Marijuana

[jmick]

I agree with Monk, the pot is nothing more then a good excuse for her to use as a reason her life is rubbish and she can't get ahead. Weak people will use any and every excuse they can to deflect blame and not take responsibility for their lives and what they have done to themself.

 

[monkdaily]

yes she uses it as a crutch to say its not my horrible decisions it this dang ol pot. wrong! wrong!

 

[krista921]

the reason i smoke pot?
cause its fun
i hate the taste of alcohal and thats why i dont really drink
but i like the high from weed
and its not to "escape"
my life is fine
i usually smoke everyday sometimes a couple times a day
and honestly. there are not physical withdrawl symptoms. you may want it but i wouldnt do anything to hurt some one. and its not hard to go days or weeks without it
and yea monks totally right about the cosby girl
you cant see right through that? its so obvious

 

[krista921]

Originally Posted by AquaKnight
IMO, legalizing it for general population does nothing but open another window for DUI's, violence, etc.

and arnt we too lazy to fight

 

[darthtang aw]

Originally Posted by petjunkie
The government could make a lot of money off it but my price might go up.

Honestly it seems like a lot of people are stereotyping here, all potheads are lazy, gateway drug, blah, blah, blah. Sorry I work two jobs and have for the past five years, own my house, vehicle, pretty good for a 22 year old. I've never tried ANY hard drugs and don't hang out with anyone that does. The biggest problem in my town is alcoholics and methheads. Around here it's considered normal to get your first dui while in high school and one of the school board members got caught buying booze for her sons friends. No public outcry over that. I'd worry more about something that actually kills people over a recreational, non-addictive drug.

Where in minnesota do you live?

 

[darthtang aw]

I also see a lot of people on here stating you can't get a contact high. Maybe not high, but influenced (even if you don't feel it). I would bet 85% of the people on here can drink two beers without getting drunk, yet that amount would put you over the legal limit for intoxication. My point was even if you can't get high from inadvertant contact, your THC content in your system will be over the newly set legal limit. You may not be high, but you still get the dui. Just like you may not be drunk, but you still get the dwi because you blow over .008.
You could get a dui without ever smoking. That is my point. If you can tell me how you can regulate this aspect of it to keep the non smokers from possibly getting dui I* am all for it. Untill you tell me that I am against it. And stating you can't get a contact high is about as effective as telling the officer I only had two beers.

 

[clown boy]

Originally Posted by Crashbandicoot
So its not normal around where you live does that mean its not ok ?
I never said it was normal around here. But honestly... is there such a thing as a harmless, "ok" drug?

 

[itom37]

Originally Posted by Clown Boy
I never said it was normal around here. But honestly... is there such a thing as a harmless, "ok" drug?
It seems you're personally resolved to not use drugs (alcohol, caffeine, advil, prescription medications, etc.). Fantastic. You've made a choice for yourself, allow others the same option.

 

[mie]

Every person that i know "personally" that have used pot for an extended amount of time have pretty much done nothing with there lives. The percent of wealthy persons that smoke and have jobs and lots of cash highly outwieghs the amount of middle class persons that smoke (per capita). The average person can't smoke because of random ua's, Wealthy folks and there jobs usually dont test for this stuff.

 

[itom37]

Originally Posted by mie
Every person that i know "personally" that have used pot for an extended amount of time have pretty much done nothing with there lives. The percent of wealthy persons that smoke and have jobs and lots of cash highly outwieghs the amount of middle class persons that smoke (per capita). The average person can't smoke because of random ua's, Wealthy folks and there jobs usually dont test for this stuff.
If that observation is intended to argue against marijuana, I believe you're completely missing the point. An argument to legalize marijuana doesn't necessarily mean marijuana is somehow good for you. If a person chooses to drink all day or smoke pot all day instead of doing something productive, that's their choice. If the idea is that the government should prohibit drug use because it causes some people to become less productive members of society, then we've truly digressed from any sort of free society. I don't believe the government should be able to legislate productivity, which is precisely what that law does in light of that line of arguing. Should the government mandate a 40 hour work week for everyone, no extended vacations, no early retirements? Perhaps jobs should be assigned based on a person's aptitude for it? That slope's a slippery one.

 

[shogun323]

Originally Posted by Krista921
the reason i smoke pot?
cause its fun
i hate the taste of alcohal and thats why i dont really drink
but i like the high from weed
and its not to "escape"
my life is fine
i usually smoke everyday sometimes a couple times a day
and honestly. there are not physical withdrawl symptoms. you may want it but i wouldnt do anything to hurt some one. and its not hard to go days or weeks without it
and yea monks totally right about the cosby girl
you cant see right through that? its so obvious
Sweetheart, you are 17 years old. Lets check back in with ya 8 years from now and then see and discuss the effects.

