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JEFF9K

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89. How in the eff is the term "pot-loving" an insult?

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Reply #57)

Fri Apr 18, 2014, 09:15 PM

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Police: Man ate pot candy before shooting his wife [View all] Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 OP

"We're happy to deflect from our failure to respond by providing you with a free dose of... Democracyinkind Apr 2014 #1

"It was not clear whether the pot influenced his behavior" FiveGoodMen Apr 2014 #2

No, it just made him a danger to the rest of the bag of candy Warpy Apr 2014 #3

I'll give you that! FiveGoodMen Apr 2014 #4

FYI, someone was offended by your post for some reason. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #13

Oh, FFS!!! Thanks Warpy Apr 2014 #19

some people here are really too sensitive to be roaming on the internets 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #69

Right, the stuff I alert on is usually egregious Warpy Apr 2014 #76

I was referring to someone alerting on your candy post n/t 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #79

I have to agree LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #14

Right, it was likely a chemical stew Warpy Apr 2014 #20

I've been violent on pot when I was a teen. tazkcmo Apr 2014 #62

Laced with something else? HockeyMom Apr 2014 #65

I reacted tazkcmo Apr 2014 #68

The only person I knew who got violent on pot Warpy Apr 2014 #78

Blame the POT and NOT the HEAVY DUTY NARCOTICS. madinmaryland Apr 2014 #5

But the doctors said that oxycontin, fentanyl, and xanax were totally safe... Taitertots Apr 2014 #6

In the next town over from me, they found 3 people dead from fentanyl OD the other day, 1 in 1 Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #39

they smoke those things too, I think. n/t 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #70

I'm not too sure about that... all I've ever seen is the patches, injection ready liquid & lolipops Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #82

nope, seriously, I mean the patches! 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #84

I wouldn't put it past them, and pretty much agreed with you in the first sentence of my reply... Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #111

You don't get high because the meds are doing what they're supposed to do. catbyte Apr 2014 #85

"Jackasses like those patch chewers & pill smokers make it more difficult for legitimate pain..... Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #109

OMG, Ghost! That sounds excruciating and very dangerous. catbyte Apr 2014 #112

Thank you, catbyte. I've had two major neck surgeries because of my condition. Multi-level Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #115

There was no mention of prescription drugs in the initial news reports JimDandy Apr 2014 #9

Isn't that what they always try to do? sakabatou Apr 2014 #51

I Blame The Gun otohara Apr 2014 #104

Not to make lite of a woman and mother being shot and killed but this article is just stupid oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #7

Pot-loving Undergrounders will reject all evidence ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #8

what evidence? spanone Apr 2014 #12

what's your experience been with cannabis? frylock Apr 2014 #15

My experience with pot is 2 brothers who died ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #23

i'm sorry to hear that. how was cannabis involved in your brother's deaths? frylock Apr 2014 #26

Both brothers started pot smoking at a young age ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #44

your brothers suffered from schizophrenia long before smoking weed.. frylock Apr 2014 #48

No offense, but I was there, you weren't. I saw them every day, before, during, and after ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #50

THere might have been and it was never diagnosed. Or it just wasn't talked about. nt raccoon Apr 2014 #55

Prohibition made the use of cannabis less safe. theaocp Apr 2014 #56

No offense, but you're not a doctor. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #57

How in the eff is the term "pot-loving" an insult? JEFF9K Apr 2014 #89

no offense, but i've been using for 30+ years.. frylock Apr 2014 #58

"Correlation does not imply causation." Maedhros Apr 2014 #63

Wrong. Correlation does not PROVE causation. "WISDOM?" JEFF9K Apr 2014 #91

I just peeled a banana and then sat down at my desk. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #99

but not because of the usual age of onset of schizophrenia 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #75

non drinkers eh? 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #73

So, what happened? n/t theaocp Apr 2014 #40

see answer #44 JEFF9K Apr 2014 #45

I'm sorry for your loss, condolences to you and your family, but I would like to know how pot was Ghost in the Machine Apr 2014 #42

Terrible wercal Apr 2014 #59

from Pot? They died from pot? 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #72

