Marijuana gateway risk overblown: study
source: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/09/02/con-marijuana-gateway.html#ixzz0yOEOUmAFhttp://w...
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The research, in the September issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, found that other factors, such as whether or not a person has a job, or is facing severe stress, are far more predictive of future hard drug use than whether they smoked pot as a teenager.
"Employment in young adulthood can protect people by closing the marijuana gateway, so over-criminalizing youth marijuana use might create more serious problems if it interferes with later employment opportunities," said co-author Karen Van Gundy.
The strongest factor influencing the use of illicit drugs is an individual's race or ethnicity, according to the study. Non-Hispanic whites are most likely to use harder drugs such as heroin or cocaine, followed by Hispanics and then by African Americans.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/09/02/con-marijuana-gateway.html#ixzz0yOEO...://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2010/09/02/con-marijuana-gateway.html
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noxidereus
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Breastmilk/baby-formula is the first gateway drug. Nearly 100% of people move on to harder substances. Of those people addicted to crack, nearly 100% of them tried those substances first. Water is another gateway drug. Nearly 100% of alcoholics have tried water first.
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noxidereus
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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Alcohol is the real gateway drug.
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SHAWN_RITTIMAN
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juicie
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@freecrack I disagree that gay marriage is more important, they are eqaully important. To put it in perspective, they don't bust down your door and murder your dog for being gay. They don't test your piss to make sure you are not gay before they sign your paycheck. They don't take away your freedom and lock you up for being gay.
It is discrimination either way, gays and stoners both have to hide in the closet...but we both need to come out and demand our rights....sadly I can't I need my paycheck and I feel like an indentured servant, nearly a slave cause I have to pass my piss test, guilty untill proven inocent
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juicie
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MINDHEAD
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Even if I were unemployed I don't think that I would anything harder than MJ...
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MINDHEAD
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freecrack
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the stoner hippies turning into captains of industry yuppies proved the gateway thing wrong already.if it were truly a gateway drug (even the notion is silly really) they wouldnt still be around today would they.they would be dead, not retired playing golf and in many cases still toking.
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freecrack
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maebenot
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Come on... I thought we were past this! Next thing we know they will breaking out the tapes from the 50's that prove people go crazy and kill, rape, and steal after smoking pot! Couldn't cigarettes be considered a gate way drug that will eventually lead to marijuana use or beer will eventually lead to harder liquors (well I guess that one is kinda true..haha). How long is it going to take for the people in charge of this country to relize that our money and time should be spent or better things than putting people in jail for smoking a lil or a lot of marijuana. Puff puff pass...
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maebenot
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patomalley
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It's about time someone studied this.
Anyone who's ever smoked a joint knows it.If we stop lying to our kids that pot is dangerous, then maybe they'll believe us when we tell them that heroin really is dangerous.
When my son came home from school telling me about pot as a gateway drug, I told him that his teachers were lying to him.
He has never done drugs.
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patomalley
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Frank_Zermeno
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patomalley:
Mind if I quote you on this?
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Frank_Zermeno
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H2O_4U
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drug laws always target minorities, the poor, and the sick
one day cancer patients will be able to get the medication they need for free
but it won't be until Democrats get the supermajority in Washington again - 1 year ago
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H2O_4U
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CalgarC
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where are all the trolls telling us that weed cause cancer... and another thing how many marley records were used in this study...
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CalgarC
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ayipis
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CalgarC:
HAHHAHAHHA,,marley died of cancer..so if weed CURES CANCER well shit..marley would be immortal..
like i said i stopped listening to people who needs to "alter his reality" with drugs
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ayipis
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ayipis:
you do know that he died of skin cancer, right? which has absolutely nothing to do with pot. don't make me thrash you in another debate on this, again.
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Nephwrack
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Incredulous
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Nephwrack:
LMAO...sometimes it's just so hard to resist, isn't it?
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Incredulous:
lol it's ok, it's not like he and his crackhead gf are convincing anyone on here of anything.
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freecrack
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ayipis:
nobody has ever claimed marijuana to be a cure for cancer, but enjoy your hyperbole
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freecrack
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Nephwrack:
if anything he makes the left seem like the only rational bunch comparitively
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freecrack
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randallr01
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MJ is *no* gateway drug.
