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Kickboxer
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Slovenia1308 Posts
October 17 2011 07:47 GMT
#241
First off, there is a fundamental difference between various drugs and you can't put them in the same basket, it's like comparing apples to elephants. Some drugs are really bad and some drugs have amazing benefits, providing you can use them in moderation. There is also a huge difference between an addict and someone who takes drugs for a number of personal reasons. In fact, it's not far from gaming - games are cool, they make you smart and expand your horizons but if you turn into a basement dwelling slob they just happened to ruin your life. Only that they actually didn't - you ruined it yourself.

I believe drugs are an excellent medication against the insanity of the contemporary consumer society. What most of you don't understand is that we're all drugged up already, drugged up by commercials, by money, by other people's opinions, by cosmetic and pharmaceutical corporations, by McDonalds, by society's unreasonable standards most of which revolve around devouring and purchasing whatever you can because somebody on the other end needs to produce it. All this doesn't really let you develop into a free humane being unless you somehow snap out of it here and there.

In my experience casual use of marihuana is a great tool to free up your creative potential. Very selective use of LSD or mushrooms will do more to clear up your existential and spiritual issues than a lifetime of debate with philosophers, religious or atheist fanatics. And a bit of cocaine here and there makes for stellar sex ^_^

Ecstasy, speed and other synthetic consumer drugs on the other hand are downright sinister and will turn you into a drooling, droning retard. And heroin is just a very slow and miserable way to commit suicide.

In the end, judging someone because he is a drug user is no different than judging him for any other reasons. It simply depends on your choice of being or not being a judgmental person. Oh, and calling the cops on someone for smoking pot makes you a colossal douchebag :p
white_horse
Profile Joined July 2010
1019 Posts
October 17 2011 07:54 GMT
#242
I think everyone can agree that drugs screw with your mind and lungs/throat/liver/body. This is true regardless of the positive and negative outcomes of doing them. So how some people claim that drugs have absolutely zero effects on your long-term health is beyond me.
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AutomatonOmega
Profile Joined February 2011
United States706 Posts
October 17 2011 08:06 GMT
#243
On October 17 2011 16:28 Tincuradan wrote:
Carl Sagan was a published astronomer, documentary filmmaker, awesome dude and daily smoker
http://www.druglibrary.org/think/~jnr/sagan.htm
Go watch his Cosmos series.


Nowhere in that article does it say he was a daily smoker. Also he died of fucking pneumonia. There's a chance that, if he was a daily smoker, that it contributed to his death.
oldgregg
Profile Joined February 2011
New Zealand1176 Posts
October 17 2011 08:07 GMT
#244
On October 17 2011 16:28 Tincuradan wrote:
Drugs DRUGS D R U G S... I like the distinction between soft drugs, hard drugs and prescription drugs in the Netherlands. The line is of course arbitrary, because who decides what´s an acceptable risk and what isn´t?

Every culture glorifies a certain drug nearby as reference state, and demonizes others. It's been done over and over, and it has nothing to do with the physical effects. In fact, it's effects are so strong, users commonly don't experience the real drug, but the cultural description of the drug. For instance, alcohol doesn't make you loose, irresponsible, loud and horny. People who act like that are just looking for excuses, and culture gives them what they want, so long as they consume alcohol. Venues for these people are created, because they make a profit. Meanwhile others are enjoying their wine, spirits in whatever means and circumstance they deem fit. If people are given an incentive to behave, they can drink all they want, they won't get violent or obnoxious.

Notice the warning label commonly applied against drinking alone. Leads to addiction. I'll say to that, depression, self-medication and self-conditioning lead to addicition. But normal neuroses are hard enough to iron out on your own without impaired thinking. Many fail to become real alcoholics. Maybe you're lucky enough to know a true alcoholic, but you might never know until they lose their job, their girlfriend, or their health. Then suddenly shit hits the fan, and it more easy to blame the bottle than you having somewhat of a dickish personality. And as alcohol DOES desensitize people to external impulses, DOES slow reaction time and in large quantities, DOES damage vital organs, we can comfortably say alcoholics are stupid.

