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British Doctor Says Marijuana Caused Death of 23-Year-Old

Pretty amazing. I feel like it's 1937. Here is a British doctor claiming pot caused a young man to die from a brain aneurysm. Even the coroner isn't buying it.


fucken lier

ive smoked like so much dude an ive never died so u a lie

OMG

buddy you need to go and check your spelling!!!!! i think dope has done a number on you maybe you have not died but you can't spell worth SHIT!!!

ya

im smoke so much weed it comes out my ass lol and i havent died yet so it a big fucking lie lie lie lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why would god put it on the earth if he didnt want us to somke it

moron

you are an idiot

it dont kill read this

This is true. It was put in to see if you are paying attention. Animal tests have revealed that extremely high doses of cannabinoids are needed to have lethal effect. This has led scientists to conclude that the ratio of the amount of cannabinoids necessary to get a person intoxicated (i.e., stoned) relative to the amount necessary to kill them is 1 to 40,000. In other words, to overdose, you would have to consume 40,000 times as much marijuana as you needed to get stoned. In contrast, the ratio for alcohol varies between 1 to 4 and 1 to 10. It is easy to see how upwards of 5000 people die from alcohol overdoses every year and no one EVER dies of marijuana overdoses.

dumbbithc

you cant overdose its not possible you are a retard

WUD THE FUCKEN UP BITCHES

SHIT WEED DONT CAUSE DEATH I SMOKE EVERYDAY FOR 3 YEARS SO THATS A FUCKEn LIE

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Weed does cause death. It just depends on what you're doing while you're intoxicated. If you're driving, you probably might die. People can and do develop lung cancer. Also, the drug makes you more stupid.

Wut the fuck r u white ass bitches talkin bout

i smoke every hour and i get fucked up but im not dead am i?

ask yo' mama

she would tell you that you havebeen dead for years, just too stupid to realize it!

Rawr!!!

One of the stupidest things you could ever tell a person is that marijuana is more deadly than alcohol. More people die everyday due to alcohol. May it be a drunk driver, alcohol poisoning, or doing something stupid because you are to drunk to control yourself. When you are under the influence of marijuana you are more aware of your surroundings and it is almost impossible to die from smoking to much. When you reach a certain point you are unable to smoke anymore and you pass out. When you do this you have reached your limit and that is it. You do not die or hurt other people. When you are under the influence of alcohol you don't even know what you are doing or what you did. You can consume to much alcohol for your liver to process and get alcohol poisoning and die. Therefore, alcohol is more deadly than marijuana.

Like alcohol which i legal

Like alcohol which i legal if we legalize marijuana more people will use it. No one dies because of marijuana? we'll tell that to the people in South America who are dirt poor dying of starvation while drug lords get filthy rich. Or the policemen who are shot and killed by drug smugglers. you may not die but others do because you supply the demand for the drug. You may not die but i guess if you don't like your short term memory, coordination or other things that's ok. I king of like remembering.

Alcohol...A Strong Case For Marijuana.

First and foremost...spell check.

Second, you have made the perfect argument for marijuana legalization; congratulations.

We will use your comparison for the sake of continuity. Like alcohol during prohibition, criminals get rich and honest men die thanks to marijuana. However, like alcohol, once re-legalized (marijuana was previously a legal substance in America, after all), marijuana would simply be a commodity.

The reason there are drug lords is the same reason cops get shot by drug smugglers. Pot is illegal. If pot were legal and therefor regulated by the government, there would be no drug lords or drug smugglers. Drug lords become drug lords because they have control over a small supply of something that is in high demand. If you could go to the corner store and buy a dime bag grown and packaged by an American company, there would be no lord nor smuggler. In fact, it would be a benefit to our economy instead of a transfer of American funds to foreign drug cartel.

Cops would not be shot by drug dealers because drugs would be sold in stores. That argument now becomes refuted.

I have smoked marijuana and feel comfortable saying that the motor skills and functions which you question are, concerning me alone, in full working order.

MARIJUANA KILLS, TELL YOUR

MARIJUANA KILLS, TELL YOUR CHILDREN!

YOU FUCKING SMOKE POT!

