Cannabis Poll

[devilof76]

You are speaking to someone who had their common sense surgically removed because they were told it might cause cancer.

 

[TheFiend]

I used to smoke weed every day when I was younger. And a few other things.Can't remember the last time I smoked weed....it's been years.

 

[Blackthornone]

Not really it's just common sense. If you asked the same question but changed the product from weed to alcohol, the answer would most likely be no. Because it isn't

Drinking twice a week is a lot to me. I grew up with parents who only drank 2 or 3 times a year, and it was just a couple glasses of champagne or wine., or no more than two drinks ever.

 

[Shatterer of Dreams]

If people want to smoke weed, that's their problem and their business, so long as they are the only people affected and not the smallest particle of smoke reaches a non user.

However, the fact that it is illegal does discourage a lot of people, particularly children, who have their whole lives ahead of them and actually care about their health and doing the right thing enough to be discouraged from smoking until they are mature enough to make their own major health decisions.

Since medical marijuana has been made legal for medical use, there have been a lot of people that have become sick all of a sudden, or people who believe that minor aches and pains that many normal people experience entitles them to legal access to it, and so do some health practitioners.

The prescriptions of medical cannabis have gotten out of hand. I know a guy who was in the business and worked for a small company in CA that sold it and got raided by the FDA and lost his otherwise legal job. I'm guessing that had to do with a lot of the abuse of the system, letting people smoke recreationally with the excuse that it was medicinal.

classic. I don't know what world you live in but pot being illegal doesn't discourage children from using it, I started when I was a child (middle school so I'm not talking single digit age but we were still children) and did all of my friends. It was harder to get - not that hard though depending in where you live I guess - but it being illegal never stopped anything.

More people than ever admit to using pot, the fact that the government classifies it as more dangerous than cocaine shows that its just a witch hunt. It's time to just move on from this debate and legalize it so that we can concentrate on more important issues.

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

.. and tax the hell out of it for all I care and help the state economy.

 

[IronLungs31]

I have my medical card and when they had shops open. That was a rip off! I'd rather keep getting it from my homeboys rather than pay those outrageous prices they were asking for an 8th.

 

[Blackthornone]

classic. I don't know what world you live in but pot being illegal doesn't discourage children from using it, I started when I was a child (middle school so I'm not talking single digit age but we were still children) and did all of my friends. It was harder to get - not that hard though depending in where you live I guess - but it being illegal never stopped anything.

More people than ever admit to using pot, the fact that the government classifies it as more dangerous than cocaine shows that its just a witch hunt. It's time to just move on from this debate and legalize it so that we can concentrate on more important issues.

Some children seek out things that are illegal and others shun it or aren't interested. Making pot illegal doesn't PREVENT children from getting it, but it does discourage a lot of children from doing it who were on the fence about it and don't want the social stigma or potential trouble of doing something illegal.

Overall, I think that pot being illegal reduces the number of children who do it compared it it being legal.

Also, you just admitted that pot was hard to get. That discourages pot use all by itself. At least it reduces frequency.

Of course pot isn't as bad as cocaine, although I wonder how it compares to the coca leaf.

 

[fosing]

Some children seek out things that are illegal and others shun it or aren't interested. Making pot illegal doesn't PREVENT children from getting it, but it does discourage a lot of children from doing it who were on the fence about it and don't want the social stigma or potential trouble of doing something illegal.

Overall, I think that pot being illegal reduces the number of children who do it compared it it being legal.

Also, you just admitted that pot was hard to get. That discourages pot use all by itself. At least it reduces frequency.

Of course pot isn't as bad as cocaine, although I wonder how it compares to the coca leaf.

 

[pixletwin]

I dunno. I thought it was fairly reasoned and logical.

 

[Bodie The Cursed]

I have my medical card and when they had shops open. That was a rip off! I'd rather keep getting it from my homeboys rather than pay those outrageous prices they were asking for an 8th.

I have a card and get awesome deals...

 

[hoodonit00]

I dunno. I thought it was fairly reasoned and logical.

Agreed. That's like twice now in six months that I've agreed with something Blackthorneone has said. I think I'm going to be sick.

 

[Kamandi]

I'm not a consumer but I'm in favor of legalization. I'd rather see pot grown domestically, taking away a major cash crop from smugglers. Grow it here, tax it here, and regulate it. If you could walk down to the corner store and buy a commercially produced pack there would be no more risk involved.

Pot smokers would still need to deal with overcoming social stigmas. Just because it's legal doesn't mean employers aren't going to base hiring decision on THC in your pre-hire drug screening.

 

[sparkstron73]

Used it all my life till about 6 years ago. It turns on you after a while (panic) I've gotten all i can get from it. Now it's time for the next level.







It happens to certain people. (from what i've been finding usually these people are quite intelligent/or spiritual) MCA of the Beastie Boys as well, it's nothing physical. It's a special kinda plant and it will let you know when you personally have gotten all you can from it.

"It's a tool and it let's you know when it's time to quit" -George Carlin

Or like Alan Watts says....

"Once you receive the message. Hang up the phone...."

Man I love that quote.

Great quotes.

For me I say I ocassionally some which is very rare these days last time was a few years ago, but I don't drink much either these days and have the ocassional rum and coke.

I used to smoke nearley every day in college and into my late 20's early 30's.

Gave up about 6 or 7 years ago I think was not a thing where I thought I gotta stop.
I just stopped being around the fools I was smoking with.

