Do You Think Pot Should Be Legal?


Do You Think Pot Should Be Legal?  

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  1. 1. Do You Think Pot Should Be Legal?

    • Yes, but I've never tried it
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    • Yes, and I've tried it before
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    • No, and I've never tried it
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    • No, but I've tried it before
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How about you don't do any drugs. Please nobody be a smartass about it either. You know what kind of drugs I'm talking about. Look if they didnt' affect you they would NOT be illegal. Don't be stupid.

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so if they are illegal because they affect you, please tell me why drugs like vicodin and xanex are perfectly legal.

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I just hold my possition because I indeed have seen lifes destroyed because just pot (believe me, just pot). My father was an addict, for example so I have experienced almost directly that situation. I am not saying that every pot consumer its like him, he was just an special case, but I cant but wonder how many are like him that are going to get their weed legally and then do what he did.

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I hate to ask, but can you divulge a little more information on how exactly his life is destroyed? Is his life destroyed in terms of health? Has he not had a job on years? I'm really curious to hear why his life is destroyed.

Here's an example. I know a guy on neowin that smokes weed everyday and has a job that pays over 100k. Is that not successful enough?

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I didn't say they should be now did I? Now if marijuana was legal I wonder how many people would do it. Now there is one good thing, the drug dealers would be pretty much out of buisness and it would decrease some crime I must admit. BUT That's only if all drugs are made legal.

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I hate to ask, but can you divulge a little more information on how exactly his life is destroyed? Is his life destroyed in terms of health? Has he not had a job on years? I'm really curious to hear why his life is destroyed.

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His addiction became irrational, to the point he was taking things from our house in order to sell them. I dont know why since he had a very good job. He started to hate us because we wanted him to stop (I was 10, btw) so he started to get violent with us for periods (With "we" I mean me and my mom). This happened constantly for 5 years until one day he died.

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On a not-so-unrelated side, i can't help but think of all the people who just refuse to even question that alcohol is indeed much more damaging than pot and relate it to extremist idealists, there is a huge difference of course, but do you see that because you have been exposed to it all your life, alcohol seems so ok? the concept is the same...

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What would you do if your 5 year old child was using marijuana? Would you say 'atta boy! Just like your old man!' If it doesn't harm you then they should be able to have it right?

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oh man! come on....

of course there should be a minimum age... just like alcohol...

and legalization would have to come along with much thougher legislation for use of any other drugs

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well, let me ask you a question. Did he ever use cocaine? I've never known a guy who smokes to sell stuff to get money for pot. That's really sad to hear. I'm sorry man.

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well, let me ask you a question. Did he ever use cocaine? I've never known a guy who smokes to sell stuff to get money for pot. That's really sad to hear. I'm sorry man.

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No, just pot (And I am 100% about this)

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But you just said it has NO bad effects and it does NOT cause death. So why not? Give it to your new born, no problem.

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You're being irrational here. No one said it has NO side/bad effects. Please use your brain.

You can die from THC. They have killed lab-rats with extreme amounts of thc. I believe it was over 1000 times the amount of thc needed to get you high.

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No, just pot (And I am 100% about this)

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Sanctified, may I ask was it the pot who was getting violent with you and your mother? Or was it the man (your father)?

I am very sorry to hear about your late father, but I must ask (respectfully) how much do you blame your father for his actions and how much do you blame the pot?

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Well considering the effects pot has on you and the effects booze has on you.. and seeing as booze is legal.. I don't see why pot shouldn't be even if heavily controlled.

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AH! but it only makes you think you can perform better! it has a placebo effect... but i bet if you put your hand on fire while high, you'll be sorry when it wears off...

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Um I am. I thought you all said it makes you perform better, that would be a good thing right?

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I really like how you ask such broad questions so you don't have to reply with something actually worth reading.

I never said it makes me perform better. I HAVE said in other topics before that it helps me sleep, helps my knee and wrist problems, and has helped me from making some really poor decisions that I would have done (for example, trying to kill myself a few years ago over somethign extremely stupid).

You really need to get your facts straight kid.

elijah: it would really allow me to not feel free. I woudnt worry about going to jail for long periods of time because I smoke.

