Can someone please remind me the negative side of marijuana?

angelica wrote:

soulsinging, kindly show me where I said marijuana should be illegal.

If I'm correct, I believe that I said I don't support legalizing it. That's very different than saying it should be illegal. Number one, it's different because I'm talking about my personal view and what I will or will not support. Objectively, I don't care if it becomes legal. There is a big difference between my opinion, and what I believe should be imposed on others. I'm talking about my own choice and that I cannot make a choice to condone something that I don't condone--therefore I cannot personally support legalization. And therefore, given you now know the details, you can see how the whole alcohol argument doesn't apply to me. What I am specifically against--and which I've said over and over--is supporting other people doing damage to themselves. I'm concerned with my personal decision and what that means to me. I'm not concerned with laws, and legislature--only that I do not condone something I cannot condone for ethical purposes.

I don't necessarily think it should be illegal. That's the problem with putting words in people's mouths. I'm very concise about what I do say. The minute you turn it around and put it in a different context, your argument becomes about what you've misconstrued, rather than what I've said.

angelica,

i understand your point of view on this and i agree with it in principle, but i think are reasons that make it irrelevant in this case. have you not considered what our nation's drug laws do to people? how lives are disrupted when they don't deserve to be? how the laws are used to target the underclasses to suck them into the privatized prison-labor system? do i need to research for examples of my charges? i'd be happy to do so.

now, i can understand why some drugs should be illegal to sell - i am referring to drugs manufactured in labs - heroin, crack cocaine, ecstasy, LSD (probably) and plain old coke (lesser punishment for that). but drugs that are naturally grown - part of our frickin' ecosystem - have been proven to have worth, and do no harm.

i can understand why, if you're not a pot smoker, that you would not be motivated to change the drugs laws, either to decriminalize or legalize. knowing the benefits of marijuana, i am motivated to change the laws. and i hope i still would be if i didn't know those benefits. i hope that simply knowing what prohibition does to people - how it disrupts lives - would be enough. no matter who you are, it may disrupt the life of someone you know, who may be important in your life, whether you smoke or not.

angelica, would you not at least vote for a referendum to legalize or decriminalize marijuana and/or other natual drugs? we may have an initiative to decriminalize marijuana in massachusetts on the 2008 ballot. you don't live here, but if you did, i know you wouldn't send fellow jammers to prison for smoking pot by voting no!! so you don't have to collect signatures - there are plenty of stoner foot soldiers ready to do that. we're very motivated when it comes to our causes! seriously though... the pot smokers i know are the most motivated people i know.... because they were motivated about Life before they started smoking pot. Shakespeare smoked pot for the love of Jove. it can be used solely as a escape too and that is not a bad thing from time to time!

I prefer getting my spankings from men, thank you. I just couldn't resist mentioning it.

And next time you're in Westchester, I will gladly hook YOU up, if I'm lucky enough to be hooked up myself.

angelica wrote:

In terms of "ideally", things will change. People will evolve. At this point, however, for example, my position is my position. As is the nearest "conservative's" position. I completely trust life, and I have the utmost respect for the purpose of my being who I am, including my view, and for the view of the conservative person next to me, as well as your own. I have the utmost respect and trust in life and for its natural inherent balance, including that we all see differently for exact purposes that are what IS. I can live with that. Not only that, but I embrace it, and honour it.

Are you SURE you're don't get high?

decides2dream wrote:

for you, Bu . . .


Burn One Down
Ben Harper

Let us burn one from end to end,
And pass it over to me my friend.
Burn it long, we'll burn it slow,
To light me up before I go.

If you don't like my fire, then don't come around,
'cause I'm gonna burn one down.
Yes, I'm gonna burn one down.

My choice is what I choose to do,
And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you.

Your choice is who you choose to be,
And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me.

If you don't like my fire, then don't come around,
'cause I'm gonna burn one down.
Yes, I'm gonna burn one down.

Herb the gift from the earth,
And what's from the earth is of the greatest worth.
So before you knock it try it first,
Oh, you'll see it's a blessing and not a curse.

If you don't like my fire, then don't come around,
'cause I'm gonna burn one down.
Yes, I'm gonna burn one, oohhh.

nice ben reference!

negatives on herb?

Coughing...resin...

lungs....It's not healthy....smoking is death.

Legalization would mean allowing quantity and cooking with it. Then you get Omega 3's and a damn good buzz (long... 4 + hours)

That's much different altogether.

natural.

Eating.....natural...

government....@$@$!...

decides2dream wrote:

thanks for the link!
i'm at work so can't view/open now...but i will deinitely check it out from home.

btw - everyone keeps mentioning drinking/cooking with mj.....hmmmmmmm....how about some tips/recipes? very interested!

Look up how to make cannabutter (it's not difficult), then use it as you would in any recipe!

decides2dream wrote:

if i wanted to, or knew where to look...i'd not have asked.
anyway, i don't really cook...so more curiosity than anything, although something fun/easy...perhaps. beside, have to be careful due to hubby's line of work...random-drug testing...so none for him!

google is usually a good place to start
I'd do it for you, but I don't want that search in my IE history at work

it gives you cancer?