Drugs, Drugs Drugs

[Infinite]

Originally Posted by sst

Marijuana is a beautiful plant found in nature. It has been around since the dawn of man. I know, for some of you that is 6,000 years ago, but for the rest of us, many many billions of years hehe.

Homo Sapiens have only been on earth for about 200,000 years

I agree with everything else you said tho. Weed isn't really an addicting drug, I smoke it around two to three times a month and it hasn't really effected my life in a negative way.

[Teri60]

I tend to disagree with the addicting part of weed. I always felt like you that it wasn't addicting until I met my husband, he's a old time weed smoker and smokes it all day long but you wouldn't know it by being around him because his body has gotten so used to it. When I used to smoke it, I would get all giggly and then I would turn paranoid. I even had what I would call black outs where I couldn't see, I don't know if it was laced with other stuff but I don't like being blind when I smoke weed..LOL
But back to the addicting part, my husband when he doesn't have it, he's like crazy fool looking for it, he gets really ornery and starts digging the black gunk out from his pipe or standing by the door looking for someone who's suppose to bring it and that's why I think it's addicting. Just my opinion about it
You all have a nice day off to work for me!

[Jamus]

Not all of what we know, or think we know, about marijuana is fact. That is b/c not everyone who smokes it (not those who have never smoked it), has the same reaction/experience when they do. Everyone gets something different out of it.
I have many friends who smoke and I have been smoking since I was about 22. A couple of my friends smoke everyday. If they don't they are paranoid and can't function in society as well. I see that as being dependent on it, aka addicted.
Others, including myself, get paranoid and sleepy and are hesitant with going out in public. For some it inspires them with tremendous creativity in which they use it in a very positive way; for others they are irresponsible about it and do stupid things.

Many of my friends have kids and they still smoke, and they have given their kids the drug talk in which they give them all the positive and negative aspects of pot. And not just the negative ones that are found in TV ads and what they feed you at school. Everyone has a responsibility to others whom they are around when they partake in any drug. Each one of us, in the end though, should have the right to put anything in our bodies as we see fit as long as it does not do harm to anyone else in the process. That definitely includes taking something for making us stutter less

[sst]

Originally Posted by Infinite

Homo Sapiens have only been on earth for about 200,000 years

I agree with everything else you said tho. Weed isn't really an addicting drug, I smoke it around two to three times a month and it hasn't really effected my life in a negative way.

Oops! I guess it's a bad thing to post when you're half-asleep hehe. You are right! Well, I meant it's been around since the dawn of time.

It's great to talk to so many enlightened people on here, it's really quite refreshing. No bullshit, just truth. I like it!

[Jamus]

I wanted to add this but couldnt edit my last message in time.

Everyone has a unique personality and sees, feels and generally deals with everything they encounter in their life in a different way. And when we take drugs, we all have a different experience on them. For some it is the same when you are dealing with common emotions, ex: happiness/sadness, paranoia/openness, being talkative/shy, but we all have a unique experience and react differently when under the influence of a drug. That is why we cannot continue to make drugs a scapegoat and automatically place blame on them when somebody does something not easily accepted by society. For some, drugs can definitely make them a different person, better or worse, but it lies within the person's personality and personal view and actions that make them do the thing they do while taking drugs.

[Teri60]

I think you all our very intelligent people with good conversation skills and it's very nice to be able to chat on different topics without anyone getting defensive. I am very liberal about alot of things, if it doesn't affect me then I don't care what others do.