Not against weed canabbis, hash, or whatever form, but just think either the strength is too high, with the skunk that I was smoking at the time or I had just had enough.

I was getting more and more withdrawn and paranoid.
Still am paranoid but that dosn't mean I'm wrong

Kids should be told the truth, not lied to that it will kill you or make you lose your mind and turn into a mindless zombie.
But at the same time, a mind that is not ready(too young) can be harmed if it is forced to see things it is not ready for.

I took acid a few times and did not like, that but it all depends on your enviroment and who you are tripping with.
The effects and strength of modern caanibis hybrid skunks are the only thing that put me off taking it anymore and the fact I have a kid now makes me want to do more and set an example for him.
Drugs can make you lazy and creative depends how you use them and know your limits.

Alcohol is far more destructive short and long term.
You only have to go out on a friday or saturday to any uk town centre and see the effects of over consumption, of a far more dangerous drug which effects are far more destructive to all concerned.
The only reason its legal is that its taxable and the only reason cannabis is not legal is that the majority of tax payers/voters wouldn't like/accept it.

 

[The Ween]

I'm not a consumer but I'm in favor of legalization. I'd rather see pot grown domestically, taking away a major cash crop from smugglers. Grow it here, tax it here, and regulate it. If you could walk down to the corner store and buy a commercially produced pack there would be no more risk involved.

Pot smokers would still need to deal with overcoming social stigmas. Just because it's legal doesn't mean employers aren't going to base hiring decision on THC in your pre-hire drug screening.

Then hemp would also be legal to grow and help the economy as well.

 

[Shatterer of Dreams]

Some children seek out things that are illegal and others shun it or aren't interested. Making pot illegal doesn't PREVENT children from getting it, but it does discourage a lot of children from doing it who were on the fence about it and don't want the social stigma or potential trouble of doing something illegal.

Overall, I think that pot being illegal reduces the number of children who do it compared it it being legal.

Also, you just admitted that pot was hard to get. That discourages pot use all by itself. At least it reduces frequency.

Of course pot isn't as bad as cocaine, although I wonder how it compares to the coca leaf.

Ok I can play this game too. I didn't say it was all that hard to get in fact I clarified that depending on where you live it's actually pretty easy (only reason I said it may be hard is if you live in the middle of nowhere as opposed to the city). By the time I got to high school there were no problems at all.

Studies show that pot use amongst minors have gone up every decade so it being illegal stops nothing, if you want to do it you'll find it plain and simple - and you know this if you ever wanted to try it but since you admitted you never have you don't have any idea.

I'm not advocating that children use it, far from it, I'm just stating the fact that someone who wants will get it regardless of what lies we want to tell ourselves about drug laws somehow actually working.

 

[Kamandi]

Then hemp would also be legal to grow and help the economy as well.

...and THC's medicinal properties could be studied in greater detail without researcher's fearing having federal research dollars pulled.

There are many good reasons to legalize pot. One of the biggest is most of us know decent people who like to use it. We know they aren't hardened criminals and wouldn't want them to face serious punishment for possession.

The side effects of cannabis over long periods are less than those of alcohol. Alcohol consumption has triggered far more violent behavior than pot.

The only reasons pot is illegal today is because 1) non-users look down on it 2) the gov't would need to admit it's enforcement policies have been a failure.

 

[Kamandi]

I'm not advocating that children use it, far from it, I'm just stating the fact that someone who wants will get it regardless of what lies we want to tell ourselves about drug laws somehow actually working.

I also don't think minors should be using it - but when they do get caught with it they should face the types of punishment that would go along with alcohol (such as in-school suspension) rather than the misguided draconian legal punishments they face now.

I'm OK with kids getting a slap on the wrist at school but I don't want them going to jail. When kids get busted drinking nobody calls the cops. The same should be true for marijuana.

 

[devilof76]

Prohibition romanticizes everything it touches. If you want kids to lose interest, eliminating the rebellious appeal would be the first place I'd go. Although, I'm sure someone has plenty of well reasoned and logical horsefeathers at the ready, with which to completely evade that.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

You only have to go out on a friday or saturday to any uk town centre and see the effects of over consumption, of a far more dangerous drug which effects are far more destructive to all concerned.
The only reason its legal is that its taxable and the only reason cannabis is not legal is that the majority of tax payers/voters wouldn't like/accept it.

This is true, and I'll even take it further by saying you could go to a bar/lounge at any time during the day and find someone drinking. When I had to go to Biloxi last year to get my background check done at the police station they were talking about how one of the nurses at the hospital just got a DUI because he went down to one of the casinos and had a couple of drinks on his lunch break.

I'm OK with kids getting a slap on the wrist at school but I don't want them going to jail. When kids get busted drinking nobody calls the cops. The same should be true for marijuana.

 

[Frank Jaeger]

Drinking twice a week is a lot to me. I grew up with parents who only drank 2 or 3 times a year, and it was just a couple glasses of champagne or wine., or no more than two drinks ever.

But that's what i mean by using your common sense. You should know that drinking twice a week isn't alot and isn't bad for you.

If you took a person who drank every day and somebody who never drank, gave them both the same amount for 2 days out of the week. They would both be drinking very little alcohol and it wouldn't effect health in the slightest.

It might be more than one usually drinks and less for the other but it doesn't change the fact that it's still not alot