So what? I smoke pot.
Think about it. Out of all the after work activities, there are about a
bazillion other things that I could be doing that are worse than
getting high. I am a tax paying citizen. I have a full-time job in the
mental health field. I attend college full-time and carry a 3.5 GPA.
And yes, I smoke marijuana.
Hence, the whole reason for this
article. I am sick of good, hard-working, decent people being
persecuted just because they partake in an activity that is totally
misunderstood via hateful propaganda and one-sided commercials. I am
here to dispute some of the stereotypes that generally go with the
average pot smoker.
You know the commercials that I am talking
about. The ones that show some loser who never leaves the couch, with
no job, and a nasty house that needs a road map to find the floor. A
commercial that takes the worst possible scenario and exploits the hell
out it to make it a mainstream concept. What these just-say-no people
dont show you is the lawyer, the teacher, the mental health associate,
and the public servant who perform exactly to society's expectations-
except they smoke marijuana. I beseech everyone who reads this article
to look at the why and the personal choice of smoking this spiritual
herb.
If you ask me, more teachers should have the privilege of
smoking a big fat joint on a daily basis for doing the job that they
do. America might have happier teachers and a better retention rate to
boot if pot became legal. Before some of you scoff at this suggestion,
let me ask you a question: Whens the last time that youve been in a
classroom? Whens the last time that you've been surrounded by kids who
disrespected you each and every day, for eight consecutive hours a day,
and parents who called this outrageous behavior a means for their
little darlings to express themselves? Im talking ALL DAY! I did it for
years before moving on to mental health. And let me tell you- forget
the apple, hand these people a dime bag!
Next on the list
Customer Service. These are the people who deserve the legalization of
marijuana more than any other industry on this planet. This category
includes but is not limited to: waitresses, bill collectors, DMV
agents, flight attendants, and every other profession that catches the
brunt of society's anger. You know the people. Anti-marijuana people
feel that they are better than them because they make more money than
the average customer service agent. Yeah, those people. Tell me, could
you smile and say, How can I help you? after about say.your sixtieth
time being treated like you cant even spell your own name because of
situations that were beyond your control? I have to wonder, how do they
REALLY keep smiling? I suppose that fact will always be a mystery, wont
it?
Which leads me to my last profession. Restaurant workers.
Ive seen firsthand the viciousness that a restaurant environment brings
out in people. Talk about not knowing how to act in public- society as
a whole illustrates this concept at one time or another. Here are a few
examples on WHY it should be totally acceptable for anybody working in
a restaurant to be privileged to a toke every now and again.[BB]
Example
1. The Running Table- This is a table that takes a waitress and asks
for fifty different things. Not a problem-EXCEPT-its fifty different
trips. These people usually bring their friends and leave very bad tips.
Example 2: Nothing You Bring Is Going To Be Good Enough. One of my
favorite genres of diners. I love these people- honestly. Reasons that
had been exactly what you asked for when you took their order now are
all your fault because 'this is not what we asked for.' And THEY KNOW
WHAT THEY ORDERED. Whoever came up with the concept of 'the customer is
always right' was totally wrong. With this scenario in mind, who can
blame a waitress for getting high after dealing with a bunch of
assholes all night? Well, I certainly cant. Can You?
Now, my
favorite anti-marijuana- lie/myth-whatever you would like to call
it:Smoking Pot is a bad thing. WHATEVER! Smoking pot is a recreation
that everyone 21 and older (I do have some morals ya' know) should be
able to partake in without repercussions from an uneducated society
that only gets their information from a one-sided media.
So
there you have it- the other side of the story. Pot Smokers arent all
losers. Wheres the commercial that shows the person who worked a full
eight hours, has the house to herself, and wants to unwind? Wheres the
commercial of the bitch who told a waitress at a fine dining
establishment that she (the waitress) should have stayed at McDonald's?
How about the college student who has three jobs and carries a 3.5 GPA?
Oh, hell no the media cant show us those kind of commercials- too many
people might agree with them.
Okay, by now some of you out
there might be shaking your heads and calling me some kind of pothead
freak. Pothead- yes. Freak- only sometimes. However, some of you might
be nodding your heads in agreement. I hope this article at the very
least caught your attention. Until next time.
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The EIP factor - what you should learn from it When we grow older, or get older for the sake of the argument, we tend to start seeing the world only from one side. We tend to believe, no, not believe but know, how things are done. If you are smart, you understand that it shouldn't be that way, you understand this is wrong.
my name is sheed from N.phila Pa.Im an automotive tech.Im in process of gettin my CDL.Here Is the key thing.Im bipolar im married wit 2 n one one the way.Smoke tree every day doesnt bother me.See my parents were takin over tha counter drugs that rite in pill form.Fuckin your brains up.Weed is just all in one vitamin.Its makes u hungry,adittude is a little more in control.I can see a lil further than usual.Think twice about doin things.Weed is very relaxing will drivin fully alert may vary on other people.Im more focust to.It helps with my daily stress.Beer & liqure your drinkin liqid crack.Be pure for once its grown for a reason
anon. says on 2011-05-31 14:29:03 about
You the man, Your article is spot on, I want to prove all the Dro haters wrong. I want to be a successfull burn, Your my role model :) WEED
David says on 2011-02-06 17:40:19 about guide to smoking weed
to "weed no more":
your rambling diatribe hit a chord with me, as I went down the first 4 steps, and caught myself before the next point.I have an addictive personality, so thankfully I caught this when Id went from once a week to once a day, by the 5th day i realized, while i was high, what was going on, and now I have a set of rules about when and how to do it, that i will never deviate from. I still think about it every day, but I wont do it more than once or twice a month, and never alone, and never when I could be doing something more productive. If you have the will power, you can enjoy something responsibly. When it becomes something to do in itself, you must stop.
David says on 2011-02-06 17:16:59 about guide to smoking weed
Everything in moderation. Marijuana is enjoyable, but you wont be doing anything productive when youre high, so if you smoke every day, there are probably better things you could be doing with your time.
Follow the rules you should follow with alcohol or any "questionable" habit: don't do it alone, do it to enhance something, not as something to do in and of itself. And dont do it everyday, unless its for a medical reason.
If youre in a really stressful job like the guy describes, you may smoke so you can stand the abuse youre taking, but the better solution is to get yourself out of that situation, and onto a better one, and weed will not help you do that.
K says on 2011-01-04 06:57:18 about Maryjane
Im 28, my house is paid for, my car is paid for. if it wasn't for pot I couldn't have done it. I do it everyday, it's made my life wonderful.
Not to mention it reveals the truth! You learn a lot about who you are, that's what I needed.
Smoke on comrades!!
lumpina says on 2010-12-31 18:34:44 about weed
nicely said :-)
JimmyMustard says on 2010-11-11 04:58:04 about Weed
I cant believe what I have just read. It seems this article was written by a teenager caught up in the glamour, romance and culture that surrounds the abuse of this powerful stimulant.
Having smoked weed heavily for 10 years as a young man, I can safely say that the downsides of using this chemical far outweigh the ups. I discovered some important music through the culture, but really, thats about it. What was lost was far greater...from losing the ability to integrate socially, paranoia, chest problems, constant colds - viruses to lethargy, loss of appetite, loss of motivation, loss of money, depression. Really, when I look back at my teens and early 20's its like I have to squint to see through the purple haze, what I can glimpse is far from healthy or positive.
Sure its ok to smoke the occasioanl joint, most things are ok in moderation, alchohol, ciggarettes, sugar even ecstacy but you must get the idea that these substances are toxins or poisons that are openly abused.
I personally think that smoking weed and the afore mentioned surrounding culture is the most sinister of all as it is widely accepted that its ok to do, not only ok but (its thought) by smoking weed you are somehow empowered or gain some kind of kudos.
You have failed to make one single rational, informed, intelligent or articulate argument for the use of cannabis. Your statements and claims are merely naive generalisations.
In the end, weed cannot be defended or glorified in anyway. Ultimately, its great when you're straight...
StevieD says on 2010-10-15 13:04:25 about Weed
I smoked weed a lot when i was younger and i look back at what it did to me i wish i never seen it. you people think this is a joke but its not. I say keep it illegal and start hanging people that buy or sell it. That would have a big effect on the war on drugs. this country is getting full of loser who are looking for hope and change when they have know idea what they are asking for. Can you imagine if we had the death penalty for possession of pot we would have some empty jail cells and spending way less on dead beats like you.
Gordo Brown says on 2010-09-04 10:25:47 about Mental Health
Sorry, breaking my promise, but after reading a couple of comments I feel compelled to add that I've been smoking j's for around ten years now and have only had four, short-lived (numbered in hours), paranoia attacks myself.
I also hold down a full time internet job, while caring (also full time) for an elderly disabled gent and renovating (more like rebuilding) a big old country home which has been pretty much left to fester for the last fifteen years. In all my work time comes to about 70-80 hours a week, depending on how many crisis events I get.
I may smoke weed to relax in my, very, spare time but I'm no coward and I most definitely make a positive difference to this world.
Smoking weed doesn't make you a bad person. In my experience that normally comes from a simple lack of empathy - a trait some non-smokers here appear to have left behind when they rode in on their soapbox charger.
Gordo Brown says on 2010-09-04 09:30:31 about Mental Health
Obviously weed can be a dangerous substance if overdone - just like sugar, alcohol, tobacco, food, sunlight, oxygen (pure will kill and can explode) etc. I know just over a hundred people who smoke weed - out of which 3 have had major problems.
Two of those three use heavier drugs which they might not have had such easy access to if weed was legally available.
I know far more fighting alcoholics (over here Stella Artois', sadly accurate, nom de guerre is wifebeater), choc mad diabetics, fatties with heart problems and one-time beauties who really do have a tan to die for.
When placed alongside these problems smoke is a fairly minor player, it could even be seen as comparatively healthy if you accept that we each have our own vices and modern survival methods.
As Holly points out the dangers of cannabis must be realistically represented by the media. This is the last (promise) point for readers to ponder - last year The Sun, a Brit paper, printed a story about a violent alcoholic. He was reported to have drunk 15 pints, along with an unspecified amount of vodka, before going home to smoke one spliff and batter his girlfriend's child to death. The headline?
Dope addict murders child.
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Logan says on 2010-07-29 17:22:02 about Smoking Pot
Wow! There are so many good points here. Kudos to Ebbers also. I am 16 years old, a strait A student, and smoke pot. I hate the stereotype that comes with smoking pot so much! To most kids my age its just an act. They smoke pot and think they have to make sure everyone knows it and think they are cool for it. No, thats not how it should be. Its something to do when your stressed or just want to relax. Its fun to do with close friends and makes nearly every activity a lot more interesting. I think as long as you are responsible with it and do not let it get in the way of grades, friends, family, etc. then it is a fun and safe recreational activity. =)
Beezy says on 2010-07-25 13:53:51 about Legalization
This is a great article. I argue this point with everyone willing to hear it. And yeah the 21 thing is smart. The government should acknowledge Keeping it illegal keeps under age kids (like me) getting pot easier than alcohol. Which isn't a problem for me ;D but seriously, if they have a problem with young kids coming to school high, even though most of us do just fine, they should legalize AKA taxation and regulation. It's more of a benefit for them than most pot heads. They should like that. Win-win.
The bastards.
manny says on 2010-07-17 07:10:22 about weed
why is weed not legeal yet i bet you more people smoke weed than drink and more people die drinking than smoking whens the last time someone died because of smoking
that balla MC says on 2010-06-01 21:24:55 about weed my friends
i love this thing saying a good weed is, everyone i know smokes weed i hate the word weed, weed links in your mind as something that shouldnt be in your yard or garden, but a good stick keeps me happy all night it makes food music tv and sex all that much better it costs a bit of money the dealers can be shifty and some people smoke weed an be stupid but there already stupid.. weed changes you but i love it anyway
bittersweet symphony says on 2010-04-23 13:57:16 about ma ja wanna
Yeah Holly U are totally right. Very well said. Marijuana is also a medicine to a lot of people. There are a lot of very uptight people who don't even realize how much they themselves would benefit from smoking. Instead they take their problems on the road with them and drive like idiots and practice frequent road rage etc. JUST TAKE A TOKE! I take a toke and all my cares go up in smoke !!!! -Cheech Marin
Ebbers says on 2010-04-22 18:52:18 about Weed
Honestly, I dont think that half of the people that smoke weed are actually doing it for the same reasons. Most of the people that smoke are teenagers who think it is cool. In all honesty I'm 17, and I've been smoking pot for almost 3 years. The thing is, weed is not bad. In fact, studies have shown that weed improves so much in a person. And just think about our shit ass economy. If the government would take its head out of its own ass to realize what weed could do for us, it would be so worth it. Hemp, which comes from weed, can be used for so many things. Our economy would go up, and we wont be trillions of dollars in debt to everyone.
WARNING: This is directed to all of those 'i smoke weed everyday! and i'm so fucking cool' kids. Marijuana does not make you cool. Its not a substance that should be used for popularity. Pot is for you. Not to make yourself cool, but to make you relax and sit back and enjoy the time you have before you have to return to your everyday, stressful life.
So to conclude my ramble, Weed is not bad. Dont smoke it to be cool. And dont go around publicizing it. Weed is meant for a hell lot more. So roll a joint. Light it up, and relax.
T-rav says on 2010-03-24 12:17:01 about Pot
Hey man, the article is awesome. Im the same, full time job, full time college, and just cause i toke everyday to relax after class is no reason why i should be looked down at. i hope more people express their opinion like u did dude. kudos.
freak says on 2010-03-16 03:10:47 about weed
these of u who smoke weed it's not cool
jake says on 2010-03-10 01:43:26 about
weed is amazing
WY@TT says on 2010-01-11 16:29:20 about WEED
weed is awesome i love it :)
Imigrant says on 2010-01-02 14:51:08 about criminalife
Smoking dope get ya high...
