Things That Annoy You

[Witchyjoshy]

Cannabis is less harmful than substances like alcohol, sure, but that doesn't make it "harmless".

I mean, let's not kid ourselves here.

[SpaceProg]

Breathing in smoke in general isn't the best thing you could be doing to your lungs.

[Feral Dog]

Plus it smells like cat piss.

[RavynousHunter]

Plus it smells like cat piss.

Depends on the variety and quality, actually.  Some smell rather sweet, while the "good shit," according to my dad, smells somewhat like a skunk.  Hence the term "skunky weed."

[Shane for Wax]

The people who use the 'cannabis is harmless' argument during a legalize cannabis debate are usually the ones you can't take seriously.

It is not a harmless substance. No matter how much you wish it to be so. Just admit you want to get high without legal ramifications and move on. A lot more people will take you more seriously.

While I do not believe in the outright banning of pot, I do believe in keeping it controlled much like pain medication is. If people are going to smoke pot, they might as well be safe about it.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

While it's not harmless, weed generally isn't all that dangerous in the short term (with the odd exception, usually related to psychological issues; interactions with other medications might also be a concern, but I'm not familiar enough with the research to be certain about that). It's the potential long-term effects of frequent use that people tend forget when considering health risks. Granted, with all of the propaganda surrounding the drug it's difficult to separate fact from scare tactics, but when you get down to it, if you're smoking a psychoactive substance (even a relatively mild one, compared with harder drugs) multiple times a day, there are bound to be negative consequences.

Long story short, practice moderation and you'll probably be okay.

[chitoryu12]

While I do not believe in the outright banning of pot, I do believe in keeping it controlled much like pain medication is. If people are going to smoke pot, they might as well be safe about it.

So what about alcohol? Will that remain the same, or will it be controlled like painkillers now?

[Ironchew]

While I do not believe in the outright banning of pot, I do believe in keeping it controlled much like pain medication is. If people are going to smoke pot, they might as well be safe about it.

Even were I to accept the argument that any drug should be restricted for recreational use, the big difference is that you can overdose on opioids. I have yet to see a case of someone dying from too much marijuana use. Yes, the smoke could possibly cause problems in the long term, but I don't see the DEA going around banning cigarettes or incense. People are allowed to make personal choices about those things.

[chitoryu12]

I have yet to see a case of someone dying from too much marijuana use.

Not only have you yet to see it, but neither has anybody else. You would need to smoke 20,000 to 40,000 joints simultaneously in order to actually overdose on THC.

[Sleepy]

I tend to view marijuana and alcohol as fairly equivalent. Both can cause harm if not used in moderation, and both alter your state of mind. Though marijuana is probably safer, honestly, since you can't OD on it.

[Askold]

EARLIER THIS EVENING:

My wife tells me that the beds will be delivered in 10 minutes... The two beds that we bought from IKEA yesterday (One king sized bed for me and Anna and another smaller bed for our youngest daughter) and which I assumed would be delivered on next monday. Therefore I assumed I can check if friends can help during the weekend and arrange for help to carry and assemble the two new beds as well as a trailer for taking the old bed to the dump.

Instead I got a 10 minute warning and started calling through my list of friends to see if anyone would be able to help us. This was quite urgent since the beds were supposed to be merely dumped on the street and we couldn't leave them there for the night...

Luckily the crew helped carry the stuff inside so it wasn't a disaster but it did give me a scare. Particularly since Anna knew that the beds were coming today but didn't think to give me a warning...

Oh, I did manage to get one of my friends here in time as well and with two engineers assembling a new bed for our baby girl was pretty easy.

[chitoryu12]

I tend to view marijuana and alcohol as fairly equivalent. Both can cause harm if not used in moderation, and both alter your state of mind. Though marijuana is probably safer, honestly, since you can't OD on it.

I need to find some actual, good, unbiased studies on the effects of marijuana on different people compared to alcohol. We all know how different people respond differently when drunk (some get emotional and sad, some get angry, some get happy, some get loud and obnoxious, etc.); I'd like to see just how varied high behavior is.

[SpaceProg]

When I tried it, I got pretty giddy, but then after the high, I became depressed.  Pot's not something that's helpful to me in the long run.  Of course, everyone's mileage may vary.

[Random Gal]

I've never tried it. Then again, I don't drink or smoke either.

[Ghoti]

When I'm high, my internal filter that says "you shouldn't say that" or "you should phrase that differently" goes out to lunch. I also get somewhat clumsy. When I come down I usually want to fall asleep and get cranky if I can't.