I'm not a drug user, I'm a cannabis user [Archive] - Green Grass Forums

dejayou30

10-05-2006, 02:41 PM

I got the idea for this thread the other day. Basically, its like a brag session for you to list everything amazing and impressive you have achieved in your life and everything you are proud of, and then end it with "I'm not a drug user, I am a Cannabis user." Maybe if we get enough of these that are good, someone can compile them and send them to some representatives or something. It also might help new and even old members get to know a little about the people that choose to reply. Maybe it could be stickied? Anyways, I'll go first:

I am a loving and caring son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend.
I am a responsible pet owner.
I placed second in YMCA State Swimming in 2003.
I earned an Associates degree in education.
I am a University business and marketing student.
I am a self taught musician; a skilled bassist and a novice guitarist and drummer.
I am an employee serving individuals with special needs for going on 6 years.
I am not a drug user, I am a Cannabis user.

OK, mine isn't that impressive but that's all I could think of off the top of my head. I'm sure most of you will have better stuff, so go for it!

fasterspider

10-05-2006, 03:26 PM

I am a recovering Catholic and believe with all my heart that all religions are wrong
I am a former heroin addict
I am a former cocaine addict
I was awake for 5.5 years on meth but sleep every day clean from drugs
I have nerve damage from LSD
I don't drink alcohol
I am a motorcycle mechanic and own over $10,000.00 in tools I paid for with my hard earned money.
I own 3 classic hot rod motorcycles
I have a wife I love with all my heart
I smoke weed and don't do or approve of drugs

crudemood

10-05-2006, 03:27 PM

oh nice thread, it'll be good to show for kids trying to convince parents that cannabis isnt bad or anyone else for that matter.

I take part in daily excercises early in the morning.
I graduated highschool.
I attend college full time student accounting program.
I am a self taught guitar player.
I work part time at a restaurant.
I attended second language classes.
I went to math school for a short time till mid highschool.
I am a loving friend and a loving family member.
I am not a drug user, I am a Cannabis user.

acrca

10-05-2006, 03:29 PM

but cannabis is a drug

LIP

10-05-2006, 03:31 PM

No its not. You may think that, and that proves how wrong you are.

Cannabis is NOT a drug, its a plant. Magic Mushrooms are not drugs, simply a mushroom.

Plants are not drugs.

fackfackfack

10-05-2006, 03:31 PM

but cannabis is a drug

and this is where threads like this become fights.

IllusionalFate

10-05-2006, 03:34 PM

I have nerve damage from LSD
I don't know what you took a hit of, but LSD does NOT cause nerve damage.

acrca

10-05-2006, 03:39 PM

No its not. You may think that, and that proves how wrong you are.

Cannabis is NOT a drug, its a plant. Magic Mushrooms are not drugs, simply a mushroom.

Plants are not drugs.

THC is a drug thats a fact

dejayou30

10-05-2006, 03:46 PM

T®auma

10-05-2006, 03:48 PM

I don't know what you took a hit of, but LSD does NOT cause nerve damage.

Yea, Lsd didnt fuck you up. You took it with somthing else or Somthing else all together.

acrca

10-05-2006, 03:51 PM

the point is that instead of associating cannabis with drugs, we instead associate it with leading a successful life. cannabis IS technically considered a drug, so is alcohol, but stop arguing and just do it.

ya i know im just making sure people arent denying the facts. ok ill do this:

i am a cannabis user i have good grades

i am healthy, regular exercize

i have many friends and a great family

suhl

10-05-2006, 03:54 PM

i approve of drug use it is personal choice and dont feel the need to justify the fact that i smoke.

and like everyone else said already you took something other than lsd because it is physically harmless. i know everyone likes to think it is some super bad drug but in reality it isnt any worse for you than weed unless you get a massively huge dose. also if you do it too much you might just have more truth than you can handle

fasterspider

10-05-2006, 04:00 PM

I don't know what you took a hit of, but LSD does NOT cause nerve damage.
You don't know what you are talking about.

dejayou30

10-05-2006, 04:06 PM

i approve of drug use it is personal choice and dont feel the need to justify the fact that i smoke.

the point of the thread is not to denounce other drugs or say you don't use them. hell, you can inject heroin into your juggular for all i care; to each their own. the idea is to post positive things in your life and then put "I am not a drug user, I am a Cannabis user." its more of a good press kind of thing for marijuana that i am trying to get across. that every day people can smoke weed and still function in society, hold jobs, have friends, be active, etc. kind of a slap in the face to the anti drug commercials that say you won't do anything with your life if you smoke weed. and try to avoid general statements like "i have friends" or "I have a job." talk about how long you've worked at the job, the field its in, use lots of adjectives and stuff to describe what kind of friend you are. get it now?