Dies of POT? How? nt Logical Apr 2014 #88

I am not a pot lover LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #16

it's being put out there in hopes of influencing how people will vote on these bills in other states frylock Apr 2014 #17

A "successful go" at legalization?????????????? ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #21

Technically it's "re-legalization". It was legal from the Big Bang up until the 1930's. arcane1 Apr 2014 #27

Ok... LadyHawkAZ Apr 2014 #83

I do not love pot, but I am pretty fond of facts. ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2014 #18

SOME THINGS I'VE NOTICED ABOUT DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #22

you get flak for making unsubstantiated claims about drugs frylock Apr 2014 #29

You should have seen the flack I got ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #46

and Rock n Roll All Night promotes partying every day frylock Apr 2014 #66

Oh, were you that person. CBGLuthier Apr 2014 #67

No reasonable person would suggest that ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #90

I am starting to think you might not stay here long. nt Logical Apr 2014 #87

You don't think well. JEFF9K Apr 2014 #92

The GOP would like your support on locking up pot users. Congrats. nt Logical Apr 2014 #97

gasp! someone on DU gets flak for being clueless? TheSarcastinator Apr 2014 #108

Maybe you need to re-examine whether or not Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #30

Bad comment! ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #47

"LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT," HUH? JEFF9K Apr 2014 #93

If that's what I'd said. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #100

Umm all your comments seem very familure are you perhaps a sock puppet of a recently banned duer? Drew Richards Apr 2014 #116

Yeah, but there are great 'toons! KansDem Apr 2014 #31

I find them even more enjoyable... Inkfreak Apr 2014 #35

DUZY... Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #41

dude.... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #36

Here's what happened: ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #49

link please. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #53

My comment was removed ... JEFF9K Apr 2014 #95

well then, .... you know, in Buddhism, the important thing BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2014 #98

you will also get flack if all you do is point out the flaws of DU CBGLuthier Apr 2014 #64

oooh, now you've gone and done it 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #74

There does not seem to be much here at this DEMOCRATIC site that you support notadmblnd Apr 2014 #103

Meanwhile, the under-educated undergrounders will accept any logical fallacy to make a point LanternWaste Apr 2014 #33

What evidence? Inkfreak Apr 2014 #34

lol 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #71

LOL, you have some evidence? nt Logical Apr 2014 #86

Guns Are Deadly otohara Apr 2014 #105

You're the conservative... tenderfoot Apr 2014 #114

maybe it's a little like the history of absinthe MisterP Apr 2014 #10

Great read..thanks Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #28

some similarites and some differences! TheSarcastinator Apr 2014 #107

maybe he ate a snickers bar too? spanone Apr 2014 #11

the reefers make white women listen to teh jazz music too!!!!!!111111 RandoLoodie Apr 2014 #24

Thank god most states have the sense not to legalize this dangerous drug Strelnikov_ Apr 2014 #25

if there was maryjuwana in the crowd 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #80

Was that after he drank Faux pas Apr 2014 #32

Not clear from the evidence that pot was an influence goldent Apr 2014 #37

Hey, where the white women at? DefenseLawyer Apr 2014 #38

Reefer Madness Part Two. SolutionisSolidarity Apr 2014 #43

Did he also have a gun? rock Apr 2014 #52

And the wheels go round and round. Phlem Apr 2014 #54

He also probably used the restroom. Hosnon Apr 2014 #60

So, in places where pot is illegal, this kind of thing does not happen Yavin4 Apr 2014 #61

FACT: Man probably would have shot his wife with just the Rx pain meds berni_mccoy Apr 2014 #77

gotta keep it illegal to keep the prisons full 2pooped2pop Apr 2014 #81

This is serious! davekriss Apr 2014 #94

What make you so sure that you can rule out the cheese? ohnoyoudidnt Apr 2014 #96

I ate pot cheesecake last night. I went crazy, ate the whole thing. Autumn Apr 2014 #101

Because pot causes aggression and hallucination. LWolf Apr 2014 #102

Man ate really hot salsa before shooting his wife. pipoman Apr 2014 #106

Pot has the opposite effect with me, I want to make love with her B Calm Apr 2014 #110

Mixing pot and narcotics can be dicey. Mz Pip Apr 2014 #113