It can be a 'gateway drug' regardless of its the person or the drug. There are times where pot is merely the first step.
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Michael Grant<mgr...@modus.bz> wrote: > > No I didn't miss it. If you re-read that sentence it doesn't really read > well if the point you are trying to make is that weed isn't a gateway drug. > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Obviously you missed the part where i said 'While not as prevalent as >> some might try to make you believe'. >> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Michael Grant<mgr...@modus.bz> wrote: >> > >> > Marijuana isn't habit forming. Not from a physiological standpoint >> anyway. >> > And weed being a 'gateway' drug is a reflection on the people using it, >> not >> > on the drug itself. >> > >> > Don't believe the hype Scott. >> > >> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> >> >> That does not make it any less habit forming or illegal. >> >> >> >> While not as prevalent as some might try to make you believe, pot can >> >> also be the 'spring board' drug to harder core drugs. I doubt there >> >> are many crack heads who started with crack, I'd bet most started with >> >> pot or cocaine. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Ras Tafari<rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > give me a camera, a keg of beer, an ounce of weed, 12 weed heads and >> 12 >> >> drunks. >> >> > when we are done the intake, ill put those people in front of 100 >> >> > people to test annoyingness, belligerency, assholency and >> >> > overall well being. then an hour later, test those same people. the >> >> > drunks will still be drunk. >> >> > the stoners will be normal and far easier to deal with. >> >> > >> >> > im jus sayin >> >> > >> >> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Michael >> >> > Dinowitz<mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> The entire part from cocaine in moderation down was a sarcastic bite >> >> >> at pot being 'benign'. >> >> >> >> >> >> I have an uncle who lives in a nursing home. He's basically a >> burnout. >> >> >> To say that pot is benign is as wrong as saying a roofie is. Just >> >> >> because people smoke some now and again does not change the fact that >> >> >> it's a drug with psychoactive effects. >> >> >> You have alcohol as being bad but not pot. Huh?!? >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Ras Tafari<rastaf...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> never, nowhere, no how, can roofies be considered benign, im sorry. >> >> >>> ive seen the outcome, and it was horrendous. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> cocaine, ive seen the outcome and it was horrendous. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> heroine, same thing. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> crack, same thing. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> alcohol, nearly the same. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> pot. never. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Scott Stroz<boyz...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> 1. Then you would be committing a crime. >> >> >>>> 2. Again, it would not be in moderation. >> >> >>>> 3. I do not have a daughter. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> I never advocated the production/possession/use of roofies. >> Michael >> >> >>>> was merely pointing out that just about anything, including >> roofies, >> >> >>>> can be benign 'in moderation'. And, he is right and I was >> supporting >> >> >>>> him. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Just because people use the drug for heinous reasons does not take >> >> >>>> away from the fact that roofies can be benign when taken in low >> enough >> >> >>>> doses. All the horror stories and analogies do not take away from >> that >> >> >>>> fact. And stating/supporting that fact does not mean I (and >> hopefully >> >> >>>> Michael) are not advocating their use. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Ras Tafari<rastaf...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> ill give your daughter one, take her out to the bar, and let me >> know >> >> >>>>> how that goes >> >> >>>>> for ya johnny moderation... >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Scott Stroz<boyz...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> Those doses would not be what I would call 'in moderation'. >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> The point being just about anything can be benign if taken in >> >> >>>>>> moderation, and just abotu anything can be harmful if not taken >> in >> >> >>>>>> moderation. As I pointed out, water can be dangerous if enough is >> >> >>>>>> injested. >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Casey >> >> >>>>>> Dougall<ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Scott Stroz < >> boyz...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>>> > roofies are benign? >> >> >>>>>>>> If taken in moderation, yes. >> >> >>>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> And I'm sure the thousands of women who were slipped one then >> raped >> >> say the >> >> >>>>>>> same thing the next day. >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> That's by far the worst drug ever invented. >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? 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