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Naom Chomsky on Marijuana

Nobody fully understands the effect a drug has on their brain if the only time they use them is in a social situation where conformism is expected. A few million years of social evolution has seen to that. Mirror neurons, empathy and advertising, they distort the effect of these substances in the brain. I'm not saying these are bad things, in case you're wondering.

I can't say the same for weed because its effects on different people have been studied little or funded by groups with special interests. I do know some people who use weed as an excuse not to think. I know people who use weed to think better. I know people who just want to sit and stare at the TV on weed, and I know people who paint, write and create on weed.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JVOHgCFd-Q


Carl Sagan was a published astronomer, documentary filmmaker, awesome dude and daily smoker
http://www.druglibrary.org/think/~jnr/sagan.htm
Go watch his Cosmos series.

As far as I can tell from my narrow point of view, weed removes some selective processes from cognitive functioning. Makes sense it `fucks you up` if your following activity is selecting the proper function, the right strategy, the outcome of a logical equation, or any highly trained skill. You´ll have so much more data to deal with, if you´re not prepared, you´ll get overloaded. And lot´s of people do.

Some freak out and get paranoid. Some have no other way to cope than to wallow in it all. Some start believing this is the "better" or "true" way of seeing, without any discrimination or rational thoughts at all. But is this the drug, or do these people react the same way new information is presented, they meet a new person or try a new game?

http://suburra.com/blog/2011/10/05/addictive-personality/ On all the indications of addiction.



Taking soft drugs is a skill, like any other. It requires a reflective mind and a good memory or recording skills like writing, speaking or video. If I set policy I wouldn't let just anyone operate them, same as I wouldn't let just anyone operate heavy machinery, drive a car or program a computer.

Tips:
The important thing is thinking about thinking and perception. Think high about how you normally think, and think normally about how you think when high.
Self restraint and moderation still apply.
Know the rules before you break them.
Respect the substance, it's as much judging you as you are it.
Read some books, do some research, talk to your more sane friends and then go for it.

Oh, and when you get so high you actually think you can fly, some advice: Try it from the ground, not from 10 stories high. Jumping out of windows to test such things is stupid. On the other hand, if you're that stupid, maybe you were bound to be selected out of the gene pool.


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On October 17 2011 15:46 LAN-f34r wrote:
People who you buy drugs from are quite like to commit other crimes (gangs can have an impressive armory O.o)
Medical bills if you end up ill because of the drug use (or drug use causes an accident ie drunk driving)
Second hand smoke
Emotions of those close to you (How would your mother feel about you hurting yourself?)
Loss of your own productivity
ect

Victim-less crime?


Nobody is going to buy guns if their business is protected by the law. Right now, it isn't. Even in the Netherlands, if your plantation gets robbed and they steal your weed, you're fucked.
Nobody is going to a hospital from one time use, unless you're the kind of person who takes first time swimming lessons in the ocean.
The effects of second hand smoke are real. They are comparable to living in proximity to a highway, or a smoggy city. We don't disallow highways or smoggy cities.
I don't know about your mother, but if she doesn't allow you to make mistakes, she doesn't allow you to live.
If you lose productive capabilities, you should evaluate your use. But maybe you've realized there's more to life than production.

If you claim a drug user has no moral responsibilities, no self consciousness and no self determination, you've just dehumanized them, and you can do whatever you want with them, because they are no more than animals. But how can a substance temporarily active in the brain subtract from such things? It only adds in my opinion.


THIS post is amazing! So clear and intelligent. Everyone should read it
Calculatedly addicted to Substance D for profit by drug terrorists
HaXxorIzed
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Australia8434 Posts
October 17 2011 08:07 GMT
#245
I don't think have any conscious prejudice against drug use. I have deep concern for people who have an addiction to drugs of any kind, and some drugs do pose significant risks in contexts for people (It can be as simple as a person who gets high or drunk and drives, as complicated as Heroin due to a wrecked childhood). But I have a deep concern for addictions of any kind to begin with, so I guess that doesn't full answer the quesiton. When considering how I view a person I try as much as possible to look at the individual context and I think that's where the judgement of a Person lies.

