Does Marijuana ruin lives and entire societies?

[rnch]

nahhhhhh............

 

[seaking420]

no

 

[Lestat]

Its been used for centuries, and I can't find a single case where it was the undoing of a society. If anything it makes people more peaceful, gives them more enjoyment in life, and decreases overall anxiety.

 

[miplank]

Well, granted, I would be offering anecdotal evidence, but I can tell you that it ruined my childhood. Having a high mom is NOT FUN! Having a mom who spends the rent money on weed is not fun! Having a mom who gets you evicted every 6 months or so is not fun. Being ignored for weed is not fun. Shall I continue? Men, booze, weed, money...

Waking up to find she ate all your captian crunch in the middle of the night...haha sorry. I'm bad

 

[Lestat]

Think about this...


would you rather live in a society where people were frequently drunk, or frequently high?

Drunkeness often times leaves to unprotected sex, fighting, throwing up, liver disease, car crashes, brain damage, and death.

Weed often times leads to a greater appreciation for music and art. Easing nerves and tension. Increased appetite.

 

[jnevin]

This is so fucking old and stupid.

 

[binö]

most of the loser weedheads (very few compared to the respectable ones) i know would've still been losers if they didn't smoke out
it's not like the loser weedheads woulda been rocket scientists had they not smoked a joint

 

[Lestat]

This is so fucking old and stupid.

I agree, this was in respond to mrplunkey's constantly bringing it up in other threads, i figured i'd give him one place to rant about marijuana use if he wanted.

 

[Lestat]

most of the loser weedheads (very few compared to the respectable ones) i know would've still been losers if they didn't smoke out
it's not like the loser weedheads woulda been rocket scientists had they not smoked a joint

they'd probably be abusing some other drug

 

[heatherrae]

Think about this...


would you rather live in a society where people were frequently drunk, or frequently high?

Drunkeness often times leaves to unprotected sex, fighting, throwing up, liver disease, car crashes, brain damage, and death.

Weed often times leads to a greater appreciation for music and art. Easing nerves and tension. Increased appetite.

You are really stretching and rationalizing there. No one smoked more weed than my mom, and I can assure you that it didn't sharpen her creative or cognitive functioning in any way. that is such a myth. Hate to tell you, but getting high leads to as much irresponsible behavior (unprotected sex, etc) as drinking does. It is a financial drain on families. It causes cancer, just as smoking does (please don't give the tired old argument that there is no study proving it yet). As far as easing nerves and tension, it sure didn't ease my tension as a child watching my mom get high and performing all of her antics. The year before she died of cancer, she got this wild notion while she was high that she was going to start a hair salon in her house. So, she ripped all the carpet out of her house, took it outside and started a big ole bonfire with it. That is the sort of stuff she would do. So, when you visited her house then, you were walking around on sub-floor. Potheads are nutty.