legalise cannabis?

[Punky]

Originally posted by Ivor Life
but i really miss the seshes and things like tv/film/music are ten times better wen ur stoned!
peace

well said that man! stoned tv is damn funny, and music means a hell of a lot more to the mind when you're out of it. the only problem i see is the amount of food i get through, haha.

[s4ch117]

yes they should legalise it

[Swafe]

legalise it

now whoever said its addictive, rubbish

[realityx]

Originally posted by DaBeeeenster
Yeah but then there's stoned sex you seem so that's that argument out the window

the only problem with sex and ganga
is that you get too used too it
and somehow sex whilst stoned
seems that much better then
sex whilst sober....this is imo
of course


I,m glad they wont arrest you
for having a small quantity,
but tbh most people i know
who smoke have done so
openly for years, so in
that sense the new law won,t
mean a thing, the law on
cannabis has always been unforceable
anyway.....there must be a good few million of
people in the uk who have ethier tried it
or smoke it regulary/socially.

[G4Z]

rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish, I usually cant be arsed to shag when im st0ned. I speak from experience and have been smopking the weed regularly for nearly 3 years. I love it makes me happy when I come home from work. I havent noticed much in the way of side effects, my bird reckons my memory is patch but it seems fine to me and I never forget things at work. In all honesty I think its wrong to stop people from doing what they want to their own bodies. I think its rather arrogant to tell grown educated people what they can and cant do. If others wanna do smack or what ever thats fine with me, if other ppl dont wanna do anything thats also fine, ppl who go on holiday to magaluf to drink 30 pints a night for 7 days, again also fine. my theory live and let live, let me smoke my weed in peace, im happy.

and yes.... I am totaly ****ing battered here...

[DaBeeeenster]

Originally posted by G4Z
rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish, I usually cant be arsed to shag when im st0ned. I speak from experience and have been smopking the weed regularly for nearly 3 years. I love it makes me happy when I come home from work. I havent noticed much in the way of side effects, my bird reckons my memory is patch but it seems fine to me and I never forget things at work. In all honesty I think its wrong to stop people from doing what they want to their own bodies. I think its rather arrogant to tell grown educated people what they can and cant do. If others wanna do smack or what ever thats fine with me, if other ppl dont wanna do anything thats also fine, ppl who go on holiday to magaluf to drink 30 pints a night for 7 days, again also fine. my theory live and let live, let me smoke my weed in peace, im happy.

and yes.... I am totaly ****ing battered here...

LMAO! Top post. Made me laugh.

[G4Z]

I think id rather have some CAKE tho m8... hehehe

love the avatar.

[DaBeeeenster]

EAT MY GOAL!

[Blub2k]

cannabis being the catalyst that pushed their relatives over the edge into psychosis.

The emphasis here would be catalyst.
For every report I see which demonises cannabis I see the same amount if not more that refutes all the claims. In my personal experience (and in drug matters it is unfortunately extremely extensive, there is not a lot I haven't taken, and in excess) people who are predisposed to mental illness are more likely to manifest this illness if they smoke dope. Cannabis according to most of the studies I have read will not CAUSE mental illness.
There is an awful lot of misinformation out there on cannabis and the most prolific abuser of fact here appears to be Slick.
Slick have you not noticed that you were in school and even if you are talking about legal drugs that are controlled then you should not have been doing them according to the law either at a school going age.
Memory is affected, in the short-term, I suppose that eventually that a lot of short-term memory loss will eventually lead to long-term memory loss but as to brain damage...load of cobblers or would you like to present us with a factual source for this?
Motivation can be affected but it is a fact that dope is a great time filler so the thing is that if you are smoking so much that it demotivates you that there are other factors involved as well and not just the fact that you are stoned, chances are you didn't take whatever you were doing seriously anyway.
I have been what is easily classified as a chronic smoker for a few years now, and in my world that means almost every day for the last ten years, not in the mornings when I have to work and not during my working day. You need to be able to seperate work and pleasure or else you have other issues too.
I have fought with the concept that hash is addictive for years and think it is mentally addictive to an extent but not as bad as cigarettes by a long shot.
I gave up nicotine recently and found that smoked pure I did not suffer half as much with memory issues and also did not have the typical lack of gusto that is associated with dope smoking traditionally, also it made it easier to get up in the morning.
I cant believe the things about affecting you too much as I have managed despite my smoking to get a job as a computer security consultant with a large company and well paid. Personally I think it should be legalised but strictly controlled, there are much heavier substances out there which presently are legal and sold freely and pack a much larger punch than hash and with no controls as there has not been any campaign to demonise these substances. Check Salvia now that stuff is crazy and legal, but not correctly controlled and will lead to someone taking an eye out (so to speak)
Make your own decisions but the fact is that prohibition does not work and lessens the value of the legal system that is in place as people see one silly law and disregard it and this attitude can be carried on to more serious issues.
Cannabis is not a gateway drug as the first mind altering drug I ever took which I am sure I have in common with most forum members is alcohol and that is without a doubt the worst drug I have ever taken for damage to my body, bar heroin. So the first time I was made aware of conciousness altering substances through alcohol so the gateway argument does not stand up apart from the situation where all drugs are illegal and the dealers maybe have hash in one pocket and smack in the other, this is as it is presently but to deal with it correctly and control it that would not happen and that argument collapses as it has no scientific basis anyway and is circumstantial.
Legalise them all but control them as alcohol is controlled, also if you tax them too high then you will get criminals involved again in black market to undercut the states high taxation, think about it, the state has to force criminals out by undercutting them.