It doesnt kill you!!
Smoke pot, and then judge it.
You fucking straight edge fuckers.
I know PLENTYYYY of wealthy adults who have smoked pot all their life, and Ive yet to meet any body who smokes pot who lives in their car.
so shut the fuck up, get a life, and smoke pot.

my boyfriend is an ass

marajuana kills u all lie and the coroner is a huge douche marajuana kills brain cells which makes u do stupid things aka u DIE!!

THE END!

Brain cells rofl

stfu people lose brain cells all the time... just by normal use such as cleaning your windows with windex the chemicals kill your brain cells hell even doing athletic activities kill your brain cells such as football.. everytime you do head on head collision.. phew dont even wanna know how much you lose.. hell just by tapping your head you lose them... have you ever been swimming and held your breath under water..well guess what your killing brain cells rofl

You are a dumb bitch

You seriously can't get any more stupid. I smoke pot, a lot. So does my father, and neither of us have died or had any accidents due to the use of marijuana. Okay, now you should be informed that you lose brain cells everyday. Not only do you lose brain cells everyday, you lose other cells around your body everyday, but I don't believe you paid any attention in human biology because if you did you would have known that cells regenerate themselves after dying. Well, I shouldn't say regenerate, but they create new cells and once new ones are created, old ones die. So tell me, do you really think you die if your brain cells and other cells around your body die? You may be right about the fact that marijuana kills brain cells, but need I remind you that you kill brain cells by sitting in one spot. They die on their own and there are things that just make them die faster, but like I already stated, they create new cells once the old one die. Yes, I get good grades in school and I smoke pot. I have realized that all the dumb ass cunts in my school who actually think that marijuana causes people to die in any sort of fashion, have either not tried it yet or are just completely gullible that just because it's illegal means it can kill. Well guess what, people do not die from weed, and yes maybe it leads people to other drugs, but that is because they are not educated of the dangers of man made drugs. Our government is just spoon feeding our society to keep things in order for them to make money. Our society is based on profit, there is no way around this unless people were to be correctly educated and informed about things that seem to be a big controversy in our country to day. Why can't people just mind their own business and worry about themselves rather than misleading our younger generations? Seriously, people need to have a more neutral approach on things, that way they can look at both sides of the subject rather than judging it off of what someone tells you. Do research, learn the facts, didn't your mothers ever tell you to never be quick to judge? Maybe it's your belief that people shouldn't smoke pot, but that's your opinion and people should respect that, but that doesn't mean people should listen to you. Remember one thing, choice is a valuable thing, and that's what should define our country's freedom. But obviously it doesn't because people who are too quick to judge criticize those with different choices.

Thank you and goodbye.

Brain cells don't reproduce.

Brain cells don't reproduce. Weed damages your lungs. The risk of accidents are higher when you drive because you can't think fast. So if you really think that you won't get hurt with weed. Get high, and go drive.

Pot kills, tell your children

But the government told me that pot kills. I even saw a very informative comparison of a druged out brain vs. a normal brain. The brain was frying, and the government said "this is your brain on drugs". I'm inclined to believe that pot kills, because the government said it. And after all if you can't trust the politicians, lobbyists, and corporations, who can you trust?
P.S. I don't care what scientest say either, since there nothing but demons sent out to lead us away from the literal word of god. The earth is 10,000 years old, and if you believe different your a heritic.

HAHAHAH

hahaa your one of those retarded ignorant religious fucks that thinks the world is 10,000 years old. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAh wtf, then explain dinosaurs and a whole shit load of othe stuff? your a fucking idiot.

fucking wanker...

if you can't tell that the comment you have responded to was a satire on politics and societal beliefs, you shouldn't be walking your little baby nuts around this part of town. You're the "fucking idiot", you fucking idiot! Go read a book, educate yourself.

P.s. I smoke weed, but I don't exactly think about it that much, ergo the majority of you people must not do as you claim.

ok

YEAH YOU ARE A FUCKING IGNORANT MORON !

