Maybe you are the drug dealer after all? The plot thickens.
Maybe you are the drug dealer after all? The plot thickens.
starch = THICCMaybe you are the drug dealer after all? The plot thickens.
I thicken plot with starch
What's the bottom scale of that graph, number of days or times you smoked? If so I'm impressed anyone put themself other than <100 ("I didn't/don't smoke often") and 400+ ("I smoke(d) a lot")
Looks like I'm in the top 2% of former smokers, I wonder what I could have achieved and how much happier I might be today if I had had better luck and avoided it.
I refuse to believe that tp4 makes these threads while NOT on marijuana :))
I refuse to believe that tp4 makes these threads while NOT on marijuana :))
I keep wondering if this is a Republican plot to protract american low-income classes in generating blue collar labor, instead of relying on import labor.
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It's almost like the graph shows that people who clearly have a undermining relationship with rules/laws, don't really care about submission to the machine status quo?
I'm not against it or legalization, but I'm not for chronic use.
TP4 stay away from the devils lettuce.
TP4 stay away from the devils lettuce.
Yes. Tobacco is from satan
They're making weed available on the NHS starting in November it'll be interesting to see what happens. The Irish government have been making rumblings that they might do a referendum on legalising it for medicinal purposes for the last couple of years. It makes sense of cancer patients, people with siezures, arthritis sufferers etc. Maybe if they prevent doctors prescribing it to every patient that walks through the door it'll stop the place getting flooded with cheap and available weed because a lot of Irish people aren't that good with moderation.
It's almost like the graph shows that people who clearly have a undermining relationship with rules/laws, don't really care about submission to the machine status quo?
I'm not against it or legalization, but I'm not for chronic use.
A small part sure.. But, marijuana and lethargy goes hand in hand.. it comes with the territory..
It's almost like the graph shows that people who clearly have a undermining relationship with rules/laws, don't really care about submission to the machine status quo?
I'm not against it or legalization, but I'm not for chronic use.
A small part sure.. But, marijuana and lethargy goes hand in hand.. it comes with the territory..
Consumption is generally not measured to the degree other things are; think of when one might get too much caffeine. Or even when drinking alcohol, at the "buzz" point you're certainly able to use most if not all of your motorskills (do not ****ing drive.).
I definitely think it there is an overkill threshold that people meet more so than general lethargy(though there is to a degree no matter what); I know plenty of people who like to exercise/art/clean while stoned. I still side with that lethargic people are going to be lethargic. Most of my opinions are going to be blame the user in any case, instead of the object.
Where are these statistics from? It's not noted on your graph.
TP4 likes to discuss drugs. I doubt he has ever tried them though, it might change his perspective.
I've only used the devils lettuce in my early twenties - never had the desire to try anything else.
TP4 likes to discuss drugs. I doubt he has ever tried them though, it might change his perspective.
I've only used the devils lettuce in my early twenties - never had the desire to try anything else.
I am sorry TP4, that was not my intention.TP4 likes to discuss drugs. I doubt he has ever tried them though, it might change his perspective.
I've only used the devils lettuce in my early twenties - never had the desire to try anything else.
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Normally I'd say definitely. But he doesn't seem like that type to me. :D Has an apartment/a house full of computers and servers and whatnot. Not to mention all his other electrical toys he keeps talking about having purchased. :D Just doesn't seem like the hippie type.TP4 likes to discuss drugs. I doubt he has ever tried them though, it might change his perspective.
I've only used the devils lettuce in my early twenties - never had the desire to try anything else.
Must be the mystery behind the veil. I feel like psychedelics would go hand in hand with his vegan tendies
hahaha, right.Definitely a stereotype. :D
Though I don't think it's a prerequisite just a stereotype. Isn't microdosing lsd/shrooms a pretty silicon valley thing?
There you go TP, there's your excuse; to think more creatively about your problem solving. Maybe then you can get behind the smoke = less monies problem.
hahaha, right.Definitely a stereotype. :D
Though I don't think it's a prerequisite just a stereotype. Isn't microdosing lsd/shrooms a pretty silicon valley thing?