God!, What are we living for?
To smoke and die...
balls says on 2009-12-29 19:42:16 about about shit
i love it, but wish i hadnt started it
the man who smokes weed all day says on 2009-12-24 14:08:49 about weeed
i totally agree i people and parents r brain washed and think that weed is bad but there so wrong if weed was legalized the government would be making so much money. i smoke weed everyday and is that bad to take 6 fat bowl out of a bong no no its not i love weed its has stayed true to me all the other drugs i done before had made me sick so i tryed weed and i never stop smokin it yet hahahahaha
KiaZ says on 2009-12-10 23:05:45 about mmm :)
my bf smokes it. ima try sum real soon :) sounds good. i think media is just findin excuses to make people look bad and not fit in with the sexy,skinny,totally perfect bitches :P
dun drink n drive
just smoke n FLYY !!! ♥
weed says on 2009-12-06 08:36:19 about weed
mate, respect for that!
speak it!
unknown says on 2009-11-24 09:04:39 about weed
just smoke it
dom420 says on 2009-11-23 19:11:20 about marrryyyyjannnne
whats up with the anti-marijuana advertisement on the left? doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of the article
hateniggas says on 2009-11-19 22:23:13 about weed fu
i fuckn hate black people go back to africa bitches!waa waa waa!niggers!love weed!smoke it!
hateniggas says on 2009-11-19 22:22:37 about weed fu
i fuckn hate black people go back to africa bitches!waa waa waa!niggers!
Ashy says on 2009-11-14 02:16:46 about
You dont have to smoke it... there are other ways to get the effect from it... make it into a cookie, make tea out of it, evaporate it, i think it is the natural cure for almost anything...
Ash says on 2009-11-14 02:03:44 about Mary Jane Wanna
I think everyone should smoke it... I believe that it was put here for a purpose... It should be legel. I used to have really bad anxiety and depression, but now i smoke it on a reg. basis and it has helped me so much... GOD MADE IT WHY NOT SMOKE IT?
Austin says on 2009-11-13 13:46:49 about to retards
This is not a guide on how to smoke weed you retards. Its an article on someone opinion backed with facts. And other people comment and talk about it. If you have a problem with it. Why did you google anything that has to do with weed. Seriously. Leave us alone and let us do what we do. It works for us. You do what works for you and stop criticizing people you know nothing about. NOW GO SMOKE WEED
your mum says on 2009-11-12 15:35:17 about your mum
your mum
Sam says on 2009-11-11 12:51:08 about WHAT!
Oh please. a GUIDE now TO SMOKE cmon! One boy named cole got kicked out of all ...the schools in the area because of it...and I liked him to. Now the guy my sister likes is doing it too! OH NO NOT MATT! omfg this is gonna need to be first of importance im gonna save Matt now.....
pot man says on 2009-11-05 13:23:21 about why so much talk
shut up and just try it the shit you want know until you try and fuck you who dont smoke we need our herb
Ivy says on 2009-11-02 04:45:17 about to austin
oh i see... ok... my bf also smoking weed... hehe... one days i will try smoke it... thanks for sharing me abt it... nice to chat u... be smile.... :)
Austin says on 2009-10-30 14:52:03 about to Ivy
I suggest you get together with some friends. A small group. Buy a 20 sack of reg or reggie. Whatever they call that shit now. Get yourself a piece. (A smoking device) And smoke some :)
ivy says on 2009-10-30 12:25:52 about to austin
oh i see... if i try smoke weed, any suggestion?
Austin says on 2009-10-23 14:57:36 about to ivy
and stimulating your mind is fun :)
Austin says on 2009-10-23 14:57:11 about to ivy
it frees your mind. it makes you think. at times you hallucinate. but otherwise it does nothing bad but put resin in your lungs and stimulate your brain cells
dailysmoker says on 2009-10-22 21:47:41 about Pot
7/7 420 4 life
Ivy says on 2009-10-22 09:59:40 about Weed
weed can make u feel peace,thinking abt go to heaven n etc????
Austin (3.25 GPA) says on 2009-10-21 14:41:31 about oh I forgot
I forgot. Yes I do smoke weed. Every weekend. Every friday I buy a 20 sack from my friend and that lasts me two days. 15 years old, smart, and I
Austin (3.25 GPA) says on 2009-10-21 14:38:20 about Weed
Ok.
1. To all you fucktards who say pot-heads are idiots and spell the word idiot wrong. You are a fucking retard who needs to get a life.
2. Weed helps to relieve the stress of your daily activities.
3. I'm not some smartass kid trying to act smart on the internet. I'm just saying. If you dont like weed go away. If you do, roll a blunt and pass it along. ty for reading :)
Ivy says on 2009-10-21 12:43:43 about Weed
is weed good? it is make me bad health? no? i want try smoke it but iam afraid.. advise me.. thanks
TAB$IN says on 2009-10-13 15:04:53 about MARIJUANA
i hav been smokin weed for six years now, and i smookin it everyday........
razor 2 says on 2009-09-16 22:03:21 about weed
god , gave us the gift of alcohol but look at how many 10000000 of lives we have destroyed with this gift.. alcohol was a miracle now it is a poison that will not stop ):
marley fan says on 2009-08-15 12:49:53 about weed
weed is a gift from God. i wrestle and play baseball and i smoke pot at least 5 times a week. i get b's and c's in school. weed makes you see things from a very different point of view. i dont smoke just to be cool, hell half of my friends dont even know i smoke weed and thats because smoking weed has got a bad name because of those people that abuse it. if you haven't tried it then dont knock it..try it first. smoke joke toke. peace love
Chris x3 says on 2009-08-11 10:05:37 about =]
Im a 18 Y.O College Student. I Graduate In December With My A.O.S In Fashion Marketing And Merch. 4.0 GPA . Internship. And A Job. My Brothers In Jail. My Moms A Bitch. And My Dad...Hes just Dad. My Little Sister Just Turned 16...Shes in Attiude Mode. My B.F Cheated on Me. And Im STILL Good. Weeds Perfect. Keeps Me In Check. Yep =]
ganja planter says on 2009-08-05 19:22:57 about high grade
i think that all u ignorant people who citisize the herb are assholes. I am 19 i've been smokin weed from the 6th grade and i still perform gr8 at school. an FYI weed is not a drug its a herb a plant that jus grows drugs u gotta mix stuff like water bakin soda idk the recipe am jus sayin. u guys should smoke some more weed, be consious, humble and meditate on the herb.
Weeed4Lifeee 2k9 says on 2009-08-03 17:23:38 about hmmmmmm weeed
im a 17 year old gyal and ive bin smokin weed everyday for 3/4 years it makes me soo happy i smoke weed everywere nip out of college for a cuple spliffs and then cum bak in it makes life much more fun :D i admit its makes me lazy but sooo wot ure only yung once
weeeeeeed yum yum yummmmm leagalize cannabis
K says on 2009-07-29 22:35:10 about
You are absolutely right.
Society is uneducated and is brainwashed by the media.
I think weed should be legal. It's not a demonic monster like society seems to think.
Look at cigarettes and alcohol. They cause loads of health problems and actually kill people, but no one complains about them.
Weed isn't nearly as dangerous as they are, and yet it's been moved up to a Class B drug, meaning you can get banged up for five years for possessing it, and up to 14 years for dealing it.
It's ridiculous.
haydz says on 2009-07-26 03:21:28 about weed
good point bruver ermmnn yes well i am a borderline schitzophrenic personally your point about the i.e government run comercials was great i agree 100% anyway listen man the government are hypocritical bastards its ok to drink and smoke cigs we meant those other drugs and as for the fact you use marijuana good for u keep doing so anyway im of i just purchased a bong and now all i wanna do is break the damned thing in a bit lmao peace out from a borderline schitzophrenic whom smokes this weed...
Mis says on 2009-07-19 01:58:31 about Weed
I'm attending college for Early Childhood Education. I have a 3.0. I work full time, and am raising a 11 month old, 5 yr old, 6 yr old, 15 yr. old, and 17 yr. old, that aren't mine. In fact the 11 month old is the 15 yr. olds baby. And I'm doing awesome. I'm only 17 years old. And guess what I smoke weed. All of you people cussing and fighting on here about it, are the reason pot looks bad. Just like the artcile says it is those few that mess it up for everybody.
rashyken says on 2009-07-10 03:53:57 about the truth
i hate those haters too. this should be put in a fuckin magazine this is good stuff dudu. word up foy you
BakedNOW! says on 2009-07-06 23:00:57 about Weed
I smoke weed everyday!! Yeah!
MBaby says on 2009-07-02 01:00:33 about
im 13 and i smoke weed, aint eva gonna stop♥
chrisko says on 2009-06-16 00:30:30 about weed
smoke while you can
smoke it hard
peice out
peter says on 2009-06-15 18:49:51 about weed
There are no cases of death from weed alone. It is not physically additive but can become a mental thing if you let it but overall safe "drug". i would rather smoke a bowl over a cig any day! get drunk or get stoned? while drunk your decision making is way off, only decision you make while stoned is what kind of muchies you want.
3.2 gpa says on 2009-06-14 03:05:08 about weed
well most people have been told the bad side it has a good side such as medical benifits
i smoke weed have been for 10 years now my gpa is 3.2 and that good fyi and for you gramer nazi sorry for the typo if there is any.
weedy boy says on 2009-06-03 06:11:05 about weed
buy weed smoke weed then buy more weed smoke that then buy more i love my lif
e
weedy boy says on 2009-06-03 06:09:46 about weed
buy weed smoke weed then buy more weed smoke that then buy more i love my live
Alice says on 2009-05-30 02:53:00 about weed
i am a young girl and i smoke weed...
but to "bull frog" wtf man
i fucked my girlfriend while high on
weed and it was the worst i have ever
had
Alola says on 2009-05-29 03:44:35 about
my friend smokes weed and his fine.
i tried it and i loved it but i'm not addicted or anything. yes it is a plant and yes its bad for you but thats up to all the motherfuckers to decide if they want it or not...
bull frog says on 2009-05-26 18:46:36 about dope
i like smoking dope all the time i smoke veen when im fuking my girlfriend
buda says on 2009-05-22 07:32:08 about weed
dont drink and drive smoke weed and fly
YAHH MUM says on 2009-05-17 20:32:35 about HMM
FAR C'MON LADS JUST RELAX YOUR AXSAYZZ ITS ALL EETSWAA AYEEE =) LMAAO! LAYTAHZ
koolaidman says on 2009-05-12 13:38:25 about
if you smoke weed your penis will grow!!!!
Lydia Loveeee says on 2009-05-06 23:24:23 about Weed
Some of my friends smoke weed!
I don't and I never tried it, (I'm 15).
I want to try it one day, but I'm scared that someone will find out or that I might get addicted?
luke says on 2009-05-06 15:54:14 about weed
Dont say weed is bad.....-.-
it grows in the ground.....ITS A PLANT not a drug, tobacco and alcohol is extremely bad for you...and the statistics prove it, if people want to relax after a stressfull day with a joint then let them!
i personally only smoke cannabis on special occasions....once every 2 or 3 months maybe...
smoker of rawmarsh says on 2009-05-06 07:44:59 about weeeeed!
weed is great i smoke it ALOT and been high is the best feeling ever id put it againsed sex!! well both together would be better like haa!
my boyfriend is a pot head no dwt about it! but he is the soundest lad ever!
weed never hurt anyone no one ever died from weed... and if you say they did then your liein! stright up!
so get a lfe and oohhh baaby get a life and get stoned fukin stoned!
get your self to the land of drugs RAWMARSH and gat your self high!
and remember drugs are for shareing!
so smoke a bifter and pass it on mmm yess!
rembember if your a true stoner ou have stonerzomes not cromerzomes!
so get get your head from up your ars and into the the clouds.. and wot!!!!!!
lotss of lovee
charlotte.. from the land of drugs.. RAWMARSH CREW!!! yessss
seaboobs says on 2009-05-04 14:38:16 about this whole thing
guys, quit fucking arguing its the INTERNET! fighting on here is like racing in the special olympics, even IF you win, your still retarded!
if ppl wanna smoke weed, let them! its their choice. like, fuck off!!
pot is a plant, it grows in the ground, if god didnt want it.. it wouldnt be around, so all you fuckers that dont get high, SHUT THE FUCK UP, STOP RIDICULING US and give it a try.
Amy says on 2009-05-02 10:45:52 about 'WEED'
has no one watched the talk 2 frank advert?
you lot are complete wasters. grow up, u crackheads.
jake bruner says on 2009-04-27 13:12:55 about weed
every body who aginst weed is a tard...iv been smoking sence the 5th grade and im a c student bitch....weed helps u cope with all the shit in life..weed should be legal for people over 13...
mcintosh ( M 3 R K Zz ) says on 2009-04-23 06:05:00 about weed
you are all stupid that u fink weed is good for u so sort ya fukin life out n stop smokin the shit SAVE TH WORLD U CRACKHEADS ! ! !
that says on 2009-04-21 07:08:45 about persson
ur al idoits
weed is good says on 2009-04-16 22:56:27 about weed
weed can not kill you. If it does then you were just screwing around and doing something else wrong. If you use it safely and controlled it can be a very relaxing and enjoying experience. I am 13 and get straight A's while toking the reefer. IT IS FINE!
smoke it
Carlz says on 2009-04-16 21:37:13 about weeed
I think it is addictive.. i used to smoke alot during school and i loved it... i stopped cos my bf made me.. he hated it...
So i stopped smokin for agggesss, then one day i had another bong... it was the best thing ever.. Since then i been smkin again and its the only way i can cope with my bf (he is a prick) but i love him so much... it sucks! smoking keeps my mind off everything!
