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One thing I don't like about marijuana is that it is smoked and the smoke goes everywhere. If you smoke it in a house, it deposits on surfaces. If you smoke it outside, people down wind are exposed. My family has a history of marijuana induced schizophrenia and I really don't want to breathe what others exhale or touch surfaces in their homes where they've smoked the stuff. How do I protect myself against something my neighbor smokes?
You have to be kidding. If not, wow. Do you ever stop to think about all the toxic exhaust fumes you inhale on a daily basis driving on the road? Probably not, but you're worried about your neighbor smoking a joint on his back porch? Oh and Alcohol is a drug too, so yes you have done a drug. Just because it's "legal" doesn't mean it's not a drug. It affects you mentally and physically.
Anyway, people are going to go to work high if marijuana is legal or not. Do you not think people get high off of percocets, xanax or any other prescription drug for that matter before going into work? Doctors are one of the biggest drug dealers there is.
I'm 28 and have career in IT. I pay my taxes, my house is paid for, both my vehicles are paid for and I consume marijuana on a daily basis. I know more people that smoke than not. There are a lot of people out there that smoke that you don't realize. We can be sneaky.
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It makes sense to me that obtaining a drug, any drug, illegally would be a gateway simply because of opportunity.
The ONLY thing that comes close to making marijuana a gateway drug is those who try it soon learn how badly you and the rest of the Reefer Madness crowd have been lying to them and have no fear of trying other drugs, believing you've probably lied about those drugs too.
I believe it. I used to work both the pharmacy counter and the liquor counter at a drug store. I wasn't allowed to cash welfare checks at the liquor counter. People would line up at the pharmacy to get their checks cashed and then walk right over to the liquor counter to by liquor and lottery tickets. It wouldn't surprise me if they'd step up to drugs if they can get them.
One thing I don't like about marijuana is that it is smoked and the smoke goes everywhere. If you smoke it in a house, it deposits on surfaces. If you smoke it outside, people down wind are exposed. My family has a history of marijuana induced schizophrenia and I really don't want to breathe what others exhale or touch surfaces in their homes where they've smoked the stuff. How do I protect myself against something my neighbor smokes?
I think that's more of a genetic thing. But if you have to blame marijuana to make yourself feel better...
Agreed. Contact highs are an issue. If MJ is legal, how do I stop myself from being exposed to my neighbor's smoke? You can be around people who are drinking without drinking yourself. You cannot be around people who are smoking without breathing in the smoke.
Seriously, we can't handle the drug that is legal that doesn't give a contact high. Why in the world would we want one that does?
Contact highs are a myth, unless you're literally sucking in their smoke (what we call "shot gunning" - even that is questionably effective). Maybe if you knew the facts, you would actually be able to approach this issue from a more reasonable standpoint. Facts, schmacts.
If you need drugs to make you happy, there is something seriously wrong. Drugs are an escape. A way of self medicating.
As my grandmother used to say "Happiness is a choice". You can choose to be happy or choose not to be happy. Choosing to medicate your life away isn't good for anyone but it is telling about how pathetic your life is.
Who here said they NEED drugs to be happy? Just because something is enjoyable, that doesn't mean anyone NEEDS it to find happiness. I like cupcakes, and would be really mad if they were made illegal... does that mean I'm incapable of enjoying life without them?
You know what is pathetic? Worrying about how other people spend their time & money, and telling other adults they're "pathetic" for doing something you don't personally like. I don't give a crap how you spend your free time and/or money, why do you care how we spend ours? Ever heard of freedom? Apparently that's a dirty word for you guys.
And in case you missed the memo, marijuana has been proven as an effective treatment for many medical conditions - so there are some people who use it therapeutically, just as you probably use some meds to be more comfortable. Oh wait, aren't you the one who admitted to using Xanax (Valium?) and booze to sleep/relax almost every night? If that was you, all I can say is that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. LOL, what hypocrisy.
It is an issue but unlike MJ, you can give someone a breathalyzer test and determine if they have been drinking. With MJ, the determination of whether someone is high on the job is subjective. Back when I was a supervisor, I could ask for a breathalyzer test if I thought an employee was drinking on the job. What am I to do with an employee I think is high on the job if I claim he's too high to work and he claims he's actually sober and only testing positive because he smoked a joint last night?
The lack of a field sobriety test alone is enough reason to not legalize MJ.
They already developed such a test, so what your excuse now? Hehe...
(I love that we can now counter this tired argument - and I had a better link from the .gov, but will have to dig it up)
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