It's April 20th, National Weed Day -- the unofficial national holiday of stoners everywhere. From the party to end all parties at the University of Boulder to the crowning of Ms. High Times at an undisclosed New York City location this afternoon, the skunky perfume of cannabis is in the air. But this year, those who toke at the altar of Mary Jane may have a little more to celebrate. In politics and the media, the legalization of marijuana seems to be gaining traction.
Sorry forgot to mention that it's not physically addictive (no physical dependence) which is why I'm going to have such an easy time quitting for that job (aside from the boredom, but the $ more than makes up for that). Only thing is a "withdrawal" symptom of weight gain loss of which I attribute to loss of munchies for loss or more stress for gain via cortisol (and yes stress can cause this). As of yet the expert opinion varies as the cause hasn't yet rigorously been looked into yet so my guess is as good as any. Just because someone has to be analytical it's a saying and I'm very much aware that dietitian or some other expert would have a much more educated opinion, and if you were going to mention or are going to mention something merely to bash me rather than actually make a point then grow up and piss off:).
It's April 20th, National Weed Day -- the unofficial national holiday of stoners everywhere. From the party to end all parties at the University of Boulder to the crowning of Ms. High Times at an undisclosed New York City location this afternoon, the skunky perfume of cannabis is in the air. But this year, those who toke at the altar of Mary Jane may have a little more to celebrate. In politics and the media, the legalization of marijuana seems to be gaining traction.
To those saying that individuals that indulge in the use of cannabis will do something like DUI or not pay attention to their children I would like to ask from what statistics are you receiving this information and how does this compare to those that don't( I'll bet you won't find a significant difference). If there's a significant difference it's likely do to a precedent like coming from a state of poverty etc. Personally from what I've seen people that use drugs are usually trying to fill a void in their life and start off with no ambition. Some people I've made acquaintance with who later smoked tried to say it made them dumb but having known them I know that it made them no more dull than they already were. Alcohol causes people to get belligerent among many things were as cannabis makes people calm and relaxed. Think about it have you ever heard of someone getting in a fight because they were high, how about breaking or stealing something for there fix(and to R5Willia yes gangsters do sell it but mostly it's people that smoke who grow and I never buy from gangsters and know my dealers personally as I like to stray from anyone associated with rap hip-hop or pop as it's all so very vulgar; I listen to Cat Stephens, The Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot etc {for the record I listened to them before I smoked as their music sends a good message}). Now my opinion (not argument like most of yourselves) is likely biased as I use it. My void was time I had nothing to do with it. I'm doing just fine I'm 18 a senior in high school taking collage courses, online courses, getting my driver's license, and about to work as a bee keeper. So I'm doing plenty as are the friends of mine that happen to smoke. It helps with creativity as has been seen on MRIs in about 60% of people, so considering that females are usually more creative than males this closes the gap a bit. Now I'm not saying that it's beneficial because like alcohol and cigarettes it's a drug, but what I am saying is that how bad it is has been projected to be is blown out of proportion. It is however beneficial to nearly any anyone having trouble with a neurological or gastrointestinal disease. But in any case our economy would benefit greatly from it's legalization. A great way to implement this is with a compromise for the pro-cannabis people ex. that they be administered an IQ test will sober then under the influence to see how it affects aspects of different cognitive abilities. This could expand our knowledge of it and could be used to allow people to use it while off the job. I think this would show a wide range of change rather than one spectrum. I say this because from what I can tell about 30% of poeple get stupefied were as about 20% actually gain some as before creativity but also the ability to concentrate. Perhaps I'm wrong because I base the latter of the two on myself, but I have ADD and OCD; which can be contributing factors to my concentration gain. On a side note we should make prisoners indentured servants (paying for your crimes with labor), and make them push the wheel of pain=turbine jk but they should do something. Also how come gyms don't have settable resistance turbines then list the output and equivalent lb resistance.
Imagine an encrypted data chip so secure that even the greatest hackers in history would find impossible to crack. That chip is very much a reality thanks to the combined efforts of Siemens, Austrian Research Centers (ARC) and Graz University of Technology who have teamed up to create the first quantum cryptology chip for commercial use to ensure securer electronic communication.
If it is indeed possible which I doubt I believe it would require that you understand the math behind quantum mechanics & be able to perform complex equations rather fast rendering it I believe impossible until there are cyborgs (not quit star trek style). Now of course I'm no scientist so please be mature if I'm incorrect about any of my assumptions.
In a famous scene in the first Matrix movie, a character takes a bite out of a juicy steak. He knows it's not real, but enjoys it anyway. In some ways, a video game -- just moving pixels on the screen -- is a similar virtual reality experience. No, the aliens in Halo 3 are not real, but we pretend they are. That is how a game can pull you from a living-room couch into a foreign realm.
For starters I don't play many games but in no way do I think that they're bad no how many deaths are related to video games and how many are related to stairs I'm guessing more come from stairs now should we get rid of stairs cause they're dangerous? also it's an outlet for people I believe that for many of these people who use it for an emotional outlet it probably stops them from snapping.
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