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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:48 am Post subject: What will yer tell yer kids about cannabis? |
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What I will tell my son about cannabis?
I will tell him that while he is young he is vulnerable, because his brain is growing. I will say that thanks to me, there is a history of instablility in his family: he must be twice as cautious as his friends. He should be protected, I will tell him: there should be a minimum age (I have never met a smoker who wished they had started earlier) but there isn't, so I will advise him to avoid it, and at the very least that he should wait.
I will explain that cannabis is a health issue that has been criminalised. I will not find him morally wrong, or rebellious, or stupid or self-destructive or incomprehensible if he decides to try. I will describe what psychosis is like: not because he will get it, but because there is a chance that he will. I will explain that the problem is like roulette: you only know the gun is loaded for you when it fires. I will tell him what it feels like, to have a shattered mind.
If and when he does try (and hell, he'll have my genes) I will roll him one thick with common sense. A little of what you fancy is probably fine. The more you use it, the more chance there is of it using you. The stronger it is, the more dangerous it is: skunk is just not worth it. The dangers are much greater, and the high, while more intense, is also less fun than gentler strains of weed. And of course it will all kill you, just like cigarettes do, in exactly the same ways.
And I will apologise to him. We knew so much but we refused to speak up. Our newspapers did not reflect the experiences of their writers. We knew what was best but we failed to push for it. Our politicians chose power over responsibility. We looked across the channel, at the honesty and maturity of Dutch policies, and we turned away. We saw a link between the most unequal society in Europe (ours) and the most drug-hungry (ours again) and failed to do anything about it. I will tug on his sleeve, and tell him my tales, but until it is uncool, clearly licensed and labelled, I will forgive him for going to find out my way, the hard way, the young way: for himself. |
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/horatio_clare/2007/07/consider_it_from_the_plants.html |
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darkhorse_NZ
Joined: 20 Feb 2007
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| "please, wait until you're 18 and your brain is fully developed before you smoke that *beep*. Else you'll end up like Uncle Pete and his darting eyes." |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:16 am Post subject: |
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| "There's a time and a place for everything, and it's called college." |
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Nemesis
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| "Use metal halide lights for vegetation, and high pressure sodium ones for flowering. Save the trim to make butter." |
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beachbumNC
Joined: 30 May 2007
Location: Gumi
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:27 am Post subject: |
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well, son, you are becoming a man now. it's time you should know how to hit a bong.
a bong? well, a bong is a device of incredible power...probably the pinnacle of mankind's technological achievements. you put the cannabis in this part here...see? and NEVER put any brown or seedy or dry nasty cannabis in your bong. okay? okay. then, son, apply the flame, like so, while drawing air in through the top, like so.....
sssshhhhhhoooooooommmmmmmglugglugglugglugglugglug...and...then...pull this part out real quick...and...suck...shhhhhhlllluuuuurrrrrpppp!!!
nnngh! nnnngh!! holdit! holdit! andlettitgo! bahwhooosssssh!
ah-hack ah-hack ah-hack gag gag....i said god damn!
boy, it's been awhile! whew!
okay, son. now it's your turn... |
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tfunk
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| Don't eat other humans unless McDonalds is closed. |
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Atavistic
Joined: 22 May 2006
Location: How totally stupid that Korean doesn't show in this area.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:08 am Post subject: |
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What did my father tell me about pot?
"It's better for your lungs than cigarettes, but wait until you're 18 and your lungs are fully developed." |
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dmbfan
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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well, son, you are becoming a man now. it's time you should know how to hit a bong.
a bong? well, a bong is a device of incredible power...probably the pinnacle of mankind's technological achievements. you put the cannabis in this part here...see? and NEVER put any brown or seedy or dry nasty cannabis in your bong. okay? okay. then, son, apply the flame, like so, while drawing air in through the top, like so.....
sssshhhhhhoooooooommmmmmmglugglugglugglugglugglug...and...then...pull this part out real quick...and...suck...shhhhhhlllluuuuurrrrrpppp!!!
nnngh! nnnngh!! holdit! holdit! andlettitgo! bahwhooosssssh!
ah-hack ah-hack ah-hack gag gag....i said god damn!
boy, it's been awhile! whew!
Laughing....my....phucking.....ass....off!!!!!
dmbfan
okay, son. now it's your turn... |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Failure is the best revenge. |
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Dan The Chainsawman
Joined: 05 May 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| You better share with me you little rotter! |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| "Here's the facts about using pot. I'd rather you do it instead of booze and smokes. If I find out you did it before you're 18, I'm going to kick your ass." |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| "Here's the facts about using pot. I'd rather you do it instead of booze and smokes. If I find out you did it before you're 18, I'm going to kick your ass." |
I don't think it really matters if you're over or under 18. Cannabis can cause psychosis in people of any age. It is not the harmless drug that it's made out to be. I would still like to see it legalized though! It's just another of those little risky things in life that make life interesting...................... But for a small percentile of people, cannabis can ruin their life. I just don't like this fun, harmless, goofy and cool image cannabis has. It's not accurate.
Here's an interesting and up-to-date study..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6917003.stm |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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I'd tell them that if done once in a while, you'll feel a close bond to your buddies whereby random coincidences seem more profound, you'll have a higher appreciation of music and - if you play an instrument and plug in whilst stoned - you may find that your playing and ear improve, you'll laugh, you'll experience trippy things (weird thoughts and stuff) and it is generally a much more interesting experience than alcohol. Actually, if you're stoned or on acid, you'll view boozers as absolute trash. They're scary and you'll cross the street to avoid them. You'll view yourself as on a superior plain of consciousness (although of course that's an illusion).
Done to excess, smoking every day, turns you into an unsociable cabbage.
Experiment away, but don't do it in the house, don't do it to excess, be careful with skunk (no bongs or buckets) because that can give you bad trips like acid, which can be disturbing. |
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Lunar Groove Gardener
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I'd introduce the kid to people and situations that inspire and fascinate without chemical influence. |
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ED209
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