Legalization has begun!!

[HeckaTrebeka]

I always wondered...

When you grow your own fish, you plant them tail down....right?

With Aquaponics, the plants grow the fish and the fish grow the plants... Is your mind not yet blown??? Well then, let me add that there is no fertilization needed for the plants either and all you need to do is add water!

...By the same rational ....just rank what substances impair most one's abilities while driving.....
...Drugs will be on the top...worse than alcohol indeed!!
...with alcohol you loose part of yourself but with drugs you loose yourself...and I would not like to be driving in the same roads or being a pedestrian in a place where people are not rational anymore due to drugs

Hello Jheyson, it seems like you may have a distorted view when it comes to differentiating alcohol from other drugs. Yes, alcohol is just another drug, same with caffeine and nicotine. Each drug sends different signals to your brain which enhance and impair different parts of said fatty matter.

The key difference between driving drunk and driving stoned is this:

Alcohol is a depressant because it slows down the functions of the central nervous system. This means that normal brain function is delayed, and a person is unable to function normally. Alcohol affects a person's information-processing skills, also known as cognitive skills, and hand-eye coordination, also referred to as psychomotor skills.
Consuming alcohol prior to driving greatly increases the risk of car accidents, highway injuries, and vehicular deaths. The greater the amount of alcohol consumed, the more likely a person is to be involved in an accident.
(taken from http://www.duifoundation.org/drunkdriving/impairment/)

Although cannabis intoxication has been shown to mildly impair psychomotor skills, this impairment does not appear to be severe or long lasting. In driving simulator tests, this impairment is typically manifested by subjects decreasing their driving speed and requiring greater time to respond to emergency situations.
(taken from http://norml.org/library/item/mariju...tific-evidence)

Jheyson, if you've read this far then I thank you for your time and consideration on this matter and ask that you please do some research before setting any opinion either for or against marijuana/alcohol/any other drug.

[Ldub]

...Freedom of Speech is great

Agreed, but without any experience, you're parroting something that you've heard or read somewhere...

That's how rumors get started...

[jheyson =)]

[QUOTE=Ldub;269877]Where do you get "facts" like this...

Reefer Madness comes to mind...
Or maybe a grade school propaganda film. (they used to tell us to get under our desk & cover our heads in the event of a nuclear attack)

Other drugs like heroin...maybe, but weed is FAR & AWAY more benign than alcohol, with regard to temprament/motor skills etc.

I've done actual, real world research...[/QUOTE

I don't get the facts from any source but the one that my one eyes have witness ,and personal experience in homeless shelters and poor areas as a volunteer in school ....Iam not sure about the effects of weed in terms of motor skills and temperament...but..they impair one's abilities at some level.

If my hours as a volunteer count.....then ...I have done actual world research,too

[HeckaTrebeka]

I would like to point out that I have driven under the influence of alcohol before. Marijuana as well, but on different occasions. I can say from first hand experience, that driving while stoned caused me to be even more cautious of my surroundings and my speed had always stayed at or below the speed limit.

Driving under the influence of alcohol is a completely different experience. I took greater risks and sped often. I would be so much more comfortable driving next to a person stoned, than a person drunk.

I do not condone driving under either influence. I am just relating personal experience with what I had done in the past. I no longer drive drunk or stoned. Neither experience involved any hard lessons or anything, I just don't.

[Ldub]

With Aquaponics, the plants grow the fish and the fish grow the plants... Is your mind not yet blown??? Well then, let me add that there is no fertilization needed for the plants either and all you need to do is add water!

[Ldub]

[QUOTE=jheyson =);269884]

Where do you get "facts" like this...

Reefer Madness comes to mind...
Or maybe a grade school propaganda film. (they used to tell us to get under our desk & cover our heads in the event of a nuclear attack)

Other drugs like heroin...maybe, but weed is FAR & AWAY more benign than alcohol, with regard to temprament/motor skills etc.

I've done actual, real world research...[/QUOTE

I don't get the facts from any source but the one that my one eyes have witness ,and personal experience in homeless shelters and poor areas as a volunteer in school ....Iam not sure about the effects of weed in terms of motor skills and temperament...but..they impair one's abilities at some level.

If my hours as a volunteer count.....then ...I have done actual world research,too

I stand at 50% corrected, with a referral back hekka's last post, which is SPOT on.

My apologies...

[tom4bren]

Sorry fellers but with my lack of experience (I've led a very sheltered life) I'm going to side with Jheyson on this one.

[jheyson =)]

That is great that you are not driving under the influence anymore.
It shows that you care about your own safety but also the safety of other citizens


[QUOTE=HeckaTrebeka;269885]I would like to point out that I have driven under the influence of alcohol before. Marijuana as well, but on different occasions. I can say from first hand experience, that driving while stoned caused me to be even more cautious of my surroundings and my speed had always stayed at or below the speed limit


..... We have to understand that the degree of tolerance in some individuals is greater compared to others as well as the quantity used. Therefore, what may not impair your abilities does not mean that others will react the same way as you. If everybody would react the same as you while driving, marijuana would make better drivers.(It can be added to the positive uses of Marijuana)


…Thanks for the internet links that you sent me. I heard about hemp,too and its different uses in different areas. The articles are interesting. This topic is very controversial, and I stand up for personal views based on my volunteer experience, friend’s experience, the media ,and articles. I am not trying to create negative rivalry, but I just want to express my point of view....You probably know that there are going to be 2 sides when you first posted this controversial issue . It is an interesting topic, I just stand up for what I think is right in my eyes.