=)
tigalily86 says on 2009-04-14 02:59:23 about bf on weed
haha i love when my bf smokes weed! it makes him super horny!
sam says on 2009-04-13 05:56:27 about weed
i hate weed my boyfreind smokes it every day he has mood swings and he is awfull 2 be around wen he hasnt got none x
nobby says on 2009-04-12 19:25:01 about weed
People always say stuff like you will get addicted to weed and it will give you paranoya and shit like that but im only 13 but to be honest i would like to try a joint just to see what it is like i smoked for a few months and that was ok but i wanna know what it is like to be stoned.
Corrence says on 2009-04-08 19:39:41 about Mary jane
Legalize weed!!! And ban tobacco, because it actually is proven to kill.
pothead says on 2009-04-08 14:06:34 about mary jane
I SMOKE WEED ALL DAY EVERYDAY ITS FUCKING AWESOME AND ITS AMAZING
IM 15 BEEN SMOKING BUD SINCE 11
IM ADDICTTED AND ITS AWESOME I LOVE IT AS IF IT WAS MY SON
SM0KING ON THAT BUDDAH STOP AN LET THE BUDDAH SOOTH YA (:
Spliff says on 2009-04-08 13:34:02 about WEED
Smoke WEED Everyday!
SlickWillyMofo says on 2009-04-08 02:42:06 about Marijuana etc
Why 21? Is that to equalize it with alcohol? Morals orals! Let it be 18 for both since your technically an adult at that point and can die in war can't have a drink or smoke a joint? rubbish! re-think that 21 age limit thing that isn't morals that's society sticking it to ya. Now if 21 was concerning entering the porn industry that might be more reasonable.
WSJ says on 2009-04-08 00:03:55 about mary J
It's all about corruption. I know i sound like a crazy hippie that lives in a van. But it really is, weed will chill you out, make you appreciate the simple things in life... IF used correctly. blazing a fatty and driving around all day isn't a good idea. and I'm not game for Smoking pot nonstop. but if you're looking to relax, get a change of pace, have fun w/ friends(SAFELY) it's a good way to go. LOL, hell it almost costs less than a movie if you were going w/ all your friends, haa
I do what I want says on 2009-04-06 18:26:39 about Weed
Get High;Rule The World.
And that's that. :)
37 says on 2009-04-06 09:53:27 about r6i
dieeeeeeeeeeeeee
EJ says on 2009-04-06 07:17:39 about
My aunt and cousin have mental problems because of it.
xX.Scream.Xx says on 2009-04-04 20:50:27 about Marijuana
Well I'm only 14, and yes, it's bad that i smoke weed, BUT it's not an addiction. I never smoke alone, and my friends and I only ever smoke when we're incredibly bored. The reason I'm getting bad grades, is NOT because of marijuana, it's because I skip some of my classes, or I don't concentrate, because the subjects don't intrest me. I'm a more arty person, I love music, any form of art including tattoo's and peircings, and most poetry. My friends and I don't smoke it because we want to look 'cool', we do it because we're bored, and it makes us feel something different. None of us use it as a form of inspiration, or as a medication for the stress of school. I don't honestly see the point in smoking massive amounts, because even the smallest high is something different. 'Weed' is decriminalized here in Australia, which means I could grow a plant, as long as i didn't sell. It would only be for my friends and I. Just because I don't play sport, doesn't mean I'm lazy, and once again, it's not because of the weed. I'm currently in year 10, searching for part-time work, so I can earn enough money to continue my collection of guitars, not so I can buy more. I'd say "Try it at least once. I HIGHLY doubt you'll get addicted, and don't bother getting a massive amount. Ask your friends, even family, get enough for YOU, and even then, don't smoke all of it. Just lie back, watch some T.V, read a book, or even go for a walk. See how everything feels. Then figure out why people do it. Experimentation, Boredom. There's nothing wrong with it."
bennyg says on 2009-04-04 05:04:35 about the highs
i smoke it,i aint stoppin it. end off!!
kkk` says on 2009-04-02 12:13:08 about maryhuanna
its a fucking good plant mathafacka
cat says on 2009-04-02 06:31:18 about about
if you smoke weed get off it coz its not good for you and its bad
Feeling Nice says on 2009-03-31 14:12:07 about Smoking
I Say Smoke Them If YOU Have Them
jade says on 2009-03-27 07:48:50 about weed
its shit
smiley says on 2009-03-25 12:41:58 about ..
its all love mann
On mii sh(i)t.. says on 2009-03-24 09:24:08 about mary jane
Ive been smoking since i was 14.. im 16.. weed is the SHIT... i understand those who dont like it.. But i say you should atleast try it before you diss it..
On mii sh(i)t.. says on 2009-03-24 09:23:43 about mary jane
Ive been snoking since i was 14.. im 16.. weed is the SHIT... i understand those who dont like it.. But i say you should atleast try it before you diss it..
On mii sh(i)t.. says on 2009-03-24 09:20:59 about mary jane
Ive been snoking since i was 14.. im 16.. weed is the SHIT... i understand those who dont like.. But i say you should atleast try it before you diss it..
mz. all/dat says on 2009-03-24 09:16:06 about mary jane
Im 16 and i only smoke weed on special accassion's. and becuz it helps me relax kick back and just have fun. people who smoke weed becuz they think it's cool.. STOP!!.. smoking weed is not a good way to try and fit in.....
Jackyy says on 2009-03-17 17:20:48 about maryj
HEAR FUCKING HEAR
ant says on 2009-03-16 16:50:56 about weed
i need a big J
Christina says on 2009-03-06 19:06:55 about
ok,first of all I dont smoke it, just caught my brother and wanted to understand it. My problem? He just turned 16 and has his exams in a few weeks. Yes if your old enough and understand what your getting into, go for it,I wont judge, but when young teenagers are smoking it, thats wrong. Some of you say your 14 and smoke it, that aint right,its sick and you need to stop trying to join in with the older kids!!
It does not make you look good! So you have school......we all have at one point-so why is it different for you?
Family problems etc? We have all been through some kind of family problem so get over yourself and stop feeling sorry for yourself!
The writer of this artcle i agree with...When your 21 and grown up and not some stupid fucked up kid who writes on websites using fucked up english so that people think your 'hard'. Its people like you who give 'weed' a bad reputation. So well done for ruining it for people older and wiser than you kids!
hghg says on 2009-03-06 15:25:17 about fet
bad
Fuck weed says on 2009-02-28 16:20:16 about
wow if you do weed because you're stressed that's.....stupid! God I just lost my home, my parents, and my sister! And im not doing that shit. If you think that weed is some harmless little drug.....you must be a little slow. People I love have died of this shit! If you want to ruin your life go ahead because if you keep on doing it you will.
Fuck drugs
lorro says on 2009-02-25 07:36:11 about weed
what are you lot on about weed is expensive crap and just a waste of time if you nsmoke this i bet you millions of pounds that ull die 10 yrs younger so plz stop !!!!!!!!
yo says on 2009-02-19 01:40:40 about 420
realize that it pretty much is legal. that law abviously doesnt scare anybody. people that want to smoke will smoke. just dont be a dumb ass and get caught.
dinomate112 says on 2009-02-17 19:08:37 about Weed
Happy times. All the same. Weed is a weed indeed. It is a choice. No one is forced. No person is tried. It is a revolution. The happy times rule. I use to smoke. I decided not to. I am still happy. I'm glad I did. It helped me alot. I know me now. I love that feeling. I feel hella happy. Thank you Maryjane, peace.
lil weed baby says on 2009-02-14 18:08:48 about weeeeeddddd
ok ive been smoking weed for 4 years now i am 16 and its gets me through the day. i totally agree with this article because honestly life is soo stressful even for someone as young as me. its great to come home after a day of hard work, learning,getting bitched at, and more fucking homework to just smoke a bowl.
when did weed become such a terrible thing...ill tell you when,
when america started with this bullshit about above the influence.
well america im below the influence and you alll can suck it.
if weed was legalized everyone in america would be pot head.
this shit really saves lives.
did you know that only 1 drop of weed hits your lungs every 20 years.
but cigrettes fuck your lungs up almost 10 times as fast.
so instead of only getting that one moment of calmness because of a cig. how about you get a hour of happiness from weed.
you know what i say
OBAMA NEEDS A FUCKING CAMPAIGN FOR WEED.
O AND HE NEED A FAT BLUNT.
jeff says on 2009-02-12 06:59:19 about
Dude weed seems reli expensive in the uk and other countries.
guess wht! i'm only getting it at 10 Pounds/stack of weed!
its crazyly cheap!#$%^& weed rule!
Blaz\'in says on 2009-02-11 18:01:57 about Wakky Tobaccy
eh im 17 i smoke it everyday. theres nuthing better then comming home from work and havin a few billies then sittin on the couch to put yah feet up and watch home and away ;)
then wake up the next morning with no effects ready to get your ass outta bed for work again :)
c,mon dont be a tight ass...
have a blaze every once in a while.
no doubt you'll go bak for seconds
ovelay uoyay
grimreaper585 says on 2009-02-08 20:46:08 about
it is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam says on 2009-02-01 19:46:42 about totally agree
well put, it should be the choice of the individual, not the state.
True_Weedhead_LMAO says on 2009-01-27 17:39:29 about Weed
All Yuu Guys That Are Against Weed Needa Fukkin Get A Life TBH. Yeah Okaii Im Onlii 14, And Yeah I Know I Shudnt Smoke It, But WTF Guys...Yuu Onlii Live Once Init, So Make The Fukkin Most Of It. People Shud Be Allowed Tuu Duu What They Want, When It Comes Tuu Weed. If Ya Lookin For Fun, Fukk Drinkin Yaself Intuu Self-Pitty, Cos Yuu Onli Come Outta That Wiv A Bangin Hangova... Start Smoking The Weed Init Bruv Cos There Aint No After Effects When Its Worn Off, So Yuu Dont Needa Worri If Ya Got Work The Next Daii And What Not, Cos There Wont Be Any Problems Wiv The Hangovas And Shit. Tuu All Yuu Weeders... Keep Smoking It Bruv, All Yuu Haters Fukk Off... Yuu Obv Dont Hate It That Much Or Ya Wudnt Of Ended Up On This Page Bout Weed And Yuu Deffo Wudnt Of Wasted Precious Puffing Time Reading All The Comments Till Ya Got Tuu This One, LMAO Yuu Sadd Cunts
PEACE OUT GUYS XX
newbee says on 2009-01-17 04:35:51 about weed
I jus startd smoking 2 days ago n its great! Ilm 20 years old hold down a part time job while I attend college as a full time student. Its not sumthin I'm gunna do everyday or every othr day jus when whenever I feel like it
plzhelp:s says on 2009-01-16 19:13:23 about
well i have really bad bones and i was told taking this wud stop the pain so if it works and i wont get addicted i will take it does anyone no what i shid do?
mel says on 2009-01-15 18:38:36 about weed
well this article did catch my attention. im 14 and at first i thought smooking weed was lame and shit but over the past year i herd it wasent so bad.but i always wanted to know wat it would feel like so next me and my friends would propably find out.
buyaweed.info says on 2009-01-15 16:50:33 about weed
I am smoking it and earning money from it!
ganjacation4thenation says on 2009-01-08 21:38:21 about weed
sort of fitting that I'm writing this with a doob in my hand isn't it? I noticed that all these comments are from you amercan folk and thought I'd add some Britishness to the subject! I'm 16 years old and I smoke a gargantuan amount of skunk and have been doing for the past 3 years, so far the only negative parts are the dry mouth, occasional sore throat and of course, the law, this is gonna take some explaining as weed laws are different this side of the pond, basically cannabis has just been changed to a class b drug, with class c being the lowest ( ketamine is a class c! Ridiculous!) witch means u can get up to 7 years for possesion and up to 20 for selling it or even giving it to friends by passing on a lit doobie! If u are caught by the police with a small amaount u get a cauition, 2 cautions and u get a conviction! I'm on my first caution and if I get a second I will never be allowed in the USA again even though I have duel nationality! It is a pathetic system, instead of wasting police time with all this bollocks they could catch some real criminals like the fucker who shaved the word fuckhead onto the side of my dog! I get mostly A and B grades, I have an evening job as a waiter and those dickheads who make me take there soup back because it has too much pepper ( I hold the fucking great pepper mill and I say, tell me when to stop!) would probably leave wearing the soup if I didn't have a bong stashed behind the kitchens!! Anyway, that's enough from me for know, all u smokers, keep toking and all u haters, fuck off and throw yourselfes in a woodchipper u horrible bastards!
poopopppop says on 2009-01-07 14:17:09 about weed
weed is a durg that makes people feel cool but hate to breck it to you you fuck ups arnt
tjlekoqmb aepnrqol says on 2008-12-30 10:47:05 about jbqyz tvyb
im ripped says on 2008-12-28 02:24:32 about mary jane
niggas
nigga please says on 2008-12-22 22:53:31 about weed
weed isnt that bad for you. even though people are all like ooohhhh weed ull die. they should all shut the fuck up. hell lsd isnt bad for u. the guy yhat invented it and did it like everyday lived to 102. everyone in my family smokes weed. mom dad sis bro cousins aunts uncles and once i turned 13 a bong and a dub for my birthday. weed is good
jode says on 2008-12-18 23:50:35 about weed
the commercials never tell anyone the truth so why should we listen to them about weed. im a waitress know and wihtout smoking weed after a weekend shift i would have gave my self another ulcer. weed helps me relax and its about the only thing that does. mabey the goverment wants us to stress out nd kill ourselves because weeds illegal. ciggarets on the other hand actually kill you from smoking.
u dick says on 2008-12-17 12:32:31 about u wanker
i smoke weed because its the only thing that keeps me sane and stops me from getting angry
you lot sound like a bunch of dick heads and pussy holes to me you sound like faggats i hope you get cought and batty rapped in prison you all somke weed to look cool you wankers when your addicted to weed you smoke it on your own fuck socialising then you cant get stoned and enjoy yourself
megan says on 2008-12-16 19:20:10 about weed
my frist time somking weed was kind of carzy like i was saying what do you say something and that why i am still somking weed after school 30 days
clayyytoins says on 2008-12-08 15:53:29 about weed
sure it feels good and all but its hella bad for you but dont get me wrong it fucks you up!
