Cannabis

I really don't care if you use marijuana or not but justifying it by comparing it's effects to alcohol doesn't make sense. It's like saying I'm going to hit my brain with this stick and that's ok because at least I'm not using a sledgehammer.
I don't know what research has been done into the long term effects of smoking dope but I have enough friends who blame their kids' serious mental health issues on regular dope habits that I'd be very cautious.

That grass will make the white leather sofa easier to take.

Willie Nelson just got arrested for having 6 oz of pot in his possession.

Are you so defensive about using pot that you have to post that "justification"? Or is it just the company you're keeping here?

One of my BIL is totally addicted to pot and smokes it the minute he wakes up to the moment he goes to bed. I just saw that again at my wedding because he and my sister stayed with us. If he doesn't have his pot - look out!

I'm not for or agin pot, just don't minimize the 'dangers'. I would put him in the 'danger' category.

I would put moderate pot smoking somewhere near higher end caffeine usage as overall to health risks.

Well they do say the grass is always greener on other side (of the couch).

Your claim of justification is hardly more that the logical falicy of the straw man.

I don't quite get what you are saying here. There is probably a reasonable explanation for that.

Probably you didn't recognize 'falicy' - he meant fallacy.

It wasn't that. My own spelling is sufficiently creative that I passed right over it. I just didn't understand what was written.

It's a point of comparison, hardly a so-called "justification" let alone the absurd presumption of a justification requisite. As such my text as per a more thoughtful approach than alcohol is by no means "justifying it by comparing it's effects to alcohol".

In fact ML's entire post is one small step away from pure specious drivel, inclusive of the logical fallacy known as argumentum ad populum as per "I have enough friends who blame their kids' serious mental health issues on regular dope habits that I'd be very cautious".

Rubbish. Toxins are fewer in alcoholic drinks. Addiction is dependant on the person and the effect it has on their lives.

Rubbish. It depends on the amount, the periodicity and the term length but the damage is comparable with everything else equal.

Rubbish. Poverty is an indicator of violence. Alcohol is probably used by more poor people.

Rubbish. Go tell the Mexicans.

Rubbish. The number one cause of marital stress is financial problems. These are more likely to occur if you spend money on the dearer option of MaryJ.

Rubbish. The rapist is more likely to be sober than not, no matter what his choice of drug. Under alcoholic influence, the victim is more likely to be raped than whilst under the influence of MaryJ. This may be because the MaryJ victim remembers agreeing to it whereas the alcohol affected one doesnt.

Rubbish. Many drug overdoses where multiple drug use is noted has MaryJ and alcohol present . Dont they take drug war casualties to emergency rooms ? Who treats all those bullet wounds ? MaryJ ?

If you want to be a druggie, go ahead but dont tell everyone what a great idea it is. It isnt. And dont quote drug induced hallucinations by fellow druggies as a reference.

I think I made it perfectly clear that I didn't have any facts on hand , that I wasn't criticising anyone else for the choices they make and that I was simply stating my own personal concern as an aside....'specious drivel' or otherwise. The main point of my post was that comparing cannabis use to alcohol use is meaningless as a jusitifcation - and yes the original post did read as a justification whether it was intended as such or not.

Your presumption of a requisite for so-called "justification" is absurd, let alone it being another straw man.

As to your inability to abide by the simpler forms of argumentation, alas that puts you down for the count.

dude, mellow out.

Sounds to me like he's been smoking a little something.

Probably the opposite.

My take on this is the the OP was perfectly correct. I have a lot of experience with both Pot and Alcohol and the only comparison you can make between the two is:

1, pot hits you harder and quicker than alcohol, so if you aren't ready for it, you can get fucked up quick. BUT,

2, you're much more likely to just watch a movie and eat some chips than you are to do bad things, like alcohol tends to get people to do.

Cycloptichorn

yeah, like he's getting all paranoid or something.

**** all the haters, man. How is the vape working for ya? I've never been able to fully get behind them.

Cycloptichorn

What haters?

You just don't know how to take good natured horsing around, do you?

Chumley can smoke his brains out, he's a grown man.