cirq
06.21.10 | btw, i dont hate black metal.. i just dont "get" it ;) |
Satellite
06.21.10 | I'm for legalizing pot. Anyone who isn't can GIT OUT. And I'd definitely put shrooms in the same category. |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | i would vote yes to legalizing it, and anyone who votes no better have an actual reason for saying no |
Relinquished
06.21.10 | legalize that shit |
cirq
06.21.10 | yea, sat, 2 great medicines :) |
Satellite
06.21.10 | At the very least the pot laws in Cali are pretty laxed. Here in MI it's fucking outrageous. Any sizable amount of pot (can't remember the exact amount) = "intent to sell" = possible prison time. Fuck. That. |
cirq
06.21.10 | damnn,, yea if i get caught with an oz or less, its only like an$100 fine |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | i'm still waiting for one bad thing that comes from legalizing it |
cirq
06.21.10 | "gateway drug"
+it makes music SOOOO MUCH BETTER! |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | haha gateway drug is such a stupid fucking reason. how many people overdose on alcohol a year? and how many overdose a marijuana a year? |
cirq
06.21.10 | ive tried,, many times... |
Satellite
06.21.10 | "i'm still waiting for one bad thing that comes from legalizing it"
Duh, EVERYONE will start smoking pot. Everyone. The ONLY thing stopping youths from experimenting with weed (and then quickly moving on to crack and meth and rape) is the fact that marijuana is currently illegal. |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | it just doesnt work, no matter how hard or how much you smoke |
cirq
06.21.10 | you know how much peace will be in this world if we legalized it? world peace for everyone! |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | illegal doesnt prevent anyone from doing anything. do you realize how many people under the age, drink alcohol? even though it is illegal they still do it |
WeepingBanana
06.21.10 | making drugs illegal just makes them more dangerous. it's not like everybody stops doing it once it's illegal. i pretty much think all drugs should be legalized except for like meth and heroin i guess. |
March_Of_Sand
06.21.10 | I'll be voting. I registered about a month ago. :) |
Emim
06.21.10 | "i'm still waiting for one bad thing that comes from legalizing it"
Cause people are fucking retarded on it. |
cirq
06.21.10 | SIKE!
btw, if thats a reason, how do you act when youre drunk? |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | alcohol is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more dangerous then marijuana will ever be |
Emim
06.21.10 | I don't drink. And just because something is worse, doesn't make the substance in question better. |
WeepingBanana
06.21.10 | and why is it that on the news you always hear about bad drug stories? like 100% of the drug stories are bad. idk about you but all of my drug experiences have been pretty fuckin' positive.
yeah i know i just channeled bill hicks there but it's so true |
Emim
06.21.10 | Because both sides are biased. |
Satellite
06.21.10 | I was getting severe panic attacks semi-frequently last fall. Turns out weed is a pretty big factor there. Since then I've only smoked pot maybe half a dozen times. |
Satellite
06.21.10 | Emim is right. The decision should be left up to the individual consumer, though, not the government. |
Damrod
06.21.10 | I don't know, I've seen too many people in my bands, among friends that said "No, I'm in total control of my smoking habits. I control the weed, the weed does not control me!". But actually, they were as addicted as lets say, alcoholics. Shit's not as harmless as most people think it is. |
Ire
06.21.10 | Agreed with brick but the legalization of pot is still kinda bullshit.
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AggravatedYeti
06.21.10 | Cali will vote 'yes' in November and the rest of the US will fall like dominoes.
finally. |
Inveigh
06.21.10 | yea i'm not sure why this has taken so long. making alcohol illegal worked out so well in the 1920s...
