I definitely agree with the "anything can be a drug" comment. What great comment! We can "use" anything if it becomes a coping mechanism, to avoid things, or deal with things that should be handled in a more healthy way. TV, food, alcohol, Haagen Dazs, exercise...anything.
I've never used marijuana, but I think I'm running out of arguments against its legalization.
"Is the prevalence of marijuana use in Canada a positive or negative social indicator?"
Like the guy in the video said i think its kind of neither, a whole country can not be judged based on a satistic
"Should marijuana be legalized?" Yes, alchol is legal why not pot? crime rates would be down and it would be safer for people to get and use. i think if you made pot legal alot of people wouldnt see it a such a rebel thing anymore and maybe not some many people would use.
"Have you ever been “high”?" I've smoked pot several times but i cant say i've ever been high, i dont inhale right or something...lame (lol)
"Do you agree with the young lady who said “anything can be a drug”?" absolutly! there is not much to comment on this question but i hope people understand that everyone has vices and it totally sucks for people to look down on cannabis smoker when they have there own "drug" (something about a log in ones eye and sliver in the other i dunno) (there is a song by john butler trio called "used to get high for a living" and it pretty much explains this concept. really good song people should go check it out)
I'm not sure if I'm for legalization, but I think a strong case can be made for decriminalization. I think if some 18 year old kid tries a joint, he shouldn't end up with a criminal record for it.
I've never used marijuana, and never will, but I know quite a few users (one of them is a very close, irreplaceable, lifelong friend). I have to say that most of the users I know are really pretty great folks. The strange thing is that I know quite a few religious people too, and I think on the whole, the pot users I know are more gracious people than the religious folks (with several notable exceptions).
If Jesus were to be walking the earth today, I find it easier to imagine him hanging out with the pot-heads than with the religious folks.
I know it's wierd to conversationally mix Jesus & joints, but if Bob Marley can do it, then I'll give it a shot to.
I don't want my comment above to trivialize the potential for destruction that can come with marijuana use. I know a young man who pretty much flushed his life down the toilet for a two year period because of a pot addiction. He definitely fit into the "anything can be a drug" category in that he had some real struggles, and was looking for something to help him avoid overcoming these struggles. Pot fit the bill, and so he simply couldn't break free from it. So I'm not saying that marijuana land is a happy, happy place. I'm just saying that I know some pot users who are good folks, who really seem to have a hold on the idea of "grace" (which is the most radical & important religious concept in the universe in my opinion).
I follow Christ and i smoke pot from time to time and i just see it as something fun to do, im sure once it becomes something for someone to realy on then thats not good, but morally i dont see whats wrong with doing it once and a while. I actually kind of see it as a spiritual thing, nothing as intense as rasta's who from what i understand believe that smoking pot is the only way to connect with God but yeah.
Do I think it’s wrong … man, Dragonfly, that’s a kinda multi-layered question for me:
I certainly wouldn’t make it a big issue with people I know over it. I certainly wouldn’t question someone’s connection to Christ because they smoke pot. I’d really hesitate to say “it’s wrong,” but then Christianity (in it’s founding, if not it’s modern practice) is a grace-based religion in my perspective. So is pot-smoking morally Ok or just covered-by-grace? I simply don’t know.
The issue of trying pot has never been one I’ve had to face personally simply because I have respiratory problems, so smoking anything is just plain not an option for me. There is a legality issue of course, but in terms of actual law enforcement, I’d have to classify it on the level of obeying speed limits (I speed a little bit from time to time, accepting that I’ll have to pay the fine if I’m pulled over). Then there is the mental/emotional/social influence pot exerts: I’d navigate this the way I navigate booze. I drink from time to time, but I feel there’s a pretty clear warning in the bible against “drunkenness.” (Galatians 5:21, Ephesians 5:18 etc, etc, etc). Personally I just don’t enjoy a very strong feeling of being “under the influence” anyway. But pot isn’t booze and it effects users in a different way, so I’m not sure this is valid. Caffeine is another drug that exerts influence (and addiction) on it’s users, and even fundamentalist Christians rarely condemn coffee using. So, apart from the legality issue, perhaps it’s a personal issue of how much influence any given joint has over you? I don’t have the experience to feel this one out by:
I’d love to hear more about the spiritual dynamic for those who use pot sometimes,
The last issue of course is addiction. I’d simply navigate that one the way I do with other substances (over-eating is my issue and therefore my struggle with addiction lies there). In terms of addiction, I think almost all of us wrestle with some area of addiction, (following along the reasoning of the “anything can be a drug” quote in the video).
Allison, Really interesting stuff at the LEAP website you mentioned! I wish I had the chance to stick my camera in a police officers face when I was filming this topic.
I think pot should be legalized as a prescription drug for those with medical conditions. If I had a chronic illness and pot was the best way to get relief, I'd want to be able to use it.
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I definitely agree with the "anything can be a drug" comment. What great comment! We can "use" anything if it becomes a coping mechanism, to avoid things, or deal with things that should be handled in a more healthy way. TV, food, alcohol, Haagen Dazs, exercise...anything.
