Do you smoke tobacco ?

[Nikolai]

No, I would not. I have close family that is deep into that ****. My best friend's parents was deep into it, almost ruining him. But that was not the topic here. And pot IS serious. It often begins there.

[Thoth]

As I said, it seems to be a language issue. Drug in norwegian = illegal. Intoxicant = not illegal. I checked the dictionary on the relevant words in norwegian -> english, easy mistake to make.

All intoxicants are drugs, but not all drugs are intoxicants.

Legality has SFA to do with whether or not a substance is a drug or not.

[Thoth]

No, I would not. I have close family that is deep into that ****. My best friend's parents was deep into it, almost ruining him. But that was not the topic here. And pot IS serious. It often begins there.

Pot is as serious as alcohol.

Both are relatively harmless when used in moderation.

Both will seriously **** up your life if you abuse them.

[Nikolai]

Pot is as serious as alcohol.

Both are relatively harmless when used in moderation.

Both will seriously **** up your life if you abuse them.

That's not what the addicts themselves say. Not what the experts say either.

[notyoueither]

Some 'expert' says that alcohol abuse cannot seriously **** up your life?

[SlowwHand]

I'd quit alcohol before I'd quit pot, and both are already at very limited use. Cigarettes, they're insidious. People my age didn't know. Everyone in movies and on television smoked. We smoked in groceries, movie theaters, restaurants...everywhere. It was earth moving when companies were required to put "May Be Hazardous To Your Health" on the side of the pack. NOW, they're talking about putting graphic images on packs of cigarettes. Hit it or pass it. Pot wins.

[Felch]

No, I would not. I have close family that is deep into that ****. My best friend's parents was deep into it, almost ruining him. But that was not the topic here. And pot IS serious. It often begins there.

[Nikolai]

Yeah, just laugh at others' problems, real grown up of you.

[Nikolai]

Some 'expert' says that alcohol abuse cannot seriously **** up your life?

Learn to read. I get sick of you guys ridiculing serious business and others' suffering.

[Felch]

Yeah, just laugh at others' problems, real grown up of you.

Sorry, I shouldn't have included the first part of that. I was laughing at the end, "pot IS serious." that bit. Obviously, people can really have their lives screwed up by drugs, but pot isn't that sort of thing. Having your life screwed up by pot is more like having your life screwed up by TV and fast food. It can happen, but it's not as dramatic as meth or prescription pills.

So again, sorry about your friend, but I think that your opinion on cannabis is laughable.

[onodera]

Sorry, I shouldn't have included the first part of that. I was laughing at the end, "pot IS serious." that bit. Obviously, people can really have their lives screwed up by drugs, but pot isn't that sort of thing. Having your life screwed up by pot is more like having your life screwed up by TV and fast food. It can happen, but it's not as dramatic as meth or prescription pills.

So again, sorry about your friend, but I think that your opinion on cannabis is laughable.

That's what government propaganda does to you. It's like arguing with MarkG about Macedonia or with HC about Republicans. They don't see what's wrong with the debate.

[notyoueither]

Learn to read. I get sick of you guys ridiculing serious business and others' suffering.

Learn to relax. I read you quite fine. You might expect some questioning when you make sweeping statements that contradict the knowledge and experiences of a large number of people you are conversing with.