What do you out there think about those who smoke pot? Be open and specific. Are we all "bad" or "good? Present your case...
138490
(First off, I would like to appologize in advance for my horrible spelling :( )\nI sort of walk the line on this question.\n\nIf it were legalized - people wouldn't care if they got cought or not. This could cause people to go driving around high and going to work high. I know some already do that, but it would cause more of it to happen. At least people try to do it at home so they don't get cought, and they stay away from people they could hurt.\n\nIf it stays illegal - people are going to do it either way... people will still complain... not much to say here :p\n\nEven if it was legalized, people that don't like it would have to just deal. I hate when people get so angery about things that they don't like. For example, those that say relgious people or christians are dumb and basically harass them. If you don't like it, stay away from it.\n\nAre we bringing down society? In my opinion, no. There will always be things to bring down society: prostitution, porno, alcohol (#1 killer in america is drunk driving), murder, fighting, ect. You can't stop people from doing what they want - it all comes down to choice. There will always be a good and bad side to society because people don't agree on whats right or wrong....\n\nDo I care? Meh... I use to be a major "pot head"... I don't care if they do it... it's their life, who am to decide what they should and shouldn't do?\n\nWould it matter if the penalties were harsher/softer? People still murder and do really bad things that just send them straight down death row... That just goes back to the fact that people will do what they want weather you like it or not...\n\nIs it possible that your doctor is a pot head? Why not? What about your priest? :p I'm sure 90% of the world has, or is going to try or be exposed to it eventually...\n\nA limmit? I'm guessing if you mean it was leagalized... Well of course they would put limitations, just like alcohol. You can't drive if you are like .08 over the intoxication level or something... They would probably have something like that for pot too... Well, people will still go over the limmit regardless......\n\nMeh, guess I'm tryin to say that people are going to do it no matter what lol... Will it actually change anything if it was legalized? Most likely not....... besides a possible rise in car crashes....\n\n(edit: what if they did legalize it and had huge fields of it growing? What if it caught on fire... lol everyone in the state would get high from the fumes.....)
336638
No it is not, despite what you may hear and read.  I am a pot smoker, and I have been in a situation where I could not smoke any for two months and I had no problems, other than some messed up dreams. If you let it consume your life, you can get into the rut, but I am an active, working pot smoker. For me, it's like coming home from work and having a glass of wine. I don't think it's something you should do everyday, especially if your a student, it can effect your ability to retain information. I do not believe that it's a "gateway" drug either as I have never done any other drug.
37047
"Ripe"?  Few who smoke all their lives are amongst those not affected, so I wouldn't bet my life to be amongst one of those few.  There is no answer as to why some do not appear to be affected, but over the years I have seen my share...who smoke, drink more than occassionally and eat all the wrong stuff every day of their lives....and live to be older than the hills...so to speak.  The luck of the draw I guess...strong genes, great outlook on life....they have been some of my "funner" patients, even when sick!  Go figure!
82271
It can mess with your head(well duh) but I mean more than just at the moment.  It can cause or make depression worse, it doesn't cause mental disorders but can make them worse.  It kills motivation, causes cancer, causes impotence.  Its emotionally addicting, which can be just as bad as a physical addiction.  What you really have to think about is why do it in the first place, there aren't many reasons to smoke pot other than at the moment it feels good, but there are a lot of reasons not to.  I have smoked pot for years, and honestly I wish I had never started.  I wonder where my life would be if I hadn't.
386384
in my opinion, marijuana is a natural plant, not like most of the stuff we eat today (which has a bunch of unnatural stuff in it to preserve it). so i dont think there is anything wrong with it, but everyone has their own opinion
317497
first off, I have to say that my feelings are hurt that you hate me because I'm one of those that stand in the cold to smoke a joe............I don't have a funky cough and I dress cute....anyway, now that I'm done bitchin' , I think weed should be legalized for a bunch of reasons, medically, of course, (cough cough)........
112071
well I think I'm a relatively decent person, I try not to lie...I don't steal ( when I was little I stole little things that I've prayed for forgiveness for), I pray ALMOST every night, give to people when I can, BUT, I do smoke pot. I don't think that will matter when it comes down to everything in the end. I believe in God and Jesus Christ, and I believe I will go to heaven in the after life.
