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Whoa, slow down with the "extremely harmful" talk. Alcohol can be "extremely harmful". Heroin can be "extremely harmful". Are you suggesting that there are pot addiction cases comparable to those? If not, you might want to choose different words.True, marijuana is not at all harmful to some people, but it is extremely harmful to other people.So this worse case scenario didnt end with multiple DUIs or a fatality car accident? He didnt hit his wife or kids in a drunken rage? No detoxing process?I hear all the time that pot isn't addictive. Is it denial ?
Cannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life.
AUSTIN, Tex. — My name is Neal, and I’m a marijuana addict.
A year ago I wouldn’t have said that, because it would have meant giving up marijuana. I would rather have given up breathing.
When I had my first cup of coffee in the morning, I pressed the little button on my vape pen, waited for the blue glow, took a huge inhale and then blew it into the mug so that I could suck in the THC and caffeine at the same time. Then I took another hit, and another. In the afternoons, I’d smoke a bowl, or pop a gummy bear, or both. At night, I got high before eating dinner or watching the ballgame. Maybe I’d stop getting stoned a little bit before bed, but what was the point? If I went to bed high, I could wake up high, too.
What a time for people to get stoned! Marijuana has left the counterculture, exploded into the mainstream and transformed into a multibillion-dollar industry. Cannabis is now an essential part of any hip wellness and beauty regimen. Netflix offers a marijuana-themed cooking show.
Cannabis should be legal. It has medical uses. Millions of people, most of them black and Latino men, have unjustly gone to jail for selling what should have been easily available in stores. States with the political courage to legalize it have seen their tax rolls bloom and have created thousands of jobs. Also, it’s delicious.
Opinion | I'm Just a Middle-Aged House Dad Addicted to Pot
You heard it here folks, even the worst case of weed addiction is super mild!
It should be a personal private thing
I am saying some people get no benefit whatsoever from marijuana and in fact it can be extremely harmful. Some people cannot handle any drugs whatsoever. Just like Indians cannot handle alcohol… I grew up on the reservation I’ve seen this first handWhoa, slow down with the "extremely harmful" talk. Alcohol can be "extremely harmful". Heroin can be "extremely harmful". Are you suggesting that there are pot addiction cases comparable to those? If not, you might want to choose different words.True, marijuana is not at all harmful to some people, but it is extremely harmful to other people.So this worse case scenario didnt end with multiple DUIs or a fatality car accident? He didnt hit his wife or kids in a drunken rage? No detoxing process?I hear all the time that pot isn't addictive. Is it denial ?
Cannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life.
AUSTIN, Tex. — My name is Neal, and I’m a marijuana addict.
A year ago I wouldn’t have said that, because it would have meant giving up marijuana. I would rather have given up breathing.
When I had my first cup of coffee in the morning, I pressed the little button on my vape pen, waited for the blue glow, took a huge inhale and then blew it into the mug so that I could suck in the THC and caffeine at the same time. Then I took another hit, and another. In the afternoons, I’d smoke a bowl, or pop a gummy bear, or both. At night, I got high before eating dinner or watching the ballgame. Maybe I’d stop getting stoned a little bit before bed, but what was the point? If I went to bed high, I could wake up high, too.
What a time for people to get stoned! Marijuana has left the counterculture, exploded into the mainstream and transformed into a multibillion-dollar industry. Cannabis is now an essential part of any hip wellness and beauty regimen. Netflix offers a marijuana-themed cooking show.
Cannabis should be legal. It has medical uses. Millions of people, most of them black and Latino men, have unjustly gone to jail for selling what should have been easily available in stores. States with the political courage to legalize it have seen their tax rolls bloom and have created thousands of jobs. Also, it’s delicious.
Opinion | I'm Just a Middle-Aged House Dad Addicted to Pot
You heard it here folks, even the worst case of weed addiction is super mild!
It should be a personal private thing
I call ruining your life with heroin and going through withdrawals on a dirty mattress soaked in your own urine, vomit and diarrhea, in some abandoned building, "extremely harmful". Now paint me a picture of an "extremely harmful" case of weed addiction.I am saying some people get no benefit whatsoever from marijuana and in fact it can be extremely harmful. Some people cannot handle any drugs whatsoever. Just like Indians cannot handle alcohol… I grew up on the reservation I’ve seen this first handWhoa, slow down with the "extremely harmful" talk. Alcohol can be "extremely harmful". Heroin can be "extremely harmful". Are you suggesting that there are pot addiction cases comparable to those? If not, you might want to choose different words.True, marijuana is not at all harmful to some people, but it is extremely harmful to other people.So this worse case scenario didnt end with multiple DUIs or a fatality car accident? He didnt hit his wife or kids in a drunken rage? No detoxing process?I hear all the time that pot isn't addictive. Is it denial ?
Cannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life.
AUSTIN, Tex. — My name is Neal, and I’m a marijuana addict.
