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Susie wrote:

mrreet2001 wrote:

This is ridiculous we aren't allow to talk about how to rip DVDs but we are allowed to talk about what bong we use.

you do realize we have how-tos on the site for ripping DVDs.

In order to limit M|LF's liability, we haven't been allowed to discuss it on the forums - for a long time. Has that changed?

Susie wrote:

mrreet2001 wrote:

This is ridiculous we aren't allow to talk about how to rip DVDs but we are allowed to talk about what bong we use.

you do realize we have how-tos on the site for ripping DVDs.

IMHO posting pics of drugs that you own on a public forum that does track your IP address is very, very stupid. i'm not going to delete any of these posts, because it's not our responsibility to keep you from doing very, very stupid things. but gosh, how incredibly, indescribably stupid. again, in my opinion.

Stupid? I'm anything from stupid sweetheart. Come get me if you're so brilliant.

The only thing that is even a misdemeanor in my state is the weed. Nothing criminal was posted. The vapor and the grinder are both 100% legal also.

People overreact much? Stupid?

justine wrote:

I don't have a problem with discussion and pics as long as it doesn't turn in to a thread about where to go to get paraphenalia and pot. We've had threads here before d iscussing the legalities and the pros and cons of pot.

However, others don't share my opinion so just try to keep the pics to a minimum.

This why we should have an adult forum.

Before I hear any backlash about allowing this, I find this topic much more acceptable than threads about underaged drinking and we've had our share of those. Just sayin..

Have there been any talks about making an adult forum?

It sounds like a good idea.

Susie wrote:

IMHO posting pics of drugs that you own on a public forum that does track your IP address is very, very stupid. i'm not going to delete any of these posts, because it's not our responsibility to keep you from doing very, very stupid things. but gosh, how incredibly, indescribably stupid. again, in my opinion)

This is making me think twice about the pics I posted of my Mac Pro at the High Times message boards...

You can't fight the power on the run, and the NSA already knows where you live.

Me, I'll just buy $400 worth of Vicks VapoRub.

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Good luck, Bren.

wellfleation wrote:

The reality is I'm unwilling to let the government manipulate me by legislating morality. Using marijuana should not be illegal on any level and the real crime is that it is. Especially since vaporizing gives the same high as smoking (more so imo) without 95% of the health risks.

Marijuana is a 100x more efficient than other naturally made products, making its cultivation much safer for our planet:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/ … anabis.jpg
I don't follow laws based on morality as this is personal and should have nothing to do with the government. I think the ridiculous resources that bush put into shutting down grow opps approved by CA voters will be thankfully abandoned. I think there are more pressing issues at the moment.

Yep,
The money that has been spent in the war on reefer has been wasted in two ways:
A: Spending so many billions to try to eliminate something that should have never been illegal in the first place and...
B: Spending all that money and failing so completely to impact the availability of pot.

My little anecdote:
I am a middle aged man who hadnt smoked pot in 20 years. I got a hankering to get some pot for a birthday a couple of years ago. I had no idea at all where to get some but set to looking.
From the moment I left my house on this ques to the moment I was returning to my home, bag in pocket, was less than 4 hours and I live in Oklahoma, a state with very strict anti-pot laws.
If I, an out of touch middle aged man with no connections can go out and find pot so damn easily and quickly after 30 years of a massive government propaganda and enforcement campaign they really just need to give it up already.
It's been a very expensive social experiment that has failed miserably.

resedit wrote:

Yes - Marijuana should be legal.
However, choosing what laws to follow and what laws to obey is a very slippery slope.

If you really do need it for medical reasons, under the supervision of a qualified practitioner, smurf the law. Otherwise, obey the law and try to get it changed. It's a lot easier to change a law if you don't demonstrate disregard for the law.

Well, like I think I said (or maybe I didn't), Mass voters approved overwhelmingly to decrim possession of up to an once. The fine is totally civil as it is basically the same as a speeding ticket. I could be walking down the street smoking a joint as I walk pass a cop. All they can do is (if they feel like it) is issue a civil citation no different than a speeding ticket. I think its a $100 fine.

In fact, I just read that the Yes on Two vote that was approved here in Mass is so vague, that technically you could establish a business where ingesting marijuana was okay. Its sort of like this analogy: its illegal speed but you can drag race in private facilities. Same with firing a weapon. You get the point/or possibly joint in this case! ; In fact, this caused one town (Framingham) to pass a bylaw banning businesses catering to pot smokers so they wouldn't suddenly pop up. The response from our legislatures is that the law reversal was made purposely vague as to leave it up to cities and towns on how they want to address this possible aspect.

Hey, at least we are going in the right direction. Dam liberal/independent Northerners!

Can you say, "HUGE missed revenue in the form of taxes?"

Please do not argue for the legalization of Marijuana based upon the ability to tax it.
When it is legalized, it should be no more taxed than tomatoes and potatoes.

resedit wrote:

Please do not argue for the legalization of Marijuana based upon the ability to tax it.
When it is legalized, it should be no more taxed than tomatoes and potatoes.

Chickenhawk wrote:

why should it be taxed less than alcohol or tobacco?

Or alcohol or anything else taxed because it is viewed as nonessential.  I really don't see the logic on that one. You aren't going to be buying weed and cooking it to feed your fam. Not that there's anything wrong with that. *kidding*

Last edited by wellfleation (2009-02-22 3:41 pm)

Susie wrote:

(oh, and congrats to you, Bren!)

Thankew, Susie!

justine wrote:

It's commendable that you're trying to quit, but post again when you've been clean for 5 or more years. 1 month is nothing for a crank fiend.

A few years ago, these two guys who I swear had to be narcs asked me if I knew where they could get any crank.

I tried to control my laughter as I replied, "No, I'm sorry, I don't know where you can find any 'crank.' If you weren't cops or just very indiscrete, I could tell you where to find crystal meth that's more potent than the finest, pharmaceutical grade amphetamines. I do not, however, have a current source for this 'crank' that you speak of."

justine wrote:

You are changing your circle of friends, aren't you?

I ran screaming from my circle of friends a long, long time ago.

Those few people who are important enough that they're still in my life are certainly not going to get the brush-off from me.

I know all too well what it feels like when good friends disappear.

Last edited by Bren (2009-02-22 4:58 pm)

Pariah wrote:

Heh,
And I just started smoking pot again after a 25 year lay-off.

But...Good for you. White powders in general are bad for the soul and should be avoided.
Still have all your teeth?

I haven't lost any teeth to meth, if that's what you mean. I never had all my teeth to begin with, however. For some reason, I never grew adult teeth to push out my two lower-front baby teeth, so the dentist had to knock 'em out and put in a permanent bridge of false ones in their stead. Others were knocked out in order to make room for a bunch of re-arranging and pushing around that my orthodontist felt the need to do.

As to this subject of the soul:

A rather gifted clairvoyant I used to be friends with expressed the opinion that I was using speed in order to raise my vibration to a frequency much higher than what is normal for human beings. I suspect she was right, and my affinity for speed had much to do with my soul's memory of much happier, more productive times when I did not have a body.