77458
What a good question...as a long time smoker...I would have to say yes!  However I do want to say that I know some smokers who aren't too grumpy and some none smokers who are!
435936
That is exactly it, it comes from years of the govt educating them that it is harmful, but I see more people die every year from alcohol than I EVER will from weed. People just need to be re-educated.......see people like above don't know anything except the negative "pothead" label. They don't realize that there are MILLIONS of marijuana users who are perfectly fine and very much functioning in society everyday. Many very successful people use it and if everything the govt says about it were true, that would not be the case. There will always be those that can't use it, like there are those that cannot handle alcohol, but that does not mean it should be illegal for all. It has it's uses and it is time that people woke up to the fact that it is MUCH less harmful than alcohol, which by the way, can affect a person with just one drink.
83659
Yes. Very much so. And I'm a smoker. I do not smoke in public, around children, or around pregnant women. It is MY choice alone to die of cancer. Not theirs. I do not defend smokers in ANY way. Smoking is a dangerous habit that I wish I could control and quit. Unfortunately, I can't seem to stop. I've been a smoker for 18 yrs. and I will NEVER tell another human being to deal with MY habit in public because I have the right to smoke. They have more of a right to breath and to live with out being wrongly affected by me. I smoke in the privacy of my own home. I apologize for those smokers who do not get it, that WE are the offenders. Keep it up guys...maybe smoking will be banned.
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i think it was george carlin who said "when you smoke enough dope it starts to suggest its own disuse". \n\ntheres a list of different things out there, but you're mostly going to get answers from pot heads who wont admit that smoking can become harmful to your health, and super stuck up types, who are going to tell you its just as bad as heroin or something. \n\nit does cause impaired judgement, and memory loss (not necessarily loss, but cloudiness and forgetfulness).\n\ni dont smoke/drink/drug at all, and i never have. its a personal decision because i know that its in my genes to become a train wreck if i do. theres a lot of ppl in my family that have gone through all kinds of stuff, and even a few ppl that have had some big problems just caused by pot.
318110
I'm kind of mixed on this one. The people that I have seen that smoke pot are really stupid, even when they aren't stoned.  I would hate to see a lot more kids turn out like that because it is easier to get.  On the other hand, adults who choose to get drunk or stoned are going to do it anyway, so it probably should be taxed.  Can't really make a call on this issue.
119197
do you realy wanna quit smoking or is there part of you holding you back.coz with me, i know it would be right to stop but part of me just does not want too. someone else lights up and its a chain reaction i want one too
634725
i think it is bad because the scientist guy is absolutly correct.\nI smoke pot fo remotional reasons. i f I dont smoke i will have an anxiety attack, and marijuan mellows me out. I smoke from the second I wake up, to the secnd I go to bed. I am succesful, but at work I have to write everything down or i will forget! i know its from the pot
118524
I think that people who hate people who smoke are non-thinking morons.  It is stupid to hate someone because they smoke or do other things.  But, yes I bet those people who hate smokers find it easy to hate all kinds of things, people and practices.  They are narrow-minded and self-righteous.
621150
If my neighbor smokes pot, it doesn't pick my pocket, it doesn't break my leg, it doesn't infringe on any of my rights. How then, is it any of my business? My nieghbor's body belongs to my neighbor -- he has the right to take risks with that body. It isn't an appropriate function of government to make us "be good"; if it were, we'd soon have laws compelling us to exercise and eat our spinach. Our current drug policy is doing more harm than the drugs themselves.
190978
Well, My boyfriend and I smoke weed everyday and it has not effected us in a bad way at all, other than spending some of our weekly "extra" cash, it doesn't drain out pockets. We have a flourishing relationship, our bills are paid, my daughter is doing well in pre-school, and NO she is not around when we smoke, she is sleeping or away and we smoke in a designated spot in the house. I think it all depends on the psychological state of that person, and not on the drug itself. I think if you enjoy smoking, thats fine, some people enjoy a glass of wine after work, whats the difference? As long as it does not effect your finances or social life, have fun while you are young and can afford to do these things.