Abovetheinfluence actually replied lol.

[orangeman]

Lol this is actually funny, this was my original message. I was trying to be a bit comical sorta insulting them.

Type of question: ideas for the Web site
Message: I have an idea about the web-site, how about fucking off with all
the bull shit. It's called above the influence, but all I really see is
"above the weed". Stop attacking people who use cannabis as if we're some
type of different human species, of course there's people who abuse
cannabis, just like people who abuse prescription drugs and food and other
things, a lot of things are abused but we can't help that. There is always
two sides to a story. There are responsible users also and marijuana surely
doesn't have the worse outcome of illegal drug abuse. Start making
commercials about other drugs and make it above the WHOLE influence, not 1/8
of the influence you fuckin' weed bashers.



They replied with this

Thank you for e-mailing abovetheinfluence.com.

While the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and this Web site cover
all drugs, there is a particular emphasis on teen marijuana usage because
the statistics associated with it are troubling.

More teens are in treatment for marijuana dependence than for all other
illicit drugs combined. Teens are beginning to smoke marijuana at a younger
age and weed is twice as potent as it was a decade ago. The drug has
changed so the information and awareness around marijuana must keep up.



Thank you for contacting ATI.

I was tired of their bull shit so I replied with this..


Although no one is going to be seeing this conversation making it pointless.. I would like to say just for the record that marijuana is NOT more potent than it was a decade ago. I'm sorry but if some one actually needs treatment for marijuana then something must be seriously already wrong with that persons brain. I know over 100+ marijuana users and none of them need treatment to stop smoking. They just stop, including me. It's not as highly addictive as other drugs such as crack cocaine, meth and ecstasy to name a few. Those drugs with short lived highs leaving them unsatisfied coming back for more to satisfy them selves again eventually leading to addiction. Many claims marijuana to be stronger than it was a decade ago because before then most marijuana was grown outdoors, since the government decided to take matters into their own hands and spray crops with poisonous chemicals and go out and burn thousands of fields people decided to move their grows indoors where it was more controlled thus eliminating any chance of pollen traveling thousands of miles allowing the discovery of the "sesimillia technique" which basically brings out the full potential of the potency of the Cannabis plant.

It's not like this was not already going on, but being forced to bring growth indoors eliminated all outside influences to degrade the trichomes containing THC and many other intoxicating cannabinoids and definitely allowed easier monitoring to eliminate any pollen from flying by killing the males. As more and more people started moving their grows indoors the more and more "sensimilla" bud became familiar and available, eventually just as easy to get as any marijuana with seeds. There is no such thing as STRONGER marijuana, the THC levels of Cannabis has never exceeded the limit of 15-25% THC and even so it may have only increased by a small percentage and that still isn't 1/4 close to the LD50 of marijuana. The only thing I can say is this "stronger" marijuana is meant for experienced smokers, and I don't believe it's for novice users..but I can't help it if you guys are making these younger kids curious with all the strange commercials about "stoner's in the mist" and all this stuff that totally misrepresent marijuana users, especially the responsible ones. People abuse prescription drugs too and those are LEGAL. I know what you're thinking, you'd need a prescription for those pills. But with our brain washed America, most of the adults are the ones with the pills. The kids are the ones that go in the medicine cabinets and find them. You think that simple pressing down and twisting child proof cap is actually stopping them from getting into those bottles? They aren't retarded. They can read instructions. The same kids are getting alcohol out of the refrigerator and coolers of their alcoholic parents every day. You guys need to expose the truth on things that are actually more dangerous. You can die from alcohol poisoning. Not to mention alcohol intoxication depends on your weight and size, unlike marijuana which I suppose the kids you are aiming your message to weighs nothing more than 90-150 lbs avg. Imagine if they accidentally consumed too much liquor, not everyone knows you can die from alcohol poisoning not to mention alcoholics act fucking stupid under the influence. At least I can still maintain my composure and keep things logical when I'm consuming marijuana. Why don't you expose this on commercials rather than on your web-site which requires the internet that not everyone has access to.

There were only a few Cannabis strains to begin with. Any one with common sense will know that all the strains that exist today is the result of the few original strains being cross bred time and time again eventually creating thousands of new varieties as these crosses are bred. What's the point I'm trying to make? That there wasn't any spectacular boom that caused an explosion in potency. Everything we have today still has roots to the marijuana that was consumed back in the 1960's-70's basically back to the beginning of time. But wait, that's the same marijuana that you claimed our parents to have harmless fun from isn't it?....First they feed us reefer madness and claimed it made you crazy now a decade later you claim that stuff was going around during the time of reefer madness was harmless fun? I don't mean to knock you guys but honestly you guys might as be real with me and real with your selves. The more you lie to America, specifically the teens the more they are going to fail to believe anything you say and that will cause the weaker minded ones to believe you are just lying about any other substance. Once they try marijuana and realize 99.9% of the things you guys say aren't true they are going to think the same about every thing else. Just don't bring any campaigns to my city because if I attend any of them they are going to have to throw me out, especially if they give the chance for anyone to ask questions, I will not allow any crowd that I am in to be lied to. I will interrupt the b.s. and tell them the truth if I have to. Instead of having more and more b.s. anti-drug organizations you guys need to be investing your money into the true cause of Cannabis and that is legalizing it and change the wrong you have done and release those from prison that have done nothing wrong but decided to grow, smoke or sell a harmless dried flower that comes from a plant that's just as normal as any other plant that God has put here for us...


Hopefully they read that, I'm gonna love to see what they reply with..

orangeman Reviewed by orangeman on 06-26-2007. Abovetheinfluence actually replied lol. Lol this is actually funny, this was my original message. I was trying to be a bit comical sorta insulting them. Type of question: ideas for the Web site Message: I have an idea about the web-site, how about fucking off with all the bull shit. It's called above the influence, but all I really see is "above the weed". Stop attacking people who use cannabis as if we're some type of different human species, of course there's people who abuse cannabis, just like people who abuse Rating: 5

[rebgirl420]

Wow hun, that just makes me sad.

[jdub61]

Wow hun, that just makes me sad.

So now we know why rebgirl's so pouty in her avatar pic.

They should worry about more widespread, impairing, and damaging drugs, aka alcohol, before marijuana.

[rebgirl420]

^ exactly, I know way more people who drink regularly than people that smoke pot regularly

[orangeman]

Yar it is sad. Not everything I said was accurate but hey not every thing they say is accurate either. Actually it's far from it, but i'm sure they got my point. I really can't wait to see what they have to say back, probably nothing lol.

[rebgirl420]

^ if they do respond about medical marijuana

[orangeman]

Oh trust me, I'm going to keep responding until they stop lol.

[couch-potato]

Dumb people piss me off. Really.

[TheGreenFog]

Obviously their responses are scripted and use the same BS info they use in their commercials, but hopefully if you keep writing...they will get the picture. That first letter was a bit...err....non-diplomatic. 2nd one...much better. Let us know what they respond with. Good job, O-man


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[CannabisHappiness]

It's an automated response. Great. I sent this, in case anyone's interested:

Type of question: general questions/comments
Message: I would like to understand the reasoning behind wasting resources
on this. I would also like to say that I am offended. Also, I see no effort
being put into this supposed 'drug war' other than against cannabis. I would
like to know why I see zero effort into the meth issue. I see drugs destroy
lives and families, hell I see VIDEO GAMES destroy lives and families. When
I reference drugs I AM NOT speaking of cannabis. I have never seen of/heard
of it destroying lives. I have seen it help so many, that I am obviously
quite offended by this campaign. I wish you a good day and the ability to
understand what I have said.