Then, why do you smoke it? Cigarettes are much less expensive.SpellboundByMetal wrote:i personally dont get "fucked up" from weed.
I'm not even sure what to say in response to that, so I'll just say ...SpellboundByMetal wrote:if you get "fucked up" ...then youre NOT smoking weed.
Yeah yeah i rest my case lmao!!!!BadDazeRob wrote:
A few other points:
• Bitchen: We get it, you don’t smoke weed and you hate those who do.
• Spellbound: We get it, you smoke weed and think it’s OK.
You are both entitled to your viewpoints and I respect both, but I don’t think either of you are going to convince the other to have a change of heart so maybe it’s time to stop with the volley of sales pitches.
I would like to see that documentary, “Grass." Is this something you can rent?
Finally, Clark Kent’s adopted Earth father, Jonathan Kent, was a farmer in Smallville, Kansas, and he grew marijuana between his corn stalks.
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THANK GOD!!! thank god someone who does smoke, admits to the drowsiness droned out feeling!!! Spell bound you are just an iddiot!! Well maybe thats kinda harsh considering i dont really know you but you are driving me nuts here,,,, probably like 50% of my aunts uncles do this shit everyday 24-7..... Thats how i know!!! like i said i see it every day!!!lonewolf wrote:All of my pothead friends are susceptible to nodding off awhile after smoking weed. As a reformed pothead, I know that anybody who tells me they don't get this effect is full of shit. It is a depressant. It causes drowsiness. This is a fact.
Let me tell you the story of my pothead friend who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a telephone pole in Hollidaysburg. The same pothead fell asleep at the wheel a year later while traveling in the opposite direction and took out the telephone pole across the street. This is a problem-smoker. Most under-the-influence accidents are also asleep-at-the-wheel accidents. How many are from pot? At least 2 that I know of.
This is just one example of how pot is NOT harmless to society at large.
Exactly, you're generalizing from your subjective experience, not making objective statemenets based on research that can be found in a credible source, such as a peer-reviewed journal. Unfortuantley, we don't have the full scope of most drugs' potential negative or positive effects because the government attempts to block drug research (unless it's done by a major pharmaceutical company) at every corner by either outlawing it or making it near impossible to recieve the funding to conduct such research. It doesn't take a brilliant observer to see that herion destroys lives, but we still don't have the full-scope on HOW herion destroys lives. As Vinny pointed out, many drug laws have more to do with protectnig special interest groups rather than protecting the public.Bit*chenWomen1029 wrote:just wanted to say that when i said weed kills too, i was meanning over a long period of time,,, Just my opinion
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I tend to agree with this .. I always said that if they do legalize it and put restrictions on it like alcohol it would lower the crime rate and lower the number of people who go from it to harder stuff. There are a number of pros and cons with both things.Jim Price wrote:I know this thread has veered way off the original topic, Altoona's crime problem, but let me throw a quick two cents' worth in about the pot debate...
What has always baffled me about the debate is that marijuana is a plant, not a manufactured drug. Banning and eradicating it is akin to eliminating a whole plant species!
Suppose, for the sake of argument, that some genius devises a way to get high off of pine tree needles. Is the government going to turn around and ban all pine trees, burn our pine forests, and order everyone to remove the things from their yards and deep-six the Christmas tree industry? I don't think so!
I think likewise, it is a losing battle to eradicate marijuana, because all anyone needs is seeds, some concealed space and sunlight or a flourescent lamp, and it grows! It's a prolific plant, and you're never going to totally wipe it out! And in an ethical sense, doing so would be wiping out an entire species of plant life! God knows I've never succeeded in getting all the crabgrass out of my own backyard, how can the government ever wipe out all marijuana plants from an entire nation?
On the legalization issue, Ive always leaned towards legalization of marijuana, with the stipulation of regulating it like alcohol. You have to be a certain age - say, 21 - to use the stuff, and can't be driving around while under the influence. Most pot smokers I've met use it recreationally as Staceman suggests, in the privacy of their own home, to unwind after work, or to perhaps catch a buzz before a concert, etc. Like anything else, there are those who will abuse it, but anything can be abused, including prescription and over the counter medications, glue, aerosol sprays, etc. I would also tend to think that legalizing pot would put it in the marketplace and reduce the need of users to go through illegal dealers to get it, thus reducing their overall contact with dealers wanting to sell them harder stuff. The sale of pot could be regulated like alcohol sales. The state could make tax money off the sales (like alcohol or tobacco).
Personally, I think pot is overrated. I've puffed on a few legal cigars that gave me more of a buzz than being in the vicinity of pot ever has!
Aha, I tend to disagree. IF that happened, I truly think the government WOULD ban and burn all pine trees. It might take a few decades for them to plan it, pass laws, and actually do it, but there would be no more pine trees. I really believe that.Suppose, for the sake of argument, that some genius devises a way to get high off of pine tree needles. Is the government going to turn around and ban all pine trees, burn our pine forests, and order everyone to remove the things from their yards and deep-six the Christmas tree industry? I don't think so!
