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- rlray216, on 05/15/2008, -4/+63Another article where a scientist confirms what everyone already knows. (Not a bad thing necessarily.) But it leaves one amazed that marijuana is still illegal in the USA.
- Ryan0617, on 05/15/2008, -1/+42I thought the middle class was wiped out during the Bush era?
- NikoKun, on 05/15/2008, -3/+44The middle class has been using Cannabis, for just as long as everyone else.
“This study indicates that people who use marijuana are no more a criminal threat to society than are alcohol and cigarette users."
Yet it's still illegal... What the ***** is wrong with politics, when something like this, can remain so backwards, for so long... Legalize it!
Well, I'm off to go "relax". ;) - skateboard1, on 05/15/2008, -5/+44I also use it to help me concentrate on the task at hand... like waking up
- inactive, on 05/15/2008, -3/+31Funny. I graduated from a university, got responsible to the point of being anal, have a perfectly adjusted family (2 kids in honors programs at a private school) and my "relaxation" time fits in just fine. Just because you can't handle it doesn't mean others can't. Don't be one of the pricks who feel like it's your place to impose your morals on the rest of us.
- ncredblstrength, on 05/15/2008, -7/+34Lower class relaxing with wife-beating and crack
- oldcavpilot, on 05/15/2008, -1/+24I'm state legal for pain from Agent Orange. I wouldn't be here without it. I'd either be dead from the long term stress of the pain or from the damage opiates would have done to my body. That simple. I'm still considered a Federal criminal, even though I became totally disabled working for them. What part of that makes sense?
- perrym, on 05/15/2008, -1/+25and the 'professionals' will probably give you a nice selection of colored pills to 'help' you.
- Kyrgizion, on 05/15/2008, -2/+25That's like saying you can't drink a beer when you have a job and family.
Toking up once a weekend isn't the same as being perpetually stoned. - chkdg8, on 05/15/2008, -2/+27This quote just blew me away:
“The Canadian government has never provided a valid reason for the criminalization of marijuana,” said Osborne. “This study indicates that people who use marijuana are no more a criminal threat to society than are alcohol and cigarette users. Legalization and government regulation of the drug would free up resources that could be devoted to tackling other crime, and could undermine organized crime networks that depend on marijuana, while generating taxes to fund drug education programs, which are more effective in reducing substance abuse,” Osborne added.
Has anyone else noticed that there has been a lot of buzz topics around this issue lately? - edebolt, on 05/15/2008, -3/+28I prefer an 8 Ball and a BJ to relax but America is all about freedom of choice !
- Neoanarchist, on 05/15/2008, -4/+29The legalization argument has already been won scientifically. It just has to be won socially. The government knows full well that marijuana is harmless and even beneficial, however many of its constituents (read: ignorant Americans) believe marijuana to be physically harmful and also relate to it as if it were a moral issue. Once the loud, ignorant minority realizes its neither physically harmful nor a moral issue, its just a choice, then we will begin to see the shift towards decriminalization
I had to put my two cents in. I am currently on probation for Marijuana related charges so I have felt the nasty end of this debate.
Recommended reading for anyone who wants to know why the drug war is wholly ineffective and unconstitutional: Bad Trip by Joel Miller. Great read. Highly depressing but it's things we all should know. It explains the moral stigma against all drugs. Not only does this book pose the problem, but also solutions which sets it apart from many political analysis books, especially drug related.
http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Trip-Against-Destroying- ... - peestandingup, on 05/15/2008, -3/+26So, you would be high on the job? Do you also go into work drunk off your ass??
- tophu, on 05/15/2008, -0/+18You are the one missing the point. Cannabis used after work is not going to have any remaining effect on you by the following work day. He was pointing out that your "I can't smoke or I couldn't work" argument was full of *****.
- mciampa1214, on 05/15/2008, -4/+21The only difference here is: They're not getting arrested for it.
- smotpoker, on 05/15/2008, -0/+15Then how the ***** would it interfere with your work?
I taught myself C as my first language, and others after that, while stoned (smoking every 4-6 hrs). I have coded things from multi-threaded network apps to lamp solutions from scratch *while* high smoking multiple times per day.
