Weed

[Shadowsoflight]

Seeing that you have a poll there now, I voted no one can but the words there aren't right. it should be like 'no one should' because smoking weed is not only unhealthy to your body, it affects your family and society. it leads to the downfall of morality of a country. i understand about the freedom thing and you should be allowed to do whatever you want but where do you draw the line? there must be a limit to everything or else, you, your family and your country will suffer. kay a bit off topic but you don't have to be a genius to really understand the consequences of smoking weed etc. most people don't think much about what they are doing and so, the flaw exists.

Okay I don't smoke it but honestly it isn't bad for you thats just made up stuff it might hurt your lungs or throat but thats it a little pain and it only hurts your family if they care and jobs is if the company cares just dont get caught

[-:Undertaker:-]

I don't think i've commented on this, so here goes..

I think those who use weed among other drugs are frankly stupid, it is a dangerous drug which can destroy your mind.

..however, people ought to have the right to do damage to their own person - everybody ought to fall on their own sword.

[redtom]

There is a big difference between legalization and decriminalization a quote i found that best describes
"The legalization of marijuana would most likely involve...
- More government taxes. The tax implication on the legalization of marijuana would probably be as strict or stricter than the tax on tobacco cigarettes.
- Age restrictions would be placed on buying and smoking legalized marijuana similar to those on cigarettes (or alcohol).

Decriminalization, on the other hand is perhaps preferred over the legalization of marijuana. If marijuana were decriminalized then it would be considered a herb and not a drug, much like parsley, sage, marjoram, and oregano."
In relation to Netherlands and coffee shops then it is encouraging a place to discreetly smoke and buy, don't ask me how the coffeeshops get their weed cause I don't know but what I do know is that you can only buy 5grams per coffee per day and if caught with more then you could face arrest.

Thanks, some interesting stuff there I'll probably have a read up on it sometime! +rep

pretty hard to get hold of synthetics compared to normal weed? All you need is the internet lol

Good point I've never tried to get hold of it myself, still weed is much easier to come by, and with probably the closest thing to instant delivery quicker to acquire.

Edit in reply to undertaker

Do you have any actual evidence that its any more dangerous then most other things in modern society? Sitting with a laptop on your balls day in day out will lower your sperm count and could effectively make you infertile, yet no one gives a **** if little jimmy plonks it there for hours each day because its a part of life. Weed isn't as dangerous as people think and compared to many other things accepted in modern society, at least in the UK, its relatively safe.

Haha I probably look like a proper druggie defending weed like this but I'm not I just like a good debate

[e5]

i think why does anyone care... but deep down I don't think girls look great smoking it. would be a major put off for me.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Do you have any actual evidence that its any more dangerous then most other things in modern society? Weed isn't as dangerous as people think and compared to many other things accepted in modern society, at least in the UK, its relatively safe.

There are various accounts of the damage that even 'soft' drugs do to the minds of people, especially younger children. One only has to look as far as Russell Brand who the other day made a silly argument for legalising drugs on the basis that they are safe and generally fun, no harm can be done - taking it from Mr. Brand that drugs do no harm, I think he ought to look in the mirror.

Sitting with a laptop on your balls day in day out will lower your sperm count and could effectively make you infertile, yet no one gives a **** if little jimmy plonks it there for hours each day because its a part of life.

I never said ban it, I just said it is dangerous (which it is). I'd personally legalise it on the basis that you can all be as stupid as you want.

[Glen Coco]

Hmm I wouldn't say that people who smoke it occasionally, however those that do it everyday / a lot are.
I've been around people who smoke it everyday and they may as well be zombies.
I do agree that it affects your mind but only if it's done a lot, hence why i don't agree with legalising it.

[redtom]

There are various accounts of the damage that even 'soft' drugs do to the minds of people, especially younger children. One only has to look as far as Russell Brand who the other day made a silly argument for legalising drugs on the basis that they are safe and generally fun, no harm can be done - taking it from Mr. Brand that drugs do no harm, I think he ought to look in the mirror.

I never said ban it, I just said it is dangerous (which it is). I'd personally legalise it on the basis that you can all be as stupid as you want.

It really isn't as dangerous as you think, the media has gone over kill on it taking a problem here and a problem there making it look that its the norm when its not, obviously it can't be legalised over night and allot of eduction would be required before making it legal.

I doubt you refer to people who drink often as stupid but there doing more harm to there body then weed would.

Hmm I wouldn't say that people who smoke it occasionally, however those that do it everyday / a lot are.
I've been around people who smoke it everyday and they may as well be zombies.
I do agree that it affects your mind but only if it's done a lot, hence why i don't agree with legalising it.

I agree with you here. People smoking it day in day out get messed up, but so do people who drink all the time. I think legalisation would increase the amount of people who over use the drug and this is one of the few problems which would need to be delt with first before legalisation.

[Glen Coco]

There was a boy who used to go to my primary school posting how he was going to 'quit weed' and all his friends were like 'oh no don't'. He's about 14!

[Robbie]

i have a question for people, what would you class as excessive use of weed in your opinion? all day every day? once a day?

[wiktoria]

idk why people care if someone smokes weed it's their choice. i don't like the smell of it but loads of people at my school smoke it so i kinda got used to it. meh