My father caught my smoking pot when i was about 15. Man he was angry he grounded me for a whole summer over that he told me if he ever cought me smoking it again he would turn me in to the cops and find out who i was getting it off. I respected my dad enough to never smoke pot again.
Then on the night of my 19th birthday my dad and i were sitting alone in the kitchen. He skinned up a phat one right there in front of me, took a long draw and in the same breath passed it to me and said “Thats gonna be a lot better than that other… shit i cought you smokin”
Turns out my dad had been smokin since the 70s.
So as you could guess i dont see anything wrong with enjoying some quailty grown AK in the comfort of your own home.
My mother does have a problem with me smoking weed but see drinks alchohol and i dont.
From my own experience
Alchohol makes you violent, angry, spiteful, aggressive, and lastly hung over.
Pot makes you calm, happy, relaxed, gives you hightened senses and lastly makes you hungry.
If you over dose on pot you will fall asleep
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I enjoy things more usually when I’m high. Things look prettier, sound better, taste better etc. I often smoke before I go on Muni rides or sometimes on them, as long as the rides aren’t too long. I actually think it might make me better, or at least boosts my self esteem so that it might not make me a better rider but because I’m feeling better and more confident than I perform better. Kinda hard to explain.
I dont think that could have been put any better… spoken like a true Head…
Figures from previous studies of automobile accident victims show that from 6 to 12 percent of nonfatally injured drivers and 4 to 16 percent of fatally injured drivers had tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, in their bloodstream, Dr. Heishman said. One study showed that 32 percent of drivers in a shock trauma unit in Baltimore had marijuana in their bloodstream, he noted. However, in most of these studies, the majority of subjects who tested positive for THC also tested positive for alcohol, making it difficult to single out THC’s effect on driving.
Only 16 percent, thats a very small amount…certainly not enough to be the cause of car accidents. It also says that most of them also had alcohol in their system, so this could have been the cause…I think that means that alcohol is the cause more often than marijuana.
“Employees who report marijuana use are different from nonusers,” said Dr. Lehman. They are much more likely than nonusers to have arrest histories, low self-esteem, high rates of depression, and friends who are deviant. Many marijuana smokers also have alcohol-related problems. One-third of marijuana users in the surveys reported they drank frequently, one-half said they got drunk, and 60 percent reported a problem with alcohol use, according to Dr. Lehman.
This one says basically the same thing…it says some people who smoke can be bad people, but then it says they’re also into alcohol. Nothing really says anything about people who smoke only marijuana, but don’t drink.
Interesting but I don’t buy it. There’s always two sides to a story and I know of another study that showed just the opposite results. Guess it depends on who you ask and who does the experiment. Plus it didn’t state if these were first time users or occasional users (where yes driving will affect these people) or chronic users (where I’m guessing people that smoke often would be better at these tests). Basically it all depends on how the test was set up and you could set it up anyway you wanted to get the results you want. I’m guessing they tested this on first time users or occasional users that don’t smoke very often, but that’s just my personal opinion. The study I know about that shows it doesn’t affect drivers (actually makes the safer drivers) probably used chronic users to get the results they wanted?!
The article states: “Twenty minutes after smoking the cigarettes, the subjects were given a standard sobriety test similar to a roadside sobriety test. The test showed that marijuana significantly impaired their ability to stand on one leg for 30 seconds or touch their finger to their nose. As the dose of THC increased, the subjects swayed more, raised their arms, and had to put their feet down in an attempt to maintain their balance. Subjects also committed 2.5 times more errors when they attempted to touch their nose with their finger.”
Well, I can garuentee that if they tested me I would pass with 100% confidence. Maybe it’s cause I’m a unicyclist with good balence or maybe it’s cause I smoke alot and am used to it, either way I know for a fact I would pass those tests with no problem. Heck, I can do a 360 uni spin baked let alone stand on one foot.
wow, would anyone be interested in going to a norml (nat. org for reform of mari. legislation <- i think) protest or event and riding? or maybe even just getting together together for our own one wheeled reform event? i bet that we would get some not too negitive attention from the media. pm me if interested! (not that i condone ANYTHING that i’m told not to do by my peace keeping freedom loving government…lol)
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i swear, the weirdest thing just happened, i was about to post and someone knocks on the door. it’s a kid wearing a yellow hat and a polo shirt that say “weed man” on it. he must think i’m retarded, because i opened the door and immediatly went down laughing. he probably knew what was up, i’m sure someone has run that by him. as a public service announcement, the weed man of apex, NC, USA is offering a free lawn nutrient analisys. but yeah, randomness is great.