2mass

10-05-2006, 04:12 PM

I failed all my exams cause I was 2 busy smokin weed
I go on the rob 2 buy weed
My family all hate me cause I have a bad attitude and am obsessed with my next joint
When I have a joint my only friends are the voices in my head
I owe thousands of £ in debt
I am uneducated
I am an ugly bastard
I never excercice and am rather large
I`d bend over 4 some weed.
I have a long criminal record
When I can`t get weed I am violent
I`d rather die than go without weed

I am a cannabis user not a drug user

I`m just givin ya`ll a balanced opinion:rasta:

dejayou30

10-05-2006, 04:15 PM

haha, of course

buddymyfriend

10-05-2006, 04:34 PM

Im a the most caring guy you could meet

I put others needs before my own

Im a great listener

I love to learn, the more knowledge the better

I take pleasure in the smaller things in life, like a bird singing on frosty morning

I graduated from high school and went onto furthur education

Im able to hold down a steady job

I have a fantastic gf, whom i adore

I have a love for all living things, no matter how small

Im a loving son, brother, nephew, friend, boyfriend

I chase and fulfill my abitions

I dont worry about what others think of me, im me!

I dont break the law, only infringe it!

I am a cannabis user not a drug user!

HypnotizedMind

10-05-2006, 05:12 PM

drugs are something man made like synthetic heroin or pills.

weed is a herb and a plant.

LIP

10-05-2006, 05:16 PM

Spot on mate, thats exactly how i feel. I like you.

Zoosh

10-05-2006, 05:34 PM

I only got one bad grade out of 10 when i left school this year.
I love life at the moment.
I've never done any illegal drugs besides cannabis and its all ill ever do.
I am not a drug user, I am a Cannabis user.

HypnotizedMind

10-05-2006, 05:51 PM

How big of a suprise can this be, you know LIP is passionate about weed i mean look at his sigs excluding the quote about the christmas swiss roll.

LIP

10-05-2006, 05:54 PM

Weed is everything to me. Weed is the ONLY thing i have EVER truely belived in, thats why i get so pissed over it.

But like i said, if ANY of you alot knew the real me you'd understand.

Thankyou Hypnotised Mind, you seem to know me.

crudemood

10-05-2006, 06:02 PM

drugs are something man made like synthetic heroin or pills.

weed is a herb and a plant.

i agree with everything you have said on this topic lip.
i agree with hynotized too

the word drug is probably bad by association. tylenol is a drug that will help. i think weed had just been pushed into the drug category because it was suddenly deemed bad by the government and the rest is history
i dont think the word drug or drugs in general is bad at all.

but all in all i dont think a plant should not and cannot be called a drugwe all have our opinions yeah , cheerio.

lagstronaut i think the relax isnt the best thing you can say to someone whose pissed off. if i were lip i'd cuss you off too for saying that to me.

crudemood

10-05-2006, 06:12 PM

Lip is the best right now
You tell them Lip

LIP

10-05-2006, 06:13 PM

Thanks man, i love ya. [dont be getting any ideas tho rofl ;) ]

crudemood

10-05-2006, 06:16 PM

Aww you are into guys Lip?
Too bad I'd totally date you right now =D

LIP

10-05-2006, 06:16 PM

Girl? Im a bloke, at least get it right. You just proved my point beyond recognition by being so childish and still trying to insult me.

I think your a copper because you joined in January, but only have a few posts, and tbh i just think your a copper. gut feeling, Prove me wrong.

