Never smoked weed. Should it be illegal?

More importantly, whose phone number is that?

5951320789 wrote:

I'm pretty open-minded, but I am much more against the idea of inhaling smoke (from anything) than specifically smoking weed. Eat it, drink it, whatever, vape it even. But the smoke damages the lungs regardless of what's burning. america worked hard to get rid of the 50's smoking-is-okay culture and I am glad we did that.

Don't like gay marriages? Then don't have one.

Don't like the NBA? Then don't watch it.

Don't like alcohol? Then don't drink it.

Don't like XBOX? Then don't play it.

Don't like running? Then don't do it.

Don't like weed? Then don't smoke it.

Don't like having your freedoms taken away? Then don't take away mine.

Libertopia wrote:

5951320789 wrote:

I'm pretty open-minded, but I am much more against the idea of inhaling smoke (from anything) than specifically smoking weed. Eat it, drink it, whatever, vape it even. But the smoke damages the lungs regardless of what's burning. america worked hard to get rid of the 50's smoking-is-okay culture and I am glad we did that.

Don't like gay marriages? Then don't have one.

Don't like the NBA? Then don't watch it.

Don't like alcohol? Then don't drink it.

Don't like XBOX? Then don't play it.

Don't like running? Then don't do it.

Don't like weed? Then don't smoke it.

Don't like having your freedoms taken away? Then don't take away mine.

Your username makes me think you're trolling, but...

Don't like murder? Then don't do it.

Don't like drunk drivers? Then don't be one.

C'mon, this list is bad logic. People shouldn't be allowed to do whatever they want. If people were to have absolute freedom, then society wouldn't work at all. There's clearly a limit somewhere. I don't know if weed falls outside that limit, but the way you're arguing your case is asinine

Criminality of weed was always more of a sociopolitical issue than one of public safety. I won't run down the safety profile of weed here - it's been established over some decades in pedantic detail. Compared to alcohol and even caffeine, weed is pretty much as benign as they come. This has always been obvious.

The criminality of weed came about because those who smoked it tended to be of the counter-culture (social criminals). Opium was all fine until Chinese immigrants got amongst it then BAM. Same with weed. Those darn hippies.

Now the demographic smoking it has changed to include more professionals and the middle class, and hey presto. Moves to legalise.

Why this isn't obvious to everyone is quite a mystery to me. FWIW I smoked weed VERY heavily for nearly 16 years, all while exceling at uni then on into the workforce as a (now) senior professional.

I gave it up because I realised I could be spending my spare time doing other things. So I stopped.

Yep, it's a demonic terror, all right.

Your username makes me think you're trolling, but...

Don't like murder? Then don't do it.

Don't like drunk drivers? Then don't be one.

C'mon, this list is bad logic. People shouldn't be allowed to do whatever they want. If people were to have absolute freedom, then society wouldn't work at all. There's clearly a limit somewhere. I don't know if weed falls outside that limit, but the way you're arguing your case is asinine[/quote]

Exactly. If you smoke around me that is effecting my right to breathe clean air. If you smoke around your kids they should be taken away for child abuse.

I don't smoke weed either but I'm with it for medical reason since it was said it kills cancer cells. I rather people using medical marijuana then people taking radiation and kemo which destroys the body even more.

Funny. I went camping this Summer with my most successful friend and he said pretty much the same thing. "I really enjoyed smoking weed when I was younger, but who has the time for that sh!t anymore?"

Caffeine? i can go drink two coffees and forget i even had them...

juir57 wrote:

Libertopia wrote:

Don't like gay marriages? Then don't have one.

Don't like the NBA? Then don't watch it.

Don't like alcohol? Then don't drink it.

Don't like XBOX? Then don't play it.

Don't like running? Then don't do it.

Don't like weed? Then don't smoke it.

Don't like having your freedoms taken away? Then don't take away mine.

Your username makes me think you're trolling, but...

Don't like murder? Then don't do it.

Don't like drunk drivers? Then don't be one.

C'mon, this list is bad logic. People shouldn't be allowed to do whatever they want. If people were to have absolute freedom, then society wouldn't work at all. There's clearly a limit somewhere. I don't know if weed falls outside that limit, but the way you're arguing your case is asinine

You missed the point of his list. Everything he listed are freedoms, things that are LEGAL. Your counter argument about murder and drunk driving are definitely not legal and definitely not freedoms.

5951320789 wrote:

Caffeine? i can go drink two coffees and forget i even had them...

That's called building up a tolerance, jackass.

Not really, jackass. I remember when I first started drinking it in college it would hardly do anything to me. Obviously you build up a tolerance, but let's not pretend you get wrecked and trip out after your first startbucks frolic, buddy

Le Foot wrote:

5951320789 wrote:

Caffeine? i can go drink two coffees and forget i even had them...

That's called building up a tolerance, jackass.

tycobb wrote:

Exactly. If you smoke around me that is effecting my right to breathe clean air. If you smoke around your kids they should be taken away for child abuse.

You must be in favor of banning tobacco too then. And maybe gasoline-powered cars too.

your rebuttal is asinine wrote:

juir57 wrote:

Your username makes me think you're trolling, but...

Don't like murder? Then don't do it.

Don't like drunk drivers? Then don't be one.

C'mon, this list is bad logic. People shouldn't be allowed to do whatever they want. If people were to have absolute freedom, then society wouldn't work at all. There's clearly a limit somewhere. I don't know if weed falls outside that limit, but the way you're arguing your case is asinine

You missed the point of his list. Everything he listed are freedoms, things that are LEGAL. Your counter argument about murder and drunk driving are definitely not legal and definitely not freedoms.

Yes, they are all victimless.

Guess what, I have never smoked weed in my life. But lots of people in my city do and it has never inconvenienced me one bit, and I don't have any reason to believe the city is worse because of it either (which might not be the case for legalized hard drugs, for example).

Your logic is severly flawed. But you won't see it until you are ensnared and your "freedoms" are unrecoverable. Time to grow up.

5951320789 wrote:

I'm pretty open-minded, but I am much more against the idea of inhaling smoke (from anything) than specifically smoking weed. Eat it, drink it, whatever, vape it even. But the smoke damages the lungs regardless of what's burning. america worked hard to get rid of the 50's smoking-is-okay culture and I am glad we did that.

I think consenting adults in private should be able to do almost anything, including sex, smoking, drugs, religion, etc.

5951320789 wrote:

I'm pretty open-minded ...

No you're not. The rest of your post completely negated the opening clause.

I have no interest in weed or drugs at all. I see no point in them.

I can say though, that I have seen first hand the impacts of this "victimless crime" in our neighbors to the south. You might wonder where all the refugee kids are coming from...well, the countries that have been torn apart by narco gangs who want to serve your drug needs. So...victimless? No, not really. Maybe not in your house, or your hood, but somewhere.

if you haven't smoked weed even just once in your life then I'm going to assume that you were a loser in HS/college, or you just have a big stick up your butt

5951320789 wrote:

Caffeine? i can go drink two coffees and forget i even had them...

Pretty sure that happens with weed too.