Weed is now officially legal in my state!

[BrandiElizabeth]

Just waiting for my home state to jump on the bandwagon *fingers crossed*

 

[Regal]

As far as I'm concerned people who don't need it for medical reasons have no business taking it.

Fuck that.

 

[xodlirv1]

As far as I'm concerned people who don't need it for medical reasons have no business taking it.

Why?

Certain recreational drugs have been legal in this country since before it was a country, namely alcohol and tobacco; and it's a medical fact that those recreational drugs are about a thousand times worse for the body and mind than marijuana.

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Fuck that.

It probably helps that I'm high at the moment, but this reply cracked me the fuck up.

 

[frozenthrone]

well if it becomes legal growing in your backyard or in any form would become illegal. which might be the true reason they are really slow on the making it legal thing. making things like alcohol and cigarettes takes all times of materials. not marijuana.i could be wrong but its a thought.

 

[mummywraptkl]

It's arguments like this that actually make me depressed that people take a stand on things they know nothing about, 90% what you guys have been told about weed is a lie. It doesn't kill brain cells, it doesn't make you stupid and it doesn't give you any forms of cancer or emphysema either. That was all made up. Do your research before you argue on things pls.

 

[xodlirv1]

Precisely. There is not one single death in all of medical histoy directly attributable to marijuana use. Tobacco, over four hundred thousand every year in this country alone.

 

[paracarl44]

Precisely. There is not one single death in all of medical histoy directly attributable to marijuana use. Tobacco, over four hundred thousand every year in this country alone.

^I am sure that lung cancer can be attributed to smoking marijuana just the same as with tobacco use.^

 

[Regal]

It probably helps that I'm high at the moment, but this reply cracked me the fuck up.

 

[xodlirv1]

^I am sure that lung cancer can be attributed to smoking marijuana just the same as with tobacco use.^

Are you? Well, I'll be glad to look at any medical data you have to back that up.

 

[sevenduster]

Well, all smoke is carcinogenic, not just tobacco smoke, not just marijuana smoke, any smoke can damage your lungs.

 

[xodlirv1]

Yes; but cigarettes contain 43 separate carcinogens. Marijuana, zero.

 

[xodlirv1]

Listen up, everyone. I have a special money-saving offer for you all.

I have never smoked in my life, but I am considering trying my first cigarette. As nicotine is three times as chemically addictive as cocaine, I will be creating a dependency within my own body; a dependency for a substance that contains forty-three separate carcinogens. By the time I finally die a slow painful death in a cancer ward somewhere, I will have cost each and every American citizen approximately $2,000.00 in health care costs.

Now for the special money-saving offer: give me $100 now and I'll forget the whole thing. $100 now or $2,000 later; no-brainer. PM me for PayPal address.

 

[TicklishJake]

Great for you! Still waiting down here... I'll give it a couple years I suppose. I really don't understand the "wreck your life" idea... I'm in college and get pretty great grades, got awesome grades in high school too. To be fair, I'm not high ALL THE TIME, but it really doesn't draw away from your life, just gives you a new perspective and can make things that never seemed interesting interesting.

 

[xodlirv1]

It's all meaningless propaganda. Pot is a thousand times less harmful than alcohol. Nobody ever beat up their wife or girlfriend after getting high on pot; but go to any battered women's shelter in the country and you'll hear dozens of horror stories about guys who did it after drinking alcohol.

 

[Tickleme5]

There was the time I was in a horrible car accident. Idiot ran a stop sign because he was too busy trying to text. There was shattered glass everywhere including a large piece lodged into my head. As I lay there slowly bleeding to death the emergency surgeon walks in. He's laughing and making jokes about how I was trying to stop the glass with my head. It's a very busy hospital and the conditions are overworked and short-staffed. The surgeon stops to take a few last deep intakes and put out his now legal weed. He even stops to comment on how he's researched material and is convinced marijuana is completely harmless as he washes up, taking his time and still laughing.. all the while I'm still bleeding to death hoping he returns to earth in time..

Would this be declared legal homicide or legal suicide assistance? I'm sure the insurance companies will work it out with my grieving family. Afterall, it's all legal. The surgeon has done nothing wrong but enjoy his now legal weed. No harm in that. It's not like he's been drinking. Marijuana is totally different. No one dies from smoking weed.

 

[Smoten]

There was the time I was in a horrible car accident. Idiot ran a stop sign because he was too busy trying to text. There was shattered glass everywhere including a large piece lodged into my head. As I lay there slowly bleeding to death the emergency surgeon walks in. He's laughing and making jokes about how I was trying to stop the glass with my head. It's a very busy hospital and the conditions are overworked and short-staffed. The surgeon stops to take a few last deep intakes and put out his now legal weed. He even stops to comment on how he's researched material and is convinced marijuana is completely harmless as he washes up, taking his time and still laughing.. all the while I'm still bleeding to death hoping he returns to earth in time..