LIP

10-05-2006, 06:17 PM

Aww you are into guys Lip?
Too bad I'd totally date you right now =D

Are you a gal then? Im confused? lol :d

BobBong

10-05-2006, 06:21 PM

Cannabis is a drug.

crudemood

10-05-2006, 06:22 PM

Are you a gal then? Im confused? lol :d

Yeaahhh!
dont tell me all this time you thought i was a guy!
lol funniest thread ever!

LIP

10-05-2006, 06:22 PM

It's a PLANT.

LIP

10-05-2006, 06:23 PM

Yeaahhh!
dont tell me all this time you thought i was a guy!
lol funniest thread ever!

Lol, sorry, im an idiot rofl. :D

lagstronaut

10-05-2006, 06:23 PM

Wtf, i just said it was a gut feeling, nothing to do with him disagreeing, altohugh i still think he's a prick. And wtf, i just appologised to you, and you STILL insult me. Whats the point?

i'm trying to get you to see that you're acting crazy dude. but whatever, go about your business again

LIP

10-05-2006, 06:24 PM

Thankyou, i will. No more hostility to you though. I appologised and i hope this is the end of it.

crudemood

10-05-2006, 06:36 PM

Lol, sorry, im an idiot rofl. :D

forgiven! :)

LIP

10-05-2006, 06:37 PM

Still wanna date me after that mishap? rofl :D

BlazenBudSmoker

10-05-2006, 06:39 PM

Cannabis has THC in it which is a drug but he doesnt mean it's a drug made in a lab to make people get addicted. (like minorities) heroin crack and coke etc.. It's a natural thing grown it's a plant. Sure people have tampered with it in labs to make people get super dope high and what not but it's just a plant i say

BlazenBudSmoker

10-05-2006, 06:44 PM

I mean like every vitamen on this planet comes out of something... so should i call an orange a drug

BlazenBudSmoker

10-05-2006, 06:47 PM

and also it is a drug but it shouldnt be in the category of other drug because cannabis doesnt kill people. people kill people for cannabis. i say they should just stop all the violence and legalize it.

HypnotizedMind

10-05-2006, 06:48 PM

To call Cannabis a drug would be moving the cause backwards.
Heroin and coke were once plants but were "Tampered with" making it a drug, Cannabis is not tampered with it is normal from seedling to the chronic in your fuckin bowl.
drugs are bad and cannabis is great.

love it or hate it.

BlazenBudSmoker

10-05-2006, 06:50 PM

Oh yeah...

I'm a caring friend

Good listener

Have a part time that ive had for a month or so

I'm in my junior year of highschool

AND I USE CANNABISSSSS ORANGES ARE DRUGS TOOOO

orangeman

10-05-2006, 06:54 PM

I cant list all the things that I do but I will say that cannabis saved my life, before I tried it I had never been high and only dealt with soberness, I was about tired of life and the way I was being treated and was about to commit suicide. Laugh if you want and say it's a joke but when I tried marijuana..as I was high it made me go into a deep thought process and made me see that there is more to life than I was depressed about and cannabis is actually the reason I live. I dont think I could live without it..has to be the best recreational activity I've come across. I thank God for cannabis. Oh yeah, I'm a cannabis user not a drug addict xD.

HypnotizedMind

10-05-2006, 06:56 PM

oranges arent a drug until they fuckin alterered untill vitamins artard.

LIP

10-05-2006, 06:58 PM

BlazenBudSmoker

10-05-2006, 07:21 PM

They did alter oranges lol

HypnotizedMind

10-05-2006, 07:37 PM

orange- fruit
vitamin- drug

dejayou30

10-05-2006, 07:45 PM

well so much for trying to start a thread about something positive....

crudemood

10-05-2006, 08:13 PM

Still wanna date me after that mishap? rofl :D

yes! id be crazy not to :D

Inferius

10-05-2006, 09:27 PM

well so much for trying to start a thread about something positive....

Nonono, don't give up hope.
We're all for the same cause. Some of us justify it differently than others, and that's ok. Some of us get a little riled up, but we're all human.
What matters is that we all love weed. We've all made it a part of our daily lives, and most of us continue to lead sucessful, responsible, law-abiding careers and families.

LIP

10-05-2006, 09:29 PM

yes! id be crazy not to :D

Yay!!!

