Anyone else notice the smell?

[Triumph Man]

If you want to smoke it in the privacy of your own home then fine, but doing it while driving makes you scum, to my mind.

[C70R]

DonkeyApple said:

It’s not prejudice, it’s simple, sad reality. Like drinking a can of special brew in the morning.

Plus, see my earlier comment in the thread with regards to the greater issues of people driving under the influence.

And I wouldn’t rank such smokers in the same camp as alcoholics by default as one is a serious illness and the other is a lifestyle choice of those who have chosen to go no further.

Edited by DonkeyApple on Monday 9th December 13:22

The 1950s called. They asked you to return their attitudes to drug usage.

Generalising is silly. And it generally makes the people doing it look silly too.

[lcs_turbo]

Smell it a LOT when I'm out walking my dogs, both a smoking smell and what we speculate to be from growing (it smells very strongly in a particular area for a couple of weeks and then stops for a month or so).

I've also seen and reported a young lad brazenly driving with his windows down and crap music playing at obnoxious levels with a baseball bat sized joint in his hand and smoke billowing out of the drivers window. I couldn't believe how he was doing it in such an overt way - he couldn't give a st!

[eldar]

C70R said:

The 1950s called. They asked you to return their attitudes to drug usage.

Generalising is silly. And it generally makes the people doing it look silly too.

Your first line is a generalisation.......

[GOATever]

Drugs are bad mkay.

[Flumpo]

lestiq said:

"I tend to just consider them to be likely to be losers who have given up on moving forward " and that, is why you won't see many admitting to smoking, because of this label. It's called prejudice. I see alcoholics as way way worse but thats my prejudice of growing up with one.

What does ‘way worse’ mean?

Someone suffering from alcoholism is in some way inferior to you?

God forbid you ever get a mental health or physical problem.

Anyone suffering from addiction be it alcohol or cannabis can be just as much a victim of it as those that are sometimes hurt by being around that person.

[C70R]

eldar said:

C70R said:

The 1950s called. They asked you to return their attitudes to drug usage.

Generalising is silly. And it generally makes the people doing it look silly too.

Your first line is a generalisation.......

I think you might need to read up on the definition of the word.

For context, it doesn't just mean "something I disagree with".

[DonkeyApple]

C70R said:

DonkeyApple said:

It’s not prejudice, it’s simple, sad reality. Like drinking a can of special brew in the morning.

Plus, see my earlier comment in the thread with regards to the greater issues of people driving under the influence.

And I wouldn’t rank such smokers in the same camp as alcoholics by default as one is a serious illness and the other is a lifestyle choice of those who have chosen to go no further.

Edited by DonkeyApple on Monday 9th December 13:22

The 1950s called. They asked you to return their attitudes to drug usage.

Generalising is silly. And it generally makes the people doing it look silly too.

It’s not really the 1950s is it? If you’re driving your car to work and smoking drugs, potentially putting others at risk then you are a loser, plain and simple. It’s a total loser mentality. The same as having some beers and driving. These people were losers in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and every day throughout the 21st century.

Enjoy drugs, whether legal or illegal in a manner which doesn’t put others at risk. Fail to do that and you’re one of life’s douchebags. This is not a matter that dates with time or belongs in a particular moment in time. Losers are timeless. They will always be among us and some of those losers opt to drag innocent parties into their lososphere.

[C70R]

DonkeyApple said:

C70R said:

DonkeyApple said:

It’s not prejudice, it’s simple, sad reality. Like drinking a can of special brew in the morning.

Plus, see my earlier comment in the thread with regards to the greater issues of people driving under the influence.

And I wouldn’t rank such smokers in the same camp as alcoholics by default as one is a serious illness and the other is a lifestyle choice of those who have chosen to go no further.

Edited by DonkeyApple on Monday 9th December 13:22

The 1950s called. They asked you to return their attitudes to drug usage.

Generalising is silly. And it generally makes the people doing it look silly too.

It’s not really the 1950s is it? If you’re driving your car to work and smoking drugs, potentially putting others at risk then you are a loser, plain and simple. It’s a total loser mentality. The same as having some beers and driving. These people were losers in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and every day throughout the 21st century.

Enjoy drugs, whether legal or illegal in a manner which doesn’t put others at risk. Fail to do that and you’re one of life’s douchebags. This is not a matter that dates with time or belongs in a particular moment in time. Losers are timeless. They will always be among us and some of those losers opt to drag innocent parties into their lososphere.

Ah. You're talking just specifically about people who smoke cannabis while driving to work in the morning.

Fair enough. Although it's a pretty niche group to be really upset about.

[T-195]

DonkeyApple said:

It’s not prejudice, it’s simple, sad reality. Like drinking a can of special brew in the morning.

Plus, see my earlier comment in the thread with regards to the greater issues of people driving under the influence.

And I wouldn’t rank such smokers in the same camp as alcoholics by default as one is a serious illness and the other is a lifestyle choice of those who have chosen to go no further.

[DonkeyApple]

T-195 said:

DonkeyApple said:

It’s not prejudice, it’s simple, sad reality. Like drinking a can of special brew in the morning.

Plus, see my earlier comment in the thread with regards to the greater issues of people driving under the influence.

And I wouldn’t rank such smokers in the same camp as alcoholics by default as one is a serious illness and the other is a lifestyle choice of those who have chosen to go no further.

