2blue2handle wrote:Every regular cannabis user I know of is a waster who stinks, the smell that lingers on their clothes actually makes me want to be sick.
As you can see, I'm not exactly a regular poster on here (though I am a regular reader.) However, I felt compelled to reply to this comment.
I'll start by saying that on all matters football, your comments are some of the first that I look out for. I find you knowledgeable, your posts insightful, and you come across as highly intelligent. You are, though, completely wrong on this issue.
To imply - as I feel you have - that anybody who chooses to smoke a little bud is a waster is an ignorant view to take. I use weed 2-3 times a week, and smoked daily for 8 years before that. I've recently bought a house. I'm in a steady, loving and long term relationship (with somebody who has never touched the stuff.) I have a very good, well paid, secure and stable job. I also have a degree in political science. I'm running Swansea half marathon this Sunday and my health - both mental and physical - is better than fine. Same goes for my work ethic. I make an overwhelmingly positive net contribution to society. I'm not the exception either. There are many people like me out there who are as far as you can get any from being a waster, who just like to have a little smoke to take the edge off after a hard day's work. We're not out there drinking, sniffing and causing trouble. Of the hundreds of stoners that I've met, I can count the amount of wasters on one hand.
Legalisation, taxation, regulation and a common sense approach is the way forward. You should rethink your view on this subject, as many have and are currently doing.
I take your point on the smell mind!