alcoholica says on 2008-12-05 15:53:01 about weed in general
i ain got nothin against smokin weed hell i used to smoke it everyday for 6 yrs straight and im only 24 and i wrk me arse of full time i think it's stupid i dnt smoke it nemore like but ppl shud be given the right to smoke it or not it's entirely up to what ppl want to do
Weedseeker says on 2008-12-02 23:51:24 about marijuana
Omgod its 12:49 i thunk im hi wable wable wable i am a hippie end i wwannaget stnoed i only got one live
birdy says on 2008-12-01 10:08:35 about birdy
i am so fkin fat i eat beef burgers in the bath
birdy says on 2008-12-01 10:08:17 about birdy
i am so fkin fat#
whats ?? says on 2008-12-01 10:06:51 about whats ??
whats whats i lick your bots
weed says on 2008-12-01 10:05:33 about weed
i hate drugs i jus love getin stoned on air
ace says on 2008-12-01 07:04:19 about u lot
u lot are smack heads
pwee says on 2008-11-28 09:48:43 about weed
i got stoned every day this week buying £100 pound worths tonight
mc ace says on 2008-11-28 06:07:26 about me
you useless fuk ups
amba-rawr says on 2008-11-27 18:17:22 about toe-knee
toe-knee
hoe would yu knw WHEN UR NOT TALKN TEW ME!
haha
stoned mutha fcukers!
all the way
yeahr
WATT
xx
Toe-Knee says on 2008-11-27 18:16:46 about weed =]
ummm... this is a cool site :D
i love it ! haha.
cookie_monstah says on 2008-11-27 18:16:37 about weed
n e 1 wanna have a joint wiv me?
lol
toe knee anber and sarahare so stond=]
gawsh
Toe-Knee says on 2008-11-27 18:14:57 about weed =]
amber and toni are kinda cool :-/
hehe xxx
Toe-knee says on 2008-11-27 18:13:23 about weed =]
i want to make a shout out to my mum =]
she thinks im special =]
xxx
amba-rawr says on 2008-11-27 18:12:25 about weed
weed is the shizle wen ur havn sex!
haha
and yes i do knw all about weed!!
hahha
ani questions?????
lol thnx toe knee
ily2! haha
cookie_monstah says on 2008-11-27 18:11:32 about weed
oii weed is the shit when youe havingsex !
bro me and amber are so stond ryt now!
Toe - Knee says on 2008-11-27 18:11:31 about weed =]
Hey amber!
you know all about weed! lol
ily.x
amba-rawr says on 2008-11-27 18:07:53 about weed
weeeeeed is gooood bro,
lol
NODDY says on 2008-11-26 10:04:57 about LAURA HUNTER
MY LASS LAURA HUNTER IS SO HOTT AND SO FAT I LOVE HER MY NAME IS LEWIS BTW
ey up says on 2008-11-26 10:02:15 about life
i smoke 57 joints a day and 25 bukets but i dont get stoned
dabnny says on 2008-11-26 09:59:42 about weed
whats weed i smoke acid
potkingz says on 2008-11-25 21:53:07 about weed
i smoke 20 a day at school
Liljuliet015 says on 2008-11-16 19:15:17 about weed
i don't know i think it may be a good thing but may be a bad thing.... i'm concerned about the burning and the smoke... the plant is cool i smoke but i don't think the actual smoke is good maybe it's the dutches a bong might serve me some justice but some time it's strong and that concern me cuz that dutch is what i think maybe is the harmful part....i am a weed smoker (now) and i think weed is not as bad as they say but inhaling smoke may not be the best way to intake it
TwizzlerTrix says on 2008-10-29 18:48:11 about HAHA
hey the reason you didnt get high is becuase it was probably your first time blazing, so it never works the first time.. you could ask anyone..
the second or third time u start feeling it..
im 19 and im in college with a 3.7 GPA in business.. i smoke everyday more then once about 4-5 times....... me and my friends just like to have a good time..
highnote32 says on 2008-10-27 13:04:24 about Smoking Weed
I have been smoking weed for 6 years and it's good stuff. I just like the feeling of being high on it. I stay focused and motivated when it comes to important aspects of my life. I am smart and educated.. I have knowledge. I'm 24, maybe too old for weed. I am still puffing chronic.
KaVItY says on 2008-10-27 07:05:11 about GrEEn
Hey i recently strted datin this chik n her n her frends r all stoners, so i tried weed out. i had 1 joint once n a few drags of a pipe. i didnt get hi.so is ther sothin rong wit me do i need massive amounts ov weed 2 get high cos i wanna screw her wen im hi.apparenly its real good ay,so sombody plz answer ma question
punkassbitch says on 2008-10-23 10:12:27 about weeedbabyy
you live once, make the most of it & live the high life, not bein funny everyone shud atleast try it once before they diss it, soo yerr i agreee live the highlifeee [;
will.I.am says on 2008-10-23 09:10:47 about doobie
eh, m a pothead and all i gotta say is that weed is the shit. and as for everything being fun, hell yeah it is ten times better wen u stoned coz u become really alert. and don't even get me started on having sex wen u stoned. wen m satoned, i always become horney and just need to have sex. it the best sex u will ever have. then u smoke a joint after sex.. now dats the shit right there. if u ever tapped a girl while smoking a joint, u will know what m talking about. then there is also getting head when u high, now dat right there is the shit!
Anti-idiot says on 2008-10-16 22:13:31 about Cannabis, Sativa.
I am a medical science student, I don't smoke allot of cannabis anymore. However after a hard weeks work on Friday I enjoy a nice blunt it's relaxing and well I prefer it to drinking myself stupid and inducing cirrhosis.
The fact that Cannabis sativa will not be legalised is due to the fact that monopolising it's sale and production is virtually impossible because of the sheer volume of individuals that already use and cultivate it. At the end of the day it all boils down to money and the greedy bastards at the top.
It's medicinal benefits are great for MS, Cancer patients and the list goes on and on.
Cannabis has no recorded fatalities and therefore hails an insignificance when compared with money spent on repairing drunken idiots in A&E wards all over the land, which could be allocated to say new drugs, alternatives to chemotherapy and many other nore worthy causes. (The negative effects of this for example no appetite and nausea can be warded off by ingesting cannabis)
If it were up to me I'd let the damaged drunks suffer but I have to take an oath.
There is also no evidence linking Cannabis usage to cancer, It has actually been suggested that it can slow down the growth of cancer and therefore may be an effective agent in fighting the spread of cancer until further treatment is given to the patient. Anybody who experiences negative psychological effectsfrom it usually has a pre-existing mental condition or a history of mental illness in their immediate family. Oh and this just rich you people have seen the anti- cannabis ads that are frankly bullshit, anybody involved in the production of these should be taken outside then put against a wall and then shot. Oh and this is what I was just calling ritch, Say 100 papers were written and one contained the results the publishers and the peer-review panel are looking for ( Cannabis causes brain damage, cancer and violent behaviour ect.) the other 99 would be disgarded or even completly ignored because they do not give the desired result.
Lastly a life lesson for a few of the idiots above who have said that cannabis fucks up your life...... Cannabis Sativa at the is a plant it's matter (Buds ect.) produce certain effects which are basically a survival mechanism to stop the plant being eaten ensuring the survival of the species. The only person that fucks 'your' life up is you and if you have fucked your life up and are wallowing in self pitty have the balls to steer the blame from the weed you smoked and look at yourself, at every corner you had the opportunity to go and make something of yourself but you went and got high. So whose fault is it? Not the Plant, Not the dealers, Not your friends who introduced you to it, YOU ONLY HAVE YOURSELF TO BLAME. If you are still blaming weed for your mistakes in life then you are a bigger idiot than I ever could have imagined was possible.
Cannabis sativa as whole is beneficial to society and has been an integreal part of many cultures for 1000's of years. Those who prohibited it's usage are idiots and those who support it's prohibition are bigger idiots. This completely harmless herb has been caught up in polotics and been used to bait voters. It should be legalised for 21 year olds in the same effective system they use in Amsterdam, immediatly.
Anti-idiot says on 2008-10-16 22:09:35 about Cannabis, Sativa.
I am a medical science student, I don't smoke allot of cannabis anymore. However after a hard weeks work on Friday I enjoy a nice blunt it's relaxing and well I prefer it to drinking myself stupid and inducing cirrhosis.
The fact that Cannabis sativa will not be legalised is due to the fact that monopolising it's sale and production is virtually impossible because of the sheer volume of individuals that already use and cultivate it. At the end of the day it all boils down to money and the greedy bastards at the top.
It's medicinal benefits are great for MS, Cancer patients and the list goes on and on.
Cannabis has no recorded fatalities and therefore hails an insignificance when compared with money spent on repairing drunken idiots in A&E wards all over the land, which could be allocated to say new drugs, alternatives to chemotherapy and many other nore worthy causes. (The negative effects of this for example no appetite and nausea can be warded off by ingesting cannabis)
If it were up to me I'd let the damaged drunks suffer but I have to take an oath.
There is also no evidence linking Cannabis usage to cancer, It has actually been suggested that it can slow down the growth of cancer and therefore may be an effective agent in fighting the spread of cancer until further treatment is given to the patient. Anybody who experiences negative psychological effectsfrom it usually has a pre-existing mental condition or a history of mental illness in their immediate family. Oh and this just rich you people have seen the anti- cannabis ads that are frankly bullshit, anybody involved in the production of these should be taken outside then pit against a wall and then shot. Oh and this is what I was just calling ritch, Say 100 papers were written and one contained the results the publishers and the peer-review panel are looking for ( Cannabis causes brain damage, cancer and violent behaviour ect.) the other 99 would be disgarded or even completly ignored because they do not give the desired result.
Lastly a life lesson for a few of the idiots above who have said that cannabis fucks up your life...... Cannabis Sativa at the is a plant it's matter (Buds ect.) produce certain effects which are basically a survival mechanism to stop the plant being eaten ensuring the survival of the species. The only person that fucks 'your' life up is you and if you have fucked your life up and are wallowing in self pitty have the balls to steer the blame from the weed you smoked and look at yourself, at every corner you had the opportunity to go and make something of yourself but you went and got high. So whose fault is it? Not the Plant, Not the dealers, Not your friends who introduced you to it, YOU ONLY HAVE YOURSELF TO BLAME. If you are still blaming weed for your mistakes in life then you are a bigger idiot than I ever could have imagined was possible.
Cannabis sativa as whole is beneficial to society and has been an integreal part of many cultures for 1000's of years. Those who prohibited it's usage are idiots and those who support it's prohibition are bigger idiots. This completely harmless herb has been caught up in polotics and been used to bait voters. It should be legalised for 21 year olds in the same effective system they use in Amsterdam, immediatly.
uydtf says on 2008-10-16 19:35:01 about weh
im so high on this shit mother fuckers
stayzbuzzed says on 2008-10-09 17:38:06 about
Cut out the middleman. Spend $500 on a good grow light sew the seeds and in approximately 75 total days you can have better pot than you can buy. Think if you grow one ounce you've paid for the light and the electric bill isnt that much more. Kush all the way!!
stayzbuzzed says on 2008-10-09 17:25:06 about
Yea the government is against weed...They would rather have cocaine., Thats why it is a misdemeanor in d.c. and only d.c yet crack is a felony. Wonder why that is?? Look it up.
Buddha Bless says on 2008-09-24 14:11:23 about
I don't have much to say because everyone has basically repeated themselves minus weednomore who does have some valid points, but the fact of the matter is no one has committed suicide from just marijuana in there system, theres always a little something extra in there. Its all mental and the more secluded you are high the more deep thoughts you will conceive, but when your with friends/family you love, i'm sorry but nothing is more fun than getting high. weednomore I went through every single step that you point out from 8th grade-12th grade and i'm still happy, in college paying off tuition, my brand new car and the beautiful dime bags without my parents. weednomore your ignorant to the fact that your going to feel the same from when you wake up to when you sleep. Get high, relax, because you only live i think one time last time i checked.
in the words of Bill Hicks..
“Why is marijuana against the law? It grows naturally upon our planet. Doesn't the idea of making nature against the law seem to you a bit . . . unnatural?”
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sir potthead says on 2008-09-11 11:14:24 about weed
hi i my self am a eed head and yes i would have to say it is quite good i love pot and as my friend say smoke every day !!!
Natalie says on 2008-09-10 20:46:18 about Mary Jane
I agree with you 100%. It IS true that when you are working in customer service, and you have assholes come up to you all day, the only way to keep myself from killing them is to take a few puffs, and suddenly I'm kindly smiling at the asshole that yells at me for the prices of his sandwich that took me 4 minutes to make for his ass.
pro weed motha fuckers.
