[cyberaxe]

.....the thing that makes me pause on this subject.....

.....is that myself included.....

.....I know hundreds of people that occasionally "use" alcohol (a glass of wine at dinner, a spot of Irish cream in coffee after dinner).....

.....in quantities that DO NOT impair.....

.....but I have never met anyone that used pot.....

.....in the same manner.....

.....I dunno, it just seems that there isn't the "safe" consumption going on out there in the pot users.....

.....maybe it's a non-issue.....

.....but that's just my take on it.....

[Protagoras]

.....in quantities that DO NOT impair.....

Right, the different people are trying to get a different sensation.

The sensation people are trying to get with a glass of wine is relaxation. The same with pot. The people who do pot need a bigger dose usually, but I have seen some people take only one puff, so they don't get the same as the person trying to get high. Same as the person who just has a glass of wine vs the person who has three or four.

Your "take" is valid, and so is mine.

I have never used pot, but I do partake of alcohol.

[SupplySider]

.....the thing that makes me pause on this subject..... .....is that myself included..... .....I know hundreds of people that occasionally "use" alcohol (a glass of wine at dinner, a spot of Irish cream in coffee after dinner)..... .....in quantities that DO NOT impair..... .....but I have never met anyone that used pot..... .....in the same manner..... .....I dunno, it just seems that there isn't the "safe" consumption going on out there in the pot users..... .....maybe it's a non-issue..... .....but that's just my take on it.....

I have the same take. In India a little cannabis was traditionally boiled in milk with herbs considered healthful for the brain. The equivalent to drinking a glass of wine with dinner, I think. Very different from deeply inhaling and holding the smoke in your lungs until you're "stoned", as nearly all users do.