Soldier killed [the father of a friend] after psychotic reaction to cannabis

The Daily Telegraph (UK) ^ | October 10, 2006 | Unsigned

[Lancey Howard]

Clearly, pot should be made illegal.

[L98Fiero]

"This is complete BS."

People will eat it up anyway. Even if it is true, and I don't believe for a second that it is, that would be the fist case I have ever heard of out of the millions and millions who smoke it. That won't stop people claiming this as irrefutable "proof" that pot turns people into murderers.

[ellery]

The "pot defense" does sound pretty lame. However, this, I agree with:

"Anyone who unlawfully takes a dangerous mind-altering controlled drug and who then finds that his mind is altered in unexpected and undesired ways must take responsibility for his subsequent actions."

[em2vn]

This sounds like some of the African pot that British soldiers encountered when fighting the Zulus. It gets one high but it also amps you up. It doesn't calm you down.

[baltoga]

Reefer madness!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6696582420128930236&q=reefer+madness&hl=en

[thoughtomator]

What a pathetic excuse. Nobody goes psychotic on pot if they weren't already there. This is like Foley saying he was an alcoholic and oh yeah molested by a priest as if he had no responsibility for his own actions.

[thoughtomator]

I agree - this sounds like a PCP reaction. Seen people on that stuff and it's scary - scarier than crack.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Something about this story smells.. like skunk!

[justshutupandtakeit]

Oh yeah I believe this.

[Cicero]

I am very strongly against smoking pot. But I don't think this is a normal reaction to it. I think there's something else we aren't being told about.

[justshutupandtakeit]

The issue is "dangerous". Pot is about the least dangerous drug there is.

[mugs99]

[atlaw]

Thinking back on it, Paratrooper Laurie Draper realized he hadn't smoked any pot at all, but he had eaten some lime jello laced with cream cheese and pickled prunes. The Judge subsequently agreed that this nasty jello salad was undoubtedly the reason for the attack.

[Uncle Miltie]

Don't tell the Libertarians.

[doc1019]

Back in the day, I had many friends who smoked large quantities of pot and the most violent thing that ever happened (so I’m told) were the attacks on cold Pizza late at night.

[doc1019]

Not that I would know first hand.

[Jaded]

dec...im...al...i...za...tion, like that? ;-}

[justshutupandtakeit]

Occassionally some one would fall out laughing and land on some one but that was about as violent as it got. Remember "Make Love not War"?