In my younger years I would smoke occasionally with friends at parties, or when we were drinking. Not very much, and not very often. I grew out of it, just like I grew out of my partying.
Pot. Do you? Have you? Would you? Anonymous poll
11/30/2010
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It is very admirable that you chose to quit smoking for your partner. It is very hard for some people to do.
Originally posted by
Sir
When I was younger, I was what you would call a "pot head." Yes, I smoked nightly, daily, while home and out places. That stopped quite a few years ago, when my partner got fed up with it and told me that she'd leave me if I didn't
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When I was younger, I was what you would call a "pot head." Yes, I smoked nightly, daily, while home and out places. That stopped quite a few years ago, when my partner got fed up with it and told me that she'd leave me if I didn't stop getting stoned.
I do not smoke anymore, but I would smoke occasionally if I was able. The people these days lace all of the marijuana with cocaine and other heavy drugs, so it isn't pure anymore. If I had a child who wanted to try it, I would have to have it with them - I would not allow them to try it on their own, because I don't feel that it's safe.
But regardless, I have, and would in the future if the occasion arose. Generally speaking, though, it's not something that I do frequently anymore or even at all really. Those days are far long gone. less
I do not smoke anymore, but I would smoke occasionally if I was able. The people these days lace all of the marijuana with cocaine and other heavy drugs, so it isn't pure anymore. If I had a child who wanted to try it, I would have to have it with them - I would not allow them to try it on their own, because I don't feel that it's safe.
But regardless, I have, and would in the future if the occasion arose. Generally speaking, though, it's not something that I do frequently anymore or even at all really. Those days are far long gone. less
11/30/2010
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I only smoke weed once in a very great while due to the fact that I have my son. I have to agree with your post here though, I think alcohol should be illegal and weed should be legal for these reasons. Weed also helps me calm my anxiety as well, and a lot of the time it motivates my creative side.
Originally posted by
Not here
I smoke weed pretty much every day. It helps with my anxieties, and it does not make me lazy, or stupid or unmotivated. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Pot has a terrible stigma attached to it BECAUSE it's illegal. Yes, some people do
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I smoke weed pretty much every day. It helps with my anxieties, and it does not make me lazy, or stupid or unmotivated. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Pot has a terrible stigma attached to it BECAUSE it's illegal. Yes, some people do stupid things while high.. but is it because of the weed? Most likely not. Honestly, I think alcohol is a lot more harmful and I rarely drink because of this.
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I used to be a big party girl, but once I pregnant I straightened out my life for my son. I like to go out once in a while and have a good time but I hardly drink and I would much rather smoke.
Never around him though.
11/30/2010
I've never tried it and don't have any plans to. I don't condemn others for doing it, and I'd only ever consider saying something if it was troublesome to their life.
12/07/2010
I used to. My job does drug-screening, though, so I avoid it now. I seem to hurt myself at work a lot, and after an injury, you have to be drug tested, so this is for the better. I am trying to get a green card, though, so I can do it legally. I am mostly wanting to do it because I am nauseous a lot and smoking does help me with that.
My only issue is that my boyfriend does not seem interested in smoking at all, so I'd end up smoking alone or with other people.
My only issue is that my boyfriend does not seem interested in smoking at all, so I'd end up smoking alone or with other people.
12/07/2010
I wouldn't. I have younger siblings that look up to me, one that has even (playfully) threatened bodily harm if I smoked and she found out. I told her I never would because I don't really see the appeal, and I like having someone that actually looks up to me.
It kinda seems like we have this mindset that people that smoke=BAD! but that's not it. I've had so many friends that smoke and I love 'em, but it's just not for me.
It kinda seems like we have this mindset that people that smoke=BAD! but that's not it. I've had so many friends that smoke and I love 'em, but it's just not for me.
12/07/2010
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Sounds like my boyfriend.
Originally posted by
csweatc
Weed and sex were made to go together. The only way I've been able to achieve prostate orgasms fully is when I've been smoking weed too. At this point in my life, I only smoke pot if I'm going to have sex or trying to have an orgasm
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Weed and sex were made to go together. The only way I've been able to achieve prostate orgasms fully is when I've been smoking weed too. At this point in my life, I only smoke pot if I'm going to have sex or trying to have an orgasm party in my butt for a couple of hours.
