What we want you to know about Cannabis / Marijuana alternative treatment

This site is designed to assist those seeking medical marijuana using an affordable travel network of those willing to assist with their personal knowledge.

Having been involved in numerous awareness projects, medical studies and involvement in many social issues in our society , it is important to reach out to everyone, unite and make healthy choices that improve our well being and the world around us.

This site believes that marijuana’s many good characteristics will make a dramatic impact on our lives now and in the future.

We invite you to join us, share your experiences and enrich your lives. Cannabis Couch Surfers is for those who use Marijuana as an alternative treatment for various conditions such as: Cancer – nausea, AIDS, Neuropathy -pain, Multiple sclerosis – Muscle cramps, Lou Gherigs disease- joint movement, Crohn’s disease- stomach cramps. It helps with appetite suppression from medication & depression, also recommended in medical books for menstrual cramps.

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Effects Of Marijuana On Sexual Health

Marijuana remains one of the most abused drugs especially among the youth and has over 200 street names such as mary jane, weed, herb, pot, ganja, hash, among others. It comes from a Cannabis Sativa plant and is green or brown in appearance. The drug is derived from the flowers, leaves, seeds, and stems of the marijuana plant. Marijuana contains over 400 chemicals but the main active ingredient is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and is responsible for the drug’s psychoactive and mind-altering effects.

The psychoactive effects of marijuana may vary depending on the route of administration, or in simple terms, how a person uses the drug. High doses of this drug can cause hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and anxiety. Long-term users may have decreased interest in goals, hampered concentration, drowsiness, and euphoria — all of which may eventually lead to inappropriate decisions, poor body coordination, and memory loss. Marijuna use may can also bring severe damage to the lungs, impair respiratory functions, and ruin sexual health. Marijuana may cause serious damage to lungs, more serious than cigarettes because it is inhaled deeply and held for longer periods than cigarettes. Marijuana may interfere with male sexual functions and reproduction by increasing vasodilation in the genitals and ejaculation problems. It may also cause lessening of sperm count and degeneration. The females, on the other hand, may experience suppression of the ovulation process, disruption of menstruation cycles, and damaged eggs. Excessive use of marijuana over extended periods of time cause depression, loss of libido, and impotence. The effects of marijuana is associated with lower fertility rates and increased risk of producing abnormal embryo.

In addition to these effects of marijuana abuse, there are other parts of the body that are adversely affected by the use of marijuana. The chemicals found in this drug have been reported to damage the brain’s sensory reactions. High doses of marijuana also leads to incidences of hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and anxiety.

Blood vessels may also expand due to vasodilation and may cause reddening of the eyes. The effects of marijuana may be heightened if coupled with other street drugs like cocaine and Lysergic acid Diethylamide (LSD).

It is never too late to break the habit, or more appropriately, the addiction to marijuana. It may seem difficult since it is one of the most available drugs that can easily be acquired. Individuals who want to quit marijuana use usually experience sleeplessness, irritability, increased aggression, and other withdrawal symptoms. However, overcoming the addiction and the withdrawal symptoms is not an impossible task. For some, being confined to a drug treatment facility and counselling may be necessary to break the habit. Studies show that more than 120,000 individuals will enter a drug treatment facility to aid them in their marijuana problems. With the right tools and attitude, quitting smoking and reducing the health effects of secondhand smoke can be easier than others think. Understanding ill-effects of marijuana to sexual health and overall well-being is essential in ending the said addiction.


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WHY CANNABIS [ MARIJUANA ] SHOULD BE LEGAL

Many Americans feel that Marijuana is helping fund the war on terror, but making a war on drugs and keeping Marijuana illegal has not stopped millions of Americans from smoking pot everyday. So what is the answer?

First, why is Marijuana illegal? In the 1930’s William Randolph Hearst, who had significant financial interests in the timber industry testified to congress on the evils of marijuana, saying things like it make people insane and commit acts of cannibalism? at this time very few even knew what it was and to stop people from going insane Congress decided to make it illegal.

