Marijuana Vs. Religion -- Which is more detrimental to the black community? #DATA --POLL ADDED

[Stone Cold]

There is a difference between seeking temporary solace from responsibility and wilfully ignoring universally established facts.

Often doing things temporarily turns into an eternity

Religion is the most detrimental thing in any community. People fight wars over religion.

People fight wars over drugs as well, Im from chicago ive seen the death and destruction it can cause. I wish i had the luxury of being as ignorant as some of you

And its never war over religion it always war over material/resources

 

[Will Ross]

Weed is more Damaging for the simple fact that it's illegal.

 

[3rdWorld]

Weed is more Damaging for the simple fact that it's illegal.

Not everywhere it's not.
Religion takes over the mind and literally makes one subservient to its teachings

 

[Kenny West]

Thread is proof this forum is filled to the brim with idiots

 

[Thegospel]

if marijuana didn’t exist, those bums would still be playing 2k and wasting time. Lol @ WEED leading to robbery and murder

Coli nikkas/internet nikkas in general has taught me a lot about knowing who you dealing with from what they type. Dude who posted that shyt is a clown

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

Stayed high all through college and rolled out with a 3.5 GPA in the IT field.
And didnt pray once

 

[Ronnie Macho]

Stayed high all through college and rolled out with a 3.5 GPA in the IT field.
And didnt pray once

Been workin' in IT for the last 19 years...all the techs smoke weed...been drivin' high and goin to work high the last 9 years...they don't even drug test cause they know what it is...

 

[Stone Cold]

Not everywhere it's not.
Religion takes over the mind and literally makes one subservient to its teachings

“The marijuana users appear to have a blunted response to losing. They don’t figure out a strategy to avoid monetary losses and this is associated with a decreased functional brain response to the early, negative information that guides the other group to safer choices,” Wesley said. “The bottom line is that it looks like they don’t care as much if they lose.”
Decision-making Processes Blunted in Chronic Marijuana Smokers

Explains a lot regarding this thread

Stayed high all through college and rolled out with a 3.5 GPA in the IT field.
And didnt pray once

Been workin' in IT for the last 19 years...all the techs smoke weed...been drivin' high and goin to work high the last 9 years...they don't even drug test cause they know what it is...

The prevalence of marijuana use among young people has risen rapidly in recent years, causing concern over the potential impact on academic performance of such use. While recent studies have examined the effect of alcohol use on educational attainment, they have largely ignored the potential negative effects of other substances, such as marijuana. This paper examines whether the relationship between the initiation of marijuana use and the decision to drop out of high school varies with the age of dropout or with multiple substance use. Data are from a longitudinal survey of 1392 adolescents aged 16-18 years. The results suggest that marijuana initiation is positively related to dropping out of high school. Although the magnitude and significance of this relationship varies with age of dropout and with other substances used, it is concluded that the effect of marijuana initiation on the probability of subsequent high school dropout is relatively stable, with marijuana users' odds of dropping out being about 2.3 times that of non-users. Implications of these conclusions are considered for both policy makers and researchers.

The relationship between marijuana initiation and dropping out of high school. - PubMed - NCBI

We recorded clear and consistent associations and dose-response relations between the frequency of adolescent cannabis use and all adverse young adult outcomes. After covariate adjustment, compared with individuals who had never used cannabis, those who were daily users before age 17 years had clear reductions in the odds of high-school completion (adjusted odds ratio 0·37, 95% CI 0·20–0·66) and degree attainment (0·38, 0·22–0·66), and substantially increased odds of later cannabis dependence (17·95, 9·44–34·12), use of other illicit drugs (7·80, 4·46–13·63), and suicide attempt (6·83, 2·04–22·90).

Unadjusted odds ratios (log scale) between maximum frequency of cannabis use before age 17 years and young adult outcomes in combined data, compared with individuals who have never used cannabis

Adjusted odds ratios (log scale) between maximum frequency of cannabis use before age 17 years and young adult outcomes in combined data, compared with individuals who have never used cannabis

Data are n/N (%). ATP=Australian Temperament Project. CHDS=Christchurch Health and Development Study. VAHCS=Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study.

*p value of the association between adolescent cannabis use and each outcome in each study, and in combined data adjusted for study-specific effects.
†The ATP did not assess suicidal behaviour.
‡Assessed at age 28–30 years.

FINDINGS:
There were statistically significant bivariate associations between increasing levels of cannabis use at ages 14-21 and: lower levels of degree attainment by age 25 (P < 0.0001); lower income at age 25 (P < 0.01); higher levels of welfare dependence (P < 0.0001); higher unemployment (P < 0.0001); lower levels of relationship satisfaction (P < 0.001); and lower levels of life satisfaction (P < 0.0001). These associations were adjusted for a range of potentially confounding factors including: family socio-economic background; family functioning; exposure to child abuse; childhood and adolescent adjustment; early adolescent academic achievement; and comorbid mental disorders and substance use. After adjustment, the associations between increasing cannabis use and all outcome measures remained statistically significant (P < 0.05).

Cannabis use and later life outcomes. - PubMed - NCBI

Individual "success" does not represent the whole of the community

A lot the marijuana advocates in this thread sound like the religious people you criticize, "ignoring reality"

Marijuana is my religion

indubitably

 

[3rdWorld]

Question should be,

'whom would you rather politic and spend time with..weed heads or church folks?'

 

[Stone Cold]

Question should be,

'whom would you rather politic and spend time with..weed heads or church folks?'

No because that's an emotionally based question...we're just dealing with facts in this thread because we don't wanna hear your imaginations

 

[3rdWorld]

No because that's an emotionally based question...we're just dealing with facts in this thread because we don't wanna hear your imaginations

'Emotional' because youd lose your mind being in the presence of bible thumpers all day

One semi famous churcher said last week she voted Trump because of his Christian values. You cant make this shyt up

People on green dont lie to themselves and know exactly what's up and cant be tricked easy.

 

[Stone Cold]

'Emotional' because youd lose your mind being in the presence of bible thumpers all day

One semi famous churcher said last week she voted Trump because of his Christian values. You cant make this shyt up

People on green dont lie to themselves and know exactly what's up and cant be tricked easy.

You're providing no evidence or data just appeals to emotion

You sound like a Christian and marijuana is the Jesus in your life

 

[3rdWorld]

You're providing no evidence or data just appeals to emotion

You sound like a Christian and marijuana is the Jesus in your life

Get serious breh..tell me what sort of data you want on Christians, because none exists. You want data on adults still believing in fairy tales

The bible has been edited and rewritten by cacs to the point it looks nothing like the og Black version, and Black folks still worshipping a false doctrine and you want to collect factual data on people lying to themselves
Put down the spliff

 

[Stone Cold]

Get serious breh..tell me what sort of data you want on Christians, because none exists. You want data on adults still believing in fairy tales

The bible has been edited and rewritten by cacs to the point it looks nothing like the og Black version, and Black folks still worshipping a false doctrine and you want to collect factual data on people lying to themselves
Put down the spliff

Data on how it is more detrimental than marijuana since you believe it is...simple

If you can't provide data or evidence then you're in the same boat you think the religious people are in