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12/07/2010
drugs are good m'kay
seriously though, of all the drugs my lady friend MJ is the tamest, physiologically speaking.
MJ and Ecstasy(hug drug) and LSD(ego alterer) are just about the least damaging chemicals that people use to get high.
dont believe me? ask link
seriously though, of all the drugs my lady friend MJ is the tamest, physiologically speaking.
MJ and Ecstasy(hug drug) and LSD(ego alterer) are just about the least damaging chemicals that people use to get high.
dont believe me? ask link
12/11/2010
Never have, never will. Even if it was legal, like alcohol. I just wouldn't. It's just against what I believe in.
12/11/2010
Ecstasy and LSD - least damaging? Tell that to my dry as dirt tongue(x) and my aching back (LSD) in the morning. :p
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I regularly smoked with the supervision of a trusted adult to deal with an eating disorder that was threatening to take over my life.
As an adult, I used marijuana to spur creative focus and sexual intensity. It's a plant. You grow it, you cut it down, you cure it and then you smoke it.
Sure, there are people who act like idiots after they've smoked a bowl or twelve but those are the same people who would act just as stupidly on any other drug, alcohol included.
Many people in high powered professions smoke once a day, twice a day, three times a day - and *shock and awe* they're some of the most powerful people in the world.
As with every single substance on the planet, what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander and vice versa. But there are a ton of people who could benefit from the legalization of this 'drug'.
The Greeks had a philosophy - for one to be free, another must be enslaved. There are very few arguments I hold this to be true, but when put against the benefits versus the cons of marijuana I do. One person smoking pot does not affect someone else who doesn't want to smoke pot adversely. You not wanting to smoke pot and make it a criminilized activity, does adversely affect me. It's wrong for you to impose your beliefs on my personal activities. Just as it is wrong for the extremist right to prevent two people who love each other from getting married.
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I regularly smoked with the supervision of a trusted adult to deal with an eating disorder that was threatening to take over my life.
As an adult, I used marijuana to spur creative focus and sexual intensity. It's a plant. You grow it, you cut it down, you cure it and then you smoke it.
Sure, there are people who act like idiots after they've smoked a bowl or twelve but those are the same people who would act just as stupidly on any other drug, alcohol included.
Many people in high powered professions smoke once a day, twice a day, three times a day - and *shock and awe* they're some of the most powerful people in the world.
As with every single substance on the planet, what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander and vice versa. But there are a ton of people who could benefit from the legalization of this 'drug'.
The Greeks had a philosophy - for one to be free, another must be enslaved. There are very few arguments I hold this to be true, but when put against the benefits versus the cons of marijuana I do. One person smoking pot does not affect someone else who doesn't want to smoke pot adversely. You not wanting to smoke pot and make it a criminilized activity, does adversely affect me. It's wrong for you to impose your beliefs on my personal activities. Just as it is wrong for the extremist right to prevent two people who love each other from getting married.
12/13/2010
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how in the word did a minuscule amount of chemical with a toxicity level slightly above tap water cause you back pain? you must have imagined you were a gymnast or something.
Originally posted by
PussyGalore
Ecstasy and LSD - least damaging? Tell that to my dry as dirt tongue(x) and my aching back (LSD) in the morning. :p
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I ... more
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I ... more
Ecstasy and LSD - least damaging? Tell that to my dry as dirt tongue(x) and my aching back (LSD) in the morning. :p
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I regularly smoked with the supervision of a trusted adult to deal with an eating disorder that was threatening to take over my life.
As an adult, I used marijuana to spur creative focus and sexual intensity. It's a plant. You grow it, you cut it down, you cure it and then you smoke it.
Sure, there are people who act like idiots after they've smoked a bowl or twelve but those are the same people who would act just as stupidly on any other drug, alcohol included.
Many people in high powered professions smoke once a day, twice a day, three times a day - and *shock and awe* they're some of the most powerful people in the world.
As with every single substance on the planet, what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander and vice versa. But there are a ton of people who could benefit from the legalization of this 'drug'.
The Greeks had a philosophy - for one to be free, another must be enslaved. There are very few arguments I hold this to be true, but when put against the benefits versus the cons of marijuana I do. One person smoking pot does not affect someone else who doesn't want to smoke pot adversely. You not wanting to smoke pot and make it a criminilized activity, does adversely affect me. It's wrong for you to impose your beliefs on my personal activities. Just as it is wrong for the extremist right to prevent two people who love each other from getting married. less
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I regularly smoked with the supervision of a trusted adult to deal with an eating disorder that was threatening to take over my life.