The question is really open though. Fundamentally, there's a wide gap between Heroin use (which would always have you deeply concerned for the person involved) and recreational Marijuana or LSD use. So I guess when Determine someone is using drugs my reaction is determined by as much the person and personality and context as well as the drugs involved, but the shortest answer I can give is "unless evidence for concern to user's welfare exists, insufficient data to make fully applicable conclusion" is where I'd stand knowing someone used drugs.
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Tincuradan
Profile Joined April 2011
24 Posts
October 17 2011 08:07 GMT
#246
On October 17 2011 16:54 white_horse wrote:
I think everyone can agree that drugs screw with your mind and lungs/throat/liver/body. This is true regardless of the positive and negative outcomes of doing them. So how some people claim that drugs have absolutely zero effects on your long-term health is beyond me.


Everything you put into your body screws with it, it's more a question of adaptation and habituation.
What some people consider food, others consider screwing them up completely.

Spices aren't illegal. Neither are Chilli Peppers. I saw someone eat one of those uberspicy one, and he cried, had diahhrea. Some people use them every day, and claim the food tastes bad without it.

But everyone knows real men cook with provincial herbs! We should make those damn peppers against the law!

But you're right, the argument for legalization seems too often: it's no big deal, it's no big deal. I advocate the right of anyone to screw with their body, and I think that that is a big deal.
Bartuc
Profile Joined October 2010
Netherlands629 Posts
October 17 2011 08:07 GMT
#247
On October 17 2011 16:54 white_horse wrote:
I think everyone can agree that drugs screw with your mind and lungs/throat/liver/body. This is true regardless of the positive and negative outcomes of doing them. So how some people claim that drugs have absolutely zero effects on your long-term health is beyond me.


Everything screws with everything in certain amounts, frequencies, circumstances and 1000 other parameters and everything has an effect on your long-term health.
It is a sign of strength to cry out against fate, rather than to bow one's head and succumb.
Setev
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Malaysia390 Posts
October 17 2011 08:08 GMT
#248
Back on topic: I chose "other" in the poll, because there can be so many instances and exceptions when the OP asked about "drug" "use". Take caffeine for example. Its a drug, but almost everybody uses it. Can't imagine anyone having prejudices about someone who takes coffee or tea every morning after bed instead of water.

I think I'm quite neutral about smokers. I am fine with them but when they light up, I go away. I don't hate on them, but if they light up near me when I am unable to move away or lights up in non-smoking areas, I'll get seriously mad at them. But all my smoker friends ALWAYS shoved it when I asked them to.
I'm the King Of Nerds
MethodSC
Profile Joined December 2010
United States928 Posts
October 17 2011 08:12 GMT
#249
On October 17 2011 16:44 AutomatonOmega wrote:
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On October 17 2011 16:26 N3rV[Green] wrote:
EDIT: just read the post above me....and I can say with 100% truth that it is complete and total bullshit. Seriously, I wouldn't put it past anti drug causes to put that shit on the internet as propaganda. "weed addiction"? Don't make me fucking laugh. Weed has no physical addiction. It's as addictive as FOOD is. You see all those fat people out there that can't control their eating habits? That's the same as a person who is "addicted" to weed. And that's not even talking about the bullshit "suicide rate" from quitting weed. It honestly just makes me laugh anybody with a brain would actually believe that bullshit.



Seriously people. My brain works as well or better than.

EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. OF. YOU.

And I smoke hella bud. I have a better memory than just about all of the people I know that don't smoke weed, long term and short.

So really....if you think that the "dr drew" shit is worth a damn, and should be taken as good true information...than I just have to see you as the kind of person that would be for outlawing food that's bad for you.


Has it occurred to you that you don't possess the genetic addiction trigger? Or that you might be some kind of THC resistant mutant?

Not being facetious at all.

Edit: The age you start smoking is important, too. You're 23 now, right? You've smoked 'over 4 years', that means you were what, 18 when you started?

How many people do you know just like you that started smoking weed at the usual age?

Usual age being:
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The national average age for first use of marijuana by persons who initiated use in 1995 to 1997 at age 25 or younger was 16.2 years (Table C.5). The average age at first use of marijuana ranged from a low of 15.1 years in Montana and Nevada to 17.1 years in Maine, a range of 2.0 years. Four of the States that fell into the highest quintile for past month rates of use of marijuana among youths had lower than average ages at time of first use of marijuana: Montana (15.1 years), Nevada (15.1 years), Minnesota (15.6 years), and Washington (15.8 years). Three of the States in the lowest quintile of past month prevalence also had a higher than average age at first use: Iowa and Tennessee (16.9 years) and Idaho (16.7 years). Some of the confidence intervals for the State average age at time of first use of marijuana were quite large (anywhere from 0.6 to 3.7 years depending on the State); therefore, the estimates should be used with caution.


