STOP!!!! You don't have to move to Canada after all....
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geno
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*gasp* but what about the ever-important "war on drugs"?
WTG!!!!
While I do not even smoke the stuff, I do agree with this legilation. The war on drugs has spent more taxpayer money and over crowded jails.
The medical evidence has shown pot to be less addictive and less harmful than cigs, when used in moderation.
I say legalize it, sell it in stores, tax it like cigs, and let people make their own choice about weather or not to smoke it.
While I do not even smoke the stuff, I do agree with this legilation. The war on drugs has spent more taxpayer money and over crowded jails.
The medical evidence has shown pot to be less addictive and less harmful than cigs, when used in moderation.
I say legalize it, sell it in stores, tax it like cigs, and let people make their own choice about weather or not to smoke it.
Too bad it will never happen. Too many people are still too misguided in their ideas about marijuana and think of it as a "bad drug" on par with heroin rather than something more akin to alcohol. The best we can hope for is leniency in the laws such as in the state of Ohio.
Geekbabe
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not only will the waitress bring free coronas at the poker tables, now they bring a joint too! woohoo!
ps: be sure to give them a "tip"..hehe
If this passes, stop by the local shop I'm going to open up. Vice Depot - lowest prices in town of booze, cigs, pornographic mags/toys, and Mary Jane (by the pack or in bulk). I'll be able to retire in 10 years.
Well, since marajuana is illegal on the federal level, it doesn't matter what each individual state decides: it's still illegal.
nik
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geno
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I don't smoke either one, because how each is detremental to your health in different ways. But I've tried both (tried 1 cigarette, had a small stint of pot smoking). However, weed puts you in a state of relaxation. If you've ever drank, you know what it's like to be in an altered state. It's relaxing, and people tend to ignor the effects of it on their body. That's why people do it
Nah, the stuff isn't addictive, only to those with an addictive personality (ehh, you knew that thoIt's called "an addiction" for a reason, ya know.
). There's a difference between someone who needs the stuff, and someone who sits home all day, and happens to smoke a lot of it because they had nothing better to do (the latter is much more common )
Rallispec
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Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
It's called "an addiction" for a reason, ya know.
nik
that i understand-- but it has to start somewhere.. what makes a person see a roll of paper with dried up leaves in it and think "lets catch it on fire and breathe in the smoke!!"
i mean, it just sounds so stupid that i cant see what makes people start in the first place.
Originally posted by: Rallispec
Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
It's called "an addiction" for a reason, ya know.
nik
that i understand-- but it has to start somewhere.. what makes a person see a roll of paper with dried up leaves in it and think "lets catch it on fire and breathe in the smoke!!"
i mean, it just sounds so stupid that i cant see what makes people start in the first place.
Curiosity? Maybe the person's parents smoked when they were kids and got them addicted or something. When someone grows up with the idea that smoking is okay or that their parents don't care about them enough not to smoke around them, smoking must be safe and makes them curious about why their parents like to do it or whatever.
I dunno, just brainstorming.
nik
drugs feel good.Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
Originally posted by: Rallispec
Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
It's called "an addiction" for a reason, ya know.
nik
that i understand-- but it has to start somewhere.. what makes a person see a roll of paper with dried up leaves in it and think "lets catch it on fire and breathe in the smoke!!"
i mean, it just sounds so stupid that i cant see what makes people start in the first place.
Curiosity? Maybe the person's parents smoked when they were kids and got them addicted or something. When someone grows up with the idea that smoking is okay or that their parents don't care about them enough not to smoke around them, smoking must be safe and makes them curious about why their parents like to do it or whatever.
I dunno, just brainstorming.
nik
thats why people do them.
its good you dont understand it, then you wont be tempted to do it.
gambling, hookers in many counties, and now pot. Lots of fun. The CHP will have a field day stopping people on their way back from Nevada into Calif.
It's not going to pass, but it brings the issue to light, that the ideas from DARE and Reefer madness are outdated and flat out wrong. It's not any worse for you than alcohol. If teenagers and college kids are going to drink, I'd rather see them smoke pot. I've seen what alcohol can do to a person, and I've never seen someone high hit someone, try and start a fight or get in a small bobcat and drive around a parking lot drunk
It's not going to pass, but it brings the issue to light, that the ideas from DARE and Reefer madness are outdated and flat out wrong. It's not any worse for you than alcohol. If teenagers and college kids are going to drink, I'd rather see them smoke pot. I've seen what alcohol can do to a person, and I've never seen someone high hit someone, try and start a fight or get in a small bobcat and drive around a parking lot drunk
First, I'd like to say I'm not trying to be condescending or trying to change your POV. People smoke and drink and do things because a variety of reasons; mostly though as an escape from the everyday tedium of life, a distraction or a means of entertainment in other words. This is not the sole reason but probably one of the primary reasons. There are any number of other reasons also. That being said, asking why people do it is like asking why people watch TV, or why people spend so much time looking at porn, or why people spend so much time playing games or surfing the net and posting in forums like this.Originally posted by: Rallispec
Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
It's called "an addiction" for a reason, ya know.
nik
that i understand-- but it has to start somewhere.. what makes a person see a roll of paper with dried up leaves in it and think "lets catch it on fire and breathe in the smoke!!"
i mean, it just sounds so stupid that i cant see what makes people start in the first place.
The point is, anything that a person abuses or obsesses about is not healthy. But things like marijuana, cigarettes, alcohol, TV, porn, video games, the internet, etc., when used in moderation are generally not detrimental. I'd be willing to bet my life that marijuana use, were it legal, would be much less harmful to society than alcohol. You can argue that since alcohol is already legal, why legalize another substance? I'd argue that if you're going to have one substance legal, why not the other, and if you're only going to legalize one, why shouldn't it be marijuana as that is likely to be less harmful to society than alcohol.
Originally posted by: eakers
drugs feel good.Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
Originally posted by: Rallispec
Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
It's called "an addiction" for a reason, ya know.
nik
that i understand-- but it has to start somewhere.. what makes a person see a roll of paper with dried up leaves in it and think "lets catch it on fire and breathe in the smoke!!"
i mean, it just sounds so stupid that i cant see what makes people start in the first place.
Curiosity? Maybe the person's parents smoked when they were kids and got them addicted or something. When someone grows up with the idea that smoking is okay or that their parents don't care about them enough not to smoke around them, smoking must be safe and makes them curious about why their parents like to do it or whatever.
I dunno, just brainstorming.
nik
thats why people do them.
its good you dont understand it, then you wont be tempted to do it.
I understand it. I don't agree with it.
Lots of other legal, safe things makes you feel good too.nik
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