Greenport

10-05-2006, 09:43 PM

I made my mom proud on her birthday :)
I Won the science fair.
Im trying to do good in school.
I Have made many friends with the use of cannabis.

budsmoker

10-05-2006, 10:00 PM

imo for something to be a drug it has to kill you and scince nobody has EVER died from weed i dont considerate a drug...caffiene is more of a drug thn weed is

graph

10-05-2006, 10:33 PM

1st of all i havent even found that thread
2cd its impossible to die from weed u dumbass, there has never been a recorded death caused by weed if u dont believe me look it up yourself

Yeah, I think there's been 9 from either driving while under the influence or vomiting when you're asleep or something. British report I believe. If you want more info I'll try to look it up.

Cannabis isn't a drug. THC is a drug.

So is Caffiene.

So is Ibuprofen

So is Vitamin C... well, not really.

That is what the word drug means. It has nothing to do with your different connotations, the textbook fact is that THC is in fact a drug.

royalHIGHness

10-05-2006, 10:46 PM

well why did he get hella paranoyd?

budsmoker

10-05-2006, 10:46 PM

Yeah, I think there's been 9 from either driving while under the influence or vomiting when you're asleep or something. British report I believe. If you want more info I'll try to look it up.

Cannabis isn't a drug. THC is a drug.

So is Caffiene.

So is Ibuprofen

So is Vitamin C... well, not really.

That is what the word drug means. It has nothing to do with your different connotations, the textbook fact is that THC is in fact a drug.

they count driving under the influence as long as you have thc in your body...that means you could've smoked weeks ago but theyll count it it as a drug related accident because the government are just dicks like that... and people have no buisness driving when their high anyway..theres certain things u shouldnt do while your high and driving is one of them...the only reason they say its a drug is cause its illegal..im sure when weed was legal it wasent considered a drug

royalHIGHness

10-05-2006, 10:46 PM

all my point is......weed IS a drug

royalHIGHness

10-05-2006, 10:48 PM

omg.......im guessin this kid hasnt smoked GOOD SHIT that actually tripps you out

budsmoker

10-05-2006, 10:49 PM

well why did he get hella paranoyd?

sounds like he got paranoid cause the cops were gonna bust him or so he thought

royalHIGHness

10-05-2006, 10:51 PM

so indirecty............weed caused adeath

budsmoker

10-05-2006, 10:52 PM

omg.......im guessin this kid hasnt smoked GOOD SHIT that actually tripps you out

apperently not i smoke weed not crack..i dont see how any weed can u make jump out a window...you sound like a cop from the late 1930's saying weed makes you do all this stupid shit

faithlessxxx

10-05-2006, 10:53 PM

.

Good thread idea, sadly it turned out to prove the opposite...

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budsmoker

10-05-2006, 10:53 PM

why would they bust him?

because hes smoking weed and weed is illegal...you really are a dumbass

budsmoker

10-05-2006, 10:56 PM

.

Good thread idea, sadly it turned out to prove the opposite...

.

well hey i guess everything u expect to happen just dosent always turn out the way u planned

budsmoker

10-05-2006, 10:59 PM

Y are you so unhappy?

who said i was unhappy? just cause im trying to tell you weed has never killed anybody

royalHIGHness

10-05-2006, 11:04 PM

ok...youre right....weed never shot/stabbed/killed anyone.........but THE INFLUENCE of weed has made people do some DUMB shit that killed them.....

ksizzle

10-05-2006, 11:58 PM

but i run a productive and enjoyable life whilst using various drugs (including cannabis) to further develop my psyche and personal relationships...... does this make me bad?

HypnotizedMind

10-06-2006, 12:26 AM

ok...youre right....weed never shot/stabbed/killed anyone.........but THE INFLUENCE of weed has made people do some DUMB shit that killed them.....

That dude you speak of, ya know jumping out the window he didnt die he just got a little bit hurt...and if you all talk about weed in a negative way "its a drug, it makes people do dumb shit." then quit.

The Colonel

10-06-2006, 12:35 AM

drugs are something man made like synthetic heroin or pills.

weed is a herb and a plant.

drugs are anything that change how your body naturaly works. coke is derived from a plant, does that not make cocain a drug? cannabis produces THC which is psychoactive.

