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Title: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: danjoehart on April 28, 2009, 02:16:56 pm: what would you do with free bud? sell it? smoke it? call police?
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Post by: tabyl on April 28, 2009, 02:31:51 pm: there is nothing wrong with pot ..... But the other stuff has to go .................. its a discrace to our society
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Post by: FarleyGuy on April 28, 2009, 02:43:03 pm: Why would you call the police? Here they would probably say it was yours and charge you with it.
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Post by: jahak on April 28, 2009, 02:53:01 pm: Quote from: FarleyGuy on April 28, 2009, 02:43:03 pm
Why would you call the police? Here they would probably say it was yours and charge you with it.
lol seriously!
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Post by: jester2dr on April 28, 2009, 03:45:21 pm: No... it' GUILTY!! send it away for life or better yet give it the death penalty.....
I suggest BURNING it!!! YAH!!!! thats it... fire is cool... burn it.....
AND I WANT TO BE THERE TO WATCH AND BREATH IN....AHHHHHHH......

I feel better now :notworthy:
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Post by: dream420believer on April 28, 2009, 04:42:54 pm: Yes i do think pot is innocent. God created it so pass it over this way and ill hit it. lol. My dad smoked til the day he died and ive known alot of other people who smoke everyday and they still have everything going for them. I would rather smoke pot than be on many medications to help me thru life.
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Post by: Stealth3si on April 28, 2009, 05:05:57 pm: Depending on what we're comparing it to, I think pot is innocent, but not in and of itself, but I would probably smoke it now if you passed it to me.

If God did make it it's most likely not intended to be used that way and/or is a "perversion/corruption" of his creation.
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Post by: brendy1990 on April 29, 2009, 05:57:08 am: i think alcohol is more worse then pot,,, i would rather have a stoned driver on the road then a drunk any day,, if that makes sense..
but as far as the free bud, i would give it away.
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Post by: al808 on April 29, 2009, 06:25:03 am: Plastered all over the internet right now is a photo of Michael Phelps smoking marijuana out of a bong. Phelps struck another blow to the myth that marijuana smokers are lazy couch potatoes. Here is the guy who has won more gold medals than anyone in history, and obviously his health and accomplishments are not hindered by smoking some pot.
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Post by: mrisha on April 29, 2009, 07:59:39 am: There are so many worse things than POT out there. I think the Gov veto it because they do not have a monopoly on it.
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Post by: razzberry077 on April 29, 2009, 08:01:34 am: There is nbothing wrong with pot. We should be able top grow it so we can save money in these tough economy times...
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Post by: vlsm23 on April 29, 2009, 09:32:43 am: I truly hope we see it legalized while Obama is in office. Pot is innocent! Anyone see Super High Me?? The worse thing that happened to the guy was he gained like 7 pounds. Fast food and alcohol do more to harm a human being than pot. I think that if we see pot legalized, we will see the nation in a surplus, and fast. Just think about all the money that filters through illegal drugs to other counties. We legalize it and other country citizens will be coming to America to vacation or holiday (instead of Amsterdam or Jamaica or something). Pot gets added to the GDP + more personal vacation traffic = Surplus!
It is only illegal because of the believes of racist individuals in the 30s and the paper industry (another great source - Family Guy episode 420).
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Post by: candicew0804 on April 29, 2009, 03:53:48 pm: Drinking is way worse than pot...i hope that they llegalize it, it would make things so much better and the US will be a happier place because of it. Just look at Holland...whatever happens there? :icon_rr:
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Post by: cloudsoup on April 29, 2009, 08:27:36 pm: iii do.

but i don't think they'll ever legalize it, for the simple fact
that they make too much money off it in ALL
kinds of ways. i wrote a paper about that in school.
just wow...