it's not like organized crime went up 300% between 1918-1931 and immediately dropped as soon as prohibition ended... |
WatchItExplode
06.21.10 | since my state legalized medical mj, there has been a huge surge of related robberies and violence, including detractors burning down can clubs etc. |
cirq
06.21.10 | where are you from watchitexplode? |
WatchItExplode
06.21.10 | Montana |
cirq
06.21.10 | its legal out there?? |
Jonathan10
06.21.10 | I've never heard someone who has tried weed say they didn't like it. I hate all other drugs though. |
cirq
06.21.10 | all other drugs hate you. nah, but yea, drugs are bad. |
Jonathan10
06.21.10 | mkay |
cirq
06.21.10 | spain. |
WatchItExplode
06.21.10 | with a medical card, yes...everybody got one these days |
cirq
06.21.10 | ah, so same kinda concept as california.. |
WatchItExplode
06.21.10 | do a search for news articles, read about all the shiz goin down around here lately...plus I work in mental health and think at the very least we need to screen for psychotic and mood disorders...can really mess up some folks |
cirq
06.21.10 | i would think crime would lower since people would be able to buy it at the stores.. and yea, im sure it can have negative effects on people but that shouldnt prevent everyone from trying it |
WatchItExplode
06.21.10 | people know where to find it in bulk now and rob and kill each other for harvests, etc. |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | iowa is a little behind...we're still working on medicinal |
Emim
06.21.10 | Ha ha, "medicinal"...ha ha
You should totally give me a permit to cook meth, you know, for health reasons... |
Inveigh
06.21.10 | whoa why are we comparing meth to weed? |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | because its clearly a gateway drug and thats the next step
:) |
Inveigh
06.21.10 | oh of course
i was thinking we should outlaw television because fast food commercials are gateways to obesity
and then we should outlaw speaking so no one could peer pressure anyone
and then we should just outlaw being alive becuase it inevitably leads to death |
Emim
06.21.10 | I was just comparing the mindset. C'mon, how many people actually use it for "medicinal" reasons?
It's just a loophole to get high. |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | i think you're onto something inveigh....
but uhh anyone who hasnt tried marijuana doesnt have a valid opinion on this thread |
Inveigh
06.21.10 | well my cousin for one. she was diagnosed with cancer at age 13 and was stuck going through chemo treatments on and off for 4 years and wasn't able to eat or stop vomiting (due to nausea) without marijuana. and trust me, it was the last thing her family tried. only after they'd exhausted every other medical option.
cancer patients and PTSD patients are the most common people who are prescribed it, but it can also be used to treat the symptoms of severe glaucoma. |
Emim
06.21.10 | That is the stupidest argument ever devised. "You haven't done it, maaaaaaaann, so you can't judge!"
Shut up. |
Inveigh
06.21.10 | meth is manufactured with household products in fucking trailer parks. in fact, weed is the only illegal "drug" that's consumed exactly in the form it's found in nature. it's less man-made than cigarettes or alcohol. |
Inveigh
06.21.10 | and i think that's actually a decent point. would you believe me if i said a band was shit before i'd ever listened to them? |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | emim, you so silly.
what are your reasons for being against it? |
Emim
06.21.10 | It's a tired, lazy and uneducated knee jerk response.
I'm against it because it is a drug, no different than alcohol or cigarettes. It is harmful and most all the people how are for it, are for it because they have tried it and are biased towards it. And really, neither side's arguments are ever going to persuade the other side's one way or another. I am against it, and that is all I need to say. |
SeaAnemone
06.21.10 | I quit smoking years ago and I'm 100% for it, if that means anything Emim. You can't just say 'oh well, nobody's ever gonna agree, my opinion is my opinion!' and be done with it. seriously, take some initiative and either find out WHY you believe something or at least TRY to express your views in a constructive way. |
AnotherBrick
06.21.10 | "I'm against it because it is a drug"
but in another list you said that you've taken medicine for a cold and since people abuse cold medicine and can actually die from it, should we make that illegal as well?
" I am against it, and that is all I need to say."
ya sorry for trying to actually have a conversation with you |
Inveigh
06.21.10 | fair enough Emim, to each their own in regards to trying it. but don't dispute the medical benefits of it, especially if you've never really had experience with that side of it. sure, the medicinal system is being abused for it, but the same can be said for prescription pain-killers and anti-depressants -- it doesn't mean those should stopped being prescribed. |
cirq
06.21.10 | i used it for my anxiety.. and as a way to relax,, like a glass of wine at nite |
salival13
06.21.10 | I've never heard one negative thing about pot IRL except for all the drama of dealing with dealers or being arrested because it's illegal. If you don't like it don't smoke it but other than that "it" (not the people that use) really should have no impact on your life to a degree no one can enjoy it. |
salival13
06.21.10 | Really the biggest drawback is the demotivation and using weed as an escape same way warcrack players do but in the same situation it's a flaw in the person not the drug. |
cirq
06.22.10 | when i smoke a sativa, im very productive...i dont think weed=lazy |
Emim
06.22.10 | "You can't just say 'oh well, nobody's ever gonna agree, my opinion is my opinion!' and be done with it. seriously, take some initiative and either find out WHY you believe something or at least TRY to express your views in a constructive way."
