The Impact Of Weed On World Political Decisions

[Walter Weiss]

Has the existance and use of WEED had any impact on world wide political decisions?

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Has the existance and use of WEED had any impact on world wide political decisions?

Are you talking about the weed itself or the poltics about weed?

[hitekredneck]

Has the existance and use of WEED had any impact on world wide political decisions?

well, one thing for sure...you won't hear "i didn't inhale" anymore :D

[MrJim]

Has the existance and use of WEED had any impact on world wide political decisions?

Is that really a question? I mean, we constantly have conflicts with other countries over drug trafficking; are you inquiring on anything specific?

[Walter Weiss]

Impact....from any angle....weed. And most important, do you think that anyone in politics is TOKING and that the TOKING culture has had impact on political decision here in the homeland, or perhaps on an international scale? Are we swiftly becoming a nation of TOKERS???

Would a politician ever admit to TOKING in America, and will admitting to TOKING gain any respectable amount of votes at the polls? Are we swiftly becoming a nation of TOKERS??

McGovern wanted to legalize marihuana, and they crucified him for it. Yet the same bunch of citizens later voted in someone as slimy as Clinton, who would never have been elected in this country in the late 1960s or early 70s.

Weed is becoming so commonplace, that common police officers will turn a blind eye to ounces and sometimes pounds, because they dont give a rat's azz about it anymore.

Has it or will it invade the political arena??

[England Expects]

Not sure about the US but in the UK, we have several politicians who are quite open about their cannabis use in their university years, not least our Conservative party leader David Cameron.

Most open about it was Doctor Mo Mowlem, who went on to be Northern Ireland secretary at the time of the "Good Friday agreement" which eventually brought an end to 30 years of what was almost civil war.

She's dead now unfortunately (RIP).

Apart from that, Queen Victoria was quite an opium fiend thoughout the building of the colonial empire, so drugs can't impare peoples ability to lead that much.

[MrJim]

Would a politician ever admit to TOKING in America, and will admitting to TOKING gain any respectable amount of votes at the polls? Are we swiftly becoming a nation of TOKERS??

"I did not inhale," Clinton said. And my grandmother did not inhale tobacco, but she smoked a carton of cigarettes every week. Because she didn't inhale, she died of mouth/throat cancer.


Weed is becoming so commonplace, that common police officers will turn a blind eye to ounces and sometimes pounds, because they dont give a rat's azz about it anymore.

Has it or will it invade the political arena??

It has already. Would you likely find stoners who vote against the party opposed to stoning? As for drugs becoming commonplace and the actions of police officers, take the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area... they have the strictest drug policies in the country, in an attempt to combat rampant drug use. But the use hasn't gone down much because so many are addicted to the point they don't care about the chances of going to prison... some people are just stupid.

[MrJim]

I almost forgot a very important little tidbit regarding the tough drug laws of Florida... in order to properly police a crime as broad in nature as “DRUGS”, it doesn’t stop at merijuana & cocaine... they also have their hands in ALL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS and prosecute patients and doctors any time they determine drugs may have been abused...

As a result, doctors are always hesitant to prescribe medicine based on a patient’s insistance that they need medicine for pain or for psychological purposes. So some patients (namely seniors) that really need medicine to improve their quality of life when they are in pain have trouble obtaining them... and doctors can be sent to prison for granting them out of sympathy...

So do I think there is a good way to conquer drug abuse problems? No, I don’t.

[hitekredneck]

I almost forgot a very important little tidbit regarding the tough drug laws of Florida... in order to properly police a crime as broad in nature as “DRUGS”, it doesn’t stop at merijuana & cocaine... they also have their hands in ALL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS and prosecute patients and doctors any time they determine drugs may have been abused...

As a result, doctors are always hesitant to prescribe medicine based on a patient’s insistance that they need medicine for pain or for psychological purposes. So some patients (namely seniors) that really need medicine to improve their quality of life when they are in pain have trouble obtaining them... and doctors can be sent to prison for granting them out of sympathy...