[QUOTE=HeckaTrebeka;269885]Driving under the influence of alcohol is a completely different experience. I took greater risks and sped often. I would be so much more comfortable driving next to a person stoned, than a person drunk.


.....Just one quick question...How did you record clearly and precisely the differences between drugs and alcohol if you were under the influence of these 2 drugs anyways. If a second person would have witnessed you driving under the 2 effects, it would have been more accurate in my opinion.

[QUOTE=HeckaTrebeka;269885]I do not condone driving under either influence. I am just relating personal experience with what I had done in the past. I no longer drive drunk or stoned. Neither experience involved any hard lessons or anything, I just don't.[

…..There have been some VX members that have lost close family members and some that have been involved in accidents because of people under the influence of alcohol....you are lucky, you have not had to learn the hard way...but It is a positive sign that you don't drive while under the influence of any drug anymore.
/QUOTE]

[jheyson =)]

No problem Ldub
This is a controversial issue and it is interesting and rewarding to listen to other
people's points of view. I learn good info from hekka's articles..and it is good because we learn something new everyday..peace X2

[QUOTE=Ldub;269887]

I stand at 50% corrected, with a referral back hekka's last post, which is SPOT on.

My apologies...

[jheyson =)]

Thanks Tom. x2 This controversial issue may go both ways ,and Iam sure there are people in both ends.

Sorry fellers but with my lack of experience (I've led a very sheltered life) I'm going to side with Jheyson on this one.

[HeckaTrebeka]

.....Just one quick question...How did you record clearly and precisely the differences between drugs and alcohol if you were under the influence of these 2 drugs anyways. If a second person would have witnessed you driving under the 2 effects, it would have been more accurate in my opinion.

To answer your question, I want to first point out that I have not driven completely drunk, but maybe over the legal limit for driving purposes. At this level of impairment, I am still able to speak with coherent sentences and can walk in a reasonably straight line. I've also noticed that I'm way better at playing online shooter games at this level of alcohol impairment(headshots all the damn time). However, I've made self evaluations regarding my mood while driving as well as my confidence level.

I am much more confident after a few drinks and I have a personal sense of 'heightened awareness'. I've found that my actions reflect on these feelings and I start to act carelessly, which I regretted later after I've thought about what could have happened in that 5 mile drive, had I done what I did while there were other drivers around me.

Second, I have driven home, high, once when I feel I probably should have waited another hour. While driving I felt very self-conscious and paranoid that I might make a mistake so I would constantly check my mirrors, speed, as well as keep an eye on other drivers so that I was never tailgating or in a person's way. I was able to make it home from the 40 mile drive and I would take that drive over the one 5 miles long being impaired through alcohol.

These are personal evaluations that I feel are accurate as I have had time to reflect on them while sober. I do not learn most of my lessons this way, as I take the hard road many times and learn from first hand experience, but I am glad that I was able to learn from this without harm done to anybody(except maybe my liver).

I understand that not everybody has the ability to assess themselves or function the same way at the same level of impairment, which is why I definitely do not condone driving under the influence of anything. But if it had to be ANYTHING, I would prefer a stoned driver over a drunk driver any day.

[evillecutter]

i think some of you might be confusing recreational with habitual

[Scott Larson]

I'm thinkin' somebody here might be a real downer at a party, not naming names or anything, just sayin'...

[Ldub]

[QUOTE=jheyson =);269901]No problem Ldub
This is a controversial issue and it is interesting and rewarding to listen to other
people's points of view. I learn good info from hekka's articles..and it is good because we learn something new everyday..peace X2



That's right good of ya......to be able to see both sides, is an ability not given many.
I didn't mean to harsh on Ya dude, it's just that I have many decades of experience...on BOTH sides of the bottle/and or pipe.
I've done almost a decade in my adult life, where I was stone cold sober...I've also not drawn a stone cold sober breath in the last couple of decades...and I'm including pain meds & sleep meds (all prescribed & legal) in that statement.
I take no pride in that fact, it is what it is. When you reach a certain pain threshold, you do what it takes...OR, start looking @ the hemlock society website. I ain't there yet...

I understand that not everybody has the ability to assess themselves or function the same way at the same level of impairment, which is why I definitely do not condone driving under the influence of anything. But if it had to be ANYTHING, I would prefer a stoned driver over a drunk driver any day.

Once again I concur...SPOT ON!...

i think some of you might be confusing recreational with habitual

Ummmmmmm...DUDE...

You left out CHRONIC...

[jheyson =)]

If that was targeted at me ...

I would just have to say that there is not need to be under effect of a substance to have fun in a party or ...is it a requirement?
alcohol +party = fun?? or being yourself + party = not fun or downer?? ...I think, the way you handle yourself before others is more important than how many beers you can drink. I have way more fun being conscious of my actions....and sometimes laughing at the outrageous behavior of my college friends under the influence of alcohol.

I am not against consuming alcohol socially. That is perfectly fine, but with moderation, self-control ,and responsibility. Drinking is part of our culture, and some people abuse to the point that becomes a negative aspect.

Let me know if you need a ride after a party....the downer will take you home safely...peace

If that was not targeted at me.....Iam just helping the downer ^^

I'm thinkin' somebody here might be a real downer at a party, not naming names or anything, just sayin'...