Weed is a plant

Really you could make raw opium but scraping the plants bulbs and smoke that right off the plant, you can chew coca leaves right off the plant for a minute buzz. Same with tobacco, psilocybin Ect. A lot of things that are "natural" are god fucking awful for you, I was just saying the general school of thought is "natural=good/safe".

Yeah I agree with you 100% I wasn't saying that the "it's natural it's okay" is true I was just adding to your point earlier

 

[Almond Joy]

Why do people call it "weed" when they should say "Marijuana". Yes Marijuana is a plant and government made it illegal. whoop de doo.

 

[nodnarbusn]

Why do people call it "weed" when they should say "Marijuana". Yes Marijuana is a plant and government made it illegal. whoop de doo.

Why do people call it bud, herb, pot, ganja ect. Why is slang even a thing goddamnit?! One word to rule them all ect.

Wait what the hell are you even on about ?

 

[tantansage]

Alright, I'm all about smoking weed and chilling with life. I'm not here to judge anyone or say anything negative about weed, because I love and respect the lifestyle in all honesty. The only thing that bothers me is when people use the argument "weed is a herb", "weed is a plant" as a reason to legalize it. The argument implies that everything that is harvested from nature is healthy, and should therefore, be legalized. Opium is also a plant, doesn't mean it should be legalized lol.

Am I the only one who is bothered by this?

The argument implies very little if that is all that is said. A natural occurring plant is just part of the environment and if you banned everything that grew in said environment that could have harmful effects if willfully ingested then flowers,berries, or other plants that are not good to eat or smoke would have to be banned. I don't think just saying weed is a plant as a counter against prohibition implies that it is healthy. People are entitled to their opinion so if they think plants are beneficial to their health as a whole and should be accessible then allow them to express that without contempt. Everybody has a different perspective on things.

I myself have no idea how banning things like that would play out, but its foolish for a government to think they can get rid of something that is so easily produced.

 

[King Neuro]

Really you could make raw opium but scraping the plants bulbs and smoke that right off the plant, you can chew coca leaves right off the plant for a minute buzz. Same with tobacco, psilocybin Ect. A lot of things that are "natural" are god fucking awful for you, I was just saying the general school of thought is "natural=good/safe".

what exactly is "god fucking awful" about these natural substances?


as far as i am concerned these substances are completely safe if used moderately.

tobacco, i dunno... i personally don't understand why anybody would like tobacco at all, it provides no psychological benefit (a high) or anything else... and the taste itself is something that has to be acquired.

every single time i see something negative relating to drugs, it's 100% always because of improper use.


overdose, doing something stupid because of impaired judgement, etc.

 

[c00l84]

Weed is bad too.

*grabs popcorn*

 

[Dom Mazzetti]

Why do people call it bud, herb, pot, ganja ect. Why is slang even a thing goddamnit?! One word to rule them all ect.

Wait what the hell are you even on about ?

U GOT SOME GRASS FAM?? GET ME A DATE WITH MARY JANE, NOMSAYIN'??? FIND ME SOME TREE DAWG!

 

[Finecon]

what exactly is "god fucking awful" about these natural substances?


as far as i am concerned these substances are completely safe if used moderately.

tobacco, i dunno... i personally don't understand why anybody would like tobacco at all, it provides no psychological benefit (a high) or anything else... and the taste itself is something that has to be acquired.

every single time i see something negative relating to drugs, it's 100% always because of improper use.


overdose, doing something stupid because of impaired judgement, etc.

I smoke both tobacco and marijuana recreationally. Your inability to understand "why anybody would like tobacco at all" can also apply to people who've tried smoking marijuana and also dislike both the taste and it's psychological effects. I've met more than enough people who've tried smoking pot and told me they dislike the habit, claiming it made them lazy, tired, and/or unproductive. From my experience, too many pot smokers fail to adopt an open minded view, instead repetitively attempting to push their own opinions regarding the benefits of marijuana onto other people. Marijuana, just like other drugs, comes with both benefits and side (along with potentially undiscovered) effects.

That being said, I do agree the "war on drugs" is incredibly unproductive and costly to taxpayers. Particularly the thousands of incarcerated pot smokers unnecessarily damaging the economy.

 

[King Neuro]

I smoke both tobacco and marijuana recreationally. Your inability to understand "why anybody would like tobacco at all" can also apply to people who've tried smoking marijuana and also dislike both the taste and it's psychological effects. I've met more than enough people who've tried smoking pot and told me they dislike the habit, claiming it made them lazy, tired, and/or unproductive. From my experience, too many pot smokers fail to adopt an open minded view, instead repetitively attempting to push their own opinions regarding the benefits of marijuana onto other people. Marijuana, just like other drugs, comes with both benefits and side (along with potentially undiscovered) effects.

That being said, I do agree the "war on drugs" is incredibly unproductive and costly to taxpayers. Particularly the thousands of incarcerated pot smokers unnecessarily damaging the economy.

what i don't understand is if you're going to consume a substance for the sake of enjoyment, why not it be something that actually gets you high? doesn't necessarily have to be weed either.

i think part of the problem is everybody is so fixated on the legalities of things.

 

[syrinxstorm]

Well it's obvious weed is a plant.

 

[Quality_Corn]

Well it's obvious weed is a plant.

No one's arguing with you whether it's a plant or not, but as stated before in this thread; is that really a legitimate reason to legalize a drug, or should the arguments be based on other things such as medicinal purposes and benefits of "substance use" in relation to risk of health hazards? I'm not stating that weed is followed by any big health threats, I'm merely implying that it should be regarded as something valuable when discussing the legalization of illegal drugs.

Fyi, I'm all for legalizing marijuana across the globe.

 

[Dave B]

That's actually not correct. You can technically overdose on THC, but it would be pretty damn hard. I think in order to actually die you need to ingest your weight in cannabis/THC... which is basically a metric fuck-ton.

You cant overdose on weed.

 

[Quality_Corn]

You cant overdose on weed.

"A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about fifteen minutes to induce a lethal response."

Now that's impossible to achieve. :noworry: