Top 10 Marijuana Myths and Facts

[ShihTzuTylenol]

so I'm taking a shit and reading Rolling Stone like I do every morning since 1994, and I came across this
let's discuss some of these factors and see if we can't dispel some of the rumors

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

then; Why Is the Government Cracking Down on California's Pot Dispensaries?

 

[Penguyen]

Marijuana makes you lazy. No, lazy people are lazy. I was pre-pharmacy and experimented with a litany of recreational drugs, and regularly smoked marijuana and graduated with a degree in General Science and a minor in Business, Public Health, and Chemistry. Oh, the irony. I also had a job through most of my college career, and was involved with a few student groups.

 

[Penguyen]

then; Why Is the Government Cracking Down on California's Pot Dispensaries?

A very complicated issue involving our current drug war, and Federal Law trumping state's rights.

 

[Beachguyj]

I hate when someone posts a thread and you have to go on a fucking scavenger hunt to find the info in the thread title.

 

[ShihTzuTylenol]

iknowitright! i hate that hehe

 

[Kulindahr]

then; Why Is the Government Cracking Down on California's Pot Dispensaries?

California law enforcement should be directed to arrest anyone interfering with the operations of their dispensaries, regardless of whether they're federal agents.

 

[FPNY]

Heres what I know about it:

I like it.

 

[frankfrank]

So, where IS that Top Ten? I don't see it anywhere. The article talks only about the dispensaries.

I am a casualty of pot. It has so fucked up my life: I worked for the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (auditing the procurement of **WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION**) for 8 years, 8 days and 8 hours (YEAH THAT'S CORRECT)...I voluntarily quit to turn my hobby into my business.

Avocation becomes vocation.

I have supported myself for thirty-four years doing nothing else than what my hobby turned into, and though I have reached 65 now I have not started drawing Social Security yet, because I am making too much income from my business, and my Social Security would probably be "docked" all the way to Zero by the means-test. In only two years have I ever shown a loss, and those were "on paper" losses.

I've been so successful putting together inventory that I'm in the middle of efforts to dispose of it for "retirement" and a move, now, and it is a five to six YEARS effort to do so. In the next 2-4 years I may or may not show paper losses, as I sell as many as 150,000 units per year for far less than the "average" that I paid for the stuff, having already weeded out the better stuff in prior years. I expect this will be offset by the fact that I am not buying anymore, and therefore will no longer have the multitude of "expensive" items to write off the cost of, as I sell more and more of them by attrition.

It's possible that I'll show too much income to collect Social Security (without having some OR ALL of it deducted) until a year or so from now, when I do not get "docked" at all because of income, that's why I didn't take the chance, and I would have been screwed on that in 2011. Furthermore I would've been stuck on the lower rate for the rest of my life.

I was a definite pothead for about three years, right during the middle of my government career until perhaps a year or so before I quit. I still smoke, but very rarely - I've "outgrown" it or something??? (Or, I don't like SOME of the side affects - the social ones - where I become unable to follow conversations, and/or my mind gets forced onto tangents.) It's about fifteen years since I've bought pot for my use.

I have a pretty good Savings at this point (including my own retirement plan).

SEE how much pot fucked me up?

 

[Kulindahr]

A very complicated issue involving our current drug war, and Federal Law trumping state's rights.

This is an issue where Republicans are hypocritical: they fight for big government and against states' rights. And this is a definite states' rights issue: nowhere does the Constitution give the federal government the authority to overrule the medical decisions of the various states.

 

[FPNY]

So, where IS that Top Ten? I don't see it anywhere. The article talks only about the dispensaries.

I am a casualty of pot. It has so fucked up my life: I worked for the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (auditing the procurement of **WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION**) for 8 years, 8 days and 8 hours (YEAH THAT'S CORRECT)...I voluntarily quit to turn my hobby into my business.

Avocation becomes vocation.

