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[quote=Mattyk;698750]I don't think it's a stretch to say we'll see another upward trend under Obama considering the way his admin has approached things so far.[/quote]With everything going on in this Admin I may start smoking too. :cool-smil

J/K

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[quote=Mattyk;698822]Honestly that could have had an impact. I remember all of a sudden everyone was smokin' blunts at parties, so that record and others at the time definitely had some influence.[/quote]

I do think that had an impact...I remember the first Cypress Hill album "Sippin on a 40, puffin on a Blunt"...i miss those days...

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[quote=Slingin Sammy 33;698846]With everything going on in this Admin I may start smoking too. :cool-smil

J/K[/quote]
your pizza place would 3x profits if it was legal!

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[quote=tryfuhl;698867]your pizza place would 3x profits if it was legal![/quote]
He could add a smoking room and pipe in the smell of pizza or he could have a delivery special large pizza topped with ganja and shrooms.

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[quote=tryfuhl;698820]actually we haven't gotten out of those ineffective wars either[/quote]
well we haven't been at them for 40 years yet

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[quote=firstdown;698870]He could add a smoking room and pipe in the smell of pizza or he could have a delivery special large pizza topped with ganja and shrooms.[/quote]


There is a pizza joint down south called Mellow Mushroom, yea it is not far from this idea.

[url=http://www.mellowmushroom.com/charleston#/store/index/charleston]Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers - Charleston[/url]

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[quote=Slingin Sammy 33;698846]With everything going on in this Admin I may start smoking too. :cool-smil

J/K[/quote]

If the last admin wasn't enough to make you smoke why start now? ;)

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[quote=Mattyk;698885]If the last admin wasn't enough to make you smoke why start now? ;)[/quote]:duel: Touche LOL

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[quote=tryfuhl;698867]your pizza place would 3x profits if it was legal![/quote]LOL, I could bake it right into the dough.

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[quote=Slingin Sammy 33;698902]LOL, I could bake it right into the dough.[/quote]


i'm gonna need an address.

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[quote=Schneed10;698731]Just from an analytical standpoint, I'm fascinated by the trough that occurred in 1992. Anybody got any idea what would have caused that? Why did we hit a low point in 1992 and then continue back up?[/quote]

My guess is through the 80 when I was in high school there was the slogan "Just say no to drugs." It was working and fewer people each yr were using it. I think it simply bottomed out around 92 and they tried to come up with a new slogan. I think sometime around then they came up with the whole frying pan commercial..."this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs."

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I'm not sure if there's any one explanation. Usage probably ebbs and flows based on a variety of factors.

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[quote=GMScud;698687]Oh for sure. They are nearly smokeless. All you're inhaling is the THC. They rule. I've used them, I'm not gonna lie. I think smoking weed in moderation is totally fine, and I personally enjoy it. I'll say that anonymously on this site. I'm no pot head, but I do partake, discreetly. I find it relaxing and fun. Nothing like catching a quick bake before laying by the pool, going to the beach, or watching a really funny movie. I never do it before I have anything of significance in front of me for the day.

I personally think the actual use of it is pretty harmless. Certainly more harmless than alcohol. The fact that alcohol is legal and weed is not is hilarious IMO. How many awful incidents does alcohol lead to in this country every day? People get hammered and do all kinds of dumb shit. Drive cars, beat people up, injure themselves and others, etc etc. When's the last time you saw a news headline that read "man high on marijuana robs bank, shoots security guard." ???? Doesn't happen.

Weed leads to good laughs, deep thought (in my case anyway) and junk food. I'm all for legalizing it, and not just because I smoke it. When you think about the massive tax revenue it would generate and pair that with the relief it would give to our legal system that is so bogged down with petty marijuana arrests/jailings, it would be a massive financial boost for the US.

I'm all for what Schneed suggested. Take the revenue generated by marijuana taxation and throw it back into the healthcare system.[/quote]

i completely agree with you, and i'll admit i also smoke and i know after one really good night i left a post that didn't really leave much doubt. i have actually incorperated it into my workout/diet routine. since i drink alot less when i smoke i have been smoking more to cut down on the amount of alchol i drink getting ready for beach season. with smoking more and not drinkin as much and working out i have lost over 25lbs. i'm not saying it works for everybody but it's working for me.

as for legalization even before i started smokin again i have always thought it should be legalized. it is just a huge ammount of revenue just sitting there waiting to be taxed. i really honestly beleive that if it were legalized it would greatly help out our economy

the only real downside to smoking pot is the fact that this thread was started about a week ago and this is the first time i had noticed it :doh:

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[quote=Slingin Sammy 33;698902]LOL, I could bake it right into the dough.[/quote]
lol good idea

gotta extract it in the oil first

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[quote=mredskins;698875]There is a pizza joint down south called Mellow Mushroom, yea it is not far from this idea.

