"Faces of Marijuana" Billboard pulled down in Portland

[ehizzy3]

LOL nobody gives a fuck.

lol

 

[PapaG]

most people start on alcohol i would guess

I am saying that is her story. I don't agree with it, I just like how potheads get all upset about these things. I never see drinkers getting bent out of shape over MADD ads that show mutilated vehicles and such that are caused by aholes who get wasted and then run over a minvan full of kids.

There is a downside to every vice. Nothing wrong with pointing that out, IMO. I just laugh at how 'outraged' the potheads tend to get about these things.

 

[jlprk]

"I'm neutral, so I'm untouchable, so don't criticize me while I criticize you. I just like to laugh at one side but not the other. Are any of you falling for my act?"

 

[RR7]

I am saying that is her story. I don't agree with it, I just like how potheads get all upset about these things. I never see drinkers getting bent out of shape over MADD ads that show mutilated vehicles and such that are caused by aholes who get wasted and then run over a minvan full of kids.

There is a downside to every vice. Nothing wrong with pointing that out, IMO. I just laugh at how 'outraged' the potheads tend to get about these things.

drinkers don't care likely because MADD ads aren't used to maintain alcohol as illegal the way the "gateway drug" myth is used for pot.

 

[PapaG]

drinkers don't care likely because MADD ads aren't used to maintain alcohol as illegal the way the "gateway drug" myth is used for pot.

MADD ads are used to paint alcohol as a "gateway" to death.

I like how the tokers get all outraged over such a silly billboard. It's cute.

 

[RR7]

uh huh. Again, if pot were legal, most pot heads wouldn't care about it. If alcohol were illegal, more people who drink would care about it.

 

[magnifier661]

Lmao the face is hysterical! No pot head I know looks like that! Looks more like that chic did too much meth or heroin

 

[PapaG]

uh huh. Again, if pot were legal, most pot heads wouldn't care about it. If alcohol were illegal, more people who drink would care about it.

Um, OK. I've smoked plenty of pot in my life. Not sure what your point is. Why do you care that I think it's funny that potheads take offense to this stuff?

 

[MickZagger]

I am saying that is her story. I don't agree with it, I just like how potheads get all upset about these things. I never see drinkers getting bent out of shape over MADD ads that show mutilated vehicles and such that are caused by aholes who get wasted and then run over a minvan full of kids.

There is a downside to every vice. Nothing wrong with pointing that out, IMO. I just laugh at how 'outraged' the potheads tend to get about these things.

I don't really ever see potheads outraged about anything. They're usually just apathetic.

 

[RR7]

Um, OK. I've smoked plenty of pot in my life. Not sure what your point is. Why do you care that I think it's funny that potheads take offense to this stuff?

I don't care if you find it funny. You just mentioned that you never see drinkers get upset about it, and I was giving you a likely reason why is all.

 

[PapaG]

I don't care if you find it funny. You just mentioned that you never see drinkers get upset about it, and I was giving you a likely reason why is all.

Got it.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Anyone drive up to Washington to get stoned? Can you buy it in stores now? What is the scene up there now that it is legal?

 

[magnifier661]

Anyone drive up to Washington to get stoned? Can you buy it in stores now? What is the scene up there now that it is legal?

If its like that then it's a terrible idea, IMO. There are people that grow their weed organically and that type of legalization would ruin the quality of the product. Look no further than tobacco.

Did you know that tobacco is actually patented by the United States? That means its illegal for you or I to even grow it for personal use. It becomes a taxed, chemical filled government subsidy.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Anyone drive up to Washington to get stoned? Can you buy it in stores now? What is the scene up there now that it is legal?

The gist I get from people I have spoken with (maybe 8 or so) is that many are now sorry they voted for the law. Mostly it has to do with the smoke and easier access for minor children. People don't want to sit at a bus stop while people next to them are smoking weed and blowing smoke on them- just like cig smoke.

 

[jlprk]

You talked to people who were against legalizing it all along. Those objections are all hypothetical, because nobody is smoking it in public.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

So at this point you can't walk into a store in Washington and buy Marijuana . . like you can do with sudafed.

 

[RR7]

I thought it was illegal to smoke in public anyways. Being annoyed at someone blowing it on them would be the same as being annoyed if someone was burping up beer next to me they were drinking at the bus stop.

