Marijuana laws- O/T

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by packs

Medical marijuana has done some amazing things for children with behavioral and psychological disorders. Medical marijuana is not just about getting high like most of the nay-sayers seem to think.

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It really bothers me that short-sighted people think I'm some kind of stoner looking to get high, or that I'm some gateway smoker in training for my future heroin or cocaine addiction.

As far as I know, beer has no medical benefits and it's still legal. Yep, people who see me at the end of the night in my local pub, think I'm some sort of ...well, heavy beer-drinker... stumbling home perhaps in what they would think to be an 'inappropriate' level of consciousness. Their judgement of me doesn't bother me at all, unless I cause problems for them because I'm inebriated, in which case some embarrassment on my part might be appropriate.

If I like to smoke pot, and it's legal (and even if it is NOT legal), I don't really care what people think my intent is, any more than I care what their intent is when they make their personal decisions. But let's remember - most people DO smoke pot to get high. If it bothers you that people are bothered by that, then I'm sure other unknown thoughts that people have about you might also be bothering you, which isn't healthy - you need to get over it.