How much do you find yourself having to argue with stupid people who say things like, "Pot is bad, and you get addicted to it and become a no-good, dirty druggie."? What do you say? Share stupid things people have said about pot, and what you said to convince them they were ignorant. Note: I am not saying that people can not like pot. But the argument always has to be something like, "I personally do not like pot, for religious reasons, because I've had bad experiences with it from either myself or a close friend or relative, or simply because I do not want to try it." Unfortunately, people rarely ever state it this way. It's always, "pot is bad", or "pot is dangerous", or "potheads are lazy and stupid". Here's the argument on a message board I had today, for example. The moron's first post: And, my reply. He then tried to backtrack, saying: And my final reply: This is a typical example of the bullshit I find on other message boards (of course, not the City! ) It truly makes me a Sad Panda. But it makes me a happy panda when I can destroy their ignorant argument such that the original poster suddenly disappears, and never comes back to the topic. (like what happened in this case).
people who think weed is bad don't have an open mind.. they 'learned' from school and the media that it was bad for them. But their lead that getting drunk it ok, when its actually worse than weed
Awesome argument, SP. Only problem is that with most anti-marijuana people they were brainwashed for years by people who are "supposed" to know what's best for them. It's hard to damn near impossible to reprogram someone over night, or even in just one thread.
Anti marijuana people truely believe marijuana is bad. Alot of them think it is addictive like crack. They accually dont know shit about what they are talking about. A girl told me weed was as bad as crack, they were the same to her. i was like,, wow.
It is bad for you...healthwise at least. But so is %90 of anything you'll ever see mass marketed in our society. I don't mind when people say it's not their thing or it's bad. They can think what they want. It only irritates me when they to press their opinions upon other people (which irritates me no matter what the topic of the opinion is).
Right, I mean, if you're eliminating everything that has the potential to cause harm, then you're gonna be left with nothing. You can even die from drinking too much water... The question is all in relative harm. Even after the one joint = 5 cigarettes thing, you'd still have to smoke four joints worth (about two grams) to even equal one pack of cigarettes. And most people are not smoking nearly that much. Smoking pot even multiple times a day is at the very worst as bad as a mild to moderate tobacco smoker. So fucking what? There are a million worse things you can do to yourself that people do every day. Obesity is more likely to kill you than smoking a couple of joints a day will, and I don't hear anyone trying to argue for the illegality of Cheez-Its (mmmm....Cheez-Its....*drool*...) Point being, on the scale of harmful things you can do to yourself, being a pothead is not even close to the worst. The health issue is of some concern, and all smokers should take into account and accept the risks, but the fact that you do a couple bongloads every day is not going to be your cause of death.
ive had ppl say its a crutch but i look at it like caffeine and tobaco and stuff like that.ppl need to look at it as a herb not a drug.
i woz like that too. But i still hung around my buddies, to found out those were misconcepts. fortunately.
yeah dude people like that are so fuckin annoying and ignorant. I feel bad for him because he cant open his mind and is in denial about his life. He's obviously never tried it and or is too uncomfortable with himself to do so.
But it is a drug. People need to look at coffe, cigarettes, alcohol, tylenol, pepto-bismol, etc as drugs, and realize the word drug shouldn't have such a negative connotation.
the whole thing 1 j = 5 cigs...that can't be true. cigs have arsenic, rat poison and hundreds of other carcinogens in them. bud has...well, i don;t know specific examples of them but it has carcinogens but no where NEAR that number. oh, and people saying that because cigs have filters they're healthier...uhh...no. not at all. plus, if you use a piece instead of papers, a lot of those carcinogens won't even show up in the smoke. yeah, there'll still be some but significantly smaller number. i'd have to say my one wish would be to go back in time to my middle school health classes, walk up to the front of the room and slap the teacher for filling my head with such bs. i just wish people would take the time to not forget about but forgoe their beliefs for a a bit and do some research for themselves. (off topic...oh well) this has been bothering me...what is this guy inhaling from, a balloon?
You hit the nail on the head. People need to stop being strongly for or against something, when they have no idea what they're talking about. Make up your own damn mind about what you believe, thats what I say. I think it's supposed to be a bong. It looks like it gets bigger and smaller because he puts it behind his back. At least, that's my interpretation. I dunno.
that's like saying all Scottish people have beards, obviously a few don't. hahaha that made me laugh nice argument there man yea some people believe everything they hear u cant do much about it but yea nice post
Too many people believe what they see and read in the media. You shouldn't beleve everything you see/hear becuase if it is coming from the government it is most likely incredibly biased. People who smoke know that their may be health problems associated with smoking, but are willing to accept those risks because they believe the benefits outweigh the costs. People who try to press their own ignorant views on other people piss me off so much beacuse they do not realize that NO ONE CARES WHAT THEY THINK looks more like a pipe to me
whoa a thread from the dead. i couldn't even remember what i'd posted in this, then i found it and it made me laugh
when someone says smoking weed is bad to do just because it illegal say something like "50 years ago it was illegal for a black person to sit in the front on a bus, did that make rosa parks a bad person? no, rosa parks sat in the front of the bus because she knew it wasnt wrong. i smoke weed because i know its not wrong." and maybe "if i get caught smoking weed i will accept the consequences and pay the fine(small amounts is only a fine where i live) the fact that it illegal only means that theres a risk, and its a risk i'm willing to take, and i think its still worth it even if i get caught once in awhile"