Would you smoke marijuana if it were legal?

[jdavionic]

No. I don't smoke cigarettes. Why would I smoke something with more carcinogens? I've never known a person that has benefited from smoking pot or cigarettes.

[ouija]

here is why i have a big problem with it being illegal, i was paying $1500 a week on a prescription to help me eat when i had some health problems start up (lost like 40 lbs in less than 6 mnths, now i wish i could drop that much even if it took me a year- so i dont need the med anymore) that was synthetic THC in capsules. i have a really big problem having it be ok for me to pay a pharma comp to take a pill when i could just go out and get a bag, not that id really know where to go to get a bag since we live by the wifes family not mine-been here three or four years so i dont know anyone that is in that scene. i know people back home, but thats part of the reason i left. i did do an experiment once when home to see if it was really "medical" . what i found surprised me, i took half the normal amount of meds required to handle the pain, so i do know that is a real and viable use. besides they ( dr.s) gave it to me first, then after i took it i felt stoned, so i looked up the med and there it was. the med is called Marinol and it isnt worth $15, much less $1500, but thats what they can sell it at because people like us would rather follow the law and not take a chance.

quick answer: yes i would from time to time. if my pain was out of control or something. luckily they have a good nerve pain med out there that is NOT an opiod.

since i was able to get my health under control and dont need that hard a med to deal, i got a gun and ccw. so did my wife and she doesnt carry, unless by some chance i do have to take a real painkiller she can have it on her and alls well, so far that hasnt happened but it could, rather safe than sorry.

the real history about it is really very interesting, a bunch of rich guys and something they didnt like. thats basically it. Ford had a model t that ran on biodeisel of some kind that used hemp, the gov made people grow it for rope during wwII.

thats really what i want now, hemp. im not a tree hugger but it would save quite a few. hemp is 70% cellusose, tree's around 30%. get the same output of paper on an acre with hemp vs. 7 acres with trees. it would help clean the air some and they can, and have, been able to get the THC down ( thru breeding and genetics) to a point that one would never get high or even buzzed by using it, you coulndt smoke it fast enough.

anyhow sorry im ranting! i just get pissed that the gov says there is no good use (schedule 1, with herione and pcp) yet i was using snythetics and paying out the a$$ and that was ok. they even downgraded marinol to a shedule 3 from a 2 (only drug to have had this done with) putting it on par with vicoden and such, while meth is still a schedule 2 since it has use for ADHD. the whole thing makes no sense, but without that medicine i couldnt eat. i could afford good ins. and the occasional out of pocket, but what about those that cant. after seeing too many people wither away to nothing because of cancer or something else because they couldnt eat it gets under my skin a little (can you tell?)

still i say legalize. it wont really effect me anyhow anymore but it could have back then. not to mention the crap of jail/prison overcrowding with petty non violent crimes like possesion, then they cant get a loan for school when they want to actually do something with themselves so sometimes one bad decision haunts them forever. its all a cluster F#*k.


so yes i probably would.

its been so long sense i researched this and i cant say every fact is %100, but really close. so dont flame me too bad!!

AND FOR THE RECORD: I THINK BEING CLEAN IS BETTER, YOU'RE A LITTLE BETTER AT NOTICING YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

[XD45Auto]

Originally Posted by beaterar

Well to be fair I had friends who were anorexic or bulimic, is this the fault of food?

To be equally fair...Food doesn't alter your mental state of mind. If I would have said that he blew his head off while on drugs, and then proceeded to blame the gun... You would've been right on. Otherwise you are comparing apples to oranges IMHO.

I agree with you 100% about people needing to take responsiblity for themselves. I never accused the drugs. No, it isn't the fault of the drug that they killed themselves. They were also majorly depressed, all of them. All I'm suggesting is that maybe if they hadn't been under the influence they wouldn't have even thought about offing themselves. And they didn't kill themselves while they were high on pot, it was heroin, pcp, meth, and prescription depression meds. Besides, the fact that people I personally knew killed themselves while under the influence of narcotics has nothing to do with this topic. In my first post I was merely stating that I was passoinate about the topic because of these people that I knew. Even if pot was legal it wouldn't have changed a thing.