Dude, I HAVE tried many times (many on this site), but it doesn't persuade anyone. The best I can do is present my views and leave it at that. Any more, and it turns into a unproductive argument (much like where this is going).
"but in another list you said that you've taken medicine for a cold and since people abuse cold medicine and can actually die from it, should we make that illegal as well?"
Water kills people too. And I don't take tylenol for anything but getting over a cold. I don't take it so I can get high.
"fair enough Emim, to each their own in regards to trying it. but don't dispute the medical benefits of it, especially if you've never really had experience with that side of it."
The medical benefits are questionable at best. It's just like all those herbal supplements that do jack shit but take your money. |
Athom
06.22.10 | I want to legalize weed just to make sure potheads never have anything to talk about ever again |
Dryden
06.22.10 | is penitration wrong |
Emim
06.22.10 | Only if it involves a horse in any way. |
cirq
06.22.10 | "I want to legalize weed just to make sure potheads never have anything to talk about ever again"
uhhh daniel tosh?
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Athom
06.22.10 | glad it only took a comment to recognize. |
cirq
06.22.10 | hah well i was watching that yesterday... |
Ire
06.22.10 | i like pot every once in a while
i fucking hate potheads though. |
ShadowRemains
06.22.10 | weed is nice |
Ire
06.22.10 | pot heads like sniper and dryden(i think) are cool.
pot heads like cirq are ghey as phuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
lol i'm so awesome |
sniper
06.22.10 | Not exactly a pothead but I definitely was one for like 3 years. Ahhhhh high school.
Still smoke every once in a while though, and I tend to enjoy it :) |
sniper
06.22.10 | And Emim nah dude, you can't use the "biased toward it" argument if you've never tried it. The only way to make an educated decision is to try it honestly... Otherwise you have nothing to base an opinion on. |
cirq
06.22.10 | gaaaaay like cirq |
sniper
06.22.10 | Sup cirq |
cirq
06.22.10 | sup bro |
tombits
06.22.10 | I've started to ignore Emim now, all he does is get into shitty arguments then get butthurt about it. |
Ire
06.22.10 | i didn't know mimsy got into arguments |
sniper
06.22.10 | Emim is cool, just don't talk to him in these "controversial" list arguments, he's always being all christian an shit.
cirq you remind me of this major pothead I know irl. |
cirq
06.22.10 | hahah everyone thinks im a pothead |
sniper
06.22.10 | Dude you talk about it all the time it's hard to get a different impression. Not a bad thing though most of my best friends either are or were at some point potheads. |
cirq
06.22.10 | yee,, well i do a lot of music listening when im high... and i do smoke everynite.. but thats about it |
sniper
06.22.10 | Music is def the best part about smoking weed. |
klap
06.22.10 | i don't smoke except on a very occasional basis but i hope its legalized, would love to see how the rest of america reacts |
sniper
06.22.10 | Oh yeah, and legalize!!
So down to smoke legally. |
klap
06.22.10 | if you want everyone to be truly happy legalize e :0 |
sniper
06.22.10 | Fuck that shit, just legalize the hallucinogens. The world could do without amphetamines and crack. Just lemme have weed, shrooms and acid and we'll be cool. |
cirq
06.22.10 | weed and shrooms is natural.. legalize both :) |
Ire
06.22.10 | i think it should be legalized but srsly don't use the word natural ever ever ever ever again cirq.
yo oil is good for teh gulf; oil is natural. |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | "The medical benefits are questionable at best. It's just like all those herbal supplements that do jack shit but take your money."
LOL it's nothing like that. Did you not read my comment up there? I'll copy and paste it for ya:
"well my cousin for one. she was diagnosed with cancer at age 13 and was stuck going through chemo treatments on and off for 4 years and wasn't able to eat or stop vomiting (due to nausea) without marijuana. and trust me, it was the last thing her family tried. only after they'd exhausted every other medical option.
cancer patients and PTSD patients are the most common people who are prescribed it, but it can also be used to treat the symptoms of severe glaucoma."
again, it just seems like you formed these opinions after someone else told you this and you've never actually read up on it or done any research yourself. No offense, but it seems like someone told you this in church and that was the extent of your research on the subject..
I don't advocate habitual marijuana use, but saying the medical benefits are questionable with no reasoning whatsoever behind your statement other than a flimsy and vague comparison to "herbal supplements" is at best misguided and at worst ignorant. |
Gyromania
06.22.10 | "The medical benefits are questionable at best. It's just like all those herbal supplements that do jack shit but take your money."
