I assume you're asking because people around you tend to smoke spliffs rolled from hash and tobacco. I know this is common in Europe at least, but in the US (and probably elsewhere) it's relatively uncommon and smoking just cannabis flower is overwhelmingly more popular.
This is not true. Cigarettes are addictive because the nicotine in tobacco leaves is addictive, not because they are “specifically designed” to be addictive. They are designed to deliver tobacco smoke, which is addictive.
Over the many decades, it’s come out that it’s not just the nicotine, but many other additives that are also addictive. The reason is simple: the tobacco companies have an interest in keeping you a customer. Whether that’s a cigarette or vaping flavors, they’ll do it.
I know plenty of people who have thrown away their entire potential to smoking weed. Smart, young people who instead of developing their skills, making friends, doing well in school, advancing their career, and dating, just sit around and get stoned all day. In my mind, the effects of weed are worse than tobacco. Sure, cigarettes will kill you at 60, but weed will turn you into a lifelong loser at 15.
Very underrated point. We’ve all seen this, don’t know why there’s some psuedoscientific push by almost everyone to convince the world weed is practically harmless, when it’s definitely not. Homelessness exploded in Los Angeles in exactly 2016 when weed was officially legalized. For some reason, people refuse to even look into a possible connection. They think the idea is absurd. It’s Strange.
Conversely, two of the richest and most successful friends I have have been chronic weed smokers for over twenty years.
I've seen people go off the deep end with weed, but I can always discern patterns of behaviour that would lead to them doing so that are more to do with existing personality constructs than the weed itself, specifically.
As with everything - moderation and self-awareness is key.
- ed
well, not 'chronic' - regular daily smokers.
That IS the difference, I find - people who think it's acceptable to 'wake and bake' tend not be so good at grasping at opportunity. But that's on them - same could be said for starting the day with a gin or three.
What a confusing statement. You only just recently had a nation-wide referendum on this issue, a majority voted no, it was not passed.
NZ will not try again to legalise for at least a decade or two. Strict Asian countries that currently hang people for weed are more likely to be legally selling marijuana in corner-stores before the Kiwis do. The recent vote made any attempt to change the law in parliament untouchable for a long time, pushing it through would be political suicide.
That was a non binding referendum. With our current government I suspect they will move to legalize regardless of the referendum results. It would not be the first time they have decided to go against a non binding referendum.
I would be surprised if they don't legalize within the next decade.
> With our current government I suspect they will move to legalize regardless of the referendum results.
Adern famously never had a position on the ballot despite later saying she voted yes. I honestly doubt taking such a political risk for little gain is on her agenda.
> I would be surprised if they don't legalise within the next decade.
Dragged kicking and screaming by international counterparts perhaps. Otherwise I see no one actually willing to do it.
Not sure about how it works in NZ but I would love Australia to have non-binding referendums. Even the politicians in support of higly popular issues like gay marriage were terrified of putting it to a referendum, same with Aboriginal recognition in the constitution which has overwhelming bipartisan and public support, everyone is shitscared it likely won't pass the threshold and for good reason.
Referendums are basically impossible to pass in oz, a super-majority is a very difficult thing to achieve in a country. Have the feeling the reason they are out of favour now is because it dramatically highlights how much serious electoral power a hundred thousand people in Tasmania/SA wield.
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