but never say never, right? ;D
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: jester2dr on May 01, 2009, 04:44:47 am: NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....NEVER....
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: cah5525 on May 01, 2009, 05:54:22 am: ME!!!
i'll compare my father to willie nelson because they share the same views - they love their pot and don't give a damn what society thinks!. i grew up seeing it and so i never knew it was BAD. my father has never been arrested, always worked and now is retired and living off some nice and hefty investments so, pot did not stunt his abilities to live a sucessful life. having said that, i never even liked pot until i was in my mid 20's. so, i'll never see it or compare it to those "real" drugs. People can smoke pot and not become one of those stereotypical druggies. Many people smoke from all walks of life, you're not going to spiral down by smoking!
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Post by: coolchickq33 on May 01, 2009, 09:03:25 am: I believe pot should be legalized and would financially help this nation get back on it's feet with the taxes it could charge.
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Post by: cah5525 on May 01, 2009, 09:53:13 am: now there's an idea cool chick!
drinking and driving? dangerous!
i drove 5 miles home after smoking with some friends and it took me a half an hour...at that point, i'm only a danger to myself...and the trees.
felt like i was going sooo fast (probably going about??10mph) god, i was stupid then. now, i just stay at home...i'm closer to the food anyway
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: tomtasha1021 on May 01, 2009, 11:15:20 am: i don't think that there is anything wrong with pot. just as long as you don't do something you will regret after you smoke it ;D
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Post by: trop8cana on May 01, 2009, 11:27:23 am: I think pot is innocent and wouldn't consider it a drug.It's natural and from the earth.I
I do agree that alcohol,crack,meth,etc. would be considered drugs.
Drugs are man made.....Pot is a plant that grows and if you should so happen set it on fire,there could be some side affects....lol
I say yes to legalizing it!!!Consider it Natural Herbal Therapy.
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: discardedheart on May 01, 2009, 05:03:04 pm: i definitely think it's innocent.
look at drinking.. how many accidents are caused due to drunk driving and just plain stupidness from alcohol intoxication. now look at how many accidents are caused by pot.. can you tell me much about those? no, you really can't. because you really don't hear about things like that. marijuana is less harmful to lungs than cigarettes, which are completely legal. cigarettes kill thousands of people every year. can you say that pot alone can do the same thing? no, you really can't. plus, look at the medicinal benefits of pot.

i really see nothing wrong with it.
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Post by: Kymberli0529 on May 01, 2009, 05:08:33 pm: Personally, I think it's better than coke, meth, etc. BUT that depends on who uses it. I have a girlfriend who pays her bills first, puts some cash in her savings account, than buys her pot. She only smokes on Fridays and Saturdays so it doesn't interfere with work. On the other side of the fence I have a guy friend who smokes all day, every day. He's 28 YO, works at a pizza joint delivering pizzas, and sells his weed. He doesn't make any money off selling it, though, because he only sells to friends and feels bad about charging them. He has no goals for his life and has no money. I think it just depends on if you let it control your life or use it as a pleasurable past time.

Although, I have to disagree with some of you. I wouldn't want a person who's high driving anymore than a person who's drunk. They aren't any better drivers, both impair your abilities and perceptions. I don't want to take any chances while my kids are in the car. You do hear about it but most people hear "driving under the influence" and automatically think alcohol.

I do agree that if they taxed it, it could bring some much need financial help.

BTW, if you look at medical data weed isn't any better for your body or brain in the long term than any other drug.

I guess I'm on the fence. There would definitely have to be some laws.
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: discardedheart on May 01, 2009, 05:15:55 pm: Quote from: cah5525 on May 01, 2009, 09:53:13 am
now there's an idea cool chick!
drinking and driving? dangerous!
i drove 5 miles home after smoking with some friends and it took me a half an hour...at that point, i'm only a danger to myself...and the trees.
felt like i was going sooo fast (probably going about??10mph) god, i was stupid then. now, i just stay at home...i'm closer to the food anyway

lmao ;p being closer to the FOOD is always better anyway.
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: Zoned87 on May 01, 2009, 09:51:05 pm: I think it should be legalied, its no worse than alchol.
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Post by: Graeth on May 01, 2009, 11:06:14 pm: I'm not for the whole drug scene; but I have to agree: why is it illegal to smoke something that grows naturally, yet spend billions to find a way to give eighty year old men erections?
I think its from a song or something.
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Post by: yapluss on May 02, 2009, 07:05:51 am: I feel the punishment for pot makes it dangerous to have. I also think the criminalization creates a bigger problem as people get involved with drug dealers to get pot which i think makes it a gateway drug.
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: liljp617 on May 02, 2009, 01:01:23 pm: It'd be nice if people stopped saying "it's okay cause it's natural." That's wonderful. A lot of things are natural, and they're terrible for you. Anthrax is natural, poison ivy is natural, lions are natural but I wouldn't fight one, etc.

