since this is now a vs thread:
pros: the hemp plant has tons of useful applications and should be investigated more as a valuable resource. I realize hemp products are legal, but it needs to get more mainstream recognition.
cons: smoking it turns you into a moron. it also decreases your self-awareness if you smoke it regularly, so you can't see yourself turning into a moron. if you are reminded of how out of it you really seem to those non-stoners around you, you'll just forget about it over another bowl. This also makes it easy for you to believe that the world would be better off if everyone would just sit back and smoke a bowl (if i had a nickel for every time i heard that..)
that's not to say that there aren't functional smokers:
[quote name='battleroyal33']Well lets see, Im 30 and Im a pothead, I have a regular 9 to 5 job, M-F, Have a house at the BEACH ( purchased, not renting, I do have a mortgage) have a decent car (04 accord) , run 2 miles 5 days a week( I know its not much but I hate running) and MMA train 4 days a week, 2 1/2 hours per class( thats were I get all my cardio from).. I smoke at least a bowl everyday ( dont do joints, in my opion its a waste) and guess what, Im fine, you would never even know I smoked unless I lit up right in front of you... I dont smoke cigs and only drink beer and thats normally just on the weekends. Weed is fine as long as you, wait for it,,, DO IT IN MODERATION and be responible about it.. dont go over board, dont wake and bake , treat it like drinking, there is a place and a time for it,, some people just dont grasp that concept and thats thier faults. Im not defending the OP or anything, I could careless if its legal or not because I will still get it when ever I want it, I just find it funny how everybody still thinks that anyone who smokes will become an idiot... and a FYI,, that vaporizer in the pic sucks, I have one I got out of Canada,, waste of $75, sticking to my bubbler...[/quote]
grammatical errors and misspellings aside, he's got money and he exercises, so his addiction is completely justified by our society on that level.
on the other hand, there are functional alcoholics too.
but functional addicts are the MINORITY.
I think it should be legalized and respected for the right reasons: medical use and as a valuable, pleniful natural resource. I couldn't give less of a shit about the guys who just want their escapism to be justified through the legal process and don't believe America needs any more outlets to remove them from reality. they could ease up on the punishments for possession though