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It's quite damaging to the brain.
It's less harmful in a shorterning your life type way, but it's actually more harmfull in the damage it does to your brain to how you go out and make a living etc.
The stereotype about stoners having no drive or ambition has a root. Marijuana damages the part of the brain that focus' on long term planning and going through with those plans.
However if people want to damage their brain who the hell am I to argue?
I've had more then one friend who's screwed up their lives just do to pot. But like I said. Personal decision.
Kasz216 said: It's quite damaging to the brain. |
Want to find a source for that? Or could it just be bullshit propoganda.....hmmmm.
Odds are your friends lives were not screwed up because of pot. They screwed up their own lives, and pot was just part of the downward spiral. It doesn't force you to do anything or change who you are.
That being said, I don't think smoking all the time is good idea at all, but mainly because it's not healthy and makes you unambitious. It's not going to 'screw up your life' though; you do that yourself.
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ElRhodeo said:
Word. The same goes for sexuality. It puzzles me how today people can still feel offended by someone else's sexual orientation or preferences.
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Sexual preference is completely different. Everybody knows that it's just wrong to be gay and social contact with a homosexual causes immediate gayness in 98% of rednecks. It's like the flu.
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kenzomatic said:
Drug dealing is about money not paying taxes. And yes meth is a huge problem let me say that again HUGE problem. |
Try to keep up with me. Legal industries pay taxes. It's one of the things they have to do to stay legal. Also, people employed in said industries pay income tax, and as you note, black market dealers do not.
Legal industries are also about money, but without those annoying criminal records or negotiations involving knives.
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rocketpig said:
Sexual preference is completely different. Everybody knows that it's just wrong to be gay and social contact with a homosexual causes immediate gayness in 98% of rednecks. It's like the flu. |
LOL, you can share some of the 5 point cookie I gave to ElRhodeo.
blaydcor said:
Want to find a source for that? Or could it just be bullshit propoganda.....hmmmm. Odds are your friends lives were not screwed up because of pot. They screwed up their own lives, and pot was just part of the downward spiral. It doesn't force you to do anything or change who you are. That being said, I don't think smoking all the time is good idea at all, but mainly because it's not healthy and makes you unambitious. It's not going to 'screw up your life' though; you do that yourself. |
Well there is my degree in psychology which involved a couple classes about how both illegal and legal drugs effect the brain. So... how about any psychology text book on the effect perscription, nonperscription and illegal drugs have on the brain? Drugs aren't exactly foreign to psychologists as it's an entire field of study. A lot of groundbreakign psychologists use such drugs, and some teachers will actually almost suggest you try it. (though as to not go over the line and get fired or anything.)
Maslow once said that a drug... i forget which, though it's better i not say I'd guess, is what it's like to be a Self-actualizing person when it comes to how happy and "high" you feel. Of course he also suggested that it was worthless because it doesn't really "count" or matter unless you go the through the hardwork of doing it the hard way. Kinda like beating Doom on God mode or something.
They were fairly straightfoward falls for what it's worth. They started smoking pot. Then suddenly all they wanted to do was smoke pot, or smoke pot and do something else, to the point of where any night would be completly ruined unless they could get some pot.
Then they stopped wanting to do anything at all because they didn't have enough money for it and pot. Things like school they didn't even have patience for to do anything, and as such still sit around all the time and get high.
Once they hit the "Lets sit around and do nothing all day" phase that's when I was out. It's one of the same reasons i don't drink. I like to do stuff... or be entertained... or talk about things that are real and not bullshit. I don't mind talking about philosphy either, but pot doesn't really make you socraties all the sudden.
Edit: by the way, the non ambitious thing is what I mean about it damaging the brain. Do you know why you aren't ambitious if you smoke too much pot? Because it physically damages the brain.
rocketpig said:
Sexual preference is completely different. Everybody knows that it's just wrong to be gay and social contact with a homosexual causes immediate gayness in 98% of rednecks. It's like the flu. |
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Honestly, if marijuana was legalized it would do some definite good for our society.
1. People would be much more educated about the drug because we could actually talk about it in an open environment. People could be given information and make an informed choice about whether or not to use the drug and under what circumstances they should use it.
2. Violent crime would drop. My dad is an attorney and he tells me that 90% of the domestic abuse cases he deals with are triggered by alcohol. In comparison, marijuana causes people to be much less impulsive and violent. People wouldn't exactly be getting into fights in marijuana bars if you know what I mean. I think the general atmosphere of our society would be much calmer as well since weed relaxes people and often helps them cope with their day to day stresses.
3. More money for the government. Even if the government imposed major taxes on marijuana, it would still be cheaper for everyone, and the government would gain revenue which it is losing once it enters the black market.
4. Marijuana users would not as quickly move on to hardcore drugs because smoking marijuana would be a socially acceptable behavior and not one that people have to do in secret. People don't call alcohol a gateway drug, but I guarantee if it was illegal people would.
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| akuma587 said: Honestly, if marijuana was legalized it would do some definite good for our society. 1. People would be much more educated about the drug because we could actually talk about it in an open environment. People could be given information and make an informed choice about whether or not to use the drug and under what circumstances they should use it. 2. Violent crime would drop. My dad is an attorney and he tells me that 90% of the domestic abuse cases he deals with are triggered by alcohol. In comparison, marijuana causes people to be much less impulsive and violent. People wouldn't exactly be getting into fights in marijuana bars if you know what I mean. I think the general atmosphere of our society would be much calmer as well since weed relaxes people and often helps them cope with their day to day stresses. 3. More money for the government. Even if the government imposed major taxes on marijuana, it would still be cheaper for everyone, and the government would gain revenue which it is losing once it enters the black market. 4. Marijuana users would not as quickly move on to hardcore drugs because smoking marijuana would be a socially acceptable behavior and not one that people have to do in secret. People don't call alcohol a gateway drug, but I guarantee if it was illegal people would. |
To expand on 3... what we spend against the war on drugs alone would be enough to get done universal healthcare or get pretty close.
Major Taxation shouldn't hurt either as illegal drugs now have a huge blackmarket tax. It'd probably still be cheaper in most places with the taxes then it would without.
By me at it's cheapest a quarter of an ounce of marijuana costs more then a carton of cigarettes.
The war on drugs is a huge waste of money. Your basically waging a war against demand.
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