So, as society today is becoming more and more accustom to the idea of burning a plant and inhaling it to become "high", i thought i would start up a thread. in this section for obvious reasons, to see what the community feels about the subject. So lets begin...
So lets start off with the actual smoking of the plant. I tend to wake up in the morning, get dressed, get something to eat, take a seat on my couch and spark a bowl. That first hit of the day just sends a rush through your body only because i have been sleeping for the past 10-11 hours. From there, i take a couple rips, nothing to get me stoned off my ass, just to let my brain know, "hey i got some pot for ya". Most days i work, so i get ready for work, let the "high" ware off a little bit and i head out the door for my daily activities.
Lunch time rolls around, my high is gone but that is ok. I work behind a computer, so for me being high, i tend to get distracted with.. owndcore.. mmochampion.. facebook.. but any way i dont have the "urge" so smoke weed while im at work. When i get home, my girlfriend usually beats me home so she either already is smoking a bowl or waits for me to walk through the door and sit down so we can smoke together.
Not that you guys need my entire lifes story about this but it is included any way.
I have been smoking weed every single day since i first smoke back when i turned 16. I completed high school with a 3.2 GPA. I received a technical diploma along with my regular high school diploma. I now have a full time job from what i studied while attending a tech school. And during high school, i still held 2 jobs from ym freshman year all through my senior year. These jobs both required ALOT of focus on the public, and i did NOT go to work high.
I feel todays society looks down upon pot for a couple of reasons...
The Reagan Administration made it out to be something so bad. I understand the fact were they wanted to stop cocaine, heroin, meth and shit drugs like that out. But saying pot will kill you if you smoke it? No, just plain ignorance. My parents are 1000000% against smoking pot. Because they were brought up during that time were the "Just Say No" campaign was going on. Now that in todays society more and more are becoming acceptable to smoking pot, it is getting easier and easier to understand some of the benefits which in turns opens up your mind and possibly change the way some of the public, my parents included, may think about the so called "drug"
Im not sure as to what your guys opinion is on the legalization of it, but as a dedicated pot head i can tell you this
LEGALIZING THIS WILL 100% RUIN THE ECONOMY OF THE ENTIRE PLANET
OR
WILL OPEN UP NEW TRADE AGREEMENTS AND SKY ROCKET PROFITS.
First of all, the legalization. If the US is NOT the first country to legalize marijuana, then you will NEVER see it legalized in the US. Here is why.
(let me say, there is not ONE country on this planet that marijuana is legal, not one, none, zero, zilch, goose egg)
Lets say Brazil did away with there marijuana laws. Now this country is "free to export/import" that so called "drug". Since it is still illegal in the United States, Brazil can not share that crop with us.
(opinion statement)
The united states will see brazil is now importing/exporting something the US deems illegal. So now the US cuts off trades with Brazil due to the fact of the "legal drug". The US still find its illegal so allowing an import of an illegal product will open up a nation wide QQ fest of other "illegal matters".
Now lets say another country opens up it laws and does away with theres as well. Now brazil and this other country can now "legaly" grown/manufacture/harvest this product that most of the rest of the world still find illegal. Now this can go 2 ways. The US can recognize the mass profits or they will say "no, our borders are shut off to trading to that country as well." OR The US will legalize and accept it.
Now if the United States were to legalize first. Canada will be the next one to follow almost guaranteed, then along with mexico, then down into south america. (opinion) America is one the worlds leaders/protectors. We step into war zones to help out our allies, our laws have had great impact on some of the other countries in the world to a positive degree. America is the biggest nation that is AGAINST drugs. So legalizing marijuana, will send a message and alot of countries will follow, not only because we did it, but because NOW THE US IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!!!
Instead of illegally trafficking it across the boarders, you can freely pass over and sell the product.
But unfortunately this is were my opinion of "legalization" comes in hand and i can tell you why i am against it. Even as an avid pot head this is why...
The prices. For an 1/8 of an ounce of marijuana right now from a street level vendor in my area and most other areas around the US, is between $50-$65 for high grade pot. Low grade pot can be found for as little as $20-$25 an 1/8th. Now if it is legalized, the prices can go either way, it can skyrocket to over priced, or it can plum-it due to such high volume. I would assume that most avid pot smokers, such as myself, will start to grown there own crop to smoke. I think it would be a waste of time and money to grow/harvest large amounts to try and sell it, only because it is now legal and you can find some one who sells it for dirt cheap. "coffee shops" will spring up every were. Most will go out of business with in the first couple months.
The quality of bud that will be for sale on "the streets" or at a dispensary will be low grade. The only reason it is highgrade right now at most of them is because.. it is still illegal to grow it and harvest it. So why take the risk and cultivate crappy bud when you have the same risks, same obligations, same grow time, same punishment if you get caught, if you grow the highgrade stuff?
As for legalization goes? No thank you. I talk to way to many people that agree with my points of view, and the way i put it shows that it caan hurt the economy if we are not careful introducing it. Maybe 1 or 2 days out of the year it can be "legalized". Such as 4/20, wich is a widely known "holliday". And there is also "Hempfest". And if any of you have ever been, its just pot.. everwere.. and the police just turn the other cheek.
But down to why i started this thread in the first place. Some people say that weed is not an addictive "drug". I can tell you the exact opposite. Its only been 5 days since i have had my last hit of marijuana. No im not quiting, its just i smoked my ENTIRE stash on new years thinkin i was going to get more but havent. In just these 4 days i can tell you this.
No energy
Cant fall asleep at night/cant stay asleep
Aggravation over the stupidest of things
Not hungry... at all... Havent eating real food in a couple of days.. no cereal doesnt count..
No motivation to do anything... i dont even want to play WoW or SC2.. WTF?
Lack of focus on anything, i cant stick to something...
This is just 5 days into it. I know mot of these symptoms would go away after a month or 2.. but do you guys really want a majority of our society being like this? If it is legalized, you can now smoke it when ever you want. Do you really want the general public to act like this? Do you want you boss to be going on his lunch break and smoking a fat ass blunt to come back into the office and have no clue WTF is going on? Business people, in charge of companies, smoking mad pot, getting dumb ****ing high, and being in charge of your money?
I know i can tell you i have done things while im high.. and not known iv done it the next day or a couple days after? Such as come up with a superific idea!!!! Like omg this shit would be so cool!!! Its going to cost a couple million dollars to do.. you guys wanna do it?
Thats what i think of when people say "just legalize it". You want the CEO of you bank saying something like that while stoned off his ass and than tomorrow when they come into work find out that half a million dollars just went out the window because they made a terrible investmant mistake while high? and not remember it?
the list can go on and on and on and on... im telling you as a pot head the NEGATIVE aspects of legalization. Please if you are pro pot.. by all means speak your mind. But please consider ALL of the outcomes when it comes to it. Think of what other countries will do. Think of what little kids can now get there hands on because some jack ass 18 year old went into the store and bought it for his 12 year old brother.. dont get me wrong here and under contradiction, i love smoking, i think its amazing...
but legalizing it?
HELL ****ING NO