Survey: Lets disprove marijuana myths.

Before I do this....what exactly is it for?

 

[quote name='"Alex1646"']Some people do not seem to be convinced by satistics or science, so lets use this forum to create another statistic. Answer the questions to help!

1. When did you start using marijuana?
2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana?
3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana?
4. If so, how has it affected your life?
5. Have you ever done any other drugs?
6. How often do you smoke?
7. Would you consider yourself addicted?
8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively?
9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively?
10. Do you have a job?
11. Do you consider yourself well off?
12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage?
13. Did you graduate high school?
14. Do you have a good social life?
15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana?
16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?"
17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems?
18. Overall, are you happy with your life?[/quote]

1) when I was 17 years old
2) no
3) no
4) n/a
5) yes, but I wouldn't say marijuana caused me to try other drugs... maybe just sparked an interest in psychoactive effects
6) daily
7) perhaps in some ways, but obviously not physically addicted
8) stress relief, making friends, overall helping depression and anxiety
9) nothing major
10) not currently
11) no
12) I have plans to attend college
13) yes
14) yes
15) no
16) yes, car accident (now I have no car!)
17) helps with back pain, anxiety, depression, and insomnia
18) yes

 

1. When did you start using marijuana?

17 years old end of junior year

2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana?

Nope never had trouble with the law

3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana?

Nope

4. If so, how has it affected your life?

It has maybe made me a bit lazier but other than that not really

5. Have you ever done any other drugs?

Slavia and alcohol. Salvia didn't really do anything for me.

6. How often do you smoke?

1-4 times a week.

7. Would you consider yourself addicted?

No

8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively?

Has made me more open minded, and relaxed

9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively?

My wallet.

10. Do you have a job?

No

11. Do you consider yourself well off?

Kind of

12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage?

I am going to college

13. Did you graduate high school?

Yes

14. Do you have a good social life?

It's ok. I have plenty of good friends.

15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana?

No. I am overweight but marijuana didn't make me overweight.

16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?"

Not really. I draw when I am high and I want to be an artist so I guess that is positive. And I make friends while high.

17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems?

No I use it recreationally.

18. Overall, are you happy with your life?

I am pretty happy with my life but I feel I have some depression issues but nothing that is life ruining.

 

[quote name='"Alex1646"']Some people do not seem to be convinced by satistics or science, so lets use this forum to create another statistic. Answer the questions to help!

1. When did you start using marijuana?
2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana?
3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana?
4. If so, how has it affected your life?
5. Have you ever done any other drugs?
6. How often do you smoke?
7. Would you consider yourself addicted?
8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively?
9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively?
10. Do you have a job?
11. Do you consider yourself well off?
12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage?
13. Did you graduate high school?
14. Do you have a good social life?
15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana?
16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?"
17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems?
18. Overall, are you happy with your life?[/quote]

1. When I was 16
2. No
3. No
5. Alcohol like 5 times
6. Once a day
7. No
8. More relaxed, calm, easy going
9. A tiny bit lazy
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. Maybe sometime
13. Yes
14. It's alright
15. No
16. No
17. I wouldn't call it a problem but I have a small appetite when I'm not high
18. Yes

 

1. I started smoking just after I turned 15. The summer after freshmen year.
2. I've been arrested for synthetic weed. Not sure if that's considered marijuana related.
3. I've been arrested for possession of a bong and the above stated circumstance.
4. My relationship with my mom has never been the same and I moved out of her house. I still get along great with my father.
5. I have used LSD, shrooms, percocet, opium (once), alcohol, tobacco.
6. I smoke 2-3 times a week.
7. I am not addicted. I have gone through many periods of heavy use and abstinence. I often stop for things such as school or drug tests.
8. I am a much more considerate person and can see things from a more independent perspective.
9. I spent a lot of money on smoking.
10. I have a job when I'm not attending college.
11. I am just a poor college student.
12. I am attending college.
13. I did graduate high school.
14. I have a great social life with a lot of friends that I care about and that care about me.
15. I have had no health issues from smoking marijuana.
16. I've been arrested while I was high, which had a very negative impact on my life.
17. I've never noticed any particular health benefits from smoking marijuana except it improves my writing tremendously.
18. I am very happy with my life and am proud to have smoking marijuana in my life.

 

1. When did you start using marijuana? 17
2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana? Yes
3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana? Yes
4. If so, how has it affected your life? I was Doogie Howser, and thanks to weed, Im Shaggy from Scooby Doo
5. Have you ever done any other drugs? Every kind. My first being weed of course.
6. How often do you smoke? Every day multiple times
7. Would you consider yourself addicted? No.
8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively? Marijuana has never helped anyone positively that I have seen
9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively? Made my family hate me, made my girlfriend cheat on me, and my friends changed from the football team, to gang members.
10. Do you have a job? Cant get one
11. Do you consider yourself well off?Im alive, arent I?
12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage?No
13. Did you graduate high school?No
14. Do you have a good social life?I have one. But hanging out at crack dens, broken homes, and any place I can find to sleep, I cant consider to be a "good" social life
15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana?Emphysema, psychosis, bipolar, schizophrenic, and severe depression
16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?"Pretty much every major bad decision I have ever made was while high. No good ones either
17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems?Yeah, helps make them worse
18. Overall, are you happy with your life? Considering Im on suicide watch, no.

