Comments on: Wasted POTential – Cost/Benefit analysis of legalized pot

By: Marty

Marty — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:05:35 +0000

I find it interesting to read about this side of the marijuana conversation. I am a weekly user and have been for a few months now, but at the age of 17, I cant say that my ideas about weed are legitimate. In todays world, there is so much stress on daily life, that people turn to all types of drugs to take that pain away. Be it alcohol, stress relieving pills, or marijuana, none of them are good for the body in excessive amounts. Although it may be contrary to teen belief, I strongly believe that Marijuana is addictive and over time can influence the actions of the user. With this being said, the remarks that it shouldn’t be legal do indeed have some truth in my thoughts. But, I have also seen many drinkers, mainly ADULTS that have ruined their lives because of the hold alcohol has on them. For me, legalization of marijuana will come in time, when the US government can get over its original hypothesis and “facts” that weed is so dangerous to society. I see the struggle to be much like prohibition of alcohol, and the final blow to the government on that was the mafia. Similarly, I believe that the “drug lord” gangs will be the end to marijuana prohibition, but at the present, I would say its not close enough. As I said before, I am a 17 year old that has been smoking pot for a few months peacefully and for recreation, so my views on the issue may lean heavily on my social influence of the drug.

By: Reader

Reader — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:51:34 +0000

Short term memory loss – when you are under the effects of the drug. Not permanent.

Change of personality – I guess anyone who grows a certain personality is braindamaged then.

Find out what brain damage is before making statements like that.

By: goddess

goddess — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:03:59 +0000

I’d call personality change and short term memory loss brain damage. That’s just me.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:03:34 +0000

Reader – You I can tolerate. Others, maybe not…

By: Reader

Reader — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:45:42 +0000

You mean Tyk, Richard? I’ve been around for a while.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:30:12 +0000

Jonco – It may time to break out the wuppass stick for some of the newbies in here.

By: Reader

Reader — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:33:54 +0000

Tyk, have you ever drunk alcohol? Then your alcoholic ass deserves to die. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

*sigh*

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:29:44 +0000

Hookah airs?

By: Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:43:09 +0000

Tyk if you are going to join into a political/debatable subject, act like an adult and not tell a fellow reader to die. That’s just plain ridiculous.

Back on topic:
I’m not for pot, but I think it would be interesting to see what kind of outcome would happen if they did legalize it. Rich, I can see why you wouldn’t want someone to operate being high, but that’s why it would be up to the business to make rules like not being allowed to smoke pot before work or during a shift, just like the use of alcohol.. does that make sense? It could be considered intoxication at work. Still I’m curious to see what would happen and if really would make any kind of dent in our economy getting better.

By: Tyk

Tyk — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:08 +0000

Obviously “Reader” is a loser druggie. Why don’t you die and do society a favor?

Let Bush go already. Yeah, when he was a coke head, he should have died. Just like your savior Obama (who STILL must be using drugs for how blatantly stupid this man is).