There you go TP, there's your excuse; to think more creatively about your problem solving. Maybe then you can get behind the smoke = less monies problem.
I didn't know that was a silicon valley thing, man those nerds know how to party.
hahaha, right.Definitely a stereotype. :D
Though I don't think it's a prerequisite just a stereotype. Isn't microdosing lsd/shrooms a pretty silicon valley thing?
There you go TP, there's your excuse; to think more creatively about your problem solving. Maybe then you can get behind the smoke = less monies problem.
I didn't know that was a silicon valley thing, man those nerds know how to party.
I tried watching that show.. got through 3 episodes, but the portrayal felt a little distasteful..
Not sure if it was the acting or the script..
Yes, it's really cool!
Yes, it's really cool!
Cigarettes, Cowboy Bebop, or both?
Tp4 just watched a few episodes of Cowboy Bebop..
Now Tp4 really wants to smoke cigarettes..
Now we know TP likes to smoke...
What's next? TP eating big fat steak? :eek:
i am wondering if tp's watermelons are the same as everyone else's, seems that they have strange properties. you sure those are not THC producing ones? or do they have mushrooms in them?
Makes sense TP4 am pot head :p .
Never really saw the point of it tbh, it's legal here, so about as interesting as vitamin C, except more smelly :p .
Makes sense TP4 am pot head :p .
Never really saw the point of it tbh, it's legal here, so about as interesting as vitamin C, except more smelly :p .
Makes sense TP4 am pot head :p .
Never really saw the point of it tbh, it's legal here, so about as interesting as vitamin C, except more smelly :p .
When I stop smoking for a few days I can feel my brain 'waking up.'
Makes sense TP4 am pot head :p .
Never really saw the point of it tbh, it's legal here, so about as interesting as vitamin C, except more smelly :p .
It's fantastic as a demotivator when you genuinely have nothing to do but feel guilty not doing anything. Weed gets rid of that guilty feeling of idle hands, it's perfect for lock down times.
I'm not gonna feed you some bs line about how it creativity charges you or makes things more interesting, because it doesn't. It does have a negative long term impact on clarity of thought and motivation. When I stop smoking for a few days I can feel my brain 'waking up.' It also prevents me from dreaming during sleep dead stop, but I dunno if that's a universal effect.
Not dreaming sounds right - as you go to full- deep sleep, so no dreams:) Its like a full reset of your brain. Falling a sleep in one position, then waking up is same position after 8 hours of deep sleep :)
How are your pains? Do you for example feel some pain before you smoke, then once baked, you still feel it but not as pain, but some kind of strain or fatigue?
What about CBD?
Statistically the vast majority of early life marijuana users turn into dropouts
do you really believe that old rhetoric or are you just playing devil's advocate?
Makes sense TP4 am pot head :p .wait chyros does drugs??
Never really saw the point of it tbh, it's legal here, so about as interesting as vitamin C, except more smelly :p .
What about CBD?
The british beat up china in the opium war. Lesser known but the forbes family of chicago was the opium king of america and also heavily involved. Now, flip side, there is a huge foreign (mainly russian and golden-triangle) investment influx into american marijuana.
Sigh.. in the end this is good for no one. but it's worse for america, because the average productivity of a pot-head is extremely low. Those high functioning elite pot-heads are the exception. Statistically the vast majority of early life marijuana users turn into dropouts and riff-raffs.
Economically it's honestly better we have more cigarette addicts than potheads.
If anyone doesn't see the historical parallel, best of luck.
Honestly the exact same can be said about underage kids who smoke cigarettes. They were, in my experience, almost always trouble makers or slackers.
So it's not the cannabis per se I don't believe.
During OS-Installation, Tp4 always underclocks the CPU and makes sure the minimum amount of components are connected as well as disabling non-essential motherboard functions . [/size][/color]It is actually a pretty bad idea, overall, at installation is the best time to install drivers, if the hardware is not present it will not be detected, and under-clocking the CPU would do nothing at best or exacerbate the interrupt problem if it still existed, if your CPU is unstable at stock clock well it is time for a refund.