HypnotizedMind

10-06-2006, 12:37 AM

drugs are anything that change how your body naturaly works. coke is derived from a plant, does that not make cocain a drug? cannabis produces THC which is psychoactive.

Yeah but coca is altered into cocaine, marijuana isint fucked with at all just smoke straight buds, thats what i think makes the difference.

The Colonel

10-06-2006, 12:45 AM

HypnotizedMind

10-06-2006, 12:50 AM

Erythroxylum coca is a high altitudes S. American shrub that's leaves are the source of cocaine. The leaves are "chewed" (held in the cheek) in combination with mineral lime to provide physical and mental stimulation and reduction in altitude sickness. It has a long history of human use.
-erowid

yeah but your forgetting that the only people that chew them are natives to south america, and most people snort it after it is cut down and put threw proccess using chemicals ,lights and drying.

The Colonel

10-06-2006, 01:02 AM

yeah but your forgetting that the only people that chew them are natives to south america, and most people snort it after it is cut down and put threw proccess using chemicals ,lights and drying.

I see what you're saying, but a drug is just a definition that distinguishes whether the molecule is synthesized within an organism or outside an organism. Anything synthesized inside your body is considered a hormone, but when it comes from another organism and you put it in your body its considered a drug. Since we're talking about THC, and THC comes from pot, by definition it is a drug.

kknight

10-06-2006, 05:21 AM

I am educated.
I maintain a great relationship with my fiance.
I am a hard worker with a full and parttime job.
I am a martial artist.
I have more friends than I can count.
I am considered successful among my peers.
I am a cannibis smoker. :thumbsup:

graph

10-06-2006, 06:03 AM

they count driving under the influence as long as you have thc in your body...that means you could've smoked weeks ago but theyll count it it as a drug related accident because the government are just dicks like that... and people have no buisness driving when their high anyway..theres certain things u shouldnt do while your high and driving is one of them...the only reason they say its a drug is cause its illegal..im sure when weed was legal it wasent considered a drug

a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication c according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(1) : a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary

(2) : a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of disease

(3) : a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body

(4) : a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device

It's a drug. Pure and simple. Sure, it shouldn't be an illegal drug, but that's another way it's classified, because it is illicit. It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong, because those are the facts.

And if someone dies under the influence of something, that something is said to play a role in their death. While understandably a stupid move, the fact is that marijuana has played a role in someone's death. That is the fact.

If we approach this from a scientific standpoint and admit where there have been faults, then the other side will be more open to see our point of view.

faithlessxxx

10-06-2006, 06:25 AM

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Sure its a drug, but:

And if someone dies under the influence of something, that something is said to play a role in their death. While understandably a stupid move, the fact is that marijuana has played a role in someone's death. That is the fact.

so have women, and I don't think that shows any kind of reasonable aspect of females either.

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automaticsnowman

10-06-2006, 06:25 AM

im a role model for 3 younger brothers
im the project manager at a multi million dollar corperation
i've held this job for going on 5 years
i started as a welder helper
i graduated high school in the texas scholars
i pay for and goto college part time
im a good son, brother, and peer
people look up to me
i have been smoke'n for the better part of 7 years
i've been living completely on my own since the day i turned 18
i worked for everything i have
and im 6 months shy of 20
i have but no longer am i useing drugs, i do enjoy a good nug of herb daily.

graph

10-06-2006, 07:00 AM

I think I'm missing the pronoun you're hung up on?:confused:

You know what I meant, regardless, right? I can't hit home runs every time.

tootsie roll

10-06-2006, 07:06 AM

I am educated,
I am a responsible wife, mother, daughter, sister, sister in law, aunt and cousin
I am a responsible pet owner
I take care of homeless animals. They come to me, I feed and care for them. Give them a place to live sleep and feel secure.
I am honest
I am loyal
I am a homemaker
I am an organic farmer
I own my own small business
I have painful physical problems
I am a legally prescribed medication user.
I am not a synthetic drug user, I am a cannabis user, medical user and not only do I get pain relief, I get a few moments of happiness. When the pain subsides,,,I am happy. (better then being in the hospital/er)

just a tad bit of venting mixed in there. lol

LIP

10-06-2006, 10:33 AM

Weed is a plant, not a drug, its never killed a single person in its entire history, which is longer than humans have exsisted. It's not going to start now.