WOW SO NON-CHRISTIAN!!!!!!

are you seriously going to say that you actually believe politicians, or fucking corporations OR THE GOVERNMENT!?!? do you know how many things they tell us that arent true???????????????????????????????????????? you are the dumbest most naive person ive ever seen leave a comment!!!1 sure i believe in god but i dont go around saying the earth is 10,000 years old omg what the hell? how the hell would you explain carbon dating? ya thats right that shit is real. try it out dumbass. pot is incredible and GUESS WHAT GENIUS GOD PUT THAT SHIT ON EARTH!!!! ITS FUCKING NATURAL!!!!!! ITS A FUCKING PLANT!!!!!! put that in your crack pipe and smoke it. i have much more respect for the person right above me because they state their opinion but they dont attack other people and they are nice about it but you closed minded fuck you need to either shut up and be NICE or truly find jesus! i love God and that stuff and i love everyone but i cant stand the hypocritical people that call themselves christians and all they do is attack other people and judge. oh ya thats totally what jesus did all his life is call people demons and stuff. how can you believe politicians?!?!?!? they are the most hypocritical christians ever!!!!!! all they care about is money and alcohol. there are only a hand few of moral politicians. sorry about all the cussing but i just cant stand when people are so closed minded and so judgemental.

P.S. alchohol is WAY more dangerous than marijuana and so is every man made drug. marijuana makes people happy and it makes them love and it makes them a little hungry oh boy some one shoot them for being happy!!!!!!!! god put THC in marijuana for a reason and he gave us the inteligence to realise we can smoke it so ya lighten up dude or lady whatever you are and go to a real church that teaches actual love

RIGHT ON!!!

Dude i totally agree that god put marijuana on the earth for a reason, and did you know you can use marijuana to make allmost anything? yeah it can be used for paper, fabrics, oil and fuel, food, and it is the best medicine! yeah and the government is so fucked up you cant beleive everything they tell you. and the only reason marijuana is truly illegal is so that it cant be used to make paper and all those good things just so big companies wont go out of buisness.

haha thanks

thanks bro lmao. god my friend just told me today that he is doing better in school because of pot. HOW WRONG IS THAT????? haha

humans, hes joking

good luck with your sence of humor.

hey, i thought it was funny.

hey, i thought it was funny.

LOLOLOLOLOL

Yah and the goverment says we won the war in iraq u believe them. Were bringing troops home u believe them. The goverment lies every fucking time they speak. Also they probably added their own chemicals thats why u dont smoke goverment shit.

sarcasm, wit and chatter

i believe this is known as sarcasm.

to those who replied...simply because you smoke pot does not mean it doesn't kill. while i know that it is not fatal, your arguments make you look ignorant. if you have smoked cigarettes for 37 years and aren't dead, it doesn't make them unable to kill.

i live in san francisco and see plenty of homeless people everyday who smoke pot. invalid argument.

the point is, weed is fine, i happen to like it. unfortunately, living out a terrible cliche, as some of you appear to be doing, only serve to make all pot users out to be uneducated and ill informed.

as for spelling...use spell check for the love of god.

wat the fuck asshole

no one has ever died from smoking pot i have smoked like every day for about 4 years and the worst thing that has ever happened to me is i failed a few drug test so who ever says smoking pot is a bad thing can go fuck their self

what the fuck r u talking about

i've smoke weed every day all day ever since i was 8 and trust me i sure is the hell am not stupid i've already graduated from high school when i was 14 and i'm already in my 3rd year in colledge so ur all trippin

400,000+ people die a year

400,000+ people die a year from cigarettes.

0 people die a year from marijuana.
FACT.

http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/ Go to this website it states the top five myths about marijuana
Marijuana Can Cause Permanent Mental Illness
Marijuana Is Highly Addictive
Marijuana Is More Potent Today Than In The Past
Marijuana Offenses Are Not Severely Punished
Marijuana Is More Damaging to the Lungs Than Tobacco

Obviously smoke going into your lungs isn't good for your body, but tobacco is legal and we all know the dangers of tobacco.