I'm sure if I can do that nearly anyone can smoke after work and perform competently the next day. - inactive, on 05/15/2008, -1/+15Get back in the church. And stay there.
- Devilboy666, on 05/15/2008, -8/+23I could never live in a country with mandatory jail sentences for petty crap like smoking a joint.
- senorsubagua, on 05/15/2008, -0/+13Commit yourself to sending out at least one resume every day until you find a company that doesn't feel they own you 24 hours a day. There are plenty that still respect their workers.
- lucidguru, on 05/15/2008, -3/+17How about "All classes relaxing with MJ" I would just limit it's use to the middle class.
- odaen, on 05/15/2008, -0/+13Never once has weed caused me any trouble in my life.
However, the laws against it have. - RudeTurnip, on 05/15/2008, -1/+13In your opinion then, anyone who has a beer or glass of wine after work to relax is a total psychological fsck-up.
- racco, on 05/15/2008, -4/+16FTW!!!*
*Free The Weed - livestradamus, on 05/15/2008, -0/+11Thanks for your comment.
Sorry to hear about your troubles with the related charges but keep fighting the good fight - LogicBomB, on 05/15/2008, -0/+11Umm... no. Usually the "Good" smoker is the smoker who was a good and moral person before they started smoking. A "Bad" smoker is the ***** who will always be an *****, high or not.
Knowing your strains just makes you a hobbiest... - funkatron3000, on 05/15/2008, -2/+12Ice cream consumption and murder rates are also highly correlated.
- LogicBomB, on 05/15/2008, -1/+10I find it absolutely amazing that you actually claim to have smoked weed yet still have an ignorant view of the world. Amazing...
I hope to ***** God you avoid alcohol and tobacco or else you're a ***** hipocrit. - ziptnf, on 05/15/2008, -1/+10koft, I'm a software engineer for a travel agency, and sometimes I smoke before I go to work. There are times when I've squashed so many bugs that ailed me from the previous day, just because I opened my mind and looked at the problems from a different perspective. Marijuana is definitely a good thing, you just have to know how to use it.
- zantos420, on 05/15/2008, -2/+13what really gets me is that they make marijuana illegal yet it doesn't kill anyone and what we DO legalize (alcohol and cigarettes) kills hundreds of thousands of people each year and no one seems to care.
and i hate those damn commercials, "i... i did what last night? ... ... yeah i was so high... ... ... ... ... dude you know me... i wouldn't do that...." then the friend hangs up on him. There are so many damn things wrong with that! you still know what you're doing when you're high you don't "black out"! those ***** commercials should be for alcohol. seriously. ***** propaganda. - roodammy44, on 05/15/2008, -0/+9And yet you probably drink alcohol - a more destructive, deadly and addictive drug by every count.
Please please try to stop being so retarded - peestandingup, on 05/15/2008, -0/+9"I didn't say anything about being high at work now did I?"
Uh, yeah chief, you did. You said: "Must be nice having a good paying job where you can excel WHILE being dopy." That would imply you were working while high, genius. Geez, that software you claim to write must be some quality *****.
Maybe you should try pot. It might help you cobble together those broken fragments of yours into sentences so you can better understand what you write. Might also help with that memory loss & prickish attitude you seem to be suffering from. - toasty168, on 05/15/2008, -2/+11actually people who abuse alcohol are likely to be a criminal threat.
- Sh0rtcake, on 05/15/2008, -1/+9actually, the psychosis and schizophrenia is related to the over-abundance of pharmaceuticals (sp?) on the market, mostly those having to do with cardiac problems. it's also related to the fact that 70% of the american public is obese AND taking presription drugs.
