Category: the Rant Board
I wanted to know where the generalization that anyone who smokes is lazy. I know someone who shows up to work stoned, and he gets mor work done than I do. I have seen people clean, take care of dogs, do homework, the list goes on, all while high. So my question is, where does it come from and why do people think the drug is so bad?
I think it comes from a few things, some of them partially true and some of them just based on expectation.
Some people get high and then get sleepy. Some people get high and then think the best thing to do is watch a movie or get blissed out listening to music. Obviously neither of these is terribly productive.
The thing is, a lot of people don't do this, so while there's a little truth buried in the worry, it's not near as bad as anti-marijuana folks would have you believe.
Then there's the subject of impairment. That doesn't necessarily coincide with laziness directly, but with work on a general level. Just as there are probably perfectly functioning stoners out there, there are also perfectly functioning alcoholics, who can manage their intake enough to still work well. I daresay, though, that if we're talking about the more hardcore types for either alcohol or pot, this isn't likely the norm. There's going to be some sort of impairment somewhere, and that's going to get in the way.
And this says nothing at all about getting to and from work in the first place. Impaired driving is a huge problem and it needs to just...stop.
All that said, I know most people aren't hardcore stoners. I personally don't have any real objection to stuff like this as long as you're responsible with it.
There's also hippie culture. Please don't laugh. Hippies got a bad rap because they were all apparently for fighting the system by, like, protests, man. And one of the things the hippies of the 1960s liked to do was smoke up. Now, that doesn't mean all or even most hippies are lazy, but it's easy to see where it came from. They were a form of counterculture, and one of the things a culture does in order to squash a counterculture is to demonize it. One of the things most people seem to value is hard work; ergo, counterculture might be called lazy just...because. And like I said, it's not helped by the fact that some people get hit, then get uncontrolled fits of the giggles or the munchies, or pass out listening to music or zone out with a movie or whatnot.
It's a case of a lot of little things and some truth all weaving together to make something greater than the sum of its parts. At least, that's my view on it.
I'd agree.
But, now they've learned it depends on the strain you are smoking.
Different strains, or types produce different effects.
I've had to take stuff a lot stronger than pot, and it was prescribed by a doctor. The folks that say stoners are lazy, are probably the same ones who prefer Vikadin to pot. I wonder what knowledge they have of stuff like that?
I take an Anti-Convulsent, that makes me more tired than pot ever could.
Food for thought. Bet the stoners prone to relaxing, were so inclined, or (Reclined?) to being lazy, as we call it, long before they tried pot. (Laughing)
Blessings,
Sarah
When I once had Shingles, I was on 900 MG of Gabapantin (sp) and 2700 MG of Vicodin a day. No pot in the world could make me that goofy or lazy ever. lol
I've seen stoners who are lazy as all hell and then those who get stone and get really productive. I've been on both sides of that stoner fense too. I think it more depends on the personality and mood of the person taking the toke than it does the weed itself. Like Wayne said too, it depends on the strain of the weed being smoked.
for those who don't know, pot has two variations, up or down. I mainly shoot for up, because I can't just take a hit and couch lock myself, no way. If I know I don't have anything to do, the dogs are taken care of, dishes are done, what ever, then I will go for an indi, but yeah it depends on the strain and the persons willingness to learn how to control the high and do what needs to be done.
Well, if and if I'm smoking or eating pot, I really am not in the mood to worry about getting things done.
It is like if I'm having a drink. This is time to relax, or what have you.
If I'm lazy, so be it. If not, so be it, but that is at the absolute bottom of the list of things I care about.
Laughing.
I've heard Indi's called "In-Da-Couch." I find that funny, stoned, or not. If I want to get stuff done, I ramp up the caffeine. For some reason, some of the ones that are supposed to give you more energy, have the effect of making me panic. So, a Mild Indi, and 3 cups of tea, or coffee, and I'm doing things needing done around here. I think the ones that make you hyper, can bite people with anxiety problems. So, I calmly "Get-er-dunn!"
Laughing!
Blessings,
Sarah
Reefer Madness is a racist film which is behind all the anti-cannabis propaganda, educators included.
To be quite frank, THC, or "the good stuff," actually doesn't contribute to lethargy. CBD does. CBD is the chemical used by medical users, they call it the "body high", which mellows out the body.
Honestly, CBD does work on chronic headaches like I have, but THC is a lot more enjoyable and works on them too.
It really depends on how you handle it. Of course, if you're 17, high as a kite, splayed out like a stuffed cat on the couch watching the Wizard of Oz while listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (only sighted people can really get that), the overlords will not see you as the properly expendable productivity appliance, and likely to become upset.
I get high, wash dishes, take care of things around the house, and so forth. Depending how high you are, and how used to it, you may have a few challenges. None that at all compete with the kinds of challenges faced by having a splitting headache and being off-balance while doing all those very same things.
Yes, pot makes you notice a lot of things in greater detail, and can make you distractable, something I already am. But again, it's all in how you control it.
The prohibitionists use their straw man claim in order to vilify. Just as they did with alcohol in the 1920s, trotting out all these damsels in distress and claiming alcohol made men beat their wives.
The cannibalistic humans from the movie Firefly and movie Serenity were called
Reavers. Maybe they meant reefers.
Pretty soon they're gonna have a "Pot Temperence Wagon." One more way Sarah's going to be "Off."
I bought the Pot's Evil thing, till it took major pain away. If you told my child-self that "You'll be taking pot medically before ya turn 40," I'd have probably told you that you were full of it, and attempted to spit in your face, for insulting me. Now? Well, when I get done, I need to take some, because I can't seem to want to eat. I need to eat. Can't eat, if you ain't hungry, can ya? Well, that's partly why I have it. I'm sick with an infection, and hurting bad right now. The only way I can get up, is to smoke, smoke, smoke, smoke. I forgot, and slept all day. Of course, my head's been hurting. It doesn't help as much with my head, but it helps where that major pain is.
See you, when I have managed my pain.
Blessings,
Sarah