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Is marijuana a gateway drug to increasingly bad issues?
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:33 am
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:33 am
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OPCSO has a little info on this gentleman on the 'Docket Master'
DOTSON, JONATHAN, DOB: 02/27/1984
01/07/2004 - POSS MARIJUANA 1ST OFFENSE
08/28/2004 - POSSESSION OF COCAINE (CRACK)
07/19/2009 - THEFT $500-AUTO, POSSESSION OF HEROIN, ILL POSS STOLEN THINGS > $1500
11/06/2009 – POSSESSION OF HEROIN, POSSESSION OF COCAINE (CRACK)
11/28/2012 - DOMESTIC ABUSE BATTERY, HOME INVASION
From the comments in the nola article about some dude that got shot and kilt.
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Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:33 am to Meauxjeaux
I guess I'll be hanging out here the rest of the afternoon.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:34 am to Meauxjeaux
Oh this should be good.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:35 am to Meauxjeaux
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Is marijuana a gateway drug to increasingly bad issues?
Nah...just obesity. And I've managed to dodge that bullet. Everything else is going great.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:36 am to Meauxjeaux
I think its hard coded in you that if you are prone to have bad issues, you are likely to be a drug head no matter what.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:36 am to Darth_Vader
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'He brought joy to anybody,' family and friends say
I wonder if family and friends got any feedback from the domestic abuse/home invasion person?
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:37 am to Meauxjeaux
my only argument is nobody starts out shooting heroin. it starts with MJ. It isn't in most cases but MJ is the 101 introduction course into the drug world.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:38 am to Meauxjeaux
His arrest record holds the exact timeline for his drug use, I'm sure.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:39 am to Meauxjeaux
No, it's the penalties for marijuana possession (fines, jail time, being a convicted felon), that lead to the other issues. Once someone gets that criminal justice black mark on their record, it becomes far more difficult for them to make a living outside of the black market. Putting them in jail just gives them more contacts in that world when they get out.
It's not the pot, it's how we treat those who use it.
It's not the pot, it's how we treat those who use it.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:40 am to Meauxjeaux
Maybe for inferior people. What are you getting at?
Do you think weed is the reason he started slanging crack?
Do you think weed is the reason he started slanging crack?
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:41 am to TheAlmightySmash
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my only argument is nobody starts out shooting heroin. it starts with MJ. It isn't in most cases but MJ is the 101 introduction course into the drug world.
Well, it starts with alcohol.
But I get your point. If weed is legal, wouldn't it prevent people from getting into the "drug world" with connections to dealers and criminal activity?
Because weed certainly doesn't frick you up like alcohol in excess and isn't addictive like harder drugs (opiates and less so, alcohol). People also don't get really stoned then say "lets go make some bad decisions" like they do on alcohol.
Its the illegality that creates the gateway, not the substance itself.
This post was edited on 11/13/15 at 11:44 am
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:41 am to TheAlmightySmash
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my only argument is nobody starts out shooting heroin. it starts with MJ. It isn't in most cases but MJ is the 101 introduction course into the drug world.
Most people drink alcohol and smoke cigs before trying weed. Those are your true gateway drugs
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:42 am to TheAlmightySmash
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It isn't in most cases but MJ is the 101 introduction course into the drug world.
I call bullshite.
What is the first substance most people use in their life to achieve an altered state of mind? Why wouldn't that be the introduction?
ETA: Ok, disregard. I'm too slow.
This post was edited on 11/13/15 at 11:43 am
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:43 am to TheAlmightySmash
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my only argument is nobody starts out shooting heroin. it starts with MJ. It isn't in most cases but MJ is the 101 introduction course into the drug world.
But were they drinking before MJ?
It has to start somewhere.
Eta- not the first to say that
This post was edited on 11/13/15 at 11:45 am
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:51 am to Meauxjeaux
I dont know but is the only thing that can actually make movie theatre popcorn even better than it already is.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 11:52 am to TheAlmightySmash
quote:Replace MJ with alcohol and I agree. Every single person that I know who smokes drank alcohol first. It just doesn't have the same stigma in today's society.
my only argument is nobody starts out shooting heroin. it starts with MJ. It isn't in most cases but MJ is the 101 introduction course into the drug world.
Eta: frick me for not reading the whole thread
This post was edited on 11/13/15 at 11:53 am
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:02 pm to Melvin
I didn't realize there were so many people trying to get alcohol made illegal. We tried prohibition once and it didn't work, geniuses.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:04 pm to kingbob
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No, it's the penalties for marijuana possession (fines, jail time, being a convicted felon), that lead to the other issues. Once someone gets that criminal justice black mark on their record, it becomes far more difficult for them to make a living outside of the black market. Putting them in jail just gives them more contacts in that world when they get out.
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Less than one percent are in for possession alone.
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:04 pm to Meauxjeaux
I smoke a couple grams per day and have had no adverse effects, not even memory loss. Looking forward to smoking a couple bowls during the LSU bama game this saturday
Posted on 11/13/15 at 12:06 pm to TJRibMe
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No, it's the penalties for marijuana possession (fines, jail time, being a convicted felon), that lead to the other issues. Once someone gets that criminal justice black mark on their record, it becomes far more difficult for them to make a living outside of the black market. Putting them in jail just gives them more contacts in that world when they get out.
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Less than one percent are in for possession alone.
Yeah, its more of the illegality of it forcing people to go black market route for it that leads to other drugs.
They make connections to drug dealers.
And alcohol is FAR AND AWAY the biggest gateway drug there is. It is addictive, causes people to lose impulse control, etc.
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