Those school lectures certainly worked on me as a kid And a teen.
Weed is bad; Weed will make all your teeth fall out, Then you'll lose your brain cells... Then you'll die.
I became terrified of drugs and avoided them no matter what.
I would NEVER try any drugs I said!
But as I got older I started seeing new evidence that supports that weed isn't bad for you. That's when I started understanding more, That Marijuana is just a plant.
That's when my opinion on whether it should be legalized changed.
Especially as my views on how much involvement the government should be in our lives.
Even though I had never tried pot, I had a strong stance on it. As adults, we have a right to choose. So make it legal! Heck, Make the other drugs legal too. Because we have a right to decide. But of course, Include warning labels and what not.
It makes my blood boil that I was taught so many lies about weed in school.
I had never even tried weed at all. I'm not saying I should try all the drugs to have my stance.
But it seemed silly me preaching about how it needs to be legalized when I know nothing about it.
My boyfriend and I decided to get some while we were in Colorado, Sadly it's not legal in Utah.
Of course, I was. We got some edibles, Some chocolates and lemon tarts. I mean they looked harmless.
But it was still freaky. We learned so much about drugs in school. Here they were in front of us.
Surprisingly, It wasn't what I expected.
When I went to Denver, I had a nasty, infected wound on my leg.
When I walked it stung. I noticed the pain was completely gone after enjoying a piece of chocolate. It completely relieved me of the pain!
My brain seemed different. I felt almost drunk, but the symptoms were less severe. I was super giggly and happy!
Then of course food sounded good! And I had a slightly dry mouth. But it encouraged me to drink water, That's a good thing right? You can never have too much water! But overall being "High" didn't feel bad. When I drink alcohol and get drunk, Which doesn't happen often. I end up feeling like crap. I regret it so much, Especially when I'm laying on the floor feeling like puking my guts out.
Weed didn't give me the crappy feeling at all!
I woke up the next morning. Feeling completely normal. No hangover, No puking, I also didn't feel like I "needed" more weed.
I felt fine! Maybe a bit dehydrated, But the same thing would happen if you ate a handful of any herb, Oregano anyone? A handful of mint?
Yeah, that sounds like it would cause dry mouth too.
Probably not! Don't worry; I'm not going to start writing stoner posts each day LOL.
But it was great to try it! And I may occasionally have some once in a while. Although I'm still against smoking it. Unless I do more research on that. (Smoking anything sounds bad for the lungs.)
There is a huge difference between weed and alcohol. I am surprised.
It drills in my belief that the U.S. Government doesn't give a crap about their citizens.
Cigarettes seem a lot worse than weed too. Although I'm not a smoker, I'm basing that knowledge of the people I Know who smoke.
So what gives?
Cigarettes and alcohol are legal? But they seem a lot more harmful than weed.
Sure you could argue that I do not understand the long term effects of marijuana because I only tried it over the course of a week.
But my opinion hasn't changed on one thing. It needs to be legal! Adults have the right to decide for themselves.