[the_gunman1]

I must say that I would use it moderately. I have a bad case of Fibromyalgia and Ostioarthritis. It's like having a toothach all over, every day all day. I don't though because it's not legal. I do think I would succumb to using it on the really bad days{jump off a roof land flat on your back then do it again on the other side and that would be close}. I would not though do it in front of my kids!

[nickb]

Originally Posted by XD45Auto

To be equally fair...Food doesn't alter your mental state of mind.

I've seen people do some weird stuff when their blood sugar is off due to overconsumption of high carb products or dieting. Anything can be abused and it can alter you mind. Even water can kill you. Drink too much and you can drown.

To the original question. IMO current smokers would likely smoke it. Some folks who don't smoke might bake with it or just pop the capsules. Way back when in HS, it never did much for me. (other than making me spend what little money I had on tacos or ding dongs) Doubt if I'd use it.

[ouija]

anbody ever get "runner high"? you were, in a sense, stoned. your body has an endocannabanoid system, you make a "natural" form of pot( cannabis).it is also involved in the adrenaline rush we all have. we all have receptors for cannabis that are just like receptors for opiods and alcohol. whether your a believer in God, or evolution, they're there for a reason.

[XD45Auto]

Originally Posted by nickb

I've seen people do some weird stuff when their blood sugar is off due to overconsumption of high carb products or dieting. Anything can be abused and it can alter you mind. Even water can kill you. Drink too much and you can drown.

You're taking it a little too far...so I will take it even further, lol! My point was that a reasonably normal person will not obtain a state of euphoria after eating a cheeseburger. Pot brownies on the other hand...

Originally Posted by ouija

anbody ever get "runner high"? you were, in a sense, stoned. your body has an endocannabanoid system, you make a "natural" form of pot( cannabis).it is also involved in the adrenaline rush we all have. we all have receptors for cannabis that are just like receptors for opiods and alcohol. whether your a believer in God, or evolution, they're there for a reason.

Yeah when I was in shape and running 4 days a week. It would happen after about 4 miles. Funny how your knees and back don't ache til after you come down from the high.

[Frostyeyes]

if it were legal I might treat it like I think of alcohol, meaning it's a adult choice to be done responsibly, I personally don't drink much 6 or 8 berrs ayear and maybe that many mixed drinks mostly around the holidays and such. But from what I have observed during my life it would be no different than someone who drinks to much.

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

He didnt say smoke while carrying, he said would you do it if it were legal. I dont carry a gun drunk but I do tip back my share of beers when Im relaxing.

Bingo. It's been a long time since I got completely sloshed.. New Years 2002 IIRC. So it's been since about 2002 when I wasn't armed at a party / bar. Having one or two beers doesn't neccessatate the need to disarm anymore than it does to not drive a car.

As to the pot and carrying, I honestly don't know how much a person could smoke before it impared them enough to need to disarm / not opperate a vehicle.

All the studies I've seen suggest and prove it has the same effect as alcohol, so I'd assume you'd need to take more than one 'hit'. Since I've turned 18 I've been involved in fields that have stringent testing requirements and I simply cannot afford to ruin my career over something that's as easily attainable (I believe) as a few rum and cokes. My few experiences with it were when I was underage and I'd had a couple beers anyway, so I can't recall exactly what had a greater affect.

To each his own and if it were legal I might have a smoke instead of drink... still would depend on my employment and what that would mean, they can easily test to see if I'm drunk on the job, exactly how they could tell I'd had a joint on friday night and here it was Monday morning and I'm 100% clean headed vs. simply testing for tch... I donno.

I will say having a decent knowledge of different substances, that'd be about the only one I'd be in favor of legalizing and I feel it's hypocritical to have alcohol legal and grass illegal.

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew acres of the stuff on their plantations next to the tobacco. talk about screwed up.

[Noah Mercy]

I have fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic tendonitis, and other painful maladies. A little pot would probably be nice for managing pain and relieving stress. I would, however, treat it just like alcohol; no driving or handling firearms while under the influence. But then I'm talking about responsible medicinal uses versus recreational...

Since I am a law-abiding individual who values his privilages however, I won't use it even though I know (from friends with similar ailments) it could make me a lot more comfortable. I genuinely feel marijuana is less injurious to society than alcohol, but without moderation, any mind-altering substance is a bad thing.