Druggies, lets set the record straight......?

Question

Why does society automatically think that people who smoke cannabis are useless, stupid stains on society?
Why do you put us in the same group as crack heads and heroin addicts?
I have a wonderful relationship, I am creative and passionate and i have a HND and a degree! I know many cannabis smokers who are very intelligent happy, down to earth people!

What gives you the right to look down your nose at us?
Do you not drink alcohol?

Why do you put your two penneth worth of bullsh*t in when you havent got a clue?

C'MON DRUGGIES ! WHO'S WITH ME....?

Hmmmmm...quite a few pompus stupid people here!

'Why dont you read?'
I DO READ! I READ A NOVEL EVERY FORTNIGHT!
See what i mean....you do think we are stupid!
Did you not read the question properly..........I have a HND and a Degree for which i studied 5 years all in all....how can i be stupid??

I DO NOT THINK 'ITS COOL'. I DO IT NOWHERE ELSE BUT THE COMFORT OF MY OWN HOME AND I DO IT TO RELAX AND HAVE FUN!

Answer 1

I completley agree with you. People who don't smoke it usually look down their noses at us. I am a cannabis smoker and I'm not ashamed of it. I'm on my way to getting my degree and I also read all the time. If smoking made you stupid, The Netherlands would be in turmoil. Alcohol does MUCH worse damage to you than smoking cannabis. Alcohol kills brain cells, dehydrates your body, errodes your liver, causes aggression, slurring of speech, bad coordination, complete black outs and many more horrible effects. Cannabis relaxes people, I think it should be legal.

Answer 2

People who smoke a joint do not cause any of the problems associated with heavy drug users and,as you are aware you can smoke cannabis without using any tobacco which means no nicotine.
I have been smoking cannabis for over twenty years and have always had good health and a less stressful life,and if cannabis was prescribed rather than pills the money saved would finance other sections of the health service.
The last thing cannabis will make you do is attack someone and steal from them,or kill someone or,rob a pensioner etc so,for all of you who think otherwise get a life.

Answer 3

I've never smoked cannabis and would never want to, but I know a few people who do. I do NOT think that people who use cannabis are anywhere near the group of crack heads and heroin addicts.

I do think that alcohol can be more devastating than cannabis. I've never heard of A & E nurses get verbally or even physically abused by cannabis users as much as they do from people who drink alcohol.

I will never look down my nose at people who use cannabis as I know it does have some medical benefits as well, so although I wouldn't do it myself I do NOT think that those who do are useless, stupid stains on society and yes!!! they can be intelligent, down to earth and very nice people in themselves.

Answer 4

ok want a real answer...well have one...i was a hardcore crack and heroin addict for 12 years...been clean since 1999 and have not had a drink since i was 18 (i am 36 now)...i gave up smoking cannabis a few months ago and at long last have my own thoughts and opinions back..not some foggy idea of reality...i am a junkie..always will be..just as an alcoholic will always be an alcoholic...but i control it now rather than the other way round...if there is one thing i really understand it is addiction..i have college education...you are unlikely to meet a stupid addict..the stupid ones end up dead or in prison..i was lucky..i made it thro the fog and i would not go back to my old ways...not for anything...my family are my drug of choice...they complete me more than any substance ever could..i do not judge...each to their own and all that but cannot agree with all your points...ok so people who smoke do little or no harm...does that mean they do good tho...ALL GENERALISATIONS ARE DANGEROUS...EVEN THIS ONE...you cannot say i do not have a clue...far from it..i truly wish i could say i had no idea what i was chatting about on this matter, but f**k me girl i know only to well...

Answer 5

Society does not look down on the average person who recreationally smokes cannabis but it is the few moronic idiots who think it's cool to spark up a joint in the local park or whilst hanging around in gangs that portray the image of the seedier life of substance abuse. I work in the substance misuse field and most of my clients use heroin or crack cocaine. I find your terminology of "druggies" very derogative and also shows a small minded individual who is probably part of the same group that ends up giving recreational users a bad status within society.Stop preaching and start learning then everyone will end up with a true and accurate perspective that not all cannabis users are "druggies".

Answer 6

I dont like the term 'druggie' as that for most people implies abuse!

I am a user of cannabis. I smoke one joint every day as I find it helps me relax and also reduces the number of painkillers I need to use. I suffer from arthritis of the spine which is very painful! It isn't an excuse as my GP monitors it! But I admit that it was smoking it for recreational use that led me to discover its benefits when used correctly.
I know someone who is having the drug prescribed for MS.
Many people I know are intelligent users some are Teachers and Professors with Degrees too! I myself do a worthwhile job and contribute to society.
Unfortunately it is abused as is Alcohol,Cocaine, Heroin, Nicotine and even prescription medicine!
I realise the dangers but Young people and abusers dont want to know or ignore them.
Drug abuse is only the overuse of whatever drug you use!
None are 'better' or more acceptable!

Answer 7

I have been taking drugs since 13. My parents got me my drugs at a place called a pharmacy. The doctors felt all the drugs would make me well, which of course I still have daily pain (as well as other things). I have been given everything from speed to codeine for my ailments.
I now smoke cannabis daily. Can not tell you how much because I only use as much as it takes that day to take away the pain oh and sleep! My god I have not had so much good sleep since I was 13!
I have not went into a seizure with this drug as I had the drug the other doctor gave me. I had not thrown up, no shakes, no nasty side effect which take another drug to take away the side effect, which take another drug etc.
So if people want to talk with tung in check (this people are known as two faced. These people are the ones who take drugs on a daily bases but look down on others who are in the same boat as they are in) so bee it. I have a prescription just like they do from there doctor....
Anyhoo do not let it bother you. If it is not some drug or alcohol people take it is food, or exercise (these people are addicted to Adrenalin which has caused death to those who have to have a bigger dose so they do things such as jump off cliffs, driving cars at high speeds crashing etc).
Just remember people have this need to put others down. Generally known as good to shoes, who by the way usually (always) have ghosts in there closets.

Answer 8

Amazing...you ask a perfectly reasonable question about drugs and the anti-drugs campaigners go into overdrive.....

Hand them a bottle of alcohol and the say "cheers mate"

unfortunately too many lies are spread about drugs(the Government being the worst offender)

I would rather smoke Cannabis and pass out quietly than get drunk and fight or become an alcoholic and wreck not only my own but other peoples lives.....

Answer 9

The Problem is that you are unproductive
in the work force

unless your writing phycadelic songs

or jingles about munchies.

its a well proven fact that most pot heads
end up using heavy drugs

then not only are you usless in the workplace, now your a burden to society as a whole

cost of you addiction and recovery,medical expenses
while you not paying taxes or contibuting to the work force

first you smoke-then you sniff-then your junkie..

quite honestly only about 5 % of pot smokers
only smoke pot-or only use pot,
and the survey is from your people the pot smokers
the other 95 % end up using heavy drugs and get addiction

now especially with methamphetamine everywhere being sold
as speed,and it;s not-
pcp and it;s not

it;s killing people, most 1st time users ruin ther lives
and it;s all because they started with pot and were looking
for somyhing better....

if you are one of the 5 % good for you!
but if your not your answer your own question
eventually........

Answer 10

I'm with you!, but you've just done exactly the same thing that people do to you. So all crack heads and heroin addicts are useless, stupid stains on society then?

Don't judge people if you don't want to be judged yourself.

Just be yourself and not give a toss what anybody else thinks!