I was simply answering the question. Smoke whether it be marijuana or cigarettes bothers me. Some jackass drinking whiskey next to me has no effect on me. Once again, I have amended my answer to legalize it, but not in public.
This is how I feel too. I think I would still vote yes, but the smell really bothers me. Even if you cant spoke publicly and my neighbor is smoking on their back porch, it drifts to my house and I have to go inside. That isnt something I want to be dealing with.
If it was all edibles or I couldn't smell it, I wouldn't care at all.
I was simply answering the question. Smoke whether it be marijuana or cigarettes bothers me. Some jackass drinking whiskey next to me has no effect on me. Once again, I have amended my answer to legalize it, but not in public.
This is how I feel too. I think I would still vote yes, but the smell really bothers me. Even if you cant spoke publicly and my neighbor is smoking on their back porch, it drifts to my house and I have to go inside. That isnt something I want to be dealing with.
If it was all edibles or I couldn't smell it, I wouldn't care at all.
You do realize that they could be doing this right now anyway right? Is it is just marijuana smoke or all smoke that bothers you?
I'm annoyed by loud, drunk neighbors too. That doesn't mean I should have the right to prohibit them from drinking on their property.
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I was simply answering the question. Smoke whether it be marijuana or cigarettes bothers me. Some jackass drinking whiskey next to me has no effect on me. Once again, I have amended my answer to legalize it, but not in public.
This is how I feel too. I think I would still vote yes, but the smell really bothers me. Even if you cant spoke publicly and my neighbor is smoking on their back porch, it drifts to my house and I have to go inside. That isnt something I want to be dealing with.
If it was all edibles or I couldn't smell it, I wouldn't care at all.
This happens all the time anyway. At least in my experience it does.
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The anti drug thing is making me laugh. I hand out narcotics like they are candy at work, and I seriously consider them to be worse than marijuana. Drugs are not all equal. Go clutch your pearls over LSD or meth.
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I found a paper on Google Scholar. It was a doc, not a link to a site but I copied and pasted some of it (it was much longer) Conclusion: You don't drive safer when you're high. ETA: Wanted to add that I said I would vote yes, but saying that driving after taking pot in whatever form makes you a better driver is absolutely ridiculous.
MARIJUANA AND DRIVING: Going to Pot on the Highway
By Jim Porter, MA, NCACII, LAC
Driving is probably the most complex psychomotor task undertaken by everyday people on a routine basis. Many people actually believe that they operate a motor vehicle safely and efficiently when driving under the influence of marijuana. A number of new studies have been conducted to determine marijuana’s effect on driving performance using state-of-the-art driving simulators, laboratory investigations and highway courses, both closed and open.
A current literature search that includes outcomes from valid medical marijuana studies reveals that marijuana can damage short term memory, distort perceptions, and impair judgment and complex motor skills while altering heart rate. Marijuana intoxication can also cause anxiety attacks, paranoia and lethargy, which can seriously affect driving skills (Zweben & O’Connell, 1992; Shalala, 1995; Wickelgren, 1997; Solowij, 1998; Porter, 1999; Stephens, 1999; Joy et al, 2000).
The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) medical marijuana study team contends in their federally published report that “For most people, the primary adverse effect of acute marijuana use is diminished psychomotor performance. It is, therefore, inadvisable to operate any vehicle or potentially dangerous equipment while under the influence of marijuana, THC or any cannabinoid drug with comparable effects” (Joy et al, 1999).
In research using a driving simulator, marijuana use before driving has seriously impacted the skills necessary to operate a vehicle safely. Roadside alertness is severely diminished as is concentration, motor coordination and the ability to react quickly. Research subjects found it difficult to judge distance and react appropriately to roadside signals and sounds after smoking marijuana. These effects were still present in the research subjects 24 hours later, demonstrating that the impairment continued long after the “high” was gone (Liguori, Gatto & Robinson, 1998).
