Whats wrong with weed? - The Orange Mane

dlow187 · 10-06-2007, 11:21 PM

I dont know why the government has such a bad view on it. No Im not a hippie trying to get it legalized but I just wanted everyones opinion on this. I think it is safer than alcohol. Im pretty sure i seen studys where there is no evidence that weed can cause cancer like ciggs.

dlow187 · 10-06-2007, 11:22 PM

Oh yeah i dont care if you think this is a waste of a thread.

BMF Bronco · 10-06-2007, 11:27 PM

you're going to get a ton of **** for this.

Dr. Broncenstein · 10-06-2007, 11:30 PM

Grow up and do coke like an adult

BMF Bronco · 10-06-2007, 11:31 PM

buahahahahahaha, great advice doc

maven · 10-06-2007, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Broncenstein

Grow up and do coke like an adult

That was funny.

Bronx33 · 10-06-2007, 11:32 PM

Man could you imagine all the red eyed mush heads walking the streets if it was legal.

Northman · 10-06-2007, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dlow187

I think it is safer than alcohol.

I dont know about that. There is some good **** out there.

Bronx33 · 10-06-2007, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Anubis

I dont know about that. There is some good **** out there.

Driving on wheelchair weed could be a challenge that's for sure.

Northman · 10-06-2007, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronx33

Driving on wheelchair weed could be a challenge that's for sure.

lmao

Or Go-Kart racing. (see your sig)

epicSocialism4tw · 10-06-2007, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronx33

Man could you imagine all the red eyed mush heads walking the streets if it was legal.

Couldnt be any worse than the drunks they already are.

Meck77 · 10-06-2007, 11:37 PM

Anyone heard that country song drugs or Jesus?

BMF Bronco · 10-06-2007, 11:38 PM

Ring of fame prospect!!!!!

cutthemdown · 10-06-2007, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bronx33

Man could you imagine all the red eyed mush heads walking the streets if it was legal.

Polls show Americans don't base drug use on legality. Most people who don't want to smoke pot would still not want to if it was legal.

Bronx33 · 10-06-2007, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Anubis

lmao

Or Go-Kart racing. (see your sig)

Bronx33 · 10-06-2007, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by angryllama

Couldnt be any worse than the drunks they already are.

Yes if it were legal one would be able to walk around with one of these hanging out your mouth

You can't walk around with one of these

epicSocialism4tw · 10-07-2007, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bronx33

Yes if it were legal one would be able to walk around with one of these hanging out your mouth

I dont see what the big deal about a person walking around stoned is. Besides the fact that they might walk out into oncoming traffic.

Quote:

You can't walk around with one of these

Those are easy to hide in cars.

scttgrd · 10-07-2007, 12:19 AM

How about your doctor toking on one of those before your surgery? An after dinner snack for the kids? How about we hand one to your boss just before your review? Do you reallly want people walking around stoned?

maven · 10-07-2007, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by scttgrd

How about your doctor toking on one of those before your surgery? An after dinner snack for the kids? How about we hand one to your boss just before your review? Do you reallly want people walking around stoned?

WTF

DenverBrit · 10-07-2007, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by scttgrd

How about your doctor toking on one of those before your surgery? An after dinner snack for the kids? How about we hand one to your boss just before your review? Do you reallly want people walking around stoned?

You could use the same argument about alcohol and prescription meds.

SureShot · 10-07-2007, 12:31 AM

What's wrong with weed?

Its too expensive.

DenverBrit · 10-07-2007, 12:38 AM

It's really all about the Big Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco companies.
Drug classifications have needed an overhaul for decades.
This report from the UK looked at the reality of the substances we indulge in.

Study: Alcohol, tobacco worse than some drugs

Tobacco causes 40% of hospital illnesses, while alcohol is blamed for more than half of all visits to emergency rooms.
By Pascal Le Segretain,

LONDON (AP) — New "landmark" research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy and should be classified as such in legal systems, according to a new British study.

In research published Friday in The Lancet magazine, Professor David Nutt of Britain's Bristol University and colleagues proposed a new framework for the classification of harmful substances, based on the actual risks posed to society. Their ranking listed alcohol and tobacco among the top 10 most dangerous substances.

Nutt and colleagues used three factors to determine the harm associated with any drug: the physical harm to the user, the drug's potential for addiction, and the impact on society of drug use. The researchers asked two groups of experts — psychiatrists specializing in addiction and legal or police officials with scientific or medical expertise — to assign scores to 20 different drugs, including heroin, cocaine, Ecstasy, amphetamines, and LSD.

Nutt and his colleagues then calculated the drugs' overall rankings. In the end, the experts agreed with each other — but not with the existing British classification of dangerous substances.

Heroin and cocaine were ranked most dangerous, followed by barbiturates and street methadone. Alcohol was the fifth-most harmful drug and tobacco the ninth most harmful. Cannabis came in 11th, and near the bottom of the list was Ecstasy.

According to existing British and U.S. drug policy, alcohol and tobacco are legal, while cannabis and Ecstasy are both illegal. Previous reports, including a study from a parliamentary committee last year, have questioned the scientific rationale for Britain's drug classification system.

"The current drug system is ill thought-out and arbitrary," said Nutt, referring to the United Kingdom's practice of assigning drugs to three distinct divisions, ostensibly based on the drugs' potential for harm. "The exclusion of alcohol and tobacco from the Misuse of Drugs Act is, from a scientific perspective, arbitrary," write Nutt and his colleagues in The Lancet.

Tobacco causes 40% of all hospital illnesses, while alcohol is blamed for more than half of all visits to hospital emergency rooms. The substances also harm society in other ways, damaging families and occupying police services.