Congrats to peeps in Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, and South Dakota on legalization!
Congrats to peeps in Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, and South Dakota on legalization!
Just to be clear to all the young people, the Primary benefit is DECRIMINALIZATION.
There are far too many black folks imprisoned by white supremacist fascists for marijuana possession.
If in the future, the result is more people Smoking Marijuana. That is Likely NOT a net positive.
It's like overturning the prohibition, You legalize alcohol / cigarettes, doesn't mean alcohol and cigarettes are suddenly healthy/good.
The positive is tons and tons of money for local government, producers, and private business owners. Moot shots everywhere, many new jobs in both the retail and scientific sectors. Nothing but great for local economies.
well to be honest i had 2 friends who started smoking marijuana only because it is illegal, and doing illegal things is cool, so maybe it could even lower usage...Congrats to peeps in Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, and South Dakota on legalization!
Just to be clear to all the young people, the Primary benefit is DECRIMINALIZATION.
There are far too many black folks imprisoned by white supremacist fascists for marijuana possession.
If in the future, the result is more people Smoking Marijuana. That is Likely NOT a net positive.
It's like overturning the prohibition, You legalize alcohol / cigarettes, doesn't mean alcohol and cigarettes are suddenly healthy/good.
well to be honest i had 2 friends who started smoking marijuana only because it is illegal, and doing illegal things is cool, so maybe it could even lower usage...
Oregon is just a ticket for smoking crack now? tp4 moving.
I think Oregon just legalized small amounts of heroin and coke... also, maybe mushrooms some place legalized mushrooms I just don't know where.
Oregon is just a ticket for smoking crack now? tp4 moving.
I wish I lived in a state where weed is legalized
You can still find mids if you go looking. Low-THC carts are great if you want to take it slow.
I wish I lived in a state where weed is legalized
Huh? Profile says that you live in Vancouver.
Although I enjoyed it a lot for many years, many years ago, at this late date in my lifetime it induces more anxiety than euphoria. I miss what I once enjoyed, and assume that it will never be the same again. Funny how that happens, since today's high is an order of magnitude more intense than it was in the 1970s (and 1980s).
I wish I lived in a state where weed is legalized
Huh? Profile says that you live in Vancouver.
Although I enjoyed it a lot for many years, many years ago, at this late date in my lifetime it induces more anxiety than euphoria. I miss what I once enjoyed, and assume that it will never be the same again. Funny how that happens, since today's high is an order of magnitude more intense than it was in the 1970s (and 1980s).
we went for a hike
experimented recently with edibles
we went for a hike
experimented recently with edibles
Twice in the last year I did it on a hike in the mountains, and that was about the best way to go. Those were the only times I have done it at all in the last 10-15 years.
Even back in the day I often prepared "edibles" for concerts and such, even before it was "a thing" .... That was the only way to realistically control it and stretch it out.
Wingnut Dishwasher's Union - My Idea of Fun
One of my favorite songs ;)
I only hope that now when UK left EU, they could legalise it here.
until it is fully legal on a federal level in the US.
I'd like to see hallucinogens legalized down the road. It would impact basically nothing negatively,No sane person does, lol.no onedoes LSD on a daily biases.
Definitely ecstacy, it probably shouldn't have been banned to begin with.
Definitely ecstacy, it probably shouldn't have been banned to begin with.
I thought it has a high probability of causing death/ heart attack.
hey pretty much like all anti depressant, isn't it? causes death, highly addictive and cause depression when you stop taking itDefinitely ecstacy, it probably shouldn't have been banned to begin with.
I thought it has a high probability of causing death/ heart attack.
It permanently affects your serotonin level, long-term users become permanently depressed due to their glands no longer working from previous overproduction. Not something you wanna mess with.
hey pretty much like all anti depressant, isn't it? causes death, highly addictive and cause depression when you stop taking itDefinitely ecstacy, it probably shouldn't have been banned to begin with.
I thought it has a high probability of causing death/ heart attack.
It permanently affects your serotonin level, long-term users become permanently depressed due to their glands no longer working from previous overproduction. Not something you wanna mess with.
