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Lead = Bullets.

Bwahahahaah. Dogma you troll.

I know of a single "good" politician personally.

He was the mayor of my city, Lake Forest. He wasn't doing it for the money( as the pay was terrible). He did it because he wanted to improve the city. He ran his term and decided he wouldn't be running again because he hated the BS that comes along with political office.

So I don't generally trust anyone who runs for more than a single term in politics, they are either masochists or have ulterior motives.

Aerethan wrote:
So I don't generally trust anyone who runs for more than a single term in politics, they are either masochists or have ulterior motives.

Your first mistake was trusting anyone.

Well trust may be too strong a word.

If someone is giving politics a fair chance because they believe in some cause, then I'll give them a shot.

I don't trust anyone with 100% of my life and secrets.

Aerethan wrote:
If someone is giving politics a fair chance because they believe in some cause, then I'll give them a shot.

If they believe in something, then they aren't giving it a fair chance.

Aerethan wrote:The amount of people dying from it is insane. No one OD"s on pot.

I've actually heard of a case where someone died from silicosis after smoking weed, whoever was selling it used silica to dry it out, the person smoked it, then croaked it. This would of course not happen if weed was regulated, but there you go.

dæl wrote:

Aerethan wrote:The amount of people dying from it is insane. No one OD"s on pot.

I've actually heard of a case where someone died from silicosis after smoking weed, whoever was selling it used silica to dry it out, the person smoked it, then croaked it. This would of course not happen if weed was regulated, but there you go.

That wasn't the pot though. Clean grass is impossible to OD on, or as near to impossible as it gets.

dæl wrote:

Aerethan wrote:The amount of people dying from it is insane. No one OD"s on pot.

I've actually heard of a case where someone died from silicosis after smoking weed, whoever was selling it used silica to dry it out, the person smoked it, then croaked it. This would of course not happen if weed was regulated, but there you go.

Again though, it wasn't the weed itself that killed them. There are additives in food that are harmful as well. Fiberglass in cigarette filters, all sorts of carcinogens out there.

Even with cocaine, most of the deaths are caused by the filler and not the drug itself.

dogma wrote:

dæl wrote:

Aerethan wrote:The amount of people dying from it is insane. No one OD"s on pot.

I've actually heard of a case where someone died from silicosis after smoking weed, whoever was selling it used silica to dry it out, the person smoked it, then croaked it. This would of course not happen if weed was regulated, but there you go.

That wasn't the pot though. Clean grass is impossible to OD on, or as near to impossible as it gets.

Ofcourse, I should imagine if you drank a pint of pure THC oil you brain may go a bit funny, but you'd be physically fine.

If THC oil existed and could be produced, Ecigs would skyrocket in sales.

Is THC even illegal? or is it just the plant itself?

Aerethan wrote:If THC oil existed and could be produced, Ecigs would skyrocket in sales.

It exists. That's how you make pot brownies.

dogma wrote:

dæl wrote:

Aerethan wrote:The amount of people dying from it is insane. No one OD"s on pot.

I've actually heard of a case where someone died from silicosis after smoking weed, whoever was selling it used silica to dry it out, the person smoked it, then croaked it. This would of course not happen if weed was regulated, but there you go.

That wasn't the pot though. Clean grass is impossible to OD on, or as near to impossible as it gets.

Well, it's possible, but you'd have to basically have a brick IV'd to you. And you'd pass out long before you OD'd.

Had this one bad time where I tried brownies... got way more than I thought I was getting, and flipped the hell out. That night and the day after were pretty terrible, but no adverse effects otherwise. Had a friend who puked. That's probably the worst I've ever seen marijuana do to anyone.

Aerethan wrote:If THC oil existed and could be produced, Ecigs would skyrocket in sales.

Is THC even illegal? or is it just the plant itself?

THC oil exists, and is quite potent stuff, I believe it is classed as class A over here (cannabis is class B).

Fafnir wrote:
Had this one bad time where I tried brownies... got way more than I thought I was getting, and flipped the hell out.

Story time.

I was playing rugby, best game I've ever had really, 17 tackles in the first half (I can't carry the ball to save my life.). Start of the second half ran down field and met head to head around the ball carrier with our, then huge, prop. Split my left brow open. It only took 11 stitches, but damn if I didn't lose some blood.

Came back from the ER and people are shoving booze and brownies in my face like I accomplished some heroic feat, and who am I to refuse? The brownies man, they put me off grass for life, because they put me in this weird comatose state where I couldn't sleep, but desperately wanted to.

dogma wrote:

Aerethan wrote:
So I don't generally trust anyone who runs for more than a single term in politics, they are either masochists or have ulterior motives.

Your first mistake was trusting anyone.

We really have to stop agreeing like this.

"Trust no one. Believe nothing."
-first words I heard at orientation in law school.

I trust no one, not even myself.
-Stalin

Probably my favorite quote of all time.

Although he was a total brute, he also uttered one of my fav quotes as well "Quantity has a quality all its own" and really, if you look at how the USSR handled itself back then, you couldnt really argue with it

It boggles my fething mind how much hate is given to my favorite plant on Earth. This is a plant, just a plant.

Just so happens it is the most useful plant on Earth.



Only the truth will set it free, and I preach the truth 24/7/365

My brother the Giant has some back condition, I cant remember what the fudge its called, but basically hes 29 y/o and has pretty bad arthritis in his lower discs of his back, cause him EXTREME discomfort and pain most days. Used to, his doctor had him on something like 9-13 different pills depending on what they were trying to keep his pain manageable. He heard about medical marijuana, and tried it. Ever since then, he's ditched the crap load of pills that would make him sick to his stomach, and now smokes just a little bit when hes feeling like his back is starting up, and he is totally normal and can actually do things. So, ya Im all for it being legalized, and laugh at people that think its evil