As an adult, I used marijuana to spur creative focus and sexual intensity. It's a plant. You grow it, you cut it down, you cure it and then you smoke it.
Sure, there are people who act like idiots after they've smoked a bowl or twelve but those are the same people who would act just as stupidly on any other drug, alcohol included.
Many people in high powered professions smoke once a day, twice a day, three times a day - and *shock and awe* they're some of the most powerful people in the world.
As with every single substance on the planet, what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander and vice versa. But there are a ton of people who could benefit from the legalization of this 'drug'.
The Greeks had a philosophy - for one to be free, another must be enslaved. There are very few arguments I hold this to be true, but when put against the benefits versus the cons of marijuana I do. One person smoking pot does not affect someone else who doesn't want to smoke pot adversely. You not wanting to smoke pot and make it a criminilized activity, does adversely affect me. It's wrong for you to impose your beliefs on my personal activities. Just as it is wrong for the extremist right to prevent two people who love each other from getting married. less
seriously though, how?
12/13/2010
If someone wants to trip, I would gladly recommend a mescaline tab.
12/13/2010
it's medicine and it works wonders!
12/13/2010
I really don't think there is a single rational argument to keep marijuana illegal. It is far less damaging than alcohol on a number of levels, and it is of course something that was growing naturally long before we ever invented laws or opinions.
That is of course the most basic argument for legalization, but there are plenty of other good ones. I think economics is quite high on the list. Keeping weed illegal makes the cash generated from the sale of it the province of criminals, some of whom are highly organized and violent. Mexican drug cartels not only actively import weed into the US, but operate large scale growing operations in this country. These operations are almost always bad for the environment, and often times they involve the destruction of property when they involve renting property from unsuspecting landlords. These costs are significant. Keeping Pot illegal only keeps the enormous revenue generated from its cultivation and use in the black market. There is also the reality if incarceration in this country which is has become an intolerable burden on our economy. Non violent criminals are put into prison for marijuana offenses only to be either abused or to just become even more sophisticated criminals. This cost is astronomical. In CA, it cost $45,045 (see link) in 2009 to incarcerate a single criminal. Meanwhile, the amount of money devoted to a public school student in CA is $9,863 (see link).
I think the calculus is pretty simple here when you have a staggering federal and state budget crisis as well as wholesale erosion of our educational system not mention the very values that underpin it. When you are paying 4.5 times more to incarcerate a criminal than you are educate your future, then you have a serious problem.
Not only does this seem like common sense to address, but there is the reality that MARIJUANA IS ALREADY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE THAT WISES TO USE IT. Please forgive the caps, but this is the elephant in the room. The laws as they currently exist (and admittedly they are slowly falling apart) do NOTHING but impose unecessary cost on the system. Furthermore, legalization would only serve to keep marijuana out of the hands of youth, who now have very easy access to it. It is far more difficult for a teen to get their hands on booze than it is to get their hands on weed, and this is because alcohol is regulated well. At this point what argument is there to keep weed illegal? Seriously? Not a single overdose has been attributed to marijuana, unlike marijuana or multitudes of prescription drugs. Pot smokers are generally non violent and just want to be left alone (there are exceptions to everything), so why should it be illegal? Should it be illegal just because you don't like people that are stoned? That's a ridiculous argument. Should it be illegal because you don't like the smell?...That's insane. Should it be illegal because it has always been illegal and it just seems like the right thing to do? Absolutely not. Should it be illegal because you've either never smoked it or you have smoked it and didn't like what it did to YOU? Don't be so self centered! Live your own life and let other live their own in peace! Sorry for the rant, but it's irritating still be dealing with this irrational view of a plant.
That is of course the most basic argument for legalization, but there are plenty of other good ones. I think economics is quite high on the list. Keeping weed illegal makes the cash generated from the sale of it the province of criminals, some of whom are highly organized and violent. Mexican drug cartels not only actively import weed into the US, but operate large scale growing operations in this country. These operations are almost always bad for the environment, and often times they involve the destruction of property when they involve renting property from unsuspecting landlords. These costs are significant. Keeping Pot illegal only keeps the enormous revenue generated from its cultivation and use in the black market. There is also the reality if incarceration in this country which is has become an intolerable burden on our economy. Non violent criminals are put into prison for marijuana offenses only to be either abused or to just become even more sophisticated criminals. This cost is astronomical. In CA, it cost $45,045 (see link) in 2009 to incarcerate a single criminal. Meanwhile, the amount of money devoted to a public school student in CA is $9,863 (see link).
