10 years Jail for 1 gram Cannabis

Agreed.

you arent freeing yourself by smoking either

Why is that?

Yeah, what are you saying exactly?

Well being free would mean that you have the freedom of the choice to smoke cannabis, but if you smoke weed you aren't freeing your mind and body only encasing it on dependence and false reality. But people should have the choice to smoke if they want and not sent to jail for 10 years that is crazy.

Well being free would mean that you have the freedom of the choice to smoke cannabis, but if you smoke weed you aren't freeing your mind and body only encasing it on dependence and false reality. But people should have the choice to smoke if they want and not sent to jail for 10 years that is crazy.

Cannabis is not addictive (therefore the freedom to choose remains) and my parents who are medical marijuana patients are quite capable of perceiving actual reality, thank you very much.

same old comments i get on current. I never send it has any addictive products in it. I said dependence. I bet a pot head who smokes every day can see reality. ha

You think you aren't freeing your mind when you smoke weed? That's what smoking weed does, and it certainly doesn't make you become dependent or present an untrue reality. You only become dependent if you lack responsibility and ignore your priorities.
Smoking weed doesn't suppress your ability to be "free".

Depends on the pot head.

I mean, this is weed we're talking about, not mescaline.

Weed presents a different state of mind that is not natural human state of mind. It's like arguing that becoming drunk is a good think because it frees me of my worries. Weed is a good way for people to escape their problems instead of facing them. "You only become dependent if you lack responsibility and ignore your priorities." now how many people out in the world do you think are capable of responsibility and are able to know what their priorities are. I am in highschool and every smokes pot, it is ridiculous and i dont understand why people can defend something like this. but you have every right to, and i think the pot head should have the right to smoke pot if they choose and this person defiantly does not deserve any jail time. I dont listen to the school admin. about how pot is so bad and all that bullshit i hear from parents and what not. I make the decision myself and i have smoked before, several different times. thank you for the replies

Every day and I still see reality. Go figure.

Same here, I believe moderate use stimulates the intellect.

Why is it a problem if the state of mind is not "natural"?
It's not like arguing that being drunk is a good thing because alcohol and marijuana do not have the same effects on the body and mind.
Video games are a good way for people to escape their problems instead of facing them. So are fishing, hunting, and playing a sport. And shopping. And traveling. And working out. You have to have personal responsibility to keep doing the things you need to do so you can keep doing the things you want to do. I know loads of people who smoke every day, pass all of their classes, and work a full time job. And never fail to see reality.

The reason people defend something like pot is that there are a lot of positive uses for pot and it's a "drug" that's 100% harmless. No side effects, no risk of cancer, the only plausible threat is an allergy to the plant.
I'm glad to hear you don't take your cue from others around you, but don't judge the plant by the pot heads. Especially if they are high school pot heads.

I never said being a pot head means you can't be successful. they may not have the same effects but they both alter the thinking process. People playing a sport, or fishing that seems more of a hobby. So pot is something you like to do as a hobby? If you are smoking pot to distract your self from problems than you are living in a false reality, an illusion.

The reason i think pot is a problem because of the illusion it creates, but i like the points you bring up. thanks for the replies

Yeah smoking pot has become your reality

What exactly do you mean by illusion? Perhaps you are affected differently from myself and other people I know. Besides, I have used it in the past not to escape my problems, but to face them. I treated my depression with it when I was going through my divorce (I tried prescription meds first, but they didn't work). Pot was the only thing that let me see my situation from a different perspective (not a false one) which helped the healing process. I didn't escape my problems, I overcame them and I'm better for it. Not everyone uses pot to escape their problems.

If you reply, please do not trivialize what I said or imply that I am wrong, or lying, or naive. I am sharing my truthful experiences. I literally smoked and then sat and tried to work through my feelings. I did not try to distract myself from them. A combination of thinking about my problems while I was high and while I was sober helped me work things out.

My parents (who as I mentioned) are medical marijuana patients, so they smoke it every day. They honestly do not have any trouble perceiving reality the way it is. The only problems they escape is their pain and lack of appetite. My dad got off of prescription pain medication. Pot isn't as effective against the pain, but it is at least not addictive and is much safer.

I dont think you are wrong or that you are lying, i am still learning about the world and all that i have said is my opinion and not absolute fact. Maybe one day my opinion will change on this topic but so far it has not

I totally respect that. I'm still learning about the world too. It never ends. Thanks.

