Potheads shouldn't be able to drive

[Termlab 10+ year member]

i dunno, was i kidding?? statistics are statistics and you cant argue with them. 1 in 3 are wrecking under the influence..... 2 out of 3 are wrecking without it...... that is a pretty big statement, and a bit risky to put on television. idiots like me might get the wrong idea.

 

[LuNaTiC 10+ year member]

Actually u would be surprised. Weed does slow reaction time, thats a FACT. But i have driven high and i noticed im ALOT more cautious and i always drive exactly the speed limit. Usually cuz im paranoid but still. When im stright i drive above the speed limit and so on.

 

[LuNaTiC 10+ year member]

1 in 3 are wrecking under the influence

are u talkin under the influence of jus marijauna or all drugs including alcahol?

if it's the latter your sadly mistaken.

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

i dunno, was i kidding?? statistics are statistics and you cant argue with them. 1 in 3 are wrecking under the influence..... 2 out of 3 are wrecking without it...... that is a pretty big statement, and a bit risky to put on television. idiots like me might get the wrong idea.

Statistics are not just statistics that you can't argue. How long did the experiment last? What subjects were analyzed? What areas of the country did the test focus on? Was there a control? etc. etc. You can manipulate statistics to say practically anything you want.

 

[LuNaTiC 10+ year member]

Gauntlet is right. There are way too many variables in those studies to be even remotely accurate.

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

If your a dumbass before the pot, your a dumbass with it....Plain and simple, some people are just *******...

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

Lets settle this, Anyone who eats at Hardees should just be arrested, weed or no weed. That place sucks.

To answer some questions:

Did I read this thread? No

Did I ever eat at Hardees?No

Do I plan on it?No

Hope this clears all this up.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

This thread got big...

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

If your a dumbass before the pot, your a dumbass with it....Plain and simple, some people are just *******...

i can say in all honesty, that is probably the most accurate statement posted in this thread.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

weed makes you lazy...
when my clique first started high school half of them started smoking and the other half didn't

80% of the half that did dropped out of high school and now they are starting to use coke, meth etc. (and they are only 17-18 yo)

all of the half have kept in school and most are on theor way to college and bigger and better things

no weed itself is not bad but what it leads to is.

btw those who say it makes you a better driver are idiots. studies have shown it SLOWS down reaction time.

well you knew some real loosers. they were loosers before hand. my friend as well as brother both smoked back in high school and both pulled straight A's no problem. my friend was actually one smart dude. smoked since 7th grade all through out high school, took AP classes if you know those are. pretty **** close to being valadictorian and all this while being known as one of the biggest stoners in the school. cannabis can change people some what yes, a lot of times depending on what kind it is wheather its an Indica strain or a Sativa strain, Indica causing "couch-lock" lazy meditative states, Sativas causeing giggly, energetic states.

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

You are calling me a moron, yet you used to make false screennames and post crap everywhere? I'm not "policing" the forum, just pointing out when dullards like yourself beat a dead horse with a stupid argument.

I still make screennames. How can they be false screennames? Anyway, you are policing the forum, and this is the lounge, it's meant to relax and discuss off topic stuff. Big deal if we choose to argue about drugs, some information posted may help an individual in need get the influence they need to stop. But since you insist on policing everyone and pointing out this and that thread, I'll be sure to follow all your posts around and point out which ones are useless.

 

[BIG_SUPERMAN72 10+ year member]

yea, i agree with ur statement.

 

[phoneman 10+ year member]

Some of you young pups that currently do drugs will eventually grow out of it and realize how stupid you were for doing the things you did and thinking the way you did. You will then feel blessed that you lived through it with out totally screwing your life up and may actually be successfull with your life.

The rest will always be a failure and wont accomplish anything if not ending up dead, in prison,or physically or mentally damaged.

You cant call me a hypocrit or say that I am stereotyping or mislead for this assumption.

I have been through it all and managed to come to my senses and do something with my life. Most of my old buddies that I used to hang with have all pissed their lives away. Some are dead from suicides, murders, and overdoses. A lot of them are in prison for drugs, burglary, theaft, including murder. Some are constantly in and out of drug rehab. And a lot of them are just losers with a low paying job and no future ahead of them. A few of the people I used to hang around have actually done something with their life with a family and a career, and drugs are nowhere in the picture.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/07/20/reefer.madness.reut/index.html

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

im gonna add my 2 cents to this long argument

up until march, starting in about october, i used to smoke at least once a weekend. i stopped doing it because i realized i didnt need to. i mean of course i liked the feeling of getting high, but i saw myself as throwing away my money for something that i didnt need. plus, i needed more money to spend on my car. i am around potheads all the time, and from what i have seen, it does slower reaction time. but while driving, it makes people more cautious, and is nothing compared to a drunk driver. the only real negative effect that i have seen, is that some people who have done weed, have moved on to harder drugs, such as heroin and cocaine. i myself would never go near any other drug besides weed. but thats all i can tell is truly negative from my experience. it didnt ruin my goals at all or anything, and hasnt affected me or changed me.