TheJesus89 said:
spartan231490 said:
TheJesus89 said:
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spartan231490 said:
Have you ever been drunk or high?
There is such a massive difference between the two. Also, There is a difference between smoking a joint and then driving over smoking for 8 hours straight then driving. I'm talking about the former over the later.
And believe me, I'd do the later over driving even tipsy any day.
I've been drunk, but not high. People who are drunk think they can drive safely too, that's why they do it, but that doesn't make them right. Smoking even a single joint compromises judgement and reflexes. Mind if I ask where you live? If it's near me I might want to move. Maybe buy a 5 point safety harness for my truck. At least that will protect me, if not you, or the innocent people who choose to walk on the roads when you're driving high.
Quite presumptuous, aren't we? Actually, if you want to know the truth, I drive better when I'm high, just because I know that I'm high, and that makes any tickets I receive doubly dangerous. And since you have been drunk, you would know that there is no possible way this coherent of thought could be formed under a heavy influence of alcohol.
Why don't you try being high to see what it's like? Maybe then you would see that you're being an incredibly judgmental ass.
Oh wait a second, I have studies done by the U.S. Department of Transportation that back up my statements? Really?
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/misc/driving/driving.htm
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/misc/driving/dot78_1c.htm
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/misc/driving/dot78_1d.htm
Well, it looks like you're an ass AND wrong. Huh. I guess today isn't your day.
There are a lot of drunks that claim they drive better when they're drunk. The judgement of someone in a drug-impaired state cannot be trusted. Most especially self-judgement.
Why don't I try being high? because I don't need to in order to validate my opinion. The evidence seems to be on my side, and I have no need to damage my lungs in order to see the effects of a drug especially when, as I said, self-judgement when in a drug-impaired state is incredibly suspect. I also have no desire to use it recreationally because I have no desire to be happy only because of a drug. I have friends, and video games, and movies, and all manner of completely, guaranteed, 100% non-harmful, and non-impairing ways to occupy my time.
I would like to point out that a study with only 23 subjects is not reliable, and the second and third studies only contained 16 subjects. Worse, the most important test, the city driving test, was never conducted with the higher doses of THC. Furthermore, here are some quotes from the study you posted:
"Figure 1 demonstrates that marijuana impairs driving performance as measured by an increase in lateral position variability: all three THC doses significantly affected sdlp relative to placebo" In other words. The subjects who smoked the actual weed weaved all over the road significantly more than the ones who smoked the placebo. the amount of weave was comparable to a BAC of .03-.07, which is generally criminal, and associated with about 1-3 beers for one average adult male. funny since the subjects smoked 1-3 joints.
"Road-tracking performance in the standard test was impaired in a dose- related manner by THC and confirmed the results obtained in the previous closed highway study"
"The reaction time of the subjects to changes in the preceding vehicle's speed increased following THC treatment, relative to placebo."
Hmm, I don't think I'm wrong. The study was unreliable and it still says I'm right in 2 out of 3 situations, those 2 being the more reliable 2.
Zabriskie Point said:
novixz said:
Zabriskie Point said:
novixz said:
Zabriskie Point said:
novixz said:
Zabriskie Point said:
novixz said:
If you smoke pot you're a loser who can't take life and needs to smoke a blunt just to feel good because you'r life is fucking pathetic and I hope that you go broke and die in the streets cold and lonely. I don't care if you have straight A's in school, and cured AIDS, you smoke pot you just can't take life for what it is. "Oh it is good clothing." Yeah, I don't fucking care, it's not like there are 100's of different materials to make clothes out of. "It relieves stress." Seriously, get over yourself. We all had hard day, we all feel pain, get over it. It's life, life sucks.
Cigarettes and Alcohol: Yeah they do more damage maybe, but that doesn't make them right. Tobacco was one of America's leading exports during it's early founding, so maybe it's to keep the tradition. Alcohol is legal because when you're the legal drinking age, you should be able to make you're own decisions.
You can make your own decisions, as long as that decision isn't using marijuana, right? You see the flaw in that logic?
To be honest I was just stalling so I could be on the computer and not take a shower. But alcohol is legal because people know how to handle their booze, they know when to get help, mostly. Weed it's just "blaze up whenever, you can't OD on it and you can't get poising."
That's the most biased argument I've ever heard.
1. You CAN'T overdose on marijuana. It's physically impossible.
2. Most alcoholics will deny that they're alcoholics all day.
I said you can't OD on weed, I was poking fun at the people who use that for an excuse. Yeah but they'll have to pay for their addiction also, just like with weed, cigarettes. Just because something is legal doesn't automatically make it right. Also alchohol is legal because it's fun for parties but there are a few holes in that theory.
None of what you're saying is making any sense to me. Alcohol is legal because it's fun for parties? Do you actually believe this, or are you just fucking with me?
I'm fucking with you. The main point is, you shouldn't do any of it, also when you say cigarette are more dangerous, think about this: weed has 5 times the amount of tar than a cigarette. So there's that.
Well I have yet to say that marijuana is less dangerous than cigarettes, but if we're throwing statistics around, 443,000 deaths every year are directly attributed to cigarettes. There has not been a single death directly attributed to marijuana. (Not including stupid people doing stupid things while high)
Car Crash Stats: There were nearly 6,420,000 auto accidents in the United States in 2005. The financial cost of these crashes is more than 230 Billion dollars. 2.9 million people were injured and 42,636 people killed. About 115 people die every day in vehicle crashes in the United States -- one death every 13 minutes.
Maybe we should illegalize cars. The dangers of smoking are well known, people are entitled to make their own choices, even stupid ones.