tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post5428491683531083427..comments2023-08-19T07:41:24.973-07:00Comments on Darlene's Hodgepodge: Common Sense and PotDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-84318792743102089022010-08-21T13:58:25.577-07:002010-08-21T13:58:25.577-07:00Darlene, just brought my husband by to read this p...Darlene, just brought my husband by to read this post. He enjoyed it like I did a few nights ago...when I left a fairly long comment. In a rush today, but wanted you to know how much I appreciated this post and couldn't agree more.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-35800647425239864062010-08-20T02:13:06.870-07:002010-08-20T02:13:06.870-07:00This is a great post, Darlene. Living here along t...This is a great post, Darlene. Living here along the "I-5 Corridor," which is a main artery of transport from Mexico (maybe not so much with the clamp-down of the border) I hate that the dregs of society are getting rich while relatively normal people continue to be fined for use of this drug. What Kay wrote really resonated with me. My ex-husband loved pot (he was a Vietnam vet, so naturally) and it was always around the house and I smoked lots of it. But, as we said in treatment, my "drug of choice" was always alcohol and it was alcohol that entrapped me, not marijuana. They use the term "drug of choice" for a good reason, too, to remind people that alcohol is a drug (and in my opinion far more damaging than pot). Thanks for bringing this issue to the fore and now I will go watch the video. :)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-64001895364406478052010-08-15T17:59:41.898-07:002010-08-15T17:59:41.898-07:00*Anonymous - Normally I don't accept anonymous...*Anonymous - Normally I don't accept anonymous comments but yours is so good I am making an exception. You pointed out the hypocrisy very well.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-68656820008087743292010-08-15T13:00:33.403-07:002010-08-15T13:00:33.403-07:00They won't let me smoke pot ...
I see another...They won't let me smoke pot ...<br /><br />I see another death due to a drunk driver. I see another young woman sexually assualted in her drunken stupor. I see someone fall from dancing on the bar room table from one too many drinks. I see someone puking their guts out from too much to drink. I see a grumpy old man physically abusing his wife because she nags him as he is treating a hangover-too much booze last night.<br />I sit here content and with peace for myself and others as I pass the marijuana cigarette on to my friend sitting next to me. We aren't sick, killing and/or causing pain to others, we are thinking logically and enjoying the moment. And then it dawns on us; for that moment of pleasure we can be locked up in jail! So we put out the marijuana cigarette, grab a beer, dance on the table, fall off and break an arm, get into an altercation with another person that sends them to the hospital with injuries, get into the car, kill an innocent person and ourself in a head on collision, and pot is still illegal and drinking is legal!<br />Alcohol kills! Pot does not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-8090889353280593632010-08-11T12:28:37.024-07:002010-08-11T12:28:37.024-07:00*la peregrina - I wish I had known your mother. I...*la peregrina - I wish I had known your mother. I'm sure she had a great mind, but I'm not so sure about me. ;-)Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-15492916610084399602010-08-10T16:51:04.274-07:002010-08-10T16:51:04.274-07:00After reading this post, Darlene, there is no doub...After reading this post, Darlene, there is no doubt in my mind that you and my mother would have gotten alone wonderfully. I've thought so before but this post makes me doublely sure. Thirty years ago she was making the same argument about pot that your husband was making. Great minds think alike. :)la peregrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992459469931809488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-4591162111867861022010-08-09T15:35:50.262-07:002010-08-09T15:35:50.262-07:00*Kay Dennison - Thanks for the comment on quality ...*Kay Dennison - Thanks for the comment on quality control. I touched on that but didn't stress it enough.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-742059400571587872010-08-08T16:38:32.699-07:002010-08-08T16:38:32.699-07:00And there would be quality control and no one woul...And there would be quality control and no one would get stuck with bad weed. I tried it (didn't everybody who came of age in the 60s?) and it doesn't work well for me. But I sure can tell you I'll be looking for a dealer if I ever have to go through chemo. <br /><br />And oh yeah, tax the hell out of it like they do tobacco!Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-69994787701658170892010-08-08T12:19:30.272-07:002010-08-08T12:19:30.272-07:00*Judy - Absolutely alcohol is a much more dangerou...