I think the calculus is pretty simple here when you have a staggering federal and state budget crisis as well as wholesale erosion of our educational system not mention the very values that underpin it. When you are paying 4.5 times more to incarcerate a criminal than you are educate your future, then you have a serious problem.
Not only does this seem like common sense to address, but there is the reality that MARIJUANA IS ALREADY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE THAT WISES TO USE IT. Please forgive the caps, but this is the elephant in the room. The laws as they currently exist (and admittedly they are slowly falling apart) do NOTHING but impose unecessary cost on the system. Furthermore, legalization would only serve to keep marijuana out of the hands of youth, who now have very easy access to it. It is far more difficult for a teen to get their hands on booze than it is to get their hands on weed, and this is because alcohol is regulated well. At this point what argument is there to keep weed illegal? Seriously? Not a single overdose has been attributed to marijuana, unlike marijuana or multitudes of prescription drugs. Pot smokers are generally non violent and just want to be left alone (there are exceptions to everything), so why should it be illegal? Should it be illegal just because you don't like people that are stoned? That's a ridiculous argument. Should it be illegal because you don't like the smell?...That's insane. Should it be illegal because it has always been illegal and it just seems like the right thing to do? Absolutely not. Should it be illegal because you've either never smoked it or you have smoked it and didn't like what it did to YOU? Don't be so self centered! Live your own life and let other live their own in peace! Sorry for the rant, but it's irritating still be dealing with this irrational view of a plant.
12/13/2010
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*applauds*
Originally posted by
csweatc
I really don't think there is a single rational argument to keep marijuana illegal. It is far less damaging than alcohol on a number of levels, and it is of course something that was growing naturally long before we ever invented laws or
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I really don't think there is a single rational argument to keep marijuana illegal. It is far less damaging than alcohol on a number of levels, and it is of course something that was growing naturally long before we ever invented laws or opinions.
That is of course the most basic argument for legalization, but there are plenty of other good ones. I think economics is quite high on the list. Keeping weed illegal makes the cash generated from the sale of it the province of criminals, some of whom are highly organized and violent. Mexican drug cartels not only actively import weed into the US, but operate large scale growing operations in this country. These operations are almost always bad for the environment, and often times they involve the destruction of property when they involve renting property from unsuspecting landlords. These costs are significant. Keeping Pot illegal only keeps the enormous revenue generated from its cultivation and use in the black market. There is also the reality if incarceration in this country which is has become an intolerable burden on our economy. Non violent criminals are put into prison for marijuana offenses only to be either abused or to just become even more sophisticated criminals. This cost is astronomical. In CA, it cost $45,045 (see link) in 2009 to incarcerate a single criminal. Meanwhile, the amount of money devoted to a public school student in CA is $9,863 (see link).
I think the calculus is pretty simple here when you have a staggering federal and state budget crisis as well as wholesale erosion of our educational system not mention the very values that underpin it. When you are paying 4.5 times more to incarcerate a criminal than you are educate your future, then you have a serious problem.
