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inasero

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Proof? A consultant psychiatrist at a leading tertiary hospital good enough proof for you?
 

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Weed isnt whats addictive its the tabacco in the cones etc that you become addicted to.

Weed is very different to say X, Coke, LSD etc.

Weed can ruin peoples lives the same was alcahol or ciggies can. Those saying how bad it is etc have never tried it, or have and were packing 10+ cones a day and of course it ruined their life then.

Those who havnt tried it, try it, you live once no point going through life being careful with everything you do.
 
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ConjOB said:
Weed isnt whats addictive its the tabacco in the cones etc that you become addicted to.

Weed is very different to say X, Coke, LSD etc.

Weed can ruin peoples lives the same was alcahol or ciggies can. Those saying how bad it is etc have never tried it, or have and were packing 10+ cones a day and of course it ruined their life then.

Those who havnt tried it, try it, you live once no point going through life being careful with everything you do.
"You only get one shot at this, so don't worry about risking it all" doesn't seem to make a huge amount of sense to me. I'd have thought that if you get one chance to get it right, there is in fact a really good reason to be as careful as you reasonably can be.
 

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ogmzergrush said:
"You only get one shot at this, so don't worry about risking it all" doesn't seem to make a huge amount of sense to me. I'd have thought that if you get one chance to get it right, there is in fact a really good reason to be as careful as you reasonably can be.
Well what a boring life your going to live. Reminds me of Ned Flanders those who say its not worth risking it. Its another step in life, hardly living if you dont want to take any risks. 'You only live once' should be taken as a reason to try new things, not a reason to be overly-careful. How boring.
 
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ConjOB said:
Well what a boring life your going to live. Reminds me of Ned Flanders those who say its not worth risking it. Its another step in life, hardly living if you dont want to take any risks. 'You only live once' should be taken as a reason to try new things, not a reason to be overly-careful. How boring.
I did emphasise the 'within reason' bit, and I still think that as a catch cry for daring experiments with edgy and new substances, 'u only live once so why not eh!?' is lacking in logic.

My life being boring to you is something that concerns me a lot though, I'll definitely be taking that on board.
 

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"you live once no point going through life being careful with everything you do"- so then by the same reasoning, why don't you try crossing the road backwards in peak hour traffic with your eyes blindfolded? c'mon man you only gotta try it once :rolleyes:
 

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inasero said:
heaps of the patients on the psych wards at the hospitals i was based smoked weed
30% of adult australians have smoked weed in their lifetime. When you add in the number who self-medicate it would be surprising if greater than 50% of psych paitents hadn't smoked weed.

Seriously, even the most ardent legalisation advocates strongly emphasise that people with a family history of mental illness should stay away from weed.
But for the rest of us, the risks are very low.
 

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if you have mental problems weed fucks you over even more, and if you don't have them but have a history in the family, it'll probably bring it out. dad's side of the family has a long history of mental illness, half of them are just about certifiably insane from where i'm standing (i exaggerate, of course, but if you ever meet one of them you will understand)...and they're the ones who smoke weed. seriously, my uncle was institutionalised because of it. so yeah, if someone you're related to is mentally ill, stay off the pot, you've been warned.
 

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ConjOB said:
Well what a boring life your going to live. Reminds me of Ned Flanders those who say its not worth risking it. Its another step in life, hardly living if you dont want to take any risks. 'You only live once' should be taken as a reason to try new things, not a reason to be overly-careful. How boring.
If you think that smoking weed is the thing that's going to make your life interesting, then I pity you for having such a simplistic (and poorly prioritised) view of life.

I haven't smoked weed and probably never will, as I have schizophrenia on my mother's side of the family (one case of which was triggered by a first case marijuana useage) and bipolarism and drug addiction on my father's, so I see no reason to risk it.

I don't think I'm missing out, and certainly know if I were to try it I wouldn't look back from my deathbed sixty years from now and see it as one of the highlights of my life.
 

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grabey i should add that it wasn't a one off thing for those patients, but regular marijuana usage before (and even during) their hospitalization, disproportionately more than we would expect to find in the general population.
 

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inasero said:
"you live once no point going through life being careful with everything you do"- so then by the same reasoning, why don't you try crossing the road backwards in peak hour traffic with your eyes blindfolded? c'mon man you only gotta try it once :rolleyes:
hello strawman

yes, crossing the road into peak hour traffic is equivalent to rippin cones in ur home
 

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jb_nc said:
i drive high all the time ive only hit 15 people

fuck u all
totally wil anderson but lolo
 

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spiny norman said:
If you think that smoking weed is the thing that's going to make your life interesting, then I pity you for having such a simplistic (and poorly prioritised) view of life.
I dont need it to make my life interesting, but it is enjoyable similar to getting drunk with your mates is enjoyable, or do you not drink either :eek:. Guess some of us get our kicks from having fun, socialising etc while others do from ... well, what ever you do? World of Warcraft? :lol:
 

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ConjOB said:
I dont need it to make my life interesting, but it is enjoyable similar to getting drunk with your mates is enjoyable, or do you not drink either :eek:.
Not excessively, for the most, no. I'll have a couple, get tipsy at most, but I don't enjoy losing control of my actions. I enjoy sobreity.

Guess some of us get our kicks from having fun, socialising etc while others do from ... well, what ever you do?
I socialise and have fun, but why can you not do that sober?

World of Warcraft? :lol:
Never played, but I am a Mario Kart fiend, I must confess.
 
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stormstealer27 said:
LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO


dude its addictive shit!!!!

U get hooked lik that man.

Ppl go all agro wen they dnt hav ny

Itl make u stupid like an ass

oh n ur memory is is gone out the window say bye bye *grins*


so DNT SMOKE WEED !!! UD BE FCUKIN STUPID TO!!!
hahahaha oh fuck this is just crying out for a dramatic reading

but yeah .. i wouldn't say its completely harmless, but i love people who are like "LOL DRUGS ARE SO BAD THEY FUCK YOU UP LOL!1!11" and then go out and get absolutely hammered every friday and saturday night. uh yeah, that's going to fuck you up way more than the occasional joint. i'm not really into either of those activities though tbh.
 

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Wow, when i started this thread near 6 months ago i never knew it would get so serious

yes, pot sets of some mental problems with some people who have a gentic trate which is rare...but those are the only people who complain

In all reality pot is the least harmful of illegal drugs AND the legal drugs (cigarettes, alcoholc etc)

Some people get harmed yet its the most used illigeal drug in the world.

Also only SOME nations like australia have banned it so if other countries have updated the drug laws to fit common science why can't we?
 

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ive heard but not shure if its true, that smoking weed once a fortnight is gud for u, ive tryed it and i dont like it, buh hey das my opinion
 

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weed effects people all different
i know some very intelligent people that smoke alot and it doesnt seem to affect them one bit
but in contrast i know alot of very drug fucked pot heads
i guess u need to ask yourself where u think its detromental to ur mental state etc, what do u want out of life and if this includes drugs or not.
if u are attracted to them maybe u should have a close look at your motivations. why do you need them? what are you trying to escape from?
talk to a close friend that could help you realise this.. its an important step
 

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jessica.ann said:
weed effects people all different
i know some very intelligent people that smoke alot and it doesnt seem to affect them one bit
but in contrast i know alot of very drug fucked pot heads
i guess u need to ask yourself where u think its detromental to ur mental state etc, what do u want out of life and if this includes drugs or not.
if u are attracted to them maybe u should have a close look at your motivations. why do you need them? what are you trying to escape from?
talk to a close friend that could help you realise this.. its an important step
This is a joke right?
 

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