Siolfor the Jackal
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Be careful, Sam. You're starting to sound like the religious version of Misty
Be quiet! Before its too late! i think they are getting on to me...Be careful, Sam. You're starting to sound like the religious version of Misty
I was slightly suprised by that answer from you,N Then again, you are from Spain...Dear god so much disinformation and crap about one of nature's most intriguing substances. The topic OP didn't really say much (and tbh, if I'd seen this later I'd have closed it... If you are going to make a topic asking people's opinion at least GIVE YOUR OWN to start with...), yet everyone here is jumping on the idea that the only thing you can do with marijuana is smoke it and get high. This is NOT the case and it's actually got so many chemicals that are proved to be beneficial to humans on so many levels that you'd be amazed.
For example, Parkinson's disease:
That's just one example of how the drug can help someone, but it can help arthritis sufferers, cancer patients (and potentially help cure some types of cancer), epilepsy, and people with chronic pain. And that's just for starters! Sadly however, due to it being more/as illegal as heroin and other class A substances, research into the different substances within different strains of cannabis plants has been very slow and difficult, although it appears that in many European and in the US this is starting to relax and actual proper studies and trials are being done.
I'd also like to note that on the subject of marijuana as a recreational drug, extensive studies have shown that ALCOHOL is more dangerous than crack or heroin and that marijuana is a fair bit further down the list than that. Also note, that unlike almost every other recreative drug out there, people that use it are not violent or aggressive or lose control of themselves and generally do no harm to anyone. In fact most of the "stoner" ideas out there are complete stereotypes and have only a minor grounding in reality, and from what I've read on the subject the only time it is dangerous to use is if you are under 20 (since it can stunt brain development and easier form addiction) or have some kind of mental illness. This article is a pretty good (although very shallow) explanation of some of the myths of using cannabis.
Also note that the reason why it's illegal in the US have far more to do with politics and the wish to control mexican immigrants (and give a department with nothing to do something to do). In the rest of the world it comes from political, racial, and religious reasons (Sharia law being one of them!) which are waaaaay to complex and involved to explain here, so I'll just link this and recommend that people inform themselves before talking about it: http://www.drugpolicy.org/blog/how-did-marijuana-become-illegal-first-place
tl; dr:
So, marijuana, or more correctly called cannabis, has been proven to be beneficial in dozens of medical cases, has no real bad side effects, does far less damage than most other recreational substances (including legal ones), and was widely used and considered completely benign by most of the world until people started politicising it's use as an easy way to get votes/money/control.
Can you guys at least inform yourselves before talking about stuff like this?
I live in Spain, but I'm not from Spain...I was slightly suprised by that answer from you,N Then again, you are from Spain...
My bad.I live in Spain, but I'm not from Spain...
The thread hasn't been locked because (so far) it's been quite an interesting discussion... as long as nobody actively promotes the use of drugs then discussing the ramifications of such things is fine (and it's good to see a - fairly - mature discussion on the GMC for once... ).Still surprised (in a good way) that this thread hasn't suffered a blow by the ban hammer. I would contribute but many have made the same points I would.
So asking for a friend... Where can I find one of those wild marijauna parties?
Isn't that what any anesthetic does?Yes, it can stop your muscle spasms and pain while you are high as a kite or have THC in your blood, but that's just because your brain is firing off somewhere else and as soon as the THC is gone from your blood and done ****ing with your brain, it starts all over again.
Yeah, but again, its targeted, last longer, stronger with lower dosage, and you can control and predict the sideffects of taking it a hell of a lot better. Anesthetic is designed with purpose.Isn't that what any anesthetic does?
A general anesthetic is targetted is it?Yeah, but again, its targeted, last longer, stronger with lower dosage, and you can control and predict the sideffects of taking it a hell of a lot better. Anesthetic is designed with purpose.
drugs do all kinds of crazy stuff man. Right now, in Canton/akron/massillon Ohio USA, we have a heroin epidemic. So much so, that all law enforcement and first responders are required to carry Narcan. The purpose of Narcan is to snap people out of overdoses and regulate their heart and its a good cure, but people discovered that actually mixing it with heroin vs taking it after its already partially broken down in their body can actually drastically amplify the effects of the drug. instead of latching into the chemicals its supposed to after heroin starts taking effect, it mixes it into a new compound. It's just one of many examples of why timing, dosage, and consumption is a big part of using these chemicals. First responders started getting anxious about possibly killing overdosers for simply giving them the Narcan too soon, and even shipments of the are being robbed at gunpoint lol.Ah well, I admit I am not as well versed in drugs as you are. The users generally know their stuff.
I want to drink. I want to create. There are always exceptions... like Edgar Allen Poe or more modern Russel Crowe. Still nobody knows what the future holds. I think you are wrong in stating an absolute that they "can not feel the enjoyment of creating something with their hands".Such drugs make people dependеnt in high degree. Dependency is close to slavery. In the past everything that ruins the nation was forbidden because if people are weak the state is weak. Now that is a bit different in many aspects so people can destroy their lives easily. In my country people are smoking from 10-12 years old and in 16 most are seriously drinking. They think it is good to share that in a company but consequences are on their own.
Drinking and later smoking are the pleasures of the plebs. Although all people have brains not all of them can use them properly and they can not feed them except with hogwash, they can not feel the enjoyment of creating something with their hands or brains. But drinking give such a pleasure. "Wine or cinema - it is the same". When they became 30-40 years old you can feel their brains are damaged. Drugs are even worse. Don't expect anything good from such people.
The reason to forbid such drugs officially are 2. First, people can get easy in the trap and can not exit it. It was never released in game, maybe I will do, but when the enemy can ruin your units or make them dependent with drugs you will ban that (or not - the player will have a choice ).
The second reason is that such a business is not regulated, no taxes, no competition so if you have enough black and white power you can do the business. It is your private business and noone can interfere in it, like a feudal, or a master of slaves in the good old times and the income will be huge. If it is legalized that is to put you on the next step - something most serious which should be illegal (because of the incomes). People think illegal means out of control but it really means in the absolute control. They want your money and you decide.
Tell that to the opiod epidemicYeah, but again, its targeted, last longer, stronger with lower dosage, and you can control and predict the sideffects of taking it a hell of a lot better. Anesthetic is designed with purpose.
Except you don't have to smoke it for medicinal use. In fact you don't have to smoke it at all.Smoking it is just as bad as cigarettes
Again, not THC needed. Mostly CBD. Also there are no cures for epilepsy short of a lobotomy. But there are treatments, and canabis seems to be an effective alternative to other existing treatments.Yes, it can stop your muscle spasms and pain while you are high as a kite or have THC in your blood, but that's just because your brain is firing off somewhere else and as soon as the THC is gone from your blood and done ****ing with your brain, it starts all over again.