 

1. When did you start using marijuana? 16. sophomore year of high school

2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana? Yeah for trespassing lol

3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana? No. And id like to keep it that way...ya know, so my future doesn't get fucked up

4. If so, how has it affected your life? Made me disregard the laws and only follow ones I morally agree with

5. Have you ever done any other drugs? Nope. Well, I did have a problem over the summer with some proscriptions...

6. How often do you smoke? Everyday, when I have some

7. Would you consider yourself addicted? Yeah I would

8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively? Made me think differently and approach things differently and appreciate more

9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively? Anxiety when Im high is ridiculous, it's made me more reserved. I've become somewhat of a loner just wanting to sit alone and get high all day instead of interacting with others or doing something else

10. Do you have a job? nah

11. Do you consider yourself well off? not really

12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage? yeah

13. Did you graduate high school? yep

14. Do you have a good social life? nope

15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana? nah

16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?" Probably getting caught and shit.. umm other than that idk

17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems? insomnia and upset stomachs

18. Overall, are you happy with your life? Nope. Never have been really

 

1. 13 (San Francisco, hippie parents)
2. Yes, as a juvenile.
3. Yes
4. Only debt. And rehab as a teenager.
5. Yea, once to try. Only shrooms, acid, beer regularly.
6. Daily
7. To a certain extent, not negatively though.
8. Good friends, memories, greater appreciation for life in general.
9. Cough, people dont always agree with my veiws on mary.
10. Work at a winery, college part time.
11. Haha no, but im only 19.
12. Attending
13. No
14. Yes
15. marijuana is my natural medication.
16. Neither really.
17. Insomnia, back pains. (prescribed)
18. Fuck yeaa

 

1. When did you start using marijuana? 7th grade.
2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana? No.
3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana? No.
4. If so, how has it affected your life? N/A
5. Have you ever done any other drugs? No. (excluding tobacco and alcohol)
6. How often do you smoke? Every 1-2 days.
7. Would you consider yourself addicted? No.
8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively? I see the beauty in things that otherwise, would not be beautiful. Today, I looked at my hand and thought "That's a fucking nice hand."
9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively? I don't have any money... for more marijuana.
10. Do you have a job? No, unless you consider school a job.
11. Do you consider yourself well off? Yes.
12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended college? Yes.
13. Did you graduate high school? No, but I most likely will.
14. Do you have a good social life? Yes.
15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana? No.
16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high"? I wrote my most familiar melody stoned. To hear it, go to the MySpace page and play "Gabe's Song." I wrote it for the guitarist of the band who had leukemia (which he is now cured of).
17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems? ADHD, OCD, depression, insomnia, social anxiety, and sinus tachycardia.
18. Overall, are you happy with your life? Very.

 

1. Really started using it at 15.

2. Yes, trespassing.

3. No.

4. N/A

5. I used to use many.

6. I don't smoke anymore.

7. At one point in time I would consider myself psychologically addicted to cannabis, and physiologically addicted to a few different drugs.

8. It hasn't effected me positively.

9. I believe it negatively effected my brain, albeit MUCH less then the other drugs I was doing, and I also wasted alot of money and time with it.

10. Sort of, not the orthodox idea of a "job" though.

11. The fuck does well off mean?

12. Yes, I plan to go to college in the near future.

13. Got my GED.

14. Not really anymore, I used to back when I could go to parties, and smoke with people, but I guess im just not that fun anymore. I still have a 2 really good friends though.

15. No. Honestly, it could have caused some sort of minor damage to my brain, but I really wouldn't know because any rational person would blame it on the other drugs I was using.

16. No

17. No.

18. Sort of.

 

1. When did you start using marijuana?
16

2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana?
Yes

3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana?
No

4. If so, how has it affected your life?
I guess I don't answer this.

5. Have you ever done any other drugs?
Plenty

6. How often do you smoke?
Weed? Once or twice a week

7. Would you consider yourself addicted?
No

8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively?
Expanded my horizon, new friends.

9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively?
I don't know.

10. Do you have a job?
Yep

11. Do you consider yourself well off?
Sure

12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage?
No, no, no.

13. Did you graduate high school?
No

14. Do you have a good social life?
I guess.

15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana?
No

16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?"
Sure

17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems?
I don't use marijuana for 'medicinal purposes' if that's what you're asking.

