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Some say that it is the doorway to bigger things. That after awhile it doesn't stimulate you enough and you need more to get that high. I say it depends on the user, just like any drug, including liquor. If it's used occasionally, for social purposes it shouldn't get out of hand. But, if it is over used, and dependent , it then can become a problem, like alcoholics.
Pot is used by some for medical purposes. For some, subscribed by doctors. It is a natural plant like aloe. In some cases documented, pot is an antidote for mental cases. Such as Bi-Polar, manic depression, and is preferred over the chemical meds such as Zoloft, Prozac which are now found to cause harm, and in some cases suicide andor death. These are unnatural and harmful drugs, where as pot is natural and has a mellowing effect.
Should it be legalized? If not then alcohol should be made illegal also. I don't know of any medical history where liquor was used except for rubbing alcohol in the past. Alcohol has more of a dangerous effect then pot. Pot mellows and slows your reflexes, alcohol disorients.
Whats your thoughts!
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Jan. 14, 2006 at 12:31:46 PM
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| and you know what you can do with yours =)
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Jan. 14, 2006 at 01:28:12 PM
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| i myself am not a big fan of weed, i stick to my hard liqours and drink them in moderation when i can. although im not fond of legalizing weed wouldnt harm anything, amsterdam doesnt seem to have fallen apart because of hash bars. and yes weed is much less harmless than alcohol. where an alcoholic can actually die from drinking too much, someone whos smoked literally all day will probably just fall asleep where they are sitting. both are about as harmful when your driving, so id say they are on the same level and that both should either be legal or illegal. another round of prohibition wouldnt roll over well though, america loves its alcohol. anti's drinks of choice: jagermeister (nothin beats a good ol bottle of jager!), vodka, jack daniels, jim bean, hot damn, and tequila all straight - mixed drinks are for light weights and social drinkers. |
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Jan. 16, 2006 at 09:54:47 PM
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| Sassy, A passionate proposal. Other side of the issue, tax revenue raised from pot could pay off the national debt. Allow the Tobacco growers and manufacturers to produce it in a low grade form (something light so it takes a half pack to get a good buz going) cover manufacturing costs plus the same percentage profit they hold on traditional tobacco and tax the hell out of it. Do the same with Alcohol and hold pot users to the same rules as drinkers. You could establish a THC limit for driving impared and make it illegal under 21. This is the classic argument for the legalization of pot. But the down side is the gate way effect, not of the kids getting on harder stuff, the fact that if pot gets the legal nod, what's next, Coke, Crystal, Heroin. Any time we open a door we let in a lot more than fresh air. If the arguement is, pot should be legal because Alcohol is, then maybe we need to revise the drinking laws and make them harder or outlaw cigarettes and alcohol all together. As a legalized pain killer perscribed by a Doctor, as in the THC pills that are prescribed from time to time for terminal cancer patients and those in a ton of pain, it has it's benefits. I'm afraid that the wholesale legalization of pot will probably never happen. There are far more reasons not to. |
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Jan. 17, 2006 at 02:17:53 PM
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| Marijuana and hemp has many purposes other than just getting high. It's fibers are strong and are good for anything requires heavy duty fabric. For centuries, you wouldn't see a boat in the sea that didn't have hemp sails and hemp ropes. As for smoking and eating it, it has been used for centuries in civilized societies. The Chinese have recorded usage that dates back to several thousand years before christ. Only recently has it been outlawed, and the only reason it has been outlawed was because of lies and fabrications. Harry J. Anslinger was an ambitious pawn that was spewing his anti-marijuana racial propaganda as means to propel himself into higher political positions. He spread lies stating that it causes people to be more aggressive and more likely to become murderers. He also demonized it and associated everyone that used marijuana with the devil and satanic rituals, as we all know today was complete horse s***. The real reason for outlawing hemp/marijuana was the same reason that it is still outlawed today. Big companies would and will lose profit if marijuana were to be legalized. Marijuana is a huge threat to pharmaceutical companies because it is a much safer and natural alternative to the drugs they want to push on Average Americans like you and me, and they play on the fact that they can distort the facts to keep marijuana demonized in the eyes of Americans. I don't see marijuana as a gateway drug, if your going to be a coke fiend or a crack head, it's not because you smoked a joint when you were a teenager. It's because you want to stay awake, because your friends are doing it (which you could smoke pot or drink tequila shots for the same reason), or because you have a ton of money and just want to be cool. Marijuana has one major drawback though if you smoke too much of it. It makes you LAZY. In fact, if you smoke too much weed, you wouldn't have any ambition to do things like... get hooked on crack, go rape women, go on a mass murdering spree, or write a decent article. So with that said, you had good intentions SassyOne, but you just didn't do enough homework to support your position. You left yourself open to conservative attacks, let me give you some advice, lay off the pipe to do your article writing, and smoke when you're done, you will sound more educated. |
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Jan. 17, 2006 at 08:31:45 PM
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| Vector, were you born an a****** or is it a learned behavior?
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Aug. 14, 2007 at 05:20:21 PM
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| In all my debates and arguments on this subject, and believe me there have been many, the one thing that agrivates me most of all is the superior attitude of people who don't over the people who do smoke. For some reason people who don't think they have an advantage on those who do. I'm here to tell you that the myths about smoking pot far outway the facts and if you have any questions then you should partake before you judge. I will not incriminate myself here but take it from me the fears associated with Cannibis are very over exaggerated. I work a 40 hr week as well as other activities and don't you dare call me lazy! Nuff said! If there's a problem it's the individual not the pot. |
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Aug. 14, 2007 at 06:06:18 PM
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| It is a gateway ONLY because it is illegal. If milk was illegal, milk would be a gateway.... Drug laws are crazy, two hundred years ago we will look back at this like slavery. Drug abuse is a medical problem NOT a punishment issue.... |
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Aug. 14, 2007 at 06:33:33 PM
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| I concur with Adam and Acebass. I'll also repeat this point: If you're going to condemn pot as a mind-altering drug, then we need to do the same with alcohol and cigarettes. I have no problem with regulating the use of any of these substances, but I have a big problem with their prohibition and criminalization. There is no comparison between these drugs and the infinitely more damaging use of meth or crack.
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Aug. 14, 2007 at 06:58:47 PM
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| Been there done that. I was on Buckeye and 35th ave today and saw some street people rolling a dube. Just can't see myself in that picture. But, I do think people should be allowed to do what they want as long as they are not hurting others>. My brother in law is 48 and been smoking weed everyday since high school (class of 77- reunion was last week) . . and nobody knows? that is a long time to be doing it in secret! not for me
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