Question about young marijuana smokers and there growth?

Question

Please people do not report this question. It is a serious question, and i am hoping for some serious responses that could help me make a decision in my life.

Anyways. IS there anybody out there that stared smoking at a young age. Meaning before you were 15 and smoked kinda regularly. At least 1x a week. Do you feel that marijuana has stopped you from growing to your maximum potential? Are there any scientific studies that have been done about smoking marijuana and it affecting your growth / devfelopment? Does it affect your growth?

Answer 1

NO, THERE IS NO CLINICAL PROOF OF STUNTING GROWTH BY SMOKING. IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE PROBLEMS IF A BABY SMOKED IT BUT THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS 51 . HE HAS SMOKED SINCE AGE 13. HE'S 6 FT ABOUT 200 LBS. HE IS VERY INTELLIGENT. I SMOKED FOR 9 YEARS, AT LEAST 10-15 JOINTS PER WEEK. NO AFTER EFFECTS ACCEPT THAT I WISH I HAD NOT SMOKED IT. SURE IT FELT GREAT BUT d**n I LOST SO MUCH TIME I CANT GET BACK. THATS WHY THEY CALL IT GETTING WAISTED. YOU ARE WAISTING YOUR TIME JUST FEELING GOOD. I QUIT IN 88. I WENT BACK A FEW TIMES  AND SMOKED A PIN JOINT FOR OLD TIMES SAKES,TO FIND THE PARANOIA DROVE ME UP THE WALL. MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WAISTED A PROFESIONAL FOOTBALL CARRIER BECAUSE OF NOT QUITTING SMOKING WEED. HE WAS AWESOME ALL THE WAY THRU COLLEDGE BUT THE WEED MADE HIM LAZY WHEN HE HIT THE PROS AND HE JUST WAISTED AWAY. MY ADVISE. LEAVE THE WEED FOR THE INSECTS AND THE ENEMY.

Answer 2

I smoked irregularly from the time I was 12 and more regularly, nearly everyday from the time I was 15 and into my 20's. I'm 6'4'' 200 lbs. I do not feel it stunted my growth, nor that of my friends.

As far as reaching my "maximum potential" that is a difficult question to answer. Would my life have taken a different course if I had not smoked, sure. Looking back now from my 30's, would that other course have been better? I do not regret my life. I have always been an avid reader and traveler, and feel that marijuana in no way inhibited my journey. That's just me.

I do have friends that did not turn out very well, but I think it was other factors that affected them. Again, that's my opinion.

It just occurred to me that you are probably young and wondering if you want to smoke.... Whatever you do, whatever you try, always remember what is most important to you. Do not let any habit stand between you and what you dream to do. Or between you and your real friends, your family.

Answer 3

Complete wive's tail.  They have absolutely nothing to base this on.  It is heresay that has been spread around and around forever.  Ignore it completely.

Answer 4

i started smoking at 14, i'm 6' & 273 lbs. i would say it was bull,to keep you from smoking or i shouldn't be but about 2 feet tall.

Answer 5

i started when i was 14 and i'm 6 foot 5 inches :)

i smoke everYDAY  i dont give a fuu@$#%CK

Answer 6

I have smoked since like 14.. In the past 5 years i have been smoking alot more, like 3 x's a day. Ya i feel it affects your growth..Maybe not how tall but how wide. I get the munchies from h**l! I'm still a thin person but I feel if i continue to smoke at my current amount i WILL get fat... I already see lbs creeping on hear and there. Its the darn munchies. I have NO con troll of what i eat after i smoke. I could eat 2 pb&j sand. and want to eat another.. That my friend is not healthy.I smoke to help control my depression. And it dose. My depression is gone. wich no medicine on the market could do.Although if your a young person I would not recomend MJ because you just dont know if it will affect your developing brain. Prolly not but better be safe than sorry. All the stuff the gov. says will happen 2 you if you smoke i feel is wrong. I think its just to scare you for whatever personal reason. Thats the gov.though, they say its ok to abort your unborn baby.Would you listen to ANY 1 that says thats ok? Or take a pill thats know to be unsafe. the gov. would tell you its ok. "Go ahead take this pill that we know to cause health problems or death" " but stay away from MJ it can harm your growth" The gov says its ok 2 drink alcohol...Uhhh ok! Do you know how many ppl have liver damage from that stuff?  I wouldnt trust any reports from the gov about MJ.

Answer 7

Its a drug, a toxin, a foreighn substance your forcing yourself to breathe in.  Your forcing your blood to taste it, and your lungs to use it.  The     fact is that they can't.  This is what causes the health problems.  

Heres what they do.  (Science has proven all of the below)

-Triggers a  drop in the hormones that direct growth and development.

-Lowers sperm production in males, resulting in fewer normal sperm cells.

-Tinkers with the balance of hormones that control the menstrual cycles of girls and women.

-Causes weight gain

Answer 8

nope doesnt stunt your growth.. it can stunt emotional growth