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Originally posted by glinda
Marijuana does not have even the potential to be that harmful to individuals or society as a whole.
There's a member on here who lost his ability to walk and lost his business resulting in his employees losing their jobs, due to a vehicle accident caused by someone who was supposedly high on marijuana at the time... glinda, would you not say that to them marijuana can not only be as harmful but moreso?
Though I have not seen him post in a while. Just bringing that to light in case you missed his tirade a few months back on the subject.
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In fact what I find the most destructive about marijuana is right winged idiots that are able to be manipulated into believing otherwise, and what they do with their unfounded, uneducated, fears whenever they are in a position of power.
Can we not also assume that these people may have had their opinions informed by their own experiences?
My wife for instance is very
anti-marijuana because her parents were, as she put it
"worthless potheads who spent more time in their basement with their friends than taking care of their own children". She grew up in poverty and tells of times that her parents could not afford clothes or toys for them but always had pot to smoke.
I on the other hand have the luxury of not having an opinion on the matter really. I just don't care. The perks of having a mental disorder I suppose. But I do find the subject fascinating and as an outsider looking in see it from all sides, even if those yelling at the top of their lungs refuse to.
As a caveat here, I used to smoke marijuana, and enjoyed it quite a bit. But as I grew older I lost all interest in it... as with other things. So I honestly have no issue with responsible people that still use it.
Just to be clear, I am not taking a side to advocate on here, or talking down to you or trying to troll you. I am being serious in all that I say and ask... in case I may have come off that way. After rereading my post it almost seemed that way.
