Don't just answer with, "Because they are."
I knew someone that smoked everyday, then he joined the Marines. All of a sudden, he's all anti-weed and says everyone who smokes is a loser. What a hypocrite. Meanwhile, there's people all over the place who get mad about the most insignificant things, when all they need is a little contact buzz to help them relax and think objectively. I think people are just afraid of what they don't understand.
2006-10-09 15:49:32 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The propoganda of anti drug campaigns put that image in your head. Media has a stronger effect than you realize. Think of all the things you have a biased opinion about but never really analyzed.
2006-10-09 15:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by nothingconstant 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because they are not. Some people that smoke pot use it as a reward- as in you had a long day - and now you deserve to give your mind a lil break from the stress - it doesn't always work that way but it is def a release in some way so carry on. The people who put it down, are downers that are already on that level, and can't handle another one. If they came down in life any more then they are already are then they would be in the closet. That is why most pot smokers you meet are the most positive, vibrant, fun, friendly, and outgoing people, not to mention multi-taskers- these are the true pot heads. It keeps you straight. Just remember to share; Puff, puff, pass, then share your day! Never pass to someone who doesn't smoke it on the reg, talk about a buzz kill!
2006-10-09 16:14:59 · answer #2 · answered by DBL L 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree that "people are just afraid of what they don't understand."
Also, I'm a lazy pot-smoker. I used to say things like, I'll just take a few hits and then do the laundry, and then never do the laundry. So I only smoke rarely and recreationally.
However, I know more people who smoke to get things done. They smoke, make lists, and follow through.
There's both types out there.
2006-10-09 15:54:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i probably have the oddest reason why i have never smoked weed. after going thru high school and most of college without trying it, i simply told myself, let this be the one thing that i can tell my kids i never did :) so i have never done any drugs. but trust me, i am on no soap box. i have done plenty of things that are bonehead. but i think that the association is made b/c of the fact that marijuana kills brain cells (i am not trying to sound like a public service commercial). but just like driving drunk (which mostly everyone has done), it is just the perception that goes along with the drug. why is it that we don't see a bunch of commercials about how alcohol (by itself) kills? or causes you to be lazy? or causes you to act mindless? b/c the target marketing to oppose alcohol is "drinking and driving." smoking- it's lung cancer. i can't explain. but it's the american way to find a viewpoint/stereotype and stick with it (in the movies, in the commercials, etc). why do you think we black people are still having such a hard time?? :)
2006-10-09 16:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by sexy law chick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a smoker but what others do is there own business. And as long as they do it away from me and don't push it on my kids then its there life not mine. But it does tend to put you in that lazy state of mind. It is different for everyone. From my experience its just like drinking a beer or a shot of jack. But it can lead you always wanting something stronger. Like crack,ice or speed just to name a few. Smoking isn't Good for your health.
2006-10-09 15:59:51 · answer #5 · answered by sweetsnickers 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I've seen people go to jail for it or move from that to heroine and then crack, so I think that would be why.
Also- i'm the only 1 out of 4 of my best highschool friends who didn't smoke weed. i'm also the only one in college. 1 still works at blockbuster, 1 is in rehab, and the other one hopped a train to philly and disappeared.
Maybe people are judging from their own experience?!
2006-10-09 15:54:05 · answer #6 · answered by kermit 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Pot is like wormies crawling all over ye, eating your brain away to death! All who smokes is indeed a loser, but not all who smoked are losers! So the man there is not a hypocrite. We sure couldn't blame those who use pot for relief, but still that is a wrong way.
2006-10-09 16:05:24 · answer #7 · answered by Lordimpalerthe 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Name one pot smoker you know with a solid job. Name one pot smoker you know who has never waken up in a pile of thier own filth. Name one pot smoker you know with a nice family. Name one pot smoker you know with thier own home (that's not a crack house). People say all these things about pot smokers because thier laid back attitudes and thier relentless need for thier next fit make them basically unable to complete any of the goals in life that define successful people.
However, if you define success as "That guy lived in his mom's basement for 30 years, and she never knew he smoked pot down there." Then clearly you would have a different view of pot smokers than the rest of upstanding Americans.
2006-10-09 16:08:43 · answer #8 · answered by Gabe R 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I dont smoke it but i have a friend that does every day brekkie lunch and dinner and i dont think she could function with out it, my sister smokes it and shes always on the go too but the only prob i have with it is that it seems more important to them than using the money for their kids, they always go with out nessecities to have pot oh and their breath smells too.
2006-10-09 15:53:58 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thats a good question, im not lazy. I work and am involved in two sports and go to school all at the same time. And after all that a lil relaxing is nice.
2006-10-09 15:52:49 · answer #10 · answered by George 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