 

[mie]

Originally Posted by Krista921
the reason i smoke pot?
cause its fun
i hate the taste of alcohal and thats why i dont really drink
but i like the high from weed
and its not to "escape"
my life is fine
i usually smoke everyday sometimes a couple times a day
and honestly. there are not physical withdrawl symptoms. you may want it but i wouldnt do anything to hurt some one. and its not hard to go days or weeks without it
and yea monks totally right about the cosby girl
you cant see right through that? its so obvious
I am glad my kids don't act lke this.

 

[rudedog40]

Originally Posted by Krista921
thats because weed isnt the biggest problem out there. i like pot. i smoke it and i buy it and really it doest affect you or your kids. and i have tried other drugs but im not addicted. so maybe its a gateway drug for those with addictive personalitys but not everyone
do i care if its legal or not
no cause ill find it anyways and its prolly cheaper this way. and unless you are a "stoner" you really dont have a right to generalize that ALL individuals that smoke pot are deadbeat stoners that are lazy, dumb, or causin harm cause unlike with serious drugs theres no desire to go to great and dangourous measures to get more
JMO

Where ya live, and how much for a quater bag?

 

[dlauber]

I have never smoked pot and unless its legalized I never will. If it is legalized, and I am of age, then I would do it whenever I pleased.
I dont know how much truth there is to this, but this is just something I thought of.
People claim to know pot smokers and the majority of them are lazy, or reckless...but have you ever thought of what they might be like if they didnt smoke pot? They would be the same people I bet.
Its these people who do poorly academically, and dont follows laws are the ones that smoke pot. The arent stupid/do stupid things because they smoke pot. They smoke pot because they do stupid things, likes fail school and break laws.
I do reasonable well in school, and if pot wasnt illegal I would smoke it along with my friends...who some are pretty dumb, but they are reckless also, and dont think its because of the pot. I think they are naturally that way, so they do whatever they want....like smoking pot.
And if I did it it wouldnt be to escape problems.

 

[salty blues]

Not to change the course of dicussion, but it would be interesting to know how many folks who are against legalizing the evil weed would also be against the prohibition of booze.

 

[itom37]

Originally Posted by salty blues
Not to change the course of dicussion, but it would be interesting to know how many folks who are against legalizing the evil weed would also be against the prohibition of booze.
I think a necessary consequence of that stance is to accept that the same should extend to alcohol.

 

[itom37]

Originally Posted by Dlauber
I have never smoked pot and unless its legalized I never will. If it is legalized, and I am of age, then I would do it whenever I pleased.
I dont know how much truth there is to this, but this is just something I thought of.
People claim to know pot smokers and the majority of them are lazy, or reckless...but have you ever thought of what they might be like if they didnt smoke pot? They would be the same people I bet.
Its these people who do poorly academically, and dont follows laws are the ones that smoke pot. The arent stupid/do stupid things because they smoke pot. They smoke pot because they do stupid things, likes fail school and break laws.
I do reasonable well in school, and if pot wasnt illegal I would smoke it along with my friends...who some are pretty dumb, but they are reckless also, and dont think its because of the pot. I think they are naturally that way, so they do whatever they want....like smoking pot.
And if I did it it wouldnt be to escape problems.
Of course I respect your decision to follow the law, but the legal status of something doesn't have much to do with whether or not it is right or wrong.

 

[shogun323]

Originally Posted by itom37
Of course I respect your decision to follow the law, but the legal status of something doesn't have much to do with whether or not it is right or wrong.
Nice.... Tell that to the judge......

 

[salty blues]

Originally Posted by itom37
I think a necessary consequence of that stance is to accept that the same should extend to alcohol.
Yet look at all the terrible problems with organized crime etc. during prohibition.

 

[aquaknight]

Originally Posted by salty blues
Not to change the course of dicussion, but it would be interesting to know how many folks who are against legalizing the evil weed would also be against the prohibition of booze.
I am against legalizing the evil weed and against prohibition of alcohol. As I have said about 4 times now, weed has NO positives that I can see (other then medical stuff which I am for). You can sit down and enjoy some fine imported beer or a good Scotch. I also asked for some reasons to use pot and why. I got "It's fun." I have no idea why at 17 you aren't having enough fun you need something to 'enhance' life.