Not only does this seem like common sense to address, but there is the reality that MARIJUANA IS ALREADY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE THAT WISES TO USE IT. Please forgive the caps, but this is the elephant in the room. The laws as they currently exist (and admittedly they are slowly falling apart) do NOTHING but impose unecessary cost on the system. Furthermore, legalization would only serve to keep marijuana out of the hands of youth, who now have very easy access to it. It is far more difficult for a teen to get their hands on booze than it is to get their hands on weed, and this is because alcohol is regulated well. At this point what argument is there to keep weed illegal? Seriously? Not a single overdose has been attributed to marijuana, unlike marijuana or multitudes of prescription drugs. Pot smokers are generally non violent and just want to be left alone (there are exceptions to everything), so why should it be illegal? Should it be illegal just because you don't like people that are stoned? That's a ridiculous argument. Should it be illegal because you don't like the smell?...That's insane. Should it be illegal because it has always been illegal and it just seems like the right thing to do? Absolutely not. Should it be illegal because you've either never smoked it or you have smoked it and didn't like what it did to YOU? Don't be so self centered! Live your own life and let other live their own in peace! Sorry for the rant, but it's irritating still be dealing with this irrational view of a plant. less
That is of course the most basic argument for legalization, but there are plenty of other good ones. I think economics is quite high on the list. Keeping weed illegal makes the cash generated from the sale of it the province of criminals, some of whom are highly organized and violent. Mexican drug cartels not only actively import weed into the US, but operate large scale growing operations in this country. These operations are almost always bad for the environment, and often times they involve the destruction of property when they involve renting property from unsuspecting landlords. These costs are significant. Keeping Pot illegal only keeps the enormous revenue generated from its cultivation and use in the black market. There is also the reality if incarceration in this country which is has become an intolerable burden on our economy. Non violent criminals are put into prison for marijuana offenses only to be either abused or to just become even more sophisticated criminals. This cost is astronomical. In CA, it cost $45,045 (see link) in 2009 to incarcerate a single criminal. Meanwhile, the amount of money devoted to a public school student in CA is $9,863 (see link).
I think the calculus is pretty simple here when you have a staggering federal and state budget crisis as well as wholesale erosion of our educational system not mention the very values that underpin it. When you are paying 4.5 times more to incarcerate a criminal than you are educate your future, then you have a serious problem.
Not only does this seem like common sense to address, but there is the reality that MARIJUANA IS ALREADY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE THAT WISES TO USE IT. Please forgive the caps, but this is the elephant in the room. The laws as they currently exist (and admittedly they are slowly falling apart) do NOTHING but impose unecessary cost on the system. Furthermore, legalization would only serve to keep marijuana out of the hands of youth, who now have very easy access to it. It is far more difficult for a teen to get their hands on booze than it is to get their hands on weed, and this is because alcohol is regulated well. At this point what argument is there to keep weed illegal? Seriously? Not a single overdose has been attributed to marijuana, unlike marijuana or multitudes of prescription drugs. Pot smokers are generally non violent and just want to be left alone (there are exceptions to everything), so why should it be illegal? Should it be illegal just because you don't like people that are stoned? That's a ridiculous argument. Should it be illegal because you don't like the smell?...That's insane. Should it be illegal because it has always been illegal and it just seems like the right thing to do? Absolutely not. Should it be illegal because you've either never smoked it or you have smoked it and didn't like what it did to YOU? Don't be so self centered! Live your own life and let other live their own in peace! Sorry for the rant, but it's irritating still be dealing with this irrational view of a plant. less
Sing it!
12/13/2010
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Very well put. I must agree with you.
Originally posted by
PussyGalore
Ecstasy and LSD - least damaging? Tell that to my dry as dirt tongue(x) and my aching back (LSD) in the morning. :p
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I ... more
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I ... more
Ecstasy and LSD - least damaging? Tell that to my dry as dirt tongue(x) and my aching back (LSD) in the morning. :p
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I regularly smoked with the supervision of a trusted adult to deal with an eating disorder that was threatening to take over my life.
As an adult, I used marijuana to spur creative focus and sexual intensity. It's a plant. You grow it, you cut it down, you cure it and then you smoke it.
Sure, there are people who act like idiots after they've smoked a bowl or twelve but those are the same people who would act just as stupidly on any other drug, alcohol included.
Many people in high powered professions smoke once a day, twice a day, three times a day - and *shock and awe* they're some of the most powerful people in the world.
As with every single substance on the planet, what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander and vice versa. But there are a ton of people who could benefit from the legalization of this 'drug'.
The Greeks had a philosophy - for one to be free, another must be enslaved. There are very few arguments I hold this to be true, but when put against the benefits versus the cons of marijuana I do. One person smoking pot does not affect someone else who doesn't want to smoke pot adversely. You not wanting to smoke pot and make it a criminilized activity, does adversely affect me. It's wrong for you to impose your beliefs on my personal activities. Just as it is wrong for the extremist right to prevent two people who love each other from getting married. less
I support the full legalization, trade and regulation of marijuana within the United States. As a high school student, I regularly smoked with the supervision of a trusted adult to deal with an eating disorder that was threatening to take over my life.
