Marijuana

jillio said:
I know several people who partake in the herb on a regular basis that hold down full time, responsible jobs, own homes, and have raised a family of children who are following in their parents successful footsteps.

Laziness is not the result of smoking marijuana. It is the result of poor character.
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Agreed. I know someone who smokes a LOT of weed, and he has a full time job making a LOT of money, he owns a farm and house and horses, he has two grown children.
 
LuciaDisturbed said:
Agreed. I know someone who smokes a LOT of weed, and he has a full time job making a LOT of money, he owns a farm and house and horses, he has two grown children.
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Not quite the picture the DARE crowd wants to paint of the drugged out looser, but far more realistic.:giggle:
 
I second that as what you said, jiro123! Some people just don't get it.

Preferably to legalize marijuana with some control esp personal responsibility - still much better off than criminalize it due to some great reasons just like what jiro123 stated.

Don't forget that it indeed helps many farm businesses and using hemp for such products that helps both government tax thus some businesses aka clothing, farming, etc.

Also that it would help save lot of wasted tax money by releasing prisoners who smoked except for those who did illegal deals on the streets without paying taxes like that. It would produce billions of dollars for certain.

Plus to save some cop time to focus safety or such more important stuff... and yes, to arrest those who do or sell any illegal drugs worse than marijuana.

It's undeniable fact that alcohol drinking is much worse off overall comparing with the marijuana use for certain. However, if one uses marijuana too often, it causes lung cancer and else; a negative side.

Yet drunk driving killed so many people and will continue doing more while I haven't heard of one who did marijuana and killed anyone while driving on the street. It should scream aloud by this one sample alone! (hmm)

I used to smoke frequently but not anymore. So I know what I'm talking about simply because I knew what it's like. Liked it over alcohol for sure.

For those who are against marijuana, I could personally understand, but my main point is just much same what jiro123 said. Even in the old days we talked about this and found that how others say which indeed don't make much sense. lol

jiro123 said:
Marijuana should be legalized. Like what Jillio said, the war on drugs was lost long time ago. We're already spending billions on it and still not a single positive result yet. We're spending millions unnecessary-incarcerating people charged with small grams of weed.

The biggest reason why marijuana's still illegal and was illegal in the first place is because of pharmaceutical companies. We all know weed is great for medicinal purpose and it's probably the only natural drug with very minimal side effects for people with cancers or pain. of course... that is bad business for pharmaceutical bastards. they want you to keep buying their medications even though it's not even close to being as effective as weed. they advertised and lobbied very heavily at Congress to criminalize it and did a very good job instilling a stigma to people.

Saying weed is bad for your health and kills your brain cells is ludicrous. So do alcohol, aspirin pills, TV, McDonald, etc. There are 1000000000000 things we can get addicted to and die from it. It's about personal responsibility. Funny thing is... smoking kills about 440,000/yr, alcohol kills 85,000/yr, and marijuana kills 0 so far.

we spent over $19 billion in 2003 on useless drug war! end it now! free up prisons! Drug Laws are INDEED socially created. You get harsher penalty for a small bag of weed than a brick-worth of cocaine. Why? because cocaine is the rich xxxxx xxxx drug. Hell President Bush snorted some, too!

oh btw - I don't do drugs nor drink alcohol :o but logically, economically, politically... it does not make sense to criminalize marijuana.
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LuciaDisturbed said:
Yeah, it's creepy. He sent me a PM trying to flirt with me. I ignored his PM. :roll:

gmcman1996, I am ENGAGED! So please stop flirting with and hitting on me! :nono:
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you should reply

and tell him you're a dude.

find a random image of a penis

and say "here is a picture of my penis. let's play!".

see what he does.
 
Grummer said:
LOL reefer madness , they says it makes you want to jump out of windows of high rise buildings......erm...mcdonalds should be banned, its poisonous, and they are dirty large corporation, probably just as bad as oil companies
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About McD - you got that right.
 
