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Smoke it every now and again biggrin

ahahahahaha...... lol

I am a wake and bake kinda guy
As for the accusation that it makes you seem less intelligent i resent that remark. While i admit that i don't think to full capacity while i am high i also have to point out that this is the use of the "drug". I would also like to point out that while marijuana does secrete more tar upon burning that tar is also less likely to stick to your lungs than cigarette tar and that tar can even bind to cigarette tar and help remove it from the lungs (usually you have to be a heavy cigarette smoker for that to work though). As for marijuana being the "quick fix" all i can say is that you must not have gotten high any time recently, it doesn't make you "forget" your problems or even technically help you cope with them. Marijuana basically just makes it so that you don't WORRY as much about those problems (and if your problem is pain it does help reduce that). Since things like alcohol are legal (and i'm from California where marijuana is a prescription drug and can be bought at compassionate care centers all over the state) i don't see why something more helpful and less harmful is given such a bad name. i don't advocate drugs but in my opinion Marijuana is medicine not a drug (which if you want to get technical it's the same thing but that makes this entire debate a moot point). Now i know i'm probably going to get a ton of pot haters replying to this saying how wrong i am and how i don't know what i'm talking about but before you waste your time i have a challenge for you. Show me ONE certificate of death ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD that proves that someone Overdosed on marijuana and i might believe you, until then you can't convince me that marijuana should be illegal if alcohol is legal...so don't even waste the time typing to try to convince me (at least i warn you of how firmly i stand by my opinion)

On that note i do think that marijuana should still be regulated like any medicine is and kept away from children (which i admit is hypocritical since i started at a really young age). I think the government should regulate and TAX the sale of Marijuana, i mean why do you think California is even surviving the financial suicide known as "the govenator".....it's revenue generated from doing exactly that (and admittedly cut-backs on some necassary educational programs). Have you ever looked up the list of conditions that marijuana is supposed to be able to help with? it has everything from insomnia to AIDs to Cancer (the most common and widely accepted use of it). They have also proven that marijuana can not get you PHYSICALLY addicted, you can still become mentally addicted but it is not possible to become physically addicted (which they even taught in my health class so i assume it's general knowledge)

Now i don't mind if people oppose my opinion for a VALID reason but i hate seeing people mindlessly saying 'that's bad" simply because their parents or peers have that mentalitiy, do your own research and see for yourself before you make a decision.....if you want to argue with me simply because you think marijuana use is bad i dont want to hear it....if you have a VALID reason as to WHY you think it's so bad then yes, i don't mind hearing your opinion as well

(chances are that i won't bother to come back to this forum but debates are always welcome so if you do think you have a valid arguement feel free to PM me....p.s. that's the tip of the iceberg on the studies i have found so be well prepared if you want to debate this topic with me)

not trying to seem cliche / bragging,
but i probably smoke more than any of you ;~;

Bonafide stoner here *takes a hit*