Medical/Recreational Marijuana thread

Lol, just wait till I'm king. Alcohol and Pot both illegal. Cocaine, totally legal. Basic rule of thumb will be if it knocks you on your ass and it's recreational it's illegal. Yep, my subjects are going to be the most productive nation in the world. Sure they'll die early, become violent, and addicted but at least my monuments will get built quicker.
This absolutely deserves the Study on Spiders video

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[QUOTE=CRedskinsRule;698698]This absolutely deserves the Study on Spiders video

[QUOTE] :rofl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8Z1xt2C7I
I don't smoke weed because I don't want some d bag alien dipping into my kool aid, like in this video.

How does it bother you?

He thinks he's better than you

Key word is habitual. 60% of Americans have tried it. Is that the number you were looking for :D

So 1% are habitual vs 75% for alcohol? Still not buying that.

So 1% are habitual vs 75% for alcohol? Still not buying that.


If making up percentage numbers it is best to use deciamls and odd numbers, just gives it a more convincing feel.

Example

1.22% are habitual users

61.23% are recreational users

See much better!

for those who care:
NIDA - Research Report Series - Marijuana Abuse (http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Marijuana/Marijuana2.html)
Doesn't seem the war has been effective, if it were a military war, real casualties (like iraq/afghanistan) we would have found a way to get out of it long ago.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Marijuana/Graph1.gif

for those who care:
NIDA - Research Report Series - Marijuana Abuse (http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Marijuana/Marijuana2.html)
Doesn't seem the war has been effective, if it were a military war, real casualties (like iraq/afghanistan) we would have found a way to get out of it long ago.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Marijuana/Graph1.gif

Just from an analytical standpoint, I'm fascinated by the trough that occurred in 1992. Anybody got any idea what would have caused that? Why did we hit a low point in 1992 and then continue back up?

Just from an analytical standpoint, I'm fascinated by the trough that occurred in 1992. Anybody got any idea what would have caused that? Why did we hit a low point in 1992 and then continue back up?


I think you are seeing the result of the "war on drugs" there. I went to high school from 88 to 92 and we must have had at least one drug forum a month at my school. Plus I remember even a huge Pepsi sponsored one that rolled through each year.

The war on drugs may have not stopped trafficking so much but it may have stopped a number of first time folks or people on the fence if you will.

Actually here's an observation, but I should note I'm absolutely NOT drawing any conclusions regarding causation with this, but it's too interesting not to point out:

- The % trends up during a democratic white house. It trends down during a republican white house.

That's just a fact, I'm drawing no conclusions from that so keep your flames to yourself! But check it, during the Carter administration it went up and peaked in 80 when Reagan took over. From there it steadily dropped until '92 when Clinton took over. It peaked again in 99-00, right when Bush took over. I wonder what's happened since.