Although this subject has been dealt with many times, I am always particularly proud of the ones that start for the right reasons- information, in the form of an article, is presented from a source, dissected, and discussed.
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It Can Make You Look Like a Gritball
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That's the same thing all the anti-tobacco ads have said since they started, and tobacco companies have a very large footprint in the anti-marijuana movements.
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We're all anxious enough about how we look without having to worry about the stained fingertips and teeth, stinking breath, and bloodshot eyes that come with smoking pot. People who smoke dope can look a little -- well, skeazy. They might lose interest in their appearance. They can also get the munchies when they're high -- and it's not exactly health food they binge on. They don't call that tire-shaped ring of flab around the middle of a pothead the "stoner's spare" for nothing.
You're getting desperate freevibe. Stoners may not care about appearance as much as others (which I think is a good thing) but its not like we look like a bunch of dirty hippies. I'm willing to bet most couldn't pick out if a person smokes pot or not in most cases. Sure our eyes get red, if that bugs someone out so much they can get visine. And as for munchies, thats not a legitimate argument in the fattest country in the world, I'm sorry.
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Amen, The_wall. People let themselves go because they're slobs. Slobs are slobs. I've yet to see a person whose fingers or teeth were stained from pot smoking, and i know VERY VERY heavy smokers. Their personal hygiene is also very good.
Also, i've never heard of a "stoner's spare", and I don't know one stoner who has such a thing... the people i've known or seen with extra girth have had that since WELL before starting to smoke- sounds like more bullshit propaganda to me.
A fine thread, The_wall, thank you very much.
Also- let's make sure we're not "snapping back" at the anti-pot/drug members. Their opinions, while possibly different, are still theirs to have, and ours to respect.
Thanks