[QUOTE=Davoc;51381700]Adam Ruins: his weighing scale[/QUOTE]
Is this an attempt at being clever?
My Uncle who was a cop for 40 years is exactly like the cop at the end, He believes if it's illegal its the fucking law and anyone that dare to go against it is a criminal no matter how dumb the law is. He'd arrest a toddler if he seen it jay walking :V
DARE was a joke, and I'm only speaking for my high schools (3) when I say that nearly everyone tried or smoked weed, and probably 2 or 3 out of 5 made a habit out of it or abusing their own prescriptions.
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;51383446]D.A.R.E told me one joint was the equivalent of smoking 10,000 cigarettes.[/QUOTE]
those TRUTH tv ads do the same thing, but with cat and youtube memes and going "don't smoke weed or you'll kill your pets"
[QUOTE=RikohZX;51383470]those TRUTH tv ads do the same thing, but with cat and youtube memes and going "don't smoke weed or you'll kill your pets"[/QUOTE]
Cigarettes, not weed.
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;51383446]D.A.R.E told me one joint was the equivalent of smoking 10,000 cigarettes.[/QUOTE]
If cigarettes are cool, then one joint must be 10,000 times cooler.
I remember DARE just telling us in 5th grade that marijuana slows you down which caused me and all my friends to say that slowly while walking in slow motion the rest of the year. it also got us interested in drugs so we got a book out of the school library about how to freebase cocaine or something and read it while laughing.
[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;51383483]Cigarettes, not weed.[/QUOTE]
Well they did have ads last year or at least months ago that also said smoking one joint was like smoking a ton of cigarettes. It doesn't surprise me that they moved directly to cigarettes after some time.
tbh i never considered smoking cigs (only ever taken one puff of it in my life, but get a lot of secondhand from other people i'm indifferent to) until those fucking "hey fellow kids" anti-smoking ads.
For all the stuff that DARE sets out to do, they never tell you what to do when all you think you can do is turn to drugs and alcohol. They never teach you any healthy coping mechanisms. They just run scare tactics and tell you it's bad. "Just say no", "Don't give into peer pressure", "they're all terrible for your health!" All that preachy shit. They don't tell you anything important.
They never taught me how to not use alcohol as a crutch for my social life. They just told me it's bad and not to ever drink alcohol. I don't know about any of that though. So far alcohol has been nothing but good to me.
[QUOTE=Blind Lulu;51383606]The only thing I can remember about D.A.R.E is that a bunch of drugs can make your dick small.[/QUOTE]
FUCK
[QUOTE=Saturn V;51382235]i took lsd once and now im in a permanent state of thinking im an orange and my friends are going to peel me[/QUOTE]
it's ok secret service will be protecting you from now on
DARE is the reason we have the grade school narrative of a shady dealer in a grey hoodie coming up to you out of a dark alley to convince you to take drugs and you have to Just Say No™ to foil their plots to ruin our precious white American suburbs. In reality someone you know is probably gonna say "hey you wanna try weed" at a party and you can just say "nah I'm good" and they won't bother you about it. Odds are if you're trying to find a dealer at least one of your friends knows a guy (or [I]is[/I] a guy).
[QUOTE=Stinky;51383827]a shady dealer in a grey hoodie[/QUOTE]
Most of the [I]guys[/I] I know have clothing with D.A.R.E. on it, interestingly enough.
Oh my god that John Ehrlichman quote was terrifying. Took the video from comically informative to serious for a moment.
[QUOTE=Dominic0904;51385173]Oh my god that John Ehrlichman quote was terrifying. Took the video from comically informative to serious for a moment.[/QUOTE]
The episode about death had a pretty serious opening. It does that sometimes
[QUOTE=Marbalo;51385234]I sincerely doubt weed is really that harmless.
For a psychedelic drug that alters the state of the mind, even if the physical harm is virtually non-existent compared to alcohol or tobacco, has there been any credible studies into the long-term [U]mental[/U] effects of cannabis?
There was talk of severe memory problems, heightened levels of any or all underlying mental disorders like depression and anxiety, a decreased level of motivation and rigor, etc. These issues always seem to be dismissed in the grand total of the argument, which just boils down to legalization.
Just because there are other legal substances harming us more-so than weed, doesn't mean we should add one more thing to that list, surely. Even if it's less harmful than the biggest offenders.[/QUOTE]
Why not? If weed is a much safer drug and it's legalized that will undoubtedly cut into alcohol consumption which would be great.
I still got my DARE flashlight from 5th grade. I think I had a DARE shirt too.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/wGsO8NA.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=gokiyono;51385265]The episode about death had a pretty serious opening. It does that sometimes[/QUOTE]
And it's a pretty good opening, too
[video]https://youtu.be/HuKB0_t3J0A[/video]
[QUOTE=Mobon1;51381713]D.A.R.E. stands for "Drug Abuse Resistance Education." It's a program where they have local police or teachers talk with young students about the risks of drug use. I was in 4th or 5th grade when they had these talks. Frankly I don't remember much of it at all, because I was [i]10 years old[/i] and what they had to say seemed irrelevant. Specifically for marijuana, one negative effect that was frequently repeated was something like "poor coordination." They didn't talk about lasting effects, just that it was bad. Anyone who could think about it for two seconds would realize, hey, lots of other legal drugs do this too. You combine this with the knowledge that just about everyone has at least tried it once and you're bound to get curious, since people drink alcohol despite its negative effects. Even if you don't make that connection and your friends peer pressure you into smoking pot, the immediate thought is "well the D.A.R.E. program said I'll just be clumsy and forget things so I'll be okay."
