Fair enough, however it's completely irrelevant. Using pot doesn't make people want to try harder drugs. Correlation != Causation
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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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