Hahahaha, okay there. It's the largest multi-purpose pharmaceutical drug on the planet, the pharmacy companies just don't want people thinking they can grow their own medicine.
I think the majority of people who disagree with legalizing marijuana no little to nothing about it or its many properties. It's by and large the greatest medicine available to us (and it's natural) and in the medical books, you can't find a single death linked to its use. I think it's ridiculous that it's illegal while alcohol isn't. |
cirq
06.22.10 | Hey! Natural natural natural! |
alachlahol
06.22.10 | people saying that weed has no negative effects are wrong. there's a reason for the term 'burnout'. loser fucking stoners who've smoked themselves stupid and do nothing but eek through life, completely useless. cirq comes off as one of these
some pull through (like Ricky Williams, sort of), most don't. you've met these people, and the only thing they're good for is a chuckle disguising your thoughts on how pathetic they are and how much potential was lost through the bong haze |
Prolapse
06.22.10 | There are negative effects if you do it really often, I only do it every once in a while |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | ^lol at this guy. do you really think that most people who smoke weed turn into burnouts? now that I'm older, I've come to realize that about 80% of the time my friends parents (who are all at least moderately successful) smoke weed on occasion, if not daily.
Obviously there are people with no motivation or self-control, but I'm not so sure that's just not a personality flaw. If weed wasn't around they'd just find something else to abuse and they'd still do nothing with their life. |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | fuck, my comment was for alaclahol |
alachlahol
06.22.10 | of course i was referring to the people who abuse it, that's what the term 'burnout' implies smart guy |
sniper
06.22.10 | Yeah but you act as if all potheads become burnouts when that is far from the truth. I know a few people that I would say wasted their lives smoking weed, and I think the large majority of my high school class smoked weed at least semi-weekly with some regularity at some point. |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | my point was that these "burnouts" would probably be burnouts whether they smoked weed or not, that just happens to be their current drug of choice. There are also dead-beat alcoholics, does that mean we should outlaw it?
there are people who eat too much pizza and fried chicken to the point where they're too obese to function properly and it ends up killing them -- should we outlaw Papa John's?
I guess we should probably outlaw ice cream and television too, because I know people who waste their lives with that shit and never drink or smoke pot. |
sniper
06.22.10 | *I ONLY know a few people I would say........ |
alachlahol
06.22.10 | Inveigh where did i say in my comment that mj should be outlawed? i'm not against the legalization of it. i was responding to the myriad comments stating no ill effects related to the drug
if you dabble once in a while, sure you'll come out ok with most things |
sniper
06.22.10 | Yeah I mean, it is stupid to say there are no negative side effects. Smoking at all, whether it's weed, tobacco, etc. just causes health problems. Anyone who denies that is an idiot. |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | oh ok I misunderstood you then, my bad dude.
and yeah, there are negative effects that come from smoking anything, marijuana included. but what about eating it? lol |
sniper
06.22.10 | Edibles have no foreseeable negative consequences as far as I'm concerned. You aren't going to overdose since you would just throw up first, and then you take care of the cancer thing by not smoking. Anything else is like you said, about the user's personality, not the drug. |
Lions
06.22.10 | So far, I'd say inveigh's got the best argument. I know quite a few people who can smoke every now and then and mosey on through life unaffected (as many of you seem to be). I personally, though I've never tried marijuana, have no desire to. I've done my research, I've talked to plenty of people about it, and I highly doubt my life would become exponentially greater if I started smoking weed (I also have no desire to take any non-antibiotic medication). My argument against pot has everything to do with the people itself. Some people are just physically/mentally/emotionally hardwired towards dependency, and those people are usually fucking annoying/depressing to be around. Legalize it, because it's no worse than alcohol and a billion other reasons that it should be legalized. Crack down on the potheads, not the pot. |
sniper
06.22.10 | Was in agreement with you until you said that thing at the end that makes no sense at all. |
Lions
06.22.10 | what specifically? it's probably just my shitty phraseology. |
sniper
06.22.10 | Crack down on the potheads, not the pot. |
Lions
06.22.10 | alright, that's what I thought you meant. that was just the, admittedly, quickest and shittiest way for me to say: if there is anyone who should be socially examined, it should be the people that are the ones dependent on the drug itself. but in retrospect, still I can't make much sense of that statement. so forget I ever said that. typing without thinking to quickly close my statement. My apologies... |
Zoo
06.22.10 | Even if people are against the whole weed culture, it's still extremely beneficial to legalize mariajuana just to put a lot of low-mid level drug distributors out of business and deal a substantial blow to drug cartels. |
SCREAM!