[URL="http://www.mellowmushroom.com/charleston#/store/index/charleston"]Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers - Charleston[/URL][/quote]yeah they're franchised.. there's one or two in VA as well

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[quote=SBXVII;698917]My guess is through the 80 when I was in high school there was the slogan "Just say no to drugs." It was working and fewer people each yr were using it. I think it simply bottomed out around 92 and they tried to come up with a new slogan. I think sometime around then they came up with the whole frying pan commercial..."this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs."[/quote]
See back in the 80's I was not a very good speller or reader and I thought the slogan was "Just say Yo to drugs". So evertime I saw someone smoking a joint I'd go up and say "Yo, can I have a hit". Then in the 90's I was sitting in my room one Monday after noon when I realized that I should be looking for a job. While out walking around (I forgot I was looking for a job) I came across a billboard with a hot chick saying "Just say no to drugs". I have not smoked sense that day.[IMG]http://www.thewarpath.net/images/icons/icon10.gif[/IMG]

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[quote=firstdown;699984]See back in the 80's I was not a very good speller or reader and I thought the slogan was "Just say Yo to drugs". So evertime I saw someone smoking a joint I'd go up and say "Yo, can I have a hit". Then in the 90's I was sitting in my room one Monday after noon when I realized that I should be looking for a job. While out walking around (I forgot I was looking for a job) I came across a billboard with a hot chick saying "Just say no to drugs". I have not smoked[B] sense [/B]that day.[IMG]http://www.thewarpath.net/images/icons/icon10.gif[/IMG][/quote]

What a perfect way to end that post. LMAO.

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lol I was gonna point that out too but he ALWAYS uses sense instead of since

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[quote=firstdown;699984]See back in the 80's I was not a very good speller or reader and I thought the slogan was "Just say Yo to drugs". So evertime I saw someone smoking a joint I'd go up and say "Yo, can I have a hit". Then in the 90's I was sitting in my room one Monday after noon when I realized that I should be looking for a job. While out walking around (I forgot I was looking for a job) I came across a billboard with a hot chick saying "Just say no to drugs". I have not smoked sense that day.[IMG]http://www.thewarpath.net/images/icons/icon10.gif[/IMG][/quote]

lolollololololololollolol

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[quote=GMScud;700058]What a perfect way to end that post. LMAO.[/quote]

Haha, he almost made it too. That last sentence was like Jean Van de Velde on the 72nd hole of Carnoustie.

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[quote=djnemo65;700065]Haha, he almost made it too. That last sentence was like Jean Van de Velde on the 72nd hole of Carnoustie.[/quote]

nah he tripped himself up early on with "evertime"

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Gotta love stories like this

[url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/10/montana.medical.marijuana/?hpt=Sbin]Medical marijuana stores firebombed in Montana - CNN.com[/url]

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I was thinking of this thread last night while watching Intervention, there has not been one episode of someone who abused Pot that need an "intervention", plenty of alcohol episodes though. Just a small sample but interesting.

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[quote=Mattyk;700100]Gotta love stories like this

[URL="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/10/montana.medical.marijuana/?hpt=Sbin"]Medical marijuana stores firebombed in Montana - CNN.com[/URL][/quote]
there goes that crazy radical right again

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[quote=mredskins;700102]I was thinking of this thread last night while watching Intervention, there has not been one episode of someone who abused Pot that need an "intervention", plenty of alcohol episodes though. Just a small sample but interesting.[/quote]

Thats because all of the pot heads friends are also stoned.

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On Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill read a statistic which said that nationwide, 81% of people polled now favor the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

What I'd like to know about are the 19% who disagree with that. If there's a terminally ill patient who finds some sort of comfort or relief from the use of marijuana, what kind of evil, twisted f*ck do you have to be to deny them something, ANYTHING that would alleviate their pain?

I will never understand that mentality.

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[quote=Beemnseven;700210]On Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill read a statistic which said that nationwide, 81% of people polled now favor the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

What I'd like to know about are the 19% who disagree with that. If there's a terminally ill patient who finds some sort of comfort or relief from the use of marijuana, what kind of evil, twisted f*ck do you have to be to deny them something, ANYTHING that would alleviate their pain?

I will never understand that mentality.[/quote]

The 19% are just plain ignorant.

I would bet those folks would have no problems with shooting someone up with morphine. But god forbid you smoke a plant. :doh:

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[quote=Mattyk;700221]The 19% are just plain ignorant.

I would bet those folks would have no problems with shooting someone up with morphine. But god forbid you smoke a plant. :doh:[/quote]
lol was just about to bring up morphine

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[url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/07/medical_marijuana_now_legal.html]D.C. Wire - Medical marijuana now legal[/url]

"Underprivileged residents who qualify will be eligible to purchase their drugs free or at reduced cost."

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[quote=mlmpetert;714558][url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/07/medical_marijuana_now_legal.html]D.C. Wire - Medical marijuana now legal[/url]

"Underprivileged residents who qualify will be eligible to purchase their drugs free or at reduced cost."[/quote]


LOL...so stupid...just let them grow their own.

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I don't smoke Marijuana but do you think that if doctors could perform brain transplants successfully marijuana would be legal? I mean cigaretts damage the lungs, alcohol damages the liver but both are legal and regulated by the gov. and both organs can be transplanted.

Well maybe not so much the lung, but they can cut out the worse part or patients can live with just one.

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Mah back hurtz!

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[quote=saden1;714575]LOL...so stupid...just let them grow their own.[/quote]

Baby steps.

Besides, growing can be a pain.

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[quote=SBXVII;714632]I don't smoke Marijuana but do you think that if doctors could perform brain transplants successfully marijuana would be legal? I mean cigaretts damage the lungs, alcohol damages the liver but both are legal and regulated by the gov. and both organs can be transplanted.

Well maybe not so much the lung, but they can cut out the worse part or patients can live with just one.[/quote]

When was the last time you heard of a pot smoker needing a brain transplant?

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[quote=Mattyk;714685]Baby steps.

Besides, growing can be a pain.[/quote]

Like the saying goes "If you can grow a tomato you can grow some dope".

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Well, it's a little trickier than growing tomatoes, and it takes longer

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[quote=Mattyk;714696]Well, it's a little trickier than growing tomatoes, and it takes longer[/quote]


Speaking of all my tomatoes bloomed/ripped when I was on vacation and the bugs had a field day with them, FAWK!

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[quote=Beemnseven;700210]On Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill read a statistic which said that nationwide, 81% of people polled now favor the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

What I'd like to know about are the 19% who disagree with that. If there's a terminally ill patient who finds some sort of comfort or relief from the use of marijuana, what kind of evil, twisted f*ck do you have to be to deny them something, ANYTHING that would alleviate their pain?

I will never understand that mentality.[/quote]

Worse are those people who seek to profit off these terminally ill patients.

Medical marijuana (MMJ) has been legal in Colorado for about 10 years now, and mostly unregulated. However, recently the state passed some new legislation which essentially transfers the regulation of MMJ from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Revenue. So, MMJ is now grouped with casinos, alcohol and tobacco. Their obvious motive is money and not the well-being of their citizens. There are more restrictions included in the bill to further increase their profits.

In Colorado a caregiver can cultivate and possess on behalf of their patients, but they can only sell to their patients -- and only at cost. Caregivers also must perform regular daily activities for their patients like cooking meals, cleaning, shopping, etc. A Medical Marijuana Center (dispensary) can sell to any patient, regardless of who is their caregiver, and doesn't have to provide any other services to patients. Caregiver = nurse, dispensary = retail outlet.

In the new bill, caregivers are now limited to 5 patients, and dispensaries have new licensing fees that are based on the number of patients they have (which determines how much they can possess -- not who they can sell to), which starts at $7,500 and goes up to $30,000 per year (there's talk of higher fees). It seems obvious to me that the state wants to funnel patients away from the caregivers and into the dispensaries, because that is where they can track everything, and that is where they get their licensing fees. In essence, the more patients they can funnel to dispensaries, the more money they will make. I expect them to continue to make laws to drive people to the dispensaries so they can increase their profits from sick taxpayers. What's really sad is that it is fairly certain that several big dispensaries lobbied for this bill.

In any case, an injunction has been filed to sue the state over the bill, so some things are likely to change. Waiting and watching...

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[quote=mredskins;714708]Speaking of all my tomatoes bloomed/ripped when I was on vacation and the bugs had a field day with them, FAWK![/quote]

Bugs aren't bothering my Topsy Turvy.

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[quote=Mattyk;714696]Well, it's a little trickier than growing tomatoes, and it takes longer[/quote]

do go on...

lol j/k