Record-High 50% of Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana Use - Polidicks

[QUOTE=J!NX;32858716]"Either way, taking one drug isn't going to make your mind craving for harder shit unless your personality is fixed on it" Me: "WOW THIS WEED STUFF IS REALLY GREAT IM GOING TO MOVE ON TO SNORTING LINES OF COKE" Exaggerated, toony example that never happens ever because it just doesn't happen. People imagine "Gateway" as that a lot of the time in my experience. You can be pressured, but thats persona based. Your either weak willed, or wreckless, and most people that do that are either. That whole gateway thing isn't because of drugs itself, basically. It's true, but saying "If you try weed you'll try crack" is insane, thats user-based. So yeah, I agree. (Unless I'm somehow misreading/misprinting, I apologize, I'm half-retarded half-the-time)[/QUOTE] They don't suddenly want to try crack, they try crack because their dealer will one day be out of weed but will have crack. Which I guess is a reason for legalization, but whatever.

I started out snorting lines of coke, but I was pressured into weed. gateway theory is real man!

The gateway theory has some of a stand. The first drug most people try it marijuana. They enjoy the effects of their mind being in a different state, and want to check out other things. But it's not how the media portrays it like smoke weed once, aww yeah let's go snort some crystal meth. It was similar to how I saw it. I smoked weed and really seemed to like how I was in a different state of mind and everything was different. This made me curious about most other [u]safe[/u] hallucinogens such as LSD, mescaline, psilocybin because I wanted to know what it was like to have the world transform around you, and mold and change shapes. But I've never had to desire to try coke, meth, heroin, most other drugs besides marijuana and hallucinogens.

[QUOTE=Mooe94;32858626]The gateway drug argument will dissipate once you legalize weed because then you won't have to contact shady dealers and possibly be 'pushed' into using harder drugs. Either way, taking one drug isn't going to make your mind craving for harder shit unless your personality is fixed on it[/QUOTE] We also need to be more informative about drugs. If you just tell a kid that drugs will make him a lunatic, he's not going to have any problems trying harder drugs once he realizes he was lied to. We need something solid for people to base their decisions on, because lies only work until you find out that they're horse shit.

can someone IM Neolithic v2 and tell him to back his claims up please I'm really really waiting to hear what he has to say about medication not being drugs, and the other things I've noted. [editline]19th October 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Van-man;32858909]So you're generally 25% retarded? :v:[/QUOTE] To be fair, so is most of facepunch. [editline]19th October 2011[/editline] we're all 25% retarded together! [editline]19th October 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Contag;32859846]I started out snorting lines of coke, but I was pressured into weed. gateway theory is real man![/QUOTE] hey man have you tried this weed stuff its like a bajillion times better than coke

"Sorry man, I'm all out of weed, want to try drinking some Drain-O?" Gateway theory in a nutshell.

[QUOTE=teslacoil;32862890]"Sorry man, I'm all out of weed, want to try drinking some Drain-O?" Gateway theory in a nutshell.[/QUOTE] naw man lets try bleach i hear that shit is the B0MB

[QUOTE=J!NX;32862767]To be fair, so is most of facepunch. [editline]19th October 2011[/editline] we're all 25% retarded together![/QUOTE] D'aaaawwww Nohomo

[QUOTE=Latency;32861206]We also need to be more informative about drugs. If you just tell a kid that drugs will make him a lunatic, he's not going to have any problems trying harder drugs once he realizes he was lied to. We need something solid for people to base their decisions on, because lies only work until you find out that they're horse shit.[/QUOTE]Erowid.org has been studying and documenting drug's effects on our bodies and it is because of this compilation we have so much information in one place. Most people can make informed decisions once researching the true information about drugs.

erowid.org is informative as fuck

[QUOTE=Rediscover;32863465]erowid.org is informative as fuck[/QUOTE] great website, has first-hand accounts of the effects for nearly every drug known to man that has recreational side effects.

[QUOTE=J!NX;32862767]To be fair, so is most of facepunch. we're all 25% retarded together![/QUOTE] 1/4 of Facepunch is 100% retarded all the time.

[QUOTE=Vandl92;32863682]1/4 of Facepunch is 100% retarded all the time.[/QUOTE] so even still facepunch is 25% retarded

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32851219]I think your lists are stupid because some of those things on the tobacco list are caused by the act of smoking itself (namely most of the cancers, asthma), so they can be caused by smoking pretty much anything [b]THC slows down the growth of cancer but if you're pumping burning plant matter through your throat and lungs you're more than counteracting that[/b][/QUOTE] Sorry if i post later but this, Why does everyone think you need to smoke cannabis you can eat it if you want which means you do not get the negative effects of inhaling plant matter ?

Or even better vape it. I feel like a twat having to say this in every damned thread with cannabis because people always bring up smoking while ignoring everything else.

[QUOTE=Orki;32864295]Sorry if i post later but this, Why does everyone think you need to smoke cannabis you can eat it if you want which means you do not get the negative effects of inhaling plant matter ?[/QUOTE] Inhaling Cannbinoids (Thats either smoking or vaping) Has a higher bioavailability than eating them, plus the onset is much more rapid than eating them, and a lot more mellow. THC edibles can be quite intense I hear.