18. Overall, are you happy with your life?
Yes

 

1. When did you start using marijuana? 17
2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana? no
3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana? yes
4. If so, how has it affected your life? expelled from school
5. Have you ever done any other drugs? yes
6. How often do you smoke? everyday
7. Would you consider yourself addicted? no
8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively? reduced anxiety/anger
9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively? have to keep it a secret from people that I love
10. Do you have a job? yes
11. Do you consider yourself well off? no
12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage? yes, a BS in Economics
13. Did you graduate high school? yes
14. Do you have a good social life? yes IMHO
15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana? No
16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?" More Creative Energy
17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems? yes anxiety/depression
18. Overall, are you happy with your life? yes

Good luck with your work!


Oh yeah college is spelled wrong!

 

1. When did you start using marijuana? Thirteen

2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana? Yes, vandalism (juvenile)

3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana? Yes, possession of small amount (juvenile)
4. If so, how has it affected your life?
Not much, drug counsel group (full of heroin addicts!)probation. No problems completing either.

5. Have you ever done any other drugs?
No, don't drink either.

6. How often do you smoke? Two or three times a day

7. Would you consider yourself addicted? No

8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively? Good for my multiple sclerosis and general well being plus met a lot of friends because of it.

9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively? None, other than arrest at age 15
(now 30yrs old)

10. Do you have a job? Yes

11. Do you consider yourself well off? I'm okay. I own my own home. Have wife and kids.

12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage? Maybe, just to learn something new

13. Did you graduate high school? Yes

14. Do you have a good social life? Yes

15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana? No

16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?"
I don't think so

17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems? M S

18. Overall, are you happy with your life? Very much!

Hope this helps.

 

[quote name='"Alex1646"']Some people do not seem to be convinced by satistics or science, so lets use this forum to create another statistic. Answer the questions to help!

1. When did you start using marijuana?
2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana?
3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana?
4. If so, how has it affected your life?
5. Have you ever done any other drugs?
6. How often do you smoke?
7. Would you consider yourself addicted?
8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively?
9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively?
10. Do you have a job?
11. Do you consider yourself well off?
12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage?
13. Did you graduate high school?
14. Do you have a good social life?
15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana?
16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?"
17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems?
18. Overall, are you happy with your life?[/quote]

1. 13
2. No
3. No
4. N/a
5. Yes
6. Ranges, a few times a week mainly
7. Not at all, it's a supplement to my happy life
8.much more mellow and friendly, calm and insightful
9. None that I see, I use it on my terms and I like being sober just as much as I like being high
10. I'm a student in college
11. I do
12. Attending
13. Yes
14. Yes
15. Nope
16. Not really, none different than sober
17. It calms me down but I think it's wrong to self medicate and to run from your problems with drugs so I don't use it for any issue besides me wanting to get high
18. Absolutely, but I don't attribute it to smoking

 

1. When did you start using marijuana?16
2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana?no
3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana?no
4. If so, how has it affected your life?better
5. Have you ever done any other drugs?alcohol
6. How often do you smoke?often lol
7. Would you consider yourself addicted?na
8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively?motivaton, makes me feel nice
9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively?it costs money
10. Do you have a job?na
11. Do you consider yourself well off?yes
12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended collage?yes
13. Did you graduate high school?yes
14. Do you have a good social life?yes
15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana?no
16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?"idk
17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems?yea
18. Overall, are you happy with your life?yeea

 

1. When did you start using marijuana? 15ish

2. Have you ever been arrested for a crime unrelated to marijuana? Alcohol and Larceny

3. Have you ever been arrested for a crime related to marijuana? Many times

4. If so, how has it affected your life? It cost a lot of money. I got expelled from high school for my senior year. I had to attend safe-school where I couldn't continue on the advanced courses I was taking in math. I planned on taking Calculus, but safe-school wouldn't allow it.

5. Have you ever done any other drugs? A whole bunch of them

6. How often do you smoke? I haven't smoked in 3 months. Usually every once in a while at night.

7. Would you consider yourself addicted? Of course not.

8. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life positively? When on cannabis my mind races with thoughts. Many of these are profound and life-changing. I don't forget them either (most of the time ).

9. What are some ways marijuana has effected your life negatively? Legal issues. Friends. Used for my boredom rather than studying or something else productive.

10. Do you have a job? Yes

11. Do you consider yourself well off? I'm a college kid, of course not. I come from a middle class background though.

12. Have/are you attending/planning to attend/ or have attended college? I'm in college.

13. Did you graduate high school? Yes

14. Do you have a good social life? Nope. (Except GC) And the fact that I'm a server, lol.

15. Do you have any serious health issues that could be attributed to marijuana? My lungs are pretty bad. (mostly from smoking cigarettes I'm sure).

16. Have you done something that seriously effects your life in a negative or positive way while "high?" I'm sure I have. lol, what kind of question is that?

17. Does marijuana help you with any health problems? Not really, no. When I'm sick it makes me feel somewhat better.

18. Overall, are you happy with your life? Yea. Always have been and always will be, because I like me, whether anyone else does or not.