Apparently this is arguable, there are people on this site who will "correct" you if you say it is a drug. It happened twice to me already, & I'm new here. Here is my argument. This is the definition of what a drug is according to Google. drug: a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. That's it. That's my argument. What is yours? You know who you are. Quit taking shots at me on other posts(calling me a piece of shit over this). Let's settle this here, but I have a feeling you won't dare show up. If you do show, I'm willing to hear you out with an open mind. Anyone else who wants to chime in is welcome to. Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Exactly. A relatively harmless drug, but a drug nonetheless. Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Proving what point? I responded to someone elses thread about how i love weed, then you came in & told me it's not a drug. When I laid out my argument you said im part of the problem in terms of weed legalization. Im willing to hear you out, because you keep taking shots at me out of nowhere. Apparently this is still bothering you. Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
I actually want to understand why you don't think it's a drug. You mentioned it's part of our DNA & it hurts the legalization movement. If you elaborate on this,or any other point you want to make, I'm all ears Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Of course it is a drug. To argue otherwise.... Well it's outside the code of conduct for the site. Cannabis, Alcohol, Tobacco = All drugs. Anything that alters body or brain chemistry. BNW
Right. Also coffee(Caffeine), we have coffee shops everywhere, it's awesome! Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
when the word drug started its use in the americas it was like 1800, the meaning of drug back then to now shouldnt still hold true. i can find a plethora of people that would agree weed isnt anything like cocaine, heroin, meth, hydros, or xanax. drugs must have some human hand on them to change its make-up. medicine grows. I'm from tennessee this is why bible belt states are so slow to roll with the recreational laws. we are raised believing weed is a drug and its bad as with cocaine, heroin, meth, hydros, xanax's. people who reference weed in the same category as those drugs hinder the acceptance of medicinal marijuana
The word "drug" comes from the Dutch word "droog", which translates as "dried plant". So yeah, I'd say cannabis is a drug.
Ok but by going around saying weed isn't even a drug, you're actually hurting the pro-legalization movement. Honesty is important, especially when facts are on our side. If some people think weed is = to meth, that's their problem. Why should we have to change the definition of a word just to appease some misinformed minority in our country. Most people in America are now cool with weed being legal & everyone knows it's a drug. So why correct people like me who say it is a drug? Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
FYI - By that definition, sugar is a drug. And does being allergic to something make it into a drug? And my view- Cannabis is a plant. THC and CBD are drugs that may, or may not, be found in the cannabis plant. Cannabinoid-free Cannabis sativa L. grown in the Po valley: evaluation of fatty acid profile, antioxidant capacity and metabolic content. (Italy) (abst – 2014) Cannabinoid-free Cannabis sativa L. grown in the Po valley: evaluation of fatty acid profile, antioxidant capacity and metabolic content - PubMed Dried cannabis is the natural vehicle for the drugs THC and CBD, when present in a cannabis plant. Also, the drug commonly known as "aspirin' can kill you by overdose, but natural THC won't. So why is aspirin, a potentially deadly drug, sold freely, even to kids with the cash? (And guess what works to prevent my migraines? ) Granny
Well you actually can die from a THC overdose, but it takes an insane amount that no ones ever done it. There are people who "overdosed" on water & died from it. Too much of anything = bad Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
Anything with a molecular structure could be considered and applied as a drug.. I think the term is stupid to be honest. Its a plant containing a diverse combination of compounds in its wholeness. Even if it was a "Drug" it would be pluralized into "Drugs" because weed is a cornucopia of natural chemicals. a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. ----On that level, television and media is a drug. Playing on emotional substance rather than physical chemical, but really your brain pumps out chems... so you are your own drug dealer on a certain level. One must ask themselves if they are influenced with the negative emotions of media causing them to be effected chemically, as if it was a drug.
Ok were getting a bit too philosophical when were at "everything is a drug maannn" Let's try n stay grounded a bit. You walk up to your average Joe on the street asking "is weed a drug?" 98% of ppl say yes If you ask "Is the media a drug? Is that building a drug?? Am I a drug?" 98% of people say look at you and think "damn this dude is high as FUCK on drugs" Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app
This right here is a good case study into the limits of our language and our way of communicating with one another, as defined by the dominant culture.
The term is too generalized. I will never, out of respect for weed, call it a drug like opiates, cholesterol, psyche meds etc.. Idk what you wanna call it... holistic/natural medicine... General life aid.... insanity preventive... Neuro-vitamin... The term drug is used as a gateway term/classification for control, by whatever authority reigns. Hence weed being a schedule 1 drug, and scaring older generations into thinking somethings bad cuz.. oMG DrUgGs Really its all labels that don't mean anything, whatsoever. It would be smarter to call everything a poison with an LD50 (lethal dose in half the subjects), you could die from weed, or anything.... but good luck ingesting enough to make it toxic.
That's fair, call it whatever you wish. Call a dog a cat for all I care. But realistically speaking, the overwhelming majority of people refer to it as a drug, just like we do with caffeine, alcohol tobacco & so on. So if you want to call weed "insanity preventive substance" go ahead. But you better expect some raised eyebrows when you call it that. Because to everyone else it's just a fun/medical drug Sent from my SM-G960U using Grasscity Forum mobile app