People liking vegetables is the most depressing thing in the universe. How can you guys stand eating all that grass and ****?hey pretty much like all anti depressant, isn't it? causes death, highly addictive and cause depression when you stop taking itDefinitely ecstacy, it probably shouldn't have been banned to begin with.
I thought it has a high probability of causing death/ heart attack.
It permanently affects your serotonin level, long-term users become permanently depressed due to their glands no longer working from previous overproduction. Not something you wanna mess with.
Yup.. Eat veggies, they is natural antidepressant.
How can you guys stand eating all that grass and ****?
how to completely derail a thread, put TP on vegetables :)
although now the question is, is Marijuana a vegetable? :) and if so would TP stance on it would change?
Honestly the exact same can be said about underage kids who smoke cigarettes. They were, in my experience, almost always trouble makers or slackers.
So it's not the cannabis per se I don't believe.
They're both not good. neuro development does not complete until ~ age 25.
Imagine installing windows, and the the CPU is hit by enough system interrupts such that it copies the wrong code to disk.
SOME systems might come out ok if the damage is fringe code, but others can end up inoperable.
During OS-Installation, Tp4 always underclocks the CPU and makes sure the minimum amount of components are connected as well as disabling non-essential motherboard functions .
frankly all the peoples i know/knew who took marijuana did it because it was illegal just to do something illegal, i am not sure if legalization would increase the numbers, and alcohol have rather similar effects on time and productivity, so if alcohol is legal i do not see why marijuana isn't, works both way, to me both should be treated as equal.
We have more weed than anyone else here, and it's fine.You're gonna hit the blunt once and start seeing the world in imperial units.
It's like you said, it's legal here, so it's not so cool for kids to get into. It's just kinda, meh. It's mostly for the tourists.
is it the secret to understanding and working with those?We have more weed than anyone else here, and it's fine.You're gonna hit the blunt once and start seeing the world in imperial units.
It's like you said, it's legal here, so it's not so cool for kids to get into. It's just kinda, meh. It's mostly for the tourists.
Yo, like, dude. Like, feet and inches, man. Like, gallons and like, pounds, dude.is it the secret to understanding and working with those?We have more weed than anyone else here, and it's fine.You're gonna hit the blunt once and start seeing the world in imperial units.
It's like you said, it's legal here, so it's not so cool for kids to get into. It's just kinda, meh. It's mostly for the tourists.
marijuana is not as bad as the masses are presenting it.
marijuana is not as bad as the masses are presenting it.
I don't think that anyone should be denied "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" including pretty much any form of intoxication - in the comfort and safety of his own home.
But all those people who get hammered - away from home - and then feel compelled to drive home (@ midnight when you would be sleepy anyway?) are a menace to themselves and everyone who crosses their paths.
In my opinion, a "slightly drunk" driver is probably better than a "slightly stoned" driver, but after a few more the table would tilt the other way.
Stay off the road when intoxicated. PLEASE ?
marijuana is not as bad as the masses are presenting it.
I don't think that anyone should be denied "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" including pretty much any form of intoxication - in the comfort and safety of his own home.
But all those people who get hammered - away from home - and then feel compelled to drive home (@ midnight when you would be sleepy anyway?) are a menace to themselves and everyone who crosses their paths.
In my opinion, a "slightly drunk" driver is probably better than a "slightly stoned" driver, but after a few more the table would tilt the other way.
Stay off the road when intoxicated. PLEASE ?
That's true. I cant imagine myself driving when being high. It "over exposure" all your feelings to the level where you cant do much, especially motoric behaviors are crippled.
Walking then is fun :)
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People like to hear good things about their bad habits.
People like to hear good things about their bad habits.
eg - the deliciousness of non-vegan food
People like to hear good things about their bad habits.
eg - the deliciousness of non-vegan food
I've had some delicious Vegan-fied Chocolate Cake, surprised the hell out of me - so it is possible to make something taste good w/ a vegan pallet
But again depends on the chef/baker of said goods.
I've had some delicious Vegan-fied Chocolate Cake, surprised the hell out of me - so it is possible to make something taste good w/ a vegan pallet
But again depends on the chef/baker of said goods.