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I am very sorry to hear about your late father, but I must ask (respectfully) how much do you blame your father for his actions and how much do you blame the pot?

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Of course the established personality has a lot to do with his actions. But nevertheless I do believe pot was the trigger.

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Allow me to read your whole rant Meshuggah since you seem frustrated that people didn't read the whole thing.

please dont compare weed to lsd and crack or cocaine. EVERYTHING YOU DO IS DAMAGING. WE ARE NOT IMMORTAL!
I never compared weed to lsd or crack. I compared weed with alcohol because lots of people compare them since alcoholic drinks are legal. Where the heck did I make a comparison among those drugs? What I said is that drugs such as Marijuana and Opium-based drugs do not benefit the human body at all no matter what the proportions are. The only exception I see where drugs benefit the body is when used as a painkiller. (e.g Morphine) Nothing else.
Chocolate is bad for you, microwaves are bad for you, cellphones are bad for you, caffeine(cocaine) is bad for you. Anything you consume in excess is bad for you.
That's true in most cases but I seriously doubt that anyone can die from eating brocoli or soy beans 5 times a day.
Prescription drugs like xanex are not only extremely bad for you, they are extremely addicting, more addicting than pot could ever be. Why are these kind of drugs legal? People CAN NOT drive under the influence of xanex, yet people do it. I'd rahter have a bunch of stoners than a bunch of addicted xanex people. Then we have morphine, valium, prozac. All of these drugs effect your brain negatively and can get you 'under the influence.'
Usually, the doctor makes a note to the patient saying that such patient is allowed to take Morphine (or whatever prescribed drub) because he has "such" problem and is not allowed to drive for "x" period.

The people who need these drugs are in severe pain. They need painkillers. It's a totally different situation. They don't take it to have fun. When you potheads smoke, your goal is to have fun.

How do you know people would be on the streets stoned as hell?
How do I know? Because they already are. IF they are to legalize it, then they'd have to put in strict rules such as where you are and aren't allowed to smoke, kinda like Amsterdam.
You are ALWAYS going to have those people, but it is not a valid reason to ban something. I know plenty of alcoholics. My dad knows quite a bit of lawyers that start drinking at 8 in the morning before they have to do their work.
Yeah, and? I never said every person who drinks has control of themselves. At least they don't do it in public.
Who cares if people are stoned around you? It's not like they are going to come up to you and ask you "hey man...you wanna get stoned with me?" Weed costs money, and why would I spend my money to share it with random people on the street? I don't smoke cigs, but the it's the same thing. You don't see a lot of people sharing their cigs with random people that come up to you asking for one.
Not all stoners are conscious of what they are capable of. Some are annoying. Some are dumbasses. Some are funny, some are "layed out". Of course I'd get annoyed if some of these jackasses would start bothering people. Those people who ask for cigarettes are already annoying. The last thing I need is people asking if I have extra "weed" on myself.
And if it annoys you...so what? I mean really, are you that egotistical that you beleive everyone in the world should follow your views? Just because you are against something, doesn't mean that I have to agree and that I have to watch myself.
The general public does not smoke so I doubt that most people would be "ok" living in a city where stoned ppl can walk around bothering ppl.
Personally, I just want weed to be legal so I don't have to be scared all the time. I'm sick of it. I'm not a terrorist, I don't fund terrorists, I don't run over children riding their bikes because I'm stoned, I don't try to put my smoke into other people, I don't try to get non-smokers to smoke, I don't turn into a maniac and threaten to kill people. I do nothing of what the government/media say that potheads do. Do people do that? Yes, but again, that doesn't mean it should be banned.
You don't fund terrorists. Instead, you fund the mob. How is that any better?

That's the whole thing. The effects of being stoned under Marijuana are random and not everyone should be allowed to smoke if it ever was to be legalized but then people would argue and say its "not fair" and then you'd have all kind of potheads ranging from the quiet ones who don't bother no one (like you) and dumbasses who screw around (kids who try pot for the first times).

