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Ironic Mustache · 08-01-2012, 08:09 PM

I would have labeled it, "Objective."

Edit*
Fun Fact: I clicked "edit" on this post four times with the intention of making it better; unfortunately, couldn't think of anything and kept canceling. I ended up writing this on the fifth click.

Double Edit*
I'm not sure I improved this post with the fun fact.

Beebs · 08-01-2012, 08:13 PM

If a ton of financial industry firms starting randomly drug testing, there would be so many positive cocaine tests.

Beebs · 08-01-2012, 08:16 PM

Also I think I realize why weed got stronger: people started fedex-ing out of california, and now that is where most dealers are getting their supply, even if it's a few steps down the line.

Those that I have heard from that move serious weight both have a supply chain in CA, and they say that is the norm.

Ironic Mustache · 08-01-2012, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beebs

If a ton of financial industry firms starting randomly drug testing, there would be so many positive cocaine tests.

I'm guessing this would happen with a lot of white collar industries in general.

Dent · 08-17-2012, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thekremlin

I came up with a new joke this past sunday.

Q: How do you scare a dog without scaring it?

A: Wait until it's not looking at you and then make a scary face at it.

Third time trying to re-rep this post, so i'll quote it instead.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde

I'm pretty high, and that sounds made up. I heard it was because there were 420 leaf things like this ^ on the weed leaf and that is why it is named that. Duh.

fuck me

Dent · 08-28-2012, 04:26 PM

Study out today from NZ, anyone here smoked from a young age? thoughts?

BBC News - Young cannabis smokers run risk of lower IQ, report claims

Does Weekly Marijuana Use By Teens Really Cause a Drop in IQ? | Healthland | TIME.com

Mr. Blonde · 08-28-2012, 04:54 PM

Never smoked till 2010. I'm golden.

Ugly Bastard · 08-28-2012, 05:23 PM

Same - didn't really start until a couple years ago. Terrifying to see that report though before realizing it only applied to adolescents.

Saint DH · 08-28-2012, 05:53 PM

Sample size of "around" 1,000 people. Fuck this garbage.

Ugly Bastard · 08-28-2012, 06:03 PM

That's not the only study of its kind. There are plenty of other similar studies that have shown the same results.

Smoking marijuana as teen may have lasting brain effects, study suggests - USATODAY.com
Marijuana Use Takes Toll On Adolescent Brain Function, Research Finds
Adolescent Marijuana Problems

Dent · 08-28-2012, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

Sample size of "around" 1,000 people. Fuck this garbage.

Is this a dig at the BBC site I linked to or the study itself?
The sample size was 1037 people, would you prefer it if it said 1037?

Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife
There's a direct link to the report, I don't have access to it.

"This work took an amazing scientific effort. We followed almost 1,000 participants, we tested their mental abilities as kids before they ever tried cannabis, and we tested them again 25 years later after some participants became chronic users.
BBC

“I think this is the cleanest study I’ve ever read” exploring the long term effects of marijuana use, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told the Associated Press.

Mr. Blonde · 08-28-2012, 06:52 PM

Pot still fucks me up a bit. I make more mistakes grammatically/spelling/using the wrong words for weeks after I smoke.

But let's all be honest with ourselves -- every drug is a give and take -- we haven't invented Soma yet, and the benefits of smoking pot far outweigh the negative effects (unless you are a tried and true burnt-out pothead).

Nobody try to be clever and link to the muscle relaxant, that's not what I meant you cocksuckers and you know it.

Saint DH · 08-28-2012, 07:22 PM

We don't know anything about these people. Half of them could be addicted to crack. Some of them could have been in accidents. Or, they could have all been citizens of New Zealand, which would completely explain the diminishing IQ scores. To extrapolate a sample size of 1037 to a population of over 6 billion is retarded. It's especially so if the sample includes all people from similar ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic, etc backgrounds. Then we must consider the methods in which the subjects were tested as kids vs as adults. The children's test might have been easy as fuck.

Mr. Blonde · 08-28-2012, 08:40 PM

Dirty Harry, the fairweather skeptic. I bet I could make a solid webcomic about people like you.

Saint DH · 08-28-2012, 08:46 PM

DPC would fuck you until you liked him.

Ugly Bastard · 08-28-2012, 08:55 PM

Actually a DH-inspired web comic is a pretty good idea IMO.

Saint DH · 08-28-2012, 08:56 PM

Blonde, I'm at least twice the skeptic that you are, too.

Mr. Blonde · 08-28-2012, 09:17 PM

I'm going to need evidence of that.

angry pancake · 08-28-2012, 10:48 PM

AP did almost all indulgence in cannabis between ages 14-16. Smoked a lot of that stuff. But to be fair, the weed back then really sucked ass compared to today's MJ.

