Marijuana: Classic or Dud?

that logic is probably a lot more convincing if you're high

xp

whoa i'ma have to look into

classic or bud ha

noone's the wiser

Later, you can pretend that picking your nose is an attempt to scratch your upper lip.

never vaped, kinda scared of it

i don't really need "more hallucinatory"

hes not really otm about that part its just a better buzz

just ordered a genie

vapors def make my vision fuzzy. maybe it's the strain i was smoking.

i just got a new dealer, i think we will have a great relationship

was that your sardines 4 w33d ad i saw on cl?

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2009/09/call_for_pot_dispensary_review.php

Anyone live in the Denver Metro area?

Best President ever?

Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy

By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writer 14 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Federal drug agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration.

Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.

The guidelines to be issued by the department do, however, make it clear that agents will go after people whose marijuana distribution goes beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a cover for other crimes, the officials said.

The new policy is a significant departure from the Bush administration, which insisted it would continue to enforce federal anti-pot laws regardless of state codes.

Fourteen states allow some use of marijuana for medical purposes: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.

California is unique among those for the widespread presence of dispensaries — businesses that sell marijuana and even advertise their services. Colorado also has several dispensaries, and Rhode Island and New Mexico are in the process of licensing providers, according to the Marijuana Policy Project, a group that promotes the decriminalization of marijuana use.

Attorney General Eric Holder said in March that he wanted federal law enforcement officials to pursue those who violate both federal and state law, but it has not been clear how that goal would be put into practice.

A three-page memo spelling out the policy is expected to be sent Monday to federal prosecutors in the 14 states, and also to top officials at the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration.

The memo, the officials said, emphasizes that prosecutors have wide discretion in choosing which cases to pursue, and says it is not a good use of federal manpower to prosecute those who are without a doubt in compliance with state law.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the legal guidance before it is issued.

"This is a major step forward," said Bruce Mirken, communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project. "This change in policy moves the federal government dramatically toward respecting scientific and practical reality."

At the same time, the officials said, the government will still prosecute those who use medical marijuana as a cover for other illegal activity. The memo particularly warns that some suspects may hide old-fashioned drug dealing or other crimes behind a medical marijuana business.

In particular, the memo urges prosecutors to pursue marijuana cases which involve violence, the illegal use of firearms, selling pot to minors, money laundering or involvement in other crimes.

And while the policy memo describes a change in priorities away from prosecuting medical marijuana cases, it does not rule out the possibility that the federal government could still prosecute someone whose activities are allowed under state law.

The memo, officials said, is designed to give a sense of prosecutorial priorities to U.S. attorneys in the states that allow medical marijuana. It notes that pot sales in the United States are the largest source of money for violent Mexican drug cartels, but adds that federal law enforcement agencies have limited resources.

Medical marijuana advocates have been anxious to see exactly how the administration would implement candidate Barack Obama's repeated promises to change the policy in situations in which state laws allow the use of medical marijuana.

Soon after Obama took office, DEA agents raided four dispensaries in Los Angeles, prompting confusion about the government's plans.

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On the Net:

Drug Enforcement Administration: http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/

Marijuana Policy Project: http://www.mpp.org/

awesome.

dope!

good news.

:o)

obama for prez!

Welcome to Potopia
A nine-block section of downtown Oakland, Calif., has become a modern marijuana mecca—and a model for what a legalized-drug America could look like. Why the stars are aligning for the pro-weed movement.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/217942

high times

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090804135204AAKWBc4

kinda takes all the fun outta doping eh?

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/23/marijuana/index.html

I have some hope.

"Yet a world-class athlete like Michael Phelps is ridiculed, punished and forced to apologize for marijuana, the use of which contributes to zero deaths, and has never been linked to violent or reckless behavior. Why the double standard?"

this is up there with richard dawkins' 'if there was no religion there would be no wars' on the bullshit scale, though.

NEVER been linked to reckless behavior, eh?

xp otm, both of those statements have a tinge of righteousness but are equally thoughtless and unhelpful

yeah, I think the hypocrisy pushes people to hyperbolic statements.
I just think that seeing articles like this is at least a step in the right direction. I don't think decriminalization makes smoking any less fun, either, fwiw. I mean, getting drunk is still fun, right?

i don't get high because i think it's fun to break the law

i get high because the world is a funny place

i get high because high

Ever have the "smoking pot" dream, where you totally get high in your dream? Waking up is more of a comedown than usual, but at least it's fast.

Is there any other drug that you can dream about using and get 100% of the effect in your dream? I don't think I've ever had any "drunk" dreams.

No, never.

I swear it's real. And it's WAY fun.

dude, you should try lucid dreaming - you can make up strange alien drugs and try them and have the most intense drug experiences you've ever felt without any negative effects or comedown or hangover or fried synapses. and you can like mix and match, oh, i'll have the euphoria of that one and the visual hallucinations of that one, but without any of the nasty paranoia of either. kinda makes *actual* drugs experiences seem almost a let down by comparison

not that i've ever done any of that mind you

Actually, in my dream I was smoking pot, being really happy about that, and having a conversation about how cool it is when you dream about getting high. It wasn't quite lucid, but it was certainly meta.

Absolute dud is seeing any loud band when stoned. The minute they start playing I start to think I'm about to fall over and have to go and lean against a wall. Now never smoke before gigs.

Oh I completely have stoned dreams. I agree, way fun.

Ten years ago=ultra classic
Now=Weird scary dud.

chap, ten years ago = ultra classic
chap, now = weird scary dude

I roll MASSIVE joints in my dreams. Like using wallpaper instead of rizlas or something. And usually in the dream I am at school and trying to smuggle my gigantic spliff out to the canal towpath so I can smoke it without getting caught by teachers. This is a recurring dream for some reason.

hugely classic, though i'm a 3x/ month smoker at best these days. i really need to learn to control my intake when i do smoke, though. i can get too high and then it's kind of dud. maybe i need some low potency 70s ditch weed

i smoked a bunch of hash last year when is was in Eur. that seemed to suit me much better.

Just a coupla weeks ago, I dreamt that I tried E for the first time, and waited in vain for it to kick in, which it never did, just gave me a running nose.

can get too high and then it's kind of dud. maybe i need some low potency 70s ditch weed

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for real. i quit smoking altogether for a few years for this very reason.

thinking about laying off for a while but winter break is coming up so probably not.

i think what was said upthread about weed exacerbating already troubled emotions is true. you just gotta find your happy place.

post exams listening to records watching a light snow slowly coat the slums where i live hitting the vape

1st time in mb like a month too

Loving the Vapor Genie I got after reading this thread. Only problem is it depletes my stash so much faster.

what kind of vape you got lamp?

dud for a while. After exams I smoked for 4 days straight... it was probably decent weed since it had a stupid sounding name (bubblegum kush). On the 4th day I was walking around, and could only think things like, "I am the moss on the underside of a rock in the dark part of the forest." Definitely time to quit.

if you can't smoke for 4 days straight without that happening to you, i think the dud is you, not marijuana.