Torrid, if pot destroys your brain so badly, then why are there numerous studies that show otherwise? The only studies I have read that say that pot does indeed wreck your brain almost always have shitty methods of determining it, and are almost always backed by the US Gov't. Indepedent studies are nearly unanimous in agreement that pot doesn't destroy your brain. I am not saying it does no damage, that would be a silly assumption to make. Of course it's going to do a wee bit. But claiming that anyone who does it will turn into a zombie is stupid.
As far as addiction goes, YES IT IS ADDICTIVE TO CERTAIN PERSONALITIES. No one will argue that. However, it is NOT chemically addictive in the way that alcohol, heroin, cocaine, nicotine, or even fucking caffeine are. I saw my sister go through full bore caffeine withdrawal (she used to drink a ridiculous amount per day while going to university, then decided to quit for Lent), while it was hilarious from my perspective, she was a total mess for close to two weeks.
And Drakky, nobody here is arguing that pot is "good for you" when used as a recreational drug. It isn't, it's common sense that it wouldn't be. The point has been made though, that it is not nearly as bad as so many other things that are perfectly legal, societally accepted, and often encouraged.
In terms of medicinal usage, pot really IS good for people. To deny it from them because of hundred year old misconceptions, myths, and police propaganda is pure stupidity.
I would bet money that the majority if doctors would be in favor of medicinal use of pot. But guess what? They aren't the ones who determine whether it is safe or not, unless they themselves are doing studies on it.
Uh, have you even bothered reading a single one of my posts? What would you fucking prefer? Corporations selling it at the same current street prices, being taxed to shit by the various levels of gov't, and the gov't using that revenue for useful programs. Or would you prefer that biker gangs and drug cartels continue to make billions off of it, paying no taxes, and using that money to fund other crime. It's a pretty clear cut, obvious decision to make. It is a proven fact that making it illegal DOES NOTHING TO REDUCE DEMAND OR SUPPLY. The only thing it does is increase crime related to it, and make criminals fucking rich.Quote:
Pot could go the same way, and then instead of a "rebellious, me against the world" type of drug using experience, where you can feel like you're persecuted and nobody understands you, You would have committees and huge corporations making billions of dollars off of the controlled sale of pot, that sit in their little conference rooms, discussing their favorite golf courses in the carribbean, while you shell out your last 7.25 for another pack of joints, and your kid doesn't get cereal for breakfast the next morning.
I mean christ, if making it illegal is doing such a good job, how come Friday night at a football game of 62000 people, was I never able to avoid the smell of pot drifting through the air? Every bathroom you go into reeks of it. Making it illegal sure is doing a good job.
When I say weed is easier to get the alcohol or cigarettes, I am not talking about an 18+ (or 19, or 21, whatever it is wher eyou live) adult. I am talking about kids in school. So you are saying the status quo right now, of pot being easily available to school-age children is just fine with you? Christ, you're worse than me! :)Quote:
If I were you, I would be happy that weed is "if anything, easier to get than alcohol or cigarettes". I mean, if it's so easy to get, everything should be fine...and as long as you aren't a moron and get caught smoking it in public then you wouldn't have a problem...
And that's the problem, all it takes is one cop having a bad day catching you smoking at a concert or wherever, and suddenly the rest of your life is fucked. Who were you hurting, other than yourself? No one. It's just ridiculous.