I dont care who or what thinks it makes you stupid. It just make ya relaxed and cool about shit. ^____^
kera says on 2008-08-29 12:38:16 about weed
i lyke smokin weed cause it feels good it makes you feel good but i'm not an addit
evil_touches says on 2008-08-02 18:39:44 about weeeeed
the governments point of view on weed is fucking rediculous the commercials the comments, aligations i saw this blog the other day it was talking about CANNIBUS INDUCED SCHITZAPHRENIA how rediculous is that i know ppl who have smoked for over 20 years and are perfectly fine no schitz no parinioa im 16 and have been smoking for about 4 years no im not in school but weed had nothing to do with it thr government wont legalize weed bcua they cant tax it therefor no profit
mark says on 2008-06-30 18:40:12 about drugs
i ove to see people using smoke.....becouse i canot give up to smoke i realy love smoke...every day
benji says on 2008-05-25 20:47:18 about weed
yep love it
jirrel says on 2008-05-05 00:22:43 about weed
im might smoke wee on the w.e i wana so badly but the guy might not get some fuckkkk
bud stud says on 2008-04-21 21:14:54 about weed
i love weed
babymama says on 2008-04-21 11:16:04 about weed
i loooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeee weed it cool it iight do u all want to smoke it wit me
anon. says on 2008-04-21 09:44:11 about "pot smokers are brain dead" stereotype
i attend college for a degree full-time, i have a 4.0 GPA, work full-time at a hospital, i pay my taxes, i have never been arrested.... I SMOKE POT. i smoke a lot of pot. and it irks me terribly when i see the degrading commercials, comments etc.
sure, some individuals that get high are your stereotypical lazy person. but how many people that don't smoke pot at all are still lazy, without a job. not contributing to society. to me, it's not right to just blame the use of marijuana for that. chronic laziness. it happens with or without the use of pot. regardless. anyway, loved the article!
Sanctuary says on 2008-04-13 02:49:35 about Cannibis
Where did the word ’marijuana’ come from? In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant...as you will read. The facts cited here, with references, are verifiable in the Encyclopedia Britannica which was printed on hemp paper for 150 years:
* All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp Paper Reconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974.
* It was LEGAL TO PAY TAXES WITH HEMP in America from 1631 until the early 1800s; LA Times, Aug. 12, 1981.
* REFUSING TO GROW HEMP in America during the 17th and 18th Centuries WAS AGAINST THE LAW! You could be jailed in Virginia for refusing to grow hemp from 1763 to 1769; Hemp in Colonial Virginia, G. M. Herdon.
* George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers GREW HEMP; Washington and Jefferson Diaries. Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds from China to France then to America.
* Benjamin Franklin owned one of the first paper mills in America and it processed hemp. Also, the War of 1812 was fought over hemp. Napoleon wanted to cut off Moscow’s export to England-- Emperor Wears No Clothes, Jack Herer.
* For thousands of years, 90% of all ships’ sails and rope were made from hemp. The word ’canvas’ is Dutch for cannabis -- Webster’s New World Dictionary.
* 80% of all textiles, fabrics, clothes, linen, drapes, bed sheets, etc. were made from hemp until the 1820s with the introduction of the cotton gin.
* The first Bibles, maps, charts, Betsy Ross’s flag, the first drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were made from hemp; U.S. Government Archives.
* The first crop grown in many states was hemp. 1850 was a peak year for Kentucky producing 40,000 tons. Hemp was the largest cash crop until the 20th Century; State Archives.
* Oldest known records of hemp farming go back 5000 years in China, although hemp industrialization probably goes back to ancient Egypt.
* Rembrants, Gainsboroughs, Van Goghs as well as most early canvas paintings were principally painted on hemp linen.
* In 1916, the U.S. Government predicted that by the 1940s all paper would come from hemp and that no more trees need to be cut down. Government studies report that 1 acre of hemp equals 4.1 acres of trees. Plans were in the works to implement such programs; Department of Agriculture
* Quality paints and varnishes were made from hemp seed oil until 1937. 58,000 tons of hemp seeds were used in America for paint products in 1935; Sherman Williams Paint Co. testimony before Congress against the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act.
* Henry Ford’s first Model-T was built to run on hemp gasoline and the CAR ITSELF WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM HEMP! On his large estate, Ford was photographed among his hemp fields. The car, ’grown from the soil,’ had hemp plastic panels whose impact strength was 10 times stronger than steel; Popular Mechanics, 1941.
* Hemp called ’Billion Dollar Crop.’ It was the first time a cash crop had a business potential to exceed a billion dollars; Popular Mechanics, Feb., 1938.
* Mechanical Engineering Magazine (Feb. 1938) published an article entitled ’The Most Profitable and Desirable Crop that Can be Grown.’ It stated that if hemp was cultivated using 20th Century technology, it would be the single largest agricultural crop in the U.S. and the rest of the world.
The following information comes directly from the United States Department of Agriculture’s 1942 14-minute film encouraging and instructing ’patriotic American farmers’ to grow 350,000 acres of hemp each year for the war effort:
’...(When) Grecian temples were new, hemp was already old in the service of mankind. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for cordage and cloth in China and elsewhere in the East. For centuries prior to about 1850, all the ships that sailed the western seas were rigged with hempen rope and sails. For the sailor, no less than the hangman, hemp was indispensable...
...Now with Philippine and East Indian sources of hemp in the hands of the Japanese...American hemp must meet the needs of our Army and Navy as well as of our industries...
...the Navy’s rapidly dwindling reserves. When that is gone, American hemp will go on duty again; hemp for mooring ships; hemp for tow lines; hemp for tackle and gear; hemp for countless naval uses both on ship and shore. Just as in the days when Old Ironsides sailed the seas victorious with her hempen shrouds and hempen sails. Hemp for victory!’
Certified proof from the Library of Congress; found by the research of Jack Herer, refuting claims of other government agencies that the 1942 USDA film ’Hemp for Victory’ did not exist.
Hemp cultivation and production do not harm the environment. The USDA Bulletin #404 concluded that hemp produces 4 times as much pulp with at least 4 to 7 times less pollution. From Popular Mechanics, Feb. 1938
dboy says on 2008-04-09 22:16:23 about
smoke weed, support dboys all over the country, it doesnt kill. but dont smoke wit mofuckas u dont know, dat will kill u!
sam says on 2008-03-31 03:25:21 about weed
i looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove weed man yer nick george n nick yer man
xx-weed-xx
WEEDALLTHETIME says on 2008-03-31 03:23:56 about LALLA
IM ROLLING A SPILFTER RIGHTN NOW
nins says on 2008-03-31 03:22:08 about weed
i love weed
me and nick r really stoned
hahahahahahaha
WEED says on 2008-03-31 03:19:48 about WEED
I SMOKE 50 JOINTS A DAY
GOERGE AND ME ARE STONED NOW
nins says on 2008-03-31 03:18:27 about weeeeeeed
weed is cool
i would rape someone for weed
Doped Up Teen says on 2008-03-26 22:53:28 about whats the big deal?
There are lots of varying opinions on the usage and effects of marijuana but when it comes down to it people (influenced by differing medias or not) are responsible for their own choices in life. The reason pot is used in such a discriminative matter is most definitely due to mixed propaganda but there is no reason to get all worked up about this shit if weed is still so available. As long as dime bags are at a 10 dollar a piece price on the dealing market and i have a blunt in my hand every couple days than let medias depict images of over emphasized truths and let up tight white collars look on disapprovingly because quite frankly nuthin can beat havin a rewarding toke after completing another gruesome year at high school.
EducatedOne says on 2008-03-23 18:13:35 about dumb
3.5 is average not good.. haha and this story is half true filled with misconceptions. The Author obviously believes subconsciously that Marijuana is a stimulative aura to moderate ones' pathetic life. People who use the drug are abstractively moronic to the world, and are mollified "aretards" and are sustained by the determined world...Darwin failed. Thanks to civic. People like "Potman" and Holly M. archly sustain to the mottled lifestyles of the surpressent of the modern anoint of false culture.
potman says on 2008-03-05 18:07:34 about pot
i smoke 50 joints a day
potman says on 2008-03-05 18:07:30 about pot
i smoke 50 joints a day
anon. says on 2008-03-05 18:07:22 about pot
i smoke 50 joints a day
mary juwanna says on 2008-03-05 08:29:04 about smokin
o.k 1st off, people that smoke weed are.......uh......um what was i talking about hahaha sorry 2 stupid from smoking pot no less than 3 times a day every day but then again i was never really smart but when i started smoking weed i found a creative side of me that i never new i had b 4 and now i am a artist because of it. It helps me relax for a little so I can open my mind up for new visualizations I LOVE SMOKING WEED AND IM NEVER gOING TO Stop
mary juwanna says on 2008-03-05 08:28:54 about smokin
o.k 1st off, people that smoke weed are.......uh......um what was i talking about hahaha sorry 2 stupid from smoking pot no less than 3 times a day every day but then again i was never really smart but when i started smoking weed i found a creative side of me that i never new i had b 4 and now i am a artist because of it. It helps me relax for a little so I can open my mind up for new visualizations I LOVE SMOKING WEED AND IM NEVER gOING TO Stop
K-man says on 2008-02-18 04:26:13 about Smokin Weed
Weed doesnt make you lazy,,the individual smokin it does,,,some people are very motivated with jobs,,,education,,money,,yada yada who are chronic weed smokers,,,others are pure discuss lazy(societys propoganda viev) same same with Alchohol,,some people are funny loving people when drinking,,others beat their wifes kids,,destructive,,whatever,,,,remember its the INDIVIDUAL PERSON,,who makes the expierence of weed or Booze what it is,,,,dont forget that plz.....as for the long post on anti weed and how destructive it is,,with the steps of severity and nonsense,,,that person abiously lives a life of regret,,(i dont wish that on my worse enemy) but has chosen Weed as the culprit not his own actions throught out time....... later and keep smokin,,,i really feel for those who havent yet or got the chance to expierence the wonderful joy of Marijuana!!!!!!!
K-man says on 2008-02-18 04:25:05 about Smokin Weed
Weed doesnt make you lazy,,the individual smokin it does,,,some people are very motivated with jobs,,,education,,money,,yada yada who are chronic weed smokers,,,others are pure discuss lazy(societys propoganda viev) same same with Alchohol,,some people are funny loving people when drinking,,others beat their wifes kids,,destructive,,whatever,,,,remember its the INDIVIDUAL PERSON,,who makes the expierence of weed or Booze what it is,,,,dont forget that plz.....as for the long post on anti weed and how destructive it is,,with the steps of severity and nonsense,,,that person abiously lives a life of regret,,(i dont wish that on my worse enemy) but has chosen Weed as the culprit not his own actions throught out time....... later and keep smokin,,,i really feel for those who havent yet or got the chance to expierence the wonderful joy of Marijuana!!!!!!!
Johhny Gets says on 2007-03-21 14:44:40 about take away weed
take away weed and make coke the gate way drug now which one do you want your kid to start with.
teach them good and you don,t have to worry.
if you don't talk to them then some one will get it got it good!!!
joe smoke says on 2007-03-21 10:43:43 about cool
i agree with every word that you said more people should speak out like you if i ever met you your getting a dime from me
joe smoke says on 2007-03-21 10:30:53 about why we need weed
people are always talking about how weed is bad for you i say SHUT UP!! weed has done more for me than eny one ever has .Im a 18 year old guy from houston TX weed is the only thing that help me get through tests,bad times and drinking. Some say that weed is bad well they should go to hell the point is we live in AMERICA HOME OF THE FREE RIGHT? well let us be freeand let us smoke are weed in peace.
shamz says on 2007-02-16 13:45:38 about
i love weed...it is the best ting i found out in life...evry1 shld try it atleast once in life.....it's abt gettin HIGH.....one who smokes will understand this.....weed is the mildest nd safest of all drugs...blv me frnds...so KEEP SMOKING
Ape1029 says on 2007-02-12 17:58:42 about MAD PROPS!!!!
I feel what you're saying 100%. My story is pretty much the same- I work in the Medical field, I am a full time college student with a 3.5 GPA and HELL YEAH I smoke weed everyday. There is nothing wrong with sittin back and smokin a bowl after a long morning of college classes. Everybody goes through stress, and smokin bud is the best way to calm stress. Since the US is so obese due to stress; smoke some weed. It'll calm your stress making it less chance for depression and binge eating due to stress. So what if you get the munchies; it's not like you're gorging yourself! Just wait, Marijuana will be legal- once old politicians get out and the younger ones that have smoked weed will speak how they feel. I give a full beer to you my love! You speak the truth!
John says on 2007-02-02 03:02:10 about smoking pot: in sickness and in health
GREAT article!
If you would allow me: I, too, have been smoking Pot (off and on, whenever available and affordable) since High school, being a child of the late 60s.
But then in my Senior year of college, I began having heartburn and upset stomach problems. Doctors wasted my time and money on worthless pills and their bills, here in the USA.
Nothing worked to ease my suffering, except: the weed.
I'd get sick, smoke a bit, and feel better. That was in the mid-70s. (My code name for Pot has always been 'JUJU' from the old Tarzan movies. I still use it today, but keep that to yourselves, please). ;-)
A recent trip to the well respected Mayo Clinic in Arizona, I was asked by one of the doctors who saw my Ph.D. and note about smoking Pot. She told me it was legal to be prescribed there in Arizona, and also told me something I already knew: medical science has proven, time and again, that Pot eases the sufferings of not just A.I.D.S. patients, but people like me with digestive problems. Wow. And after I asked: she finished 1st in medal school at Harvard. Double wow.
Therefore, we need more writers and comments about this topic the help save the world from undue sufferings.
* My Grandmother told me before she died in 1993, that back in the 1920s, they gave her morphine tablets at drugstores, over-the-counter and it was totally legal. She used them for a toothache until the tooth was pulled, but told me she had never been in pain after that. Grandmother was not a drinker, nor did she take any illegal drugs. She went to and was active in her church for 75 years.
Respectfully,
John Deeds, writer for The Cheers.org
save your lies says on 2007-01-18 20:47:39 about
re / anon. 2006-10-17 20:17:01
Interesting facts. However think of this:
Pot is only a gateway drug when it is illegal.
According to the New Science Magazine, in Amsterdam the average age of a hard drug user is currently in the early forties. The average age has been increasing since pot was decriminalized.
Many of the problems you describe are more likely to be the result of harder drugs that the teens are taking and not pot itself.
Since this is the case, decimalizing pot would benefit society. If it is no longer a gateway drug, pot users would not be lead onto other drugs by their dealer. This would reduce the amount of social problems you describe.
Rhome says on 2006-11-15 09:28:20 about way to go!
