Alcohol vs marijuana

[Doofy]

Tried an Alaskan Amber the other day after many years of abstaining. I found it stout, harsh and bitter. Seems as though my taste buds forgot that they once thought it tasted good. Oh well, beer battered halibut is in my future now.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Used to have a drop of two back when I was a young man, I still now and then will have a bottle of beer or cider, but that's it as it upsets my system nowadays.
There is a culture amongst the youngsters here in the UK of smoking high grade grass, causing all manner of psychological issues in the long term, and increasing the crime rate in inner cities.
I'm glad to live in the wilds so as not to be exposed to the degradation that is ensuing in town, the grass smoking habit has gone from recreational to perpetual over here in some sections of society.

I doubt that weed has anything to do with the degradation of city dwellers. Population density puts them under continual stress, which drives them crazy. They become immoral, violent, and unpredictable.

I agree that youngsters have a behavior problem, but most of it seems to be from poor impulse control. :2cents:

 

[ovrszd]

If you drink to "get a buzz", you are in a very very small minority, of those who enjoy a drink. If you use pot you have behavioral issues.

And if you play golf you are gay.

 

[ovrszd]

I agree that youngsters have a behavior problem, but most of it seems to be from poor impulse control. :2cents:

This country doesn't need more gun/drug control, it needs more people control.

 

[/pine]

And if you play golf you are gay.

I thought it was tennis...unless the golfer was liberal...!

 

[KubotainNH]

Can't generalize with people's tastes. I hate the taste of beer, I've tried a bunch of different ones that friends think are great and want me to try. I do like Baileys, vodka, rum and a ton of other liqueurs and not for the buzz. I've actually found they make my heart race if I drink more than a couple ounces which I don't like so I don't drink it too much anymore. My youngest son has the same tastes as me, dislikes beer. My oldest didn't used to like it but now seems to.

As for MJ, I had peers in high school that were often "burnt" and they acted like goofballs when in that state. Seemed silly to me so never tried it. I like that folks are now doing things with it for medical reasons though. Use responsibly what mother nature gives us.

 

[ovrszd]

I thought it was tennis...unless the golfer was liberal...!

That may be right...... But I have to wait for someone to tell me what's right before I'll go with it.

 

[polo1665]

And if you play golf you are gay.

..And people buy Playboy magazines to read the articles.

 

[ovrszd]

Some people like Prime Rib. I think it's horrible and can't understand why anyone could possibly acquire a taste for such a thing......

 

[/pine]

Not to steer away from booze or pot etc...but how many know someone that is addicted to prescription pain meds...?...it's a sad situation...

Closet thing to a zombie we'll ever really see outside of the movies or TV...

 

[Doofy]

Agreed. CBD oil looks very promising for treating a multitude of medical problems. I hope that, in the near future it will become over-the-counter(not from a pot shop).

 

[ovrszd]

Not to steer away from booze or pot etc...but how many know someone that is addicted to prescription pain meds...?...it's a sad situation...

Closet thing to a zombie we'll ever really see outside of the movies or TV...

Some blame Doctors. I blame society. We have a couple as friends, the female has every ailment known to man. If the current Doctor won't treat her and subscribe some miracle cure she'll find a new Doctor. Her goal is to get on Disability. And she will succeed. Miraculously she feels much better by Friday afternoon.

 

[polo1665]

Some people like Prime Rib. I think it's horrible and can't understand why anyone could possibly acquire a taste for such a thing......

"Some" people like Prime Rib?

 

[ovrszd]

"Some" people like Prime Rib?

Okay, a few people.

 

[/pine]

"Some" people like Prime Rib?

If you don't like prime rib (or ribeye steaks)...you're saying you just don't like beef...IMO and might as well eat soy or some of that other fake crap they sell these days...

 

[hslogger]

I am so easily attracted to this discussion on the twacktor board.
All I can say, is that at this stage of the game, firing up some legal reef and cleaning up the shop with the stereo at half mast is one heck of nice time. Add wood stove for heat in the cold times. YESSS.

 

[sd455dan]

Agreed. CBD oil looks very promising for treating a multitude of medical problems. I hope that, in the near future it will become over-the-counter(not from a pot shop).

Had it been available MJ or even CBD oil way back when how much suffering could it have saved this gentleman, a (retired police captain) with Parkinsons...

Medical Marijuana and Parkinson's Part 3 of 3 - YouTube

 

[4get gto]

Not to steer away from booze or pot etc...but how many know someone that is addicted to prescription pain meds...?...it's a sad situation...

Closet thing to a zombie we'll ever really see outside of the movies or TV...

I've met a number of guys (older guys too) that were addicted to pain meds. People like you and I that hung up with back problems and other issues I guess. When cleaned up some the best people you'd ever meet. Not the same person when using.
Nobody wakes up one day and says I'm going to be a drunk or a addict. Many things makes someone keep using. Everyone has a reason but unfortunately not usually a good one.
Been through a recovery program so you get to see all walks of life!

 

[motownbrowne]

Some blame Doctors. I blame society. We have a couple as friends, the female has every ailment known to man. If the current Doctor won't treat her and subscribe some miracle cure she'll find a new Doctor. Her goal is to get on Disability. And she will succeed. Miraculously she feels much better by Friday afternoon.

There's a bunch of causes, that's for sure, but any list of them needs to start with the pharmaceutical companies. I read some incredible stuff about the rollout of oxycontin and the way rural Appalachians were targeted by the drug makers. It wasn't a coincidence. They insisted their drugs weren't habit forming and signed folks up by the thousands. Seriously disgusting.

Marijuana is like Chapstick by comparison.

 

[sailorman]

..And people buy Playboy magazines to read the articles.

Very true . I 'm all the way up to the "B" words !!