I'm 100% supportive of legalization of marijuana and it's only illegal due to cotton growers/pharmaceutical companies lobbying against it and marijuana, but the argument that it's natural is one of the worst in this debate.

Quote from: yapluss on May 02, 2009, 07:05:51 am
I feel the punishment for pot makes it dangerous to have. I also think the criminalization creates a bigger problem as people get involved with drug dealers to get pot which i think makes it a gateway drug.

Numerous studies have shown that it's not a gateway drug and that the gateway drug theory isn't all that reliable. Of course, a number of other studies have said the opposite. Suppose it's not going to be agreed upon any time soon.

Quote from: Kymberli0529 on May 01, 2009, 05:08:33 pm
Personally, I think it's better than coke, meth, etc. BUT that depends on who uses it. I have a girlfriend who pays her bills first, puts some cash in her savings account, than buys her pot. She only smokes on Fridays and Saturdays so it doesn't interfere with work. On the other side of the fence I have a guy friend who smokes all day, every day. He's 28 YO, works at a pizza joint delivering pizzas, and sells his weed. He doesn't make any money off selling it, though, because he only sells to friends and feels bad about charging them. He has no goals for his life and has no money. I think it just depends on if you let it control your life or use it as a pleasurable past time.

Although, I have to disagree with some of you. I wouldn't want a person who's high driving anymore than a person who's drunk. They aren't any better drivers, both impair your abilities and perceptions. I don't want to take any chances while my kids are in the car. You do hear about it but most people hear "driving under the influence" and automatically think alcohol.

I do agree that if they taxed it, it could bring some much need financial help.

BTW, if you look at medical data weed isn't any better for your body or brain in the long term than any other drug.

I guess I'm on the fence. There would definitely have to be some laws.

Perhaps the guy with "no goals" (perhaps your definition of goals/success is different than his?) was going to be that way anyway. Maybe he didn't care, because he simply wasn't a motivated person and his personality or upbringing did not promote doing anything higher than delivering pizzas. Maybe he was attracted to weed because he was already content with his life and didn't care to be a "success" by society's standards? It's certainly possible he has "no goals" and isn't really that ambitious because of the weed, but it's probably more likely that he had "no goals" and wasn't that ambitious of a person prior to his smoking.

There are no medical data or medical studies done on marijuana in the long term. That's what makes the discussion somewhat difficult as there is nothing to really base a stance on from the perspective of health. People want to say it's bad for you or that it's not harmful at all even in the long run, but those are both fairly baseless statements considering the research into the long term effects of marijuana is basically nonexistent.
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: Jackiecat333 on May 02, 2009, 02:11:54 pm: Quote from: danjoehart on April 28, 2009, 02:16:56 pm
what would you do with free bud? sell it? smoke it? call police?

honestly you know how much money the US would make if they legallized that stuff? We'd be debt free in like 5yrs.
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Post by: RFochler814 on May 02, 2009, 02:30:09 pm: Quote from: danjoehart on April 28, 2009, 02:16:56 pm
what would you do with free bud? sell it? smoke it? call police?
smoke it!!
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Post by: Alaeus on May 02, 2009, 02:43:54 pm: I could go on & on about this subject, but suffice to say that it should definately be legalized.

Way safer than alcohol, and even safer & better then many prescription drugs.

The reason it is not legalized now is because of the big "pill pushers" (Glaxo, Phizer, etc). Their lobbyists in Washington are the most anti-legalization proponents, and for obvious reasons.

