Forget about Harddon, Thats not the image problem

[DonnieDarko]

Just my 2 cents ....

The site is what it is .... an open forum without age restrictions. If adults are uncomfortable conversing about mature subjects w teens, then don't do it. If we feel the urge to control someone elses "offensive" post .... don't do it. If it's really that bad, there is a process .... report it to a mod.

Just remember pplz, the mods are not full-time post monitors. They are subject experts who volunteer their time and are here to make us smarter. The reason why alot of us come here is to get smarter.

As far as adults conversing with teens: The best thing we can do is be role models. Lets tell teens the truth about this hobby, when appropriate How there sometimes can be risks to what they are doing and sometimes their parents are right.

We are all trying to make this a great site, and I respect the ideas/concerns mentioned on this thread (even tarog ). If we ruffle each others feathers, so be it.

The bottom line is that the members all should tolerant and respectful of the larger community, and we can let the mods and Ron handle big the problems.

[ballin4Real]

kids will be kids and adults will be assholes no matter what age you are you are a fucking retard and all who disagree with that have a unrelenting ego and should be shot. Taxes suck Everyone knows that the rich get richer the poor get poorer fuck having weed legal for everyone that is ridiculus their are negative sides of weed no matter what anyone says but people who are dieing and are sick need medicin and they should not be deprived of it if weed was legal for everyone you would have 12 year olds giving money to people old enough to buy it just like cigs and no one and i mean no one should smoke anything until their are mature enough and are able to make educated decisions and highschoolers are not old enough to make thier own decisions they are still kids and need to realize that they dont know everything

[snow owl]

I'm trying to let this subject go, but people insist on antagonizing me and deviating from my message. Im not an evangilist, nor a hyporcrit. I will smoke pot everyday of my life. Everyone says pot is natural, but is it really natural to burn and smoke it? Is consuming just food and water seem more natural in human lives? Look, kids now are not allowed to consume legal drugs until a certain age. There are reasons for this, and maybe everyone doesn't agree with those reasons, but I do. And yes Ive seen inquiries of curiosity, not necessarily seduction, of adults to youngsters.

AND YOU FENZI, are not these childrens parents, and as sincere as your honesty may be, perhaps their parents would not appreciate you guiding their childrens' lives. Kids have a lot to focus on to become successful adults, and I think they need all their wits to cope with it. I'm not preaching dont smoke, but I do. Im saying I wont influence a kid down that path with a toast, let them grow up first, then the choice is theirs. And don't feel sorry for my kids, but if you bring them into a conversation again, just to attack me, I come find you. Lets keep it fair play.

over&out and sorry everybody wants to pervert my words.

[maryjanemama]

What age were you when you started smoking pot? Just curious to find out....I was 18, but, most people I know were A LOT younger. This site is for information about cannabis, first and foremost. After that, people will talk about whatever they please, just like in regular conversation. Sometimes those conversations deviate off onto other drugs and that's OK, too, there are forums here for other drug topics.

The mods and Ron do the best that they can, while at the same time trying to live their lives. If there is something truely offensive, report it to a mod. After that posting thread after thread with bitch after bitch will get you NOWHERE, take that from those of us that have been here longer than 6 weeks. Sometimes the truth hurts.

I'm with you, Encatuse, I don't how Ron and the other mods control themselves sometimes.

[potpimp]

? Look, kids now are not allowed to consume legal drugs until a certain age. There are reasons for this, and maybe everyone doesn't agree with those reasons, but I do. .

People that think 16 year olds shouldnt be allowed in bars is just encouraging them to drink on the edge of cliffs, on rooftops, on the freeway. Its about harm reduction, 16 year olds should be allowed in bars, they are in europe and its perfectlly fine. Age restrictions cause more problems than they solve. We should be teaching kids about drugs not letting learn about it on the street. How many times have kids come here and asked about the oldest urban myths? Is my weed laced?, is there rat poison in acid? etc etc. We combat that and it makes things safer. Kids will do drugs regardless, here they can learn to be safer doing it.
And i want pot legal, who says it will all be phillip morris growing it? You can grow your own baccy if you want chem free stuff, no one says you need to buy marlboroughs. I want to buy weed in stores, period. I want to pay taxes on it. Decrim means i still have to buy from the black market, i live in a freaking shoe box i cant grow. I fail to see how you have some crystal ball as to how legalization would be. Holland doesnt have a bunch of big business growing it, they have a bunch of small grows and works just fine.




"And decriminalization and not legalization would still generate taxes through citations"


No, Fuck that. Totally forget that. Who gets charged for weed now? Blacks, the poor, kids, the homeless. Rich white people never. No fucking way is that fair that people who dont have a home to smoke it get busted, and no one else has to pay.




"Underground boutique growers would face less risk and expand operations, price would be driven down but balance profit due to expansion"



I am against underground growing. Permits, having the juice wired up to code, etc are what is important. Underground makes it still the criminal gangs, still hidden, still dangerous. Above ground growing, in safe places, not an apartment, thats the ideal. We want to stop fires, fert filled weed and gang rip offs, not stop some corporation from making money. I dont have a problem with peeps growing their own, but the benefits from big companies doing it would greatly overshadow any downsides. If people want organic, trust me the market shall decide. You can go up and against phillip morris, just because people will want the weed grown by the little guy, thats cared for. I pay more to drink beer from the micro brewery, because i like it better than bud.

[NowhereMan]

What age were you when you started smoking pot? Just curious to find out....I was 18, but, most people I know were A LOT younger. This site is for information about cannabis, first and foremost. After that, people will talk about whatever they please, just like in regular conversation. Sometimes those conversations deviate off onto other drugs and that's OK, too, there are forums here for other drug topics.

The mods and Ron do the best that they can, while at the same time trying to live their lives. If there is something truely offensive, report it to a mod. After that posting thread after thread with bitch after bitch will get you NOWHERE, take that from those of us that have been here longer than 6 weeks. Sometimes the truth hurts.

I'm with you, Encatuse, I don't how Ron and the other mods control themselves sometimes.

with bitch after bitch will get you NOWHERE,
i like these words

they fit the other way to
nowhere you will get with bitch after bitch

is that my future i wonder?
hehehe

btw i was 11 and never looked back
self medicated my self thru school

[Beeblebrox.420]

Who gets charged for weed now? Blacks, the poor, kids, the homeless. Rich white people never.

This is untrue. See this page on the NORML website. Most of the people listed here are rich and white, and all of them are either rich OR white.

[BILL THICK]

All we need now is terrorist message to blow a hole in one of the message threads, maybe that would put it all in perspective.......ehhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!I don't think so. "Why can't we just all get along"? The glass really is half full unless we want it to be half empty. Alot of great information to be had here and some very generous and subject educated and experienced people who are giving up their time and information to help those who need it. Seems the opportunity being provided by them should be appreciated. It doesn't seem to me that whining, bickering, mud slinging, and the likes is showing them much appreciation. So hey,.... what do ya say.... " Let's roll" another!!!
Love and Peace.... what a concept!!!