A chemical found in it stops cancer from spreading
As for weed, seems there are more pros than cons in moderation of course, the negatives are based on excessive use and the positives are based on standard use. All that is needed is personal responsibility when it comes to the consumption of drugs these days. In moderate use, there is very few (if any) of the negative effects, like anything in moderation, it is good. Too many burgers cause heart problems. The trick is on moderation.
- Eat too much fatty foods you get an increased risk of cardiac problems.
- Smoke too much tobacco you get an increased risk of lung cancer.
- Drink too much alcohol you get an increased risk of liver disease.
- Eat too much sugar you get an increased risk of diabetes.
Cannabis can affect people in different ways, some people will develop problems others might use this plant for most of their lives and live healthy. Most people who make cannabis are the users who are uneducated about how to use weed responsibly. They are smart enough to know the weed is not going to kill them but not wise enough to appreciate the mental health risks.
Source - Belinda Chowa
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