But I'm afraid neither UK nor EU will legalize it until it is fully legal on a federal level in the US. None of our spineless politicians would want to risk their careers going against Uncle Sam.
But I'm afraid neither UK nor EU will legalize it until it is fully legal on a federal level in the US. None of our spineless politicians would want to risk their careers going against Uncle Sam.
Maybe I'm just about to eat my words...
Apparently, the soon-to-be German government coalition is kinda serious about legalizing it. They're still pretty vague about everything, but this is probably the closest Germany has been to legalization ever since it was criminalized in the first place.
I'm cautiously optimistic.
It's funny to read the title of the topic. Marijuana is good when it is used in medicine, but not in other cases. I was just writing a marijuana legalization essay in college, you can click this (https://studydriver.com/marijuana-legalization-essay/) for more details. Every year more and more countries implement legalization. We all perfectly understand that there will be people who will use it for other purposes.
(Attachment Link)What does that X axis indicate? Joints smoked? Pounds of THC consumed? It's kinda important to get a frame of reference if you're trying to make a point my guy.
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Today Singapore authorities hanged a man for "conspiring" to bring 1 (one) kilo of cannabis into the country. The smuggling attempt was not even successful.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/singapore-executes-man-for-trafficking-two-pounds-of-cannabis/ar-AA1alNdb (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/singapore-executes-man-for-trafficking-two-pounds-of-cannabis/ar-AA1alNdb)
Weed should be legal all over the world...
the negative impact on education attainment and future income is enormous.
In what way does it work?Today Singapore authorities hanged a man for "conspiring" to bring 1 (one) kilo of cannabis into the country. The smuggling attempt was not even successful.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/singapore-executes-man-for-trafficking-two-pounds-of-cannabis/ar-AA1alNdb (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/singapore-executes-man-for-trafficking-two-pounds-of-cannabis/ar-AA1alNdb)
They have the absolute best drug policy in the world. Draconian, but IT WORKS.
Don't use that cocaine or marijuana, because that stuff is highly addictive
When people become weed-heads
They become sluggish, lazy, stupid, and unconcerned
Sluggish, lazy, stupid, and unconcerned
That's all marijuana does to you, okay?
In what way does it work?
They have the absolute best drug policy in the world. Draconian, but IT WORKS.
people are confounding
"freedom to use recreational drugs"
with
"recreational drugs = good"
they are very different. the negative impact on education attainment and future income is enormous.
people are confounding
"freedom to use recreational drugs"
with
"recreational drugs = good"
they are very different. the negative impact on education attainment and future income is enormous.
I've seen the studies that have made a correlation between heavy cannabis use and worse monetary outcomes for families.
My question is this: is marijuana the thing causing this wealth disparity, or is it just more likely that people without much money in the first place turn to drugs for entertainment, particularly in countries where those drugs are illegal and unregulated?
In other words, which way does the correlation go? Drugs make it more likely for you to be poor, or poor people are more likely to use drugs?
Same can be asked about mental health outcomes: does pot make it more likely that you have anxiety, or do people with anxiety have a higher chance of attempting self medication with marijuana?
I genuinely don't know how someone living in the 2020's can go through each week without smoking, drinking, or some sort of substance in their downtime when the news scrolls and dark thoughts are at their loudest.
Are we living on the same planet here? How can you bare to go through this absolute ****show of a time stone cold sober? Something's ****ing wrong with you.
some sort of substance in their downtime
This tears at the fabric of society, because it removes a core level of interdependence
some sort of substance in their downtime
This tears at the fabric of society, because it removes a core level of interdependence
Mankind is a society and individuals have traditionally supported one another, either directly one-to-one, or collectively as a society.
The morbidly wealthy in the US have become willing to allow (if not actually encourage) the collapse of our union just as long as they don't have to contribute any of their money to support it.
I genuinely don't know how someone living in the 2020's can go through each week without smoking, drinking, or some sort of substance in their downtime when the news scrolls and dark thoughts are at their loudest.
