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I have a medical marijuana card. =) I guess that makes me biased, but I do use it for anxiety.
 
Legalizing it is the next step, in my opinion. There's a lot of reasons.
 
1. Marijuana is one of the least dangerous drugs around. 0 recorded deaths from overdose. Ya know how many tylenol has had in the past year? More than I really care to think about. The amount of weed that would cause someone to overdose is several hundred times their body weight. So.
 
2. Marijuana is a cash crop. Whether people like to admit it or not, our economy is struggling, and marijuana could change that. Not only could the government tax medical marijuana, but hemp could replace surplus of corn and wheat and make a ton of money for the world. Farmers especially would see the benefits of it.
 
3. Stop filling our jails. Too many people are being imprisoned for the petty possession and paraphanelia charges. Saves money, and keeps people's lives in check.
 
4. Weed is a fairly positive medication. I know I was taking a medication for anxiety, one for depression, one for appetite, one for insomnia, and one for nausea. Now I smoke pot and don't have to take any pills. Honestly, paranoia and all of the negative side effects happen your first few times smoking. I know I felt them, but pushed through and continued to use it medicinally. And it's really helped.
 
5. Any one who lets marijuana demotivate them wasn't really all that motivated in the first place. I can't even function without weed, so when I smoke, it makes me a more productive person.
 
 
Uh, actually marijuana has been shown to help with mental illnesses, anxiety, depression etc. Oh, and what you're talking about at the beginning is what would happen if a developing CHILD smoked weed. If we're putting the age limit at 18 for medical use and 21 for recreational use, the chances of the brain's development being stunted disappear because, well, the brain is developed. That's the same reason we have a drinking age. So that the brain isn't harmed.
 
Anyway, everyone who's posted anything negative about weed is sadly misinformed. Marijuana is frequently cited as a treatment for asthma and other breathing disorders. Anything saying that marijuana is as bad as cigarettes, that's wrong. Cigarettes have a bunch of additives to help them cross the blood-brain barrier faster. Ever smoked out of a hookah? It's still tobacco, but without additives, so it doesn't give you a stimulant effect, and passes to your brain a lot slower. Marijuana is also free of these additives, a bunch of which are carcinogens.
 
To person saying she doesn't like full time stoners. HEY! I smoke weed all the time and I'm a pretty productive member of society. Actually, if I'm NOT stoned, I have severe anxiety that most of the time prevents me from even leaving the house. At least with weed I can do my own grocery shopping.
 
I guess I am just more open to this because I grew up in Colorado and then moved to California. I lived in Boulder, Co, which is probably the best place ever, and everyone there is so nice and carefree because they all smoke pot. The cops aren't worried about arresting you for smoking a bowl. Living in a hippy town, I think, would greatly change the opinions of everyone here.
 
Okay rant over/

I have a medical marijuana card. =) I guess that makes me biased, but I do use it for anxiety.
 
Legalizing it is the next step, in my opinion. There's a lot of reasons.
 
1. Marijuana is one of the least dangerous drugs around. 0 recorded deaths from overdose. Ya know how many tylenol has had in the past year? More than I really care to think about. The amount of weed that would cause someone to overdose is several hundred times their body weight. So.
 
2. Marijuana is a cash crop. Whether people like to admit it or not, our economy is struggling, and marijuana could change that. Not only could the government tax medical marijuana, but hemp could replace surplus of corn and wheat and make a ton of money for the world. Farmers especially would see the benefits of it.
 
3. Stop filling our jails. Too many people are being imprisoned for the petty possession and paraphanelia charges. Saves money, and keeps people's lives in check.
 
4. Weed is a fairly positive medication. I know I was taking a medication for anxiety, one for depression, one for appetite, one for insomnia, and one for nausea. Now I smoke pot and don't have to take any pills. Honestly, paranoia and all of the negative side effects happen your first few times smoking. I know I felt them, but pushed through and continued to use it medicinally. And it's really helped.
 
