Iran Military Forum

YMJ is not good enough for you?

Of course not, don't be silly.

Brother, it definitely is an intoxicant. In marijuana there is more than just THC which is active, contrary to popular belief. There are many different isomers of THC and many other cannabinoids which have an effect on a person. However, THC has become well known because of its higher concentration and its the most effective on cannabinoid receptorst. However when taken in pill form, it does not have the same effect on patients as smoking marijuana would . This is because of the variety of different cannbinoids in the plant form, which are not in the pill form.   

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) binds to cannabinoid receptors in the brain, causing a state of euphoria. There are two different cannabinoid receptors, one in the brain and the other on immune system cells, this means it can modulate certain immune reactions and suppress others. In the brain, Cannabinoid receptors are 10 times more than opioid receptor which i found to be interesting.

This drug, however, does not have high degree of withdrawal symptoms, like alchohol or opiates would. The reason is because THC is fat soluble and can be stored in adipocytes (fat cells) and therefore decreasing the withdrawal symptoms.

Also, there are endocannibnoids, meaning cannbinoids which are produced within the body,  just like there are endorphins (compounds produced in the body to alleviate pain, which are similar to opiates), but these endocannibinoids are much much less in concentration and more selective on the receptor which they bind to, compared to cannibnoids which are taken up in smoking marijuana.

Endorphins for instance can be produced within the body after a long run. If anyone has ever done a very long run, they know the euphoric feeling they get after it. This is do to the endorphins produced to alleviate pain of running. The question then becomes why do certain people depend on an external source, like an opiate or marijuana, to alter their state of being, when they can do physical activity which is beneficial and create a relative state of euphoria? This is why in an earlier post i stated that drug usage is a symptom of a psychological disorder and people who use drugs (not specifically marijuana, in general) should not be shunned out by society or looked down on, rather they should be looked at as you would someone with an illness. Psychological problems are much much harder to diagnose, but one way to diagnose people with psychological problems is their drug usage. Some people learn to cover up their problems using drugs. This then becomes a bandaid rather than a fix.

Marijuana has more of psychological dependence and not much of a chemical dependence. Compared to alcohol and tobacco it is much less addictive and far far less harmful. The argument then becomes why is it illegal, if alchohol and tobacco are legal, even though they are much more socially and physically destructive, then so should marijuana. The reason why it is socially unaccepted is because of the paranoia the government has created around it and the its legality.

I don't condone it, just like i don't condone smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol. However, when compared to these two drugs, this one could actually be claimed to be beneficial. Therefore there is a huge hypocrisy in it being illegal.

Brother, people who are intoxicated under marijuana are definitely not harmful. Studies have shown that under the influence of Marijuana, subjects are less aggressive. Conflicting studies are shown though, the reason is because when the intoxication is lifted, the aggressive behavior returns. There are several reasons to this; one being ,i believe, the overwhelming amount of stress that returns to the user once the intoxicating effects and state of euphoria are lifted . However these sort of people tend to be aggressive by nature.

In comparison to alchohol, while alchohol can make you overwhelmingly emotional and irrational, to the point of aggression, marijuana does not have this effect. It also doesn't effect your reaction time and coordination the same way alchohol does because its effects on the brain are completely different.

For instance, someone on marijuana could operate a car without crashing and very safely actually, while someone intoxicated under alchohol will most likely do something irrational because the perception of the road and time is altered changing their reaction time and safe driving ability.

All sorts of governments need to explain why they have alchohol legal and marijuana illegal, its absolute hypocrisy. I actually believe it has to do with the fact that if marijuana was legal, people would grow it themselves and this would take away tremendous amounts of profits from illegal marijuana sales and take away profits from brewing companies.

Then you have psychedelic mushrooms and DMT which will truly open the doors of perception and make a better person out of you.