A plant cannot be classed as a drug. No matter whats in the plant, THC is illegal, doesnt mean its illegal because its a drug, because its not.

Without weed we'd all be wearing stupid little hats holding hands.

It's a plant.

A plant

It's a damn plant

I tell you

A plant!

And im an angry person, get used to it or put me in your ignore list, doesnt bother me either way.

Maybe im so synical and annoyed because this world we live in is a joke. Day by day i get more and more pissed off with the way our governments operate, or fail to operate as the case may be.

Untill cannabis is legalised, and there is no limit to how much one can posses i wont be happy, i'll be depressed, and angry.

I may get out of my pram over silly little things, and i do alot of things without thinking, and half the time when i insult someone i dont mean it. I just wish people wouldn't take it all so seriously, cos that gets me going.

I truely belive in cannabis, more than anything else in this godforsaken world.

Cannabis is a saviour, but we are the only ones who see it.

It makes me sick that morons can lie to children about it, it makes me sick the UN said its as harmful as Heroin or Cocaine.

This isnt going to stop us doing it, no. BUT it will forever be in the mind of the thousands, if not millions of children watching it.

We are being TOLD what we can and cant do. Were lucky we're still aloud to breathe without being taxed, i mean, how much longer will it be before were taxed for the amount of air we breathe, cos thats the way these governments are going.

No one can make their own decisions in life, because were always being told exactly what to do it, and how to do it.

Before there were governments, police, and all the idiots who have no idea what their talking about there was no war. There wasnt.

They understood weed, and they had no one telling them what they can and cant do.

Why has it got to change.

Why cant i legally decide to smoke a fucking plant?

Aye?

There is no reason what-so-ever, and its a joke. The governments are jokes. Police officers are jokes. The law is a joke. And anyone who thinks badly of cannabis is a joke.

Flame me if you will, i dont give a shit less, you know why?

Because i have a spliff of he finest buds, and im going to smoke it in my house, get VERY stoned and enjoy my day.

Now you all know EXACTLY where i stand on cannabis.

Legalize it. NOW.

Inferius

10-06-2006, 10:57 AM

^^^^
Lip for president!
Or just...
Leader of The Free World.
:)

notunpretentious

10-06-2006, 01:28 PM

Im an honor roll student with a 4.1 GPA
I participate heavily in school events and clubs
I'm an avid writer, photographer, artist, and guitar player
I have friends and family who love and respect me
I have a part time job (making enough money to sustain my pot use :stoned:)
I plan on going to a university and becoming a productive member of society
I'm an open minded and well balanced person who can make an informed decision.
I am not a drug user, I am a cannabis smoker.

robert42

10-06-2006, 02:33 PM

cannabis plant aint a drug but to smoke it is, same way a Orange aint a drug but the vitimans are.

crudemood

10-06-2006, 02:37 PM

^^^^
Lip for president!
Or just...
Leader of The Free World.
:)

I was thinking the exact same thing.
GO LIP! :D

acrca

10-06-2006, 03:32 PM

cannabis plant aint a drug but to smoke it is, same way a Orange aint a drug but the vitimans are.

wtf vitamins are a drug :confused:

Dutch Masta

10-06-2006, 03:34 PM

Umm, cannabis is a drug.

What everyone should be trying to prove is that its a GOOD drug. The same way millions of people drink coffee to get the effects of caffeine, we all smoke weed to get the effects of the thc in it. Millions of people do each, each day, all the time, and it poses little to no health risks.. even less with marijuana, as there is no dependance.

wonderbear

10-06-2006, 04:23 PM

but cannabis is a drug

the problem is semantics; what is a "drug". well if it's something that affects your physical being than that's just about everything on earth; if it's something that significantly changes your disposition than perhaps cannabis gets in there with other narcotics, but to group all substances that change you physically into ONE GROUP, now that's just fucking stupid

btw: i would personally call it a "drug" in the "it changes you physically/mentally" way, but here's the thing: these folks are saying "i'm not a DRUG USER" the term here is defining DRUG USER not DRUG. "drug user" carries a certain connotation in society and these folks are saying they don't fit that group

wonderbear

10-06-2006, 04:30 PM

drugs are something man made like synthetic heroin or pills

and there's another definition

now, an avocado is a FRUIT, actually it's even a BERRY, botanically speaking; but folks don't mean "avocado" when they say "i'm going to buy some fruit"

all a question of defining your terms

and we all need to realize there are MYRIADS of NATURAL things that will kill you, venom, poisinious mushrooms, all sort of various plants.

