Life Is Marijuana a gateway for harder drugs?

Msmith · 08-20-2014, 09:36 AM

With the legalization of two states, the trend is going to sweep the nation in next 20 years. Being a father, I like to teach my children about certain paths in life to take or not to take. Personally, I don't touch Marijuana and I don't want my kids to touch that at all. But kids just like to listen to their peers.

How does the board view about this?

**DaFace** · 08-20-2014, 09:37 AM

No.

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**Easy 6** · 08-20-2014, 09:37 AM

Only for idiots.

L.A. Chieffan · 08-20-2014, 09:38 AM

Gateway to Jack in the Box

Mr_Tomahawk · 08-20-2014, 09:38 AM

TOUCH IT.

MikeMaslowski · 08-20-2014, 09:41 AM

The gateway argument is along the lines of the original argument back in the day...which is that if blacks smoke it they will go crazy and rape your white wife who in no way would ever want to purposely have sex with a stud black dude instead of your pale white oppressive self.

Prison Bitch · 08-20-2014, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeMaslowski

The gateway argument is along the lines of the original argument back in the day...which is that if blacks smoke it they will go crazy and rape your white wife who in no way would ever want to purposely have sex with a stud black dude instead of your pale white oppressive self.

Who the hell is this idiot? ^^^^

Saccopoo · 08-20-2014, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Who the hell is this idiot? ^^^^

A stud black dude?

WilliamTheIrish · 08-20-2014, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Who the hell is this idiot? ^^^^

"He" is apparently, the big black stud who banged your stoned, whooore of a wife. 🐍

MikeMaslowski · 08-20-2014, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Who the hell is this idiot? ^^^^

Well that wasn't very nice. I haven't been around for a while but I am guessing you are now the neighborhood tough guy?

ToxSocks · 08-20-2014, 09:41 AM

If you don't want your kids to touch it, then i'd suggest being honest about it and understand that they may touch it anyway just because it's become so socially acceptable.

Eleazar · 08-20-2014, 09:42 AM

Do some people habitually use marijuana and never fall in to hard drugs? Sure, there are some people like that. Do people ever end up on hard drugs without having first started with marijuana? No, that probably rarely or never happens.

I suppose that if marijuana were unavailable, a lot fewer people would ever end up on hard drugs because a regular person doesn't wake up one day and say to himself "I feel like smoking some crack today". Sure, it would probably stop people from getting addicted to harder drugs. But it's like saying if you couldn't run 5ks, there would be a lot fewer people who ever ended up running a marathon.

I don't personally care what people do. If you want to become a burnout or ruin your life with meth or whatever, do it in your basement and don't steal from me to support your habit or expect me to pay your medical bills.

Oxford · 08-20-2014, 10:09 AM

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I don't personally care what people do. If you want to become a burnout or ruin your life with meth or whatever, do it in your basement and don't steal from me to support your habit or expect me to pay your medical bills.[/QUOTE]

I do care what people do, not because I "nanny" but because I know it does/will affect me. If people doing their own thing had no effect on me than go ahead and cook your brain.

Eleazar · 08-20-2014, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Oxford

I do care what people do, not because I "nanny" but because I know it does/will affect me. If people doing their own thing had no effect on me than go ahead and cook your brain.

I posted that realizing completely that it will end up affecting me if someone I care about decides to become a burnout or a crackhead, or in a more general sense in society because of the societal costs. But in a vacuum, I don't care. I don't care if people want to take the responsibility for consequences that come along with it. That is all I meant.

MikeMaslowski · 08-20-2014, 09:42 AM

We grew up with booze and smokes legal. Our children and grand children will grow up with marijuana legal. The only tough time is the transition.

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Msmith Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Casino cash: $9078035	Is Marijuana a gateway for harder drugs? With the legalization of two states, the trend is going to sweep the nation in next 20 years. Being a father, I like to teach my children about certain paths in life to take or not to take. Personally, I don't touch Marijuana and I don't want my kids to touch that at all. But kids just like to listen to their peers. How does the board view about this?
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MikeMaslowski There's always next year. Join Date: Nov 2008 Casino cash: $10009290	The gateway argument is along the lines of the original argument back in the day...which is that if blacks smoke it they will go crazy and rape your white wife who in no way would ever want to purposely have sex with a stud black dude instead of your pale white oppressive self.
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Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	Do some people habitually use marijuana and never fall in to hard drugs? Sure, there are some people like that. Do people ever end up on hard drugs without having first started with marijuana? No, that probably rarely or never happens. I suppose that if marijuana were unavailable, a lot fewer people would ever end up on hard drugs because a regular person doesn't wake up one day and say to himself "I feel like smoking some crack today". Sure, it would probably stop people from getting addicted to harder drugs. But it's like saying if you couldn't run 5ks, there would be a lot fewer people who ever ended up running a marathon. I don't personally care what people do. If you want to become a burnout or ruin your life with meth or whatever, do it in your basement and don't steal from me to support your habit or expect me to pay your medical bills.
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08-20-2014, 10:09 AM	#13
Oxford Regular Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Springfield,MO Casino cash: $9625535	[QUOTE=Cochise;10834871 I don't personally care what people do. If you want to become a burnout or ruin your life with meth or whatever, do it in your basement and don't steal from me to support your habit or expect me to pay your medical bills.[/QUOTE] I do care what people do, not because I "nanny" but because I know it does/will affect me. If people doing their own thing had no effect on me than go ahead and cook your brain. __________________ I summon the IRON , Cookin up a whoopin for YOU YOU YOU!
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