Are you anti or pro marijuana?

[Phuz]

<< << I predict de-criminalize in Canada within 5 years
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Yeah, I think so. Vancouver (or Van-sterdam as it is becoming known as) is leading the way >>



I'd say Ontario is.. We've already got Medical..

 

[tweakmm]

<< I recommend anyone who hasn't smoked it to try it. It's a cool expierence and it wont kill you. It can't kill you. Worst thing that can happen is you feel bad for a few hours and then fall asleep.
Terrible idea. By the numbers 1/100 people have schizophrenia. Marijuana will elicit an episode of psychosis. Marijuana is the #1 cause of gynecomastia in the US (although this website disagrees the majority of the literature says yes) . . . for the rumor mongers . . . a noted surgeon at a prominent university hospital said Tom Cruise had reduction at a renowned West Coast medical facility due to "herb-induced bitch tits". Yes, Texmaster unsubstantiated but I take his word on it. It is true that it will probably be a cool experience and a single time will not kill you; but marijuana IS an addictive substance. It is not on par with nicotine or cocaine but it is habit forming; particularly if substance abuse or personality disorders are present in 1st degree relatives. So if you intend to try don't let the peanut gallery convince you that the risk is insignificant. >>


wow... what better way to scare adolecent males from smoking pot...

 

[StageLeft]

I've done it a few times. I don't much care for it but if alchohol is legal (something I do like!) then weed DEFINITELY should be.

 

[royaldank]

<< Royaldank: although I completely agree with "only bud and shrooms for me," I completely disagree with your suggestion that everyone should try it--especially shrooms. These are very potent, and very life-changing. Most people are not ready for the turning point that these can stamp on one's life--good or bad. >>



Yeah, maybe shrooms were over the line. They are pretty potent and many people may not be able to deal with the effects. However, I think that's more because of what they have been taught and believe. Kind of like eating something exotic. If you knew it was monkey brains, it would be alot harder to eat it than it someone just handed you something and said this is great.

Bud, on the other hand, is something people should try if they are the least bit interested. It's like trying a beer if you're interested. It wont kill you. But, I agree with you, that saying everyone should try it was too broad. Anyone that drinks or smokes should try it, though.

 

[teckmaster]

I don't agree to the use of it but I believe it should be legalized. Statics show that more people do things when they are not allowed than when they are. A couple of examples are, smoking and drinking. More people stop smoking at age 18 than start and the same with alcohol. More people stop drinking at 21 than start. There is no fun in doing certain things once you are allowed.

 

[SuperPickle]

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<< Bud, on the other hand, is something people should try if they are the least bit interested. It's like trying a beer if you're interested. It wont kill you. But, I agree with you, that saying everyone should try it was too broad. Anyone that drinks or smokes should try it, though. >>



I second that whole-heartedly.

And for all you first timers that didn't catch a buzz the first time, you just didn't smoke enough...or you need to punch your buddies for finding bunk ganga.

 

[jobberd]

<< I don't agree to the use of it but I believe it should be legalized. Statics show that more people do things when they are not allowed than when they are. A couple of examples are, smoking and drinking. More people stop smoking at age 18 than start and the same with alcohol. More people stop drinking at 21 than start. There is no fun in doing certain things once you are allowed. >>

While it's true that when alcohol became prohibited there was a sharp increase in drinkers and that when it was legalized again there was a drop, marijuana is not in the same situation. Almost no one was around at the the time when marijuana was still legal, and by now a large percentage of people have the image that marijuana is illegal because it is a dangerous drug. If marijuana were to be legalized, alot more people would be willing to try it. Of course, this is all MHO, and I really have no clue whether marijuana smokers will go or down in percentage if marijuana is legalized.

<< What's "It", as-in, "It was a scare tactic."? I'm not referring to anti-drug propaganda that may be circulating who_knows_where...

I know people that have been busted for selling what they thought was LSD, and it turned out to be ALL strychnine. I've also heard many people [who are experienced in taking LSD] describe adverse reactions to what they took, their explination being that it had strychnine in it.

The way I've heard that you call tell the difference, is that the strychnine will produce nausea and dehydration, among other nervous system side-effects... symptons that can't be attributed to a bad_trip. Granted, I don't have any first-hand experience with LSD, because I feel that it is dangerous to take something that mind-altering. NOT dangerous-to-the-body, but rather, dangerous in what a person might do while under the influence. >>

From what I've read, I've come to the conclusion that strychnine-infected LSD is very rare to come across by. I understand that since you have heard from different sources you arrived at a different conclusion. Is strychnine even potent at 0.1mg? In any case, I do not support the legalization of hallucinagens because they are dangerous to the mind. Not dangerous in the physiological or physical sense, but in the mental sense. Few people are mentally mature enough to take hallucinagens, and many simply cannot handle the things that the mind throws at them. Hallucinagens have the power to mentally scar you for life if you are not prepared for them. They are in a different class altogether from marijuana. On the other hand, I know plenty of immature people who have done psyclobin and are still fine...

 

[Dooling37]

PRO

that's all.