He's saying that it's very easy to "overdose" (not in the "your dead" sense, but in the "Holy shit I'm WAY more fucked up than I care to be" sense) when you eat pot as opposed to when you smoke it. If you make this mistake (and you'll only do it once) you can forget about doing anything productive for the next 12-24 hours.
It's also downright uncomfortable to be that fucked up, at least IMHO.
No, my speedometer does not tell me how many miles are remaining to my destination. Nor does grade school math, unless I've driven the route before and know the mileage already.
You don't actually drink that stuff straight do you?
I've done shots of it. That'll put hairs on your chest in a hurry.....
Everclear was my favorite method of getting drunk back in my young and poor days. Buy a 750ml bottle for $15. Buy a 12 pack of Snapple for $6. Drink two shots worth out of the first snapple, refill with everclear, shake and consume. Repeat as desired.
Secondly, have you ever had an Irish Car Bomb? [wikipedia.org] It's the equivalent of a six pack of "American" beer consumed in less than thirty seconds
Who the hell is making your car bombs if they are the equivalent of six beers? An Irish Car Bomb around these parts is nothing more than a pint glass filled with Guinness and a half shot each of Jameson and Baileys. That's only two beers worth of alcohol.
An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain.
The term narcotic (pronounced/nrktk/) strictly refers (medically) to any psychoactive compound with morphine-like effects (see Opiate). A Narcotic is defined as a drug such as opium or morphine that in moderate doses relieves pain and induces deep sleep. Excessive use can cause tremors and seizures. However, the term is also used colloquially to refer to any psychoactive drug that induces sleep. Examples of narcotics include morphine, laudanum, and heroin.
I'm not sure I'd say that's the only reason. I've consumed pot through most of the usual channels (pipe smoking, blunts, vaporization, cooking, water pipes, etc.) and I come back to the regular old pipe as my favorite method.
so the odds of marijuana ever being legalized on its own merits is slim to none
Why do you say that? Most of the ballot initiatives in recent years related to liberalizing marijuana laws have passed by decent majorities. When you poll the United States you'll find a majority of people in favor of legalization. The issue is with our political process. Half of the politicians have a vested interest in keeping the War on Drugs going while the other half are afraid of being labeled "Soft on Crime". There are only a handful of people in Congress that aren't hypocrites on this issue -- Ron Paul on the right and Maurice Hinchey on the left (just to pick two) -- but they are few and far between.
To hell with medical pot, when is it going to be legal for all adults?
It effectively is in some of the states with medical pot. In California you can literally get a prescription for "medical" pot by visiting a "Doctor" you've never seen before and telling him that you have trouble sleeping. It's backdoor legalization under the guise of medicine. Now I happen to think that pot SHOULD be legal for recreational purposes but I still don't agree with what California is doing. It's the cowards way out -- we are too afraid of the political costs of repealing these unjust laws so we'll just smile and nod about cancer or some such.....
whether I'm at tree #57802 or rock outcrop #378 is kinda unimportant, the road only goes north or south and keeps going north or south for a total of about 200km.
Yeah but the GPS also gives you ETA, distance remaining, avg. speed, etc.
That's not unique to Google. I swear that my TomTom was trying to get me killed the last time I took it on a long distance trip.
A friend of mine thinks that GPS'es need an "avoid ghetto" option. I told her that's a great idea in theory but it would preclude anyone who lives in our town from returning home;)
Why are they useless in the Yukon? Even if you already know which route you are taking they still deliver useful information -- ETA to your destination, miles remaining, points of interest alone the route (though there prolly aren't too many of those in the Yukon), etc, etc.
Even the UK lets you have shotguns, though they limit you to double-barrel or O/U designs. I'm not aware of any European country that outright prohibits the possession of shotguns or rifles though many of them do restrict what kind you can own. The restrictions are usually aimed at magazine capacity or the like.
Handguns are still legal in much (most?) of Europe, though they restrict the manner in which you can use or store them to a much greater degree than the United States.
