Well, I do kind of like the smell and taste, but I wouldn't smoke it just for that. Drug prohibition has made sure that that would be way too damn expensive. Though if they did have some sort of cheap zero-THC blueberry or sour diesel I might vaporize it, if only as a novelty...It certainly wouldn't be a replacement for anybody though.
Lol, I suppose. Well, may I ask you why you indulge? I'd like to know the reasons, if its' not to get the sensation of being stoned. I know that some people use it to try and gain introspection, but to me, that sort of seems like a shortcut to actually working it out on your own. That's not a popular opinion, but it's mine.
As for alcohol, I didn't mean like rubbing alcohol. A shot of whisky can do wonders to an upset stomach. Whether it's actually settling the stomach or just making me not feel it I don't know, but it'd take more than that dose to give me even a slight buzz. The only difference between medicinal and recreational usage is the size of the dose.
.... really? I've never seen alcohol used in hospitals, or as a recommended prescription. I really do think there is a difference between recreational drugs and medicinal ones. But I think that if MJ is legalized at all, it would best be served as a medicinal one. It could help far more people in that way than it would otherwise.
Would you prefer to get some beer at the grocery store, or would you prefer to buy some of my bathtub gin? The only smoker I know who wouldn't immediately jump to buying it from a legal store is a fellow who's brother happens to have a hell of a green thumb. Besides, if it were legal, prices would plummet and most dealers would be out of business. Look at CA. If AB390 passes (which would legalize cannabis in California with a $50/oz tax), it has been predicted that the price before tax would fall to about 10 bucks and ounce. Even with taxes, that's close to 1/4 the current black market price of decent-quality marijuana. Dealers would have to produce huge amounts to make anything close to a decent profit, especially with all the folks running to legal channels for the variety and legal safety they would offer.'
I suppose you're right. It would be much safer to be able to buy it from someone in the know. However, when I was in Amsterdam, no one actually told me how strong things were, how much to take, what sort of thing it was. I was blindsided when I tried it.
As for the last point, I have no idea what to say. I don't actually no anybody who smokes weed because it's "cool". If they were doing drugs because they were cool and illegal, it wouldn't be weed. It's just too accepted over here to be "cool" anymore.
In Amsterdam, where weed is legal, I saw that they had sort of "moved on" from weed... and were selling back alley E and shrooms. Sure, MJ was legal... but it sort of paved the way for other sorts of illegal crap. This small experience is why I ask the question. If it stopped at weed in Amsterdam, I probably wouldn't feel that way. If Amsterdam was a clean city, the streets were taken care of, the general maintenance actually kept up, I wouldn't see legalization of weed as a bad thing. If they were able to have weed, and also make it livable for everyone, I'd probably be all for it, because I would see that there is no difference between a city of legalized weed versus a city without. Do you understand what I mean?
)? THC is THC, honey. There's no magical force field here that prevents botany and selective breeding of plants. Just because you happen to have a handful of friends who smoke nonstop doesn't mean they represent every cannabis user ever.