Isn’t that the bloke who sells cars that drive under lorries?

[SR20i]

I occasionally smoke before bed, helps my insomnia. I only have two or three drags, then I'm fast asleep. I would never drive and smoke, and anyone that does doesn't deserve their driving license. I don't understand the stigma around smoking weed, is it really any different than going out and getting pissed? Or smoking fags in front of people ? They stink just as bad in my opinion.

[FrenchCarFan]

C70R said:

DonkeyApple said:

C70R said:

DonkeyApple said:

It’s not prejudice, it’s simple, sad reality. Like drinking a can of special brew in the morning.

Plus, see my earlier comment in the thread with regards to the greater issues of people driving under the influence.

And I wouldn’t rank such smokers in the same camp as alcoholics by default as one is a serious illness and the other is a lifestyle choice of those who have chosen to go no further.

Edited by DonkeyApple on Monday 9th December 13:22

The 1950s called. They asked you to return their attitudes to drug usage.

Generalising is silly. And it generally makes the people doing it look silly too.

It’s not really the 1950s is it? If you’re driving your car to work and smoking drugs, potentially putting others at risk then you are a loser, plain and simple. It’s a total loser mentality. The same as having some beers and driving. These people were losers in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and every day throughout the 21st century.

Enjoy drugs, whether legal or illegal in a manner which doesn’t put others at risk. Fail to do that and you’re one of life’s douchebags. This is not a matter that dates with time or belongs in a particular moment in time. Losers are timeless. They will always be among us and some of those losers opt to drag innocent parties into their lososphere.

Ah. You're talking just specifically about people who smoke cannabis while driving to work in the morning.

Fair enough. Although it's a pretty niche group to be really upset about.

You know exactly what he meant. Just typical trying to be clever answer. He is talking about people who smoke and drive at any time of the day.

[bloomen]

Never in my entire life so far but the only time I tend to spend stationary is on motorways.

I also wonder at the amount of people burning around off their trolley on prescription drugs who don't even think of themselves as impaired.

[rufusgti]

bloomen said:

I also wonder at the amount of people burning around off their trolley on prescription drugs who don't even think of themselves as impaired.

Or just incredibly stressed. From work, family, money problems, marriage breakups. There must be people every day driving around at the absolute limit of holding it together.

Just listening to the latest Joe Rogan podcast with Matt farrah and Rogan made some comment (they were stoned) that it's kind of crazy they let people drive at all. All those people on the highways, just hoping every else is going to keep their st together and not go crazy.

[DonkeyApple]

C70R said:

Ah. You're talking just specifically about people who smoke cannabis while driving to work in the morning.

Fair enough. Although it's a pretty niche group to be really upset about.

It is niche. Hence my first post on the matter alluding to the probability that other ‘driving under the influence’ issues are larger. It’s also not something I’m really upset about, I just consider them losers.

[bloomen]

rufusgti said:

Just listening to the latest Joe Rogan podcast with Matt farrah and Rogan made some comment (they were stoned) that it's kind of crazy they let people drive at all. All those people on the highways, just hoping every else is going to keep their st together and not go crazy.

I think it's pretty amazing how rarely millions of humans throwing tons of metal at each other goes wrong. Many of them you wouldn't want clipping your toenails yet there they all are with the instant power to squish you.

[Flumpo]

bloomen said:

rufusgti said:

Just listening to the latest Joe Rogan podcast with Matt farrah and Rogan made some comment (they were stoned) that it's kind of crazy they let people drive at all. All those people on the highways, just hoping every else is going to keep their st together and not go crazy.

I think it's pretty amazing how rarely millions of humans throwing tons of metal at each other goes wrong. Many of them you wouldn't want clipping your toenails yet there they all are with the instant power to squish you.

You only need to walk around a supermarket to see how some people can’t handle a trolly. Best not to think about the fact they probably drive there.

Ever seen someone trying to push a trolly and use a mobile phone? The mind boggles.

[nonsequitur]

C70R said:

This. Ignoring the driving thing for a moment, there's an interesting discussion here, and it transcends 'social class'.

My social circle is full of well-educated, successful professionals (lawyers, investment bankers, entrepreneurs). I'd suggest that a solid 50%+ are recreational cannabis smokers.

As someone who spends a lot of time in the US, it's surprising to see a subject about which the Yanks are so much more progressive in their thinking than us.

In reality, it's no different to having a couple of beers after work. British attitudes to it are shaped by that of the government and media, rather than the reality.

A joint declaration.

[lestiq]

Flumpo said:

What does ‘way worse’ mean?

Someone suffering from alcoholism is in some way inferior to you?

God forbid you ever get a mental health or physical problem.

Anyone suffering from addiction be it alcohol or cannabis can be just as much a victim of it as those that are sometimes hurt by being around that person.

Well, lets see.

I suffer from chronic pain, have been in and out wheelchairs between surgeries for the last decade. Have had a serious opiod addiction prescribed to me that i fought to get off of and have been free of that for over 5 years thank god, oh an i get depression when it decides to appear. Why did you read that i think alcoholics are somehow inferior? I was originally responding to your comment that you think smokers are losers? I lived with an alcoholic for a long time, i saw the damage addiction did in our house. Only one of these things you can freely buy in a shop.