Pot smokers?

[Smaasnekje]

Same as Hitro

 

[SanPellegrino]

a few years ago I smoked quite a lot, used it for Civ too. but in the long run it killed my motivation so I quit (for the most part )

 

[MCdread]

Once in a while I don't say no to a good joint, but the good old days are gone. Oh and btw, no, neither any of my friends nor I, ever consumed hard drugs or ever wanted to try it just because of it.

 

[Trabpukcip]

Originally posted by Sean Lindstrom


True. To set the record straight: Taking drugs to feel good is about the most regressive behaviour humanly possible. It's like hiding in a nice cozy closet all day Christmas day.

Does that include grugs prescribed by a doctor? I mean... think about all anti-depression drugs prescribe for the most unlegitimate reasons. It is one of the most lucrative part of the drug busyness cause people don't even need to be sick...

Anyway, more on the subject, yes I do smoke weed, only occasionnaly and I pesonnaly prefer to do it with a (I don't know how it's called in english) water pipe of arabian style. I would have a lot of things to say about that subject, but I think it could get me banned so I'll keep it to myself...

BTW the best french poet, Beaudelaire, smoked a lot of hash oil, which is made from the same grass... so it does have a good side...

 

[Ren]

Hell no.

 

[Civrules]

You crazy, dogg? Never have, never will.

Although I do know a kid that smokes it and has a perfect 4.0 GPA which is kind of strange...but does not inspire me to do it.

 

[luiz]

Never somked and never will. i know a lot of people who smoke, though, and since IMO they are ******ed, it has inspired me to stay away of that stuff.
Alcohool is the answer to you problems

PS: I'm j/k, one of the most pathetic scenes is to see some dumb kid that thinks is a man throwing up because he tried some vodka. Only drink if you can handle it, and only the amount you can handle without making a fool out of yourself.

 

[Aphex_Twin]

Hey, where's Potheat? He may enlighten us on the fine art of getting stoned

I personally never tried it, but I can't swear I never will...

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Im glad the thread hasnt been closed, so I can throw in my 2 cents on the topic. I was 13 when I started smoking pot, and I was pretty much high 24-7 for the next 10 years or so. For me personally, pot seemed to be beneficial because I was a very quiet kid, a bookworm, extremely anti social and a complete and utter nerd with no friends and no idea how to go about acquiring any. The minute I started smoking pot, I became an instant 'cool' kid. The kids who formerly used to beat me up became my best buddies. The girls who ignored started talking to me and my social life blossomed. Remember, this was the '70s, a very different time and place. I grew bored of pot during my early 20s and gradually smoked less and less. These days, I smoke very rarely, usually when its offered to me by a friend. Having said all of the above about how it appeared to have a positive impact on my life, I would say to the kids reading this that, in fact, it didnt at all. It was just an illusion. The carefree, friendly, outgoing person I became was in me the whole time, and its just unfortunate that it took something like weed to bring him out of hiding. I regret those years that I spent stoned all day every day. Those were very important years and I wish that I had spent them clear eyed and sober, instead of in a stupefying, if pleasant fog. Alchohol abuse is a much bigger problem with kids today than pot. People have been drilling into their heads 'just say no' to drugs all their lives, and this is good, but nobody has been telling them to say no to alchohol. I think many kids think that as long as theyre just drinking, and not doing 'drugs' (alchohol is a very powerful drug, though many think it isnt because its legal), that they are ok, and doing fine. Nothing could be further from the truth. Thousands of kids die every year in drunk driving incidents, and booze kills brain cells at least as much as illegal drugs do. So say no to drugs, and say no to alchohol. You dont need it, and you can use the money for much better things.

This public service announcemment was brought to you by someone with the name "Dumb pothead"

@Aphex, here I am, probably saying the last thing you expected

 

[covok48]

"I'm j/k, one of the most pathetic scenes is to see some dumb kid that thinks is a man throwing up because he tried some vodka. Only drink if you can handle it, and only the amount you can handle without making a fool out of yourself."

Umm, you're not referring to me are you? ;-)

 

[luiz]

Originally posted by covok48

Umm, you're not referring to me are you? ;-)

I hope not

 

[CivCube]

I'll never put that stuff in my body.

 

[Speedo]

Just another way for people to escape reality.

I have no need for it, alocohol or any other drugs.

 

[onejayhawk]

Pothead touches on two points that rarely see daylight. First hemp is not addictive in the medical sense. Given time one can become bored with it and taper off. The other is that it doesnt change the person using it, unlike say PCP. Even the health risks are overblown.

The biggest negative is that is does damp initiative noticably. This is good if you are over agressive, but can be very bad if you need to pay close attention to what you happen to be doing. Procrastination gets much easier.

I fully supporrt widely legalizing it in the US. I also do not partake.

J

 

[Hayek]

Never have, never will.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Originally posted by onejayhawk
The biggest negative is that is does damp initiative noticably. This is good if you are over agressive, but can be very bad if you need to pay close attention to what you happen to be doing. Procrastination gets much easier.

I fully supporrt widely legalizing it in the US. I also do not partake.

J

It does lower initiative. Nature provided us with 'happiness' because the desire to experience it makes us do things which are beneficial. Pot and other drugs are a shortcut to that good feeling, so we dont need to do those beneficial things. No, pot isnt physically addictive at all. People who say it is are either lying or dont know what theyre talking about. I also support legalizing it. Police resources and jails are better used for real crimes.

 

[Superevie]

No way, never will. My body is a temple, and I'm not about to start messing it up now. Why would I bother to eat right and exercise just to take drugs?

 

[Lefty Scaevola]

None for me. I am not going to mess with mine brain with anything. But as for pot, no willpower is required. I cannot not even get near the stuff; badly allegic to it. The last time I went to an unpoliced rock concert, my eyes nearly swelled shut.

 

[Enemy Ace]

I used to smoke pot when I was younger, but then I realized how stupid it was and decided to grow up.

 

[cgannon64]

Have not yet, but I intend to at least try it. From what I hear from friends, its not that great, but its good for social situations.

EDIT: Oh, and scientifically, I think binge drinking is worse for you. Which is ironic, because that the police widely ignore that, but arrest pot smokers.