Marijuana- Should it be Illegal?Follow

In a way, varus actually has a point. Maybe not as extreme as he says. Wait, wait, nevermind. He invoked Godwin's upon himself.

funny,

reading that actually Makes me wanna kinda stop.
Reason being, that It tells me that I AM depending on it to live my life.
Before I was just thinking that it just softens the blows of life, but to think that when I smoke, that it's the same as me taking my medicine, kinda takes the fun outa it... which is pretty much the reason I do it, because it is fun. I guess I see it as sort of a fountain of youth in a way.
That's not the Sole reason though.

fact is, I happen to like it.



This reminds me of Narcotics Anonymous.
They say once an addict always an addict.

Don't you think that this is a little extreme though?
controlling my Life?
my life right now consists of:

Going to work,
hanging with my g/f,
chilling with my roomate,
and tying to pay off all of my loans and debts once and for all.
Video games.


notice I didn't say "eating food" even though that is somthing that i do often.
notice I also didn't include "smoking weed".
I concider that all incidental.

I have a great job, a great woman, and great friends.
I cannot concieve of the notion that Weed is or will ever be controlling my life.

If we were talking about Alcohol, or pills, or smack, or crack, I would say so, but not this.


Of coarse you can ALWAYS retort saying that I'm in the classic "junkies denial", but all in all when I look at the surface reality of it, Weed doesn't really matter.
It's just the icing on the cake.

No kel, I dont believe that once a junkie always a junkie...

you said yourself.. i smoke when i get up in the AM i smoke before i go to bed. i smoke before i go out, i smoke before i eat, i smoke before i do everything because i like the way it makes me see things...

you are getting defensive now and closing your mind....

it already is controling you... you just dont see it as clear as we do... your very actions and posts show us how much in denial you are.

I am trying to help you... not demean you or control you... I want you to live life without having to do it through a cloud of smoke... and so do those that care about you...

we are digressing here... you have gone from admitting your problem now to shifting it to your g/f and denying you dont have any problem.... if you cannot see this, then you need to wake up ... I hope you come to your senses before it ruins your life.... I seriously hope that it doesnt cost you anything permanent before you realize this...

Marijuana, legal? Yes! I hope to be able to go to a gas station and be like, I'll take an 8th of mids please.

Flashbacks aren't as intense as people think. Its like a few seconds where everything gets wavy and then it goes away. It's not like AHHHHHHHHHHH IM SO HIGH, GET TEH BUGGS OFF ME!!! It's more like "whoa, caught a free one."

Really? How bad can they get?

Kel,

We have all given you our opinions... the choice is yours to make... only you know what your girlfriends intentions are... only you can decide if you have a problem.... and only you can fix it...

If you need any further advice, or need help, send me a PM and ill do what I can to help you... in the mean time... good luck to you and be careful!

I think you all are missing the point. Marijuana = crime.

I mean haven't any of you read the papers and heard of the mass stoner crime sprees?

Stoner #1 "Dude, weren't we supposed to rob a bank like, two hours ago?"

Stoner #2 "O yea man, i'm so baked. **** it we'll do it tommorrow."

Heh. American culture is so *** backwards i think it wipes its forehead and styles its butt hairs.

it would be damn near impossible to smoke anywhere near as much marijuana as you can with tobacco. you have these smokers who can smoke multiple packs a day. i'd love to meet anyone who can smoke 20+ joints a day. if i smoked that much of even small joints i'd be as good as stone for the rest of the day, cause i wouldnt be moving *ANYWHERE*.

after a single bowl (much smaller than a single joint, usually) of chronic (slang for very high quality marijuana) im so high i cant even hold the pipe and the lighter, literally. i've smoked to the point where i was physically incapable of smoking anymore and it didnt even near the amount of herb found in just 1-3 cigarettes.

if smoking high quality mary jane (which everyone would have access to if it were legalized) through a bong (or better, yet vaporizer) the damage to your lung would be not even close to the damage cigs cause.

