Echoes73 Wrote:

The Painter Piper and Prisoner Wrote:i think its stupid and pointless, sure things are alot funnier when high, but its a waste of money, illegal ( if caught some time in the slammer ) and no decent girl wants a pothead!

There is NO time in the slammer unless your selling for one (at most you'll get a ticket for 50$). Being a pot head is different than being a user of cannabis, I understand that anything is a problem when you must use it every single day of your life. And as for no decent girl wanting a pot head my girlfriend is a straight A student, daughter of parents whom are both teachers and just an all around good person... And plus you make it sound that just because one smokes (me included) they are bad people, I have a high GPA and take many AP courses and I'm one of the nicest people anyone could ever meet and your gonna tell me that because I occasionally smoke with my friends, often to help with music and personal insight, that I am a bad person? I think you have become brainwashed by the anti drug propoganda of our modern government... Many countries have left substances which are illicit here unscheduled (pot included) and the don't have half as many problems as we do here so don't blame peoples actions on use of cannabis.

E73, you've got a point... You won't get into a lot of trouble with the law if you're just DOING it. Same with athletes and steroids. Athletes who take steroids are at the TOP of their game, right? They take these steroids to have a competitive edge while playing sports, and they want to set sporting performance records, right? They do it to (paraphrasing) help with sports and personal achievement, right?

But, alas, I don't condone illegal use of steroids, either. These are controlled substances with a proven track record (and side-effects), and some people (surely not ALL) are addicted to them (though most jocks would say, "They're NOT addictive!!!") - to some, the IDEA of being muscle-bound is something that they can't shake; they say, "Let's stack the up anavar, dianobol, and testosterone-cypionate, and pump some iron! MY liver won't suffer - I'll be so strong it won't matter!"

So, what's YOUR take on 'roids? think they ought to be legalized? Think they ought to be OTC? Think it's a "personal choice?" Think they're safe if taken in moderation? Think they're GOOD? Or am I comparing apples to oranges? Okay, I may well be comparing apples to oranges for the SUBSTANCES, but not for the PRECEDENT that would be made by legalizing either or both.

In Japan, last I saw, a Vicks inhaler is ILLEGAL. But Bron (codeine) cough syrup is an OTC medication. Also, there were "reds" and "blues" when I was there (never did 'em, don't recall what they were, but it seems they were uppers and downers of some sort); they were OTC, as well, but would have been illegal in the US. In Japan, if you had a Vicks inhaler there, you sure as Hell wouldn't *just* get a $50 fine! Go figure... MJ isn't the only issue at the Customs Checkpoint.

Sources:
http://www.passporthealthtampa.com/Vicks...http://www.passporthealthtampa.com/VicksInhaler12
http://amphetamines.com/bron/index.html

Grguitarfreek100 Wrote:...
although e73, the anti drug propaganda of america is rediculously retarted. Like that stick figure and his retarted dog.

artie_fufkin Wrote:...
But, alas, I don't condone illegal use of steroids, either. ...

So, what's YOUR take on 'roids? ...

In Japan, last I saw, a Vicks inhaler is ILLEGAL. But Bron (codeine) cough syrup is an OTC medication. ... In Japan, if you had a Vicks inhaler there, you sure as Hell wouldn't *just* get a $50 fine! Go figure... MJ isn't the only issue at the Customs Checkpoint.

artie_fufkin Wrote:

artie_fufkin Wrote:...
But, alas, I don't condone illegal use of steroids, either. ...

So, what's YOUR take on 'roids? ...

In Japan, last I saw, a Vicks inhaler is ILLEGAL. But Bron (codeine) cough syrup is an OTC medication. ... In Japan, if you had a Vicks inhaler there, you sure as Hell wouldn't *just* get a $50 fine! Go figure... MJ isn't the only issue at the Customs Checkpoint.

Hmmm... Nobody commented on these points. Maybe I'm too straight-laced for others to really take me seriously.

rolanddoe Wrote:...I don't think there's even a solid parallel in a wider discussion but I won't elaborate here.