You have people who don't mind destroying their bodies (users of dangerous/"hard" drugs).... & then you have the rest of us: those who smoke marijuana on occasion, & never touch much else.
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ayipis
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randallr01:
well the problem with that is your use of "some" and "most"..
well for the argument sake..there is an overwhelming amount of people who seem to move on from your regular joint when they are younger from harder drugs when they get older..
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ayipis
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randallr01:
good point..there are also plenty of "blue collar" people that smoke everyday and never touch anything else.
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ayipis:
I never used the terms "some" OR "most." So I guess your comment is pointless, dude.
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ayipis:
maybe just maybe people who are of a mindset as to chemicaly alter thier bodies are the basis not marijuana.
if marijuana is a gateway to heroin, than tobacco is a gateway to marijuana.is it really or do some people just throw caution to the wind in the name of getting high to varying degrees.i know rational thought isnt as fun but it is what it is. - 1 year ago
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I'm so high right now....
that I'm at awe and blissful for my creation in this existence and have deep philosophical thoughts.....
But at the same time I'm have extreme paranoid thoughts that there is a grand design & scheme to depopulate undesirables by standard of the elites and the invisible shadows that are in control and worship the Moloch.
I mean
GMOs, poison vaccines, secret military bases, MK-Ultra (and all the poor 2 million+ children that were experimented on), H.A.A.R.P., project bluebeam, police state, CCTV everywhere, corporate military industrial and prison complex, bohemian grove, nanotechnology to zombify by manipulating hormone levels, lab man made viruses to cause a global idiopathic pandemic spreading................................................... - 1 year ago
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ThresholdBroken:
Yeah try looking into those conspiracies when youre not high... most of them are totally bogus.
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ayipis
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ThresholdBroken:
what you need is a job ..too much time on your hands..
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fun_size:
Maybe you should quit trusting fox news
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ayipis:
foo........
I make bank by giving muthafuckas drugs
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ThresholdBroken
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ayipis
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ThresholdBroken:
LOL....good job!! keep them high and stupid
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ayipis
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ayipis:
Ever the annoying naysayer, you are!
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fun_size:
its like that 70's show episode where they thought when high the stuff they come up with is genius so they got a revorder to keep a record, and then just realized they say the same wacky shit over and over again.
thier is this car man, that runs on water man, just water....................
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freecrack
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ayipis:
yeah im sure anyone who has read what you have to offer will head advice from you as reasonable and rational as you are.
even when high your stuff is rediculous. - 1 year ago
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freecrack
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freecrack
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ThresholdBroken:
damn i wish i lived near you
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freecrack
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freecrack
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ayipis:
so if not a drug user, what is your excuse for the latter?
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freecrack
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noxidereus
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ThresholdBroken:
ThresholdBroken is parodying druggie stereotypes. He is not what he claims to be.
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noxidereus
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mik661
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junkies will be junkies regardless if they start with pot or go straight to smack. Pot as a gateway drug is like saying root beer leads to budweiser. Seeing how many pot heads smoke cigarettes why dont they ban them as a gateway drug also. Nicotine is more powerful than Heroin.
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troyl2
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If Marijuana was a gateway drug. Then i would be on Heroin right now.
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troyl2:
agreed
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samantha420:
i dunno with so many issues taking center stage (and rightfully so gay marraige is way more important than my right to get ripped) i dont see five years out this happening.
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freecrack
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Fire Fighter Inhales Smoke ;Treated At Scene for Smoke Inhalation
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Sparky2U:
that never gets old lol
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Sparky2U:
luv watching that!
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Sparky2U:
generally i have contempt for much of what you post but that was the bomb
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swami_samantharella
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@fun_size nope that would be Anti Psychotics http://www.erichufschmid.net/Columbine/Columbine-Bollyn.html
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fun_size
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What so the Government has been lying about this all along? Next youre gonna tell me smoking weed doesnt make people go crazy and murder people! /sarcasm
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fun_size:
Weed doesn't make Smart people stupid..and it won't make a Stupid person smart.
I have never heard of anyone smoking pot and going on a killing spree. Not even a stupid person. - 1 year ago
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fun_size:
That's exactly true. You have your facts turned around. The government has been feeding false accusations and propaganda to the public for years. Your wrong about smoking marijuana making people go crazy and murder though. If you have read any research on marijuana you would know that marijuana helps to treat many disorders and medical conditions people treat with bad synthetic pills like vicodin.