*Judy - Absolutely alcohol is a much more dangerous drug than marijuana. It destroys families, causes violence, causes drunk driving deaths, and ruins the health of an abuser. It costs loss of jpbs and income and the list goes on. <br /><br />Thank you for your visit. I really appreciate it and I hope you return.<br /><br />*Vlnflt - Thank you for the link and for agreeing with me. I am so pleased that you stopped by and hope you do it again.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-34988002800548166442010-08-06T17:35:32.384-07:002010-08-06T17:35:32.384-07:00I was scanning through blogs today, and came acros...I was scanning through blogs today, and came across this. I want to thank you for this post. I am an advocate of the legalization of marijuana, especially for medical purposes. Some drugs that are perfectly legal now are so much more dangerous and completely overlooked. If anyone has time for a video, I would recommend the following. It is long, but reveals the shocking troubles of legal narcotic addiction. My friend that is studying pharmacy sent me this link explaining that it is a major issue in pharmacy right now. Some doctors write the prescriptions just to get money and are essentially 'legal' drug dealers.<br /><br />http://www.hulu.com/watch/100279/vanguard-the-oxycontin-express<br /><br />Thanks again for the post!Vlnflthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717769741650318538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-27368841798436708392010-08-06T15:03:45.656-07:002010-08-06T15:03:45.656-07:00When my kids were in high school they brought home...When my kids were in high school they brought home anti-drug literature. At the time we had an alcoholic in our midst and I remember reading, looking for any mention of alcohol. Instead, I saw pot listed with the likes of heroin, cocaine and other highly addictive and destructive drugs, with no mention of alcohol. Seemed crazy to me then, as it does now.<br /><br />I do feel that Marijuana has it's potentially harmful affects (paranoia being one of them) that seem to vary with the user, and the duration and amount used - just as most any legal drug or substance might have. I'd definitely place alcohol way above on the list of mind-altering and dangerous substances, though. I think it's beyond time to turn the tide and make changes, as suggested by your other readers. Thanks for raising the subject, Darlene.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254462048263016064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-17946292863026583212010-08-06T09:35:07.038-07:002010-08-06T09:35:07.038-07:00*Joy Des Jardins - The common sense article was mu...*Joy Des Jardins - The common sense article was much longer, wasn't it? I just took the parts that I thought would fit my post.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-67099773592337442742010-08-06T05:34:33.685-07:002010-08-06T05:34:33.685-07:00I've seen the Common Sense piece before...and ...I've seen the Common Sense piece before...and I love it.<br /><br />Yes, I agree Darlene... though there would be some issues to iron out...I think pot should be legalized.Joy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-57672031022450183842010-08-05T18:39:44.283-07:002010-08-05T18:39:44.283-07:00*Naomi Dagen Bloom - I really need to preview my c...*Naomi Dagen Bloom - I really need to preview my comments before publishing them. My frist sentence should read, "Nothing is easy and legalizing marijuana is no different.<br /><br />*Rain - Yes, this should be a Federal Law under the FDA.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-72433260530727974472010-08-05T18:34:42.456-07:002010-08-05T18:34:42.456-07:00*Naomi Dagen Bloom - Nothing it easy and making ma...*Naomi Dagen Bloom - Nothing it easy and making marijuana legal is differnt, but getting the lawmakers to pass the law making it legal is a start. Then we could use the money saved to fund more rehab centers.<br /><br />*Looking to the Stars - You are so right!<br /><br />*Rummuser - Thank you for information on the book. Imagine, we have been talking about this for nearly half a century with no progress.<br /><br />*Nancy - You raise a very good point. It always gets back to money, doesn't it?<br /><br />*Xtreme English - Thank you for the information on Firedog Lake's web site. I will have to go there.<br /><br />*Ronni Bennett - Wouldn't it be wonderful if common sense could prevail just once in this country? Thanks for validating my point.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-67889915693451419302010-08-05T18:24:31.121-07:002010-08-05T18:24:31.121-07:00Yes, legalizing marijuana make sense and it would ...Yes, legalizing marijuana make sense and it would take some of the profit out of the drug smugglers and add to tax revenue. It should be done and across the nation.