Who am i to wave my finger, a concerned citizen. thats who. numerous times today i was told to have a happy 4:20.
my first comment, how can the day be happy, if i need to poison myself with a toxin to feel good about the day. today is not a holiday, its another reason for retards to smoke pot. im not badmouthing everybody who smokes weed. while i am against it, there are some people who partake in activities that are productive members of society.
there is a joke that tomorrow is national drug test day. im sad this is a joke. honestly, i think that there should be harsher punishments for people caught using pot.
second comment, does anybody actually know the meaning of 4:20. i know i dont. my thought is that people now a days just blindly follow trends. until college i was unaware how many people smoke pot. now that im here, i wonder why all these people are smoking it. this does not mean im interested in trying it, im just befuddled by the fact that people need a chemical to make them happy.
Am i aware that all of my favorite musicians use drugs, same with authors, actors, etc. i am. do i condone it, absolutely not.
now, about medical marijuana, i am against this. this is just a reason for people to toke it up. are you going to tell me that there is no other medicine that will reduce if not remove the pain or cause. as a former biology major, i can confidently say that i trust the AMA to give me medicine, that isnt thc based.
i dont know if people know this, but thc, the chemical found in marijuana is a form of acid. thats right. similar to LSD. it slows reactions. it is claimed that marijuana is non addictive. i know people who habitually need to get a fix of the ganja. i dont know about you, but i call that addiction. people say that they are better drivers when they are high, must be shitty drivers to begin with.
i can not find one logical excuse for why marijuana, or any other drug for that matter should be legalized, or even decriminalized. feel free to try and prove me wrong. until then, have a good night.
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Mmmmkay, i'm going to address a few key points of this blog:
ReplyDeleteFirstly-marijuana has been found to have 0 physical addictive properties. Yes, there are people who claim that they may be addicted and that they "need" to get high, but this is all in their head, clearly.
Secondly- using other pharmaceutical drugs as a way to combat pain and induce an appetite isn't any better than using medical marijuana, clearly this just bias on your part as i'm sure you'd know that, as a former biology minor as you say yourself, that any drug is itself bad and can be habit forming, and actually physically addicting.
third- legalization/de-criminalization. Can you actually provide an argument for why marijuana is and should be illegal? And you cannot use a "it's bad for you" stand point for any argument, as then we would have to make anything that is bad for us (tobacco, alcohol, fast food, guns, etc) illegal on the same grounds. Marijuana, as stated, carries no physical addictive properties, it does less harm to the body than tobacco and alcohol which are both legal. As far as thc being a milder form of acid, that's bunk.
Now, I understand that this is just your opinions on the matter, but really, to act like you're better than someone else or a group of people because they do something you believe to be wrong is just an elitist way of thinking.
your refusal to respond counts as a forfeit in my book Snydly
ReplyDeletei am sorry, i had forgotten about this comment.
ReplyDeletefirst, as you said everyone has their own opinion. and though i may not agree with what you said, i agree that you have the right to say that, and i will defend your right to say it.
however, i would like to ask you, what is the difference between addiction, and habitual use. and while you may not be able to physically become addicted, a mental/psychological addiction is just as bad, if not worse. a physical addiction can be treated. the person may be a little sick, go through withdrawl, while a psychological addiction doesnt have those symptoms, the potential for violence and hostility is still there. i know first hand about a person who has repeatedly stolen money from their roommate, significant amounts, im talkin like 60 bucks, in order to buy marijuana.
also, I never said that i was better than anyone, and if anybody who reads this feels like im saying im better than them, i do not intend to insult you, if youre reading this, youre probably one of my friends, in which case, you for the most part, are a productive member of society, and this does not fully imply to you.
however, you have to admit, there are many people, especially at SUNY Albany who habitually use it that are "burnt out" and hold almost little to no value as a productive member of society. I am sure you have witnessed this on numerous occasions, as have I
i look forward to more comments on not only this, but on other posts as well
yea, a psychological addiction to marijuana or any other substance can be almost as serious as a physical one, but there are treatments for this too (general addiction therapy not only includes physical help but psychiatric therapy).