As an adult, I used marijuana to spur creative focus and sexual intensity. It's a plant. You grow it, you cut it down, you cure it and then you smoke it.
Sure, there are people who act like idiots after they've smoked a bowl or twelve but those are the same people who would act just as stupidly on any other drug, alcohol included.
Many people in high powered professions smoke once a day, twice a day, three times a day - and *shock and awe* they're some of the most powerful people in the world.
As with every single substance on the planet, what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander and vice versa. But there are a ton of people who could benefit from the legalization of this 'drug'.
The Greeks had a philosophy - for one to be free, another must be enslaved. There are very few arguments I hold this to be true, but when put against the benefits versus the cons of marijuana I do. One person smoking pot does not affect someone else who doesn't want to smoke pot adversely. You not wanting to smoke pot and make it a criminilized activity, does adversely affect me. It's wrong for you to impose your beliefs on my personal activities. Just as it is wrong for the extremist right to prevent two people who love each other from getting married. less
12/13/2010
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Oh I do love to be agreed with!
Originally posted by
Darling Jen
Very well put. I must agree with you.
12/13/2010
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I do it legally and regularly.
Originally posted by
ZenaidaMacroura
What's your relationship with marijuana? Do you smoke it? Have you? Would you? If so or if not, why?
This is an anonymous poll, so you're name won't be displayed, so please be honest! And feel free to comment, too!
This is an anonymous poll, so you're name won't be displayed, so please be honest! And feel free to comment, too!
12/22/2010
I do it every now and then. I wouldn't call myself a pot head.
01/10/2011
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lol uh no i have not smoked it its stupid. i have kids and they will never grow up near that junk
Originally posted by
ZenaidaMacroura
Hahahaha. Awesome.
01/21/2011
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Apparently a lot of people disagree - CA, arguably the most liberal state in America just voted down decriminalizing marijuana - so I don't see ant other states even trying.
Originally posted by
csweatc
I really don't think there is a single rational argument to keep marijuana illegal. It is far less damaging than alcohol on a number of levels, and it is of course something that was growing naturally long before we ever invented laws or
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I really don't think there is a single rational argument to keep marijuana illegal. It is far less damaging than alcohol on a number of levels, and it is of course something that was growing naturally long before we ever invented laws or opinions.
That is of course the most basic argument for legalization, but there are plenty of other good ones. I think economics is quite high on the list. Keeping weed illegal makes the cash generated from the sale of it the province of criminals, some of whom are highly organized and violent. Mexican drug cartels not only actively import weed into the US, but operate large scale growing operations in this country. These operations are almost always bad for the environment, and often times they involve the destruction of property when they involve renting property from unsuspecting landlords. These costs are significant. Keeping Pot illegal only keeps the enormous revenue generated from its cultivation and use in the black market. There is also the reality if incarceration in this country which is has become an intolerable burden on our economy. Non violent criminals are put into prison for marijuana offenses only to be either abused or to just become even more sophisticated criminals. This cost is astronomical. In CA, it cost $45,045 (see link) in 2009 to incarcerate a single criminal. Meanwhile, the amount of money devoted to a public school student in CA is $9,863 (see link).
I think the calculus is pretty simple here when you have a staggering federal and state budget crisis as well as wholesale erosion of our educational system not mention the very values that underpin it. When you are paying 4.5 times more to incarcerate a criminal than you are educate your future, then you have a serious problem.