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-34040422707017721172010-08-05T17:09:59.147-07:002010-08-05T17:09:59.147-07:00Hear, hear, Darlene. In the current environment, w...Hear, hear, Darlene. In the current environment, we may just get rid of this ridiculous criminality.<br /><br />Oh, there will be naysayers carrying on about oh, my god, it's a drug, it's a drug. We can't do that.<br /><br />Please. As you point out, it far less destructive than alchohol so much so that it's a joke we allow people to drink and not smoke pot.<br /><br />As your opener so interestingly demonstrates, we may be doomed for the lack of common sense.Ronni Bennetthttp://www.timegoesby.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-75004272132809509482010-08-05T14:22:43.244-07:002010-08-05T14:22:43.244-07:00I just contributed to FireDogLake's "lega...I just contributed to FireDogLake's "legalize marijuana" website "Just Say NOW." Can't wait to get the t-shirt!! The drug war as it's run in this country is hardly more than legalized racism. Many of my acquaintances and their friends smoke pot at will, but they're white and upper class. No jail time for them if they're caught (and nobody's looking to catch them).Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-43903023144033115042010-08-05T14:17:31.948-07:002010-08-05T14:17:31.948-07:00Darlene,
Forty years ago during a dinner table co...Darlene,<br /><br />Forty years ago during a dinner table conversation I asked our 17 year old son this question.<br /><br />"Chris, if I gave you $20.00 right this minute, how long would it take you to get me some marijuana?<br /><br />His reply? "Mom,I could go get it for you and be back before you were eating dessert."<br /><br />I think it is still that easy to get. It should be legalized exactly like tobacco and alcohol are. <br /><br />I honestly think that the reason marijuana and other drugs are not legal is because the money gained from selling the drugs goes so high up into our society. Those people do not want to lose the fortunes they are making from drugs.<br /><br />The people we have in prison now on drug charges are not the "Big Guns" but the street corner pushers and users who are very small potatoes in the whole scheme of things.Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-84025533998513849062010-08-05T08:47:38.758-07:002010-08-05T08:47:38.758-07:00Marijuana is also less harmful than tobacco. Ther...Marijuana is also less harmful than tobacco. There are also many other benefits of growing marijuana instead of tobacco. Donella Meadows' book, the limits to growth talks quite a bit of it and she wrote it in the seventies!<br /><br />Yes, commonsense is dead. Long live political skulduggery.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-12599124732010643262010-08-04T22:42:18.553-07:002010-08-04T22:42:18.553-07:00I LOVE this!! Great post! I believe it should be l...I LOVE this!! Great post! I believe it should be legal, the money that can be made from it would help this country!!Looking to the Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211255507065858940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-57198393549123961092010-08-04T17:18:09.382-07:002010-08-04T17:18:09.382-07:00Related strongly to the Common Sense obit. Legali...Related strongly to the Common Sense obit. Legalizing pot is more complex than simply, "Okay, we'll make it legal."<br /><br />Let's begin by saying we will stop making it a crime to purchase it. Just like alcohol. Then, we have to consider how it is for many an addiction. Just like alcohol.<br /><br />As a psychotherapist, I worked with a number of people whose heads were scrambled by overuse of pot. How will we deal with this? What systems does society plan to have in place for treatment?<br /><br />All substance-abuse is complex. For example, how will we determine that someone has caused a traffic accident under the influence? Personally, this is a group that concerns me a great deal.<br /><br />While I think the video is simplistic, I am glad that you've raised the topic. We need community-wide conversations that will move us toward change. Courageous, Darlene. Thanks!naomi dagen bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636592739857173279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-32385098416119870412010-08-04T16:33:41.031-07:002010-08-04T16:33:41.031-07:00*tnlib - Thank you. I am sure others will not agr...*tnlib - Thank you. I am sure others will not agree.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-18853309112483704522010-08-04T14:06:51.873-07:002010-08-04T14:06:51.873-07:00It makes me paranoid and I get depressed after (sh...It makes me paranoid and I get depressed after (should be past tense) but I'm all for legalizing it. Good post.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com