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I am 10000000% against the war on drugs. This is obviously anecdotal. I am simply saying that cannabis has a very dark side to it which robs young people of a l

I am 10000000% against the war on drugs. This is obviously anecdotal. I am simply saying that cannabis has a very dark side to it which robs young people of a lot of their productivity and ambition. They usually never drink alcohol I find - or very little. I know about 5 people who fell into this trap and when (some) of them packed it in have enormous regret. My point is that this isn't talked about with cannabis.

madaxe_again 10y ago
Wait, you see them not drinking alcohol as a problem? Alcohol is a drug with a far, far darker side than weed. My wife's father died of alcoholism, not smoking pot.
theAnonMe 10y ago
I kinda agree with this, being stoned 24/7 makes things tougher but you get used to that. Some people don't have as much drive as others for whatever reasons, it's just an extra hurdle.
pmyjavec 10y ago
Sorry, but there just isn't "very dark side" to a plant. It sounds to me like some of your friends have been using a substance to fill a void in their lives or avoid facing some issues, this is really terrible and I understand. Truth is, there are just so many ways people can use and abuse things and it's wrong to blame anything in particular. If people sniff glue to mask a problem, you wouldn't say glue has a dark side. Yes glue is can be toxic and extremely harmful, but it doesn't have any intentions or predispositions. Don't get me wrong, I've had similar views in the past, it's just where I'm at now from my own life experience. I agree that, being stoned every minute of the day is not a good idea, maybe you're trying to say cannabis is more toxic than people think?
Eerie 10y ago
>I am simply saying that cannabis has a very dark side to it which robs young people of a lot of their productivity and ambition. Who said productivity and ambition are absolute values? Are there some tablets of stone somewhere?

madaxe_again 10y ago

Wait, you see them not drinking alcohol as a problem? Alcohol is a drug with a far, far darker side than weed. My wife's father died of alcoholism, not smoking pot.

theAnonMe 10y ago

I kinda agree with this, being stoned 24/7 makes things tougher but you get used to that. Some people don't have as much drive as others for whatever reasons, it's just an extra hurdle.

pmyjavec 10y ago

Sorry, but there just isn't "very dark side" to a plant. It sounds to me like some of your friends have been using a substance to fill a void in their lives or avoid facing some issues, this is really terrible and I understand. Truth is, there are just so many ways people can use and abuse things and it's wrong to blame anything in particular. If people sniff glue to mask a problem, you wouldn't say glue has a dark side. Yes glue is can be toxic and extremely harmful, but it doesn't have any intentions or predispositions. Don't get me wrong, I've had similar views in the past, it's just where I'm at now from my own life experience. I agree that, being stoned every minute of the day is not a good idea, maybe you're trying to say cannabis is more toxic than people think?

Eerie 10y ago

>I am simply saying that cannabis has a very dark side to it which robs young people of a lot of their productivity and ambition. Who said productivity and ambition are absolute values? Are there some tablets of stone somewhere?