NYT: We Were Wrong About Marijuana

[Blaster]

I smoked weed during my college days but prefer alcohol.

 

[Lockback]

I don't believe you.

Of course not. You injest an hallucinogen. So your thinking isn't right. Your brain is scrambled.

 

[Fang]

LOL Of course those who said marijuana is harmless were wrong. At the end of the day your lighting a plant on fire and ingesting the smoke into your lungs. What could go wrong? Today we all smell someone else's second hand marijuana when just simply driving down the road. We smell it in our parks. At the ballgames. At our houses from our neighbors. You get the picture. The main issue with marijuana is when someone decides they want to light one up, everyone around them is forced to ingest the smoke also. Not so much with alcohol. If my neighbor drinks a 6 pack it goes into his stomach, not mine.

 

[GLASNOST]

Of course not. You injest an hallucinogen. So your thinking isn't right. Your brain is scrambled.

Take the needle out of your arm.

 

[Lockback]

Take the needle out of your arm.

Unlike you, I'm not wasted on drugs.

 

[GLASNOST]

Unlike you, I'm not wasted on drugs.

How sweet.

 

[hjmick]

There is a bigger problem with nicotine.

The Original "Gateway" Drug©

 

[MarcATL]

In Tampa, there is a smoke shop or dispensary on nearly EVERY CORNER.

And this means what, exactly?

 

[tahuyaman]

Probably why you're so stupid, *****.

What made you so stupid?

 

[GLASNOST]

What made you so stupid?

 

[MostBoringManInTheWorld]

"Opinion
The Editorial Board

It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem

Thirteen years ago, no state allowed marijuana for recreational purposes. Today, most Americans live in a state that allows them to buy and smoke a joint. President Trump continued the trend toward legalization in December by loosening federal restrictions.

This editorial board has long supported marijuana legalization. In 2014, we published a six-part series that compared the federal marijuana ban to alcohol prohibition and argued for repeal. Much of what we wrote then holds up — but not all of it does.

At the time, supporters of legalization predicted that it would bring few downsides. In our editorials, we described marijuana addiction and dependence as “relatively minor problems.” Many advocates went further and claimed that marijuana was a harmless drug that might even bring net health benefits. They also said that legalization might not lead to greater use.

It is now clear that many of these predictions were wrong. Legalization has led to much more use. Surveys suggest that about 18 million people in the United States have used marijuana almost daily (or about five times a week) in recent years. That was up from around six million in 2012 and less than one million in 1992. More Americans now use marijuana daily than alcohol."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/regulate-legalized-marijuana.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LlA.iQAs.bC2ztEojJyFW&smid=url-share

This comes as no surprise. Progressive fools are virtually wrong about everything.

So why did your Lord and Savior "continue the trend toward legalization in December by loosening federal restrictions"?

 

[Unkotare]

What made you so stupid?

^^^

 

[tahuyaman]

^^^

You’re the dumbest person here.

 

[GLASNOST]

It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem.

So why did your Lord and Savior continue the trend ...?

You mean .... why was it allowed on Noah's Ark?

 

[scruffy]

You mean .... why was it allowed on Noah's Ark?

I always wondered about that. It says Noah took animals, but it doesn't say anything about plants.

 

[GLASNOST]

It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem

So why did your Lord and Savior continue the trend?

You mean .... why was it allowed on Noah's Ark?

I always wondered about that.

Me too.

It says Noah took animals, but it doesn't say anything about plants.

That's right. Not a word. Perhaps it was Penn & Teller during the era of A.D. who perceived the need for a diversion and diligently conjured up the theory of botany, though rested on the Seventh Day for a toke.

 

[scruffy]

Me too.

That's right. Not a word. Perhaps it was Penn & Teller during the era of A.D. who perceived the need for a diversion and diligently conjured up the theory of botany, though rested on the Seventh Day for a toke.

There's a doomsday seed vault up in the arctic, so just in case we have another flood...

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Way up north, in the permafrost, 1300 kilometers beyond the Arctic Circle, is the world's largest secure seed storage, opened by the Norwegian Government in February 2008. From all across the globe, crates of seeds are sent here for safe and secure lon...

www.regjeringen.no

But guess what happened to it? It got flooded!

Arctic Seed Vault Turning 10 Faces 'Unprecedented' Agricultural Challenges

Among the challenges facing agriculture, experts have said, are rising hunger, population growth and greater climate pressures

www.voanews.com

 

[there4eyeM]

Any "problem" with marijuana in America is so far down the list of serious matters that wasting time on it is beyond absurd.

 

[scruffy]

Any "problem" with marijuana in America is so far down the list of serious matters that wasting time on it is beyond absurd.

Agree. It's also a good thing they're not ruining young peoples' lives for it anymore. In California they can't even test you for it anymore. (There are exceptions for pilots and commercial vehicles etc). They can test you for every other thing if you're looking for work, but not pot. You can be an election worker and smoke all the weed you want.

 

[konradv]

"Opinion
The Editorial Board

It’s Time for America to Admit That It Has a Marijuana Problem

Thirteen years ago, no state allowed marijuana for recreational purposes. Today, most Americans live in a state that allows them to buy and smoke a joint. President Trump continued the trend toward legalization in December by loosening federal restrictions.

This editorial board has long supported marijuana legalization. In 2014, we published a six-part series that compared the federal marijuana ban to alcohol prohibition and argued for repeal. Much of what we wrote then holds up — but not all of it does.

At the time, supporters of legalization predicted that it would bring few downsides. In our editorials, we described marijuana addiction and dependence as “relatively minor problems.” Many advocates went further and claimed that marijuana was a harmless drug that might even bring net health benefits. They also said that legalization might not lead to greater use.

It is now clear that many of these predictions were wrong. Legalization has led to much more use. Surveys suggest that about 18 million people in the United States have used marijuana almost daily (or about five times a week) in recent years. That was up from around six million in 2012 and less than one million in 1992. More Americans now use marijuana daily than alcohol."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/regulate-legalized-marijuana.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LlA.iQAs.bC2ztEojJyFW&smid=url-share

This comes as no surprise. Progressive fools are virtually wrong about everything.

Never heard of anyone getting violent after smoking, unlike alcohol.