Are you Proud?

[HighTy]

Im starting this thread because I think too many people out there that smoke marijuana dont speak up. How many people actually are open to telling people that they smoke marijuana? I believe that too many people go unspoken about this subject.

Why not be proud?? Why not tell your family that you smoke marijuana? I believe this is a major subject leading to the social acception of marijuana. If everyone talks about it a little more, society will accept it more as an every day normal thing that normal people do. The laws and people against it may make it nerve wrecking to talk about and often causes people to conceal their habit and never talk about it.

I would just really like to see more support out there for the social acception of marijuana. Why not have more stickers out there? Why havent I seen anyone else writing 420 in huge letters on their car or truck to celebrate 4/20? Lets let people see that this is normal!

Anyone agree? Be Proud.

[ijustloveweed]

I will openly tell people about it if they ask me, unless it was a cop obviously but even then i wouldn't care as long as i had nothing with me.

But i don't try to "convert" people, but if they say something retarded i will justify my opinions

[HighTy]

I dont believe in pressuring anyone to do anything, Im just saying for example: A group of friends standing around talking in a public place like the mall or a park or a store or whatever... Someone brings up the subject of marijuana and people start whispering about it like they are going to get in trouble if someone hears them or people are going to think badly of them. I just think that we need to decriminalize not only laws, but tone down the social "thats bad stuff and only bad people do those things" bad image that exists of us and MAKE it a normal thing by treating it like a normal thing.

[kronic420]

Smoking is one of the biggest issues now. Thats why i think people don't like to talk about it a lot. Also because its a "drug".

[HighTy]

Drug is a bad word, marijuana is not :-D

[justanotherbozo]

he was the nation's first drug czar and the man responsible for today's mj laws. he spent his career lobbying against pot and i hope he rots for it.
anyway HighTy, you're right, too many people hiding from the law, if everyone that smokes decided to take the day off from work until the laws were changed, well, i think you get the idea

[THClord]

I'm open about it, but I don't advertise it. Maybe those against it aren't ready to try it.

And I do see "advertisements." A lot of people wear shirts showing they're proud. I see symbols everywhere. The number 420 comes up a lot.

[Candnloveweed420]

The only people I can't tell that to are my parents. They know I smoke, but they do not approve. And since they fund the majority of my tuition for college, I think it is best not to shove it in their face.

But ya man, I totally agree. If people ask me, I tell them. And if I hear an ignorant and misinformed statement about marijuana/marijuana smokers, I set them straight. This plant is not evil and it is not wrong to use it. People who use it wrongly are the problem, not weed. I just think most people are brainwashed by the government. But ya man, we need to spread the truth.

[killerweed420]

I let everyone I know that I toke. I'm a fairly rednecked looking sounding kind of guy and I think its important that other people see that its just not the stereotyped potheads that are smoking. And its amazing how many people I run across that either toking or thinking about toking. I even occassionally give out free samples to people that seem trustworthy along with a basic education on smoking technigue. I've run into a couple that will just sit there a smoke a whole blunt for the first time and keep complaining that it isn't doing anything. A half hour later they're unconscious.lol

[Diffusion]

I'm open about it to everyone, including my family. I don't advertise it, but if I'm asked or if a discussion comes up I have no problem telling others about it.

I think I've opened up a lot of eyes, especially with my family. When they found out I smoked they were pretty dissappointed/angered, but I explained to them my justification in doing so, and explained to them that most myths propogated about marijuana are entirely false, I think they see marijuana in somewhat of a new light. My parents have since said they would smoke it if it was legal.

[Greenthing]

Im starting this thread because I think too many people out there that smoke marijuana dont speak up. How many people actually are open to telling people that they smoke marijuana? I believe that too many people go unspoken about this subject.

Why not be proud?? Why not tell your family that you smoke marijuana? I believe this is a major subject leading to the social acception of marijuana. If everyone talks about it a little more, society will accept it more as an every day normal thing that normal people do. The laws and people against it may make it nerve wrecking to talk about and often causes people to conceal their habit and never talk about it.

I would just really like to see more support out there for the social acception of marijuana. Why not have more stickers out there? :([QUOTE]Why havent I seen anyone else writing 420 in huge letters on their car or truck to celebrate 4/20?
Not where i live its just an invite for the police to pull you over and search your vehicle and take you to the station for a drug test:(
There are to many reasons to hide the fact that that you smoke the herb.

[Giro2007]

I used to be quite quiet about it, and then last year decided whats the point in hiding something thats had such an impact on my life. Now my mum lets me grow my own and i can speak openly about it with the rest of my family and let them hear facts instead of the bullshit on itv news.