5. Any one who lets marijuana demotivate them wasn't really all that motivated in the first place. I can't even function without weed, so when I smoke, it makes me a more productive person.
 
 
Uh, actually marijuana has been shown to help with mental illnesses, anxiety, depression etc. Oh, and what you're talking about at the beginning is what would happen if a developing CHILD smoked weed. If we're putting the age limit at 18 for medical use and 21 for recreational use, the chances of the brain's development being stunted disappear because, well, the brain is developed. That's the same reason we have a drinking age. So that the brain isn't harmed.
 
Anyway, everyone who's posted anything negative about weed is sadly misinformed. Marijuana is frequently cited as a treatment for asthma and other breathing disorders. Anything saying that marijuana is as bad as cigarettes, that's wrong. Cigarettes have a bunch of additives to help them cross the blood-brain barrier faster. Ever smoked out of a hookah? It's still tobacco, but without additives, so it doesn't give you a stimulant effect, and passes to your brain a lot slower. Marijuana is also free of these additives, a bunch of which are carcinogens.
 
To person saying she doesn't like full time stoners. HEY! I smoke weed all the time and I'm a pretty productive member of society. Actually, if I'm NOT stoned, I have severe anxiety that most of the time prevents me from even leaving the house. At least with weed I can do my own grocery shopping.
 
I guess I am just more open to this because I grew up in Colorado and then moved to California. I lived in Boulder, Co, which is probably the best place ever, and everyone there is so nice and carefree because they all smoke pot. The cops aren't worried about arresting you for smoking a bowl. Living in a hippy town, I think, would greatly change the opinions of everyone here.
 
Okay rant over/

I JUST GOT MY FIRST FLASH GAME TROPHY! Gold in feed florg omg.

I JUST GOT MY FIRST FLASH GAME TROPHY! Gold in feed florg omg.

I JUST GOT MY FIRST FLASH GAME TROPHY! Gold in feed florg omg.

I JUST GOT MY FIRST FLASH GAME TROPHY! Gold in feed florg omg.

As an update: We have not smoked since we quit, and neither have us have been using the gum since day two. =) So It looks like quitting was a great success.
 
Also, I feel less anxious and I sleep like a rock now.
 
This was the best decision I've ever made.

Omg, yeah stuff tastes SOOOOOOO much better. The other day I ate some Sour Patch Kids and was overwhelmed by the flavor of them. I was used to them tasting kind of bland, to be honest.
 
And the thing I was worried about most was the weight gain and there's been none of that because we've been penny pinching for food. I'm happy we quit when we did, because money was tight this month even without paying 5 bucks every two days.

Omg, yeah stuff tastes SOOOOOOO much better. The other day I ate some Sour Patch Kids and was overwhelmed by the flavor of them. I was used to them tasting kind of bland, to be honest.
 
And the thing I was worried about most was the weight gain and there's been none of that because we've been penny pinching for food. I'm happy we quit when we did, because money was tight this month even without paying 5 bucks every two days.

As an update: We have not smoked since we quit, and neither have us have been using the gum since day two. =) So It looks like quitting was a great success.
 
Also, I feel less anxious and I sleep like a rock now.
 
This was the best decision I've ever made.

Omg, yeah stuff tastes SOOOOOOO much better. The other day I ate some Sour Patch Kids and was overwhelmed by the flavor of them. I was used to them tasting kind of bland, to be honest.
 
And the thing I was worried about most was the weight gain and there's been none of that because we've been penny pinching for food. I'm happy we quit when we did, because money was tight this month even without paying 5 bucks every two days.

Omg, yeah stuff tastes SOOOOOOO much better. The other day I ate some Sour Patch Kids and was overwhelmed by the flavor of them. I was used to them tasting kind of bland, to be honest.
 
And the thing I was worried about most was the weight gain and there's been none of that because we've been penny pinching for food. I'm happy we quit when we did, because money was tight this month even without paying 5 bucks every two days.

As an update: We have not smoked since we quit, and neither have us have been using the gum since day two. =) So It looks like quitting was a great success.
 