Someone else said they don't want their Someone else said they don't want their children around it. I totally understand that, but do you honestly think if your child wanted pot that they couldn't get it? So many children is school now publically talk about it. I understand you want to hide them from it, and honestly, I agree. But nowadays, the drug talk is just as much important as the sex talk. Don't lie to your kids about the effects of drugs. Don't tell your child is a gate-way drug. Tell your children the truth. It's a natural drug that has been in medicinal uses for thousands of years. Tell your child you personally have a problem with it and you don't want it in your house. Tell your child that in the end it is up to him/her, and you will respect their decisions as it is their own life.

You make weed sound so wonderful.

- It's natural

- It's been used for medical purposes

- It's not a gateway drug

BRING ON THE ROLFCOPTER ITS TIME FOR A LANDING!

Marijuana is a gateway drug. In general, people smoke because of the effect but eventually the effect will be slim so they'll go on the search of something that will provide them the same feeling they had when smoking weed for the first time. It may not be a gateway drug for you but it is for many and that simply cannot be ignored.

A lot of people who start out with marijuana are open to other substances/drugs so they'll be introduced to new radically stronger drugs.

Natural drug? Because nature's good for us? Opium is natural, so are the many killer and hallucination-producing mushrooms. Marijuana is legal for patients who need to ease the pain and "feel better". They are not for average joes.

The last thing you should do to your kids is lie. What you should do is tell everything to your kids who may potentially try out these things. they have to know and be aware of everything.

I'm tired of typing :ninja:

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I think a lot of you have said that it helps you perform better. If it doesn't do anything why do you use it? If you use alcohol in moderation sure it is healthy. Do you trust the human race though to never get drunk? Now then tell me what the bad effects of marijuana are. I do know that it messes up your coordination which cannot be good for driving.

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rainman... you seem reasonable... think about this... if you have kids, or if you'll have them... thare are pretty darn good chances they'll try pot someday... so, wouldnt you rather have your kids be rational about it, and try it in a safe and controlled environment rather than in a concert or so... where who knows what might happen? that why legalization COULD be good... so people wont smoke pot in a concert because they can do it easily and without getting in trouble in a "coffee shop"

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Allow me to read your whole rant Meshuggah since you seem frustrated that people didn't read the whole thing.

I wasn't frustrated that no one read my post. I was talking directly to someone else. I'm not asking for anyone to pick apart my post, but I do not like when i spend a few mins typing something up so some person can just say I'm full fo crap.

How do i fund the mod? I used to grow my own plants and consume solely for myself. Now, I buy from friends that do the same thing. They don't buy their pot from anyone. Mainly, I'm funding their time of growing and the products they use to grow the plant.

Not all potheads smoke to have a fun time. My family line has some sort of bone problem that causes severe cartilege(sp) loss. Sometimes I can barely move my wrists because there is so much pain. What's the first thing I do when that happens? I smoke, and viola, I feel better. Stop generalizing.

And finally....If you want to get technical about it, the only way I could ever consider pot as a gateway drug is because when kids first try out pot, they realize it's not as bad as they have been lead to believe by our government. That's what happened to me. I use to be completely straight-edge. I had friends around me addicted to cocaine and mdma and I hated all forms of drugs. As soon as I smoked pot, I immediatly wondered about other drugs and their effects. If you want to say it's a gateway drug in that terms, I will agree.

But weed has always got me stoned. I've smoked the ickiest of the icky and i've smoked that crappy mexican weed (not to make fun of, im hispanic). All of it get's me feeling good. Yea, you can build up a tolerance, and honestly, it's happened to me before. What do i do? Stop smoking for ONE day, and then after that my tolerance isn't there and I will get just as high as when i first started smoking pot.

::: and damnit. It wasn't a rant at all. I'm not ranting here. I'm just opinionated.

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I think it should be legal. Controlled like alcohol though. Alcohol can actually kill you in itself. I don't think weed has ever done that. I just think weed isn't legal in the US already, because the government would have a hard time controlling the taxation.

Heck, Absinthe is legal to consume in the US and its an alcohol and drug in one. Sure it can't be sold in the US, but that doesn't stop some of us from drinking it.

Also weed is a gateway drug? Give me a break. So is almost everything else. Prescription, over the counter, whatever. Is it supposed to be up to my government to tell me I can't my own damn choices about what I put in my own body?

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