ReplyDeletethe elitist comment just pertains to the way you presented your argument.
and to counter the "burn outs", they're everywhere yea, but they aren't always "burn outs" because of drugs. There are many people in society (and you can see them at SUNY as well), who do not do drugs, yet are at the same level of productivity as a drug induced burn out.
and just to spur further debate, not argument, you didn't answer my question of why marijuana should be illegal.
I feel that people who are not productive members of society can only blame themselves for that fact and not marijuana. People like that can find plenty of ways to waste away life and not all of them are illegal. Also people can become psychologically addicted to almost anything. TV, porn, video games, gambling, etc...
ReplyDeleteMarijuana should be illegal for many reasons. First off, the facts we do know, are only about 10 percent of what we should know about it. there is still much to be learned. it has been proven to slow reflexes and dim decision making. Alcohol does this as well, but Alcohol is good for you when used in moderation ( a glass of wine a day)
ReplyDeletethat is proven fact. i am for passing legislation limiting the amount of alcohol that can be purchased. As for cigarrettes, i completely agree, i cant find one reason why they shouldnt be legal. the only reason is tobacco is TRILLION dollar a year industry. Marijuana would not reach this level, not in a million years.
people would grow their own marijuana, or buy it from a shady dealer who can offer them the ganj for cheaper, and tax free. many people say that people would do this with tobacco. thats not true. Tobacco needs a semi arid climate to grow, whereas you can grow weed in a dank closet with a black light.
I hope that was a decent enough explanation, im looking forward to more intelligent conversation with you on future posts (hopefully)
as for you dragon
can you honestly say that you dont feel drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gambling (excessive) is bad. i know you mentioned gambling, but it is illegal in most states. and legalization of marijuana would inevitably lead to the legalization of other drugs, saying, its not that much worse for you than tobacco, its not much worse for you than pot, etc etc. not to mention wars have been fought over opium.
well, enjoy
have a good night
sorry it took so long to respond. i didnt notice i had any more comments
Argument against your statement on people growing their own:
ReplyDeleteYes, a portion of people would inevitably grow themselves,
HOWEVER, the majority would not, if only for the fact that people are lazy. Growing marijuana is no simple task. It does take a lot of work. Simply put, it'd be more convenient to buy it.
As for buying from shady dealers: Who would buy from someone who's "shady", when they could just go down to the corner store and buy it, pre-packaged? To put it simply: most people would buy from designated outlets for a multitude of reasons-1) again, convenience, 2) assurance of quality, as anyone who smokes pot knows that there is a large degree of variation and quality in pot, 3) with a government regulation over it, there would be a larger amount of different exotic marijuana available.
And as for your reasoning for it being illegal: not knowing about it shouldn't be a reason for it to be illegal, thats simply a reason for it to be studied. As far as marijuana never reaching that level: the vast majority of people who don't smoke it, don't smoke it simply because it's illegal- if you lift that from it, more would be likely to try it, realize it's nowhere near as bad as society aims it to be (programs like DARE scare kids into believing if you smoke it, you'll become addicted to crack or along the lines, simply untrue). Already, the underground sales of it do accrue a good chunk of money, and this is not in the millions but the billions when looked at a nation wide (more so if you look at it world wide)scope.
All in all, the legalization, or at least de-criminalization of marijuana would be a benefit of the U.S for a multitude of reasons. Police forces waste time busting people for smoking pot that could be spent, oh, preventing rape, murder, theft. Decline in crime, increase to the economy (most people who argue against this use your argument of people growing their own, but i've already debunked that, as well as the continuation of buying from, as you put it "shady dealers", but thats going largly based off of the way which people obtain it now. To lump pot smokers into categories of criminals is wrong; if there were a different, legal method of obtaining it, it's safe to say a majority of smokers would in fact use these.)
Largely, as you said with the tobacco industry, the only reason pot, or any other drug, is illegal is because the govn't is unsure whether THEY could profit from it. Does this truly stand as a reason for it to be illegal for you?