Marijuana - good or bad?

[LSDJ]

I SMOKE!!!! there i said it! I don't "Know a guy" or "Have this firend..." and I smoked long before i cubed. I started many years ago now and smoke "recreationally". I started cubing about 6 months ago and i usually practice with a bong or two. After 6 months I now record sub-20 time. I find no real difference either way.
As for Ethical reasons... to each his/her own, I know many who both smoke and grow legally and Ilegally for every reason under the sun. So to group them as a single entity is just plain Ignorant, but kids shouldn't smoke pot anyway.
*To the original poster*
I suspect you ask because you are interested or the opportunity arose. No one can tell you yes or no, that is ultimately up to you, but i applaud your need to research before making that decision. Learn as much as you can.
I am not suggesting to anyone that It is ok to smoke pot, it is still illegal, nor should I deter you from making decisions on your own. Just be SMART!!!!
-H'Legend

 

[TioMario]

Hey, if you want to enjoy weed, you need a nice group of people, with no pressure. You should try it if you want to; and if you like it, well, do it.
*BUT*: MODERATION, of course.
I smoke one every week maybe, sometimes not even that, and what I enjoy is not the weed itself, that's just an excuse to get together with my friends. I don't tend to smoke alone, is boring.

 

[Derrick Eide17]

I find it hard to believe Derrick has met the general majority of pot smokers.

Why would I go around the world meeting pot smokers when I hate them?

Do a barrel Roll (LOL IM INTERNET KEWL NOW!!!!111111ONE111)


Edit: Did I say ALL potheads are morons? sure they may not be absolute morons, but they are still stupid for doing pot in my mind oh yeah my opinion again.

and yet again being smart and successful isn't EVERYTHING in life.

 

[4Chan]

 

[V-te]

Ahh the sweet smell of subliminal advertising.. =)

 

[qqwref]

How can something with no recorded fatalities be illegal

Careful. Gay marriage, copyright infringement, and verbal sexual harassment are all illegal in the US. I doubt anyone has ever been directly killed by any of these.

Legalising Marijuana will pave the way for slightly harder drugs to be legalised. Next time it will be LSD or a similar that will be being argued about.

Not really. I know of other countries in which pot is legal, and they didn't even consider making stuff like LSD or cocaine legal. Marijuana is just so safe that the only real reason to illegalize it that I can see is because you don't like the concept of drugs at all (but then smoking and alcohol should be illegal too, right?).

Interesting quote: "In driving simulator tests, subjects under the influence of pot typically manifest their impairment by decreasing their driving speed and requiring greater time to respond to emergency situations. However, unlike subjects under the influence of alcohol, these drivers are usually aware of their impairment and compensate for it accordingly, such as by driving more cautiously or by focusing their attention when they know a response will be required." I'd much rather have to deal with drivers who are high on pot than drivers who are drunk.

Derrick: Wait, have you only met pot smokers in Canada? That's like a double whammy. No wonder you're biased. kidding!

 

[Andreaillest]

Aah, Mary Jane. Complicated thing she is.
Well, I can go on and spew facts about cannabis, but I'm not. Too much to think about. While I do believe cannabis is less harmless than most drugs, there are still bad effects it has. However, it can and is being used for good. Some people with cancer use it and I haven't heard a negative response from that. In fact, I get more upset to see someone smoking a ciggarette than a joint. I personally won't care that much if they legalize it because I don't use it. But if they do legalize, it will definitly end up taxed like every other drug. Some say this will help the economy, but who really knows.

And yes, there are smart users out there. Iv'e seen some and they weren't jerks or idiots. Some of them are highly intelligent human beings. It's possible to keep your intelligence level if you use it, just like it's possible to be an idiot who uses it. Marijuana is not a cause of douchiness or complete idiocy.

Really, I find that people who actually smoke it have the most knowledge on it because of experience.

 

[DavidWoner]

I'd much rather have to deal with drivers who are high on pot than drivers who are drunk.

Or texting, or talking on a phone, or sleepy...

Inattentiveness behind the wheel is the real danger, no matter the cause. If you know you won't be able to react as fast it is easy to compensate by driving more carefully and paying more attention. It's like my driver's ed teacher said "People ask me 'How can you ride around with kids all day? They don't know anything about driving, aren't you terrified?' I tell them that these kids are 100% focused on driving, that is the only reason they are there. They aren't focused on what to have for dinner or that presentation tomorrow, I am probably safer with them than I am with you."