A year ago I wouldn’t have said that, because it would have meant giving up marijuana. I would rather have given up breathing.
When I had my first cup of coffee in the morning, I pressed the little button on my vape pen, waited for the blue glow, took a huge inhale and then blew it into the mug so that I could suck in the THC and caffeine at the same time. Then I took another hit, and another. In the afternoons, I’d smoke a bowl, or pop a gummy bear, or both. At night, I got high before eating dinner or watching the ballgame. Maybe I’d stop getting stoned a little bit before bed, but what was the point? If I went to bed high, I could wake up high, too.
What a time for people to get stoned! Marijuana has left the counterculture, exploded into the mainstream and transformed into a multibillion-dollar industry. Cannabis is now an essential part of any hip wellness and beauty regimen. Netflix offers a marijuana-themed cooking show.
Cannabis should be legal. It has medical uses. Millions of people, most of them black and Latino men, have unjustly gone to jail for selling what should have been easily available in stores. States with the political courage to legalize it have seen their tax rolls bloom and have created thousands of jobs. Also, it’s delicious.
Opinion | I'm Just a Middle-Aged House Dad Addicted to Pot
You heard it here folks, even the worst case of weed addiction is super mild!
It should be a personal private thing
It depends on the individual some people get no benefit from marijuana and cannot handle it.I call ruining your life with heroin and going through withdrawals on a dirty mattress soaked in your own urine, vomit and diarrhea, in some abandoned building, "extremely harmful". Now paint me a picture of an "extremely harmful" case of weed addiction.I am saying some people get no benefit whatsoever from marijuana and in fact it can be extremely harmful. Some people cannot handle any drugs whatsoever. Just like Indians cannot handle alcohol… I grew up on the reservation I’ve seen this first handWhoa, slow down with the "extremely harmful" talk. Alcohol can be "extremely harmful". Heroin can be "extremely harmful". Are you suggesting that there are pot addiction cases comparable to those? If not, you might want to choose different words.True, marijuana is not at all harmful to some people, but it is extremely harmful to other people.So this worse case scenario didnt end with multiple DUIs or a fatality car accident? He didnt hit his wife or kids in a drunken rage? No detoxing process?I hear all the time that pot isn't addictive. Is it denial ?
Cannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life.
Opinion | I'm Just a Middle-Aged House Dad Addicted to Pot
You heard it here folks, even the worst case of weed addiction is super mild!
It should be a personal private thing
So you cant come up with an extremely harmful case of weed addiction? I cant either.It depends on the individual some people get no benefit from marijuana and cannot handle it.I call ruining your life with heroin and going through withdrawals on a dirty mattress soaked in your own urine, vomit and diarrhea, in some abandoned building, "extremely harmful". Now paint me a picture of an "extremely harmful" case of weed addiction.I am saying some people get no benefit whatsoever from marijuana and in fact it can be extremely harmful. Some people cannot handle any drugs whatsoever. Just like Indians cannot handle alcohol… I grew up on the reservation I’ve seen this first handWhoa, slow down with the "extremely harmful" talk. Alcohol can be "extremely harmful". Heroin can be "extremely harmful". Are you suggesting that there are pot addiction cases comparable to those? If not, you might want to choose different words.True, marijuana is not at all harmful to some people, but it is extremely harmful to other people.So this worse case scenario didnt end with multiple DUIs or a fatality car accident? He didnt hit his wife or kids in a drunken rage? No detoxing process?
You heard it here folks, even the worst case of weed addiction is super mild!
It should be a personal private thing
Like I said I see no difference between tobacco and marijuana, but at the same time it should be a personal choice. I don’t want to tell other people what to do
Bingo! It depends on the individual. Some people can handle marijuana/tobacco some people cannot whatsoever. Some people benefit from marijuana for health reasons, some people suffer healthwise from Marijuana.Cannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life.
I am truly sorry that you feel marijuana wrecked your life but I must add that it may not have been the smoking but rather something else for I find smoking a bit of pot is not addicting at all. I used to smoke a joint in one sitting & yes; I got “hi”. In the process, in my teens I smoked a joint and had a change of mind. I also had my share of LSD & that too; changed my mind in many ways.
I started smoking pot when I was in my early teens. Now some 50+ years later I might take a “buff” and that's all & that is all I needed for that change of mind.
If I am saddened by an event or something I see on TV, that one puff cools my mind and my angry goes away. In fact; I cannot stay mad & my grief goes with that one small buff and away goes that sorrowful feeling of mine.
I can’t speak for everyone, but for me; it puts me in a restful place a place free of fear, hate and the rest; a place where I can sleep with restful thoughts.
