What's your opinion on people who smoke Marijuana?

[Zandalarian Paladin]

I really don't care about it. If you smoke, fine. If you don't, fine. All I ask is that you do not smoke in a closed place because I have asthma. I also don't tolerate people who smoke and drive.

[Reclaimer]

What's your opinion on people who smoke Marijuana?
Do you avoid them, despise them, indifferent to you?

If you smoke, share your stories, if you have any.

If you don't smoke, tell us what you think.

I don't care or judge about what other people do because it's none of my business.

[Fencers]

Disgusting habit. Think people who indulge in recreational drugs to get high want a level of escapism which is ultimately cowardly. Regardless of intelligence or functionality- at a base level the desire to get "high" is a kind of comfort to their cowardice and fears.

[HumbleDuck]

You compare apples with oranges as water is actually essential for our life, while marijuana isnt.

Nah, you can use other sources for hydration.

Alcohol, meat, rice, anything that can be consumed by human beings, if consumed more than a certain amount will damage the body.
That's not a legitimate ground to declare something illegal.

[Deleted]

I came across this idea related to Islamic art. Classic Islamic art, from the little I know of it, seems to tends more toward geometry and pattern and is void of any representation of living creatures. Are you saying that the portrayal of living creatures is concidered idolatry and therefore haram, or are you saying I have little idea of what a I'm talking about?

No, you're right, but you don't ahve the full picture. The display of any being capable of feelings (plants are mostly ok) was proscribed centuries ago. The reason is that any icon, when in a religious setting, is an idol. But outside of mosques, artists have been more free to use animals. But there's also grades, as some icons are more important to the faith: you can find animals in palaces or other private buildings, but rarely humans, never Muhammad, peace on him, or Allah (God).
And there's also different faiths. Some fundamentalists would tell you that all television is haram (the Taliban, for instance banned photography).
It essentially comes down to how much weight we put into the Hadith, and different creeds (like Shia, or liberal movements) are less strict about it.

Outside of jurisprudence, and this is just opinion, I'll note that the absence of figurative art is spiritually important. It rids you of anchors to the world, the transient passions, and lets you be just yourself before God.
But I'm not particularly strict. There's a place and a time for everything, and so long as I'm not doing something horrible, I can enjoy very mundane activities. The avatar, I actually put a bit of thought into it: at first it seemed arrogant of me. But quite frankly, I can live with that, though I made it relatively small to compensate.

[Deleted]

Nah, you can use other sources for hydration.

.. while every of them contains water. Nice try tho.

That's not a legitimate ground to declare something illegal.

The difference is that you talk about food, while i talk about a drug. And thats because you compare apples with oranges. If you ever should learn the difference, come back to me.

[Shahad]

Ask all those people being in hospitals with delirium.

Drug-induced psychosis is largely temporary in nature, regardless of the drug.

[mrsohta]

I smoke sometimes when a friend rolls a joint but i don't pay for it

[Nerovar]

Disgusting habit. Think people who indulge in recreational drugs to get high want a level of escapism which is ultimately cowardly. Regardless of intelligence or functionality- at a base level the desire to get "high" is a kind of comfort to their cowardice and fears.

But should it be illegal from your point of view?

[Deleted]

Drug-induced psychosis is largely temporary in nature, regardless of the drug.

A psychosis never is without long term consequences.

[Deleted]

Disgusting habit. Think people who indulge in recreational drugs to get high want a level of escapism which is ultimately cowardly. Regardless of intelligence or functionality- at a base level the desire to get "high" is a kind of comfort to their cowardice and fears.

Don't we all have fear and depression of any kind? Maybe it gives them freedom from all society crap.

[Iamanerd]

Disgusting habit. Think people who indulge in recreational drugs to get high want a level of escapism which is ultimately cowardly. Regardless of intelligence or functionality- at a base level the desire to get "high" is a kind of comfort to their cowardice and fears.

Same could be said for any number of activities, shit gaming goes under that category or drinking. I don't see why you have such disdain for it.

[pixelated senpai]

Where do you people get this idea that smoking a joint impairs your driving like alcohol?

[HumbleDuck]

.. while every of them contains water. Nice try tho.



The difference is that you talk about food, while i talk about a drug. And thats because you compare apples with oranges. If you ever should learn the difference, come back to me.

Nice straw man.

Should I have said bottled water in my first comment for you to understand? Good thing you don't get high ...
People usually eat to feel good, if you fail to acknowledge that, I don't think you are physically capable of participating in a rational argument . By your "logic" we should only provide food and water to people who are starving ...

[Fencers]

But should it be illegal from your point of view?

Decriminalized for possession.

[Khaza-R]

Disgusting habit. Think people who indulge in recreational drugs to get high want a level of escapism which is ultimately cowardly. Regardless of intelligence or functionality- at a base level the desire to get "high" is a kind of comfort to their cowardice and fears.

Playing video games for hours upon hours in fake virtual worlds isn't "cowardly" escapism?

[Denarius]

Mainly unawareness of your environment short after the consumption. If consumeing too much, psychosis and hallucinations.

I used to smoke a LOT of weed. Pretty much all the way through high school and a few years after. Haven't smoked more than a handful of times since about '08. I've had some low quality stuff, and I've had some of the best stuff available in Vegas at the time, and I've never had hallucinations from smoking.
Prescriptions on the other hand, I cut my hand at work (70+ stitches), got prescribed Hydrocodone, got high as hell, hallucinated and realized how so many people get addicted to that shit, so i didn't refill the scrip. And i only paid like 4$ for the prescription with insurance.

[Heladys]

Where do you people get this idea that smoking a joint impairs your driving like alcohol?

Because it does, only differently.

[Shahad]

A psychosis never is without long term consequences.

It is when drug induced... Look at all the people getting bad trips on psychedelics, they're typically fine the next morning. Or people taking deliriants.

[PACOX]

I disagree. I think marijuana use is much less common among Generation X as they were exposed to anti-drug propaganda by the government. Millennials seem much more likely to smoke pot

I was kidding.

On a slightly more serious note, I think your assessment might be off by a generation. Maybe you mean Baby Boomers? Gen X pioneered stoner culture and a lot other anti-social tendencies.

Millennials are the Crack Baby generation. The generation born into Reagan's "War on Drugs" that grew up being bombarded with anti-drug ads, after school specials, propaganda, etc. The older half of Gen X was popping out Millennials by the time the War on Drugs became a thing.