when the herb kicked in and your rig sounds perfect

Alchohol annually kills 70,000 or so people in this country alone, and pot hasn't been shown to have killed anybody anywhere. You can't say that about many common drugs including aspirin. It's by definition "non toxic" and has the unique properties of not being physically addictive (you may be mentally "addicted" to all sorts of things but that's absolutely not the same) and self limiting, in that generally being too high is uncomfortable (common when taken as an "edible" as the way your body processes pot through the digestive system is different from the lungs). Those are the facts. I smoke my legal weed here and there including when listening to music, and, of course, know many other successful and brilliant adults who enjoy it. The opiate scourge rages on amongst those unfortunate enough to be trapped in that habit, but other than being therapeutic for some in recovery, pot plays no role in that stuff. Get ready for the surge in therapeutic psychedelics as they've been shown to provide near miraculous results in relieving depression and addiction, among other things. 

Longitudinal studies of all cause mortality has shown increased death due to cannabis consumption, however, its usage is far lower than alcohol, and not "mainstream", so comparatively, I am not sure comparisons are easy.


Cannabis, like alcohol is absolutely addictive, but similar to alcohol is not addictive to everyone. I think around 25% is the accepted stat of uses who have some level of problem, which I don't believe is too far off alcohol.

Typical morph of a thread.   To be different than some oh my.   Your body your choice.  

I found it most interesting that absolutely no one linked drug addiction and other substance abuses to economic factors such as "poverty".

Almost overnight, Detroit was left without jobs. How does one earn a living if there are no jobs? All over this country there are many "Detroits".

Can anyone imagine the psychological stress caused by homelessness? Most here don't care, just get them off the street and out of sight.

My, how fortunate I am to be associated with all of the "Superior" beings an Agon, but, I'm from a different generation, one that considered  the fact that some people were born less fortunate than others, and those people need help from those who had the good luck of being born more fortunate.

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and anyone else who hasn't smoked. Making definitive derogatory statements about smoking is pure ignorance

I listen both ways. More often than not, I am much more aware of the ebb and flow as well as the feeling than I am straight, but I still find listening straight enjoyable
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