marijuana (non-users also)

[HumorMe]

I knew that tired response was coming. No, I wouldn´t jump off the cliff because I could hear there screams of pain and their twisted, bloody and mangled corpses on the rocks below. You can only jump off the cliff once but can take two hits and be fine. Apples and oranges, friend. That´s called a lack of critical thinking skills. (something some might consider a weakness)

The choosing to be around it thing doesn´t always work either. you´re at a party with people and someone brings some or you are with friends of friends or something.

Just because everybody is doing it doesn't make it right. Call it a tired response if you will but the gist is the same. Different lifestyles warrant different opinions. Choosing friends who are more in line with my lifestyle makes it easier for me to not be around it.

I have been at social gatherings and been around acquaintances who have pulled out their "habits" and I have always left. That's how I choose to not be around it. It a personal preference for me but if you feel the need to do it, more power to you.

 

[aurelius]

Just because everybody is doing it doesn't make it right. Call it a tired response if you will but the gist is the same. Different lifestyles warrant different opinions. Choosing friends who are more in line with my lifestyle makes it easier for me to not be around it.

I have been at social gatherings and been around acquaintances who have pulled out their "habits" and I have always left. That's how I choose to not be around it. It a personal preference for me but if you feel the need to do it, more power to you.

Right and wrong? Take it church. No offense but those words lead to a conversational dead end and I much prefer to keep the discussion going with you, HM.

You draw quite a black and white world. I don´t care for the "maria" myself but have friends that do and am not about to storm out of a social setting should one offend my sensibilities by brandishing some gear. Interesting how you assumed I used marijuana.

p.s. are you the guy that is semi retired at 40 or something? IF so, again, well done. take it easy.

 

[HumorMe]

You draw quite a black and white world. I don´t care for the "maria" myself but have friends that do and am not about to storm out of a social setting should one offend my sensibilities by brandishing some gear. Interesting how you assumed I used marijuana.

p.s. are you the guy that is semi retired at 40 or something? IF so, again, well done. take it easy.

I really can't believe you would have the patience to keep this conversation going since I'm such a black and white type of guy or maybe a "nerd" or a "square" is a better definition.

Maybe I do tend to look at things in black and white but like I have said in other discussions with you, I like to keep things simple. Sorry for being a "plain jane" "simpleton" type of person, but then again, I wouldn't want it any other way. I don't storm out, I just politely excuse myself. Color me wrong for assuming things.

I guess I was brainwashed at an early stage in my life to think that drugs were no good for me but I do thank my parents and others who I look up to for doing that. Maybe I should have tried all of these things so I could escape the day to day things called "life" as others have stated. I guess my biggest flaw is meeting problems head first and dealing with them.

I bet it is hard for you to believe that people like me actually exist....and yes....I am that guy and thanks.

 

[KHMER ROGUE]

i was just thinking about marijuana and society. it has made me wonder who certain people are. i don't really understand why some people hear weed, and they go off "omg! no! drugs are bad!". they don't really understand that marijuana is less than a danger to one's body than alcohol, or even cigarettes. please vote in the poll and post your thoughts.

You have to remember that Marijuana is considered to be the "gateway" to hard drugs. Personally, I don't approve of Marijuana being classified as a illegal drug but it does have its own disadvantages. Some people can't control their habits of using weed and therefore, move on to harder stuff. I know this is silly when Alcohol is legal. It has its own same disadvantages as weed. It can turn some people into alcoholics.

Remember, drinking is socially acceptable in our country. Weed isn't. When you think weed, what image do you get in your mind? Dumb and stoned kids. When you think drinking, you automatically think it's the norm. It's more of a psychological and sociological thing labeled with these substances.

I've only done it several times. I would do it more often if it wasn't for my running. Oxygen's my best friend!

 

[aurelius]

I really can't believe you would have the patience to keep this conversation going since I'm such a black and white type of guy or maybe a "nerd" or a "square" is a better definition. ]I think you got on the cross last time we had a back and forth as well. I never called you any of those names and don´t think it.

Maybe I do tend to look at things in black and white but like I have said in other discussions with you, I like to keep things simple. Sorry for being a "plain jane" "simpleton" type of person, but then again, I wouldn't want it any other way. I don't storm out, I just politely excuse myself. Color me wrong for assuming things. Fair enough. You don´t have to storm. Again with the self name calling...

