FINALLY :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_WSs1A_1Hc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_WSs1A_1Hc)
I'm all for that. It's legal for me anyway. :p
POWER TO THE PEOPLE! Eh, I mean smokers :P
I don't understand the video.
If cannabis was legal in Japan, that would be heaven on earth. Don't you agree?
I must be the only one who's glad it's not legal here :)
You're glad people's rights are limited? So would I if I hated weed.
I think cigarettes are dumb but people have the right to smoke them if they want.
Whatever, looks like my (unpopular) opinion is wrong.
Quote from: L___E___T on March 15, 2018, 12:16:10 pm
I must be the only one who's glad it's not legal here :)
How do you feel about alcohol?
I don't mind alcohol in moderation and enjoy a drink, but I don't like people drinking openly in the street either.
I know a lot of people enjoy a smoke, but I can't stand the stuff, I would hate it if it was allowed on the street.
I have quite strong opinions on it but at least I can say I'm informed. I'm not infringing anyone's rights, but I can have an opinion on it just like anyone else.
I think it makes me sound like a sour person but I just don't like the stuff.
When I was much younger I was all for legalising it, if you can believe!
Quote from: L___E___T on March 15, 2018, 04:17:46 pm
I don't mind alcohol in moderation and enjoy a drink, but I don't like people drinking openly in the street either.
I know a lot of people enjoy a smoke, but I can't stand the stuff, I would hate it if it was allowed on the street.
I have quite strong opinions on it but at least I can say I'm informed. I'm not infringing anyone's rights, but I can have an opinion on it just like anyone else.
I think it makes me sound like a sour person but I just don't like the stuff.
When I was much younger I was all for legalising it, if you can believe!
As someone from a country where drinking in the street is not allowed, I think it just causes more problems and hassle than necessary. Heck, in some bars and restaurants, you even need to get the server to carry your drink if you want to sit outside, as the consumer is not allowed to do so him / herself! I hate the limitations of not being able to sit in a grassy, secluded area with a friend or two and philosphize and drink a few beers, not allowed in public USA. Always need to adjust back to such harsh rules when visiting back home.
About smoking and grass, not really a big fan of it, or other drugs either. There was a time a few years back, extending into my earlier youth, where I felt that there wasn't an issue, as long as people acted responsible. But then an incident occured that was particularly close to my heart, and I just began to resent the whole drug thing as a whole, and smoking has never been something I have been a huge fan of either.
Couldn't have said it better myself! You can drink outdoors here but not be a nuisance. To be honest many British rules seem strict to some people, so you do see many bend them and roll with the risk.
Quote from: L___E___T on March 16, 2018, 09:31:31 am
Couldn't have said it better myself! You can drink outdoors here but not be a nuisance. To be honest many British rules seem strict to some people, so you do see many bend them and roll with the risk.
Yeh of you're being a nuisance that is not good
In Sweden you can't drink outside but people do it anyway. Rules are strict but often not enforced.
I'm with LET about drugs, not because I deny people rights and choices but because I believe drugs often has negative effects on the society. On the other hand I understand arguments that alcohol (something I enjoy a lot) also have negative effects on the society. I think it's good in moderation though because drinking with friends is good for relieving stress. I really enjoy that you can buy beer almost everywhere here (Japan), for not mentioning all nice drinking places with great food. In Sweden you almost always get crappy (and expensive for what it is) bar food.
All I know is that I've seen what alcohol can do to people and their bodies/minds. My one son Coltin only has 1 kidney. I hope that later in life if he chooses to take something to help him relax or have a good time, that it is marijuana over alcohol; alcohol could be fatal for him.
I guess it depends how you were raised. I used to love alcohol and despise marijuana and even looked down on people like my brother for smoking it(even though I had smoked it before to) that's how I was raised. I'm glad I quit drinking when I did though. I was headed to a bad place and marijuana keeps me away from that bad place.
Yeah I guess you can't generalize too much. I can't say that alcohol is better than marijuana in your case for example.
Yup. It also has a lot to do with cultural and family beliefs. If you are taught your entire life that something is good or bad for you, your belief would tend to be swayed by that teaching.
Wow my eyes have been opened a bit. I have now seen first hand someone slip in to a serious psychosis with the assistance of marijuana. It clearly is not for everyone. I'm so glad it has a positive effect on me and my life, and I will continue to enjoy it as long as it stays that way.
I actually just bought 2 ounces so I should be set for a few weeks hopefully.
I have also seen that - which is why the whole 'it's 100% harmless" mantra grates with me a bit. It might be super beneficial for someone, but I've seen others fall down a slippery slope thanks to it.
Quote from: MaxXimus on April 11, 2018, 12:04:42 pm
Wow my eyes have been opened a bit. I have now seen first hand someone slip in to a serious psychosis with the assistance of marijuana. It clearly is not for everyone. I'm so glad it has a positive effect on me and my life, and I will continue to enjoy it as long as it stays that way.
I actually just bought 2 ounces so I should be set for a few weeks hopefully.
Some people just can't deal with it, but maybe they had a strain of cannabis that didn't give them their desired effect. I feel like a lot of first time users get a bad experience because the strain they had wasn't the best for them.
For example, I pretty much only like sativa. Indica simply makes me too tired to do anything important! Sativas keep me going all day long and I'm just doing task after task, nice and relaxed and mellow. It obviously makes the boring tasks fun ;)
For anyone in Canada, I recommend buying online from British Columbia mail-order cannabis websites. It's professional, safe, and you get what you pay for. Even when cannabis is legal this July, I will only buy from BC instead of from the government-owned retail stores here in Ontario. I'd rather support the little guy (real farmers) over the government.
To be 1000% honest I've been using a MOM over my LP since the end of December. I will continue to as the price and selection can't be beat. There is something for everyone with the one I use.
In terms of this person trying a different strain, they can never smoke it again sadly. We have to convince them of that though. He has been admitted to the hospital a couple times lately and yesterday I had a court ordered warrant made for a forced psychiatric evaluation. More or less he has completely lost touch with reality for the last few weeks and is convinced he is a god and I'm lucifer and he's staring off in to space for hours. He is convinced he can transform his eyes in to snake eyes and that he will be the ruler of the world which is actually all made up and a figment of his imagination which he is writing like a book. There is so much more and it gets way worse but it's too exhausting to talk about anymore.
Didn't you mention in a different thread that he was off his meds too? I think that probably has more to do with it than his marijuana use. I definitely agree that it isn't a good thing for everyone, but I think using any substance--even alcohol--would have had the same or worse effect.
The thing is with this stuff is that it accelerates mental health issues if they are lurking there. The part of the brain it interacts with is the same part where certain mental health issues spring from.
So in short, if you're deep down unaware of something that might be there - THC will basically exacerbate it. Because THC is a psychoactive component, it engages the same part that is linked to mental health issues like Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia. That's not to say that anyone who enjoys it will get these conditions - or people with those conditions enjoy THC. But there is a known and proven biological link.
In other words, some people have these mental issues already, for some people they are lurking and in those cases for example THC can bring them out. Alcohol doesn't do that, it poisons in other ways.
There's more on this here - but it's not a Pro or Con piece - just looking at the biology of it all: https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/infographic-how-cannabis-works
Some people turn their nose up and completely refute the evidence, but I've found when I talk to people about this it's usually just good old cognitive dissonance.
Not trying to limit anyone's freedoms here - would just like to ensure people can make informed decisions because this kind of evidence wasn't taught in schools 20 years ago.