Are there less people smoking weed today than ten years ago?
341967
I don't think so.....................................
980230
I would gues that its around 68 %. \n\nOver half the people I have met have admitted to taking illegal drugs at some point in their lives and a lot of them still do.
251713
I don't think so.  there's too many people and businesses that would oppose it.  However, I do think that medicinal progress and industrial use of hemp will make small progress over the next 100 years, useage of herb for recreational purposes won't be legal and probably shouldn't be.
860516
I guess if you consider smoking a day to day activity. I suppose some people do.
203771
It is no difference than like the war on drugs, big money. The government can and trying to stop the flow of drugs in this country but do they want it to stop, no. If did they would lose 3/4 of their police force. Within the borders of this great nation they wouldn't be able to seize land and vehicles, hire more personnel, court systems have to layoff 1/2 of their judges, layoff prison guards, quit building more prisons and lawyers will become homeless. It is always about money. Back to the question, for the last 10 years the courts have managed to get lawsuits pass on major cigarette companies for persons dying from cancer. They can no longer sponsor a race car or advertise on TV. But does this really hurt the tobacco industry, no. The government doesn't want to outlaw tobacco, they will no longer collect taxes for them. "Money". I did read somewhere last year of a national report that the young American people now days are less likely to start smoking than like 20 years ago. So if there become less smokers in this country don't worry, taxes always get higher and the sale overseas is still increasing every year.
216681
Yes, not interacting much these days.
74463
Some people smoke until they are 90 without any ill effects. Those people are in the minority. You have a pretty good chance of coming down with some smoking related illness if you smoke that long.
1111131
Yes! Everyone I know from grammar school ( Class Of '85), to date that smoked, then still does today.  Physically it is as unforgiving to your lungs...\nYou get tension headaches, and you need to smoke. Try to quit and you will be feeling, Nervousness, panic attacks, Ash ma.\n Boldness (Yes) most guys get thinning hair and end up shaving it all off or sporting a baseball hat and it leads to trying harder drugs. Mentally, Pot-heads believe they are doing nothing wrong. Because, to them it is the norm. However, they still get arrested, for possession.  It is a business and Not every pot-head is an under achiever.  There are some that have great careers and feel that need to relax by smoking pot. \nThey deal among the pot-head club. Just like other drugs, it doesn't matter how they get it. When hooking up a source, they finger the stash before, they deliver. The mental addiction shows when they cannot attack a task with out getting high first.
708701
There are a whole bunch of laws that are set by people who don't partake of the activity they wish to regulate.\n\nGet used to the no smoking thing. It's everywhere.
595219
Young people in general are finding themselves.  They are growing up and experimenting with all kinds of new things as they transition into adulthood.  They are discovering their sexuality, gaining responsibilities they did not have as a child, and finding out about drugs and alcohol.\n\nSome young people decide to try it, and some don't.  I don't buy the peer pressure thing.  I've never been pressured to smoke weed.  I've been around it and I've seen people refuse it and others smoke it.  I've never seen anyone get bent out of shape because one person does not want to smoke.\n\nPersonally I think the biggest danger of weed is that it can get people interested in smoking regular cigarettes which is a very dangerous and expensive hobby.  As to the direct danger of weed, there are more people die from peanut allergies.  It's no real danger in and of itself.
1163028
No one buys that stuff anymore...not since marijuana is now tested through hair follicle & fatty tissue samples.  Goldenseal Root is an herb of the past ..LOL
730737
Absolutely..... Slowly but surely Jury Nullification is grinding down the credibility of the pot laws. There are several areas in several states that they just don't prosecute anymore... It IS working. \nIt helps to join FIJA, (Fully Informed Jury Association). They have more statistics.
649468
the reason this became such a big thing in the 70's was because a study was released showing that smoking caused birth defects, low birth weight, cancer and that the additives in tobbaco were addictive... now why the government got involved when they really don't care about an individual is for the same reason abortion is the big topic these days... political activists...
222593
I don't smoke and don't use it, but marijuana is so much less dangerous than tobacco and alcohol, that it's just crazy not to have it legalized. I'd much rather see people smoking pot than people drunk from alcohol. They're much less dangerous, both to themselves and to society, and they cause much less damage to their bodies. It's harder to get addicted to marijuana than to regular cigarettes or alcohol, too. \nBesides, the hemp plant is so incredibly useful: You can use it to make fabrics, and medication, skin care, fuel, paper and tons of other products. All this at a much lower cost than producing the same producta from wood, cotton or petrolium. \nOne man in Germany built a car entirely out of Hemp, that runs on Hemp too. Imagine what that would do for the invironment!\nThe growers of cotton and wood had a huge campain against Hemp plants, fearing that the cheap easy to grow plant would take away thier income. That's why it was banned. It's all politics.
449811
Mainly lack of motivation and lack of initiative.  Some users are exposed to harder drugs and to hard drug users and gravitate into this lifestyle.  Not everyone of course but it is a danger.\n\nI'm 46 years old and I've seen some very smart and decent people go absolutely nowhere in life because of excessive pot use.  They're still in the same little town with a couple of divorces and a dead end job.  I never saw it help anyone to advance in life, be it relationships, education or jobs.
593241
Unfortunately there are still a few.\n\nFortunately, there numbers dwindle each year.  \n\nRemember, we live in a world where nearly half the population can’t name their local community leaders. (Governors, Mayors etc...), why many of the holidays are important or any number of other 'common' facts. Thy certainly do not understand the truth behind most political issues let alone the facts behind a major health issue. \n\nI mean come on, how many people still smoke and then get upset when they find out they have lung cancer? Or how many people get mad at the police when they are arrest for DUI? Do you think they understand AIDS?
678094
Look at the revenue that could be made by legalization and taxation.  More people than you realize use it on a regular basis.  Think about the 60's and what age the stoners of then are now.  If they were say 20 in 1965, they are 60 now.  And do you really think that all of those people quit smoking?  Not to mention how many more people have since started and add them all together.  I really think we could put a good dent in the deficit if we legalized and taxed marijuana.  Just my opinion.