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originally posted by: TinySickTears
originally posted by: pteridine
What I do have a problem with is some clown who is totally baked hopping into a car and driving because he or she read somewhere that "MJ isn't as bad as alcohol, dude."
hahahahahahah
well good thing it is illegal. since it is illegal people dont drive after using it.
i have a problem with people driving their cars around on uneven worn out tires with the belts popping through the sidewall cause "tires cost money dude"
how far should we take the whole it is dangerous to use it and drive approach?
do you concern yourself with all the unsafe vehicles out there cruising around. wheel bearings about to blow out. tie rods on the verge of busting. all kinds of # but its cool to have them whipping in and out of traffic with their front end about ready to fall out at any moment and cause who knows how many cars to wreck?
do you worry about that
i do agree that the same laws should apply to mj as they do alcohol but for some as soon as a person who has smoked gets behind the wheel its DANGER DANGER.....it gets old
can you have 1 beer and drive? probably
can you have a case and drive? thinking probably not
same with the lettuce
can you take 1 hit and drive? yup
can you smoke a whole joint and drive? probably but i agree you shouldnt
not everyone that smokes is stoned off their ass cheech and chong style.
a lot of people that use it during the day micro dose it. they carry a 1 hitter on their keys or a dugout and do exactly that. they take a hit and go on about their day and nobody is wise about it
originally posted by: TinySickTears
a reply to: pteridine
now youre concerned with power consumption and if people are going to pay their electric bill with a load of cash?
you sure worry about a lot of # that really has nothing to do with you huh
and dispensaries are starting to take credit cards. not just a cash business anymore.
what else are you worried about and trying to protect me from?
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: pteridine
LEDs have changed the game.
I know all this as a martial artist, believe it or not a lot of Profesional athletes use it as a recovery and inflamation control tool because of the liver damage issues with pharmacy stuff and particularly weight cutting in competition already puts strain on the liver. Granted mostly cbd strains which don't get you high but can get you busted and most of the athletes I know don't smoke it.
originally posted by: TinySickTears
a reply to: pteridine
i know they are a separate issue. i was just trying to point out that people who do not smoke or drink drive unsafe cars all the time and they cause accidents.
why latch on to the dangers of driving after hitting the smoke?
why not latch on to the people driving around with their tires about to blow out?
i think it is a legit question. of course if your tire blows out of nowhere or you run over something that is an accident and not much to be done. when youre driving around with baseball sized impact breaks on your sidewall though you are being unsafe and putting others at risk.
luthier youre absolutely correct about the athletes btw
originally posted by: pteridine
If your state has a state vehicle inspection requirement, unsafe vehicles are controlled and an inspection sticker is required to drive the vehicle. Bald tires will get you a ticket as will texting while driving. There are standards and guidelines in place. We have none of that for MJ.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
Does anyone have a solution?
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: pteridine
Yeah I think we probably agree in some areas. I think some states have had to figure things out the hard way with the opposition not changing gears to regulation but rather continuing to try and fight legalization.
Honestly if people on the anti so to speak side took your approach we would be better off. Mitigating negative effects is in everyone's best interest.
I know you were probably half joking about the users getting darwined out but their kids or unsuspecting folks should be kept out of edibles. If they are going to be sold they should be consumed on site or put in a sealed container imo.
Some of us pro people don't think it should be the wild west of weed.
I drove by a billboard of Captain Morgan the other day,...I also think advertising of recreational drugs is probably not an everywhere in public thing. Jack sparrow or bugs bunny smoking blunts doesn't need to be part of the signage driving into town.
But hey I am prude and getting old.
originally posted by: jtma508
Yup. Most of us could see it coming a long time ago. Trump and his bitch Sessions
originally posted by: pteridine
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: pteridine
Yeah I think we probably agree in some areas. I think some states have had to figure things out the hard way with the opposition not changing gears to regulation but rather continuing to try and fight legalization.
Honestly if people on the anti so to speak side took your approach we would be better off. Mitigating negative effects is in everyone's best interest.
I know you were probably half joking about the users getting darwined out but their kids or unsuspecting folks should be kept out of edibles. If they are going to be sold they should be consumed on site or put in a sealed container imo.
Some of us pro people don't think it should be the wild west of weed.
I drove by a billboard of Captain Morgan the other day,...I also think advertising of recreational drugs is probably not an everywhere in public thing. Jack sparrow or bugs bunny smoking blunts doesn't need to be part of the signage driving into town.
But hey I am prude and getting old.
I am neutral on legalization. If it is done it should be done properly and protect the public.
Guidelines, field testing, and responses by LEO's written into law. How much is allowed for personal use [there will still be dealers of cheaper product and how will any LEO know where you got it; maybe you grew it yourself]. It would help if there were consistency to laws from various states but that is expecting too much.
Users/buyers should have a minimum age of whatever the liquor laws dictate or future research determines. Legalization of MJ will bring cries for legalization of other drugs of choice. Maybe there will be a future where the work day is started with a coc aine patch and ended with a fentanyl patch. We will muddle on.
originally posted by: luthier
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: luthier
Makes sense.
Crap better pack our things and scrub the computers then. We are surely targets now.