Im not trying to "ween my way into understanding" anything. My whole point was that it is funny to say the least that a confessed alcoholic can come on here (or anywhere) and condemn those who choose to smoke pot rather than drink. I do indeed understand the context, your saying that is ok in your eyes to take something that is very dangerous and addictive because the government tells you that they see it as legal.
Im glad you had some sort of support to kick your addiction, good for you. My addiction needs no help, for one because it is not an addiction, and two because I can do without if I need too (ie no money ).
If you think depression is a perfectly valid reason for becoming an addict, then your issues go way beyond alcohol. Also, your addiction must not have been to serious, or you would stop drinking all together. As long as you continue to drink, you are still an addict.
Yea, pills are a whole diffrent ball game. I know more people who have had addictions to prescription pain pills/anti dep. than alcohol and pot combined.
I dont feel as though pot needs any justification for use. I used to use pot in excess every day (me and the ole lady would go through a ounce a week or more), and I would still get up and 5am and head to work the next day. I have never been hurt, or caused another person to be hurt due to my use. I have also never stole from anyone or sold my body for weed.
To each his own, it just bugs me when a drunk talks down to people who smoke a little bud now and then.
Yea, I agree. I wasnt trying to say that if the doc says it is ok, then it must be, but it has been proven that weed helps people with certain medical conditions. My point was leaning more toward the fact that weed is much safer of a drug (yes, alcohol is a drug) than alcohol, In a million different ways.
Obviously you dont know your limits or you wouldnt have become an addict. If you continue to drink, you are still an addict (awful young to have been a addict of anything, btw). The amount you drink continues to rise with every post.
I dont care what drugs the government has decided are legal or not. If weed is good enough to give out to some patients with certain medical conditions, then it is good enough for me to help me relax. Ive never heard of a doctor encouraging the use of alcohol. Ive also never heard of a person od'ing due to pot, I cannot say the same for alcohol.
Sometimes the government gets things wrong, you know.
No, I didn't pay a bit of attention to his link. I didn't really see the need after reading his first couple of comments. As I said, it sounded like something off of a government approved infomercial. Now that I have read the link he provided, (thanks a lot Mike :razz my suspicions are confirmed.
And yes, it was/is a good while longer.
I find it rather comical that someone can condemn pot and all who use it, but then say how he had a alcohol problem due to depression, but still makes the decision to continue to drink. Are you sure you "know your limits"?
If alcohol is something you enjoy doing to relax, kudos to you! It is no different than smoking a fat one after I get home from my 12 hr work day. The only difference is the government has decided that one is taxable, and the other isn't.
Oh, I almost forgot, I have never smoked pot because I thought it was cool.
That entire post (not just the part I quoted) is a crock of shit and amounts to something you would hear on a public service channel. Or, maybe you took a Cheech and Chong flick a bit to serious.