But, yet, alcohol - which is probably the MOST destructive of substances (or possibly tobacco) remains legal.

I know WHY alcohol will remain legal, I just don't get why the other drugs shouldn't be as well.

Perhaps, but I think it's very easy for people to mistake the effects that drug use has on one's personality as something emanating from the person's natural personality instead.

Because the main result (when not high) of regular pot use that I've observed is wild mood swings (the kind that lead to dangerous or violent behavior), I can see how someone might mistake that as being a natural personality flaw, rather than a side effect of someone's use of pot.

Wild Mood Swings? Dangerous or Violent Behavior?


Sorry, Cindy, but these are NOT things endemic to marijuana AT ALL.

If the person or persons you know had these reactions to pot use, then there was something specific to them which resulted in these completely oddball and totally atypical reactions.

I gotta side with iSm on this one. Those are not typical reactions to MJ.

I'm not ganging up - I swear - but I have to throw in a I agree to the boys.

Have you ever heard of someone OD-ing on pot?

And mood swings / violent behavior are completely typical of alcohol. Yet it's legal. The complete peace and tranquillity associated with pot? Illegal.


Yeah, our drug laws are beyond fvcked up.

I dont know that (beyond fragging your lungs unto non-functioning status) its even possible before passing out altogether. any withdrawls encountered are (from experience) far and away more psychological than physical (that is, akin to taking away a babies 'binky' )

I am sure that there have been instances where someone HAS had outbursts of wild mood swings and dangerous or violent behavior - in fact we have one reported case of it here on the board (I do not doubt Morri's take on the situation), and I am sure that in the course of history, there have been others. But it would be the exception and definitely not the rule.

Any drug can have differing effects on different people (see my previous post about drug baby reactions).

And those aren't even the numbers that include Alcohol and Tobacco related deaths. Even cancer deaths are no-existant. The average cigarette smoker will smoke 20 cigs a day, 10-15 drags per cig. Pot Smoker? Far less drags, far less tar, zero additives, etc...

Speaking of additives.... This is a false rumor/wives tale/urban legend of the highest order. It was said when I was in High School, the dealers were lacing MJ with Cocaine or Herion. Lace a $2 joint with a $100 a gram substance? Never happened.

I do know of people who would lace thier own stuff.

But even IF MJ was laced, all the more reason to legalize it, or buy Medical MJ, as you know it is clean.

Multiple people.