Poll: Weed is it good or Bad?
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This.Ewyx said:
I would go into my usual rant about how most of what people believe about it from the media and government is crap, but someone already said to watch The Union, and the information is out there for anyone who isn't choosing to be ignorant about it.
That's just awesome.Blind Sight said:
I like it very much. I don't smoke regularly at all, and though I've had a few experiences with being too stoned for my own good, they're outweighed by the good times I've had it with weed.
I remember one such instance with a couple of friends. While mixing, we heard some classic stoner metal [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqGOy6YapVw] as the smell of THC filled the air - then we sat down and watched the complete Lavender Castle series and smoked until it made sense. It never did.
Good times though.
I remember one such instance with a couple of friends. While mixing, we heard some classic stoner metal [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqGOy6YapVw] as the smell of THC filled the air - then we sat down and watched the complete Lavender Castle series and smoked until it made sense. It never did.
Good times though.
Weed is known to give people a sharp reaction when they hit their later years, 40's, 50's. The reaction being similar to schizophrenia, but more like post-traumatic stress disorder(shell shock). When you keep altering your brain's chemicals all your life, the balance gets screwed up over time.
I've never smoked weed and don't intend to. You don't need illicit drugs to feel good. Why not enjoy the natural high of a long hike in the country, playing tennis with friends, singing songs around a camp fire, or that special feeling you get from being with someone you love.
Look at nature's happiest creature the Axolotl
<img height=200>http://www.bountyfishing.com/blog/images/axolotl.jpg
Does it need drugs? Hell no! Look at it. The damn thing's tripping 24/7 on the buzz of being a primordial Salamander. We can learn a lot from creatures like this.
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to finish the rest of this bottle of Tequilla. *Collapses in a heap*
Look at nature's happiest creature the Axolotl
<img height=200>http://www.bountyfishing.com/blog/images/axolotl.jpg
Does it need drugs? Hell no! Look at it. The damn thing's tripping 24/7 on the buzz of being a primordial Salamander. We can learn a lot from creatures like this.
Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to finish the rest of this bottle of Tequilla. *Collapses in a heap*
On a personal note, I'd want it legalized in the US because it does what all those other psych meds I've been prescribed are supposed to do, which is level me out. Instead of high energy, ADHD moments (manic) and low energy pissed/sad/depressed moments, I have normal days, can hold normal conversations with people and order my thoughts in a correct manner. Also I'm not annoyed or pissed off by things that would otherwise bother me, I sleep better and regularly and have less pain in my back and I'm not doped up on painkillers that make me unable to function.
Of course, that is me and it certainly doesn't work for everyone.
On the legal side it will clear out a lot of people who didn't need to be in jail/on probation in the first place other than they violated a law but weren't actually hurting anyone. I've noticed the people who have problems in life "due to pot" actually don't need pot to have problems in life, its just an excuse. "Pot makes you lazy" is a stereotype, not a proven fact. I know a lot of potheads who actually do more when they're high, but thats personal experience talking.
At any rate, I don't see what the big deal is but I get the feeling that most of the people who want it to remain illegal had bad experiences with it and think that because it didn't do anything for them it must be bad or are so uptight that they don't realize the alcohol they drink does way more damage to their body than pot does. There may be other reasons but the general fear-mongering ones I've heard so far are just propaganda.
Of course, that is me and it certainly doesn't work for everyone.
On the legal side it will clear out a lot of people who didn't need to be in jail/on probation in the first place other than they violated a law but weren't actually hurting anyone. I've noticed the people who have problems in life "due to pot" actually don't need pot to have problems in life, its just an excuse. "Pot makes you lazy" is a stereotype, not a proven fact. I know a lot of potheads who actually do more when they're high, but thats personal experience talking.
At any rate, I don't see what the big deal is but I get the feeling that most of the people who want it to remain illegal had bad experiences with it and think that because it didn't do anything for them it must be bad or are so uptight that they don't realize the alcohol they drink does way more damage to their body than pot does. There may be other reasons but the general fear-mongering ones I've heard so far are just propaganda.
Well, there are drugs that aren't particularly addictive or dangerous so long as you have the willpower, but plenty of people don't.
Weed isn't dangerous or more addictive than alcohol. However, if you don't have the willpower you can use it far too often and it can ruin your life.
But still, I think that's less likely than with alcohol. I would say that it should be legal and is a good thing, but, as with everything like that, lots of caution is required.
Weed isn't dangerous or more addictive than alcohol. However, if you don't have the willpower you can use it far too often and it can ruin your life.
But still, I think that's less likely than with alcohol. I would say that it should be legal and is a good thing, but, as with everything like that, lots of caution is required.
Will anything change if it's legalized? Think about it now.
We basically have the stuff delivered to every major populated area covertly.
(Taxes on it won't do any good dealers already have it here cheaply.)
Nobody will smoke it if they don't want to.
(They already are)
And for those arguing it's a stepping stone (towards more drugs being legalized) remeber this:
Majority rule. There aren't as many Meth legalizers as there are weed legalizers.
We basically have the stuff delivered to every major populated area covertly.