Bro I'm in the exact same boat as the guy you're calling "not the poster child for weed abuse". I can honestly say I know hundreds of other college kids that smoke weed either every single day or almost every day, aren't addicted, and are getting above a 3.5, me being one of them. To say that this is some kind of extremely rare thing is just hilarious. Really though you should go and poll some college campus or something if you want clarity, because polled statistics are actually a good basis for truth, particularly when the polling is on drug use. Maybe I don't have the addiction trigger gene either, along with all of the other people I know that smoke weed regularly.
Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
October 17 2011 08:13 GMT
#250
On October 17 2011 16:42 saocyn wrote:
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On October 17 2011 16:34 Mobius_1 wrote:
I am prejudiced against people who use drugs which are more illegal than marijuana, and people who abuse any drug to the detriment of his/her social, academic, and employment functionings.

I am also somewhat prejudiced against people who don't use alcohol at all for none-religious reasons, but that's quite a different matter


i'm prejudiced against people who have 0 clue about the actual facts based on drugs even more so on people who base their moral on rules set by the government.
just an fyi, not everything you consider a "drug" is detriment to social, academic or employment functioning.
this is coming from a person who doesn't use any "drugs"
the definition should honestly be re-written about what a drug is since it falls more along the lines of psychologically or physically manipulating one's chemistry and if that poses potential harm to other people.


I think you misunderstood me. I use "drugs" but not to the detriment of my functionings, but I take care not to abuse/use them too much which would lead to said "drugs" impeding my functionings.

While I disagree with the illegality of marijuana (it's pretty much harmless and its illegal status leads to the black market and its related crimes), cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and other "hard" drugs are dangerous and have negative long-term effects, and I wouldn't want to be friends with a regular user of them. I only use the legality scale for judging drugs because if I said "harmful" or "dangerous" or something like that there would likely be a huge debate about whether alcohol or tobacco or caffeine or cocaine or whatever is more harmful than marijuana.
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aebriol
Profile Joined April 2010
Norway2066 Posts
October 17 2011 08:15 GMT
#251
Do you judge fat people based on the fact that they are fat?
Do you judge drug users based on the fact that they are drug users?
Do you judge people that use 3 swear words in every sentence based on their language?
Do you judge ...

Point would be: we all judge people. Judging people based on what they themself chose, is not as bad as judging people because of factors they didn't chose - like sex, skin color, natural hair color, height, etc.

Now you could make a good post about how people shouldn't judge each other ...

That's what we have internet for ! Here we just judge each other based on the stupid shit we write ... ability to paragraph, spelling errors, etc
VonDarkmore
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Australia192 Posts
October 17 2011 08:19 GMT
#252

I've lived with, worked with, and been friends and enemies with stoners my entire adult life. I've seen the consistent long-term ill effects of prolonged addicted marijuana abuse. So much unrealized potential.

And those of you out there saying that (anecdotally) you know of someone who realized great potential while being on weed, you never saw what they were capable off of weed to know the difference. Just imagine the possibilities of sobriety! That accomplished doctor/lawyer/surgeon/etc. that you know who sparks up a doob every night before bedtime is the exception.

That's like pointing to the (again, anecdotal) story of the old lady that smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol and lived to be 97 years old as somehow being evidence that that shit isn't as bad for you as everyone says it is. You're deluding yourself if you think that's the case.


I would like to say well said mate.

I do believe that it is prejudice to generalise all drug users bad as a whole some of them are great people, however I also in my personal opinion think it is almost warranted for most of them, now for discussion sake I will elaborate why.

In my home town when I was in school, we had three high-schools and it was many kilometres to any others, so everyone stuck together, rough estimate of 500 16-18 year old students.
I was a school captain and at that time a some of the kids had begun the alcohol/marijuana/smoking/other heavy drug phase.
In the last 5 years I have dealt with close to one hundred cases most of them because their friends came to me for help.

