Southstar,
That list you posted is ridiculous.
Did you know that one of the prime uses of marijuana for medicinal purposes is to cure the nausea that accompanies chemotherapy?
The short-term memory connection, I feel, has never been proven adequately.
Coughing. Duh. You can eat it too you know. And, you cough a lot less from pot than from cigarettes. Why? Because you don't smoke pot constantly. People chain smoke frequently. Also chemicals and such are added to tobacco that are not found in pot.
Racing heart. Is this a bad thing?
Anxiety. Sometimes. Is usually felt by newbies. It is a means of self-awareness as well.
Bunch of other reasons that go with anxiety and paranoia. All inane.
Headaches. Maybe if you're smoking stems and seeds, bud. Otherwise it just might cure your headache.
Dizziness, confusion. You mean getting stoned?
What a concept.
Psychological dependence. You mean habit-forming? Are you saying tobacco isn't habit forming? Are you saying that tobacco isn't more addictive. Personally, I have found no evidence for any serious addiction effects to smoking pot. In fact, I haven't had any n two months. No prob. A lot of people I know lay off for a month at a time to clean out their system for an upcoming UA. How many other things do you have as mere habit? I started a thread on addiction and reaching. When giving up cigarrettes recently, I found that reaching for things was inextricably combined with the desire to smoke. I'd reach for my cigarettes without thinking and then have to suppress the cravings. Or I'd reach for anything at all and then realize that I wanted a cigarette. It's habit. Nothing more.
Clumsiness. You repeat yourself to seem to be making more points. Again. This is part of being stoned. And is overestimated by you seemingly.
Latent mental disorders. Now this one I've thought of myself. This is possible. I've seen no research on this, but it does bear some merit to me. However. Why is this bad?
The money that goes into medical treatment is money wasted.
Why do this to your body just because you can? It makes no sense.
Better start prohibiting everything then. Is there anything out there that doesn't damage you in some way? Your arguments are a typical outsiders view of the situation. Why don't you bring in Reefer Madness? Little Jonnie is going to go psycho on the Loco Weed and kill his girlfriend. Or how about the warning signs of a dope fiend? Semen stains on their trouser from constantly jacking off looking for their next rape victim.
What happened, Southstar? Did you get high one time and acted a fool and people started throwing doughnuts at you or something?
Edit: Oh almost forgot. HEMPFEST 2004. Seattle, Washinton. This weekend. Kinda sucks. Mostly a giant pipe shop. But it's good to go just to show solidarity.