Posted on 01/09/2014 2:54:47 PM PST by Kaslin
Brave New World
The current opiate of the masses isn’t working well enough anymore, short of legalizing Opiates, they are pushing to legalize pot...
Is it wise for us better people to allow the commoners to decide whether to smoke pot? Was it wise for us to allow them to keep and bear arms?
What kind of world do we live in where we can no longer let our toddlers eat the stuff they find on the ground?
Not a world *I* want to live in.
APf
I thought pot took 3 to 4 months to grow. How did these stores have pot within a few hours of the law taking effect?
Pot is being legalized with none of the restrictions of other intoxicants, and in fact not even health warnings even though it is much more damaging to the lungs than tobacco, because pot use makes people dumb, passive and complaisant. It’s probably the best drug there is for an all-controlling government.
Also, drugs are permitted in Islam (getting stoned is a big pastime among ME males) but alcohol is not, so Obama is just getting things ready for his buddies in the choom gang.
“the child had eaten a cookie from the ground outside the family’s apartment”
Yeah. Right. Pot cookies coat the ground of Colorado like manna from heaven now. These parents just didn’t want to admit the kid got into their pot cookies and be charged with child abuse.
Found it on the ground . . . riiiiight.
A child was shot just the day before CCW went into effect. Come on. You may not like certain laws but these stretches are not worth acknowledging.
Hear, hear!
Truthfully, the best approach to children about marijuana is surprisingly simple, clear, and easy to understand for them. And it is very persuasive to convince them to rarely, if at all, use marijuana.
Tell them that there are indeed therapeutic benefits to some sick people, which is true, and yes, it is often used as a recreational drug. However, if you use it too much, or too often, you get nailed with its one big side effect.
It makes you stupid. Dull. Boring. It takes the edge off life and makes people drab. They no longer want to do fun things. They no longer have a sharp wit. Their creativity is muddled. They lose their initiative.
And, not ironically, if you ask them, they will admit to this.
One of the most effective anti-drug songs ever recorded was a cheery-sounding lament called “Because I got high”. In it, he complains of things, ordinary and important, he didn’t do because he was high on marijuana, and how it has ruined his life. (Some NSFW lyrics). This includes:
Not cleaning up his room.
Failing classes at school.
He lost a promising job.
He didn’t go to court so lost his entire paycheck to child support.
He ran from the police and was beaten and crippled.
He lost his car from not making payments.
He lost his girlfriend.
He lost his home and now sleeps on the sidewalk.
He says he is high now and is even screwing up his song.
Good thing the kid found a pot cookie rather than a whiskey bottle - the whiskey would have killed him while the pot never would.
Bravo Sierra
I have to disagree with this statement. I watched a big chunk of the BB marathon over the holidays. It was like watching a train wreck in super slo mo. With all of the murders, near death situations, betrayals, serious injuries, beatings, lies, and general mayhem, I can't imagine that the show normalized meth for anyone.
The black market has been providing it for decades. Unlike tomatoes or watermelons, it is a weed that will grow almost anywhere without help from a gardener.
Doctors figured out what was wrong pretty quick after the kid kept repeating “Dave’s not here man”.
If you lie to your kids they won't respect you.
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