Now I have only had experience with four people in my life on heavy drugs like ice LSD etc but all of them ended badly I support anyone that hates those types of drugs even though I have little experience with it.

now most of the cases I dealt with were alcohol and marijuana related, I'll keep them separate and in spoiler tags.

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Alcohol I found caused similar problems in all of the kids, it started out slowly that they would drink once twice a week then it changed to five or more days a week which resulted in neglect of themselves and most of their responsibilities then some of them even turned to borrowing money from friends family or anyone and then moved to knocking on doors at midnight drunk and looking for a place to sleep or more money, then further on the fighting would start they would start coming home bloodied etc.

Then sports teams would drop them because they failed to show up or be any good because of it, even though they were great people sober they could not help themselves and eventually got into a mind frame that it was al-right or why should anyone care.
However their were ones that would drink three to four times a week and still be worker of the month material but that was maybe three to four out of thirty. I found when challenged to give it up for a month just one month and try the best they could at the sport job or test that was at hand and held to that they would do much better, and to my surprise some of them didn't drink much again others went back drinking but not near as much and every single one of them stayed productive and responsible once they had had the debates challenges and discussions about the problem.


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Now onto Marijuana one thing I can give it credit for is it does not make people aggressive while under its effects, however that is about all I can give it.

In most of the cases the kids neglected the same things as Alcohol work school sports family friends (Marijuana neglect I found was more of not wanting to apply themselves as much to school a job or sports and the family neglect is less interaction all of the families said they interacted less, they still did talk and interact but understand it WAS less then the previous 15 or more years of their lives I count that as neglect)

I will admit there was a few that were excellent at sports and school even while using it they were above average, however over time one by one giving them the challenge to give it up for a certain period of time and apply themselves to school/job/sports they did better, after the time period after having long deep discussions constantly for weeks and months about what Marijuana held back
(some even still need to talk about it now) the kids that were above average in school became top fives and higher, football and soccer players that were a good part of the team became even better core members and a couple even became captains of their respected team, something they would not have done while in the Marijuana phase.

Now what I found meaningful was that not a single one of the kids went back to it, not one, it took a hell of a lot of work they completely agree understand and know it held them back they even actively now help their younger siblings or friends with similar situations get out of it.


My personal opinion from my own experiences kids can cope and do good while using drugs but they can do far better without it.

Alcohol holds a person back while under its influence, Marijuana holds a person back period I am unsure how people can say otherwise they either have not enough experience or they want to justify their use of it, either way drugs are not good or bad if you can stay away from them do so life is better.
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zalz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Netherlands3704 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-17 08:23:19
October 17 2011 08:21 GMT
#253
If you don't do drugs like weed people have a better opinion of you.

If you don't drink people have a lower opinion of you.


Perception is everything. Some drugs deserve the reputation they have (Meth, Heroine) but others (Weed, XTC) are about as harmless as alcohol.

Alcohol holds a person back while under its influence, Marijuana holds a person back period I am unsure how people can say otherwise they either have not enough experience or they want to justify their use of it, either way drugs are not good or bad if you can stay away from them do so life is better.


The president of the US has smoked weed. I really don't understand how people can keep talking about limited options as a result of weed.

Smoke weed and the best you can hope for is being president of the US? Ooh the horror.
Tincuradan
Profile Joined April 2011
24 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-17 10:12:48
October 17 2011 08:21 GMT
#254
On October 17 2011 17:06 AutomatonOmega wrote:
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On October 17 2011 16:28 Tincuradan wrote:
Carl Sagan was a published astronomer, documentary filmmaker, awesome dude and daily smoker
http://www.druglibrary.org/think/~jnr/sagan.htm
Go watch his Cosmos series.


Nowhere in that article does it say he was a daily smoker. Also he died of fucking pneumonia. There's a chance that, if he was a daily smoker, that it contributed to his death.


You're right, corrected.

Christopher Hitchen's defense of his tobacco use: I've knowingly taken a risk with my lifestyle, and lost the bet. Though I've taken more out of it than it out of me.