I donno about that, but I know someone who placed in the Idaho state track meet with a 1:54* or something while he was high…he was fast without drugs, though. But still.
Interestingly enough, we had an out-of-town rider in for an urban Coker ride during a NORML event. I’m pretty sure it was Mark Stephens on this particular occassion. The waterfront parks are among our favorite locations on urban rides. We had failed to notice that the NORML folks were having their big rally at one of the parks. They wouldn’t let us ride through. Too narrow minded, I suppose. We rode away chanting, “legalize unicycling.”
correlation != causation
this is very, very hard for a lot of “campaigners” to deal with, no matter what side of the issue they are on. arguments based on numbers and “extreme cases” don’t convince me of anything other than someone’s bias.
Alcohol makes some people violent and aggressive. It depends on the person. Some people become a violent drunk and others stay calm and mellow. But yeah, if you’re at a party with lots of drunk young folks you’ll certainly have at least a few of the violent type.
One problem with teens and young 20 somethings is that they usually drink to get drunk. Will a teen at a party chose to have just one beer? Not likely.
I can’t remember the last time I got drunk. I drink beer and enjoy a good beer, but I don’t drink enough to get drunk. One or two pints is all I’ll usually have and that’s usually with food.
Indeed. I always enjoyed the example given in many statistics text books that shows a correlation between rum sales and the number of Methodist ministers. Doesn’t mean a cause and effect. There are other factors involved that cause the false correlation.
As far as drunkenness goes, I agree with the fact that it completely depends on the person. Some people get violent, that doesn’t mean that everybody who gets drunk gets violent.
Yup. The advantage there is that the people who are aggressive or violent drunks are assholes in normal (sober) life too. It’s a good way to weed out the assholes from your circle of acquaintances.
I’m not implying a cause and effect relationship there (given the above posts). Just a personal observation that aggressive drunks are also assholes while sober.
Girls, before you date a guy get him drunk. If he gets violent or aggressive don’t ever go near him again. A violent drunk is a sure sign he’s going to be an asshole.
never really thought about that, but it makes perfect sense.
One problem if a girl were to try this test on me: As much as I like to have a good beer from time to time, I really have no desire to get drunk, and very rarely drink hard alcohol. I haven’t been drunk in a very long time, so I’m not convinced that it would necessarily work as a test for me. I am not at all a violent drunk (I guess you’ll have to take my word on that one), and when I’m with a girl, I especially want to keep myself at a point where I can think straight and have complete control of my actions. In my mind, it’s a matter of displaying responsibility.
The same goes with any type of drug. At the very least, being responsible and unoffensive is critical. Personally, I avoid them altogether so that it isn’t even an issue.
On my 18th Birthday my dad tried one of those father son talk things. The message was good- that in life there are 2 types of drunk people, singers and fighters. I have found it to be pretty accurate, although it’s delivery was interupted by a humungus belch and a swig from his beer! lol. I found out that night that my dad was well and truely a singer.
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Disclaimer: this is a long thread and I didn’t feel like reading the whole thing so, forgive me if someone’s already addressed this one.
Wait just a doggone minute here! Marijuana more addicting than tobacco? Man, you oughta do a little research. I’ve been around a very long time and have know an awful lot of pot smokers and I’ve NEVER known anyone who I would’ve considered addicted. NEVER. Now, how many cigarette smokers have you (or anyone, for that matter) known who could just up and quit. It’s damn near impossible. Why? Because tobacco is one of the single most addictive substances known to man. Virtually anybody who wants to quit tobacco has to go through all kinds of help programs and nicorette gum and the patch. The success rate is still incredibly low. I know literally dozens of people who just one day decided they were tired of smoking pot and just stopped. No pain, no withdrawals, no cravings. Nothing. There has been a ton of research done to corroborate this.