Grummer said:
erm...mcdonalds should be banned, its poisonous, and they are dirty large corporation, probably just as bad as oil companies
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lol...i agree...except for the banning part...kinda free market and all...

here are the ingredients of big mac...

100% Beef Patty: 100% pure USDA inspected beef; no additives, no fillers, no extenders. Prepared with grill seasoning (salt, black pepper).
Big Mac® Bun:=Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, soybean oil, canola oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, contains 2% or less of each of the following: sesame seed, salt, wheat gluten, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium chloride, calcium carbonate, baking soda, soy flour, dough conditioners (may contain one or more of the following: distilled monoglycerides, DATEM, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, enzymes, ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, guar gum, mono-and diglycerides, calcium peroxide), calcium propionate & sodium propionate (preservatives), soy lecithin. CONTAINS: WHEAT AND SOY
Big Mac® Sauce: Soybean oil, pickle relish [diced pickles, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, calcium chloride, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), spice extractives, polysorbate 80], distilled vinegar, water, egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, onion powder, mustard seed, salt, spices, propylene glycol alginate, sodium benzoate (preservative), mustard bran, sugar, garlic powder, vegetable protein (hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat), caramel color, extractives of paprika, soy lecithin, turmeric (color), calcium disodium EDTA (protect flavor). CONTAINS: WHEAT, EGG AND SOY
Pasteurized Process American Cheese: American cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, milkfat, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, salt, sorbic acid (preservative), acetic acid, artificial color, soy lecithin and/or corn starch (added for slice separation). CONTAINS: MILK AND SOY LECITHIN
Pickle Slices: Cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, alum, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavors (plant source), polysorbate 80, extractives of turmeric (color).

this is one of the reasons why i usually cook my own meals using mostly whole ingredients...
 
VamPyroX said:
I knew someone who rather stay at home and smoke marijuana than to get a job. He spent 8 years getting an AOS degree, graduated, and stays home smoking marijuana... while his mom pays for his rent, his food, his online DVD rentals, his bills, etc. The only job he ever had was 2 days at McDonalds. :roll:
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I have a friend who raise with a pothead hostipal worker mother who have a nice home, a car, some pets, etc. I have more friends are like that.
 
No, I don't use none of 'em, except both mister are heavier puffer n' toxic too frequently flawed mindset for no particular reason as I never participated.
 
er, off topic,dr benway saz mcdonalds uses high fructose corn syrup, that's a very nasty cheap sugar substitute , what it does it blocks the brain from tell when you are full so you keep eating...and eating... hence no wonder we have widespread obesity problems now.
 
This prove legalize the marijuana does not increase the population use of marijuana.

We’re #1!
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:18:53 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
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So I went to the Drug Czar’s blog today, but strangely enough, I couldn’t find any mention of this story.

US leads the world in illegal drug use
via CBS News

Despite tough anti-drug laws, a new survey shows the U.S. has the highest level of illegal drug use in the world.

The World Health Organization’s survey of legal and illegal drug use in 17 countries, including the Netherlands and other countries with less stringent drug laws, shows Americans report the highest level of cocaine and marijuana use.

For example, Americans were four times more likely to report using cocaine in their lifetime than the next closest country, New Zealand (16% vs. 4%). Marijuana use was more widely reported worldwide, and the U.S. also had the highest rate of use at 42.4% compared with 41.9% of New Zealanders.

In contrast, in the Netherlands, which has more liberal drug policies than the U.S., only 1.9% of people reported cocaine use and 19.8% reported marijuana use.

“Globally, drug use is not distributed evenly and is not simply related to drug policy, since countries with stringent user-level illegal drug policies did not have lower levels of use than countries with liberal ones,” researcher Louisa Degenhardt of the University of New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues write in PLoS Medicine.

One wonders if Drug Czar John Walters can even show his face in public today. Seriously, is there anything this man has ever said that this new WHO report doesn’t expose to be a blatant and deliberate lie?