[Markass]

Im starting this thread because I think too many people out there that smoke marijuana dont speak up. How many people actually are open to telling people that they smoke marijuana? I believe that too many people go unspoken about this subject.

Why not be proud?? Why not tell your family that you smoke marijuana? I believe this is a major subject leading to the social acception of marijuana. If everyone talks about it a little more, society will accept it more as an every day normal thing that normal people do. The laws and people against it may make it nerve wrecking to talk about and often causes people to conceal their habit and never talk about it.

I would just really like to see more support out there for the social acception of marijuana. Why not have more stickers out there? Why havent I seen anyone else writing 420 in huge letters on their car or truck to celebrate 4/20? Lets let people see that this is normal!

Anyone agree? Be Proud.

There's a lot of people I can't speak out to and said I smoked marijuana to, but I'm definitely not ashamed to say that marijuana is a lot safer than tobacco and alcohol and shouldn't be illegal.

I also have written several letters to the editor of my local newspaper in regards to medical marijuana. It indeed is a very big problem with people being paranoid and quiet about it, but that's all part of the government's scare tactics to get people to be quiet about it...I'm not falling for it though, I'm too open minded for that shit.

[HerbalConfusion]

Im starting this thread because I think too many people out there that smoke marijuana dont speak up. How many people actually are open to telling people that they smoke marijuana? I believe that too many people go unspoken about this subject.

Why not be proud?? Why not tell your family that you smoke marijuana? I believe this is a major subject leading to the social acception of marijuana. If everyone talks about it a little more, society will accept it more as an every day normal thing that normal people do. The laws and people against it may make it nerve wrecking to talk about and often causes people to conceal their habit and never talk about it.

I would just really like to see more support out there for the social acception of marijuana. Why not have more stickers out there? Why havent I seen anyone else writing 420 in huge letters on their car or truck to celebrate 4/20? Lets let people see that this is normal!

Anyone agree? Be Proud.

Because if you put a huge 4/20 on your car then youll have the cops after you. Atleast were i live. My whole family knows i smoke though which is how it should be. It used to be "dont smoke pot" now its "just dont do it in front of me". Thats all i need to do though if there was ever a vote i know my family would all vote pro marijuana.

[Greenthing]

Forty one years have passed since i smoked my first joint and my Dad (Bless him) said whats that you are smoking son;) i said its weed he took one look at me and said well as long as you know what you are doing! can i have a try. lol :thumbsup:

[HighTy]

[quote=HighTy]
Not where i live its just an invite for the police to pull you over and search your vehicle and take you to the station for a drug test:(
There are to many reasons to hide the fact that that you smoke the herb.

Is this what they can actually do in Britain?

[Greenthing]

[quote=Greenthing]

Is this what they can actually do in Britain?
Yes they can pull you over for anything they want to, such as a on the spot check.:(

[HighTy]

Yeah, I understand. Things must be quite different over there. Having 420 on your vehicle here wouldn't be probable cause.

[Greenthing]

Yeah, I understand. Things must be quite different over there. Having 420 on your vehicle here wouldn't be probable cause.

Its so strange how laws change from country to country, and from state to state in America like in some states 7 years for one plant its mad man no one should go to jail for the herb.:mad:

[swice1]

because when you stick your head out far enough mr. policeman will come and chop it clean off for you

[Euphoric7]

Drug is a bad word, Cannabis is not :-D

Fixed ;)

Marijuana loosely means "intoxicant".

[HighTy]

You learn something every day lol

[marijuanavillebilly]

Smoking is one of the biggest issues now. Thats why i think people don't like to talk about it a lot. Also because its a "drug".

DRUG - anything your body does not naturally make or contain that you ingest in any way.

everything is a drug!

[BlazedinBA]

well the thing is my parents know but my dad pays for hockey, and he says if i smoke i am done with hockey. it sucks because that is the most important thing in my life and i get randomly drug tested. im kinda in a tough spot. how can you fake home drug tests and get away with it?

wat kind of home drug test is it? if its just one of those urine home kits just get some clean piss and save it...when ur parents say pee in the cup take the clean piss n put it in the cup...if they look like there gonna be watching u like a hawk when ur about to pee just tell em you cant pee right now...then later get the piss and warm it up(so it feels like u just pissed) and there u go...worked for me!:jointsmile:

[zebedee]

cos of the climate, u should keep your habits on the quiet. don't get caught!