I have supported myself for thirty-four years doing nothing else than what my hobby turned into, and though I have reached 65 now I have not started drawing Social Security yet, because I am making too much income from my business, and my Social Security would probably be "docked" all the way to Zero by the means-test. In only two years have I ever shown a loss, and those were "on paper" losses.

I've been so successful putting together inventory that I'm in the middle of efforts to dispose of it for "retirement" and a move, now, and it is a five to six YEARS effort to do so. In the next 2-4 years I may or may not show paper losses, as I sell as many as 150,000 units per year for far less than the "average" that I paid for the stuff, having already weeded out the better stuff in prior years. I expect this will be offset by the fact that I am not buying anymore, and therefore will no longer have the multitude of "expensive" items to write off the cost of, as I sell more and more of them by attrition.

It's possible that I'll show too much income to collect Social Security (without having some OR ALL of it deducted) until a year or so from now, when I do not get "docked" at all because of income, that's why I didn't take the chance, and I would have been screwed on that in 2011. Furthermore I would've been stuck on the lower rate for the rest of my life.

I was a definite pothead for about three years, right during the middle of my government career until perhaps a year or so before I quit. I still smoke, but very rarely - I've "outgrown" it or something??? (Or, I don't like SOME of the side affects - the social ones - where I become unable to follow conversations, and/or my mind gets forced onto tangents.) It's about fifteen years since I've bought pot for my use.

SEE how much pot fucked me up?

Whoa dude..... You need rehab....

 

[Kulindahr]

I hate when someone posts a thread and you have to go on a fucking scavenger hunt to find the info in the thread title.

Let's see if this will stick:

Top 10 Marijuana Myths and Facts | Rolling Stone


(Sometimes sources block linking.)

 

[refujiunderground]

well, here's a fact-some people can't smoke weed because they might experience a psychosis episode for whatever reason. i am one of those people.

 

[csb999]

psychosis episode . Story anecdote . I have a friend who hallucinated on Neo-Citran , and several years ago one teacher-librarian told me about a rather severe thing she went through ( including complete amnesia for the episode , her friends had to recount it later ) after taking Aspirin . I would not take one individual's reaction as meaning too much . Peanuts will kill a few of you , but that has nothing to say about peanuts .

 

[Kulindahr]

And I hallucinated a snowstorm in July while stoned. Yay.

 

[FPNY]

it can make a peanut butter, dill pickle, and onion sandwich on whole wheat raisin bread taste pretty damned good!

I could never be high enough to eat this.....

 

[LilBit]

Silas and Andy Botwin are the hottest characters on Weeds, and they're both stoners. Just sayin'.

 

[freefall]

^On a side note, Weeds is more of a dramedy. I don't know why it's labelled as comedy

And I agree about the addiction thing. It's very less addictive, based on an almost personal experience.

And I hallucinated a snowstorm in July while stoned. Yay.

You smoked grass instead of weed. No wonder.

 

[BostonPirate]

Heres what I know about it:

I like it.

Amen!

Herbal remedies are better than pharmaceuticals and far less addictive.

I would gladly pay a luxury tax on it, if the government allowed packie stores to sell it next to alcohol, which is far more dangerous in a host of ways.

 

[BostonPirate]

psychosis episode . Story anecdote . I have a friend who hallucinated on Neo-Citran , and several years ago one teacher-librarian told me about a rather severe thing she went through ( including complete amnesia for the episode , her friends had to recount it later ) after taking Aspirin . I would not take one individual's reaction as meaning too much . Peanuts will kill a few of you , but that has nothing to say about peanuts .

Did you know that virtually ALL urban myths begin with the phrase... " i have a friend who"...lol

I agree, though with your point.

To some people, sunlight is toxic because they are allergic to melanin. it doesn't mean we ought to ban sunlight. It means that we need to see doctors regularly and be personally responsible for our choices.

I smoke marijuana because pain pills make me yack and i have bad knees, and high blood pressure. I would prefer to be a little forgetful, than throw up or be in pain.

It's my choice.

Thanks for making me think.. your post caught my eye