The key difference between Europe and the United States is that Europeans regard firearms ownership as a privilege and Americans regard it as a right. In Europe the police may well have the power to come into your house without a warrant and inspect the manner in which you are storing your firearms. That would never fly in the United States.
It doesn't matter if the odds aren't in your favor. You still have an obligation to defend that child. No child under my charge is going to be left alone to face danger as long as I draw breath. It's really that simple.
I agree with you on the absurdity of European gun laws but even most of the restrictive countries still permit you to own long guns. Maybe he should have invested in a shotgun and some double-ought buckshot instead of a safe room?
Yes, it's not consistent, spineless cowards like the Danish cartoonist put their well being ahead of that of the children under their charge. That doesn't mean that it isn't part of the social contract though.
Incidentally, where I live, he probably would have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. You have a legal and moral obligation to protect the well being of any children under your charge. He abandoned that obligation to save his own ass. This is inexcusable.
You needed a court decision before you were prepared to deal with the fact that "seperate bu equal" is a contradiction in terms !
That has nothing to do with hate crimes legislation, which is the topic of this thread.
and as long as any time they actually ACT on those viewpoints the people who suffer as a result have genuine legal protection they can rely on to protect THEIR rights.
They already have that protection. Assault, battery and murder are all against the law. There is no need to deem that those crimes become more heinous merely because someone was motivated by racism as opposed to a desire to seize property that doesn't belong to him.
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He's saying that it's very easy to "overdose" (not in the "your dead" sense, but in the "Holy shit I'm WAY more fucked up than I care to be" sense) when you eat pot as opposed to when you smoke it. If you make this mistake (and you'll only do it once) you can forget about doing anything productive for the next 12-24 hours.
It's also downright uncomfortable to be that fucked up, at least IMHO.
I don't regard it as a proper role for Government to protect me from myself. I'm sick of the nanny state.
No, my speedometer does not tell me how many miles are remaining to my destination. Nor does grade school math, unless I've driven the route before and know the mileage already.
You don't actually drink that stuff straight do you?
I've done shots of it. That'll put hairs on your chest in a hurry.....
Everclear was my favorite method of getting drunk back in my young and poor days. Buy a 750ml bottle for $15. Buy a 12 pack of Snapple for $6. Drink two shots worth out of the first snapple, refill with everclear, shake and consume. Repeat as desired.
Well, if we actually had a legitimate understanding of the Commerce Clause, that wouldn't happen
What, you mean the framers didn't intend for it to be used to regulate the growing of wheat and cannabis for personal consumption? Say it isn't so!
The FBI doesn't do the heavy stuff anymore unless its the Hostage Rescue Team
I thought they only called the HRT out when they needed to shoot an unarmed woman holding her baby?
Are there any civil rights that you people haven't surrendered to your Government yet?
Secondly, have you ever had an Irish Car Bomb? [wikipedia.org] It's the equivalent of a six pack of "American" beer consumed in less than thirty seconds
Who the hell is making your car bombs if they are the equivalent of six beers? An Irish Car Bomb around these parts is nothing more than a pint glass filled with Guinness and a half shot each of Jameson and Baileys. That's only two beers worth of alcohol.
Not sure if you could call it that either.
An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain.
The term narcotic (pronounced /nrktk/) strictly refers (medically) to any psychoactive compound with morphine-like effects (see Opiate). A Narcotic is defined as a drug such as opium or morphine that in moderate doses relieves pain and induces deep sleep. Excessive use can cause tremors and seizures. However, the term is also used colloquially to refer to any psychoactive drug that induces sleep. Examples of narcotics include morphine, laudanum, and heroin.
From answers.com and Wikipedia.
I'm not sure I'd say that's the only reason. I've consumed pot through most of the usual channels (pipe smoking, blunts, vaporization, cooking, water pipes, etc.) and I come back to the regular old pipe as my favorite method.
The medicinal properties of marijuana are one; it's a euphoric barbituate.
