Right Wing Pundit Michelle Malkin: "My trip to the pot shop."

I share the same views she does.

I am for states deciding drug laws, and am for people deciding for thsemlves if they want to use drugs, but personally am opposed to recreational marijuana use and still think the jury is out for medicinal reasons.

I also believe that there are negative consequences to marijuana legalization.

It's not all unicorns and rainbows but I do believe that states should be able to legalize it if they want to.

I'm not a big fan of Pot Culture. I pretty much rejected it by age 15 after much stonage. To me, it's like Swinger Culture-it tends to be flaky and cheesy and loaded with losers posing as heroes. It may be a step forward for personal freedom, I have favored it's legalization since the 1980's when William F. Buckley persuaded me, and all my stoner friends shamed me, but let's not pretend it's some high expression of humanity. It's base and pedestrian, at best.

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I'm not a big fan of Pot Culture. I pretty much rejected it by age 15 after much stonage. To me, it's like Swinger Culture-it tends to be flaky and cheesy and loaded with losers posing as heroes. It may be a step forward for personal freedom, I have favored it's legalization since the 1980's when William F. Buckley persuaded me, and all my stoner friends shamed me, but let's not pretend it's some high expression of humanity. It's base and pedestrian, at best.

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This is how I feel too.

I have never used marijuana before, but pretty much all my friends and teammates in college did, and after dealing with them throughout college I feel like I am above it.

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I'm not a big fan of Pot Culture.

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The legalization of marijuana is one of the biggest steps we could take toward demolishing pot culture, in my view.

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I am for states deciding drug laws,

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Agree.

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am for people deciding for thsemlves if they want to use drugs

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Agree.

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personally am opposed to recreational marijuana use

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I suppose I opposed to recreational use of marijuana, because I don't smoke it. I just don't like the buzz, if you will. I don't find it enjoyable. I get more of a high from outdoor activities. But I also do not oppose other people using it for recreational use.

I've been a runner for half my life and yes, there is such a thing as a runners high. That high is a better feeling than pot. Pot just makes me lazy, hungry and paranoid.

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marijuana use and still think the jury is out for medicinal reasons.

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I really believe pot helps people cope with cancer treatments and stress very well.

Dude. I'm so.
Stoned.
Crap. I was supposed to be at work 30 minutes ago. Pass.
The Doritos. I'm so.
Stoned.

Heady civilizational stuff.

The problem I have is people whose lives REVOLVE around marijuana. Ultimately it's their choice, but the people who live to toke, who are stoned all the time are, in my view, pretty pathetic. I think it's a waste.

But there are people who can and do use responsibly, and like Roger said, it really boils down to individual liberty anyway.

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Dude. I'm so. Stoned. Crap. I was supposed to be at work 30 minutes ago. Pass. The Doritos. I'm so. Stoned.

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Oh, please. I've been smoking(now vaping) pretty much every day for 20 years and I manage to hold down a job just fine.

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I still think a lot are missing the fact that it's still a federal crime, and anyone buying pot, can get nailed with felony charges if they attempt to purchase a firearm and mark the one question concerning pot use, no.

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Hopefully federal law will catch up with state laws.

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I really believe pot helps people cope with cancer treatments and stress very well.

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My roommates brother has Crohn's. It helps him to both deal with the pain and make him hungry enough that he doesn't completely waste away. He's like 120lbs as it is. If he didn't smoke, he'd be even thinner.