Are we living on the same planet here? How can you bare to go through this absolute ****show of a time stone cold sober? Something's ****ing wrong with you.
Drug use is heavily interconnected with the stress cycle. When you are stressed, your brain calculates the Least-Costly action which will relieve stress.
The presence of recreational substances in the world is a Short-Circuit situation.
Instead of improving life, and relieving stress "the long way", life style changes, introspection, education, family connection, SUBSTANCES makes those things "Temporarily" Obsolete.
You can feel better, absent all the hard work. This tears at the fabric of society, because it removes a core level of interdependence and MONITORING within the collective.
If we don't somehow curtail refined hedonism which encompasses (almost all capitalist products), the planet will end humanity and reboot.
Our opportunity window is only 5 - 15 years at this point, before climate change run-away effect become insurmountable
We are today, right now, currently at the TAIL END of the anthropocene extinction event. 50% of all wide vertebrates died between 1970 and 2014.
Approximately 80% total have already died. Bees die, Ants die, WE DIE.
YES Tp4 is stressed, but doing best to not purchase any electronics, and work the long game.
I don't think that being straight laced has done much to keep your stress levels in check, based on the world view you're presenting here. If only there were some way for you to step back and unwind for a bit...
Isn't the whole reason why marijuana was/is so highly criminalised that Nixon or Reagan or some other Republican basically wanted to lock up the part of the public that voted Democrat? (you can't vote in prison) Don't think it had anything to do with actual ill effects of marijuana itself.
At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
Isn't the whole reason why marijuana was/is so highly criminalised that Nixon or Reagan or some other Republican basically wanted to lock up the part of the public that voted Democrat? (you can't vote in prison) Don't think it had anything to do with actual ill effects of marijuana itself.
At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
Isn't the whole reason why marijuana was/is so highly criminalised that Nixon or Reagan or some other Republican basically wanted to lock up the part of the public that voted Democrat? (you can't vote in prison) Don't think it had anything to do with actual ill effects of marijuana itself.
That is partially true, but the number of potential voters behind bars is trivial. The real impetus was to fabricate and stoke a "moral panic" and frame "liberals" as the ones who wanted to promote hedonistic "lifestyles" while Republicans were the "Guardians of the Nation" ....At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
Personally, I am generally willing to accept most behaviors - as long as - you do not endanger others, but in the US, with our tremendous "sprawl", driving a car is almost a necessity. And in the wrong hands a moving vehicle is certainly a dangerous weapon.
Intoxicants for recreational use should be available to adults, but driving a car while impared is simply unacceptable.
Personally, I am generally willing to accept most behaviors - as long as - you do not endanger others, but in the US, with our tremendous "sprawl", driving a car is almost a necessity. And in the wrong hands a moving vehicle is certainly a dangerous weapon.
Intoxicants for recreational use should be available to adults, but driving a car while impaired is simply unacceptable.
Personally, I am generally willing to accept most behaviors - as long as - you do not endanger others, but in the US, with our tremendous "sprawl", driving a car is almost a necessity. And in the wrong hands a moving vehicle is certainly a dangerous weapon.
Intoxicants for recreational use should be available to adults, but driving a car while impaired is simply unacceptable.
There's a debate on this, because At What Point is the action endangering, Others.
There are 4 pillars holding up a bridge. They can be operating at 50% capacity each and the bridge would not fall. EXCEPT on the day by chance there were too many trucks.
The extra capacity of each pillar is a Necessary Buffer against unforeseen outcomes, which by rules of limited consciousness will always occur, and is always catastrophic.
Every unenlightened/uncontrolled/unplanned diversion weakens the collective.
This isn't to say rules can never be bent or modified, but the collective capacity is always in play.
One extra person worth of man power or Brain-Power might be the difference between a power plant exploding.
In the case of most Recreational Substances, it is similar to leaving Performance on the table or Squandering it.