Hey I just wanted to say thats exactly something i would say to all the people who ask, I'm with you on this one, people just can't see that instead of us being the depressed/stressed/upset people who take their problems out on ether themselfs by cutting or on others by hurting, we sit back light a joint and become happy, calm our nervs, without takeing it out on others, or ourselves. and what do others do? they get angry and bring everyone else down with them, and after have a ciggarette with is still 4 times worse, (nothing against cigg. smokers cause I'm an ex smoker myself) and then they will go drown there sorrows in Liquor and become violent with others and so on. well thanks for being one of thoes who help the solutions SMOKE A J!
Rupublicans Blaze better then DEm says on 2006-10-29 22:31:27 about
I Totaly Agree I Love your take on th Waiter thing i am 16 and had a job at dennys people pissed me off
So durring the break i took a little toke time out and enjoyed work after that. The time went by i wasnt stressed and no1 complained.
Hell i am high right now.... Cotten mouth
shorty says on 2006-10-24 15:11:49 about weed smokers are cool
all those pot smokers out ther keep on smoking it i do and its frikin awsome !!!!
estelle lavigne says on 2006-10-24 15:08:26 about weed smokers
hey i really liked ur input on the weed thing haha its a good artial whts ur name im estelle lol i smoke weed to alot of it hah anyways ur artical was great i couldent agree with u more!!!
David says on 2006-10-08 17:06:10 about herb
P.S., tyu/ tyu is a slobbering moron
David says on 2006-10-08 16:48:29 about herb
Absolutely the media unfairly stereotypes the average marijuana user. Hitler said that the bigger the lie, the more people are likely to believe it, and this lesson can be applied to ALL media nazis who attempt to manipulate people to accept an irrational and unsubstanciated view. Case in point - Where the f*** are the TV ads against the mass medicating of ADHD kids with Ritalin; the depressed people with Zoloft; the autistic kids with psychotropic meds; etc. etc. Marijuana is a natural herb - far more benign that these synthetic meds
tyu says on 2006-09-20 08:39:00 about tyu
ha ha ha,your all fat junkie loosers
weed no more says on 2006-09-12 20:49:25 about
i used to be a grand advocate of pot like soooo many people that have commented here -- i said all the same things: "what's the big deal?", "i smoke and get great grades", "alcohol is way worse", "i'm not a pothead", "i only smoke X amount in X time so it's not a problem".
i also figured from my "research" and "experience" that it doesn't addict you, it doesn't physically harm you, it doesn't turn you into a crackhead, make you dumb, make you lazy, or make you forget.
i don't care about proving any of that right or wrong because i can tell you one thing it DOES do, plain and simple, that counts for everything:
weed changes your VALUES.
once you smoke a joint, BOOM -- suddenly, it's OK to smoke joints. call me on arguing a slippery slope here -- and yes, the results are different for everyone -- but that simple single fact alone can change your whole life.
as soon as you say 'yes', even once, you start down that path. maybe you take one step, or ten, and then say, naaah this isn't for me. or you've got enough going in your life that friends, family, hobbies, school, etc never lets you get so distracted by the high that you are willing and even excited to sacrifice those things to going "exploring" like a psychonaut or "relax" with a j because you are "stressed".
but if there's even the slightest emotional vacancy in your life (and in who's life isn't there?), weed will be there to fill it up for you.
as a warning to everyone out there: the more introverted you are naturally, the more dangerous it is for you. if you are still in your 'formative years' (i.e. under 25), it's even worse, because your VALUES aren't even in place yet -- smoking weed will mess you up, 100%..... i believe now, if you are defending it, you've already got a problem.
i'm not trying to be an alarmist or an 'anti-drug'ist -- whatever, you can do what you want. i did. and now i'm saying, i'm paying the price. if you want the "experience", listen to mine and others who have had it that say, "forget it, it sucks, it's not worth it".
i'll even break down the stages for you, so that hopefully you can recognize where your at:
STEPS TO MESSING YOUR LIFE UP WITH WEED:
Step 1: EXPOSURE
-Someone that smokes offers you a hit. It's probably a friend, maybe a family member, or even a perfect stranger at an event (concert, whatever...). Maybe you planned it as a "special occasion", or it just happens. Anyway, you come to your first crossroad and you choose: take the hit.
Now you're walking the path.
Step 2: REPEAT EXPOSURE
-After you've toked once, you find yourself in a situation where you can toke again. It's probably the same friends offering you another hit, or the 'lifestyle' you hang around, that lead you toward these people. If you're young, the idea that "everyone does it" REALLY makes sense to you. In fact, if you haven't smoked, you feel really dumb and childish. It's nearly impossible not to do something when 100% of the people are you are doing it. If you are around it, chances are, you'll do it.
Solution? AVOID these people and situations. Pray for the strength to do so. Or just focus on finding ways to be HAPPY and enjoy life, so you don't need this crap.
That doesn't make you a loser, it doesn't make you a geek. It makes you smart, and I gaurantee your life will be better for it. I'm convinced that no one's life truly improves with drugs - it's not about saying "no" to them. It's about saying "yes" to the best and most positive life you can give yourself.
Forget the thrill. Forget the 'high'.
FUCKING UP YOUR LIFE IS EASY.
Never forget that. It's so so so easy when you're young to think "it won't happen to me". You have to BUILD a decent life -- they don't just happen. If you are born into a privledged situation, I gaurantee YOU WILL LOSE IT if you don't put the effort in.
(Again, I say this from personal experience, not as some lame narc trying to be a buzzkill.... do what you want, but if you read this, please try to recognize good advice when you see it).
STEP 3: GET YOUR OWN SUPPLY
-Sometimes moving from Step 2 to Step 3 takes years. But as soon as you have your own stash in hand, whether you bought it or "borrowed" it from a friend, BOOM.
You're further down the spiral.
You're buying because you want more "control" over your "experience". You want the option of being able to smoke when YOU feel like, not just whenever some guy's passing a j. Maybe you want to listen to some songs, or take it to a concert, or whatever.
Now you're more self-indulgent. The temptation is much nearer. Your self-control is whittling away.
If you're lucky, you'll stop getting exposed to it (change of lifestyle, people, job, etc) before you feel the need to buy your own and forget about it. That only happens if weed truly WAS just a "casual" thing for you, like eating someone's baked cookies when they bring some in for the class.
In truth, once you've liked smoking, I'd say there's probably a 90% chance you'll MAKE CHOICES day to day that will lead you toward more weed.
It's SUBTLE.
I recognize the air of cocky self-assurance in a lot of these posts: "Whatever, that'll never be me, I still get good grades/perform well/am popular" etc...
The thing is, when it's happening to you, you DON'T SEE IT.
The fish is the last to see water.
Think about your smoking history, from first joint until now -- without a doubt, your use has been increasing. Are you a "once a week" guy yet? No? Seem crazy? Remember when you were a "once a month" guy? Like I said, this could take years, but eventually, it happens.
Most likely, you'll smoke "casually" for a long long time, like it's no big deal. Then, within the space of a month or two, a life change will happen and BOOM, you're smoking a ton. Girlfriend breaks up with you, you're stressed at school, your job is boring, whatever....
A casual habit is like a ticking bomb.... all you need is a little fire in your life to set it off. And life WILL deal that to you. It does to everyone.
STEP 4: DO IT ALONE
You know how they say, "Never drink alone?" Have you ever heard someone say that about pot? Because it's the same thing.
If you smoke alone, you're already deeply down the spiral.
Because doing it alone opens up SO MANY DOORS to fucked up experiences that will really and truly start to mess you up:
#1 - Listening to music high. Yeah, it's "amazing", just like "a concert in your head", it totally "blows your mind", etc. etc.... Once you have this experience, you'll automatically start to seek and hear music differently. Suddenly, really far out and 'trippy' music that was just annoying and/or uninteresting before will start to have a point -- especially Pink Floyd, IDM, The Doors, etc... You'll start amassing collections of songs specifically to play while high. In fact, the best "night out" you can think of will soon be laying on your bed, listening to your favourite songs totally baked with the lights out.
Consequently, music while sober will be a little less interesting. Not completely at first, but eventually your prime interest in music will be what it sounds like while high -- "interesting", unusual, powerful or complex sound arrangements will be the most important thing you listen for -- not what the song is about, what the lyrics mean, when you first heard that song, nostalgia over a time you've shared it with someone special, etc.... Your BOND to music will be as a SENSUAL DRUG EXPERIENCE -- not emotionally connected to a person, place or event in your life.
#2 - Studying / reading / writing while high. God, when I look back on this, I seriously want to punch myself. You'll get convinced what you are reading/writing is THE MOST PROFOUND THING EVER -- it will seem SO IMPORTANT you just have to record it somehow before it's "gone". If you're with friends, a grand ol' time will be filling up scraps of paper with absurd "realizations" while high. Maybe if you're a musician, you'll turn these into song lyrics. If you can't play music, you'll think you can.
IT'S ALL BULLSHIT.
Maybe this stuff holds up when you're sober, but the basic fact is after truthful analysis is: anything you "discover" while high is something you'd have NO PROBLEM realizing while sober, except it doesn't occur to you then because really, it's actually not that important/profound at all.... Weed makes you think SLOWER, and when the world moves slower, it's plenty easy to "see" some grand "truth" in it. It's like slowing down a spinning tire so you can see the individual spokes turning. You might think, "HOLY SHIT!@!!!!11 SPOKES!!!" -- but in reality, everyone knows tires have spokes. Most don't freak out about it sober because they aren't high like you.
#3 Sex while high. Please please please don't ever do this. Please. I'm convinced combining sex with anything is where all the real trouble starts -- serial killers combine sex with violence, porn starts combines sex with self-indulgence, and weed combines sex with unnaturally enhanced pleasure.... BAD BAD idea. Why?
Because there's such a thing as "too good".
I've never smoked crack, but I've heard that basically, once you do that, it's the best thing you will ever feel in your life ever, and you'll spend your whole life after that trying to repeat the experience.
Sex on weed is like that. You'll potentially lose your ability to enjoy normal sex for the rest of your life, because it won't compare.
Don't believe me? Like I said, I'm not telling you not to do this, I'm just saying..... you gotta keep some surprises in life or it loses its point.
#4 Smoking with nature (i.e. camping, hiking, canoeing, etc). I would say this one is even more dangerous than the sex thing. Depending on how sensitive you are as a person, this will very very rapidly turn you from a normal well-adjusted person into a raving tree-hugging long-haired hippie. That's not necessarily a bad thing since the world NEEDS more people that love the Earth and don't want/see the need to rape it ---- but the truth is, if you value "success" at all in life, this mentality will take you DOWN. You'll get all weepy and emo at every little thing and just basically take things way way too SERIOUSLY. You'll blow off golden opportunities because you don't want to be "part of the corporate machine"..... which leaves you with precisely jack as a viable lifestyle alternative unless you want to try selling beads on the street.
I'm pushing things to an extreme here to help you understand this process -- because that's what WEED DOES. It makes everything more INTENSE, intense to the point where you may start to lose your grip on what the more important reality is, long-term.
Your VALUES CHANGE when you do these things.
#5 Doing normal things high. (i.e. work, school, movies, watching TV).... got the pattern yet? It's the same story. X is fun, X while high is even more fun, now X while sober is boring.
That might not sound serious, but it is. Weed CRIPPLIES YOUR ABILITY TO ENJOY LIFE SOBER. It makes life seem even more plain and banal than it already is. Unless you live in a warzone, life IS actually pretty dull, except for the minor things which make it a little more interesting, like movies or hanging out with friends.... the meaning comes from the connections you build with other people. As soon as you add weed to the mix, your TEMPORARY HIGH will maim up your ability to enjoy those things sober. You lose the ability to VALUE life sober and those things that make it worth living.
Again, this is not me being an alarmist -- this is the simple progression. Once you experience something at X++ level, X feels much less satisfactory.
Here's another thing i want to throw in:
THE MORE INTELLIGENT YOU ARE, THE MORE AT RISK YOU ARE.
Don't think you are "too smart" for weed to mess up your life. The opposite is true. I've seen it so so so many times in the people I know. Smart people have the vulnerability of taking this shit seriously -- they are too damn clever, it takes them to "up" into the stratosphere of abstract insight.
Read anything by Leary or Huxley or Watts any other great "drug guru" and you'll think you are finding a piece of yourself, when in fact, you're just taking the same trip they did. It all starts sounding way way too good.
STEP 5: ATTEND DRUG-FUELLED EVENTS
-Dances, raves, concerts, house parties, camping trips, you name it...
These things alone are not bad, nor is attending them sobre if other people are partaking -- but "When in Rome..." I gaurantee if you attend a rave/party/trip where people are getting high, you'll feel pretty left out if you don't. So you do.
BOOM.
Down another notch.
Because now you've gone from social smoker to private pot-head to party toker... Your social identity -- clothes, hair style, mannerisms, etc. -- will now be reshaped to fit your "high" persona and the people you hang around with.
At this point you've probably already done even more substances -- not even going to get into how badly that's going to mess you up. Just take everything I've said so far and multiply it by x10, then x100, and keep going, the more you add in the mix.
If you aren't a full blown long-haired smelling hippie by the end of this, you'll be significantly alienated from your non-smoking peers that you'll wish you were.
If you are, you'll be ass-broke because you won't have a real job and normal people with a sense of social responsibility will justifably want little to do with you.
-- Is that harsh? Again, extrme examples (see: dude that made the comment about teachers toking, etc...) BALANCE is great, if you can pull it off. I'm trying to highlight what happens if you don't.
STEP 6: TAKE UP A CAUSE
-Go vegan, denouce Western lifestyle, quit your job, leave the country and go to India, whatever... Smoke enough weed and you'll feel the extreme need to blast apart social convention as "conformity" because "no one REALLY understands" the "TRUTH" you can see so clearly while high.
