Anti weed ads

[Ginnas]

Did anyone else notice that these "above the influence" ads are full of shit? Like the one where the girl is on the couch flat and her friend says that shes no fun, total bullshit. They make it seem like we do nothing but get stoned and then sit around all day and never have any fun. The website is stupid too. Here are some quotes from the information about weed.

"Can you become addicted to marijuana? Actually, yes. More teens are in treatment with a primary diagnosis of marijuana dependence than for all other illicit drugs combined. Smoking marijuana also causes some changes in the brain similar to those caused by long-term use of cocaine and heroin. THC is the chemical that causes some smokers to develop tolerance to its effects and need more of the drug, leading to addiction. one joint is equal to four cigarettes. Marijuana has no reacognized medical value."

TOTAL BULLSHIT. :cursing:cursing:cursing:

More teens are in treatment for marijuana, that doesnt mean we're overrun with marijuana "dope fiends" trying to get theres next "fix" of marijuana. What that means is that a crap load of kids are getting busted and being FORCED to go to treatment.

[Oneironaut]

We have to ask ourselves why they feel it is necessary to air such ads. The answer is simple: they're afraid of us. You don't see commercials against crystal meth or heroin, because everybody knows those drugs can seriously fuck you up. But with cannabis, there is a large sector of the population that is figuring out it really isn't as bad as the government says it is, so they feel the need to make whatever propaganda they can muster up to support their policies. They aren't going to give up the War on Drugs without a fight. These commercials should actually encourage us, because it is proof that the system sees our movement as a real threat to the status quo. Plus, the lies are getting more and more pathetic. Remember how the old ads used to say marijuana caused cancer and flattened brain waves and shit? Well, they lost those arguments, so now they're stuck with "it turns you into a flat blob-like creature". People aren't stupid. They can see right through the lies and with enough time they will demolish them once and for all.

[BongZoola]

We have to ask ourselves why they feel it is necessary to air such ads. The answer is simple: they're afraid of us. You don't see commercials against crystal meth or heroin, because everybody knows those drugs can seriously fuck you up. But with cannabis, there is a large sector of the population that is figuring out it really isn't as bad as the government says it is, so they feel the need to make whatever propaganda they can muster up to support their policies. They aren't going to give up the War on Drugs without a fight. These commercials should actually encourage us, because it is proof that the system sees our movement as a real threat to the status quo. Plus, the lies are getting more and more pathetic. Remember how the old ads used to say marijuana caused cancer and flattened brain waves and shit? Well, they lost those arguments, so now they're stuck with "it turns you into a flat blob-like creature". People aren't stupid. They can see right through the lies and with enough time they will demolish them once and for all.

wurd.