There should be a way of medicating <recreation-ally> that produces minimal harm. but such a system would require quite alot of engineering, and it's empirically true that for the majority of humans, Self-Monitoring/Control is inadequate. Proof- Kensington Philadelphia
I think the US could've worked with public transport as well which is considerably less polluting but that's another matter. In any case, I want to stress that if you haven't done MDMA yet, you may think it different from what it actually does. Definitely don't drive with it on by any means, but it doesn't make you feel "drunk" or anything, in fact you're extremely lucid.At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
Personally, I am generally willing to accept most behaviors - as long as - you do not endanger others, but in the US, with our tremendous "sprawl", driving a car is almost a necessity. And in the wrong hands a moving vehicle is certainly a dangerous weapon.
Intoxicants for recreational use should be available to adults, but driving a car while impared is simply unacceptable.
I think the US could've worked with public transport as well which is considerably less polluting but that's another matter. In any case, I want to stress that if you haven't done MDMA yet, you may think it different from what it actually does. Definitely don't drive with it on by any means, but it doesn't make you feel "drunk" or anything, in fact you're extremely lucid.At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
Personally, I am generally willing to accept most behaviors - as long as - you do not endanger others, but in the US, with our tremendous "sprawl", driving a car is almost a necessity. And in the wrong hands a moving vehicle is certainly a dangerous weapon.
Intoxicants for recreational use should be available to adults, but driving a car while impared is simply unacceptable.
That said, I think it should be a cultural faux pas to drive under the influence of anything really. So if you want to do drugs, make sure you don't have to drive back.
gut urban cores and spread out the population
gut urban cores and spread out the population
"Urban renewal" was not a cause but a reaction. After WW2 an average car cost half an average employee's annual wages and an average house cost twice a year's pay.
Gasoline cost about $0.25 per gallon and cars allowed easy and cheap commutes to work, so why buy a small house on a quarter acre lot in the city when you could have a house and yard twice as large (or more) for the same price - in exchange for a 10 mile commute to work? The majority of people who could gladly opted for the green grass and fresh air.
Remember that the interstate system was Eisenhower's dream project and as the new highways passed through cities they were obviously going to be routed through the poorest areas closest to the center of town.
I think the US could've worked with public transport as well which is considerably less polluting but that's another matter. In any case, I want to stress that if you haven't done MDMA yet, you may think it different from what it actually does. Definitely don't drive with it on by any means, but it doesn't make you feel "drunk" or anything, in fact you're extremely lucid.At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
Personally, I am generally willing to accept most behaviors - as long as - you do not endanger others, but in the US, with our tremendous "sprawl", driving a car is almost a necessity. And in the wrong hands a moving vehicle is certainly a dangerous weapon.
Intoxicants for recreational use should be available to adults, but driving a car while impared is simply unacceptable.
That said, I think it should be a cultural faux pas to drive under the influence of anything really. So if you want to do drugs, make sure you don't have to drive back.
I think the US could've worked with public transport as well which is considerably less polluting but that's another matter. In any case, I want to stress that if you haven't done MDMA yet, you may think it different from what it actually does. Definitely don't drive with it on by any means, but it doesn't make you feel "drunk" or anything, in fact you're extremely lucid.At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
Personally, I am generally willing to accept most behaviors - as long as - you do not endanger others, but in the US, with our tremendous "sprawl", driving a car is almost a necessity. And in the wrong hands a moving vehicle is certainly a dangerous weapon.
Intoxicants for recreational use should be available to adults, but driving a car while impared is simply unacceptable.
That said, I think it should be a cultural faux pas to drive under the influence of anything really. So if you want to do drugs, make sure you don't have to drive back.
in places like NYC its basically a necessity unless you wanna take 3 hrs to get anywhere, walking or taking the train is the norm since everything is so close and compact.
then in a city like mine (used to have a metro back in the day, before i was born even) where everything is so far that u will not survive without a car
People who own cars in NYC have something wrong with their brains. Many will spend upwards of an hour each week just sitting in their car outside their abode so they can minimally move it for the street sweeper and get their spot back. They don't drive anywhere, or otherwise ever use their car. They just want that particular parking spot forever. Legit brain disease.
If you are living in NYC you can afford to rent a car for the weekend, or when you need one. You don't need to perpetually save a space for a vehicle you only use half a dozen times a year! Idiots.