 

[ehizzy3]

I thought it was illegal to smoke in public anyways. Being annoyed at someone blowing it on them would be the same as being annoyed if someone was burping up beer next to me they were drinking at the bus stop.

this

 

[magnifier661]

I thought it was illegal to smoke in public anyways. Being annoyed at someone blowing it on them would be the same as being annoyed if someone was burping up beer next to me they were drinking at the bus stop.

Well it's not really quite the same. Cause when you burp up beer, the smell could be awful; it won't force your neighbor to inhale alcohol. But when you blow smoke, the neighbor could inhale THC, forcing them to smoke what you smoke.

Glad you said it isn't allowed in public. That would be weird!

 

[RR7]

Well it's not really quite the same. Cause when you burp up beer, the smell could be awful; it won't force your neighbor to inhale alcohol. But when you blow smoke, the neighbor could inhale THC, forcing them to smoke what you smoke.

Glad you said it isn't allowed in public. That would be weird!

I know, poor analogy. Was mainly saying, pretty sure you can't just wander around getting high. So if someone is smoking at a bus stop, they're still breaking the law, same as if they were drinking beer at the bus stop. Or, as it now is in portland, smoking a cigarette at the bus stop.

 

[magnifier661]

I know, poor analogy. Was mainly saying, pretty sure you can't just wander around getting high. So if someone is smoking at a bus stop, they're still breaking the law, same as if they were drinking beer at the bus stop. Or, as it now is in portland, smoking a cigarette at the bus stop.

Oh shit forgive me. I must have read it wrong. Yeah your point is 100% valid.

 

[porkchopexpress]

If its like that then it's a terrible idea, IMO. There are people that grow their weed organically and that type of legalization would ruin the quality of the product. Look no further than tobacco.

Did you know that tobacco is actually patented by the United States? That means its illegal for you or I to even grow it for personal use. It becomes a taxed, chemical filled government subsidy.

Not sure where you got your info. I'm pretty sure that in Kentucky people grow for personal use. At least that is what my coworkers down there told me.

And in NYC:

There are no federal, state or city laws prohibiting New Yorkers from growing tobacco at home for personal consumption.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/nyregion/25tobacco.html?_r=0

 

[porkchopexpress]

But I agree that once it becomes fully legalized, it's going to become more and more processed, just like cigarettes.

 

[RR7]

But I agree that once it becomes fully legalized, it's going to become more and more processed, just like cigarettes.

If it were ever to become that way, I'd see it being much more like beer than tobacco. There'd be your bigger "companies" pumping out some mediocre grade pot to get you high, but it sucks. Miller, Budweiser. And you'd still have plenty of ability to get your blueberry flavors, your pineapple flavors, etc. Much like you can get a variety of microbrews. Who knows, though. That's probably 15, 20 years down the road.

 

[porkchopexpress]

If it were ever to become that way, I'd see it being much more like beer than tobacco. There'd be your bigger "companies" pumping out some mediocre grade pot to get you high, but it sucks. Miller, Budweiser. And you'd still have plenty of ability to get your blueberry flavors, your pineapple flavors, etc. Much like you can get a variety of microbrews. Who knows, though. That's probably 15, 20 years down the road.

Yeah, you're probably right. Although even with cigarettes you have the biggies, American Spirits (cotton filters at least) and then tobacco you can buy by the ounce from specialty shops.

 

[jlprk]

If they tax it too much, there will still be a big underground economy.

Um, OK. I've smoked plenty of pot in my life. Not sure what your point is. Why do you care that I think it's funny that potheads take offense to this stuff?

Why don't I believe you?

 

[3RA1N1AC]

People that are still "scared" from propaganda like this sign are pretty clueless...fact is it is safer than alcohol by far and even the biggest idiot should be able to see that

The problem will always be that there are certain interests who have alot invested in keeping it illegal, and absent of common sense, they resort to scare tactics to push their agenda

 

[PapaG]

I thought it was illegal to smoke in public anyways. Being annoyed at someone blowing it on them would be the same as being annoyed if someone was burping up beer next to me they were drinking at the bus stop.

Have you been to Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill, or Pike Place Market lately? People are literally smoking pot on the sidewalk, and the cops there have more important things to worry about than what amounts to an MIP to kids or a ticket to some homeless person.

 

[PapaG]

If they tax it too much, there will still be a big underground economy.



Why don't I believe you?

Because you're a paranoid old man? I watch soccer, even Euro soccer. That should be enough to convince anyone that I've smoked a fair share of buds in my life.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

I believe you man, I bet you've done a shitload of coke too