Grey wrote on May 23^rd, 2013 at 1:33pm:


I can't fault you there. They do say that ... "Ignorance is bliss". 

(and wot's with emma? Is she on the rags again? That time of month?)

mantra wrote on May 23^rd, 2013 at 4:25pm:


Quite right. My apologies.

mantra wrote on May 23^rd, 2013 at 4:25pm:


Perhaps somewhere between the both of you there's a compromise position that you could both agree to, even if a little begrudgingly?

mantra wrote on May 23^rd, 2013 at 4:25pm:


I'm still a work in progress. I experiment with different ideas ~ some of them conflicting ~ and see where it takes me. A lot of my 'racist' commentary is also in the nature of being experimental probing to see how the cards fall.

It's a way of exploring oneself. Self-realisation, etc. It's just a technique for sorting out where one really stands on any one issue.

Ideally marijuana should not be indulged in, but in reality it's always going to be available because of the very fact that it grows like a weed. It's prolific and doesn't need tending in the backyard.

I worked casual work with a fellow who took a day off every fortnight or so. In that one day a fortnight he made more money than the two weeks wages. He had two children to feed.

I've heard it said many times that marijuana is nowhere near as addictive as cigarettes.

My boss used to have a 'joint' with his coffee every morning before coming to work.

I personally have never smoked marijuana.

Ask the police who gives them the most trouble throughout the year ~ marijuana smokers or those with a gut-full of grog.

My main objection to marijuana is its availability to youths who are going through school, TAFE, and uni. Marijuana is known to sap motivation something cruel.

Every parents nightmare. A son or daughter who is a good student and a lively teenager suddenly becomes dull-eyed and unresponsive to stimuli. They seem permanently 'chilled-out' in a fog of indifference to everything that's going on around them.

Mantra your argument that 'we'll all be at the mercy ..of  stoned worhers etc  bblah blah.. is rubbish.

Most people responsibly indulge... 
never smoke at work  .. for example..

much like most people responsibly indulge in alcohol.  So ... half the pop .. on your logic.. is going to be pissed at work,  and the other half ,   stoned...??? 

Nonsensical my friend... 
.. of course there are people who aren't responsible.... 

what are you going to do...??? 

alkies and druggies lined up against a wall and shot..?? Responsible people being rounded up to labour on the roads ??

so that is the extreme , more or less suggested by herbie  ...

silly don't you think.. Mantra??   

mantra wrote on May 23^rd, 2013 at 5:18pm:


My whole answer to you disappeared in a flash when I googled to check something. Gone. Couldn't get back to my 99%-finish post. On the old Debate and Relate forum this didn't happen. It's happened a few times to me here now.

It's late, and I'm tired. And Sooty, Gizmo, and Muffin are waiting for me to go to bed. In fact, Gizmo is conked-out right here next to the keyboard. He couldn't wait.

go to sleep...

yep its a real piss-off  thats for sure.  Happened to me more times than I care to remember...

..one must be most careful whilst one is preparing a post else one loses ones own words to nowhere..

Emma wrote on May 23^rd, 2013 at 8:11pm:


Yes - most people are fairly responsible, but there are some who aren't. My point is that it's harder to disguise the smell of alcohol on someone than it is pot. If we were selling the stuff legally, a lot more people would be indulging and we wouldn't have a clue. It shouldn't ever be made easy to buy.

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Hmmm. Not necessarily shot or sentenced to hard labour, although if I was in a cab with a stoned cabbie or had to be injected or operated on by a stoned nurse or doctor - I would probably think along those lines.

If pot was legal - we'd have to enforce mandatory drug testing in the workplace.

At least with alcohol we can smell it on them and are given a choice to decline their services.

mantra wrote on May 24^th, 2013 at 6:31am:


I'm planning on starting texting here as an easier option to composing longish posts.

For copying and pasting I use Yankee Clipper 3. Does images as well as text. The icon sits in the system tray.