i smoke to enhance my activities, and i call it my "reset" button. life can get to be terribly mundane and political, and smoking just makes those things more humorous. it also makes you not care about all the politics associated with everything, and makes you more happy over-all. i'm a huge advocate of THC consumption, but definitely not an advocate of many other drugs.. just the ones that can grow naturally. @evildudetx: nobody NEEDS to smoke to relax. there are only three things a person needs in life: food, shelter, and clothing. anything other than that is not a 'need', it's a 'want'. people WANT to smoke to relax. if they need it, then perhaps you're right and they do need so seek psychological help. - Scrappy1850, on 05/15/2008, -1/+9use != abuse
- mojo31979, on 05/15/2008, -1/+9I have to agree with LogicBomb, I'm a very productive Pot Head. In fact it's often easier for me to concentrate on the task at hand if I'm high. If you are a naturally lazy person, smoking pot will probably make you more lazy. It's really up to the individual on how they spend their time when they are high. Unless you get retarded stoned. But I'm a little too old for that anymore.
- wigren, on 05/15/2008, -0/+8Please tell me you're closing your account now.
- Sasquatcho, on 05/15/2008, -2/+14The only thing keeping me responsible is fear of random drug screening at work. To save on my health insurance, I had to sign a contract agreeing not to use tobacco either. I'm eligible to be tested at my employers discretion. It would seem that fear is a good way to keep people under control.
- jakobrowning, on 05/15/2008, -0/+8yes but there it is called moon-ijuana
- NikoKun, on 05/15/2008, -3/+12All joking aside, it actually does help in that respect. Easing relaxation via helping to forget daily stresses, is another good one. It's surprising how good it is for both of those.
- PrincessDejiko, on 05/15/2008, -0/+11Whats up, fellow marijuana probation buddy? Something I do in my own home that hurts nobody else should never have landed me on probation or put me through complete hell for months. My "arrest" even got me evicted from my former apartment. All for smoking some weed. Things need to change.
- JimmyJoseph, on 05/15/2008, -1/+9If you are unable to maintain your life when you occassionally smoke, it's probably for the best that you quit - it affects everyone differently. Just remember that not everyone fits that profile...the most functional, intelligent and (believe it or not) highest paid friends of mine all smoke a TON. College educated and they even stay in good shape too. Just remember that it affects everyone in different ways and some people are able to totally kick ass in life (far beyond that of their coincidentally non smoking peers) while being constantly blazed. But it was mature that you know yourself enough to make the responsible choice for your life.
- ncredblstrength, on 05/15/2008, -1/+9I guess Canada still has a middle class
- LogicBomB, on 05/15/2008, -2/+9koft, Clearly you don't know hot pot works.
It's very much like alcohol - you get a buzz and then it dies off and you are back to full speed. No hangovers with pot although expect to get hungry and fall asleep :) - DteK, on 05/15/2008, -1/+9everyone together now "Thank you Mr Aslinger for keeping us safe from the evils of marijuana"
It really is amazing that all these years later and all of the research that has been done, it is still a sched 1 drug.
I think there is no doubt it is all about money at this point. Not to mention all of the non violent users in prison for possession.
What the hell are we wasting our time and money on in this country. Oh, the conquering of oil holding nations, thats right, I almost forgot. - aidave, on 05/15/2008, -2/+9Here comes the propaganda parrot...
- Biks, on 05/15/2008, -2/+10I read somewhere that the highest use of Marijuana for teens/young people was in 1979. I was in high school then and now I'm a middle class-middle aged old fart. I've met plenty of 20 year olds who haven't even tried Marijuana. What the hell is wrong with the youth of today? Put down that can of Red Bull and have a joint fa chrissakes. :-P
- bdawg123, on 05/15/2008, -0/+7"it's doomed to be buried because one isn't rebelling against big brother "
No, it's doomed to be buried for assuming that nobody can live a responsible life and use marijuana just because the OP couldn't. The fact that you dugg it tells me that you enjoy others telling you what you can and cannot handle. - egoherodotus, on 05/15/2008, -1/+7It sounds like you're an idiot and only associate with stupid people.
- evilpoptart, on 05/15/2008, -3/+9im all for legalizing the weed, but 41 IS far too small a pool to do a decent survey.
- XtheXlanternX, on 05/15/2008, -2/+9I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with you, but you need to remember one of the first rules of statistics: correlation does not equate to causation, and vice-versa.
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