I am neutral on the subject I've never smoked it and don't plan on it. I was just wondering why is it illegal? Is the only reason because it's considered a gateway drug? I understand that it alters your state of mind and driving but so does alcohol. It also raises your risk of cancer too but, so does tobacco.
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I am neutral on the subject I've never smoked it and don't plan on it. I was just wondering why is it illegal? Is the only reason because it's considered a gateway drug? I understand that it alters your state of mind and driving but so does alcohol. It also raises your risk of cancer too but, so does tobacco.
After the failure of prohibition, all of the crazies felt they had failed, and wanted a mock victory to go "LOOK! WE DID STUFF WE WIN!"
So, they got marijuana outlawed.
Basically, weed was their bubblegum and bennigan's coupons.
actually there have been studies which say marijuana helps retard the spread of cancer. ask tokinGLX for a link to those
the only real reason pot is illegal is because its very easy to grow yourself, so it's pretty much impossible for the government to tax it with any effect
plus the only thing that makes it a "gateway drug" is that it is illegal in the first place
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ive driven stoned basically every time ive gotten stoned, and it makes me drive PERFECT. it has never altered my perception in a way that would keep me from driving or performing any task really, IMO there is no reason that pot should be illegal. u cant OD on it u cant get poisoning from it like alcohol, in normal form the worst u can do is smoke yourself sick. u might throw up but u r still functioning. and ive only seen something like that happen once. worst case scenario, u get high, go to sleep and wake up drowzy.
I dunno, I have had some crazy ass weed that made it very difficult to drive back in the day. But i agree it should not be illegal, because I miss it and dream about it every now and then.
I've seen ALOT of people suck at driving when they're blown out. I know some people who are good however depending on if they smoked rags or dro. I think it is a gateway drug because eventually some people move onto stronger things such as shrooms, E, and coke. Happened to one of my buddies. Every druggy I know started of by just tokin it everynow and then.
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just think of your classic "pothead" weed makes you dumb. we dont want a bunch of dumb hippies roaming our country so it is illegal and im sorry joo im gunna have to disagree but the tax idea i think is wrong because you can grow a lot of stuff yourself and the government still taxes it with ease. i/e crops
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ecstacy isnt that bad realy i will agree coke is but not "E" nor shrooms for that matter i just dont mess with the stuiff in general though anymore the thing to really worry about is OC and methadone things like that really fcks up yer perception like eschercat
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actually there have been studies which say marijuana helps retard the spread of cancer. ask tokinGLX for a link to those
the only real reason pot is illegal is because its very easy to grow yourself, so it's pretty much impossible for the government to tax it with any effect
plus the only thing that makes it a "gateway drug" is that it is illegal in the first place
ive always questioned the validity of those studies. nicotine is not carcinogenic. the carcinogens of tobacco are found in burning any plant. you take clippings from your mowed lawn and roll them up and smoke them, you will damage your lungs after prolonged use. tobacco has some nasty things in it, and some things grown in are more concentrated than you will find elsewhere, but smoking anything is hazardous. and if there was benefit to these cannibins hes always railing about, there are better ways to get them in your system. non-mind altering ways. actually i dont ever remember seeing the studies themselves, just articles in high-times web sites referencing these phantom studies. there is very little trustworthy evidence that there is any benefit.
There are many theories as to why its illegal. My best guess is the pharmaceutical companies (the ones who make all the different types of medicine that only target one certain thing, so if you have a back ache and head ache you need to take six different pills) would lose BIG TIME.
ive driven stoned basically every time ive gotten stoned, and it makes me drive PERFECT. it has never altered my perception in a way that would keep me from driving or performing any task really, IMO there is no reason that pot should be illegal. u cant OD on it u cant get poisoning from it like alcohol, in normal form the worst u can do is smoke yourself sick. u might throw up but u r still functioning. and ive only seen something like that happen once. worst case scenario, u get high, go to sleep and wake up drowzy.
hopefully you'll get caught and they'll get your junkie ass off the road...i know a lotta people in rehab for that ****
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ive always questioned the validity of those studies. nicotine is not carcinogenic. the carcinogens of tobacco are found in burning any plant. you take clippings from your mowed lawn and roll them up and smoke them, you will damage your lungs after prolonged use. tobacco has some nasty things in it, and some things grown in are more concentrated than you will find elsewhere, but smoking anything is hazardous. and if there was benefit to these cannibins hes always railing about, there are better ways to get them in your system. non-mind altering ways. actually i dont ever remember seeing the studies themselves, just articles in high-times web sites referencing these phantom studies. there is very little trustworthy evidence that there is any benefit.
and the only reason why mj is a "gateway" drug is because of the fact you need to go to a drug dealer to get it. If it weren't for that, I guarantee I wouldn't have tried coke, e, or shrooms, because quite simply, I wouldn't have known where to get them.
Weird, no wonder when I tried it, and after I got off it, my cat was laying their with a slash across his stomach and his intestines all over the place.
Doesn't x put literally leave holes in your skull?
if your talking about ecstacy then not not in the skull i believe it can leave deadzones in the soft tissue after extended abuse and also as far as i know and with my exeriences it has no physically addicting properties like coke and and some of your prescrition drugs has but its more of a i like the feeling and the way i think and see things more clearly kinda thing like LSD some of the best discoveries in the mid 20th century were made by people trippin acid some of the brightest scientists
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