[bigred875]

you are a research junky.....well look past all the republican spin and get some real data and you will see.....

[highsider]

Originally posted by bigred875
you are a research junky.....well look past all the republican spin and get some real data and you will see.....

Red, I cant believe you said that.....

[Cam_In_IL]

Originally posted by highsider


Red, I cant believe you said that.....

My comment to him on AIM after reading his response.

silent1AtWork (12:05:09 PM): you never cease to amaze me

[bigred875]

well I can call a spade a spade..lol


He will prolly go and find a bunch of gov't funded studies in an attempt to prove his point...


this is a loosing arguements..the reason it remains illegal...and probably always will ....is strictly political hypocracy...plain and simple...

[Pappy]

I just don't see how the government can ban a naturally growing plant. How dare you smoke a leaf!!!!!

I don't smoke up, don't care for it, not my thing. But it's such a rediculous thing to ban, and is most certainly a very expensive burden on law enforcement. Not to mention how filling up our judicial system.

[OreoGitorio]

just immagine how slow everyone's gonna drive, especially in New England during the fall foliage if we're all smokin pot.....

god, i'll be the most pissed off motorcyclist ever

in all fairness... i've never smoked pot... doubt i'll try it anytime soon, but i'm beginning to come around in the whole "leagalize it" issue...

i regret voting NO on the ballot to make posession a traffic ticket kind of offense. I actually think the biggest reason why i voted against it was cuz my mom was a foot away from me in the next ballot both over & i figured she's totally against it & was gonna ask me on the way home what i voted... and she did... then told me she almost voted Yes.

I'm not going to do CRAP.

Know why?

'Cause it's been PROVEN time and time again, that no one. NO ONE, on this forum, has enough of an open mind to accept anything other than what they believe to be true from anyone else within this forum.

I dare anyone to show me a significant example to the contrary.

[TheIglu]

ME!

Oh....wait....nevermind

Hell, at least I KNOW I'm stubborn and accept it.

[OreoGitorio]

Shall i reiterate?

Originally posted by OreoGaborio
in all fairness... i've never smoked pot... doubt i'll try it anytime soon, but i'm beginning to come around in the whole "leagalize it" issue...

i regret voting NO on the ballot to make posession a traffic ticket kind of offense.

[bemused]

Originally posted by Mr. E. Squid


I'm not going to do CRAP.

Know why?

'Cause it's been PROVEN time and time again, that no one. NO ONE, on this forum, has enough of an open mind to accept anything other than what they believe to be true from anyone else within this forum.

I dare anyone to show me a significant example to the contrary.

ya know... there are times I think you actually BELIEVE what you post...

(even scarier: there are times I think you expect OTHERS to believe it, too! )

[bigred875]

Originally posted by Mr. E. Squid


I'm not going to do CRAP.

Know why?

'Cause it's been PROVEN time and time again, that no one. NO ONE, on this forum, has enough of an open mind to accept anything other than what they believe to be true from anyone else within this forum.

I dare anyone to show me a significant example to the contrary.

Growing up my family was riddled with drug problems...and with that I made it a point to read anything and everything I could on drugs....all of them...

I was more anti-drugs then you are..lol...ok maybe not more..but atleast

And as I got older I knew people who smoked pot...all my friends did...etc....it effected people differently...some where very productive ...and some not so much..

I have friends that smoke daily that are very successful and productive...and some that live in theri parents house and smoke weed all day....everyone is different and there is no proof that weed had anything to do with either

So as I got older I got more and more curious about the big to do...so when I was 22 I thought I'd give it a try.... I had a pretty successful job...lived on my own...etc..so why not...

Ya know what..big fucking deal..lol. I am still a recreation smoker..so fucking what....

The high you get from smoking is like nothing else...it is not "impaired" as you think it is....which is why your veiws are so jaded..

Being drunk impaires you way more teh weed does...

[highsider]

Hey Joe -

I'm having a party at my house this weekend, and you're invited. You just have to try some of my brownies..... ...they are my special recipe.....

hey, let's all take it to the track!

howabouts all the pro-potties, do a track day HIGH? Hey, no problem right?

[hohum]

Heh, no track days high for me. Thats not even an argument against it Joe. Not like anyone would do a track day drunk either.

Noone here said lets legalize drinking/smoking and driving...

*zoom* tangent!

yeah, well DUI is illegal, and NO ONE disobeys the law to put others at risk do they????

Nope.

[odduc]

Daily smoker, here....
Good job, nice home, lots of toys, money in the bank, nice family...
No social issues here as a result of my smokin' up.
That is not to say that some people may be negatively affected, but it is certainly not the rule.
If you haven't tried it, you simply do not know.
And, don't believe any of the propaganda that says how dangerous it is or that it is a "gateway".
I have no desire to try any other drugs. Actually, I don't even like to drink too much because I feel horrible the next day, even after as little as 3 beers(i'm a 1-2 beer kind of guy). I have NEVER had any bad after effects from smoking weed.
Legalize it and re-direct the time, energy and money currently spent to enforce the stupid laws on this "non-crime" into real crimes. Get the bad stuff like cocaine, meth and heroine off the streets and bust the pushers and get help for the addicts.

[hohum]

Originally posted by Mr. E. Squid
yeah, well DUI is illegal, and NO ONE disobeys the law to put others at risk do they????

Nope.

Sure they do, and they can be prosecuted for that. They can even be prosecuted for manslaughter if they kill someone. And the same would apply to pot. So whats the deal?

Originally posted by hohum
Sure they do, and they can be prosecuted for that. They can even be prosecuted for manslaughter if they kill someone. And the same would apply to pot. So whats the deal?

let's just increase that risk pool then.

legalize a less potent version of coke too while we're at it, maybe some mild forms of heroin. and since we're on the topic, let's make sure every convenience store carries an inventory syringes too....

[twrayinma]

some people may remember that we've already had this argument, with the same points being made, and as usual, no minds were changed.

Originally posted by twrayinma
some people may remember that we've already had this argument, with the same points being made, and as usual, no minds were changed.

Not true... I'm kind of starting to see people's points.....

[highsider]

Originally posted by Mr. E. Squid
let's just increase that risk pool then.

legalize a less potent version of coke too while we're at it, maybe some mild forms of heroin. and since we're on the topic, let's make sure every convenience store carries an inventory syringes too....

Sounds good to me. Just so long as we can tax it.

[hohum]

Originally posted by Mr. E. Squid
let's just increase that risk pool then.

legalize a less potent version of coke too while we're at it, maybe some mild forms of heroin. and since we're on the topic, let's make sure every convenience store carries an inventory syringes too....

Thats exactly what I would propose, of course skipping the 'making them less mild' argument. I'm for legalizing the whole lot of em. Why? Because a black market in drugs is WORSE than a legal market in drugs with available treatment options. Wanna put a big dent in crime? Legalize all drugs, establish a legal market in them (where prices are virtually gauranteed to be lower than black market prices), and *poof* there goes one of the most violent black markets/drivers of poverty in this country.

Yes T, noones mind is being changed here... tell me something I didn't know

[bemused]

Originally posted by Mr. E. Squid


Not true... I'm kind of starting to see people's points.....

there's that yawning chasm of an open mind, again!

[twrayinma]

Originally posted by hohum
tell me something I didn't know

my nose itches.

[benVFR]

Yah MJ would cost pennies if it was legalized...

Until the government taxed the hell out of it to pay for all the extra lung cancer issues.