This is a toughie, because in actuality, you're mostly right. Vegetarianism IS a better alternative, the Western lifestyle IS largely corrupt, your job DOES suck, and India IS rich in culture -- But what you'll fail to be able to grasp is that, despite these things, they are reality, "like it or not".
The more you smoke, the more "or not" seems like the sensible solution.
Now, some people make a lot of their causes. And that's great. If you want to be one of those, PLAN EARLY. And mean it. Don't just do it cause you got high.
STEP 7: FIND GOD
It's a hop skip and a jump from Taking Up a Cause to Finding God. Usually, a trip to the mountains outta do it. I'm not trying to belittle valid religious experience and spiritual encounters -- trust me, I've felt the breadth and depth these can go -- but like I've been saying all along, BE WARY.
It's very hard to turn down GOD.
Value change?
If you hit this stage, NOTHING ELSE in your life is going to matter more than the God-trip.
Suddenly, family, friends, money, a viable sustainable lifestyle, clothing, food, shelter..... NOTHING MATTERS. Only "GOD" matters now.
God help you for the choices you make during this period and the damage you do to the rest of your life as a consequence.
STEP 8: THE CRASH
So now, finally, only after ALLL that, do you get to the "Price" you'll pay for all this fun and grandeur. It's like the back-interest on your 6-month free home appliance purchase coming due.
Depending on how serious you go through it, you'll feel anything from feeling like an idiot, to seriously wanting to, trying to and/or succeeding in killing yourself.
I'm dead serious about this.
Because after such a trip, the only place to really go is straight down to the bottom. Welcome to your new schizophrenic reality, where nothing (or very little) of what you thought was important actually applies, and what you scoffed off and laughed at becomes imperative.
That's the day you look at a joint now and curse the day you first took it between your fingers.
Is there a Step 9? I don't know. I guess it would be something like:
STEP 9: RECOVERY
... where you look back and come to terms with how badly you've messed up your life, and what you can do to put it back together.
Hopefully the God you've found along the way can help you with that. If not, hopefully you've got some friends left who can. Most of all, hopefully you haven't done so much damage to yourself and your relationships that you can heal. Only time will tell.....
Until then, you can post a long rambling diatribe on the subject on a random comment board somewhere online and hope even just one person reads it and has the sense to hear the truth in it and learn as the author obviously did not.
Whatever.
It's your choice.
fermoystoner says on 2006-09-07 08:31:26 about smoke weed everday
i think dat ever1 should smoke weed because all i realy dose 2 u is make u forget about stress.u dont hav a care in da world when ur stoned
truth says on 2006-07-06 10:17:39 about pot is a personal thing
pot is a personal thing, some people like it some people dont we have figured that out but for the people who dont like it i think they should not exspress it all the time by either turning thier nose up or giving you the look of death , i hate smoking cig's i think it is absaloulty ludacris but i dont look down my nose at them when ther smoke is in my face i simpley move with no fuss, EACH TO THIER OWN!!
brie says on 2006-04-25 16:26:42 about thank you!
I agree with you, am extremely pro-decriminalization and believe that way too much of society's information on marijuana and those who smoke it is based on archaic propaganda, scapegoating (gateway my gluteus maximus!) and stereotypes.
Thank you for adding an intelligent perspective to our 'hippie based' image as recreational smokers. I would really like to have a mellow sesh with anyone who disagrees.
Li says on 2006-04-09 19:40:50 about
Okay, I think your article was great. However, i still remain a little mixed on the topic. Pot is harmful, period. Just like alcohol, cigarettes, pesticides, pain killers, etc. Anything we put into our bodies that alters our chemical balance is worth noting as harmful. let me tell you, I've smoked pot A LOT and then there's been times where I felt it best to quit temporarily. I have noticed that my memory gets worse, I get fainting spells, and my throat hurts like hell. Right, I realize some people are allergic to pot, maybe I am. What I do agree with you about, is that the focus shouldn't be on pot. There are so many other things that we are subjecting ourselves to. For instance, meats packed with hormones, produce coated with pesticides, alcohol, METH, etc. I think the problem lies with our ability to manage stress in a healthy way. Why should we have to come home and do something that is harmful to ourselves? Why can't we train ourselves to go for walks, play games, call friends, write poems, etc? I have worked in customer service all my life whether it be restaurant, auto shop, retail. it does suck! Nobody appreciates your work, and they walk on you like you're their personal assistant who they can treat like absolute shit. But how our bodies respond to stress is unhealthy. As I said, I'm mixed on the topic. But I do appreciate your opinion on pot, and in a lot of ways I agree with your insight. It's just that I believe bottom line, it's unhealthy. I just don't think it should be the target it is in our country right now.
Zach says on 2006-03-21 07:25:31 about I feel 4 the restaurant workers
I used to work at a Dairy Queen and now, Im a bigger pot-head than anyone in my town, after quitting I finally get to enjoy the R and R I deserve damn it............................PS.
CUSTOMERS SUCK!
Mary-Jane says on 2006-03-10 21:14:48 about Don't View it as Smoking
I agree with all the people who believe in legalizing pot/enjoy it. I also agree smoking it in moderation is ok. The first time i tried it, much to my dissapointment i flaked out, i was too scared to try it because ive never even seen pot before. There was something that i was afraid of, it was the "smoking" part of it. Then i realized, its not "smoking", its just your ticket to relaxation. You have to go beyond just "smoking" and take into consideration its no different than having a relaxing beer or margarita. Its human nature to want to be intoxicated with chemicals such as THC. So to all you people out there that say all those myths about pot such as "pot's addictive", or "pot makes you stupid because it intoxicates your brain", how different is it than having a cup of coffee to wake yourself up in the morning, or having a relaxing beer after long hours in the office. Now this really pissed me off, I saw a marijuana movie in health and said 2/3 kids get addicted to marijuana their first time. Now, what does the word "addictive" really mean? You could say that 9/10 adults are addicted to coffee. You could say that 8/10 kids are addicted to video games. There really is no limit when it comes to the word "addicting". Ide much rather use the word fun. Yes, 2/3 kids like to have fun on the first try using marijuana. Yes, 8/10 kids are "addicted" to their new video game they just got. In my opinion, pot is less addicting than coffee or a nice beer after work. So waht, i smoke pot and i have a 3.7 GPA, and have many high class citizen friends, pot really does not affect your life in a harmful way. As long as your smart about it and dont like to stay home all day and get high, marijuana can have a great effect on your life.
bren23 says on 2006-03-10 12:31:03 about brain damage
Hello, I agree with smoking and being successful at the same time.. but they say that marijuana affects your brain, memory, learning skills. etc.. How do you feel about that??
potsmoker_420 says on 2006-03-08 11:19:02 about Marijuana
Well, I have been smoking for almost all of my life and I am only in high school. I make good grades, I'm one of the top students in my class. When I get stressed out for a test (that I didn' study for) or somethin I would go smoke up and end up aceing the test. It has helped alot in my life rather than ruining it. I mean come on they got worse things to worry about. Plus it is our choice to do it in the first place and if the almighty GOD didn't want this to happen he wouldn't have created it in the first place
Kita says on 2006-03-01 07:03:58 about You suck
Whens is wrong is should be When's... idiot.
Lue says on 2006-02-27 14:25:03 about pot
A wise set of opinions from a very good writer! If you could turn that finely tuned mind towards stopping war, I would appreciate it! Please write more soon!
anon. says on 2006-02-16 11:27:15 about
See the second part of this article here -
Dont Believe the Hype: Pot Smoking is a Personal Choice
smoker303 says on 2006-02-09 22:42:10 about Personal choice in smoking marijuana
RIGHT ON!!! I'm a smoker too and I have a college degree and have my own internet business, I don't hardly think anyone could call me lazy. I too enjoy smoking daily as a stress reliever, it's better than all the pills the dr's want to put you on such as xanax, valium, etc. not to mention all the anti-depressant medicine they prescribe...I went that route for years and all the pills did was mess me up and keep me from functioning normally, beleive me it was a nightmare. When I fianlly made the personal choice after 10 years of taking tons of medicines, to quit taking all of it. After the withdrawl from the meds, I started feeling normal again. Smoking a doobie usually always makes me feel better as any smoker will tell you and it makes for a better nights sleep without the use of pills. I read a few of the responses and a couple people that commented that pot was bad, don't really know what they are talking about. Do you know, there is only 1 place in the United States that is allowed to grow and test marijuana and that many reasearch grants have been applied for to grow plants with more THC content to be tested for medical use, such as for cancer patients, eating disorders, glaucoma, and the list goes on, but the government won't let anyone else grow it, they don't want the truth to come out, that it's not as bad as the media makes it out to be. As you have stated, people that don't smoke it, should at least try it before they go sit on a barstool and down a few and get in their car and drive drunk and kill innocent people...and that's legal??? What has happened to our government?? Our freedom?? We don't OWN it anymore and now they are telling us where and when we can smoke cigarettes~~what's up with that?? When is all this "goverment control" going to stop?They keep raising our taxes on cigarettes, why penalize us, what about the people who don't smoke anything?? Why don't they have to pay extra taxes somehow, why are smokers the most penalized?? I know it's a terrible habit and I hate it myself, but when I started smoking there were no warnings on the packs..big deal..we have a right to ingest what we want into our bodies as long as it's not hurting anyone else..if it was legalized, there would be more money for the government, let them tax it, I'd pay it, and there would be more money to spend fighting more serious crimes, not just the easy ones...I just don't understand how they can make pot illegal and alcohol legal...doesn't make sense...alcohol kills and disables many people daily and what kind of penalties do they usually get?? A coulple years in jail for involuntary manslaughter?? Get caught selling pot and you'll go to prison for the rest of your life...how foolish..I'm sorry to go on and on but this has been a real gripe of mine for years. My ethics teacher in college was a catholic priest before he began teaching and he told of a story about a friend of his that had cancer and needed to smoke weed to feel better but was unable to obtain it for himself, so the professor/priest got it for him and he asked us if what he had done was ethical...what do you think?? Who comes first?? The USA Government or the people that elects that government?? We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, SHOULD HAVE CONTROL OVER OUR OWN LIVES AND WHAT WE DECIDE TO DO WITH OUR BODIES. Check it out, it is in the constitution that it is OUR right to decide what we do to our bodies but the individual states then impose their rules on us and now it's down even to the county you live in deciding what we can and cannot do, even in our own homes. The person that said lawyers, judges, etc. meaning the higher up people don't smoke. Well, I've got news for them, I personally know doctors, executive directors, educators, nurses, lawyers, etc. and you know the list goes on, that use more than just marijuana to feel good, look at the Cocaine problem for example. How do you think doctors stay up for days on end with no sleep and help people stay alive?? Try a little sleep deprivation with no drugs for just 2 days and see how smart and alert you are~~If you believe that all doctors do their residencies totally straight, you definitely need a wake up call....I'm not saying they all use, but you'd be surprised how many do...every dr. and anestheologist I've come into contact with, I've been up front and told them I smoke weed, they all smile and say no big deal and go on with all treatments as normal, they have told me repeatedly that pot is such a benign drug compared to alcohol and other drugs that it's not that big of a deal anymore. Believe me, I could go on and on but I'll stop as I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of flack about this comment!! I can handle it, lol, if the stress gets to much, I'll just smoke a big fat one~~and be happy:0) So, to every smoker out there, be careful and have at it, just do it with moderation and when proper, and please DON'T DRINK & DRIVE!!
jake says on 2006-02-09 18:10:33 about u r verry right
u r right about that stereotype thing! i mean i have never seen anyone like that were i come from (but i know there r some people like that). i think they shoud make the mary-jane legle(sorry about my spelling that was never one of my thing in school) atleast with a smoking age of about the same as cigarettes (witch i hate).
sugganspice069 says on 2006-01-27 15:21:54 about great!
you know what. you are completely right. i mean i started smoking pot last year and i'm still in all my honors class in high school and i'm passing them. everyone says it makes you stupid but it doesn't. it's just a cool way to have fun and relieve stress and just chill out. even seth cohen started smoking pot last night on the o.c. so basically i love smoking pot. i think people shouldn't take it so seriously especially like the commercials you were describing. they take it way too far, it is no where near that bad.
GREAT ARTICLE!
miss mary j says on 2006-01-26 18:59:33 about you're right
you're totally right, pot smokers are definitely misunderstood. people don't understand that you can be fully functional and on task when you smoke. people who are against this have probably never tried it and have no idea where we're coming from. what i don't understand it how pot can be illegal, but drinking isn't. i know when i drink my mind is completely gone, when on the other hand bud makes my mind work better and helps me make sense of things. it is definitely not a bad thing, but a lifesaver after a bad day, or a booster to a great day.
i agree with you 1000%
and to the 'nobody' who left the "so what you smoke pot" comment ... you also have no life to sit and read the whole thing and then comment too.
pot head says on 2006-01-21 00:03:08 about i agree with this too
im only in middle school and i smoke pot i am in the all A honnor roll and i have a part time job and i smoke every day and it hasnt ruined my life any and im still doing good and nothing bad has happened to me but i do now people that do smoke pot and think that they have to be lazy and they dont even smoke half as much as i do and they are worse than me. and alot of people at my school think that pot heads dont have any friends but hell i have a hole lot of friends. plus i really dont see why people think that having a few joints is bad i mean sumthimes i do it cuz im feeling depressed but most of the time i just want to relax and just get away from everyday problems, and drama that goes on at my house.
nobody says on 2006-01-16 20:24:11 about so what you smoke pot?
you answered you're own question
you have nothing to do, you sit on the net and rave? this is sad! how sad! if I was that sad I would get real high too!
find something to do, you got TOOMUCH time on your hands, you have found yourself where you could find yourself 20 years from now, nowhere. sitting there getting highed up is not a life. sure it feels good but tell the truth...don't you sit at work and imagine how you will hit that bong when you get home...yes you do...tell me one more thing; what kind of thugs and ASSHOLES do you have to deal with in order to get maryjane?