Brother, people who are intoxicated under marijuana are definitely not harmful. Studies have shown that under the influence of Marijuana, subjects are less aggressive. Conflicting studies are shown though, the reason is because when the intoxication is lifted, the aggressive behavior returns. There are several reasons to this; one being ,i believe, the overwhelming amount of stress that returns to the user once the intoxicating effects and state of euphoria are lifted . However these sort of people tend to be aggressive by nature.

In comparison to alchohol, while alchohol can make you overwhelmingly emotional and irrational, to the point of aggression, marijuana does not have this effect. It also doesn't effect your reaction time and coordination the same way alchohol does because its effects on the brain are completely different.

For instance, someone on marijuana could operate a car without crashing and very safely actually, while someone intoxicated under alchohol will most likely do something irrational because the perception of the road and time is altered changing their reaction time and safe driving ability.

All sorts of governments need to explain why they have alchohol legal and marijuana illegal, its absolute hypocrisy. I actually believe it has to do with the fact that if marijuana was legal, people would grow it themselves and this would take away tremendous amounts of profits from illegal marijuana sales and take away profits from brewing companies.

one must acknowledge that in combination with other substances marijuana does not always work like that.

I do not agree. Marijuana makes people do stupid things just like alcohol. Seen that many times. I wouldn´t either drive when high either. Definately. Few puffs kick like six pack of beer. Nearly instantly.

Some people can drink a bottle of vodka and appear sober.

Considering my first hand experiences with both substances it is clear to me that neither of those is safe when you need precision.

I am in total agreement with this. I would add tobacco too because lethality-wise smoking is very, very dangerous. Comparable to heroin in overall mortality (of course over much longer time).

Minister: Iran Discovers 32 Tons of Drugs at Eastern Borders in 2 Weeks

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Police forces have discovered and seized over 32 tons of different types of narcotics at the country's Eastern borders in the last two weeks, Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said.
   

In the past two weeks 32 tons of various kinds of narcotic drugs were discovered on Eastern borders, especially the borders with Pakistan, Najjar said in a meeting with UN Undersecretary General and Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yuri Fedotov in Tehran on Wednesday.

He said the confiscated drugs included 28 tons of pure drugs and four tons of residues. Najjar also added that a number of traffickers were either killed or injured and arrested and 17 cars were confiscated. He also underlined that poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has reached an alarming level.

According to the UNODC, these days, 93 percent of the world's opium is produced in the neighboring Afghanistan, 60 per cent of which is destined for the EU and specially US markets, and the main transit route is Iran, where the country's dedicated police squad risk their lives to make the most discoveries of drug cargoes, disband drug-trafficking gangs and organizations and much more in a bid to rescue not only the Iranian youth but also all those living in Europe and the US.

Iran has always complained about the EU and other international bodies' lack of serious cooperation with Iran in the campaign against drug trafficking from Afghanistan.

The UNODC Opium Survey 2011 reported that despite increased efforts to combat poppy harvests, rising prices and growing demand boosted cultivation by seven per cent in 2010, spreading to new regions of Afghanistan.

While Afghanistan produced only 185 tons of opium per year under the Taliban, according to the UN statistics, since the US-led invasion, drug production has surged to 3,400 tons annually. In 2007, the opium trade reached an estimated all-time production high of 8,200 tons.

Afghan and western officials blame Washington and NATO for the change, saying that allies have "overlooked" the drug problem since invading the country 10 years ago.

Eastern Iran borders Afghanistan, which is the world's number one opium and drug producer. Iran's geographical position has made the country a favorite transit corridor for drug traffickers who intend to smuggle their cargoes from Afghanistan to drug dealers in Europe.

Iran spends billions of dollars and has lost thousands of its police troops in the war against traffickers. Owing to its rigid efforts, Iran makes 85 percent of the world's total opium seizures and has turned into the leading country in drug campaign.

The anti-drug squads of the Iranian Law Enforcement Police have intensified their countrywide campaign against drug-trafficking through staging long-term systematic operations for the last three years.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9107128855

if they continue their animosity we must let them transit all this drugs to their hellhole. let them pay for reality. Iran have more than 2400 martyr and 1500 disabled in drug war till now.