Not only does this seem like common sense to address, but there is the reality that MARIJUANA IS ALREADY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE THAT WISES TO USE IT. Please forgive the caps, but this is the elephant in the room. The laws as they currently exist (and admittedly they are slowly falling apart) do NOTHING but impose unecessary cost on the system. Furthermore, legalization would only serve to keep marijuana out of the hands of youth, who now have very easy access to it. It is far more difficult for a teen to get their hands on booze than it is to get their hands on weed, and this is because alcohol is regulated well. At this point what argument is there to keep weed illegal? Seriously? Not a single overdose has been attributed to marijuana, unlike marijuana or multitudes of prescription drugs. Pot smokers are generally non violent and just want to be left alone (there are exceptions to everything), so why should it be illegal? Should it be illegal just because you don't like people that are stoned? That's a ridiculous argument. Should it be illegal because you don't like the smell?...That's insane. Should it be illegal because it has always been illegal and it just seems like the right thing to do? Absolutely not. Should it be illegal because you've either never smoked it or you have smoked it and didn't like what it did to YOU? Don't be so self centered! Live your own life and let other live their own in peace! Sorry for the rant, but it's irritating still be dealing with this irrational view of a plant. less
That is of course the most basic argument for legalization, but there are plenty of other good ones. I think economics is quite high on the list. Keeping weed illegal makes the cash generated from the sale of it the province of criminals, some of whom are highly organized and violent. Mexican drug cartels not only actively import weed into the US, but operate large scale growing operations in this country. These operations are almost always bad for the environment, and often times they involve the destruction of property when they involve renting property from unsuspecting landlords. These costs are significant. Keeping Pot illegal only keeps the enormous revenue generated from its cultivation and use in the black market. There is also the reality if incarceration in this country which is has become an intolerable burden on our economy. Non violent criminals are put into prison for marijuana offenses only to be either abused or to just become even more sophisticated criminals. This cost is astronomical. In CA, it cost $45,045 (see link) in 2009 to incarcerate a single criminal. Meanwhile, the amount of money devoted to a public school student in CA is $9,863 (see link).
I think the calculus is pretty simple here when you have a staggering federal and state budget crisis as well as wholesale erosion of our educational system not mention the very values that underpin it. When you are paying 4.5 times more to incarcerate a criminal than you are educate your future, then you have a serious problem.
Not only does this seem like common sense to address, but there is the reality that MARIJUANA IS ALREADY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE THAT WISES TO USE IT. Please forgive the caps, but this is the elephant in the room. The laws as they currently exist (and admittedly they are slowly falling apart) do NOTHING but impose unecessary cost on the system. Furthermore, legalization would only serve to keep marijuana out of the hands of youth, who now have very easy access to it. It is far more difficult for a teen to get their hands on booze than it is to get their hands on weed, and this is because alcohol is regulated well. At this point what argument is there to keep weed illegal? Seriously? Not a single overdose has been attributed to marijuana, unlike marijuana or multitudes of prescription drugs. Pot smokers are generally non violent and just want to be left alone (there are exceptions to everything), so why should it be illegal? Should it be illegal just because you don't like people that are stoned? That's a ridiculous argument. Should it be illegal because you don't like the smell?...That's insane. Should it be illegal because it has always been illegal and it just seems like the right thing to do? Absolutely not. Should it be illegal because you've either never smoked it or you have smoked it and didn't like what it did to YOU? Don't be so self centered! Live your own life and let other live their own in peace! Sorry for the rant, but it's irritating still be dealing with this irrational view of a plant. less
01/21/2011
Never have, and I've never had any interest. If I ever get glaucoma or some illness that it helps, I'd consider it, but not before then.
01/21/2011
I have never and have never wanted to.
01/24/2011
Never have and never had an urge to
02/02/2011
I have, but it's not something I would do again. I have too much to lose now. I'm all for it being legalized though!
02/02/2011
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Hahaha I must agree, it's like you feel things more instensely and time goes feels longer so everything is more pleasurable. So is Denny's post-smoke and sex
Originally posted by
csweatc
Weed and sex were made to go together. The only way I've been able to achieve prostate orgasms fully is when I've been smoking weed too. At this point in my life, I only smoke pot if I'm going to have sex or trying to have an orgasm
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Weed and sex were made to go together. The only way I've been able to achieve prostate orgasms fully is when I've been smoking weed too. At this point in my life, I only smoke pot if I'm going to have sex or trying to have an orgasm party in my butt for a couple of hours.
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02/02/2011
Who...me?
02/02/2011
I used to smoke quite a bit, probably atleast 5 times a day. After starting college I stopped though. I think I quit because I thought it's easier for me to meet people when I'm not high and now that it's been so long I don't have an urge to start again.
02/08/2011
Meh, no interest. Then again, I have asthma so I'd probably fall over and die if I ever tried to smoke anything. That is possibly a slight exaggeration.
02/08/2011
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I used to when I was a teen, but after I went into the military, that all ended.
Originally posted by
ZenaidaMacroura
What's your relationship with marijuana? Do you smoke it? Have you? Would you? If so or if not, why?
This is an anonymous poll, so you're name won't be displayed, so please be honest! And feel free to comment, too!
This is an anonymous poll, so you're name won't be displayed, so please be honest! And feel free to comment, too!
02/16/2011