Again, I'm not for excluding anyone, It is your own choice.
Just wanted to clear that up
Again, I'm not for excluding anyone, It is your own choice.
Just wanted to clear that up
True, though I meant it from the perspective of - how is it decided something like cannabis is illegal, but niccotine isn't.Originally Posted by Brice
Because prohibition never works.It puzzles me too.
because cannabis ruins your brain, and nicotine doesn't (if anything, it enhances your brain's work, as some research has shown). It is bad for health, but please let's not exaggerate - it doesn't kill you directly any more than any other substance, barring solely natural (non-chemical) vitamines. If you want to ban nicotine, you might as well ban sugar (sweet death), salt (white death), conservants, colorants, saturated fats etc etc.
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Ok, not nicotine in itself but cigarettes - they ruin your lungs etc, so why aren't they banned?
I'm not sure "pot smoking" ruins your brain
But that might be another thread.
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the stuff I listed above ruins all your systems, why do we single out lungs? (Although the answer seems obvious, and I completely agree with Jimmy here: only because a scapegoat is needed.)
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Since when? Why wasn't I informed of this? I should've gotten the memo.
The sun damages our cells. We should get rid of it, pronto.the stuff I listed above ruins all your systems, why do we single out lungs? (Although the answer seems obvious, and I completely agree with Jimmy here: only because a scapegoat is needed.)
Since I needed that "fact" as an argument, of course. You see, it's all the same as what we've already been talking about (namely, Kevin and me at the first page of this thread). I've been raised within a culture where all kinds of drugs are considered evil, and I've been fed lots of "scientific", "medical" evidence, as well as "statistics", showing very convincingly that yes, cannabis does kill brain cells. I have no idea whether or not it really does, just like nobody who has been fed the "information" about the horrible danger of smoking has any idea of how reliable it is.
Since when? Why wasn't I informed of this? I should've gotten the memo.
Precisely. Likewise, not being born is the best (and the only) guarantee against premature, or any other, death.The sun damages our cells. We should get rid of it, pronto.the stuff I listed above ruins all your systems, why do we single out lungs? (Although the answer seems obvious, and I completely agree with Jimmy here: only because a scapegoat is needed.)
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And on that last point, we totally agree.
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Brain cells grow back though.Since I needed that "fact" as an argument, of course. You see, it's all the same as what we've already been talking about. I've been raised within a culture where all kinds of drugs are considered evil, and I've been fed lots of "scientific", "medical" evidence, as well as "statistics", showing very convincingly that yes, cannabis does kill brain cells. I have no idea whether or not it really does, just like nobody who has been fed the "information" about the horrible danger of smoking has any idea of how reliable it is.
Since when? Why wasn't I informed of this? I should've gotten the memo.
Precisely. Likewise, not being born is the best (and the only) guarantee against premature, or any other, death.The sun damages our cells. We should get rid of it, pronto.the stuff I listed above ruins all your systems, why do we single out lungs? (Although the answer seems obvious, and I completely agree with Jimmy here: only because a scapegoat is needed.)
I'm afraid of the future where haircuts are illegal because it infringes upon the rights of follicles to grow freely.
I'm even more afraid of ungroomed pubic regions in the future.
you see, I just thought that it isn't even as funny as it appears. All that exaggerated concern about one's health at the expense of some traditional joys of life, making people avoid the dangers human living abounds in, ultimately leads to the peace and hygiene of a good modern crematorium. Not being born, or being already dead, is really the best way to avoid lung cancer, it's much more radical than non-smoking or even living in a rural area.
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somebody's been lying to youmarijuana actually helps with the development of new brain cells.
and hey this one is actually sorta on-topiccigarette smokers who also smoke weed are less likely to end up with cancer than those who don't smoke pot
So what do you guys think? This is the "great smoking debate" but do we need a separate conversation for smoking pot?
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I think I've been pretty clear that I dont push people to not smoke, and I dont think anyone in this thread has either. I want to learn more about both sides of the argument, hence the thread.I've known several people that have died i automobile accidents. Do I try and push people to stop driving, even though it's a risk on their, and others' health?
NO.
And neither should you.
Matt, I think we can include pot in this discussion. Would you like me to change the blurb at the start?
Sorry this has been edited so many times, I'm tired and I cant seem to get my thoughts across all in one go.
If this conversation has to take place, please let it be elsewhere. These are different subjects.
This is exactly the point I've been trying to make. Somebody has been lying to me about cannabis, and somebody else has been lying to my highly esteemed opponents about the dangers of smoking.somebody's been lying to you
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Hmmmm...
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I would suggest a seperate thread for pot. They're 2 completely different animals.
A new thread is fine with me, I'm just trying to conserve some space. They are two different issues though, they should probably be seperated.
Sounds good to me, we'll stay on topic in here then and if anyone would like to discuss out favorite green monster, feel free to get it going.
we could change the name it to mark it as a cig conversation.
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Compliments from Jean, O happy day!
Sounds good matt, a more specific name would be helpful to differentiate between the two.
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Not true. We're all friends here, are we not?
Definitely.Not true. We're all friends here, are we not?
I actually totally agree with Jean. We have people that are worried about how much second hand smoke they are sucking up while at the same time living life in ways that are actually very dangerous.
I think its all about moderation. You can overdo anything and even too much food and water can kill you.
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