[QUOTE=Orki;32864295]Sorry if i post later but this, Why does everyone think you need to smoke cannabis you can eat it if you want which means you do not get the negative effects of inhaling plant matter ?[/QUOTE]because you don't.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32851219]I think your lists are stupid because some of those things on the tobacco list are caused by the act of smoking itself (namely most of the cancers, asthma), so they can be caused by smoking pretty much anything THC slows down the growth of cancer but if you're pumping burning plant matter through your throat and lungs you're more than counteracting that[/QUOTE] because all plants smoke the same way?

[QUOTE=stupid10er;32865204]because all plants smoke the same way?[/QUOTE] All plants have different risks but frequently inhaling smoke of any kind puts you at risk for lung and throat cancers, asthma, etc And yeah, there are other ways to get THC but smoking marijuana is by far the most common

[QUOTE=AK'z;32842380]The thing is, I'm not talking about what the general public do when they take in substances. Taking acid doesn't mean what they feel is "blanking out". Taking weed doesn't mean what they feel is "craving for burger", because I have a craving for a burger right now and am not stoned. It does depend on the type of person, because some people want to take weed just to chill out with friends, while others what to have complete peace within themselves.[/QUOTE] Here's what being high feels like: First imagine you were just born, and you had like no ideas about anything around you. Next, imagine you're extremely lazy, and probably very hungry. Now imagine that absolutely nothing matters. You could be chased by a bear and while you're running you would bug out a little but afterwards just be like 'lolk'. The first is REALLY hard to get if you haven't tried it before. It removes like all these ideas you have about things. You could see a tree every day of your life, and memorize this tree. Then when you're high it's like... a whole new tree. All of your ideas about the tree are gone, it's as if you're living in that very moment only, like the entirety of your existence is the single current moment of time. I know that sounds poetic or just gay, but it's the best way to explain it.

[QUOTE=Jawalt;32865395]Here's what being high feels like: First imagine you were just born, and you had like no ideas about anything around you. Next, imagine you're extremely lazy, and probably very hungry. Now imagine that absolutely nothing matters. You could be chased by a bear and while you're running you would bug out a little but afterwards just be like 'lolk'. The first is REALLY hard to get if you haven't tried it before. It removes like all these ideas you have about things. You could see a tree every day of your life, and memorize this tree. Then when you're high it's like... a whole new tree. All of your ideas about the tree are gone, it's as if you're living in that very moment only, like the entirety of your existence is the single current moment of time. I know that sounds poetic or just gay, but it's the best way to explain it.[/QUOTE] dude... woah

I smoke marijuana everyday.

There will always be abusers of (x) drug, no matter if it's legal or not... I say reduce punishment to a fine or decriminalize it, it will sure save the state a lot of money on incarceration.

[QUOTE=Orki;32864295]Sorry if i post later but this, Why does everyone think you need to smoke cannabis you can eat it if you want which means you do not get the negative effects of inhaling plant matter ?[/QUOTE] Eating it is a boring high in my opinion. [editline]20th October 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;32858986]They don't suddenly want to try crack, they try crack because their dealer will one day be out of weed but will have crack. Which I guess is a reason for legalization, but whatever.[/QUOTE] lol I love people who think every weed dealer has an abundance of drugs that they sell. A lot of weed dealers will only sell weed.

[QUOTE=J!NX;32858488]Wow Please back this up, I'm sure you have something astonishingly revolutionary and ingenious to say. No, really, please, back it up. If you don't, I will think about giving you a titer linking that post that says "medicine=/=drugs". [editline]19th October 2011[/editline] DARE is outrageous propaganda that as marijuana will ruin your family life and you will be addicted and a loser and die. Don't trust them, they make silly claims backed up by zero evidence. Furthermore, Gateway is only an issue with people with overly curious and careless personalities. You aren't going to turn to meth just because weed got 'boring' unless you are a hardcore druggie to boot. with a wreckless personality and no self esteem. Even if you do a very small amount of any drug however, you won't become this terrible person. Crack and meth doesn't ruin your life in small amounts, abusing the fuck out of it weekly does. Wow really. I'm entertained by your amazing ability to point out the blind fucking obvious. Thank you for your marvelously keen brain. I'm sure your mother is very proud of you. In my experience being high just makes you act funny, once your sober, your fine. It doesn't make you lose your train of thought 'in the long run'. Smooth. Whose saying it isn't a drug? Your crazy man![/QUOTE] I've seen a lot of people arguing that "it's just a herb!11".

[QUOTE=The First 11'er;32868361]I've seen a lot of people arguing that "it's just a herb!11".[/QUOTE] In this thread?

[QUOTE=The First 11'er;32868361]I've seen a lot of people arguing that "it's just a herb!11".[/QUOTE] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)]Yeah well, people that say its just a herd are being silly.[/url] Haven't seen Neolithic yet, oh well.

[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;32867349]There will always be abusers of (x) drug, no matter if it's legal or not... I say reduce punishment to a fine or decriminalize it, it will sure save the state a lot of money on incarceration.[/QUOTE] decriminalization pretty much = a fine

I have smoked weed everyday for the past 6 months or so. I have a 3.8 gpa, and in all advanced placement classes.

[QUOTE=RopaDope;32868859]I have smoked weed everyday for the past 6 months or so. I have a 3.8 gpa, and in all advanced placement classes.[/QUOTE]expensive