Drug Decriminalization

[Michael The Disciple]

So those for legalization think about the people who are now going around trying to eat other people. Multiply that by many thousands of times. Also Marijuana is not as harmless as some people think. I smoked hundreds of times as a hippie and yes it can certainly be addictive and cause mental damage and is a gateway drug if nothing else. Society would be better off without it.

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

So those for legalization think about the people who are now going around trying to eat other people. Multiply that by many thousands of times. Also Marijuana is not as harmless as some people think. I smoked hundreds of times as a hippie and yes it can certainly be addictive and cause mental damage and is a gateway drug if nothing else. Society would be better off without it.

Yeah maybe... but I've never known someone to smoke a joint and beat the snot out of their wife, start fights with neighbors, beat their kids, vomit all over themselves, wreck cars, etc. like they do on alcohol, yet it is legal. The biggest problem is that they seem to lose motivation... not a huge problem in a generation where video games, tv and overeating are how most people spend their free time anyway... I not sure that being stoned is a hindrance to any of those things.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

Yeah maybe... but I've never known someone to smoke a joint and beat the snot out of their wife, start fights with neighbors, beat their kids, vomit all over themselves, wreck cars, etc. like they do on alcohol, yet it is legal. The biggest problem is that they seem to lose motivation... not a huge problem in a generation where video games, tv and overeating are how most people spend their free time anyway... I not sure that being stoned is a hindrance to any of those things.

I was also a drinker for some years and I actually agree with your analysis between pot and alcohol. Nonetheless speaking for the education of those who may not know Marijuana can be very dangerous. Not always but you never know what you are getting hold of till you do it.

I stopped one day to buy a lid off a guy on the way to work. It was Jamacian and I thought I will just take a few hits to test it out. Within just a few minutes it felt like I was tripping. Then I had to drive to work and face several hours of the worse time I ever had on the job. I was so glad when I came down. Due to my altered perception I could have been killed or killed someone else there.

Because I know the potential of how hard a Marijuana stone can be I certainly dont see it as just a small thing.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

I was also a drinker for some years and I actually agree with your analysis between pot and alcohol. Nonetheless speaking for the education of those who may not know Marijuana can be very dangerous. Not always but you never know what you are getting hold of till you do it.

True. But isn't that because it's not legal and people have to buy it from mysterious characters?

I stopped one day to buy a lid off a guy on the way to work. It was Jamacian and I thought I will just take a few hits to test it out. Within just a few minutes it felt like I was tripping. Then I had to drive to work and face several hours of the worse time I ever had on the job. I was so glad when I came down. Due to my altered perception I could have been killed or killed someone else there.

Because I know the potential of how hard a Marijuana stone can be I certainly dont see it as just a small thing.

My girlfriend spent some time in Amsterdam. They have restaurants with bongs and hookahs on the tables were people smoke it freely. You can also buy a pack of it like cigaretts. I asked her if she smoked while there. She giggled and said, "What do you think?" LOL She never ran into buying something that was laced.

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

I was also a drinker for some years and I actually agree with your analysis between pot and alcohol. Nonetheless speaking for the education of those who may not know Marijuana can be very dangerous. Not always but you never know what you are getting hold of till you do it.

I stopped one day to buy a lid off a guy on the way to work. It was Jamacian and I thought I will just take a few hits to test it out. Within just a few minutes it felt like I was tripping. Then I had to drive to work and face several hours of the worse time I ever had on the job. I was so glad when I came down. Due to my altered perception I could have been killed or killed someone else there.

Because I know the potential of how hard a Marijuana stone can be I certainly dont see it as just a small thing.

Yes Michael I agree that as a street drug there is real potential for smoking something much worse then MJ. I've had a similar experience with 'Angel Dust' and spent half a day in a Miami hotel laundromat not able to walk because I couldn't feel my legs after just a few tokes of a joint..

That is one reason I am for legalizing... People who want to smoke pot will smoke pot and they are better off if it is regulated and safe.

I spent time in Humbolt county 3 years ago with a family matter that dragged on... Medical MJ is legal there and just about everybody has a card. It was very discouraging to deal with social workers and even an attorney who were obviously (to me) altered... but not much different then dealing with doctors in Texas who still do the three martini lunch.

Another problem that would have to be addressed is that while a company could ban it during work hours it would be almost impossible to test for because it has such a long half life and lingers in the system for over a month.

There certainly would be a lot of issues to work out and I'm not suggesting it would be easy but I think it is the way things are headed.

For the Christian I believe that mind altering chemicals, including THC, have no place.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

So those for legalization think about the people who are now going around trying to eat other people. Multiply that by many thousands of times. Also Marijuana is not as harmless as some people think. I smoked hundreds of times as a hippie and yes it can certainly be addictive and cause mental damage and is a gateway drug if nothing else. Society would be better off without it.

Well... I guess that explains a lot of our questions about you Michael.