Exactly...it's pot--a plant -- not some freaky deeky synthetic carp. It makes you chill and hungry (lol-IMO). It does not make you a psycho killer . Even the new NATURAL strains are not gonna make you tweak out...moo...
Anyone who has actually smoked real pot will agree that the last thing on your mind is actually accomplishing anything...much less murder :eyeroll:
...maybe ordering pizza --but even that can be a looooooong drawn out process...
Agreed.
I really hate how smoking pot has been relegated to the equivalent of smoking a cigarette. This is an illegal substance. Yes, it might not make you act crazy....but it can impair you severely.
I can't imagine how our society has now minimized the use of marijuana. We can disagree respectfully, but I know very few pot smokers who restrict their drug use to a joint. They tend to move on to other drugs....and most of these have more serious effects.
Whenever I say this, there will usually be an onslaught of naysayers. And that's ok. But I am simply stating that this is "my experience." And I really don't feel like rehashing all of that. Let's just say its personally painful.
I would love to talk to every kid who is interested in smoking pot. It probably wouldn't help much...but if it made just one stop and think, it would be worth it.
I love ya' friend but I must disagree.
While most people who do other drugs also smoke pot, it's certainly not true that most people who smoke pot do other illegal drugs.
Half the adults I know smoke pot. Most are otherwise law abiding, responsible, hard working tax payers. Teachers, lawyers, bankers, etc. As far as impairing a person severely, ALCOHOL is what impairs a person severely. Alcohol is a vastly more dangerous drug than pot, IMO. More rapes, batteries, assaults, murders, domestic violence/child abuse incidences, vehicular and other accidents, rolling on top of small baby instances, looting, rioting and thefts occur among people under the influence of alcohol than under the influence of any other drug.
I smoked a ton of pot as a teen and into my 20's. I don't think that was wise and I would be devastated if my kid did the same because it's easy for kids to become addicted to anything. But while pot can kill motivation in many people under the influence, alcohol CAUSES the motivation to do something wrong.
The trouble and danger I faced as a minor never occurred as a result of pot (except lack of studying/concentration). But every instance of serious danger or trouble I faced as a teen and young adult was somehow alcohol related.
Today, millions of responsible adults can enjoy a joint after work or dinner the way others enjoy a glass of wine and as far as levels of impairment, the two are comparable. But while increasing pot consumption will cause little more than sleep, increasing alcohol consumption can have horrible consequences.
Since so many people are pot users in America, they understand that. Even Sanjay Gupta has changed his mid about marijuana. So yeah, most people today feel it is no more harmful than a cigarette.