Nino Brown wrote: » I think it should be legalized myself, but you make it sound like it's mandatory to smoke it. If you could lose your job because of it and still do it, then though sh!t if you get caught, you're an idiot. I don't understand people feeling victimized when they're caught breaking the law, we all break some laws sometimes, but we all know the risks and the consequences.
Khalil Teeny Quartet wrote: » The kind of paper that comes with a recommended listening playlist of Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd songs.
AlanG wrote: » Which country in Europe? It is tolerated in the Netherlands but not legal. Is there another country where it is actually legal?
Davarus Walrus wrote: » Unless it's the type of company that involves men with dreadlocks and neckbeards going round to festivals selling cheap burgers to drunks, then no company would tolerate having a serial toker on their payroll. Rather like they wouldn't tolerate having a drunk arriving into work.
kylith wrote: » Not if you were coming in baked, no, but unlike alcohol there's no hangover the next morning. I'd prefer to work with someone who smokes than with a heavy drinker because the drinker is more likely to have it impact their work.
Davarus Walrus wrote: » I'd rather not work with either to be honest. The only people who don't think excessive cannabis use changes personality traits and motivation are stoners themselves.
pundy wrote: » yeah, so what you are saying is that you essentially heard it from the "horses mouth". you disagree with the very person who experiences the drug, on THEIR own mind/brain/body etc, and yet, they are the ones taking the drug? Strange that. you're essentially saying that they are taking the drug, feeling its effect and then saying what the effect is out loud and you dont agree? they're the ones experiencing it?! Baffled.
folan wrote: » Rob Ford smoked crack and he was still able to be mayor. maybe thats not a good example
kylith wrote: » He wasn't a very good mayor though, was he?
kylith wrote: » I smoked nightly for over a decade and it never impacted on my ability to do a day's work the next day. I know people who smoke regularly and run successful businesses. Michael Phelps smoked dope and won 22 Olympic medals, are you going to claim that it effected his motivation?
Jonny7 wrote: » Teenagers here have no problem getting drink. Likewise, the lax laws in Holland just allowed teens get weed fairly easily, strong weed at that
blackwhite wrote: » Other than saying that anyone who doesn't share your opinion should be sterilised? Sounds pretty angry to me
kneemos wrote: » Called me a bit simple.
blackwhite wrote: » BTW - where have I said that I am pro or anti the legalisation of cannabis? To be honest, it's an issue I don't particularly care about, but if pushed I'd generally be of the legalise, regulate and tax viewpoint. However I think that there's a million more pressing issues that I'd prefer our elected representatives to be focused on at the present time. From reading the threads on here though, the pro-cannabis posters to have a tendancy to allow themselves get extremely worked up over the issue (like yourself advocating sterilisation of anyone on the anti side, or throwing personal abuse at people who post stuff you disagree with). A strange reaction from people who claim to use a drug that makes people more mellow
Davarus Walrus wrote: » If potheads want to sit around all day getting stoned off their tits then let them off I say. Let them grow a few plants and get baked. It's when they start getting self-righteous about their choice of drug that things become tiresome. Trying to validate smoking the wacky like it's a magical elixir that cures everything. Usually supported by some piece of non peer-reviewed woo research written by a couple of stoners from the University of Rural Mountainous Mozambique.
blackwhite wrote: » So the judgement of people who are taking a drug which is known to impair judgement must be taken without question, and should have greater weight placed on it than scientific studies.
Davarus Walrus wrote: » If you smoked cannabis every night for over a decade then you were a drug addict. If I ate bananas every night for a decade then I'd be addicted to bananas. But at least bananas aren't a psychoactive substance. I genuinely don't believe it didn't have a negative impact on your ability to do your work. Despite what you may think. As I've said, it's rarely the addict who sees what their drug is doing to them.
richy wrote: » I said that if you lack the ability to see something so obvious in front of your face you should be sterilised. It was clearly in jest. The fact is that not one person who is against legalisation has given a good reason why it should be illegal. Because you cannot make a rational argument. I have put plenty of valid points and even cited studies but you were too lazy to google them(maybe from smoking too much pot) If you are not able or willing to broaden your knowledge and read a small bit into something then I believe you to be either simple or extremely lazy. Maybe lay of the pot. I must get the anger side effects and you her the lazy, not caring effects. You say there is much bigger issues. I believe this is one of the biggest issues. How much is spent enforcing these laws every year, how much is lost in revenue and potential job creation? Give me an idea that will free up as much police time and impact crime gangs as much as the legalisation of cannabis would. I'm not a fanatic smoke weed everyday it's great kinda guy. There are many negative side effects as I stated before and it along with all drugs should be used in moderation. As I said I rarely smoke now. I am fanatic about making ireland a better place which I think legalisation would do. Freeing up police time and saving hundreds of millions per annum. What's your suggestion to make an improvement to ireland? How do I make it sound mandatory? I'm saying it shouldn't be mandatory that people can't smoke it. I know two doctors and one nurse personally who smoke. These people aren't stupid. Ya it's not worth it to risk your career over but chances are if these people were caught, they will just inform the guardi of who sold it to them to save their own skins. Anyway it's mostly young people who are caught before they even get a chance to begin their career and fully understand the consequence of having a drug conviction for certain careers A scientist advisory group on drugs classification for the uk government aren't stoners. They are the most respected people in their field. As was dr tashkin from the university college of Los Angeles. In case your not a well read man it's one of those big fancy universities In that big continent to the west do us. So people campaigning for abortion rights are self righteous? What bout gay rights? It should be a persons right to use a drug if it doesn't cause anyone else harm. Cannibis isn't a magic elixir, who claimed that. However It has made a serious difference in many peoples lives. even the daily mail which was the original just say no drugs are bad paper is admitting the truth. It helps many conditions and we are finding more and more uses for it. Increasing appetite in cancer patients, reducing and stopping violent epilepsy seizures, pain killer properties for MS. Even look at the headline on an article on daily mail recently which I can't post a link to as I don't have enough posts but if you google this headline you'll find the article " Another medical use for cannabis as scientists find it helps reduce seizures in people with severe epilepsy" ANOTHER as in more than one. I have seen the difference it makes to peoples lives and it's huge. But I'm not trying to get it legalised to help people who are sick. I'm for legalisation because it's the rational thing to do. Clearly you haven't read many peer reviewed studies if you think they come with free CDs. Maybe your thinking of the little book do bad jokes that you clearly got that from. Incorrect. The FBI are finding it hard to find hackers who don't smoke pot for their cyber programs and can't compete with the private big name firms like google, facebook and paypal who are paying thee pot smoking neckbeards serious money. Their are many famous rich smart people who support legalisation, even president Obama and David Cameron were in favour of it before they came to power.
kneemos wrote: » Never read multiple replies.
My name is URL wrote: » Why bother replying then? :rolleyes:
kneemos wrote: » So he knows not to do it. Who can be bothered with that many opinions from one person?
richy wrote: » [....] TlDR if your against cannabis legalisation and you won't make the effort to read something that will take you three minutes your an idiot. If you read it and you still don't think it should be illegal you should be sterilised so as not to pass on your stupidity to future generations. Just after waking up so excuse me for typos as it was written on IPAD
My name is URL wrote: » Are you sure you're not stoned? :pac: I mean, you have the most posts in this thread so farhttp://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=2057217872
kneemos wrote: » How dare they say something negative about Cannabis. Cannabis for President.
kneemos wrote: » Fewest opinions.