I think the US could've worked with public transport as well which is considerably less polluting but that's another matter. In any case, I want to stress that if you haven't done MDMA yet, you may think it different from what it actually does. Definitely don't drive with it on by any means, but it doesn't make you feel "drunk" or anything, in fact you're extremely lucid.At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
Personally, I am generally willing to accept most behaviors - as long as - you do not endanger others, but in the US, with our tremendous "sprawl", driving a car is almost a necessity. And in the wrong hands a moving vehicle is certainly a dangerous weapon.
Intoxicants for recreational use should be available to adults, but driving a car while impared is simply unacceptable.
That said, I think it should be a cultural faux pas to drive under the influence of anything really. So if you want to do drugs, make sure you don't have to drive back.
in places like NYC its basically a necessity unless you wanna take 3 hrs to get anywhere, walking or taking the train is the norm since everything is so close and compact.
then in a city like mine (used to have a metro back in the day, before i was born even) where everything is so far that u will not survive without a car
People who own cars in NYC have something wrong with their brains. Many will spend upwards of an hour each week just sitting in their car outside their abode so they can minimally move it for the street sweeper and get their spot back. They don't drive anywhere, or otherwise ever use their car. They just want that particular parking spot forever. Legit brain disease.
If you are living in NYC you can afford to rent a car for the weekend, or when you need one. You don't need to perpetually save a space for a vehicle you only use half a dozen times a year! Idiots.
this is part of the reason i wanna live in NYC lol. when i visited recently it was pretty much necessary to walk everywhere but i actually liked that. it felt like i got to engage more with the city (and the less graceful parts) and the best part is that i got exercise and i actually felt really good and energized when i was there.
this is part of the reason i wanna live in NYC lol. when i visited recently it was pretty much necessary to walk everywhere but i actually liked that. it felt like i got to engage more with the city (and the less graceful parts) and the best part is that i got exercise and i actually felt really good and energized when i was there.
I feel the same way when it comes to the CBD of melbourne, definitely way better than the suburb I live in, which really has no amenities for someone like me. It basically requires a car to get to essential places like a doctors office or supermarket and I can't drive.
For Uni I may move up near the city, which would be great for me, hope that happens.
Isn't the whole reason why marijuana was/is so highly criminalised that Nixon or Reagan or some other Republican basically wanted to lock up the part of the public that voted Democrat? (you can't vote in prison) Don't think it had anything to do with actual ill effects of marijuana itself.
At times it feels like my own government is trying to keep the drug mafia here in business by keeping MDMA illegal which is 100% horse****.
drug laws in the US are from deep seated racism
drug laws in the US are from deep seated racism
What happened in the 1960s was drived from what happened in the 1930s, but Nixon's personal demons were coming out strong.
https://eji.org/news/nixon-war-on-drugs-designed-to-criminalize-black-people/ (https://eji.org/news/nixon-war-on-drugs-designed-to-criminalize-black-people/)
TL:DR -
"by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities"
But I'm afraid neither UK nor EU will legalize it until it is fully legal on a federal level in the US. None of our spineless politicians would want to risk their careers going against Uncle Sam.
Maybe I'm just about to eat my words...
Apparently, the soon-to-be German government coalition is kinda serious about legalizing it. They're still pretty vague about everything, but this is probably the closest Germany has been to legalization ever since it was criminalized in the first place.
I'm cautiously optimistic.
But I'm afraid neither UK nor EU will legalize it until it is fully legal on a federal level in the US. None of our spineless politicians would want to risk their careers going against Uncle Sam.
Maybe I'm just about to eat my words...
Apparently, the soon-to-be German government coalition is kinda serious about legalizing it. They're still pretty vague about everything, but this is probably the closest Germany has been to legalization ever since it was criminalized in the first place.
I'm cautiously optimistic.
They took their sweet time, but they did it! From April 1st, German citizens are allowed to:
- own 50g of dried buds
- carry 25g
- consume at home
- consume in public as long as there is no school/kindergarten or such nearby
- grow up to 3 plants at home
So it's not a full legalization, but a big step towards freedom.