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Ask yourself - should marijuana be legalised? 22-Aug-2005 At 2:28:34 PM DaCrux

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On 22/08/2005 Breezy wrote:
>Just to look from the other side of the fence;
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>first 5.14 onsight - done by a "smoker"
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>first confirmed 5.15 done by a "smoker"
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>first v14 + v15 done by a "smoker"
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Marijuana contains 50% more tar than regular cigarettes, and 70% more benzopyrene (which causes cancer) and may cause emphysema twenty times faster than tobacco. Smoking 2 joints can reduce lung capacity more than smoking one pack of cigarettes and marijuana smoke increases airway resistance by 25%. Teenagers who smoke dope also have diffuse brain impairment for up to 2 months after their last joint and can experience disruptions in learning, short term memory loss, problems concentrating, confusion, declining performance and difficulty finishing tasks. So if you’re a smoker and can onsight 5.15 you’d probably be able to send 5.16 if you weren’t. On the other hand chronic marijuana use can enhance your climbing ability by making you delusional and making you think you’re Chris Sharma (back to my point about sending 5.16) – or it could just make you turn up at your local gym with a pig…
Whether one smokes or doesn’t is really their choice – as long as they don’t endanger other people’s lives.