06.22.10 | Im with Lions, never tried it, never really wanted to. I think if they did legalize it for it to work theyd obviously need a lot of regulations on it the same way they do with alcohol to stop people from going completely overboard with it.
But personally id rather it not get legalized just so i dont have to smell that shit everywhere, i cant stand the smell of it al all |
sniper
06.22.10 | it's all good lions, I think your point still stands.
I think the best argument for legalizing is that it would stop the incarceration of non-violent drug offenders, which would save a fuckload of money. Plus, they will tax the shit out of it like tobacco and more money there.
And weed will no longer be a gateway drug if you don't have to buy it from a drug dealer anymore, so it might actually cause LESS drug abuse if legalized. Think about it. |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | ^lol I'm sure they wouldn't allow you to just smoke it anywhere
it would probably have to be in licensed "marijuana bars" or in the privacy of your own home. shit, you can't even smoke cigarettes in public anymore where I'm from. |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | damnit sniper! that was to SCREAM! |
sniper
06.22.10 | Heh, sorry bro. And how can you hate the smell, its deliciousssssssss |
SCREAM!
06.22.10 | I was thinking theyd have the same type of thing inveigh but with easier acces to it, and less severe penalties involved people would most likely try to sneak it a little all over the place |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | yea i mean i'm sure it would be hard to avoid at concerts and even night clubs and shit, but in general everyday life i don't think you'd be too affected by it.
also, liquid THC drops (eye drops and oral drops) do exist, and they'd probably become much more wide-spread if it was legal. |
sniper
06.22.10 | Plus pills and edibles. |
Jethro42
06.22.10 | 6 and 11 are the tits |
Inveigh
06.22.10 | yep, it would probably be MUCH healthier than when it was illegal because there would be all the smokeless options as well as you could stop worrying about it being laced with anything (although that still just seems like urban legend to me, pot's so cheap compared to other drugs why would anyone lace it?) |
AnotherBrick
06.22.10 | "people saying that weed has no negative effects are wrong. there's a reason for the term 'burnout'. loser fucking stoners who've smoked themselves stupid and do nothing but eek through life, completely useless. cirq comes off as one of these"
i'm sure you actually know cirq outside of Sputnik, so you're probably right.
the valedictorian of my high school of 500 students is a major pot head. i honestly can't say i've ever met a stoner who is a complete burnout. you need to reword that and just say a druggie. most of the burnouts do smoke a lot of weed but also take a shit ton of pills and do whatever anyone tells them to |
sniper
06.22.10 | Haha yeah like 5 out of 8 of our valedictorians were pot-heads. They were also hipsters. |
alachlahol
06.23.10 | Brick, when i say cirq "comes off as one of these" i'm referring to how he portrays himself on on this site. if you read past it as anything else, then you're also not one of the brightest crayons in the box, and throwing out cliched sarcasm like "i'm sure you know him irl well enough to make those assumptions," is indicative of it |
AnotherBrick
06.23.10 | lol |
cirq
06.23.10 | lol @ users thinking they know how i am irl ;) |
Prolapse
06.23.10 | There's little to no chance of it being legalized here. They banned all the legal highs a few months ago, even though they were way worse than real weed |
Gyromania
06.23.10 | "people saying that weed has no negative effects are wrong. there's a reason for the term 'burnout'. loser fucking stoners who've smoked themselves stupid and do nothing but eek through life, completely useless. cirq comes off as one of these"
You're a burden on the advancement of society, but you don't see me bitching. People who claim weed has more adverse effects than alcohol either retain a bias or are just plain stupid. It's actually entirely possible that it could stimulate your brain and help for brain growth. |
ShadowRemains
06.23.10 | lol this thread... |
cirq
06.23.10 | http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/health-watch-california-pot-laws-062210
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zarquan99
06.23.10 | I FUCKING LOVE POT
it is not a fucking gateway drug. And nothing will fucking happen to you or your kids if you smoke alot except for lung cancer and that happens with something else that just happens to be legal.
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MasterRoshi
09.06.10 | Isles & Glaciers should be on everyone's top. I train Goku to that shit |