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calenlass:
(Dawg that is a spinning wheel, not a loom. Plus drop spindles are pretty good on busses, at least, and they do the same thing. I have never tried it on the train. I think this would be hard to take anywhere, personally.)
0bsessions:
--- Quote from: onewheelwizzard on 13 Mar 2008, 11:32 ---::wince:: You really don't believe it's possible to safely and responsibly use cannabis? Yeesh.
With all the talk of alcohol and the problems it causes on this thread, that one seems like a no-brainer by comparison.
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Seconded. I've shown a rather conservative stance on the alcohol laws, but I think laws regarding pot are absolutely ridiculous. It's cheaper to make than booze, less damaging than booze and is all in all much safer than booze.
Barmymoo:
Probably so, but I'm against anything that alters my mind and/or chemical structure more significantly than chocolate. I probably err too much on the side of caution, but I've heard some pretty scary tales about cannabis that may or may not be true and I prefer to keep my brain unmushed.
Having said that, I agree that the law can be a little bizarre. I find it strange that here in the UK, the guideline sentencing for actual bodily harm is a maximum of 6 months imprisonment, but for possession of cannabis you can get 2 years. Admittedly you're unlikely to, but it depends on the judge. The fact is that assaulting someone by definition hurts someone else. Possessing cannabis hurts only the user (providing they don't commit a different crime because of the drug) and therefore surely the penalty should be less harsh? Like someone said earlier, the law shouldn't be preventing adults from making stupid decisions.
Edit: gah I clearly need more sleep. How is it possible to read "2 years" and write "14 years"?
0bsessions:
To my knowledge, pot doesn't have any actual effect on your brain and about 90% of all shit you hear is propaganda to make anti-marijuana laws look slightly less ridiculous than they are. Even if it does affect it, it's not anywhere near as bad as alcohol.
Switchblade:
--- Quote from: 0bsessions on 13 Mar 2008, 11:59 ---Seconded. I've shown a rather conservative stance on the alcohol laws, but I think laws regarding pot are absolutely ridiculous. It's cheaper to make than booze, less damaging than booze and is all in all much safer than booze.
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I'm afraid that if you think that, you're wrong. The information I've gathered on the subject (and that's a lot - I've read British Medical Journal articles on this particular subject in fact) concerning weed agrees that it's more addictive than Alcohol (Hitler worship), and has far more severe long-term health implications. Alcohol really only affects you in the short term, unless you drink enough to poison you in one go, or keep drinking consistently for so long that your liver just gives up.
Weed, on the other hand, can addict with a much smaller dosage than alcohol, and puts about five times the carcinogens, tar and other crap that you get in cigarettes into you on top.
So no, it's not less damaging or safer than booze. Weed is way worse for you, and way more addictive. Whoever convinced you otherwise either has their facts muddled up, or else was outright lying to you I'm afraid.
Personally, I do think that the marijuana laws in the States are overly draconian on the subject - if people want to fuck up their brains, I say we should let them - But please don't make the mistake of assuming that it's 90% propoganda. Weed REALLY IS as bad as people say it is, and worse.
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