What are your guys' views on it?
Like most others have said, I don't see any problems if it's done in moderation.
I was involved in a debate in an english class in college and learned a lot of things about the drug. I was on the side for legalization.
Here are the positive sides: There are tons of medical uses for it. Glaucoma, constipation, diarhea, womens monthly cramps, eases nausea (which is why it benefits cancer patients going through kemo), not PHYSICALLY addictive (only psychologically), cannot overdose on it, among other things....
Here's the negetive side: Slows reaction times, one joint does the same amount of damage to your lungs as a whole pack of cigarettes, makes ya paranoid, causes anxiety (most people diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder are heavy smokers so they just get pills to use with the pot), makes you lazy........among other things.
Do you think it should be legalized?
Yes. Make more room for real criminals in the jails and also be able to concentrate more on finding the harder drugs such as coke, meth, LSD, etc........and getting rid of those.
If it were legalized, it should have the same laws as Alcohol. Have to be 21, can't drive while under the influence or have it in the car unopened, etc.....
Do you smoke it?
Occasionally (couple of times a year)
Have you tried smoking it?
Uh, yep.
I think alcohol is by far worst....
Ever heard of someone being a mean "high"? Doubt it, makes people lovers, not fighters, ha...
A drunk will drive right through a Stop sign. A pot head will stop, look both ways 20 times, then drive through it.
A drunk will drive 100 miles per hour for fun....
A pot head will drive 5-10 miles under the speed limit.
Alcohol causes people to loose control and black out......
Alcohol is physically addictive, pot is not.
Also, something else I learned in the debate I mentioned ealier. Smoking pot itself does not kill brain cells......It's the process of taking a hit and holding it in as long as you can. Holding your breath for extended times kills brain cells. This has been proven. It's also been proven that when someone takes a "hit", all of the THC (which gives the high) that is absorbed with the hit happens within a second of it hitting your lungs, so the holding it in does not make people higher......
It's also been proven that THC does no long term damage. There is a type of smoking device, can't remember what it's called, but it basically heats the pot to kind of a boiling point where the THC is released, but it's not heated enough to smoke. The smoke is where all the damage comes from, not the THC which is what people are after.
This smiley sums it up......
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And will actually make you eat.......:spam: (the real stuff, haha)