Beebs · 08-29-2012, 02:20 AM

The study clearly has it backwords. Kids starting smoking often at that age are going to be statistically dumber kids.

thekremlin · 08-29-2012, 03:46 AM

Right, there are a lot of causality arguments to make, but does it really surprise anyone that weed might make you dumber? Alcohol makes you fatter, too, is this a surprise?

DJ FC · 08-29-2012, 04:52 AM

You feel dumb the day after smoking weed. Anybody disagree with that?

Dent · 08-29-2012, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thekremlin

Right, there are a lot of causality arguments to make, but does it really surprise anyone that weed might make you dumber? Alcohol makes you fatter, too, is this a surprise?

We know the calorific value of alcohol, and approximately how it works on the system, it's not a surprise.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beebs

The study clearly has it backwords. Kids starting smoking often at that age are going to be statistically dumber kids.

Agreed somewhat, good parents don't want their children to be harmed/die before them.
of the 1000 people maybe 50 of them ended up smoking 4+ times a week? I do think there is a link between children smoking and getting bad grades, but causality from smoking? I don't know.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJ FC

You feel dumb the day after smoking weed. Anybody disagree with that?

Yeah I disagree, the effects don't last that long for me.
You think that this study will extend to adults then?
Is feeling dumb the same as being dumb?

DJ FC · 08-29-2012, 07:05 AM

Pretty sure I'd score lower on an IQ test the day after smoking a lot.

Saint DH · 08-29-2012, 07:55 AM

You'd probably score lower after a day of drinking a lot, too. Does that mean alcohol lowers your IQ?

08-01-2012, 08:09 PM	#526 (permalink)
Ironic Mustache G'd up from the feet up. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cali Posts: 7,146 Supreme Emperor of the Jiu Jitsu Shit Forum?: Yes Internets: 114735	I would have labeled it, "Objective." Edit* Fun Fact: I clicked "edit" on this post four times with the intention of making it better; unfortunately, couldn't think of anything and kept canceling. I ended up writing this on the fifth click. Double Edit* I'm not sure I improved this post with the fun fact.
	Creeping around as I please nonchalantly like any other Supreme Emperor might.

08-28-2012, 09:17 PM	#543 (permalink)
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08-29-2012, 04:52 AM	#547 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	You feel dumb the day after smoking weed. Anybody disagree with that?
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

08-29-2012, 07:05 AM	#549 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	Pretty sure I'd score lower on an IQ test the day after smoking a lot.
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

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08-28-2012, 04:54 PM	#532 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Never smoked till 2010. I'm golden.

08-28-2012, 05:23 PM	#533 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Same - didn't really start until a couple years ago. Terrifying to see that report though before realizing it only applied to adolescents.

08-28-2012, 05:53 PM	#534 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,148 Internets: 284753	Sample size of "around" 1,000 people. Fuck this garbage.

08-28-2012, 06:03 PM	#535 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	That's not the only study of its kind. There are plenty of other similar studies that have shown the same results. Smoking marijuana as teen may have lasting brain effects, study suggests - USATODAY.com Marijuana Use Takes Toll On Adolescent Brain Function, Research Finds Adolescent Marijuana Problems

08-28-2012, 06:52 PM	#537 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Pot still fucks me up a bit. I make more mistakes grammatically/spelling/using the wrong words for weeks after I smoke. But let's all be honest with ourselves -- every drug is a give and take -- we haven't invented Soma yet, and the benefits of smoking pot far outweigh the negative effects (unless you are a tried and true burnt-out pothead). Nobody try to be clever and link to the muscle relaxant, that's not what I meant you cocksuckers and you know it.

08-28-2012, 07:22 PM	#538 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,148 Internets: 284753	We don't know anything about these people. Half of them could be addicted to crack. Some of them could have been in accidents. Or, they could have all been citizens of New Zealand, which would completely explain the diminishing IQ scores. To extrapolate a sample size of 1037 to a population of over 6 billion is retarded. It's especially so if the sample includes all people from similar ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic, etc backgrounds. Then we must consider the methods in which the subjects were tested as kids vs as adults. The children's test might have been easy as fuck.

08-28-2012, 08:40 PM	#539 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Dirty Harry, the fairweather skeptic. I bet I could make a solid webcomic about people like you.

08-28-2012, 08:46 PM	#540 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,148 Internets: 284753	DPC would fuck you until you liked him.

08-28-2012, 08:55 PM	#541 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Actually a DH-inspired web comic is a pretty good idea IMO.

08-28-2012, 08:56 PM	#542 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,148 Internets: 284753	Blonde, I'm at least twice the skeptic that you are, too.

08-29-2012, 02:20 AM	#545 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	The study clearly has it backwords. Kids starting smoking often at that age are going to be statistically dumber kids.

08-29-2012, 07:55 AM	#550 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,148 Internets: 284753	You'd probably score lower after a day of drinking a lot, too. Does that mean alcohol lowers your IQ?