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fun_size:
It was sarcasm...
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Sparky2U:
I know... i was referring to reefer madness...
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Pajarito7:
It was sarcasm... guess i shouldve put that in my post.
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fun_size:
The problem with sarcasm with no aural or visual cues is that its easily missed :)
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swami_samantharella:
I know i know. I usually put the /sarcasm in but i figured if i acted stupid enough people would realize it was sarcasm. *sigh* guess i gotta try harder at acting dumb... i have a lot of competition on this site =P
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Sparky2U:
agreed
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Sparky2U:
only in between munchie refills while playing grand theft auto.
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freecrack
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fun_size:
faster..........play it faster....................faster.........hehehe..............faster
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freecrack
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fun_size:
dont worry i get flagged for antisemitism all the time as a result of sarcasm being lost
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freecrack
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ImConcerned:
if nothing else that is the true reason it should be legalized, to undo one of the last elements of racialy motivated legislation
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freecrack
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lifestudentno83
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Just goes to show that you can use pot and still be a contributing member of society.
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lifestudentno83:
Anyone with the smallest sliver of intelligence could tell you that...
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lifestudentno83:
someone once tole me there are functioning potheads and just plain pot heads... i fully support the latter and have a MA to prove it
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freecrack
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lifestudentno83:
decriminalize it, and i think we will be amazed at how many functioning memners of society are toking up
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freecrack
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freecrack:
I'd be one of them.
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swami_samantharella
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@ayipis i Beg to differ just cos you and your daddy are hooked on Crystal Meth still dont make Cannabis a gateway drug,that was you Daddy in that Picture wasnt it . As for an Altered reality any Move away from Fascism would be a nice change . Light an Love S x x x
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Stoneyroad
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Director of FBI gets owned
MILK IS A GATEWAY DRUG TO BOURBON - 1 year ago
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Stoneyroad:
LOL, that was so awesome
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Stoneyroad:
So true...
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idealist
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBpk0L42jgE&feature=fvw, this movie started with an introduction from george bush (the first) about how weed is bad and will lead to being a crack head... or sumthing like that
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indianagiordani
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+2chicagosamantha
It's not a gateway drug....most who say it is has addiction in their family and/or wants to try something harder anyways...and uses this as an excuse.
>>>i've said the exact same thing to people who "dont do any type of drug" and slander and judge pot smokers but they guzzle liters and liters aof liquid crack (alcohol) all day...although i'll have my glass of wine and a mixed drink here and there my preference is hemp bc the worst it's ever done to me is made me sleep longer than i wanted to...but then again i probably needed the sleep anyway - 1 year ago
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ayipis
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and of course those who agree smoked dope AND tried harder drugs as well..
never listen to people who finds the need to "alter reality"
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ayipis:
Your telling people how to think... Maybe you should grab a picket sign that say "God hates fags" or "Obama is a Nazi" and go join those ignorant idiots.
I was introduced to cocaine when I was trying to buy weed from a shady dealing mofo who tried to jack me (this guy was cracked out). I tried it a few times with friends later on in life just like I tried cigarettes when i was 11. Its curiosity that got me... (mainly from movies) Never in my life after smoking weed hardcore, even when I had my lows, I had never thought "Its time to do meth and move on to harder drugs". I still smoke weed here and there but I'm aware of the effects and just like alcohol, Ill do it responsibly every once in a while. Its how your raised and educational awareness that will make or break your resistance to hard drugs and also build up resilience to bounce back from tough times in life instead of turning straight to something harder.
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ayipis:
then just be deaf you fool.
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ayipis:
so millions of kids all across this country smoked copious amounts of marijuana in the late 60's.what was the result again?janis doa via heroin, hendrix doa via heroin and so on and so on, but what about the multitudes.what did they end up doing?harder drugs, or hard work as tax paying citizens?
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freecrack
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i beg to differ
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ayipis
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ayipis:
Wow, one crackhead bum and obviously photo-shopped picture have perfectly conveyed your point.
I'm going to go burn down every Cannabis plant in the entire world now, so no one will be able to use this destructive plant to harm themselves by raiding the fridge, forgetting where their car keys are, or actually enjoying their own existence.
