Wheres mai burg?

[Mímir]

He has openly admitted he smokes marijuana many times, so the odds of him being the type of junkie who would end up in a ditch is pretty high

:lol: I don't know Marburg, all I know is he has a really cool pig as an avatar, but that there is not a very nice thing to say. Also if you insist on having such a stern attitude on the subject at hand, you really ought to get your facts straight. A junkie uses a syringe and is most likely into opiates of different sorts. A person smoking marihuana well... smokes...

Not bothering to get into details, but rest assured that marihuana is far different from opiates. Also, a fair amount of studies show that marihuana is less harmful to the human body and mind than alcohol, but alcohol is moored in many (western) cultures and as such deemed "ok" by society. Other cultures have different "guidelines". Look at the Scythians. Or the Sadhus. Our attitudes and inclinations towards either substance are social constructs, nothing else - if they were rooted in science, either they would both be outlawed, or more likely just alcohol (which is - unlike marihuana - a proven killer).

Cannabis-abuse makes it hard to cope with social life but doesn't leave any permanent physical damage (save for the damage done by tar to the lungs, which can be circumvented using certain high-tech paraphanelia), whereas alcohol has severe physical side effects (loss of organ functions, permanent damage to the brain etc.). We can agree that drugs/alcohol can be labelled "bad", but on the other hand any given society at any given time has had a need for an "outlet" of sorts.

I am not promoting the use of either, but I think people with opinions on the subject should have a minimum of knowledge before sharing these opinions.

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