About 80% of Americans think it should be decriminalized or legalized altogether, yet is not even close. Why do you think that is?
It's amazing that the will of the people in this country is not even recieving an open ear. If they were, it would have been legalized years ago.
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Post by: nicatnite7777 on May 02, 2009, 10:42:45 pm: Call the cops HELL NOOOOO!!!!!! Personally i would smoke it!!
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Post by: Midnightsilk on May 02, 2009, 10:46:55 pm: everything in moderation is my motto LOL
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Post by: Stealth3si on May 02, 2009, 10:50:08 pm: Quote from: Midnightsilk on May 02, 2009, 10:46:55 pm
everything in moderation is my motto LOL
LOL that's a very good point.
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Post by: joesgirl2008 on May 02, 2009, 11:33:05 pm: I do not think pot is innocent, pot does mess with your head, your emotions, most people smoke pot to get high for a feeling, I think that if pot is legalized there is going to be some major problems, it slows your reaction time down what about when your driving let me tell you a story i think i was probably 16 me and a friend of mine was going to her work to pick up her check and we got into an accident because we were high as she pulled into the parking lot she hit a car that was coming out no one was hurt but we got into trouble. lesson learned for me but not for her she no longer has a license due to dui
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: liljp617 on May 03, 2009, 01:43:11 pm: Quote from: joesgirl2008 on May 02, 2009, 11:33:05 pm
I do not think pot is innocent, pot does mess with your head, your emotions, most people smoke pot to get high for a feeling, I think that if pot is legalized there is going to be some major problems, it slows your reaction time down what about when your driving let me tell you a story i think i was probably 16 me and a friend of mine was going to her work to pick up her check and we got into an accident because we were high as she pulled into the parking lot she hit a car that was coming out no one was hurt but we got into trouble. lesson learned for me but not for her she no longer has a license due to dui

err so does alcohol, and to a much greater extent. Solution? Keep it illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana...
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Post by: erictm on May 03, 2009, 01:46:29 pm: Quote from: joesgirl2008 on May 02, 2009, 11:33:05 pm
I do not think pot is innocent, pot does mess with your head, your emotions, most people smoke pot to get high for a feeling, I think that if pot is legalized there is going to be some major problems, it slows your reaction time down what about when your driving let me tell you a story i think i was probably 16 me and a friend of mine was going to her work to pick up her check and we got into an accident because we were high as she pulled into the parking lot she hit a car that was coming out no one was hurt but we got into trouble. lesson learned for me but not for her she no longer has a license due to dui

When you smoke weed, you shouldn't drive, as you shouldn't when you drink alcohol. You say weed slows your reaction time, so does alcohol. In my opinion, alcohol is worse. When you get drunk, you go dumb, body and mind, and sometimes can't remember the last night. When does that happen with weed?
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Post by: nicatnite7777 on May 03, 2009, 02:29:33 pm: heres a number to call and vote for the legaliziation of pot to the pot smokers out there call and press pound Obama says that if there are over 1 millon votes he will consider doing it. so tell your friend pass it in text messages speard the word!!!

