Top 10 Marijuana Myths:
1. Marijuana can kill your brain cells
A lot of researchers has been studying this myth for over decades until recently a research conducted by the University of Louisville determined that indeed using marijuana does not kill brain cells.
2. Marijuana can lead you to commit a crime
Now, let’s hear it. Most people disregard marijuana and it’s users due to some beliefs that consuming cannabis will lead to harder drugs (which is the one top reason why people commit crimes).
A Recent study shows that marijuana dispensaries in the neighbourhood statistically lowers the crime rate in that neighbourhood.
3. Memory Loss due to Marijuana.
This is not entirely true. However, there are cases that you can experience short-term memory loss (but it is not permanent) due to the high level of THC in your system.
You can actually prevent memory loss by consuming CBD which helps to in fighting the catabolic reactions to your brain.
Take note:
You don’t lose your memory while you were high. You just forgetful
4. Marijuana Weakens Our Immune Systems
A 2002 study found that cannabis certainly has it affect on our immune system. Nonetheless, due to the complexity of our immune system, there is no solid proof that it can actually destroy our immune system. -UCLA scientist Thomas Klein wrote.
Another research by National Institutes of Health shows that THC has a negative effect on our various immune cells, in which no harm to humans.
5. Gateway Drug List
This is obviously a myth since there is no news or solid proof that marijuana and drug abuse connects. Despite having bad reputation caused by those protest regarding marijuana, most marijuana users are not dangerous as those “drug-user” we know.
6. Marijuana can get you into addiction
Since a lot of people thinks that marijuana is a gateway drug. There’s no shocker with this myth. Most of the anti-marijuana people conclude to have the same effect from drug addiction to intaking marijuana.
Once you start smoking weed or digesting edibles will make you crave for more and won’t be able to stop oneself. (Nah, this is entirely not true)
7. You can get Lung Cancer by Smoking Weed
Smoking cigarettes lead you to lung cancer and not smoking weed.
However, some who don’t favor smoking weeds or pots believe and encourage everyone that smoking weed can lead you to lung cancer. Smoking cigarettes will, not weeds!
8. Marijuana Myths: Pot Smokes are heavy users
People who tried marijuana pot reported a lifetime total of fewer than 12 days of use (around 40-50 percent). Pot Smokers report that using marijuana for 10 days or less in the past year.
9. Prisons are full of marijuana
Each year there’s a quite lot of a number of people who get arrested due to marijuana offenses. Most of them are fined or placed in a community center to do good things.
10. Smoking Pot results into laziness
These marijuana myths are purely from people who are against with smoking weed. They spread this kind of myth to scare people to take marijuana. They believed that it makes individual to be unmotivated, lazy which leads to having an unsuccessful life.
We can’t blame them, they were only fed on wrong information regarding marijuana facts and it benefits.
Now, that you learn these myths. It’s up to you to believe it or stay with the facts and proven results of marijuana in our lives.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]