In a laboratory study at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Addiction Research Center, study subjects were asked to smoke a marijuana cigarette, wait 10 minutes, and then smoke another cigarette. Both cigarettes contained either, 0, 1.8, or 3.6 percent THC-∆9, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis. Twenty minutes after smoking the cigarettes, the subjects were given a standard roadside sobriety test similar to those used to test drivers suspected of using alcohol. The outcomes showed that marijuana significantly impaired their ability to stand on one leg for 30 seconds or touch their finger to their nose. As the dose of THC increased, the subjects swayed more, raised their arms or put their feet down in an attempt to maintain their balance. Subjects also committed 2.5 times more errors when they attempted to touch their finger to their nose (NIDA, 1996).
I don't smoke. Never have. Will encourage my kids to avoid it.
Would absolutely vote to legalize it. I can't even articulate how ridiculous I find its criminalization.
I agree with all this. I hate the smell, but there's still no reason it should be illegal.
Medical marijuana is legal here and I know it helps a lot of people. With how easy it is to get a medical marijuana card, they might as well legalize it for non medical use.
In a laboratory study at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Addiction Research Center, study subjects were asked to smoke a marijuana cigarette, wait 10 minutes, and then smoke another cigarette. Both cigarettes contained either, 0, 1.8, or 3.6 percent THC-∆9, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.
Two joints?!? That is a LOT of pot. Of course the subjects were impaired. They were very impaired.
I do realize that. Lol. I HATE the smell so that was my tipping factor.
But if it was legal, then other forms of it could be made available, like oil, and edibles. Besides, it's not like someone is smoking in your living room.
Who wouldnt want to smoke pot in my living room? Lol
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Medical marijuana is legal here. I have no problem with it being legal but I think location restrictions are important. There are also collectives run by gangs and that's a huge problem. So IMO we have a long way to go to make it legal and safe for the communities that the collectives operate within.
ETA at my H's company testing positive is a a fireable offense.
In a laboratory study at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Addiction Research Center, study subjects were asked to smoke a marijuana cigarette, wait 10 minutes, and then smoke another cigarette. Both cigarettes contained either, 0, 1.8, or 3.6 percent THC-∆9, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.
Two joints?!? That is a LOT of pot. Of course the subjects were impaired. They were very impaired.
I have no idea. I know nothing about it. There's another study referenced above it saying effects remained after 24 hours but it doesn't say how much.
I absolutely think marijuana should be legal, and if it was a vote on a federal level I would vote yes. But when it was on the ballot in California a few years ago, I voted no. It just struck me as opening a can of worms to legalize something on a state level that was illegal on a federal level. Also, and this was just a gut reaction I had based on no research, it seemed like it could cause a lot of issues in and with Mexico. Like, maybe an increased demand in California would result in more violence from cartels on the other side of the border. Maybe that's dumb, I don't know.
But considering how successful it's been in Colorado, I might vote yes the next time it comes up in California. I do think it'd be great to tax it.
My H can't even take over the counter cold meds 8 hours before a shift, some active ingrediants are part of his screening.
That is pretty intense.
My H used to work on a mining site, and they had similar restrictions and screening. You also couldn't carry any medication - including basic OTC stuff like Tylenol - on the site without getting it cleared by security/HR first (they didn't screen for Tylenol, obviously, but it was instant dismissal if you snuck it in and were caught). It was hardcore.
Anyway - I'm not a smoker, never even tried it, and any and all smoke bothers me. But I'd still vote yes.
I admit to knowing nothing about whether marijuana impairs driving or not, so I refrained from commenting.
I have never been around marijuana, but have smelled it at concerts and they were most definitely smoking. Lol.
Right, at concerts. I'm just saying, anecdotally, that those people that I know who use it (and there are a lot) don't generally smoke it anymore.
another thing that I love to see/hear about is the money raised in the areas it is legal. Fuck, I wish my state would legalize it because the money sure looks good for the schools/rehabs/etc. Decriminalize it and we'd be saving a shitton on legal issues as well. It is asinine that it isn't legal. Decrease costs when you aren't making it a criminal offense and increase your revenue when making it legal. I don't know why anyone would oppose it.
In Colorado, sales of retail marijuana have reaped about $18.9 million in state taxes (with a percentage to go to local governments) from January through June 30, according to the state Department of Revenue.
In a laboratory study at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Addiction Research Center, study subjects were asked to smoke a marijuana cigarette, wait 10 minutes, and then smoke another cigarette. Both cigarettes contained either, 0, 1.8, or 3.6 percent THC-∆9, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.