lets legalize weed

1-973-409-3274
call listen and press pound!!!
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Post by: bschumacher on May 03, 2009, 02:35:40 pm: Pot is like alcohol. If used in moderation, it is beneficial. It even has medicinal uses. When my brother was having chemo and tossing his cookies every couple of hours, he got a prescription for pot. Although he could only use it when he was not planning to leave home for at least a couple of hours, it helped to quell the nausea and allow him to sleep and keep down enough food to be able to work the next day. There's an anti-nausea patch that works better, but his insurance company wouldn't cover it until the last few months of chemo, so THANK GOD for that godawful-smelling weed!! Let people smoke as much as they like, so long as they do it far away from me.
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Post by: cowgirl4always on May 03, 2009, 07:01:18 pm: I think it should be legal also, shoot..... pretty soon it will be cheaper than buying tobacco.
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Post by: katkenn1124 on May 05, 2009, 08:29:39 pm: I personally don't use myself, but I see nothing wrong with it. It is natural, from the earth. I think the whole problem with our society is we were founded by a bunch of uptight "pilgrims" running from the "loose" morals of England. I won't even get started on that though. I think people need to loosen up & become more tolerant of each other. Everyone is different, we all have different ideas & lifestyles. Just let people be who God created them to be! Pot will be legal eventually, then the police will have to find something else to go after the average Joe for!!!
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Post by: liljp617 on May 06, 2009, 01:30:24 am: Quote from: katkenn1124 on May 05, 2009, 08:29:39 pm
I personally don't use myself, but I see nothing wrong with it. It is natural, from the earth. I think the whole problem with our society is we were founded by a bunch of uptight "pilgrims" running from the "loose" morals of England. I won't even get started on that though. I think people need to loosen up & become more tolerant of each other. Everyone is different, we all have different ideas & lifestyles. Just let people be who God created them to be! Pot will be legal eventually, then the police will have to find something else to go after the average Joe for!!!

=/ Among the Puritan settlements, cultivation of hemp was mandatory. Both the Connecticut and Massachusetts courts mandated that every family plant at least one teaspoon of hemp. Many colonies passed numerous laws that placed incentives on growing hemp. Virginia designed laws that fined farmers who did not grow hemp. Lobbyists promoted the growing of hemp and books were published that promoted the idea of making marijuana America's staple product. Up to and during the Revolutionary War, hemp production was vastly increased and promoted by the colonial governments. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

It would appear the settlers of this country were much more open to the idea of marijuana than the government is today. I don't think they're to blame at all nor do they seem "uptight" given the history we have on them.

It was eventually made illegal because cotton farmers that feared hemp would overtake them (as it likely should have) and run them out of business lobbied heavily against it. Along with propaganda, false journalism, racism (against both Mexicans and blacks), and xenophobia playing roles. It has remained illegal because of propaganda and a false hysteria surrounding it.
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Post by: MikeIriz on May 06, 2009, 03:20:57 am: actually i think pot should be legalized it would bring it lots of revenus for the governments
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Post by: rebmagnolia on May 06, 2009, 05:13:26 am: Quote from: mrisha on April 29, 2009, 07:59:39 am
There are so many worse things than POT out there. I think the Gov veto it because they do not have a monopoly on it.

Boy did you ever hit the nail on the head.
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Post by: rebmagnolia on May 06, 2009, 05:16:16 am: Quote from: tomtasha1021 on May 01, 2009, 11:15:20 am
i don't think that there is anything wrong with pot. just as long as you don't do something you will regret after you smoke it ;D

That's the great thing about pot.....you don't do things you'll regret. If anything, smoking pot will probably stop you from doing something.....LOL!!!!
Title: Re: who thinks pot is innocent
Post by: liljp617 on May 06, 2009, 06:13:39 pm: Quote from: rebmagnolia on May 06, 2009, 05:13:26 am
Quote from: mrisha on April 29, 2009, 07:59:39 am
There are so many worse things than POT out there. I think the Gov veto it because they do not have a monopoly on it.

Boy did you ever hit the nail on the head.

Except it makes no sense. We live in a fairly capitalistic country with a government that promotes competition among private corporations. There are thousands of corporations that are legal that the government doesn't have a monopoly on.
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Post by: autumnleaflet on May 07, 2009, 03:20:56 am: i'm only 20, but compared to every other person i know i'm the only one who HASN'T tried weed. i'm not saying i'll never do it. i tend to be the curios cat. hopefully i can be strong. you get more attention when youre the one NOT doing it. hah
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Post by: klkwid on May 07, 2009, 07:11:26 pm: I think they should legalize it and tax it just like they do for other similar things-tabacco products, alcohol, etc. If they did that, it would take lots of drug dealers off the street, save us money by not jailing so many people for stupid things, AND the tax money they make could go towards education or healthare or something! There's so many pros to it! Why would anyone NOT want it legalized? Of course you would still not be able to drive under the influence and all that stuff, too. Nothing but good things would come out of it.