wonderbear

10-06-2006, 04:33 PM

Cannabis has THC in it which is a drug but he doesnt mean it's a drug made in a lab to make people get addicted. (like minorities)

you've got to be kidding me

acrca

10-06-2006, 04:34 PM

a drug is something that changes your brain chemistry

greasecleaner61

10-06-2006, 04:52 PM

I am the mother of a 21yr old daughter and a 3yr old grandson.
I was am emt securtiy guard on a coal mine in ND for 6 yrs.
I became a greasecleaner as they call us for companys that worked on the draglines and shovels.
I worked myself into a fulltime position working for a contractor on a coal mine
supervising crews on the maintance outages on the mining equipment.
When I wasn't on the eqiupment, I cleaned in there welding shops, toolrooms,supply trailers ect.
I haven't work in the last year because of artheritis problems in legs, thats why I smoke cannibus because of the pain, and what they call restless leg syndrom.

Captin

10-06-2006, 09:03 PM

if cannabis isn't a drug it shouldn't do anything to you if you smoke it. It may be a plant but it's also a drug.

budsmoker

10-06-2006, 09:08 PM

if cannabis isn't a drug it shouldn't do anything to you if you smoke it. It may be a plant but it's also a drug.

well tabacco in cigarettes dont get you high, so your saying thats not a drug?

Captin

10-06-2006, 09:53 PM

well tabacco in cigarettes dont get you high, so your saying thats not a drug?
lots of drugs wont get you high, but they'll still affect you. You'll get all the nicotine and other chemicals that wont make you trip, that doesn't mean it's not a drug.

budsmoker

10-06-2006, 10:23 PM

lots of drugs wont get you high, but they'll still affect you. You'll get all the nicotine and other chemicals that wont make you trip, that doesn't mean it's not a drug.

yes but there isnt any bad chemicals in weed only if u smoke it, but eating and drinking weed literally makes marijuana harmless

Inferius

10-06-2006, 10:35 PM

yes but there isnt any bad chemicals in weed only if u smoke it, but eating and drinking weed literally makes marijuana harmless

A drug nor a plant is defined as causing or not causing harm.
Get over the social connotation that drug user = negative. There is a tiny little nugget of perception that was fed to us all at a young age telling us that all drugs = bad. Train yourself to think otherwise.
drug:

Noun
1. a. A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication. b. Such a substance as recognized or defined by the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 2. A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.
Cannabis is not a drug. It's chemical compounds ARE.
We don't smoke cannabis because it's a PLANT, we smoke it to get high off of some of it's chemical compounds.
THC is a drug. CANNABIS is a plant.
THERE WE GO. A rational explanation using a definition rather than a Societal influence of blind negativity.

graph

10-06-2006, 10:37 PM

A drug nor a plant is defined as causing or not causing harm.
Get over the social connotation that drug user = negative. There is a tiny little nugget of perception that was fed to us all at a young age telling us that all drugs = bad. Train yourself to think otherwise.
drug:

Noun
1. a. A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication. b. Such a substance as recognized or defined by the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 2. A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.
Cannabis is not a drug. It's chemical compounds ARE.
We don't smoke cannabis because it's a PLANT, we smoke it to get high off of some of it's chemical compounds.
THC is a drug. CANNABIS is a plant.
THERE WE GO. A rational explanation using a definition rather than a Societal influence of blind negativity.

Yeah, I tried that too.

acrca

10-06-2006, 11:05 PM

acrca

10-06-2006, 11:43 PM

ya lip is cool but hes still wrong lol

budsmoker

10-06-2006, 11:50 PM

Seeing that Inferius and Graph have already tried, I am not going to bother.

Oh wait yes I am.