Two joints?!? That is a LOT of pot. Of course the subjects were impaired. They were very impaired.
Yeah but idiots, including people in this post, seem to think that driving while high is no big deal and actually makes you a safer driver :/ I know there's not a lot of research out there, but I'm glad this shows that marijuana absolutely affects you and your ability to drive.
In a laboratory study at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Addiction Research Center, study subjects were asked to smoke a marijuana cigarette, wait 10 minutes, and then smoke another cigarette. Both cigarettes contained either, 0, 1.8, or 3.6 percent THC-∆9, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.
Two joints?!? That is a LOT of pot. Of course the subjects were impaired. They were very impaired.
That isn't necessarily true. Two joints of low grade weed isn't going to give you more than a buzz, unless you have a super low tolerance. Now, high potency strains like kush on the other hand, would impare pretty much anyone.
I am in Canada and I would vote yes as well. It was decriminalized here in Canada a few years ago and then they revoked it.
Speaking from a "legal" smokers behalf, I would not be as mobile today as I am without smoking it. I have been on every kind of medication for pain ( including oxycontin) and I would much rather smoke than deal with the effects of the other drugs. This stomach ulcers with the different meds were the pits, the drug hangover with the oxy's and other meds that wouldn't let me function in a day and didn't help much with mobility weren't worth the pain I was still in. The chance of huge addiciton to oxy's versus weed makes it much more worthwhile. PLUS, I pay tax on it.
I don't know how much that weighs in on this issue, but coming from someone who it really does help, may make other people see that it clearly does help in ways most people wouldn't see or even want to see. It is a choice for everyone and not everyone is going to agree or believe that it does help some people with different ailments.
This is how I feel too. I think I would still vote yes, but the smell really bothers me. Even if you cant spoke publicly and my neighbor is smoking on their back porch, it drifts to my house and I have to go inside. That isnt something I want to be dealing with.
If it was all edibles or I couldn't smell it, I wouldn't care at all.
You do realize that they could be doing this right now anyway right? Is it is just marijuana smoke or all smoke that bothers you?
I'm annoyed by loud, drunk neighbors too. That doesn't mean I should have the right to prohibit them from drinking on their property.
I do, which is why I would vote yes and it does happen to a friend of mind who can rarely uses her backyard bc of it. All smoke bothers me but for some reason the weed smell seems to linger longer.
Right now if all my neighbors were smoking pot I could call the cops if it was bad enough (I wouldn't). We just moved into a city where all our backyards are touching it would be really annoying if it smelled like weed all the time. I live in an artsy college town and while I'm sure a lot of people here do it, they still try to hide it and keep the smell inside which I am fine with. I just don't want it in my space.
Post by cinnamoncox on Oct 26, 2014 7:41:51 GMT -5
Yes absolutely without hesitation. Here in MA it's been decriminalized for awhile now. If caught with an ounce or less, just a ticket. About two years ago we passed it by 67% for medicinal use. I can't imagine we are very far from full legalization. Everyone is too worked up about the casino deal right now to think about anything else, but maybe after that, we will move on.
I am in Canada and I would vote yes as well. It was decriminalized here in Canada a few years ago and then they revoked it.
Speaking from a "legal" smokers behalf, I would not be as mobile today as I am without smoking it. I have been on every kind of medication for pain ( including oxycontin) and I would much rather smoke than deal with the effects of the other drugs. This stomach ulcers with the different meds were the pits, the drug hangover with the oxy's and other meds that wouldn't let me function in a day and didn't help much with mobility weren't worth the pain I was still in. The chance of huge addiciton to oxy's versus weed makes it much more worthwhile. PLUS, I pay tax on it.
I don't know how much that weighs in on this issue, but coming from someone who it really does help, may make other people see that it clearly does help in ways most people wouldn't see or even want to see. It is a choice for everyone and not everyone is going to agree or believe that it does help some people with different ailments.
That's great that you've been helped so much by it.
I haven't read much about medical marijuana use and chronic pain other than hearing anecdotes about how it helps people.
Are you able to just smoke or eat marijuana once a day for pain relief? Or do you have to be continuously using for it to have an affect?
Lastly, in your experience are people with no drug policies at work and drug testing able to present medical documentation about their need for usage?