marijuana. marijuana is a VERY contraversial (spelling?) thing. there is no denying that it is a drug, because just like alcohol and cigarettes, it is a drug. there have been many speculations as to why it was illegalized, some say it's because of the healt problems it can cause (one joint cantains just as much tar as one cigarette, and tends to have no filter) some, who's sanity is yet to be determined, believe it was made illegal because a lot of african americans and hispanics smoked it back in the 50's. others belive it was illegalized because of it's potency compaired to alcohol and cigarettes. for whatever reason it was illegalized is not the point, but just an introduction. marijuana has been the scapegoat for all other drugs, and been deemed the gateway to them. i fought a sever drug addiction in my teens, which i have now overcome and have been clean for almost two years, thankfully. gateway drug it is not, in a way. it's the not the actual drug thatr causes others to do other drugs, but the search for a better feeling. that does mean marijuana is a partial gateway drug, but only to those who are really enjoy (or should i say addicted) to the euphoric feeling caused by smoking the wonderful green. however just because someone smokes pot does not mean they will do other drugs. it all comes down to the person and how they handle it. many people will argue this statement i am about to make, you CAN be a responsibvle pot smoker. that is just the same as being a responsible drinker. only do it when it will not inflict on the next day and you have the time to recooperate, you don't have to drive while stoned out of your mind, and ofcourse you use moderation. not moderation as in once a week on weekends, but moderation as in, once a month or once every other week, and just as a social thing with friends or a relaxztion tool. a big problem with marijuana, and this will be argued as well, is that a lot of people become addicted to marijuana, and crave the high. a lot of people say, you can't be addicted to marijuana, or that's not a real addiction. well that's bullsh*t. marijuana may be the lesser of the drugs, but it changes the chemicals in your brain just the same and can cause the exact same chemical dependency.

now having said that, i think our government should do more then decriminalize it, i think the government, and only the government, should have a legal right to sell, tax, and distribute marijuana, it safe quantities, and caerfully tracked to keep people from buying too much. possesion should be taken away unless there is clear intent to sell. there are many other ways for the government to regulate it to keep from getting out of control. driving under the influence of marijuana should be held just like driving while intoxicated, and maybe a little more severe, or less severe, that should be determined by actual scientists doing HUMAN testing. the government should also sell a "safer" and more "pure" form of marijuana to prevent people from getting laced marijuana, not knowing it, and having bad reaction, and to ensure that the people know they are getting what they paid for. there should also be an age limit to buy, not to smoke, but to buy marijuana, from government registered vendors. i would say an effective age limit would be 25, higher then alcohol, but more sensable then 21 if you ask me. now all precautions should be made to prevent people form selling their own home grown weed by selling the marijuana for a cheeper price then you get on the street, seeing as marijuana is cheap to grow, especialy when out government owns millions of acres where this stuff will grow WELL. and it would put marijuana drug dealers out of business. however that is not to say that those dealers will not move on to sell other, more dangerous drugs. which is a problem. another problem is if you legallize marijuana, it will be eaiser to legalize other drugs, which will turn the US into Amsterdmn, a sespool of scum, slackers, potheads, hookers, drug dealers, criminals (which may decrease since there a lot of "criminals" who became that way for possesion of marijuana, but that is not a risk i am willing to take)

all said and done, i think marijuana should be decriminalized, but there is too much riding on it to actually do it. for all we know we could decriminalize marijuana and crime rates could go up, people could become lazier, and out sh*tty economy (as in it's worse then it has been, not saying it sucks compaired to the rest of the world) can get worse. however with good ol' Dubya in office, he would rather appoint a jewish attorny as the US attorney, then want to attempt decriminalizing marijuana, erhgo, since we the people voted him back (why i will never understand) that is even more unlikely to happen as a state law, let alone federal law. now that i have bored you people with this EXCEPTIONALLY long post that most likely drained you of all brain power you have (regardless of intellegence, not meaning to insult anyone) i will leave it at that.

Be Well and HAPPY TURKEY DAY!