I smoke weed. Why do I smoke weed? A number of reasons. For one, I like to get high. I do not smoke it for pain, I smoke it for relaxation, mood enhancement, for nerves, and the like. Sometimes when I smoke, I get really creative. Sometimes, I can get a little depressed. I smoke weed because it is not the same high everytime. Do I classify marijuana as a drug? Yes I do. Want to know why?
drug (dr-uh-g) n. 1.
a. A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication.
b. Such a substance as recognized or defined by the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
2. A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.
3. Obsolete A chemical or dye.
Like Inferius said, THC is the drug portion of the plant. So when you smoke cannabis, you are taking in THC. THC is a chemical that reacts in our bodies in a way that fits the definition of drug.
Now believe it or not, pot can lead to a psychological dependence in some people. It causes changes in your behavior. I believe that cannabis fits that definition. Do I think that weed is a bad drug? No I do not. I believe there can be more good from cannabis than bad, if used responsibly. I do not think that marijuana is the cure-all-miracle-drug that some of you do. Like other drugs, weed does have it's negative effects. I agree that if you eat it or use a vaporizer that alot of those negativities are removed.

All that aside, you can consider yourself a "cannabis" user. The public will still deem you a drug user. Get used to it. It is part of the fight.

the only negative effect you get from weed is just short term memory loss, other than that really nothing, cause although smoking anything is bad for your health, all you have to do is eat or drink marujuana and you dont have the bad smoking effects

acrca

10-06-2006, 11:52 PM

i heard weed kills brain cells is that true?

graph

10-07-2006, 01:03 AM

I think it is misleading. I think it kills unneeded braincells.

I'm not no brain expert(:thumbsup:), but from what I remember I believe it kills Glial cells, which make up the myelin sheath, which is found on the axon of a neuron. This protects brain cells from firing off and hitting eachother, which would short them out and kill brain cells. Glial cells do regenerate, though.

I think what THC does has something to do with the glial cells, but I don't even know if what I said above was right, so I'd like someone smarter to take over after here.

funfubarman

10-07-2006, 01:29 AM

Lip you are the man or woman and if i ever met you i would share my weed with you

funfubarman

10-07-2006, 01:45 AM

TCH has been shown to help the brain google it

usedchemicals

10-07-2006, 02:57 AM

I am a successful member of my high school's Academic Decathlon team, last year we were 200 points short of going to Nationals in Texas.
I am a successful member of my high school's Knowledge Bowl team. Last year we made it to the state meet in Brainerd Minnesota.
I am also a successful member of my high school's Speech Team. I made it to state last year in the category of Discussion. It was my first year on the team.
I am a participating member of 4-H and I counsel camp every summer.
I work 22 hours a week during the school year, and am easily able to hold a job.
I am taking 3 AP classes a semester at my high school.
I am in band, and I am one of the two tuba players.
Combined, school and work take 57 hours out of my week.
I am a red belt in Tae Kwon Do.
I am in good favor with the principal and many teachers at my school.
I am not a drug user, I am a cannabis user.

LIP

10-07-2006, 12:12 PM

its a plant, not a drug.

A drug is a drug, and a plant is a plant.

Weed is a plant, and therefore not a drug, in my eyes anyway.

But with everyone calling it a drug its gunna make it look bad isnt?

chris420

10-07-2006, 07:26 PM

I am you as you are me and we are all together.
I am a college student looking forward to major in Biochemistry.
I love to read and find out all I can.
I recently found my art, that is photography.
I am a loving human being conscious of my fleeting time here.
I live in harmony with all my surroundings .
I believe this 21st century world needs to change dramatically for their to be peaceful co-existance and end of suffering and famin.
I believe that our human race is sidetracking from what really matters.
I believe that we are all omnipotent and omnipresent, and for us to achieve atleast a moment of clarity all that is needed is a little will from our behalf.
I am eighteen years old and I am named after the Italian disoverer of America.
I carry Cheechs' last name but he is not part of my family tree.
I reached purple belt in Tae-Kwon-Do when I was 7 years old.
I would love to travel all over the world with my soul mate whenever I find her.
I first smoked marijuana when I was 14 and my life has evolved ever since.
I can thank marijuana only, for opening up my awareness the way it has ever since that day 4 years ago.
I smoke marijuana, I am not a criminal nor am I a cancer of society.