10-16-2003, 07:35 PM
Once again, I care not what people say that there is no proof or that personally it hasn't dumbed them down or messed with their head, so therefore it doesn't. Not very smart in the first place... yes, I agree, it's not very smart to do something illegal (it IS illegal, whether you like it or not), but I can tell a pothead easily. I said it in another post, there is no free lunch, if you do enough pot for a long enough time, it will mess with you.
Stop... for christ's sake... STOP making a comparison between pot and alcohol. THERE IS NONE. One is a depressant, the other is a quasi-hallucinogen. They are NOT the same thing, they do NOT do the same thing. That's the first thing... second, making an argument for pot to be legal because alcohol is legal is ridiculous. I do NOT condone alcohol either, I think it's a huge problem in society. However, we know from the past that making it illegal will hurt society even more. Making pot legal would not help anything, all it would mean is if we find some new studies in the future that show that it's worse than we thought, we can't make it illegal again or shit will hit the fan. Yes, there are some places it is prescribed for medicinal uses. That's another terrible terrible argument, because you know what? Vicodin and codeine are ALSO prescribed for medicinal uses, but they are tons worse than marijuana. They have their medicinal uses, but using them outside of those purposes is a dumb idea. Also, there are other drugs that can treat those problems, pot is just more pleasant. If someone's gonna die, let them smoke out, fine by me. By the way, alcohol used to be used in a variety of medical purposes. We just got a bit smarter and realized there are better things out there to treat stuff.
On a funny note, pot is legal in California for medicinal purposes, although it's a Federal crime to possess marijuana... it's a nice little catch-22 that has been created... it's legal in California, but not in the United States... since California is in the United States, the DEA can still arrest you even if the state government and a doctor says you're allowed to have it.
Stop... for christ's sake... STOP making a comparison between pot and alcohol. THERE IS NONE. One is a depressant, the other is a quasi-hallucinogen. They are NOT the same thing, they do NOT do the same thing. That's the first thing... second, making an argument for pot to be legal because alcohol is legal is ridiculous. I do NOT condone alcohol either, I think it's a huge problem in society. However, we know from the past that making it illegal will hurt society even more. Making pot legal would not help anything, all it would mean is if we find some new studies in the future that show that it's worse than we thought, we can't make it illegal again or shit will hit the fan. Yes, there are some places it is prescribed for medicinal uses. That's another terrible terrible argument, because you know what? Vicodin and codeine are ALSO prescribed for medicinal uses, but they are tons worse than marijuana. They have their medicinal uses, but using them outside of those purposes is a dumb idea. Also, there are other drugs that can treat those problems, pot is just more pleasant. If someone's gonna die, let them smoke out, fine by me. By the way, alcohol used to be used in a variety of medical purposes. We just got a bit smarter and realized there are better things out there to treat stuff.
On a funny note, pot is legal in California for medicinal purposes, although it's a Federal crime to possess marijuana... it's a nice little catch-22 that has been created... it's legal in California, but not in the United States... since California is in the United States, the DEA can still arrest you even if the state government and a doctor says you're allowed to have it.