Nutt hopes that the research will provoke debate within the U.K. and beyond about how drugs — including socially acceptable drugs such as alcohol — should be regulated. While different countries use different markers to classify dangerous drugs, none use a system like the one proposed by Nutt's study, which he hopes could serve as a framework for international authorities.

"This is a landmark paper," said Leslie Iversen, professor of pharmacology at Oxford University. Iversen was not connected to the research. "It is the first real step towards an evidence-based classification of drugs." He added that based on the paper's results, alcohol and tobacco could not reasonably be excluded.

"The rankings also suggest the need for better regulation of the more harmful drugs that are currently legal, i.e. tobacco and alcohol," wrote Wayne Hall, of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, in an accompanying Lancet commentary. Hall was not involved with Nutt's paper.

While experts agreed that criminalizing alcohol and tobacco would be challenging, they said that governments should review the penalties imposed for drug abuse and try to make them more reflective of the actual risks and damages involved.

Nutt called for more education so that people were aware of the risks of various drugs. "All drugs are dangerous," he said. "Even the ones people know and love and use every day."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ug-study_N.htm

Orange_Beard · 10-07-2007, 12:40 AM

I just thought of one thing.
Looks like men who smoke weed forget to put on a condom, resulting in babies all over the country.

TDmvp · 10-07-2007, 12:51 AM

i love me some weed ....

Los Broncos · 10-07-2007, 12:58 AM

I do it when its necessary.

10-06-2007, 11:21 PM	#1
dlow187 Solid Starter Im all about Boats & Hoes! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 146	Whats wrong with weed? I dont know why the government has such a bad view on it. No Im not a hippie trying to get it legalized but I just wanted everyones opinion on this. I think it is safer than alcohol. Im pretty sure i seen studys where there is no evidence that weed can cause cancer like ciggs.

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dlow187 Solid Starter Im all about Boats & Hoes! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 146	Oh yeah i dont care if you think this is a waste of a thread.

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Bronx33 lets go partner Rumpson Rocks Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood,Colo Posts: 41,221 Adopt-a-Bronco: Woodyard	Man could you imagine all the red eyed mush heads walking the streets if it was legal.

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scttgrd Just treading water Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Aurora Posts: 1,288 Adopt-a-Bronco: Brandon Mashall	How about your doctor toking on one of those before your surgery? An after dinner snack for the kids? How about we hand one to your boss just before your review? Do you reallly want people walking around stoned?

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10-07-2007, 12:38 AM	#22
DenverBrit Just hanging out. Got a breath mint?? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 11,071 Adopt-a-Bronco: The Team	It's really all about the Big Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco companies. Drug classifications have needed an overhaul for decades. This report from the UK looked at the reality of the substances we indulge in. Study: Alcohol, tobacco worse than some drugs Tobacco causes 40% of hospital illnesses, while alcohol is blamed for more than half of all visits to emergency rooms. By Pascal Le Segretain, LONDON (AP) — New "landmark" research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy and should be classified as such in legal systems, according to a new British study. In research published Friday in The Lancet magazine, Professor David Nutt of Britain's Bristol University and colleagues proposed a new framework for the classification of harmful substances, based on the actual risks posed to society. Their ranking listed alcohol and tobacco among the top 10 most dangerous substances. Nutt and colleagues used three factors to determine the harm associated with any drug: the physical harm to the user, the drug's potential for addiction, and the impact on society of drug use. The researchers asked two groups of experts — psychiatrists specializing in addiction and legal or police officials with scientific or medical expertise — to assign scores to 20 different drugs, including heroin, cocaine, Ecstasy, amphetamines, and LSD. Nutt and his colleagues then calculated the drugs' overall rankings. In the end, the experts agreed with each other — but not with the existing British classification of dangerous substances. Heroin and cocaine were ranked most dangerous, followed by barbiturates and street methadone. Alcohol was the fifth-most harmful drug and tobacco the ninth most harmful. Cannabis came in 11th, and near the bottom of the list was Ecstasy. According to existing British and U.S. drug policy, alcohol and tobacco are legal, while cannabis and Ecstasy are both illegal. Previous reports, including a study from a parliamentary committee last year, have questioned the scientific rationale for Britain's drug classification system. "The current drug system is ill thought-out and arbitrary," said Nutt, referring to the United Kingdom's practice of assigning drugs to three distinct divisions, ostensibly based on the drugs' potential for harm. "The exclusion of alcohol and tobacco from the Misuse of Drugs Act is, from a scientific perspective, arbitrary," write Nutt and his colleagues in The Lancet. Tobacco causes 40% of all hospital illnesses, while alcohol is blamed for more than half of all visits to hospital emergency rooms. The substances also harm society in other ways, damaging families and occupying police services. Nutt hopes that the research will provoke debate within the U.K. and beyond about how drugs — including socially acceptable drugs such as alcohol — should be regulated. While different countries use different markers to classify dangerous drugs, none use a system like the one proposed by Nutt's study, which he hopes could serve as a framework for international authorities. "This is a landmark paper," said Leslie Iversen, professor of pharmacology at Oxford University. Iversen was not connected to the research. "It is the first real step towards an evidence-based classification of drugs." He added that based on the paper's results, alcohol and tobacco could not reasonably be excluded. "The rankings also suggest the need for better regulation of the more harmful drugs that are currently legal, i.e. tobacco and alcohol," wrote Wayne Hall, of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, in an accompanying Lancet commentary. Hall was not involved with Nutt's paper. While experts agreed that criminalizing alcohol and tobacco would be challenging, they said that governments should review the penalties imposed for drug abuse and try to make them more reflective of the actual risks and damages involved. Nutt called for more education so that people were aware of the risks of various drugs. "All drugs are dangerous," he said. "Even the ones people know and love and use every day." http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...ug-study_N.htm

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