The truth is many paper manufacturers were thinking of changing from using trees to make paper to using hemp because it was cheaper and easier to grow and better for the environment, and Hearst stood to loose millions so he used his influence and testimony to help get marijuana banned in the USA.

So now that we know why it was made illegal, we can realize that not only would making it legal in the United States stop terrorist from smuggling it into the USA, but would give us another option to cutting down of millions of trees every year for paper products that can be made better from hemp.

Hemp has thousands of uses that we are unable to exploit because of its illegal status.

During WWII hemp was used for the rigging on parachutes as well as rope and material for uniforms.

Nowadays Marijuana can be used to relieve pain and some of the effect of cancer treatments and old age.

It has been proven to slow down the spreading of Alzheimer’s, relieve the pressure behind the eyes from glaucoma. It also helps relieve migraine headaches and the side effect of cancer treatment.

But until the United States realizes how much money can be made from legalizing it, it will remain illegal.

This is much like the situation with online casinos in the USA. America was sending billions of dollars out of the country and the government needed to do something to keep the money here, so they banned Online Casino and just like online casinos and online gambling I believe one day the government will learn to take advantage of these things instead of just banning them.

Eventually the USA will realize that the best way to stop the flow of money out of the country is not to ban marijuana or online casinos, but to enter the market and compete.

If the USA did what Amsterdam has done the government would make not only billions in Taxes from the sales of Marijuana, but the economy would boom from all the tourism that it would bring in from all over the world.

The truth of the matter is that legalization is inevitable. The attitude of people has changed so drastically over the last 30 years, that eventually when the younger generations start to take over marijuana will eventually become legal because they understand the truth, and that is banning something only makes the market for it stronger.


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WHY DID GOD CREATE CANNABIS ?

The government is currently spending around 1 billion dollars a year to keep 45,000 prisoners in state and federal prisons for Marijuana related charges. That is one billion dollars a year that can be better spent on welfare, education and medical insurance for the poor. All this money just to keep Marijuana illegal and this does not even cover the cost of keeping those jailed for other drug charges.

This is no different from the hundreds of millions of dollars the banking industry is going to have to spend to develop a system that can stop the transfer of money from one account into the account of online casinos for the purposes of casino gambling, which everyone involved in coming up with the rules and means to block these transfers admits there is no way to make it work.

In both cases the government would be smarter to legalize the usage of Marijuana and online casinos, regulate the industry to make safe and use the tax revenue to increase the living standards of our poorest citizens.

By keeping Marijuana illegal the government is not stopping anyone from getting it. All they do is make people have to travel to shady areas to purchase Marijuana. Making it unsafe for people to purchase, but if they legalized it, they would be reducing traffic to drug related areas and it would allow the police to better target dealers and users of harder drugs like crack, coke and heroin.

By keeping online casinos illegal they are missing out on all the tax revenue and causing those who prefer to gamble online to risk being ripped off with no possible recourse. One of the main reasons given for banning online gambling was the war on terrorism. There is a chance that terrorists could open an online casino and use the money to fund attacks of Americans, but banning it just makes it harder to see where the money is going. By legalizing and licensing the online casinos you would have a transparency into the industry that would allow the government to see that the money does not go to terrorists or to fund terrorism.

It would also allow some of the money that leaves the country every day to online casinos overseas to stay here to help create jobs and opportunities here that is currently going to someone else, by allowing American casinos to open casinos and Sportsbooks online. Bringing new industry to the USA would be an excellent way to give a desperately needed boost to a struggling economy.

Both the war on Marijuana and the war on online gambling cost the country a lot of money but have done little to stop drugs from entering the country and being sold or to stop people from gambling on a daily basis in online casinos and poker rooms.

These laws need to be thrown away and the countries attitudes towards them need to be looked and have a more accurate assessment on their impact on the country. In the end I believe we will find that online gambling and the legalization of marijuana will provide us with the tools we need to fix other more serious problems with the country.


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