I remember having to write a paper for the program and reading it in front of the class, accidentally calling it "marinara." :v:[/QUOTE]
we had a similar thing happen in our (small) school
the best part was they finished it with "We're not stupid, you will be offered these at some point and it's your own choice whether you take them. Just don't make it our problem"
ie. Take drugs if you want, just not in front of the police. And this was taught in school. By a constable.
First time I had weed I was spazzing out and nearly thought I died (well I had it in sweden but i had no idea how to smoke)
You need to take weed knowing what you are getting into, if not you end up like me
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;51383446]D.A.R.E told me one joint was the equivalent of smoking 10,000 cigarettes.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like a damn good bargain then
[QUOTE=Marbalo;51385234]Just because there are other legal substances harming us more-so than weed, doesn't mean we should add one more thing to that list, surely. Even if it's less harmful than the biggest offenders.[/QUOTE]
Am I the only one who realizes how absolutely fucking nuts this notion is? Are you for real right now?
So your idea is that we have just too many legal things? That we should ignore what makes them legal and ban something that, by the logic we just established you choose to ignore, would make it legal as well? Something that is perfectly within the limits of our current laws should be made illegal because of an arbitrary threshold you've set up?
This is utter nonsense. Seriously one of the worst arguments I've ever heard against legalization. Basic fucking logic dictates that if you're worried about the overall harmfulness of this 'list' and don't want to add anything to it, then the obvious course of action would be to switch out something harmful in it with a substance that's not as bad. Which, by the way, would also be a pretty stupid 'solution'. I'm just pointing out this should be the natural conclusion to your thought process, had it any semblance of logic
[QUOTE=Marbalo;51385234]I sincerely doubt weed is really that harmless.
For a psychedelic drug that alters the state of the mind, even if the physical harm is virtually non-existent compared to alcohol or tobacco, has there been any credible studies into the long-term [U]mental[/U] effects of cannabis?
There was talk of severe memory problems, heightened levels of any or all underlying mental disorders like depression and anxiety, a decreased level of motivation and rigor, etc. These issues always seem to be dismissed in the grand total of the argument, which just boils down to legalization.
Just because there are other legal substances harming us more-so than weed, doesn't mean we should add one more thing to that list, surely. Even if it's less harmful than the biggest offenders.[/QUOTE]
Honestly the enforcement of weeds illegality does more harm than weed ever could by putting nonviolent offenders in prison for shit that isn't a danger to society, in turn hardening them because American prisons suck. Plus the criminal record means they're stuck without access to a lot of jobs which just encourages them to get into worse crime.
[QUOTE=Marbalo;51385234]I sincerely doubt weed is really that harmless. [/QUOTE]
I'm sure you, internet man, know more about this stuff than studies do.
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;51385643]First time I had weed I was spazzing out and nearly thought I died (well I had it in sweden but i had no idea how to smoke)
You need to take weed knowing what you are getting into, if not you end up like me[/QUOTE]
coulda been synthetic as far as im concerned
normal weed generally does not cauze that kinda craziness
like the most "uncomfortable" moment i've ever had while high was around 10 mins after smoking for the first time and that was just a weird feeling in my chest, like i was running out of air and that shit still felt really good
[editline]17th November 2016[/editline]
also durgs in sweden how lmfao
[QUOTE=Marbalo;51385234]I sincerely doubt weed is really that harmless.
For a psychedelic drug that alters the state of the mind, even if the physical harm is virtually non-existent compared to alcohol or tobacco, has there been any credible studies into the long-term [U]mental[/U] effects of cannabis?
There was talk of severe memory problems, heightened levels of any or all underlying mental disorders like depression and anxiety, a decreased level of motivation and rigor, etc. These issues always seem to be dismissed in the grand total of the argument, which just boils down to legalization.
Just because there are other legal substances harming us more-so than weed, doesn't mean we should add one more thing to that list, surely. Even if it's less harmful than the biggest offenders.[/QUOTE]
What a weak notion
So people who can't or don't enjoy alcohol should just have no legal release because it would be marginally bad? Alcohol is horrible for you. Horrible. Yet we still keep that around.
I think weed should be legal for over 21's. Since it's proven that it can fuck up your brain some when it's developing. I know firsthand people who start it at 14-15 end up completely brain-dead losers at 20
[QUOTE=dai;51381737][ninja'd already]
program was taught to kids starting in middle school, was one of those things where some spokespeople (cops and recovered addicts) would teach kids about drugs and why they're bad.
we got free t-shirts out of it and the stoners continued wearing them through high school[/QUOTE]
[media]https://twitter.com/shutupmikeginn/status/691430152253759488[/media]
I wish he did mention more on the statistic that Weed consumption under 25 years old is harmful with the actual numbers.
Like were talking about losing 8 IQ points on average. Which can be pretty bad if your on the part of the bell curve that puts you around average.
[url]http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jul/27/ruth-marcus/marcus-if-tee-use-marijuana-regularly-the-drop-8-i/[/url]
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