(Taxes on it won't do any good dealers already have it here cheaply.)
Nobody will smoke it if they don't want to.
(They already are)
And for those arguing it's a stepping stone (towards more drugs being legalized) remeber this:
Majority rule. There aren't as many Meth legalizers as there are weed legalizers.
Its good, but don't get too high. I greened out bad a few weeks ago on my friends ultra potent hash cookies. it felt like my eyes were filling with air, water was running out of my knees, my daydreams were constructed from really jerky stop motion plasticene and I was a spectrum, dark side of the moon style, and my green and red sides were floating away.
It was pretty unsettling, I've never been anywhere near that bad before.
It was pretty unsettling, I've never been anywhere near that bad before.
best reply ever, he should be the new mascot "axolotl says dont do drugs"thenumberthirteen said:
lol if its illegal, its illegal. I dont want to end up in jail and get bummed by a big sweaty dude just coz i decided to do something immature.
theres generally a reason why things are illegal. murder, rape, theft are not nice things and they are illegal
also i can see alot of people are disputing facts here, i think its because people have different reactions, so for that reason i think your best off not trying it if you dont know how it will effect you
Cannabis is a wonderful plant with many medicinal qualities, including analgesic properties and unconfirmed-but-promising incredibly useful [http://americanmarijuana.org/pot.shrinks.tumors.html].
I make no secret of the fact that I love cannabis. I must also assert that the prohibition and demonizing of cannabis is an illogical, unconstitutional ban on a plant that is illegal for the simple fact that it is too useful for industrial/pharmaceutical corporations to compete with, and that means less lobbyist money for politicians to pocket.
To quote the great Carl Sagan [http://www.iwise.com/dAwIt]:
I make no secret of the fact that I love cannabis. I must also assert that the prohibition and demonizing of cannabis is an illogical, unconstitutional ban on a plant that is illegal for the simple fact that it is too useful for industrial/pharmaceutical corporations to compete with, and that means less lobbyist money for politicians to pocket.
To quote the great Carl Sagan [http://www.iwise.com/dAwIt]:
EDIT: To those claiming a "tried it, didn't like it" experience, I'd wager that it was not properly inhaled. Before you take that as an accusation of incompetence, allow me to mention that I smoked cigarettes for two years without properly inhaling them, unaware that I was doing it wrong. It's easy to do it wrong without knowing it, which is why I "didn't get high" the first few times I smoked it, either; when I manned up and decided to ignore the unpleasant sensation of inhaling, though, I finally got the tour-de-force, and it remains one of the highlights of my life.
I honestly have no fucking clue if weed should be illegal or not. Which is a problem since I have to write a paper on the Mexican drug war, and this factors into it.
I have seen both sides of this argument dozens of times. I have never seen conclusive proof that either side is correct. Though that might simply be because I can't tell what is true since I've seen so much disinformation. So I've been perfectly fine to just ignore this debate. I can't tell which side is right, and it doesn't really affect me, so why bother with it?
Well that's not really an option now. So I'm trying to find out if marijuana is truly as destructive as some claim and if it being illegal is a good thing. And once again, I can't tell what is true and what is a lie. On one hand, marijuana is used for medical purposes, so it couldn't be to destructive? Though at the same time I think it is only used in extreme cases involving severe depression. Just because it is used for medical purposes doesn't mean it should necessarily be legalized either. Some say it is more destructive and addictive than alcohol, and is illegal as a result. Others say the opposite. So to me it seems like both sides are fabricating false evidence to support their position, as I can't determine what the truth is.
One thing I do know is that over 90% of the marijuana sold in the US comes from the drug cartels in Mexico. Since I've seen this statistic come from multiple sources that seem fairly unbiased, I'm tempted to believe it is true. So even if I didn't think marijuana was harmful, I would never use it because odds are I would be putting more money into the pockets of the drug cartels.
I have seen both sides of this argument dozens of times. I have never seen conclusive proof that either side is correct. Though that might simply be because I can't tell what is true since I've seen so much disinformation. So I've been perfectly fine to just ignore this debate. I can't tell which side is right, and it doesn't really affect me, so why bother with it?
Well that's not really an option now. So I'm trying to find out if marijuana is truly as destructive as some claim and if it being illegal is a good thing. And once again, I can't tell what is true and what is a lie. On one hand, marijuana is used for medical purposes, so it couldn't be to destructive? Though at the same time I think it is only used in extreme cases involving severe depression. Just because it is used for medical purposes doesn't mean it should necessarily be legalized either. Some say it is more destructive and addictive than alcohol, and is illegal as a result. Others say the opposite. So to me it seems like both sides are fabricating false evidence to support their position, as I can't determine what the truth is.
One thing I do know is that over 90% of the marijuana sold in the US comes from the drug cartels in Mexico. Since I've seen this statistic come from multiple sources that seem fairly unbiased, I'm tempted to believe it is true. So even if I didn't think marijuana was harmful, I would never use it because odds are I would be putting more money into the pockets of the drug cartels.
Some of my best friends partake quite often. I don't really care either way about it. Certainly not the worst thing that's ever happened, and it does have a lot of uses.