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OFKU0 · 11-15-2004, 09:00 AM

I've smoked pot for 25 years on a recreational basis (sometimes heavier than other times) and believe that the affects are as individual as anything else. Some people eat fast food and get obese. Some eat it and don't. Some people smoke cigs their entire life without lung cancer yet others never smoke a day in their life and get lung cancer. Some people get stupid when they smoke pot (over prolonged time periods), some don't.

Everyone has an opinion as to what other people do with their time and that's fine. Some people think smoking pot is stupid. Others think that going on forums like this is stupid. Horses for courses. Everyone is different with said opinions.

I like what Stompy said though. Music is my living, has been for over 20 years and the creative avenues that pop up when I smoke are interesting to say the least. For me anyways it compliments an already creative mind.

I'm not advocating drug use ( or any other self afflictions) because I don't care what people choose to put in their bodies, be it crap food, no food, alcohol, drugs, whatever. It's not for me to judge. I'll tell you one thing though, one of the best things I ever did as a teenager was drop acid about 10- 12 times. I don't think my creativeness would have even been as close to what it is if a mind altering drug didn't open my mind. The first hit of acid I took at 16 years old total changed the way I thought of things from that day on. But that's just me. I did it knowing the potential outcome so I looked forward to it, rather than just as an excuse to get wasted. Same with pot. I don't and have never done it to get hammered but rather to explore the potentials it offers.

Has pot and alcohol killed some brain cells? I'm sure it has. Does it bother me? No. I do what I do, when I want to do it, regardless as to whatever social stigmas are the rage of the moment. It's purely a random fancy if you will. It couldn't be that damaging for me since I'm almost 40 and have been mortgage free for 5 years in a rather affluent community. Go figure.

11-15-2004, 09:00 AM	#67 (permalink)
OFKU0 Junk	I've smoked pot for 25 years on a recreational basis (sometimes heavier than other times) and believe that the affects are as individual as anything else. Some people eat fast food and get obese. Some eat it and don't. Some people smoke cigs their entire life without lung cancer yet others never smoke a day in their life and get lung cancer. Some people get stupid when they smoke pot (over prolonged time periods), some don't. Everyone has an opinion as to what other people do with their time and that's fine. Some people think smoking pot is stupid. Others think that going on forums like this is stupid. Horses for courses. Everyone is different with said opinions. I like what Stompy said though. Music is my living, has been for over 20 years and the creative avenues that pop up when I smoke are interesting to say the least. For me anyways it compliments an already creative mind. I'm not advocating drug use ( or any other self afflictions) because I don't care what people choose to put in their bodies, be it crap food, no food, alcohol, drugs, whatever. It's not for me to judge. I'll tell you one thing though, one of the best things I ever did as a teenager was drop acid about 10- 12 times. I don't think my creativeness would have even been as close to what it is if a mind altering drug didn't open my mind. The first hit of acid I took at 16 years old total changed the way I thought of things from that day on. But that's just me. I did it knowing the potential outcome so I looked forward to it, rather than just as an excuse to get wasted. Same with pot. I don't and have never done it to get hammered but rather to explore the potentials it offers. Has pot and alcohol killed some brain cells? I'm sure it has. Does it bother me? No. I do what I do, when I want to do it, regardless as to whatever social stigmas are the rage of the moment. It's purely a random fancy if you will. It couldn't be that damaging for me since I'm almost 40 and have been mortgage free for 5 years in a rather affluent community. Go figure. __________________ " In Canada, you can tell the most blatant lie in a calm voice, and people will believe you over someone who's a little passionate about the truth." David Warren, Western Standard.