Also, I feel less anxious and I sleep like a rock now.
 
This was the best decision I've ever made.

As an update: We have not smoked since we quit, and neither have us have been using the gum since day two. =) So It looks like quitting was a great success.
 
Also, I feel less anxious and I sleep like a rock now.
 
This was the best decision I've ever made.

As an update: We have not smoked since we quit, and neither have us have been using the gum since day two. =) So It looks like quitting was a great success.
 
Also, I feel less anxious and I sleep like a rock now.
 
This was the best decision I've ever made.

Been listening to Incubus and a lot of Marilyn Manson. Going to see him in about a month, so I figured I should brush up on his current setlist. =)

Incidentally, it's also possible to overdose accidentally on pretty much EVERY over the counter or prescription medication existing. Yet marijuana is practically impossible to over dose on.

Incidentally, it's also possible to overdose accidentally on pretty much EVERY over the counter or prescription medication existing. Yet marijuana is practically impossible to over dose on.

1) Should guns be legal at all? (If you don't think so, then I can guess your answers to the rest of these questions.)
- Yes. America is based pretty firmly on the ability to protect yourself by owning fire arms.
2) Should assault weapons (semi-automatic, automatic, whatever) be legal? Any specific guns that should not be legal? Limits on magazines?
- No. The whole point of owning a gun in this country is either to hunt, or to protect yourself. Nothing that can mow down 20 children should be sold legally. My personal opinion is that the only gun an anverage citizen would need is a shotgun that requires reload each shot. if someone is threatening you, a shotgun is more than enough to take them down and call the police. Hunting is different and I understand, but to buy weapons with more than one round, you should be required to go through an extensive back ground check and get a permit. Nobody needs the type of weapons that have been harming so many people in the last year. I myself was quite surprised when I saw the weapon on television. I can't believe it is legal right now to buy a weapon that is obviously meant to kill a large amount of people.
3) Should there be a national registry enforced on all gun sales? What about private gun owners selling their guns or giving them to someone else?
 
4) Open carry, concealed carry, or no carry at all?
 
Open carry is fine. Concealed carry should require a permit. I understand if someone wants to have their gun with them in the car is they live in the ghetto. I grew up in a pretty scary neighborhood, and I know my mom always carried a handgun with a permit. Might have saved our lives a couple times. However, I do believe the back ground checks required to get a concealed weapons license should be a lot more extensive.
 
5) Background checks? If so, what exactly should we check for? (What crimes should disqualify someone from buying a gun? What mental illnesses should disqualify someone?)
- Personally, I think the back ground checks should go back for your whole criminal history. Any crime with violent indications, (breaking/entering, battery, assault, etc.) should not be allowed to owna weapon. Also, any felony charge should be a disqualification, even if it's not violent. Any mental illness should disqualify someone. The guy who killed those kids had asperger's syndrome, which is a generally non-violent disorder. Practically, he had mild autism. But he ended up shooting people. And I think that to do everything we can to prevent violence in the future, we should only allow people with no history of mental illness/brain disorders to own fire arms.
 
6) Why do you think America has such a huge problem with gun violence compared with other countries? I would love to hear input from people from other countries. (But be nice :-P)
 
America has such a huge problem with it because owning guns is in our constitutional rights. We're one a few countries to have it written into our constitution. The right to own weapons has shaped this country a large amount. It's just a part of America. Add in a government who does not try to help it's poorest residents, and who allows the inner city to fall into disarray, and you end up with gun violence. In fact, you end up with more violence in general. It's because violence is one of the few ways out for people in a bad position. Robbery, gang violence, etc, are all results of not taking care of our poorest. And that's why Americans kill so many Americans.

Doctor Who Convention? *drools*
 
I'm stoked to see him. His set list right now includes a song that he's NEVER played live. And it's about columbine, which happened in the state I grew up in. I'll likely cry when he sings it. <3
 
As for moving, congratulations. I love my bf, but I don't have much of a social life because I hitch hiked from Colorado to California and never really made too many friends here other than travelling kids. So hopefully we'll be moving soon, but until then, the internet is my only connection to friends. =(

I bought tickets early this year and they came in the mail today! Then I looked at the calendar and realized it is exactly one month away! So stoked that it makes me want the month to just fly by.
 