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/too_much_most_gymPmotE2JM6FPEV0NDCQO

BTW, it's disgusting how many Christian news reportings are gloating about his throat cancer. Or subtly suggesting it's the wrath of god for his sin of disbelief. It's exactly this linking between substance use and sin which keeps prohibition laws in place.
Gummy
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2180 Posts
October 17 2011 08:34 GMT
#255
My parents would not approve of my dating a crack whore. I would not approve of my little brother dating a crack whore. I would not be friends with a crack whore if I knew she was a crack whore.
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Butigroove
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Seychelles2061 Posts
October 17 2011 08:37 GMT
#256
LSD and Mushrooms are the ones that piss me off when people judge them. Such amazing drugs.

Addictive drugs especially, I can see judging people for
beach beers buds beezies b-b-b-baaanelings
Orcasgt24
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada3238 Posts
October 17 2011 08:51 GMT
#257
Drug user are criminals. The law discriminates against them for a reason and so shall I.

Drugs are bad mmmkay
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Nasradime
Profile Joined January 2011
France83 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-17 09:04:22
October 17 2011 08:57 GMT
#258
Give catholicism to a smart guy, he'll extract the precepts and symbolism; while a weak-minded one will believe that going to mass leads to Heaven.
Give drugs to a smart guy, he'll either refuse or use them with parsimony, knowing the advantages/drawbacks and when to stop; while a weak-minded one will fall under dependence and fuck his own mind.
Explain to a smart friend you do drugs, he'll warn you about the dangers and maybe ask you not to be on drugs with him, but will know that it doesn't harm anyone else neither change who you are (if you're not in the drug abusers category of course, otherwise he should try to help you); while a weak-minded one will suddenly assume you're a piece of shit like all the other junkies he's met or seen on tv, whatever your consumption is.
I try not to consider myself stupid, so as a drug user I simply choose to whom I explain this and I never had any problem (except when I still thought all my friends were open-minded... long time ago indeed); while the weak-minded drug users will simply smash it to everyone's face, thus enabling the prejudice's perennity.

(If my point is unclear, please ask for precision)

Now the fun thing with this poll is that TL being frequented by quite some pot smokers (at least), I feel like a majority of the non-negative votes are from them.. I would be interested to see the actual statistics from people who NEVER did drugs (or like once to try... I mean not for a time). I would bet on 80%, which quite saddens me...
Come on guys, we've stopped assuming that black guys are lazy and women should stay in the kitchen: maybe it's time to truly think outside of the boxes !
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GeneticToss
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada188 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-17 08:59:08
October 17 2011 08:58 GMT
#259
I have a better opinion of people who smoke weed on rare occasions than people who smoke cigarettes. When it comes to smoking regularly I think both are stupid.

When people tell me they smoke weed once a month or so, when at a party and they get offered or w/e, my only opinion is that they are laid back and like to have fun once in a while, which is something I like in a person. I also like people who rather not use drugs.

My opinion on drugs like cocaine, meth or heroine is the very mainstream very negative one.

When it comes to drugs that people use to have an especially good time, like speed or hallucinogens or whatever... For people who just want to try and have fun, I go with the live and let live approach. If someone likes to party every weekend and use them all the time, then I have a negative opinion.

I don't think it's unfair discrimination, because it's a choice you make and opinions are based on observation. For example pot, is bad for your lungs, can lead to addiction and people who use constantly show behaviors like lack of motivation and general potheadedness (for lack of a better term). On the other hand sexuality or race is not a choice.

This is only my opinion, and only a general assessment, I am aware that different people have different reasons of doing what they do.
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SpaceToaster
Profile Joined October 2010
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October 17 2011 08:59 GMT
#260
On October 17 2011 17:51 Orcasgt24 wrote:
Drug user are criminals. The law discriminates against them for a reason and so shall I.

Drugs are bad mmmkay


I think you're being serious, but I can't tell?

I definitely don't think anyone should base their personal perceptions on the law. Remember that laws were made based on the lawmaker(s)' personal perceptions of evidence that existed at the time the law was made. That evidence is sometimes still accurate and sometimes wildly out of date, and the lawmaker may have vastly different beliefs than you do. Your opinion may wind up being the same as that of the law, but I think its selling yourself short to blindly base your personal opinions on the law.
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