Just my experience, no more; no less
So you cant come up with an extremely harmful case of weed addiction? I cant either.It depends on the individual some people get no benefit from marijuana and cannot handle it.I call ruining your life with heroin and going through withdrawals on a dirty mattress soaked in your own urine, vomit and diarrhea, in some abandoned building, "extremely harmful". Now paint me a picture of an "extremely harmful" case of weed addiction.I am saying some people get no benefit whatsoever from marijuana and in fact it can be extremely harmful. Some people cannot handle any drugs whatsoever. Just like Indians cannot handle alcohol… I grew up on the reservation I’ve seen this first handWhoa, slow down with the "extremely harmful" talk. Alcohol can be "extremely harmful". Heroin can be "extremely harmful". Are you suggesting that there are pot addiction cases comparable to those? If not, you might want to choose different words.True, marijuana is not at all harmful to some people, but it is extremely harmful to other people.
It should be a personal private thing
Like I said I see no difference between tobacco and marijuana, but at the same time it should be a personal choice. I don’t want to tell other people what to do
It is not a miracle drug
Cannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life.
I am truly sorry that you feel marijuana wrecked your life but I must add that it may not have been the smoking but rather something else for I find smoking a bit of pot is not addicting at all. I used to smoke a joint in one sitting & yes; I got “hi”. In the process, in my teens I smoked a joint and had a change of mind. I also had my share of LSD & that too; changed my mind in many ways.
I started smoking pot when I was in my early teens. Now some 50+ years later I might take a “buff” and that's all & that is all I needed for that change of mind.
If I am saddened by an event or something I see on TV, that one puff cools my mind and my angry goes away. In fact; I cannot stay mad & my grief goes with that one small buff and away goes that sorrowful feeling of mine.
I can’t speak for everyone, but for me; it puts me in a restful place a place free of fear, hate and the rest; a place where I can sleep with restful thoughts.
Just my experience, no more; no less
And to me alcohol , weed, cocaine and heroin should be legal to adults
( I still say we need drug tests at jobs if they are under the influence though)
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Go have another six pack eith judge red solo cupAnother sideshow issue. Aside from the question of whether ever greater public inebriation is a laudable goal, pot poses unique threats to children because of its pernicious availability, whether by second hand inhalation or its ingestion through food sources (including cookies/candy).
Of course you pot proponents won't touch this issue with a ten foot bong...
Heroin and coke are not the same as pot and alcoholCannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life.
I am truly sorry that you feel marijuana wrecked your life but I must add that it may not have been the smoking but rather something else for I find smoking a bit of pot is not addicting at all. I used to smoke a joint in one sitting & yes; I got “hi”. In the process, in my teens I smoked a joint and had a change of mind. I also had my share of LSD & that too; changed my mind in many ways.
I started smoking pot when I was in my early teens. Now some 50+ years later I might take a “buff” and that's all & that is all I needed for that change of mind.
If I am saddened by an event or something I see on TV, that one puff cools my mind and my angry goes away. In fact; I cannot stay mad & my grief goes with that one small buff and away goes that sorrowful feeling of mine.
I can’t speak for everyone, but for me; it puts me in a restful place a place free of fear, hate and the rest; a place where I can sleep with restful thoughts.
Just my experience, no more; no less
And to me alcohol , weed, cocaine and heroin should be legal to adults ( I still say we need drug tests at jobs if they are under the influence though) .
Heroin and coke are not the same as pot and alcoholCannabis should be legal, just as alcohol should be legal. But marijuana addiction exists, and it almost wrecked my life.
I am truly sorry that you feel marijuana wrecked your life but I must add that it may not have been the smoking but rather something else for I find smoking a bit of pot is not addicting at all. I used to smoke a joint in one sitting & yes; I got “hi”. In the process, in my teens I smoked a joint and had a change of mind. I also had my share of LSD & that too; changed my mind in many ways.
I started smoking pot when I was in my early teens. Now some 50+ years later I might take a “buff” and that's all & that is all I needed for that change of mind.
If I am saddened by an event or something I see on TV, that one puff cools my mind and my angry goes away. In fact; I cannot stay mad & my grief goes with that one small buff and away goes that sorrowful feeling of mine.
I can’t speak for everyone, but for me; it puts me in a restful place a place free of fear, hate and the rest; a place where I can sleep with restful thoughts.
Just my experience, no more; no less
And to me alcohol , weed, cocaine and heroin should be legal to adults ( I still say we need drug tests at jobs if they are under the influence though) .
And to me alcohol , weed, cocaine and heroin should be legal to adults
Cocaine and heroin are addictive. Pot is not addictive. There is a difference between enjoying something and being addicted to it.
( I still say we need drug tests at jobs if they are under the influence though)
I second that idea
I still say we need drug tests at jobs if they are under the influence though .
`That's just Big Brotherism. If there's a legitimate concern about motor reflexes, have those employees take a motor reflexes test. (Duh) That will show whether they're actually affected by alcohol, drugs, lack of rest, illness, psychological distraction, whatever. What it will not show is a way to invade their personal lives.That's why the whole "drug testing in the workplace" canard is a fascist sham.