Whatchu stoked for TDN?

That's awesome! I saw him live a couple years back in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and it was definitely in my top 3 of live performances that I have seen. Amazing. Hope you have a great time!
 
As far as what I am looking forward to - Moving back to Pittsburgh in about 3 weeks. We moved to Philadelphia at the end of May last year for my husband's job. My daughter was only a month old and it was really tough. Being here as a stay at home momma with no friends and him having to travel for work has been really lonely and quite the adjustment. But in 3 weeks it'll be over! So excited!

You probably just happened to smoke a strain that promotes energy. Sativas tend to do this kind of thing.
 
And trust me, having done speed, the way you feel on weed is nothing like speed.

I brought up the fact that a basic dosage of marijuana has been shown to NOT effect driving skills. In simulators, people who'd injested a dose of THC drove just as well as sober people.
 
And nobody wants to see me drive not under the influence of weed. I'd probably have a panic attack and accidentally kill everyone on the road.

I have a medical marijuana card. =) I guess that makes me biased, but I do use it for anxiety.
 
Legalizing it is the next step, in my opinion. There's a lot of reasons.
 
1. Marijuana is one of the least dangerous drugs around. 0 recorded deaths from overdose. Ya know how many tylenol has had in the past year? More than I really care to think about. The amount of weed that would cause someone to overdose is several hundred times their body weight. So.
 
2. Marijuana is a cash crop. Whether people like to admit it or not, our economy is struggling, and marijuana could change that. Not only could the government tax medical marijuana, but hemp could replace surplus of corn and wheat and make a ton of money for the world. Farmers especially would see the benefits of it.
 
3. Stop filling our jails. Too many people are being imprisoned for the petty possession and paraphanelia charges. Saves money, and keeps people's lives in check.
 
4. Weed is a fairly positive medication. I know I was taking a medication for anxiety, one for depression, one for appetite, one for insomnia, and one for nausea. Now I smoke pot and don't have to take any pills. Honestly, paranoia and all of the negative side effects happen your first few times smoking. I know I felt them, but pushed through and continued to use it medicinally. And it's really helped.
 
5. Any one who lets marijuana demotivate them wasn't really all that motivated in the first place. I can't even function without weed, so when I smoke, it makes me a more productive person.
 
 
Uh, actually marijuana has been shown to help with mental illnesses, anxiety, depression etc. Oh, and what you're talking about at the beginning is what would happen if a developing CHILD smoked weed. If we're putting the age limit at 18 for medical use and 21 for recreational use, the chances of the brain's development being stunted disappear because, well, the brain is developed. That's the same reason we have a drinking age. So that the brain isn't harmed.
 
Anyway, everyone who's posted anything negative about weed is sadly misinformed. Marijuana is frequently cited as a treatment for asthma and other breathing disorders. Anything saying that marijuana is as bad as cigarettes, that's wrong. Cigarettes have a bunch of additives to help them cross the blood-brain barrier faster. Ever smoked out of a hookah? It's still tobacco, but without additives, so it doesn't give you a stimulant effect, and passes to your brain a lot slower. Marijuana is also free of these additives, a bunch of which are carcinogens.
 
To person saying she doesn't like full time stoners. HEY! I smoke weed all the time and I'm a pretty productive member of society. Actually, if I'm NOT stoned, I have severe anxiety that most of the time prevents me from even leaving the house. At least with weed I can do my own grocery shopping.
 
I guess I am just more open to this because I grew up in Colorado and then moved to California. I lived in Boulder, Co, which is probably the best place ever, and everyone there is so nice and carefree because they all smoke pot. The cops aren't worried about arresting you for smoking a bowl. Living in a hippy town, I think, would greatly change the opinions of everyone here.
 
Okay rant over/