I guess I was brainwashed at an early stage in my life to think that drugs were no good for me but I do thank my parents and others who I look up to for doing that. Maybe I should have tried all of these things so I could escape the day to day things called "life" as others have stated. I guess my biggest flaw is meeting problems head first and dealing with them. It´s not brainwashing. But stuffing everything in life into two little slots (good and bad) distorts how complex and issue (or perosn or drug) can be. Also it isn´t always about escaping, although for some it certainly is.

I bet it is hard for you to believe that people like me actually exist....and yes....I am that guy and thanks. No. I´ve known many who think like you. One is my best friend. Enjoy la dolce vida you semi retired dog! HA HA!! [/QUOTE

 

[HumorMe]

I think you got on the cross last time we had a back and forth as well. I never called you any of those names and don´t think it.

Fair enough. You don´t have to storm. Again with the self name calling...

It´s not brainwashing. But stuffing everything in life into two little slots (good and bad) distorts how complex and issue (or perosn or drug) can be. Also it isn´t always about escaping, although for some it certainly is.

No. I´ve known many who think like you. One is my best friend. Enjoy la dolce vida you semi retired dog! HA HA!! [/QUOTE [/B]

I guess you can say that I am proud to be a Christian and hold my beliefs extremely high and dear to my heart. When I need strength and understanding to deal with life's day to day problems, I turn to my faith and beliefs in God. It's how I have chosen to lead my life. By choosing that way of life, I leave myself open to all sorts of descriptive names. Those names I listed were just some I have been called by people who feel like I threaten their own beliefs. I wasn't trying to insinuate that that is what you think of me so pardon me for the misunderstanding.

A basic hypothetical situation and question.....In all of your early life you had been taught that the color of the sky was blue. Then you get older and leave home to attend college or just move away to be on your own, you find out that other people say the color of the sky is red or green or purple or whatever color besides blue. Would you then start believing for yourself that maybe they are right and you are wrong or would you stand up for what you were taught and take issue with what they believe?

I don't think you need anybody such as myself telling you about life experiences because basically life is nothing but a series of trials and errors. I have experienced many of these and found what I like and dislike. Although I have never experienced recreational drug use, it's something I decided from the start that I didn't need in my life. As I have stated in previous discussions with you, I find things that work for me and stick with them. It's called my comfort zone. If that makes me a black and white type of person, then I guess I am just that type.

 

[aurelius]

Then you get older and leave home to attend college or just move away to be on your own, you find out that other people say the color of the sky is red or green or purple or whatever color besides blue. Would you then start believing for yourself that maybe they are right and you are wrong or would you stand up for what you were taught and take issue with what they believe?

Well, I think I would realize that the word blue is merely a collectione of letters that represent a concept. What if I told you that it´s not blue at all, rather azul. Who is right? We´re getting into semantics here (like justice and liberty and so on) and trying to decide what these words mean is useless.

Comfort zone? After traveling on and off for the past 8 weeks I like it... a lot.

p.s. what color is the sky at sunset?

 

[HumorMe]

Well, I think I would realize that the word blue is merely a collectione of letters that represent a concept. What if I told you that it´s not blue at all, rather azul. Who is right? We´re getting into semantics here (like justice and liberty and so on) and trying to decide what these words mean is useless.

Comfort zone? After traveling on and off for the past 8 weeks I like it... a lot.

p.s. what color is the sky at sunset?

Well, now we are splitting hairs as to how many colors blue can be but the point I was trying to convey is that all of our beliefs (yours and mine) are so diverse that we differ on many things (except for the school uniform thing) as you have stated about semantics.

Comfort zone is something that means a lot to me also. It's how I tolerate the world.

The sky at sunset.....so many colors that they never seem to be the same every evening. When I was on my cruise, I can say, they were absolutely breathtaking. Light pinks, dark pinks, silvers, oranges, reds against puffy clouds with silver linings and the sun rays making a chinese fan appearance behind those clouds. Simply amazing! I might just liquidate everything and move there! LOL!

 

[AztecWarrior]

BUMP! My old stoner buddy on Elite.