[G4Z]

dude, Ive tried salvia divinorum... total crap, didnt get rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbish out of it. I smoke a lot of weed and ive tried plenty of things and I think that they and the lifestyle are addictive to an extent, but really it comes down to a choice that each of us makes as to how we live our lives. I have myself been a smoker on your scale for 3 years now, recently I just got started as an IT engineer and really think I can do well for myself. weed dosnt make you unmotivated, weed is just something you do when you dont wanna be motivated. thats why its so good to come home and chill witha spliff, because you just sit there and think, "****ing hell, I really cant be arsed to do anything. I think il just stay here in front of my TV and be happy as larry"

[Blub2k]

I didn't get a buzz off of salvia the first time either, but I am in agreement with mates that have done it too that 1/we wont be rushing out to do it again. 2/It is the most intense and fast acting psychadelic that we have ever tried, makes acid or mushrooms seem like a walk in the park. I dont advocate trying it again but would say you didn't get a hit.

[G4Z]

I didnt feel anything mate, tried it in a bong and a spliff (i know its not supposed to work in joints...) but nowt at all. It didnt taste too good so I wont be trying it again

[RocketmanX]

I have many opinions on this subject, smoked MUCH of it for 14 years of my life. Haven't had any for 12 years now. (was never addicted either "addicted" and just plain abusing are two different things)
I have one main point, or more like question to ask, why is it ok for alcohol to be legal and marijuana not? Social acceptance? If so marijauna's been around as long as, if not maybe longer than alcohol. A lot of weeds bad image comes from myths and overexageration in recent history. Ever since the drug scare of the early 1900's (heoin and opiates legal use and abuse) and the urge to make all drug problems go away the drug addicts and people with drug problems have been shoved into the dark alleys and want to be forgotten about by the "normal" citizenry.
The alcoholics on the other hand were given a lesser place in social standing but were always accepted as the "town drunk" or just a "lovable 'ol drunk". They have been offered help without the fear of prosecution like the drug addicts have.
Seems to me that alcohol has wrecked as many, if not many more, lives than drugs. Being a recovering drug addict/alcoholic I know that drugs and alcohol don't wreck peoples lives- people do- the drugs don't force themselves on us we force them on ourselves.

So if alcohol is wrecking lives, which it is, and also causing people to drive impaired and cause fatal crashes, then why are so many people so anxious to keep a drug like marijuana illegal? You probably thought I was going to go the, keep it illegal route but I feel that if public opinion is that alcohols ok then marijuana should be as well. After all the only driving incident I've ever seen with a stoney is that they drive VERY slowly adn stop at all the convenience stores for munchies.

There are other countries that have legalized drugs and opened up the treatment pathways for those in need and there drug problems ahve lessened greatly. The idea that we can ever get rid of drugs altogether is a crazy idea. Drugs have always been a part of society since the dawn of man and always will be. Abuse doesn't have to be though and I think that is the REAL issue.

Legalise marijuana, I love the stuff, wish I could still smoke a half ounce a day, but I can't and won't. I can't smoke it sensibly so I stay away, just as those that can't drink within reason should stay away- it ruins your life. Those that can do it sensibly- enjoy

[Gia]

I voted that cannabis should be legalised.
There's a thing in people mind that makes them think that your addicted to it, but it's not that, its actually tabbaco inside the joint.

Many believe that cannabis is damaging to your brain, scientists have proven that's not the case.
It's less damaging on the lungs than tar. (In cigarrates).

Many people smoke fags, to calm them down, to relieve strees, whats going to chill you out more, between a fag and a joint?

Legalisng it would knock alot of kiddy dealers of there mark. Alot of people around here, sell weed about a £1 more than they bought it from, starting our own 15 year old dealers.

[Punky]

salvia sucks! i tried it out my bong like your sposed to n i didn't feel a thing. it was some extra-strong extract of it as well. can't beat a nice fatty after work and homework have been finished, its a great way to end the day/afternoon there aren't really any kiddy dealers round here, cos its all kinda spread out and dealers need to be able to drive to maximise selling potential, which is always useful. legalise it!

/devil currently making work for my idle thumbs.....

[stuppy]

I think it should remain illegal. I smoke weed on and off and do enjoy it. Think my main fear is that at some point it would be available to buy over the counter and it wouldnt be as "pure" as what it is now. Just like ecstacy, I wouldn't want them to be made legal (not that they are gonna be).

Drugs are the win ok? nothing better then a Club and a couple of e's, then a joint at the end of the night

thats my 2 pence neway