Would this be declared legal homicide or legal suicide assistance? I'm sure the insurance companies will work it out with my grieving family. Afterall, it's all legal. The surgeon has done nothing wrong but enjoy his now legal weed. No harm in that. It's not like he's been drinking. Marijuana is totally different. No one dies from smoking weed.

Bullshit! Surgeons are not fucking stupid enough to operate impaired! That would be grounds for a major malpractice lawsuit and wouldn't be worth the risk. Your scenario will never, ever happen.

 

[Smoten]

Listen up, everyone. I have a special money-saving offer for you all.

I have never smoked in my life, but I am considering trying my first cigarette. As nicotine is three times as chemically addictive as cocaine, I will be creating a dependency within my own body; a dependency for a substance that contains forty-three separate carcinogens. By the time I finally die a slow painful death in a cancer ward somewhere, I will have cost each and every American citizen approximately $2,000.00 in health care costs.

Now for the special money-saving offer: give me $100 now and I'll forget the whole thing. $100 now or $2,000 later; no-brainer. PM me for PayPal address.

You sir, are awesome! Internet high-five! :cool

 

[Tickleme5]

Bullshit! Surgeons are not fucking stupid enough to operate impaired! That would be grounds for a major malpractice lawsuit and wouldn't be worth the risk. Your scenario will never, ever happen.

How would he know when or if he was going to be 'impaired'? If it were that easy bars would have no need to limit drinks. He was just enjoying his harmless legal weed and was out to relax on his day off. How is it a risk when weed is so harmless?

 

[Smoten]

If it's that surgeon's day off, then why are you worried? If they were to call him in on his day off, he has every right to say no, especially if he has been recently smoking pot or drinking alcohol. There is a time and place for it and people are free to enjoy on their downtime as they see fit. Doctors aren't stupid people. I'd like to think they are responsible enough not to show up to work drunk or stoned and no doctor in their right mind is going to smoke while on shift because it's just as bad as drinking on the job. I am positively certain that doctors are smart enough to be able foresee the consequences of their actions.

Trust me, it's just not going to happen.

 

[Tickleme5]

If it's that surgeon's day off, then why are you worried? If they were to call him in on his day off, he has every right to say no, especially if he has been recently smoking pot or drinking alcohol. There is a time and place for it and people are free to enjoy on their downtime as they see fit. Doctors aren't stupid people. I'd like to think they are responsible enough not to show up to work drunk or stoned and no doctor in their right mind is going to smoke while on shift because it's just as bad as drinking on the job. I am positively certain that doctors are smart enough to be able foresee the consequences of their actions.

Trust me, it's just not going to happen.

I can agree on educated, qualified doctors. They would only take a drug for a medical reason. I wonder why?

However, that doesn't stop policemen, firemen, public transportation workers or anyone else from getting high just because they perceive "legal" as "harmless", and if you really think none of these situations would ever happen, well just keep telling yourself that in your fairytale land.

 

[Smoten]

I can agree on educated, qualified doctors. They would only take a drug for a medical reason. I wonder why?

However, that doesn't stop policemen, firemen, public transportation workers or anyone else from getting high just because they perceive "legal" as "harmless", and if you really think none of these situations would ever happen, well just keep telling yourself that in your fairytale land.

I would like to point out to you that you are making no valid points.

Meanwhile, earlier this thread, I had this to say:

It's called moderation and being responsible. You're argument is more for making good life choices rather than whether or not a substance should be made available.

I feel it bares repeating.

I understand your concern, but I think we're going to be okay.

 

[Tickleme5]

I would like to point out to you that you are making no valid points.

My point is the more you make something commonly available, the more it's going to be used. By legalizing a drug substance you are making it more readily available. Is this a good thing?

On the other hand, people have seen or read the warning labels on cigarettes a hundred times, yet still smoke. You can't always rely on sound judgement and responsible decisions.

Mix the two together and you are creating a mixture of a substance which can impair your senses with a group of people who you can't always rely on to make sound decisions.

I guess to finish, people are going to do what they want to do, no matter. It's common psychology to want that which we cannot have. If weed becomes legal nationwide it may decline the desire.

 

[Smoten]

Right. And what I'm getting at is that weed doesn't need to be reintroduced into society, its always been there. Not much is changing other than we are going to be able to get weed from a special store instead of our drug dealers.

 

[xodlirv1]

My point is the more you make something commonly available, the more it's going to be used. By legalizing a drug substance you are making it more readily available. Is this a good thing?

There are liquor stores on every street corner, selling a "drug substance". Is this a good thing? No. But neither was Prohibition, which accomplished nothing but creating a market for criminals.