[phatsesh101]

the only way to beat the law is to out grow it if everybody who smoked would come out they could not stop it

when the minority gets its shit straght they will become the majority everybody i know smokes weed cops grandmas presidents every body

[JaySin]

I talk about it openly to people that are curious. I also prefer to call it cannabis instead of marijuana. I'd rather put a norml sticker on my car before I ever put a big 4/20 on there. 4/20 will make people think "pothead", whereas the norml website will actually educate those who visit it.

[SFGurrilla]

Run low key, be rpoud but your not coming out of the closet man so wtf are you telling everyone whats your business for, people find it annoying, not because there assholes, but thats the way they see it. People will turn around and do what they think should be done if you say you smoke pot, they might even call authorities. live man but you dont have to anounce it to the world, just be happy with yourself and take the benifits of pot and live your life, dont make pot absolutly everything even if you do smoke it everyday

[HighTy]

cos of the climate, u should keep your habits on the quiet. don't get caught!

Yeah, I agree with this ^

[HighTy]

Living my every day life and not being burnt out all the time is definatley important to me. I like pot but im not a pothead style person at all and I never speak immateure to anyone about marijuana when im explaining it. but I do see your views on it.

[OntarioToker69]

I will openly tell people about it if they ask me, unless it was a cop obviously but even then i wouldn't care as long as i had nothing with me.

Yeah man,I don't care if the cops know I Smoke weed.
I Actually get along with alot of the police officers in my community.They know I smoke and don't Deal,so They don't Bother me.I live in a small community(that is very Cannabis Friendly)
with a population of 8,000.I'm Pretty sure even some of the cops smoke.(I know for a fact that one of the Rookie cop's smokes weed as I went to highschool with him and have gotten high with him as he was a friend of a friend.I went to the Police Station recently to make a statement (someone tried to break through my window screen into my house in broad daylight while I was home.)
The Cop asked if I use Drugs.I Said no,and that I take a drug test EVERY Tuesday and Thursdays.I Told Him I Smoked weed though.
I Had a nice Sack of Northern Light's #5 on me.I didn't care.
The Cops in My town are more concerned with cocaine,Crystal Meth and ecstacy,as these are the drugs that High school Kids are abusing and overdosing on.The Oxycontin Epidemic that swept North America is just starting to die down.Yeah my local PD would Rather Go bust a Cocaine dealer selling blow to 14 year old's then A guy growin a few Marijuana plants for personal consumption.The States sucks for the way they treat pot.Here They would bust a pot dealer if he was on the high end of the scale and they knew for a fact that his weed was making it into the schools.I love living in Canada.

Here's an example of a big difference between America and Canada:

If some teenage boys just scored an ounce of Purple Kush (probably for like $200-$250 in canada and like $500 in the Sates)and went to promptly split it and smoke.now say they were in the states and went to smoke outside.(hidden of course.)There are 4 of them so they all have a quarter ounce.They begin smoking and are spotted by an old lady.The old lady immediately calls the police who show up on the scene.the boys caught off guard have no where to go,they are busted.The cop would Snatch the weed and paraphernalia,
and then place them under arrest for possesion of cannabis.
I don't know the laws there but they would probably be let go with a fine.if they went to court over it and were charged..The most they would get would probably be probation.


Now exact same scenario in Canada.(This is how it would go down in my town)

If the old lady called the police to say there were kids smoking weed in the bushes(and that's all they were doing not bothering anyone or anything and they are not close to ppl's houses or nursery or school or some shit.)
This would be the response of the officer who took the call.
"Tell us something we don't know Ma'am."Like I said they are usually concerned with REAL crime.

[HighTy]

Yeah I went through a border checkpoint in california and the drug dog smelt something in the bronco, so they searched it and found a little pot, a few pipes andsome beer. They just took the weed, pipes and beer from us and sent us away with no fine. I was kinda suprised. I honestly thought we were effed! Marijuana laws are very interesting to me. I read about them all the time.

[moshmonkey]

i tell anyone that asks, but in saying that i have keyrings of "stoned henge" and other mj related things that kinda give it away, in my job i deal with cops and DS (drug squad) on a regular basis and usually stoned, pretty sure its not a good idea to tell them i presently stoned while working with them lol, they never know, im never gonna tell!

my family know, brother smokes, sister aint bothered, mum doesnt mind but from time to time gets mixed up with hash and herion lol, and my dad doesnt want me to smoke, knows i do, likes to act like he knows all about it but doesnt, which is a shame.

but yeah when someone says something stupid like "what if you overdose?" then i have to correct them. :hippy: