-- Posted by The Artful Dodger at 12:19 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 Use dope? What type, and if so, what do you get out of it? And if you don't what are your thoughts on the issue/legality of drug use? -- Posted by nigeltheoutlaw at 12:21 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 I don't use it. i think it should be legal and regulated like alcohol. Then it can be taxed the shit out of for money. -- Posted by savannaaa at 12:23 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 Uh, no I don't use. It's not very intellectual to use drugs anyway. I don't have many thoughts on it at all. Except for the fact that people can have 'fun' and live without dope. Wow, look how much I contributed to this topic... -- Posted by aysel star at 12:27 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 I think marijuana should be legalized and regulated by government in the same way tobacco is regulated. It should only be sold to people over 18, with ID.   Legalizing it will bring most of the illegal drug trafficking to an end (in this area only). Dealers will probably only sell weed to underage kids who couldn't get it any other way. This will account for less crimes (not a lot less anyways, since drug dealers are still gonna be selling other substances). If the government decides to not legalize it, they should at least decriminalize its possession in small quantities. - I smoke every now and then mostly just to calm me down. I'm not looking for a high from it. And I do believe intellectuals can smoke it. There's nothing wrong with it. Only when any drug becomes a habit it is bad. Control is absolutely necessary. -- Posted by nikki at 12:31 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 I don't do drugs. I've tried weed but it's not something I'd ever use regularly, if ever again. I don't see the huge attraction, and  having read the book "Only Angels Need Apply", I really wouldn't want to risk it unless I was in a country where it WAS legal, to be honest. However, I do think it should be regulated and made legal on the same level as alcohol and tobacco. -- Posted by SgtPatches at 12:42 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 I think marijuana definitely has had a bad rap over the last few decades. Although it does impede on your judgment, it doesn't have a lot of the dangerous health effects and addiction troubles you can face with other drugs, or even legal substances like alcohol. I do think it should be legalized and controlled, much like how it is dealt with in Europe.   From what I read in Rolling Stone, it's actually been proven that study habits and intelligence aren't affected by marijuana use. -- Posted by snowfish at 11:51 pm on Aug. 18, 2008 I use a lot of drugs. I wouldn't say they define me by any stretch of the imagination, but they've been worth the experience for me to go through and grow through. I think drug use without abuse is perfectly possible, and think that the government should stay out of the issue (although that's how I feel about the government in general). Drugs I have used include weed, lsd, mushrooms, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, benzodiazepine, opium, mdma, and amphetamines, among others. -- Posted by ATTI at 10:50 pm on Aug. 21, 2008 I occasionally use marijuana. A lot less than I did when I was younger, but now it's just a once-in-a-while thing. At this point, I won't smoke anything that's not REALLY high quality. It's just not worth it to have mediocre stuff or risk a bad trip due to poor quality. To me, it's like some people think of wines; the quality stuff is very enjoyable and a rare treat to be savoured, and the poor quality isn't worth doing. I have mixed feelings about drugs overall and legality. Stuff like meth, opium, et cetera, that should stay banned. People can't be trusted with it. However, softer drugs are no worse or perhaps better than alcohol in the hands of individuals. I don't see a reason why it shouldn't be legal, other than that mass production and regulation would impair quality, for those who appreciate such things. -- Posted by MotoMojo at 10:34 pm on Sep. 1, 2008 I usually smoke marijuana on a daily basis. It hasn't proven to be detrimental to me academically, and the only physical effect I've experienced is some phlegm. I think all drugs should be legal, just because I believe in regulation over prohibition. If a person is addicted to heroine, it doesn't matter if it's illegal to them. Instead of forcing people to be dishonest about their drug use, the government should at least be open enough with drugs so that people can feel safe getting help when they really ARE abusing them. Making someone a criminal for personally smoking marijuana seems illogical to me. -- Posted by yunasfinalfantasy at 6:27 am on Sep. 4, 2008 I do not smoke dope.  I do not like the fact that people smoke it very much, if it is used for medical purposes it is fine in my book.  However, I do think that dope/marijuana should be legalized above alcohol.  Alcohol makes people angry and aggressive when they use it.  On the contrast when a person gets a high off of marijuana, they become a happy person not a sadistic bastard. -- Posted by swishone at 9:41 am on Sep. 4, 2008 Quote: from aysel star at 12:27 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 I think marijuana should be legalized and regulated by government in the same way tobacco is regulated. It should only be sold to people over 18, with ID. Legalizing it will bring most of the illegal drug trafficking to an end (in this area only). Dealers will probably only sell weed to underage kids who couldn't get it any other way. This will account for less crimes (not a lot less anyways, since drug dealers are still gonna be selling other substances). If the government decides to not legalize it, they should at least decriminalize its possession in small quantities. - I smoke every now and then mostly just to calm me down. I'm not looking for a high from it. And I do believe intellectuals can smoke it. There's nothing wrong with it. Only when any drug becomes a habit it is bad. Control is absolutely necessary. It most deffinately should not be legalised , cannabis is the most under estimated drug around . Just because governments cant control traffic doesnt give it a pass into the main stream on the basis "oh we can control it then". -- Posted by Wilder at 11:16 am on Sep. 4, 2008 Quote: from swishone at 10:41 am on Sep. 4, 2008 Quote: from aysel star at 12:27 pm on Aug. 17, 2008 I think marijuana should be legalized and regulated by government in the same way tobacco is regulated. It should only be sold to people over 18, with ID.      Legalizing it will bring most of the illegal drug trafficking to an end (in this area only). Dealers will probably only sell weed to underage kids who couldn't get it any other way. This will account for less crimes (not a lot less anyways, since drug dealers are still gonna be selling other substances).    If the government decides to not legalize it, they should at least decriminalize its possession in small quantities.    -    I smoke every now and then mostly just to calm me down. I'm not looking for a high from it.    And I do believe intellectuals can smoke it. There's nothing wrong with it. Only when any drug becomes a habit it is bad. Control is absolutely necessary.    It most deffinately should not be legalised , cannabis is the most under estimated drug around . Just because governments cant control traffic doesnt give it a pass into the main stream on the basis "oh we can control it then". Do you have an actual reason why people shouldn't be allowed to possess cannabis?