I rest my case...it's frivolous and don't put it first in your life...keep it real low...get off the internet telling your damn business!
fatty says on 2006-01-12 18:05:24 about
im a college student and even though i do smoke alot of pot im not the stereotypical college pothead who just sits around smoking and not getting any work done. i dont necessarily have the best grades but i am a b or c student and i blame that on me because im lazy and not on weed. everytime i watch those stupid anti drug ads it just makes me sick to think that these people that are creating them have probably never smoked and have no idea what is like so they automatically just decide that your going to do something bad when your high. its the total opposite because for anybody that has ever been high you know that you have no negative thoughts and you can barely move to do anything to. the only bitch about college is that im gonna have to stop smoking because im going to be getting a job with a large government agency which means i will never be able to smoke again, which is bullshit. why should the government be able to tell me whether or not i can smoke. i ll have to take drug test and polygraph where the ask if i have ever smoked which means no smoking till i retire. DAMN I CANT WAIT TO RETIRE!!!
fat man says on 2006-01-05 13:23:42 about marijuana
why do popos illegalize pot?
JoTeach says on 2006-01-04 17:39:24 about 100%
As a teacher, I'd love to sit down and have a relaxing unwinding, do-it-for-myself moment. It is all about the students, the parents, and the administration. Politics. What people don't understand, is that I'd do a better job of kissing up to everyone if I could legally have a do-it-for-myself moment. I don't even smoke since I got my job because I'm paranoid I might get caught and lose my job. To be honest though, I think I'd be a better teacher if I could smoke a bowl from time to time. I don't think it is addictive, I think it is enjoyable. Like chocolate or cheesecake -- Just because you want some, does that make it addictive?
RE: your blind **** I think your angry about somehting, but I wouldn't blame weed. Anything and anybody can hurt people, but I wouldn't blame it on the weed. I've never lost memories when smoking pot, but many when I drink alcohol. Anything done to a severe extent can hurt others.
J-dawg says on 2006-01-02 03:53:33 about totaly agree
i dont care what anyone says i agree 100%
with this artical. Its true everyone thinks potheads are worthless tralier trash slobs that dont work and live off of their parents.Well guess what, we arent. yes i smoke pot and i dont see anything wrong withi pot. it is a relaxer and it makes me feel like i can bond with my friends more. not to mension i have a job at a resturaunt, and hell no it aint easy, people cant be satisfied with anything. but when I get paid I get to buy some weed and it is the best thing ever. if you smoke you know what i mean. we all know half the crap on these anti-drug TV ads is nothing but myths and scare tactics. why are we lying to the people it should be their choice if they want to start or not. i think it should be legelized for sure. and just to let you know there was never a recorded death in history from marijuana where there has been thousands from smoking ciggeriets and drinking alcohal.
insted of focusing on marijuana why dont we foucus on drugs that can ruin peoples lives like acid and crack? why are we wasting are time? Just take a look at Amsterdam in the Netherlands. they hold a pot smoking "fair" is you will, every year called the Cannibis Cup weed is legal there you can buy in coffie shops and smoke it right there no cops arresting you! hell they'll smoke it up with you
and what I dont get is why america cant see that there is nothing wrong with marijuana thanks for the time if you read this
j-dawg
nicki says on 2005-12-23 18:02:13 about your blind ****
The people that do pot don't see the people they hurt by doing it. They don't see how they won't remember certain memories or events with people, they hurt the people closest to them in their lives... especially in the evenings or when getting off work... what anyone who's done drugs hardcore will tell you is to stop now... because when doing pot unfortunately all you'll remember is that resturant or that flight attendent job you won't remember anything else you did with the last ten years of your life. It's not a solution to the sucky life ... it makes it worse. His article just shows how pot heads are cowards and it takes a real person to face the reality of the job you have and the life you have and keep pressing on.... those people that are pressing on and young in age with those jobs and a sucky home life and still stay strong you pot heads are making it even harder you make the world worse by hurting anyone and not caring but only wanting that next hit is the most selfish thing when family, a friend, a volunteer orginization might need you It really irks me when I see rich kids doing it because you know how many people would love to be born in your place and have the opportunities you've been given !! go ahead and be blind
studentoo420 says on 2005-12-15 22:11:13 about im with u
I'm totally with you, i'm a college student who gors to a really good school. I got all A's this semester and they are now trying to expel me over a little bit of weed. come on America...throw your best students out for you weed. I even moved off campus and kept to myself, but they are still pushing the issue. Grow up!
vexee says on 2005-12-15 18:00:24 about those damn anti-pot ads
even if i was against smoking weed, i'd still have a problem with ads. they are stupid and unrealistic. i've seen ones that claim a joint has 50 more carcinogins than a cig (where the hell are they getting their data from?!) and ones that claim "pot smoking leads to lower grades in school, which leads to not going to college, which leads to unemployment in later life and possibly an earlier death because you won't be able to provide for yourself." wow, so, please tell me, does that mean if i smoke pot i'll never have a job and die early? then there are the ads that outline "ridiculous" behaviors that may occur after smoking... like one i saw that attached a behavior to certain types of smoking methods (joint, blunt, pipe, bong, etc). some of the behaviors included making hats out of ground beef, emailing saturn, and hearing hair grow. erm, even if someone did do this stuff (and you'd kind of have to be a retard to) i don't consider it harmless; certainly it is far better than what i have seen drunk people do. so, yea, i agree with this article, and now i'm off to smoke some reefer.
Krissy says on 2005-12-12 13:56:50 about smokin weed
I totally agree with what you said about pot. I smoke myself and i'm a senior in high school with good grades. I just feal it is always looked at as a one sided issue and you brought out the truth. Eventhough not everyone will read this but i did and agree.
audiology says on 2005-11-02 19:19:02 about im lovin it
im not sure what your name is, but i completely get what your saying. i smoke pot myself and i know exactly what your talking about. People always say terrible things about herb when they have no idea what it means and all the spiritual bonds/friendships that start with herb. i love the drug and without it i would probably lose my mind. considering i work in a restaurant.
anon says on 2005-10-25 08:12:30 about pot smoking
three cheers for the bright spark who wrote this beauty!!! Fantastic article... really witty... totally honest, and damn right! I am a teacher who likes to smoke a joint because the day leaves me completely exhausted, mentally and emotionally. Sometimes I go to the gym to relax (thats allowed) and sometimes I smoke a joint (thats not?), and i really laughed at the argument expressed in this article because its true!
love it says on 2005-10-20 17:44:40 about
legalize pot ban cigarettes!!!!!!!
ccnature says on 2005-10-02 01:57:41 about love to smoke
Great article! It's nice to hear someone who writes about teachers deserving a big fat joint after a hard day- much appreciated! I'll take an apple that's loaded and ready to go!
freebirdforever says on 2005-09-19 16:24:09 about the personal choice of smoking marijuana
I agree with your article 100%, but not only should restaurant servers be allowed to smoke, but anybody who has to deal with the tight ass people that are out in the world. free token for all
gooftroop says on 2005-09-19 11:54:05 about pot smokers
Pot ruins lives and families that are connected with them. I used to smoke pot and while I smoked it my life was hell. I hated my life and then i realized one night it was because of the pot. while i smoke pot i can't get a decent paying job as all employers but Mc Donalds do drug screening. So being stuck in a minimum wage job I decided a change for myself. If I couldn't beat them join them... so I quit.
As far as politicians smoking pot lol what was Ronald Reagan doing with Willie Nelson?
Sure if pot was legal then the drug screening wouldn't be holding back a pot smoker from obtaining a decent job. But as long as you smoke pot today you will not have a decent paying job cause of the drug screening. Of course should it be legalized yes sure so then the pot smokers don't have the pot to hold them back! Until then the pot is going to hold a lot of people back and send them smoking more pot cause they had a hard difficult day that they created themselves in a job they could get without a drug screening. Mostly those jobs don't care how they treat their employees, like McDonalds.
As for the lawyer or the banker, well they already hold their position now don't they? They might as well take the toke they aren't trying to better themselves they are already there! All they have to do is deal with the stress their life hands them from the other people.
Rick says on 2005-08-23 20:41:08 about Quite Right
The State of right-wing western society is truely twisted. Constant comercials show teenages getting into cars, stoned, then regreting it for their lives. However, drive down the street compleatly sober, and you will probably be surronded by achohol bill boards and off-licenses.
Of course I am against Drugged or drink driving, but the unfair balance between alcohol and cannabis is ridiculous.
National security will never preceed your rights. Vote as left-wing as you can. Reclaim your rights- stop the maddness that is our right-wing leadership.
Mothra says on 2005-08-09 11:04:39 about Not A Pot Smoker!
I am not a pot smoker. I do not care what the "studies" are. The bottom line is this - We live in America, home of the free, land of the brave, or so we are told. I am continually seeing our individual rights to be left alone and in peace withered away. The government and will of others imposed upon others IS NOT what this country is about. It is about freedom of choice, and if it is the wrong choice, then you are responsible for the consequences...period. Live and let live man... Revolt!
Snatch says on 2005-07-21 23:57:12 about Fat Doobs
Until the decriminalization of marijuana is attributed to society then potsmokers will undoubtably be hurt by marijuana.A) More expensive.B)Reprocussions by the law.C)Most people SMOKE marijuana and are not allowed to use the product in the safest means. I have smoked pot every day for eight years, and until society allows the access to marijuana, then and only then will it truly be safe. More importantly a higher potency. By the way I am listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" it's great!!!
Midlander Europe says on 2005-03-22 04:07:39 about I Smoke Pot. Whats The Big Deal?
I have been a moderate cannabis user for 20 years as have many of my friends. I have never suffered or known anyone to suffer from problems attributable to the use of cannabis.
I can not say the same thing about alcohol.
rh says on 2005-03-15 17:45:43 about trhrht
I smoke more than most of the people reading this article...i have a 3.5 in honors senior classes and just got employee of the month at yes mcdonalds....but what im trying to say is that i can smoke pot and still put school and work before that because i am mature enough to handle it. Its when someone smokes marijuana for a very immature reason, whatever it may be, that it causes problems....Perhaps if we legalized marijuana at the age of 21? a lisense to smoke legally at 21 with a mental evaluation to certify your qualification to toke? i dunno but lets get some ideas instead of being right or wrong...nobody is 100 percent either way and no one seems to get that....its not going away by the people who smoke it and its not being put away by the people who dont...so lets compromise
Imeancome\'on says on 2005-03-03 12:15:43 about call your congressman if you want to legalize
First of all, people that develop serious mental illnesses while smoking pot, a.) are doing other drugs in addition to pot, b.) already have the illness and it could be offset by an event in their life or just when they reach a certain point in their life and it just hits them. There is no evidence ( excluding biased reports) that links merely smoking pot to any disease besides from the damage from the smoke itself ( many methods to avoid carcinigens)
excell says on 2005-02-26 07:54:21 about Fine for YOU
Unless you have seen the connection between Mental Illness and the smoking of Cannabis first hand and read all the current studies you are just one of the lucky ones. It would be wonderful if smoking this substance was the peaceful, non-harmful item that some think it is.... BUT let me assure you for SOME people it is extremely dangerous. It's these folks you should consider in the propaganda about all being rosy & good... I hope you don't ever have a loved one that has the weed as a trigger to permanent chronic illness.
sprat says on 2004-12-16 20:48:44 about
alcohol and cigs are some of the worst drugs out there if you ask me. They are legal so society excepts them and both kill many people every year . alcohol ruins lives in so many directions its not even funny. cigarettes kill thousands annually through various diseases , but both are legal because of taxation. Yes pot has its bad side as well ,but far as being addicting and ruining lives I don't think that your average smoker ever has to worry about this. anything done in excess can be bad for you.
Agree says on 2004-12-16 19:34:30 about Agree
Very true article indeed. One of my friends father runs a credit department at a bank. He makes close to 100k a year. He likes nothing more that to come home and smoke a fat bowl and relax. Ill tell you what, ive never seen anyone so good at math in my entire life, smarter than any teacher i've had. I'm a student with a 3.0 and still hold down a full time job(school in the morning, Work afternoon/evening) . Hasnt harmed me yet! as to being anti-social i have more friends and know more people than most people i know. Oh yea, and common misconception = weed kills nerve cells. No it doesnt. It influences nerve cells when your high. Hence, hightened pleasure and attention. Alcohol on the other hand, destorys more brain cells than you could imagine. Everyone needs to get thier facts straight. Good Article.
Zed says on 2004-12-16 10:32:07 about Good
Very funny? Wtf are you guys thinking? This article was serious and should be taken so. She makes a very valid point. My answer to her is this:
Politicians do not smoke pot. Period.
When they do, it'll be legal. For now, it's not in their taste. That's right it's a taste thing. They don't like it, so they make it illegal.
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Andy says on 2004-07-23 15:47:26 about LOL!
"forget the apple, hand these people a dime bag!"
Very funny!
none says on 2004-07-22 23:39:42 about
i dont think that smoking pot is harmful --only if you smoke it with moderation. But the stereotype of the pot head sitting on his couch all day IS true, if he smokes 5 joints per day. I'm in college too, and I know someone who smokes alot-- and she's ended up keeping to herself in her room all day, ruining social relationships and failing classes. Nevertheless you must take into consideration that smoking marijuana DOES damage nerve cells in your brain, and most importantly gives you a much larger risk of lung cancer than smoking normal cigarettes (because you dont put filters on joints).
Marjo says on 2004-07-20 17:24:43 about
Very cool Holly. Very brave... very cool.
And Funny!
Webster A.K.A Eric Webb says on 2004-07-18 19:30:03 about Mara ja wanna
I love your column Holly, kick ass . . . I totally agree when you put it in perspective . . . Anyways -- a full beer for you.
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