Let's all be angry conservative internet trolls like GodsnLib....err, I mean ayipis and hate free-thinkers, pot-smokers, liberals, environmentalists, pro-abortion supporters, gays, lesbians, and basically anyone who doesn't think like Fox News tells them to.
Fuck Pot! Let's get drunk and cause a 50-car pile up on the highway!
[Sarcasm gets you HIGH]
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ayipis:
so ruch limbaugh is right on point despite being a fan of opiates (harder drugs) in pill form, but the pot heads cant be trusted.
you have a strange obsession with that pic by the way. - 1 year ago
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freecrack
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noxidereus
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ayipis:
I call you out as a racist. All the negative imagery from you depicts black people. Why is that?
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noxidereus
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chicagosamantha
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It's not a gateway drug....most who say it is has addiction in their family and/or wants to try something harder anyways...and uses this as an excuse.
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CalgarC
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lol y do they study the obovious... also why could i be part of the study... i would get my hands on scientist quality marley meds :D
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CalgarC
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hunzedog
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i was introduce to cocain and heroin and meth and ice and all the other bad gateway drugs they speak or....at the dealers house...CUZ HE A DEALER
if my cannabis grew free in my backyard/closet;; like i tried to do 15 years ago..
three things would have happened
1) i would have had free cannabis
2) i would have never been exposed to man made drugs
3) i would have never given a single fucking penny to a drug dealer
and they felonized me ? they should/will be the ones in jail....
prohibition is the gateway drug......!
legalize cannabis
so you think its easier for your 12 yr old child to get drugs from a store
who cards people...or a drug dealer that would love to see your kid on
heroincome on people...the war on drugs is a war on US for profit...greed....evil
lets put a end to this now
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hunzedog:
Damn right, nailed it.
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floydyboy:
Nail'd hard
up my ass
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hunzedog:
or you could had stayed in school and not be addicted at all...
never listen to anybody who needs drugs to be "real"
are you even sober now?
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ayipis:
shut up chewbacca....you would not say shit to my face !
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ayipis:
hey you suck. smoke crack an kill yourself. downed myself again...
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ayipis:
Perhaps you should heed your own advice. Capitalize the O in or, the word "had" should be "have," and the word "be" should be "become."
By the way, "Never listen to anybody who needs drugs to be 'real'," if you really believe that then you must not listen to much music since a large portion of all music created was done so while on some kind of chemical supplement.
Have you been through the public education system yet?
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ayipis:
you are a blind fool but that's your problem I feel sorry for you.
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ayipis:
Dude, you posted here: http://current.com/entertainment/comedy/92641983_fried-beer-is-finally-here.htm
" sweet will try that fried beer!!! you have it all in one a cracker and a drink cool"You are such a hypocrite! Beer is an escape from reality, and is worse in every way compared to ganja.
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hunzedog:
ever see the movie blow.if not for the illegality of marijuana we wouldnt have had the cocain prob in the 80's therefore no crack or pablo escobar either.
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ayipis:
wanna compare marijuana addicts versus alcoholics? it is literaly millions to one.for ever person who is chemicaly addicted to marijuana millions of people are addicted to alcohol.but why bother with facts when talking shit just feels so good.
no one needs marijuana, that is the propaganda you are being fed.heroin has that problem, marijuana not so much.
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about time this was cleared up
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MizPiz
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Studies also conclude cats aren't dogs, grass is normally green, and shit usually stinks.
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MizPiz:
Not all shit stinks actually. The first few days after a new born starts nursing, is safe for the nose. 4 days..get the mask!
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vixxxen618
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I wish I had a joint to smoke in honor of this study.
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if i smoke a joint, i cant get a decent job for up to 6 months cause of the drug test... but cocaine only stays in your system for a week or so at most. if anything, its employers who drug test that lead people to make that choice to take harder drugs.
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DisownCashValue:
Had a pal that wasn't very bright, had his grand daughter pee in a cup for him, he put it in a Visene bottle and stuck it in his shorts. At the drug test he failed, not due to weed in his system....but because he was not a GIRL.
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Sparky2U:
you are not a drug addict mr smith but you are pregnant
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dreamsenvoy
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End the drug war-a war on human consciousness
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Nephwrack
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durrr!
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Nephwrack:
Ya know....
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