I've never used marijuana, but I think I'm running out of arguments against its legalization.
"Is the prevalence of marijuana use in Canada a positive or negative social indicator?"
Like the guy in the video said i think its kind of neither, a whole country can not be judged based on a satistic
"Should marijuana be legalized?"
Yes, alchol is legal why not pot? crime rates would be down and it would be safer for people to get and use. i think if you made pot legal alot of people wouldnt see it a such a rebel thing anymore and maybe not some many people would use.
"Have you ever been “high”?"
I've smoked pot several times but i cant say i've ever been high, i dont inhale right or something...lame (lol)
"Do you agree with the young lady who said “anything can be a drug”?"
absolutly! there is not much to comment on this question but i hope people understand that everyone has vices and it totally sucks for people to look down on cannabis smoker when they have there own "drug" (something about a log in ones eye and sliver in the other i dunno)
(there is a song by john butler trio called "used to get high for a living"
and it pretty much explains this concept. really good song people should go check it out)
I'm not sure if I'm for legalization, but I think a strong case can be made for decriminalization. I think if some 18 year old kid tries a joint, he shouldn't end up with a criminal record for it.
I've never used marijuana, and never will, but I know quite a few users (one of them is a very close, irreplaceable, lifelong friend). I have to say that most of the users I know are really pretty great folks. The strange thing is that I know quite a few religious people too, and I think on the whole, the pot users I know are more gracious people than the religious folks (with several notable exceptions).
If Jesus were to be walking the earth today, I find it easier to imagine him hanging out with the pot-heads than with the religious folks.
I know it's wierd to conversationally mix Jesus & joints, but if Bob Marley can do it, then I'll give it a shot to.
P.S. to my comment above:
I don't want my comment above to trivialize the potential for destruction that can come with marijuana use. I know a young man who pretty much flushed his life down the toilet for a two year period because of a pot addiction. He definitely fit into the "anything can be a drug" category in that he had some real struggles, and was looking for something to help him avoid overcoming these struggles. Pot fit the bill, and so he simply couldn't break free from it. So I'm not saying that marijuana land is a happy, happy place. I'm just saying that I know some pot users who are good folks, who really seem to have a hold on the idea of "grace" (which is the most radical & important religious concept in the universe in my opinion).
Do you think its wrong?
I follow Christ and i smoke pot from time to time and i just see it as something fun to do, im sure once it becomes something for someone to realy on then thats not good, but morally i dont see whats wrong with doing it once and a while.
I actually kind of see it as a spiritual thing, nothing as intense as rasta's who from what i understand believe that smoking pot is the only way to connect with God but yeah.
Once people realize that harms that prohibition causes, everyone will want to legalize drugs!
Drop by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition at www.leap.cc to learn more...
Sincerely,
Alison Myrden
Speaker for LEAP
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Canada
Do I think it’s wrong … man, Dragonfly, that’s a kinda multi-layered question for me:
I certainly wouldn’t make it a big issue with people I know over it. I certainly wouldn’t question someone’s connection to Christ because they smoke pot. I’d really hesitate to say “it’s wrong,” but then Christianity (in it’s founding, if not it’s modern practice) is a grace-based religion in my perspective. So is pot-smoking morally Ok or just covered-by-grace? I simply don’t know.
The issue of trying pot has never been one I’ve had to face personally simply because I have respiratory problems, so smoking anything is just plain not an option for me. There is a legality issue of course, but in terms of actual law enforcement, I’d have to classify it on the level of obeying speed limits (I speed a little bit from time to time, accepting that I’ll have to pay the fine if I’m pulled over). Then there is the mental/emotional/social influence pot exerts: I’d navigate this the way I navigate booze. I drink from time to time, but I feel there’s a pretty clear warning in the bible against “drunkenness.” (Galatians 5:21, Ephesians 5:18 etc, etc, etc). Personally I just don’t enjoy a very strong feeling of being “under the influence” anyway. But pot isn’t booze and it effects users in a different way, so I’m not sure this is valid. Caffeine is another drug that exerts influence (and addiction) on it’s users, and even fundamentalist Christians rarely condemn coffee using. So, apart from the legality issue, perhaps it’s a personal issue of how much influence any given joint has over you? I don’t have the experience to feel this one out by:
I’d love to hear more about the spiritual dynamic for those who use pot sometimes,
The last issue of course is addiction. I’d simply navigate that one the way I do with other substances (over-eating is my issue and therefore my struggle with addiction lies there). In terms of addiction, I think almost all of us wrestle with some area of addiction, (following along the reasoning of the “anything can be a drug” quote in the video).
Allison,
Really interesting stuff at the LEAP website you mentioned! I wish I had the chance to stick my camera in a police officers face when I was filming this topic.
Thanks.
I think pot should be legalized as a prescription drug for those with medical conditions. If I had a chronic illness and pot was the best way to get relief, I'd want to be able to use it.
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