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I can definitely understand peoples’ issues with it being consumed, especially in a political context, but how do yall feel about “weed”? I won’t hide my feelings, I am very much pro-weed, it’s not great that I started in my mid-teens but in my area it’s FAR from uncommon. I don’t smoke daily or anything, I’m not addicted to it (people say it’s non-habit forming but any drug can be addictive with enough frequent usage) but I do smoke and dab w/ friends often. That’s not why I believe in legalization tho, my main thing is you shouldn’t make a naturally occurring plant an illegal substance. I’d point to the DEA’s destructive (legal) burning of thousands of naturally occurring marijuana plants found in nature; This seems eco-fascist to me and to deny the uses of hemp as a production material seems dogmatic to me. The USSR used hemp for industrial purposes during the war and it helped in a major way. I’m sure most of us are familiar with the badge given for Hemp growers. If you have any criticisms, I’m more than open to it, but I feel that marijuana won’t be easy to get rid of in future society and would probably be put to use in different more productive ways.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Weed isn't any more harmful than alcohol or tobacco which are legal pretty much everywhere. The harm that comes from policing weed far outweighs any actual benefit from doing so.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's actually far less harmful cause those things will kill you, and cannabis can't.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ya, I see alcohol as so much more harmful than weed, growing up with an alcoholic parent.

edit: Also the US government historically and still does use alcohol to wreck Indian communities.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Exactly! There’s a reason the movie “Leaving Las Vegas” didn’t feature Nicolas Cage smoking copious amounts of weed, it’s because that would just make you passout

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

unless operating heavy machinery/driving while intoxicated obviously, and some respiratory if smoking combusted matter, but yea otherwise wont really kill you.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah by itself, you can't overdose on cannabis. There are other, much safer methods of consumption than combustion. I actually have a dry herb vaporizer myself.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I picked up a tinymight 2 not too long ago and a water pipe adapter for it. I love this thing and the best part is my lungs legitimately feel better now.

What are you running?