Knightlady

Most citizens agree totally about the cartels bringing drugs in from the border. That's why the border needs to be Shut Down Now!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah....the Republicans are at fault for not approving the current offer but just remember HR2 wasn't even discussed. The House passed that. Why do we Have to take Schumers bill that does nothing. The Dems Knew it wouldn't pass but they got to say to the voters that they trying but those evil Repubs are blocking it.

You are correct. We should have some form of security in schools these days which is sad beyond words. One thing that is a major factor in all this drug dealers in schools is that they and customers grew up in a household without a father. Besides discipline and masculine influence but, without a father, you wouldn't have a mother either.

I'm not sure who is pushing drugs on anyone

EmilyD

People who say it is “better” than alcohol and cigarette smoking….and “not bad for people’s health and the only bad thing about it is that it is taxed now are talking it up.

Marijuana is a drug that is still considered a controlled substance by the federal government, for one thing…another is that there is little research done on long term use…aka addiction. And it has always been considered a gateway drug for as long as I can remember. There is more THC in today’s pot than before, not less. All the negatives about pot are magnified now.

People should think twice before they talk up drug use on a public forum. It’s not the right place for that.
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Knightlady

She didn't admit it, she asked MOHD if he could get her some of his medical marijuana.

Knightlady

Here, he automatically gets a 10% discount.

Knightlady

Why not? It's a public issue. I agree with most everything else except the encompassing statement it's been considered a gateway drug for a long time. I just wanted to say I agree with you on that but also it is a gateway for Some, not most.

straightUp Loc: California

Well, I'm sure that's not what Liberal Lily had in mind. lol... But if you want to turn this into a battle against Fentanyl and heroin, then be my guest.


Look, no one here is "pushing" pot in the faces of children under bleachers so get off your high horse. There is a wide world of mature adults who DO care about what they smoke and where it comes from. You need to get a grip.

As for the kids getting bad weed off the street. That's another issue and I agree it's one we need to concern ourselves with. We probably don't agree on the best approach but I think legalizing it so it can be supplied through legitimate commerce is a step in the right direction. Legitimate commerce can be regulated and monitored by agencies like the USDA so that clean products on the market will draw customers away from the black market, which has always been a more effective way to solve the problem than law enforcement could ever be.

Did law enforcement win the war against the bootlegger-gangs during prohibition? No. They did not. Ending prohibition did.

Turtle keeper

I know more pot smokers that went on to abuse hard drugs. Than I do those that just smoked pot and nothing else.

straightUp Loc: California

I don't think it's a gateway drug at all. Some people are simply more drawn to hard drugs than others and it's typical for them to discover weed first because weed is so commonplace.

straightUp Loc: California

Other way around for me. Maybe you're hanging out with the wrong kind of people.

Turtle keeper

I’m not sure of that but again I do hang around OPP. Hummmmm

son of witless

Not that much of a crazy ride. In truth I have lead an extremely boring life, I think. Looking back, my childhood was pretty messed up so I intentionally played it safe. Part of the reason for calling myself son of witless. I did not have the extreme highs and lows that those who lead interesting lives get to experience. I didn't win the lottery, didn't get cancer, didn't get the trophy wife. My kids and grandkids are healthy. That is all I care about.

As far as my health now, I am in good shape for the shape I'm in. I don't know yet about my liver, but I am down 10 lbs. My cholesterol is at the lowest it has ever been. Starving yourself works. Tomorrow my Doctor should not yell at me, I hope.

Knightlady

I'm just the opposite but am well aware that it can lead to harder drugs. That goes without saying.

But I could say coffee is an addictive stimulate, the more you drink the higher the tolerance, so you drink more and more but then you can't get that jolt anymore. You hear about speed. You find some and get that jolt back and the cycle continues until you're a meth head addict living on the streets.
All from that morning cup of coffee

straightUp Loc: California

Better at what? I never said that weed is "better" than alcohol or tobacco for anything. I said it's not as destructive... meaning "not as bad" for your health or the wellbeing of others. And BTW, "not AS bad" isn't the same thing as "not bad".

I think it all comes down to how people use it. Just like anything else. There will always be a detriment to inhaling smoke and there could be some long term effects from the THC although studies so far are inconclusive on what those effects are. But on the counter-balance, there are some pluses too. I know several people who use it to help them sleep which could actually be improving their health more than the other way around.

I've also seen people smoke it specifically to get stoned out of their minds. But that's a problem they have before they even spark up.


"Marijuana" lol


Yeah, you know why? Because it's been illegal for so long. But controlled experiments aside, there ARE millions of pot-smokers out there. Millions that have smoked it for 60+ years and are fine. And millions more have smoked it then stopped without much effort because it's NOT that addictive.


That doesn't mean those making that assumption are right. There was a time when everyone thought the world was flat too... for as long as they could remember.


So when Nixon figured he could wage a war on drugs using law enforcement at the border to cut off the traffic from Mexico, Americans started to grow their own, eventually making cannabis the biggest cash crop in America and along the way they figured out how to increase the potency.


Are you patting yourself on your back for a job well done?


Why is this not the right place for it? Controlled substances are public issues.

straightUp Loc: California

LOL

Knightlady

That's kinda what I was trying to say with the emphasis on Some, but you said it much better. Thank you