So do I think there is a good way to conquer drug abuse problems? No, I don’t.

i dunno if there is such a thang as a good way to deal with drugs...too many people have addictive personalities that allow the addiction to rule their lives...i guess if we legalized the hard shit in certain areas where the problem could be treated as well as centralized, it might work, but i doubt it, as we all know what happens to crackheads...my thing is, if an adult is cognizant of the inherent dangers of any type of drug use, but still insists on using, then let em destroy themselves...hell, if they get too bad, give em the od they ask for...at least then they're not a drain on our resources...as for pot?...i think it's been proven to be safer than alcohol, but too difficult to regulate for the government to allow legalization...besides...with it being illegal, the government has better control of prices...

[chihuahua236]

aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh my head!!!!!gotta take some tylenol maube take 3 more than i should......

[MrJim]

i dunno if there is such a thang as a good way to deal with drugs...too many people have addictive personalities that allow the addiction to rule their lives...i guess if we legalized the hard shit in certain areas where the problem could be treated as well as centralized, it might work, but i doubt it, as we all know what happens to crackheads...my thing is, if an adult is cognizant of the inherent dangers of any type of drug use, but still insists on using, then let em destroy themselves...hell, if they get too bad, give em the od they ask for...at least then they're not a drain on our resources...as for pot?...i think it's been proven to be safer than alcohol, but too difficult to regulate for the government to allow legalization...besides...with it being illegal, the government has better control of prices...

Anything that's self-destructive should be up to said "self" to decide whether or not to do it, everything from substance abuse to euthanasia... that being said, if they choose to disregard the wishes of their closest friends and family by doing so, they are selfish and deserve little sympathy... of course if parents were doing their jobs in educating their kids rather than depending on the schools, the television, or ol' McGruff ... or whatever they wish to pass on the burden of parenting to ... folks wouldn't be destroying themselves doing something stupid in the first place.

And most drugs are safer than alcohol when abused, ask anyone who has ever run a rehab center... alcoholics have the highest morbidity rates when trying to recover... I could never understand what would make someone want to drink all day every day... one rough night of drinking and the thought of another drink til at least next weekend makes me sicker than hell. ;)

[WhiteRaven]

"of course if parents were doing their jobs in educating their kids rather than depending on the schools, the television, or ol' McGruff ... or whatever they wish to pass on the burden of parenting to ... folks wouldn't be destroying themselves doing something stupid in the first place."

I agree, but who does it hurt if someone smokes marijuana? worst case scenario, you turn into a hippie douchebag.

[hitekredneck]

"of course if parents were doing their jobs in educating their kids rather than depending on the schools, the television, or ol' McGruff ... or whatever they wish to pass on the burden of parenting to ... folks wouldn't be destroying themselves doing something stupid in the first place."

I agree, but who does it hurt if someone smokes marijuana? worst case scenario, you turn into a hippie douchebag.

shit...and what's the best-case scenario? :D

[General Septem]

"When I was a kid... I inhaled. Frequently. That was the point." - Barack Obama

What impact has it made? I'm guessing it hasn't made as much of an impact as Bush's meth usage.

[MrJim]

"When I was a kid... I inhaled. Frequently. That was the point." - Barack Obama

What impact has it made? I'm guessing it hasn't made as much of an impact as Bush's meth usage.

Bush is more notorious for being a drunk...

[hitekredneck]

Bush is more notorious for being a drunk...

and cocaine :p

[MrJim]

and cocaine :p

Sounds like Pat Green... I'd vote for him...

[hitekredneck]

Sounds like Pat Green... I'd vote for him...

hell, if these people want somebody that's never done anything wrong, they're gonna have to vote for somebody under the age of 6 months :p

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shit...and what's the best-case scenario? :D

It cures a really big headeach and you can go to work, make a god job and get raised?

[Walter Weiss]

hell, if these people want somebody that's never done anything wrong, they're gonna have to vote for somebody under the age of 6 months :p

Hite Man....This one hit me pretty good. You hit the nail right on the head. Damn good post....

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hell, if these people want somebody that's never done anything wrong, they're gonna have to vote for somebody under the age of 6 months :p

Not so sure about that. Being borned has turned out to be misstake for many persons :D

[hitekredneck]

Not so sure about that. Being borned has turned out to be misstake for many persons :D

might be a mistake, but not intentionally wrong

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might be a mistake, but not intentionally wrong

Yea, if you look at it like that...