How many successful people do you know are living in a false reality, in which they are incapable of responsibility and blind of their priorities? I'm willing to bet very few.
Altering the thinking process isn't enough to make pot and alcohol similar. Having really great sex for over an hour can alter the thinking process.
Hobby? You must have not gotten my point. It's not what you're doing, it's your ability to get wrapped up in it and ignore everything else you need to do that makes those similar to pot.
You seem to think pot pulls you out of your own thoughts to a set of new, artificial ones.
This is not true. When you smoke enough pot to get over the initial feeling of being high, you find yourself very introspective, and you think at great length about all of your problems. There is no illusion, pot is quite the problem solver.
If I may inquire, can you describe for me what exactly the illusion is created by pot?

It will never end

The illusion of "free thinking". Take this example, sleeping pills have no addictive products in them, so a person uses them because they havent been able to sleep lately. Now they take one everynight before bed because it helps them sleep. Eventually the person will not be able to sleep without them because they have become dependent on the sleeping pills to make them sleep instead of facing it without any drugs. This happened to my step dad. I think people should try thinking without the perk of pot. I see it as eventually you wont be able to think that you can think without pot. This problem looks very confusing, but right now i dont have time to write it clearly. Tomorrow ill give you a better visual. But do you get the what im saying? Taking the pills day after day to sleep makes one not able to sleep without them. Also not letting them face the problem of not being able to sleep without the pills. Eventually you can fix not being able to sleep without the pills. I dont know, maybe i just dont see the purpose of smoking pot. There are a lot of pointless things we do. I just dont want to deal with it.

Yes, I see exactly what you're saying. You're saying that once used to thinking with pot, that after enough time has passed it will be perceived as harder to think without it.
Which is something to think about.

The point that you're making is a strong one: To use pot to avoid your problems is not thinking freely and is inevitably a problem. And you're 100% correct.

But smoking pot doesn't disable you from thinking clearly without it. My point about pot is it is a habit to be managed, as any enjoyable habit is. It will never inhibit you from doing anything if you don't allow it.

Well im also implying that if one isn't able to think clearly without the drugs first then they shouldnt be taking the drugs, but at the point you do not need pot if you can think cleary, unless i see now if you want that different prospective. One should not use sleeping pills unless they are able to sleep on there own at first, but why take the pills if you are already capable of sleeping without them. Thankyou for putting up some good points, you are have really given me a different look on drugs more than anyone else on this site. I still dont think people should be smoking but you have given me much to think about. I love current for giving me the opportunity to discuss things like this with others, and i thank you for your replies.

My pleasure.
Maybe one day I'll convince you.

Be sure to chime in on other marijuana related discussions.
It's not often you hear a reasonable opposition of it.

hey yep, most of current users are pot head atheist xD

This is the Maldives, not the US. Maldivians tend to have darker skin.

yes I am!

yes (i am as disgusted as you are).

Yes, even if it is a different country, it is unfair. He has actual talent as well, unlike what's-her-name. +'d.

your state department probably asked for fifteen years.

that's the problem it's not a "free" country.

I can't, but I'll drink some cannatea in his honor.

It's lit, where you at?

I assume he was arrested in the Maldives but who knows.

Says he was arrested and convicted in the Maldives in the whole article. No word on priors.

never been convicted before!he dusn harm a soul! n he was arrested in a resort in maldives

Maldives. Different country.

This guy looks to be of pretty average skin color for a Maldivian.

Excellent non-biased post.
Love those facts.
^'d

Why must everyone call it ah DRUG ? last i looked it was & still is AH PLANT !

Exactly. Completely natural plant

It becomes a drug for 2 reasons.

First cannabis has been selectively bred for years to make it stronger.
Second when it is smoked you are basically evaporating the wanted chemicals to be absorbed by your body. Many drugs come from plants and or animals.

i didn't mean any offense, my friend. im obviously for legalizing it. i think most people i know smoke that plant. :)

...for you and me...

Yeah, what's more dangerous than a reggae musician? With 1 gram of weed in his pocket? He might as well be Tony Montana.

Did you just call the police arresting him hippies?

That was a joke, right? Why the -8?

Murderers, rapists, serial killers, known child molesters walk free in this strict maldives.
And they send this guy in for a whole decade