There has never been real evidence that pot has killed anyone.Ever. Ask anyone that has ever used marijuana, it's effects are pleasurable and there are little to no dangers. To overdose marijuana a person would have to consume 40,000 times the amount of weed it takes to get stoned. Other studies show that it takes 1,500 lbs of marijuana consumed in 15 minutes to kill a person. So ask yourself, would you rather you're kids drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. I mean, the government says its ok. Is it really wrong for a person to feel good sometimes.

With all of the money our government uses to stop people from using marijuana they could put solar panels on all of our houses, and actually do something to help humanity. People will always smoke pot no matter how much of OUR money they throw at the problem.

Weed is not bad Viagra is....

yes yes look up viarga deaths and see how many people die from viagra seriously see the numbers and compatr and contrast you will be surprise

Ya need to shut the fuck up and smoke a blunt

ya need to shut up and smoke a blunt if u die u die its was ur time thats it. And who ever mad up dis bull shit about dieing with weed need to really get high cause u on some shit that really kills ur ass

Its not cool to sound dumb

like anyone thats not ten is going to listen to what you say if your saying f**k ok try to sound smart i know its hard if your a pot head but whatever for two years i was a pot head i acted dumb i had for and i dropped out of school my mom smokes pot and has always i understand that its not as bad as a billion other things but it is bad i also quit my job and my mom has never had a job she jumbed form guy to guy to support us she is lazy i cant trust her she loves me verry much and has always been nice now all my my cool swearing pothead friends dropped out and there tweakers or losers i see bad things come from it really i do a teacher from my old school in flagstaff AZ mems was high and ran a guy over dragged his down the road and did not stop untill he got home look it up i dont know if the guy died who knows if it was because he was SUI but still ill tell you i see it messing up alot of peoples lives im only 19 1/2 years old i wish life could be better and by me saying this that some one can save a life i wish i got good grades im smart i wish i could have a good job and make tons of money i know that most of you are just going to say im stupid well im not i was. because all drugs are stupid. but say what you want im sorry i dont want to be mean i bet if i said this to some of your faces that you would just understand what i went through. but what your going through may be the same. more then likely your young and and you are just going through deniel. i know its fun its great and some times it helps things and its not so bad but its still bad sorry but this is the way i feel.

that religious person is a fucking dumbass

are you seriously going to say that you actually believe politicians, or fucking corporations? you are the dumbest most naive person ive ever seen leave a comment!!!1 sure i believe in god but i dont go around saying the earth is 10,000 years old omg what the hell? how the hell would you explain carbon dating? ya thats right that shit is real. try it out dumbass. pot is incredible and GUESS WHAT GENIUS GOD PUT THAT SHIT ON EARTH!!!! ITS FUCKING NATURAL!!!!!! ITS A FUCKING PLANT!!!!!! put that in your crack pipe and smoke it. i have much more respect for the person right above me because they state their opinion but they dont attack other people and they are nice about it but you closed minded fuck you need to either shut up and be NICE or truly find jesus! i love God and that stuff and i love everyone but i cant stand the hypocritical people that call themselves christians and all they do is attack other people and judge. oh ya thats totally what jesus did all his life is call people demons and stuff. how can you believe politicians?!?!?!? they are the most hypocritical christians ever!!!!!! all they care about is money and alcohol. there are only a hand few of moral politicians. sorry about all the cussing but i just cant stand when people are so closed minded and so judgemental.

P.S. alchohol is WAY more dangerous than marijuana and so is every man made drug. marijuana makes people happy and it makes them love and it makes them a little hungry oh boy some one shoot them for being happy!!!!!!!! god put THC in marijuana for a reason and he gave us the inteligence to realise we can smoke it so ya lighten up dude or lady whatever you are and go to a real church that teaches actual love

its only a plant..

I see nothing at all wrong with it. god made it.
it wasnt man made like all the other drugs on this earth.
and i think that everyone should try it before they start saying that it is horrible! because its not. it doesnt harm you and i dont believe that it kills your brain cells or anything.
i think since i have started smoking marijuana i have became alot more intelligant, happier, and i have done alot better in school. if i get high before school then it honestly makes me want to go to school and learn and get an education. it makes me think about things in a different way, it makes me look at people that throw there life away and it makes me think that i dont want to live like that i want to get a good job, make money, have kids, get married, and have a great life. i dont believe half the things the government says because they have been making up things for years to make money and other things. go ahead and think what you want about this plant but i wouldn't go around talking about it until you have tried it.

