Posted on 01/09/2014 2:54:47 PM PST by Kaslin
the whiskey would have killed him while the pot never would.
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Yeah...I’m sure a 2 year old could eat pot brownies and cookies all day and not die. Thanks for proving the damage that pot does to one’s brain.
What kind of parents let their toddler wander out and eat cookies off the ground?
I’m sorry, I can’t agree with all the worries about marijuana. If anyone here is ideologically consistent enough to say that alcohol should also be illegal, I can respect that. But ok..a kid got some pot cookie. When I was a kid I stole sips from the liquor cabinet. Most kids did. Or stole some beers for a party. Got drunk in high school, etc. All in all, deaths and injuries and lives ruined from alcohol far outweigh those from marijuana. The only difference is...we’re used to alcohol being around and readily available. I think adults should be able to use it if they want. Have some regulations on it, issue some warnings, etc., but keep out of private usage. We can certainly spend a few billion dollars less on locking up non violent pot growers and smokers, I think.
Pot is for slaves.
What I said isn’t a lie. Too much marijuana over too long a time makes you a dimwit.
Yeah, this is NOT a good thing but what can you do but note the increases in auto and home accidents that’s going to result from this new “freedom”?
“What kind of parents let their toddler wander out and eat cookies off the ground?”
What kind, indeed.
There has NEVER been a recorded death from pot overdose. Scientists have estimated that it would take 40,000 joints to kill a person, ie., it is impossible to overdose.
http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/news/20030918/marijuana-smoking-doesnt-kill
I haven’t found that to be any more true for pot smokers than of drinkers or teetotalers. I’m afraid your statement is false.
I saw a study that showed that 100% of people who smoke pot die...eventually.
How many pot studies have been done on 2 year olds?
...reply before you take another hit or it’ll be another 3 hours before you remember to hit the post button.
>>>It makes you stupid. Dull. Boring. It takes the edge off life and makes people drab. They no longer want to do fun things. They no longer have a sharp wit. Their creativity is muddled. They lose their initiative.<<<
As you’ve been getting hammered here for this opinion, let me tell you that you’re correct. Sadly, I know this from personal experience after spending several years in the endless party that was the 1970s. But I also know it from observation, and if anecdotes aren’t sufficient, then I also know it from controlled studies that indicate marijuana slowing response time, impairing intellectual ability, and diminishing initiative.
Having said that, preventing marijuana use is a train that has long ago left the station. Pot has been illegal my entire life - I’m 58 - and except for the years before 1974, it’s been easy enough to get some just by asking around and keeping your eyes open. And I’m not a smoker; those who get high would no doubt have an easier time finding some. It is de facto legal here in Alaska, as it was in Oregon, Connecticut, and California when I lived there. That might be the only silver lining in the wave of legalization that is bound to sweep over most of the country - everyone who wants to get high is already getting high, and everyone who doesn’t care can already get it if they want, so my guess is that there won’t be a sudden surge of new pot smokers.
Not that it’s any good for you, and the argument that it’s not as bad as alcohol is like comparing different kinds of illness. The real comparison is between getting stoned and being sober. Sober is better.
Like any other kind of social change, there will be unforeseen consequences. No one was talking about fetal alcohol syndrome and second-hand smoke when I was a kid, and ubiquitous pot smoking will no doubt produce something surprising, and not in a happy way.
Happy trails.
I wont waste any more time with a moron. Some folks don't need drugs to get stupid.
I am the only one who has replied to him and I would hardly characterize my responses as “hammering” him. Are you always prone to exaggeration? That’s not indicative of balanced mental functioning is it? My anecdotal experiences are the exact opposite of yours.
Since you bring that up here is an article about several studies of pot use on fetal develpment.
Use of Marijuana During Pregnancy(This article is excerpted from Marijuana Myths, Marijuana Facts: A Review of the Scientific Evidence by Lynn Zimmer, PhD, and John P. Morgan, MD )
Thanks to Libertarians, now big gov can force people to smoke pot via obama care and ebt cards paying for pot.
Libertarians always end up on the side of state apararus anarchy instead of balanced government.
I always said it was about the right to grow anything and trade anything, but they were hung up on snorting and consuming for free.
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