 

[Jude]

How can something with no recorded fatalities be illegal
And how many deaths are there per year from alcohol

Err, well actually according to research
Government funding for further education pales in insignificance
When compared to how much they spend on repairing
Leery drunk people at the weekend
In casualty wards all over the land.

lol this needs more love. That's the only good song The Streets ever did


Also, I really don't want to get involved in this argument, and I won't give my opinions either way, but wow Derrick, you are being so incredibly narrow-minded. I can't believe you would actually make a claim as ridiculous as "All potheads are morons". I'm genuinely incredulous that someone who appears to be intelligent would make a comment like that. It's just so idiotic and offensive in so many ways.


EDIT: For those who don't know, Joey was quoting lyrics from this song.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

Derrick, I hope you realize how many members of this forum and community you are insulting and labeling, all based on ONE harmless activity.
You know what? All people who make stupid videos of people trapped in walls or some crap like that are stupid. My sample size: You.

 

[mr.onehanded]

Marijuana is not a drug, it's an herb.

Are you seriously that ignorant. If you don't have anything useful to contribute, don't post.

 

[Muesli]

Marijuana is not a drug, it's an herb.

Are you seriously that ignorant. If you don't have anything useful to contribute, don't post.

The same to you. That was a pointless flame and you know it. If you have nothing nice to say, don't say it.

What is a drug? A substance that affects the body and/or mind. In that case, everything we interact with is a "drug". Nutmeg, for instance, will kill if injected. Does that make it a drug? It surely affects the body in such a dramatic way that it kills.

The definition of "drug" is very hazy. Technically marijuana is a herb, seeing as everything else is a drug.

 

[Weston]

I think that many of the people here are taking what Derrick said incorrectly.
(not that I agree with him)
I think that most people are thinking that when he says "all potheads are morons," they think that he is saying that the people who are stupid, smoke pot because they are stupid.

What i'm pretty sure he is saying is that, because people do pot, they are morons in his mind, because pot, to him, is a moronic thing to do.

Once again, I don't agree with him, but I'm just clarifying.

 

[CL_Pepsi]

I think that many of the people here are taking what Derrick said incorrectly.
(not that I agree with him)
I think that most people are thinking that when he says "all potheads are morons," they think that he is saying that the people who are stupid, smoke pot because they are stupid.

What i'm pretty sure he is saying is that, because people do pot, they are morons in his mind, because pot, to him, is a moronic thing to do.

Once again, I don't agree with him, but I'm just clarifying.

You explain things very well. I get what he says now.

 

[blade740]

I do not know of a single person who thinks LSD should be legalized, nor a single person who thinks it is not dangerous. People die all the time from hard drugs, they will have one hell of a hard time legalizing a proven killer.

I think you need to do a bit of research. LSD is quite safe (physically; it could be very psychologically damaging)

No well-documented human deaths resulting directly from the toxic effects of LSD itself have occurred, though LSD has been implicated in accidental deaths, suicides, and homicides

As to being a successful marijuana user, check this out: http://coedmagazine.com/2009/02/06/...theads-on-the-planet-cool-enough-to-admit-it/

 

[Weston]

I do not know of a single person who thinks LSD should be legalized, nor a single person who thinks it is not dangerous. People die all the time from hard drugs, they will have one hell of a hard time legalizing a proven killer.

I think you need to do a bit of research. LSD is quite safe (physically; it could be very psychologically damaging)

The real danger of LSD comes from not the drug itself, but what it makes you do. Like some people high on LSD think that they can fly and they jump off building.

Another example is that a while ago, a woman ate her daughters lungs while on acid.

 

[Weston]

I do not know of a single person who thinks LSD should be legalized, nor a single person who thinks it is not dangerous. People die all the time from hard drugs, they will have one hell of a hard time legalizing a proven killer.

I think you need to do a bit of research. LSD is quite safe (physically; it could be very psychologically damaging)

No well-documented human deaths resulting directly from the toxic effects of LSD itself have occurred, though LSD has been implicated in accidental deaths, suicides, and homicides

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The real danger of LSD comes from not the drug itself, but what it makes you do. Like some people high on LSD think that they can fly and they jump off building.

Another example is that a while ago, a woman ate her daughters lungs while on acid.[/QUOTE]

 

[Dene]

DRUGS R BAD.

 

[Escher]

When I see a bunch of students drunk out of their minds, I am much more concerned for them and what they will do than when I see a few stoned teenagers.

 

[DavidWoner]

I do not know of a single person who thinks LSD should be legalized, nor a single person who thinks it is not dangerous. People die all the time from hard drugs, they will have one hell of a hard time legalizing a proven killer.

I think you need to do a bit of research. LSD is quite safe (physically; it could be very psychologically damaging)

The real danger of LSD comes from not the drug itself, but what it makes you do. Like some people high on LSD think that they can fly and they jump off building.

Another example is that a while ago, a woman ate her daughters lungs while on acid.

Yes that is more what I was referring to, I guess I didn't really phrase it correctly.