IndigoSensor said:
Fly Away does have every right to think that, and is valid in thinking so.
I agree they have every right to
think that, but it certainly doesn't make it valid.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
If it's for religious reasons, that's another can of worms altogether. I'm not one to step on religious boundaries, so I'll say if that's what this is about, then I respectfully disagree.
Everything I wanted to say but was too lazy to
You've made some excellent posts, and have far more patience than I do. I get tired of repeating myself to people when they tell me how bad drugs are, even though they likely have no clue what they're talking about.
As a repeat user of Oxycodone, Percocet, hydromorphone/Dilaudid, cocaine, weed, Xanax, Ambien, Vicoden, etc, I'd have to say that it depends
entirely on the person using the drug in question. I'm an occasional user of opiates, mainly because I'm rather depressed and they make me feel much better. Am I an addict? Certainly not. My counselor knows of my drug use, and she told me that at that point it was all but required of her to recommend me to rehab (especially after I mentioned having done heroin). Right after saying that, she said that it was her professional opinion that I don't need rehab and she's telling me that so she can write it in her notes to cover her ass.
A single acid trip did so much for me that it could take me years to fully articulate what I learned that day. In a six-hour trip, it brought me out of a depression that had stuck with me for years. It made me realize my value as a person and the things I'm capable of if I simply apply myself. I am very,
very defensive when it comes to the subject of LSD, because most people are ill-informed and think that acid is just for fucking around and seeing elves or something. It has a very legitimate place in psychotherapy if the government would bother to do some fucking testing.
(Edit: I mentioned above that I take opiates because I'm depressed, and that acid also brought me out of depression. I took acid about two years ago, and a lot has changed. I very much value what I learned from my trip, but many circumstances have changed since then and it's nearly impossible to be content forever. I just wanted to clear that up.)
The same goes for ecstasy, which was made illegal simply because it's a "drug." Pure MDMA is quite safe at appropriate dosages (i.e. don't do it every day), but the ecstasy tablets that go around on the streets are cut with all kinds of shit. Ketamine, DXM, speed, even heroin. If it were made legal (even if just for medicinal purposes), this could be regulated and the possibility of "overdose" would be exponentially lower. I've also had people use the argument that folks have died on ecstasy. This is true, but 9/10 times it's from someone who dies of heat exhaustion. If you dance all night and don't drink any water, you're not going to be in good shape.
I don't see what the big deal is about cocaine. I've done it a few times, and it seems like way too much money for way too little fun. People get addicted to it way too easily, and I have no idea why.
Really, I feel that the most dangerous drug of all is alcohol. It messes up your liver, makes people drunk (which causes all kinds of problems by itself), and once addiction sets it, it is extremely hard to get off of it.
Smoking weed around other people can make me anxious, so I prefer to do it by myself. I don't see any reason at all why it's illegal, and hopefully the deflating economy will turn the tide of its wavering legality. If a system were devised so that it could be taxed, it would generate MASSIVE revenue for the government, and we all know they need it.