THC != barbiturate
so the odds of marijuana ever being legalized on its own merits is slim to none
Why do you say that? Most of the ballot initiatives in recent years related to liberalizing marijuana laws have passed by decent majorities. When you poll the United States you'll find a majority of people in favor of legalization. The issue is with our political process. Half of the politicians have a vested interest in keeping the War on Drugs going while the other half are afraid of being labeled "Soft on Crime". There are only a handful of people in Congress that aren't hypocrites on this issue -- Ron Paul on the right and Maurice Hinchey on the left (just to pick two) -- but they are few and far between.
To hell with medical pot, when is it going to be legal for all adults?
It effectively is in some of the states with medical pot. In California you can literally get a prescription for "medical" pot by visiting a "Doctor" you've never seen before and telling him that you have trouble sleeping. It's backdoor legalization under the guise of medicine. Now I happen to think that pot SHOULD be legal for recreational purposes but I still don't agree with what California is doing. It's the cowards way out -- we are too afraid of the political costs of repealing these unjust laws so we'll just smile and nod about cancer or some such.....
whether I'm at tree #57802 or rock outcrop #378 is kinda unimportant, the road only goes north or south and keeps going north or south for a total of about 200km.
Yeah but the GPS also gives you ETA, distance remaining, avg. speed, etc.
That's not unique to Google. I swear that my TomTom was trying to get me killed the last time I took it on a long distance trip.
A friend of mine thinks that GPS'es need an "avoid ghetto" option. I told her that's a great idea in theory but it would preclude anyone who lives in our town from returning home ;)
Why are they useless in the Yukon? Even if you already know which route you are taking they still deliver useful information -- ETA to your destination, miles remaining, points of interest alone the route (though there prolly aren't too many of those in the Yukon), etc, etc.
What about rural areas that you aren't familiar with?
Home schooling goes against compulsory education.
How do you figure that?
And no, not all states allow you to opt out of a union
Sure they do. You can decline the job offer.
school districts, government agencies and state agencies may require union membership as a requirement of employment.
Well, you've got me there.
You are welcome to try your luck against my .45 with an axe.
compulsory education
Where in the US isn't education compulsory?
right to trade unions
You have those.
in the United States, in certain states and professions union membership is a requirement of employment.
So? That's a private organization instituting the requirement.
Even the UK lets you have shotguns, though they limit you to double-barrel or O/U designs. I'm not aware of any European country that outright prohibits the possession of shotguns or rifles though many of them do restrict what kind you can own. The restrictions are usually aimed at magazine capacity or the like.
Handguns are still legal in much (most?) of Europe, though they restrict the manner in which you can use or store them to a much greater degree than the United States.
The key difference between Europe and the United States is that Europeans regard firearms ownership as a privilege and Americans regard it as a right. In Europe the police may well have the power to come into your house without a warrant and inspect the manner in which you are storing your firearms. That would never fly in the United States.
That same 'social contract' that states you don't kill someone over a disagreement?
Oh, shut the fuck up. Where did I say that I wanted to kill him? All I said was that I wanted to tell him to his face exactly what I think about him.
Out of those two, who really deserves your scorn?
Both of them.
It doesn't matter if the odds aren't in your favor. You still have an obligation to defend that child. No child under my charge is going to be left alone to face danger as long as I draw breath. It's really that simple.
I agree with you on the absurdity of European gun laws but even most of the restrictive countries still permit you to own long guns. Maybe he should have invested in a shotgun and some double-ought buckshot instead of a safe room?
Yes, it's not consistent, spineless cowards like the Danish cartoonist put their well being ahead of that of the children under their charge. That doesn't mean that it isn't part of the social contract though.
Incidentally, where I live, he probably would have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child. You have a legal and moral obligation to protect the well being of any children under your charge. He abandoned that obligation to save his own ass. This is inexcusable.
You needed a court decision before you were prepared to deal with the fact that "seperate bu equal" is a contradiction in terms !
That has nothing to do with hate crimes legislation, which is the topic of this thread.
and as long as any time they actually ACT on those viewpoints the people who suffer as a result have genuine legal protection they can rely on to protect THEIR rights.
They already have that protection. Assault, battery and murder are all against the law. There is no need to deem that those crimes become more heinous merely because someone was motivated by racism as opposed to a desire to seize property that doesn't belong to him.