It's only a plant

Haha, you sound like me, I am exactly the same and have more or less said the same exact thing many times.

even schwarzennegger smoked

even schwarzennegger smoked bud just legalize it already

ganga4/20

smoke pot
its good for the mind and soul X] !!

and it brings people together
ALL HAIL CANNABIS
and in about 1000 years Bob marley is going to be a religion. hes my god!

hell yes

bob marley is an absolutley amazing man! im gonna start a religiion RIGHT NOW! haha

pot does not kill

those of you who think pot kills you are fuckin stupid, all it does is causes long term memory lost, being unbalanced, you smile alot, and you get the munchies
and there have been a total study that 1.15 people a year die from pot and most of the time they just say that because you were under the influence of pot and plus you would pass out before you would actually die form smoking

SO ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO DONT SMOKE ROLL UP A JOINT SMOKE IT AND THEN TELL ME WHATS SO BAD ABOUT IT?

GRRRRR!!!!!!!

all u anti-weed freaks are stupid and ignorant...sorry to break this to ya. weed is a plant. that has not been altered in any way. do u take headache medicine??? their all WAY worse that pot. then people say "heroin and cocaine are made from plants"...key words... MADE FROM.

to all u stoners. we need to get organized and have petitions... we CAN get it legalized... look at denver county

HELL YA!!!!

DENVER IS AN AMAZING PLACE!!!!! i love it here!!! however boulder is the true stonerville in colorado though just look at CU haha we are so close to having it legalized everywhere!!! we just need to share the facts!!!!!!

A quote from young buck:

One of my favorite quotes from a young buck song,

"If God made pot, and man made beer, then who the fuck you people trusting up in here."

Now, pot is only illegal in the U.S because if it was legalized it would appeartly mess up the economy. They fucked up from the start, if pot was legal half the gang violence and shit that goes on wouldn't even exist. We could all just sit back, roll a blunt, joint, pack a pipe, load a bong, or whatever it is you use, sit back and enjoy life. To all you people who actually beleive in religion, THIS would be heaven.

LEGALIZE IT

Dr. Kurts Review

Marijuana smokers who use tobacco often never develop lung cancer because of the positive effects from the smoke that releases tars. Tobacco smoke scars lungs with tar and marijuana smoke always breaks up without leaving any damage with only good results. Its even known to be a great asthma treatment.

Dr. Kurts

No Reason

There is no reason to argue about it.The lies about cannabis will get worse and worse.It should not be legal anyway.If you want it legal,look at what will happen.Most likely the government will only allow they're cannabis to be sold,and it will be of inferior quality.And I wouldn't put it past them to poison it and then point and say,"Look at all these people dying and losing they're sanity."If you look into it,the Canadian grown cannabis grown by they're government was making people sick and they found lead in it.So let's keep it illegal and good.

Say What?

Who came up with that so called fact that it can cause mental illness? LMFAO. Smoking marijuana is an excellent treatment for depression and some mood disorders. Are we also forgetting the other medical purposes that it is used for? Yes it is a plant, all natural, an herb, therefore we can by rights use it for religious purposes as well if you follow the right religion. I have seen many good points in these comments: Alcohol is legal yet people forget what they are doing when using it(blackouts), and it is a leading cause of death. (Yet they do it) Cigarettes are also a leading cause of death, yet we do it. Hmmm. Some of us are not afraid to die, are we. So why would we be afraid of a little harmless herb placed here by the God who says "Fear Not" over 60 times in the Bible. Probably because it does more good for than it does harm. It's just one more attempt by our government to control our actions and take away our rights. Why is it there are so many other countries that allow marijuana use yet we are so suppose to be a free country?

stfu

shut the fuck up and let people do what they want... your opinion doesnt fucking matter.... so stop being ass holes to each other and let people smoke if they want to or not... and if they dont, thats cool with me. and if they do thats cool also... how is that affecting me...?

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