America is ‘winning’ the war on drugs? Wrong! The US actually leads the world in illicit drug use, despite increasing the number of drug offenders behind bars 1100 percent since 1980.

Liberalizing marijuana laws will escalate marijuana use? False! Marijuana use is twice as prevalent in the United States as it is in Spain and Italy (where marijuana possession is quasi-legal) and the Netherlands — where marijuana is openly used and sold in public.

Experimenting with marijuana is a ‘gateway’ to the use of cocaine? Lie! Rates of cocaine use in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands — three nations with some of the most liberal pot policies in the world — is actually eight times less than it is in the United States.

Talking about pot in public makes my nose grow longer? True! Whoops, I made that one up.

Anyway, you can check out the full study, along with this very telling table, here.

NORML Blog » Blog Archive » We’re #1!
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August said:
what? marijuana has nothing to do with laziness.
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Right on, I know that for a fact. I like to toke and i have a job, working my ass off to make ends meet and etc etc...SOME people are using marijuana as an excuse.
 
Bowak said:
Right on, I know that for a fact. I like to toke and i have a job, working my ass off to make ends meet and etc etc...SOME people are using marijuana as an excuse.
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August already banned from AD.
 
GarnetTigerMom said:
No thanks to smoke the dope of Marijuana unless it medical reasons. But here a little joke on Marijuana.


A smart criminal would answer, “No.” Then again, a smart criminal wouldn’t have called police to report that his marijuana had been stolen.


“Even the dumb criminals are generally smarter than this,” said Orem Police Lt. Doug Edwards.


Police received a call Monday night from an 18-year-old Orem man reporting that his home had been broken into and that the quarter-pound of marijuana he had been trying to sell was missing.


The burglar had broken a window and apparently cut himself while crawling into the home, Edwards said. The trail of blood indicated that the thief’s efforts were concentrated on the 18-year-old’s bedroom, where the drugs had been kept.


The Orem man told police that earlier Monday a 23-year-old Provo man had called him about purchasing the marijuana. The deal didn’t take place, however, because the 18-year-old was on his way to work, police said.


“(He) thought that (the Provo man) might be a good suspect in the case,” Edwards said.


Officers agreed and tracked the Provo man to his mother’s home, where they also found 6 ounces of marijuana and a pair of blood-soaked pants.


The man, who had a large cut on his arm, was arrested and booked in the Utah County Jail on Monday night for investigation of burglary, theft and possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone with the intent to distribute.


With the stolen property recovered, officers called the 18-year-old and requested that he come to the Orem Public Safety Building to identify the bag of marijuana.


“He actually came and identified it as his,” Edwards said.


The 18-year-old was taken into custody and booked in the Utah County Jail just after midnight for possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone with intent to distribute.


“I have no clue as to why (the 18-year-old) would report this crime to the police,” Edwards said, “but thank goodness that he did

Word of an advice,, don't end up the joke in the story! tsk!
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That so funny because all that happen near my home!
 
Bowak said:
Right on, I know that for a fact. I like to toke and i have a job, working my ass off to make ends meet and etc etc...SOME people are using marijuana as an excuse.
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I know a lot of people who refuse to work because they have a better life staying home and smoke weed. :roll:
 
Can anyone please help me what 420 is and why 420?.

I don't do weed.
 
zigzac said:
Can anyone please help me what 420 is and why 420?.

I don't do weed.
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What does 420 mean? There are varying theories on the origin of 420. Some say that 420 originated from a police code that announces marijuana use is taking place. Yet another story is that a group of guys (Waldo's) in the 1970's made 4:20 their official meeting time to smoke marijuana after school. Whether or not 4:20 p.m. is the best time of day for your first hit depends on your own body, your own needs. Some folks feel that waiting until 4:20 enhances ones appreciation of the herb. Of course, your mileage may vary.
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There is more to read from this link What is 420? What does 420 Mean? The origins of 420 - Concept420
 
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