Kunia5 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Marinol is synthetically-manufactured THC. A friend who took said it was like a very bad acid trip. It causes much stronger psychoactive reactivity than the real plant. It isn't the same, bottom line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchdown Redskins Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 There's also no withdrawl or dependence issues with weed, as there are with some other illicit substances. It is virtually as harmless a drug as you will find. In fact, I would argue that the three most abused drugs in America (caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine) are much worse than THC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Legalize it. I would love to have the freedom to indulge in past vices legally...of course after my kids are 18 and leave the nest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayH81 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 NO. I would not decriminalize it. That's why I will be voting AGAINST Question #2 on the Massachusetts ballot next Tuesday, which would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and simply confiscate it and fine anyone found with less than one ounce of the substance. I don't believe that Marijuana has any positive effect that cannot be produced from another source and from what I have heard and read it side effects are not things that I believe are appropriate in any form. Sorry man, but if anyone in the US needs a big hooka pipe full of prime weed, it's you. Maybe you would lighten up and become a happier person. And coming from a state (Oregon) that has legalized for medical purposes, I can tell you that I don't hear near the 'pot' issues I had heard before when I previously lived (California, Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia and Missouri). Decriminilization would also help out the growers of hemp (although admittedly this can be done separately). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Sorry man, but if anyone in the US needs a big hooka pipe full of prime weed, it's you. ROFLMAO. I'm dying over here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I think it should be up to voters in in city, county, whatever... Then there will be places that legalize it and all the stoners can move there. The places that don't can stay up tight and self righteous and be happy that there aren't many potheads dragging the economy down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy94f Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 ROFLMAO. I'm dying over here! :laugh::laugh::laugh:Me too! Legalize it, tax it, whatever. There's no real reason why it should be criminalized in the first place with legal alcohol and tobacco in the US. It just doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ax Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 As one who smoked more pot than most here, I can tell you that it's a waste of time and money. All that you need, to get to where you think it takes you, can be found inside your own mind. It should be legal to use medically, when proven to be effective, and prescribed by a doctor. But to legalize it is just giving another drug for people to waste parts of their lives with. It doesn't have as bad an overall effect as alcohol, but it is equally misused as a crutch, to achieve a false sense of something that people are too lazy to try and find within themselves, without the aid of a pill, a drink, or a pipe. I'd rather legalize prostitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgun88 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 dude you should have made the poll public! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Man that brings up a good point, legalized prostitution. I would Really like to see people that get into that sort of thing on a registry. There's a huge business with it and a lot of these people are bought and sold in the sex slave trade. That **** needs to be put to a stop ASAP at least in our borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reic Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I voted it for medical reasons, but I also believe there are other ways to alleviate symptoms rather then using medical marijuana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chow184 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 legalize it if people want to ruin their lungs and take up an addiction they'll do it one way or another. this way it's atleast taxed and regulated. you'd also put a large criminal element out of work as weed is big business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdskn4Lyf21 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 As one who smoked more pot than most here, I can tell you that it's a waste of time and money. All that you need, to get to where you think it takes you, can be found inside your own mind.It should be legal to use medically, when proven to be effective, and prescribed by a doctor. But to legalize it is just giving another drug for people to waste parts of their lives with. It doesn't have as bad an overall effect as alcohol, but it is equally misused as a crutch, to achieve a false sense of something that people are too lazy to try and find within themselves, without the aid of a pill, a drink, or a pipe. I'd rather legalize prostitution. I voted it for medical reasons, but I also believe there are other ways to alleviate symptoms rather then using medical marijuana. Those two pretty sum up my thoughts - I voted for it to be used just for it's medical benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandymac27 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 this way it's atleast taxed and regulated. you'd also put a large criminal element out of work as weed is big business. This, along with my new career choice, is one of the main reasons why I say legalize it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchdown Redskins Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 For people who say that there are alternatives to medical marijuana, why aren't you up in arms about Morphine? Morphine is an opiate; that is, it is a synthetic derivative of heroin. It is also widely used as a painkiller in the medical field. Marijuana is much, much less addictive and has many fewer withdrawl symptoms when compared with Morphine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Because Heroine is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass_SkinsFan Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 What is a more appropriate substance to use to increase the appetite of someone and alleviate the nausea caused with chemo? There are not many options which is why they do in fact use it under the name Marinol and it is distributed all over the place. People think that "weed" is illegal, but it's active ingredient has been used for quite some time in modern medicine. I can't think of what it was my father's doctors put him on after his chemo, but I know it wasn't Marinol. He'd specifically told his doctors he didn't want any part of it because of its connection to marijuana. Sorry man, but if anyone in the US needs a big hooka pipe full of prime weed, it's you. Maybe you would lighten up and become a happier person. While I do thank you for your opinion, there is absolutely NO CHANCE of me ever involving myself in that criminal activity. Even if it were legal I would have no interest in it due to the mind-altering effects of the product. For people who say that there are alternatives to medical marijuana, why aren't you up in arms about Morphine? Morphine is an opiate; that is, it is a synthetic derivative of heroin. It is also widely used as a painkiller in the medical field. Marijuana is much, much less addictive and has many fewer withdrawl symptoms when compared with Morphine. I'm not a big fan of Morphine either. To be totally honest I'm not a big fan of any psychotropic or mind altering drug. Hell, I tend to avoid Advil, Tylenol, and Aspirin as much as possible because of their slight mind-altering effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeInJc aka M.I.A. Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Coming from a person that has never smoked up, I say decriminalize it and leave it in the states hands as to what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I say legalize it. I don't smoke, but I don't see any reasonable answer for it to be illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueinBuf Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I would be all for decriminalizing it if there was a breathalyzer equivalent test for it(maybe there is I don't know). Because without that there are too many variables, can you drive while high, how does your employer know you didn't smoke one right before you came in, things like that would raise too many issues IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'm not a big fan of Morphine either. To be totally honest I'm not a big fan of any psychotropic or mind altering drug. Hell, I tend to avoid Advil, Tylenol, and Aspirin as much as possible because of their slight mind-altering effects. I'm pretty sure advil, tylenol, ect. are not psycotropic drugs. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchdown Redskins Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'm not a big fan of Morphine either. To be totally honest I'm not a big fan of any psychotropic or mind altering drug. Hell, I tend to avoid Advil, Tylenol, and Aspirin as much as possible because of their slight mind-altering effects. Well, Advil, Tylenol, and Aspirin aren't mind-altering or psychotropic, and the doses at which you would feel any "mind-altering" or "psychotropic" effects would be well over the dose at which an overdose occurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan07 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Make it at least legal for growers.......then selling it would be easier if legal. I mean I smoke every now and again, but I'll stick to my shrooms. Hallucinogens FTW! And they can't detect them on drug tests since mushrooms are digested. Trippin is so much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass_SkinsFan Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'm pretty sure advil, tylenol, ect. are not psycotropic drugs. :2cents: Well, Advil, Tylenol, and Aspirin aren't mind-altering or psychotropic, and the doses at which you would feel any "mind-altering" or "psychotropic" effects would be well over the dose at which an overdose occurs. They still effect the chemistry of the brain in such a way as to create a reduced capacity to feel or to think completely coherently. That's the problem I have with them. I will use them when absolutely necessary and they're definitely my preference over Percocet and its cousins, which I won't touch under ANY circumstances (for multiple reasons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Legalize it and treat it like alcohol. Makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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