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BadgerOnLSD · Apr 17, 2009

Docny1975 said: ↑

Its getting close to that time of the year again. Last couple years its been so hard to find any for me.
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I still haven't had any since I posted that. :/

RevisOfNazareth · Apr 17, 2009

i wonder if i'd get banned for posting a picture of my new pick up.

drove all the way to west memphis to get some purp.

ukilledkenny · Apr 17, 2009

Mississippi Jet said: ↑

i wonder if i'd get banned for posting a picture of my new pick up.

drove all the way to west memphis to get some purp.
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son of a bitch... so jealous.

rillo · Apr 17, 2009

Hoping to get my hands on some white widow tomorrow!

RevisOfNazareth · Apr 20, 2009

buuuuuuump

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kygSN6-ICFg&feature=PlayList&p=0230A614FBE0BCEE&index=14

420 playlist. enjoy.

Docny1975 · Apr 20, 2009

Happy 420 Everyone

Coach K · Apr 20, 2009

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhTf2C2N5OU[/YOUTUBE]

Docny1975 · Apr 20, 2009

I should have taken today off. I could be at home smoking right now......

Tony · Apr 20, 2009

Step 1 is all taken care of. Step 2 is watching as much Lord of the Rings in as I can

Here's a great article for the day

As 5:00 p.m. rolls around my interior clock starts chiming. I'll have an ice-cold, bone-dry martini, thank you. Jalapeno olives and a twist. If the occasion calls for it (temperatures in the twenties, a hot political debate on the tube) I may substitute two fingers of Kentucky sour mash. Four-twenty? Doesn't resonate. But with April 20 approaching and Waldos of the world gearing up to celebrate their favorite day of the year, it's not a bad time to consider, yet again, the pluses and minuses of alcohol vs. cannabis.

First, a disclaimer: I am a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, but I don't officially represent the organization in this forum. That said, I can't very well check my affiliation, or beliefs, at the keyboard when I sit down to blog for HuffPost. We at LEAP are current and former cops and other criminal justice practitioners who have witnessed firsthand the futility and manifold injustices of the drug war. Our professional experiences have led us to conclude that the more dangerous an illicit substance--from crack to krank--the greater the justification for its legalization, regulation, and control. It is the prohibition of drugs that leads inexorably to high rates of death, disease, crime, and addiction.

Back to booze vs. pot. How do the effects of these two drugs stack up against specific health and public safety factors?

Alcohol-related traffic accidents claim approximately 14,000 lives each year, down significantly from 20 or 30 years ago (attributed to improved education and enforcement). Figures for THC-related traffic fatalities are elusive, especially since alcohol is almost always present in the blood as well, and since the numbers of "marijuana-only" traffic fatalities are so small. But evidence from studies, including laboratory simulations, feeds the stereotype that those under the influence of canniboids tend to (1) be more aware of their impaired psychomotor skills, and (2) drive well below the speed limit. Those under the influence of alcohol are much more likely to be clueless or defiant about their condition, and to speed up and drive recklessly.

Hundreds of alcohol overdose deaths occur annually. There has never been a single recorded marijuana OD fatality.

According to the American Public Health Association, excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of death in this country. APHA pegs the negative economic impact of extreme drinking at $150 billion a year.

There have been no documented cases of lung cancer in a marijuana-only smoker, nor has pot been scientifically linked to any type of cancer. (Don't trust an advocate's take on this? Try the fair and balanced coverage over at Fox.) Alcohol abuse contributes to a multitude of long-term negative health consequences, notably cirrhosis of the liver and a variety of cancers.

While a small quantity, taken daily, is being touted for its salutary health effects, alcohol is one of the worst drugs one can take for pain management, marijuana one of the best.

Alcohol contributes to acts of violence; marijuana reduces aggression. In approximately three million cases of reported violent crimes last year, the offender had been drinking. This is particularly true in cases of domestic violence, sexual assault, and date rape. Marijuana use, in and of itself, is absent from both crime reports and the scientific literature. There is simply no link to be made.

Over the past four years I've asked police officers throughout the U.S. (and in Canada) two questions. When's the last time you had to fight someone under the influence of marijuana? (I'm talking marijuana only, not pot plus a six-pack or a fifth of tequila.) My colleagues pause, they reflect. Their eyes widen as they realize that in their five or fifteen or thirty years on the job they have never had to fight a marijuana user. I then ask: When's the last time you had to fight a drunk? They look at their watches.

All of which begs the question. If one of these two drugs is implicated in dire health effects, high mortality rates, and physical violence--and the other is not--what are we to make of our nation's marijuana laws? Or alcohol laws, for that matter.

Anybody out there want to launch a campaign for the re-prohibition of alcohol? Didn't think so. The answer, of course, is responsible drinking. Marijuana smokers, for their part, have already shown (apart from that little matter known as the law) greater responsibility in their choice of drugs than those of us who choose alcohol.
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Here is a link to the original article.

DOOM · Apr 20, 2009

I made some edibles last night and can still feel the effects. Damn. Time to hit the "collectives" for giftbags. They usually give away some good stuff. Peace. Happy 420.

rillo · Apr 20, 2009

Happy 4/20 pple.

Denny · Apr 20, 2009

Happy 420!!!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHdjqsSSa_A[/YOUTUBE]

brothermoose · Apr 20, 2009

A quick history lesson:

Known Myths

* Police dispatch code for smoking pot is 420. The number 420 is not police radio code for anything, anywhere. Checks of criminal codes suggest that the origin is neither Californian nor federal. For instance, California Penal Code 420 defines as a misdemeanor the hindrance of use of public lands.
* There are approximately 420 active chemicals in marijuana. Actually, there are approximately 315 active chemicals in marijuana. This number goes up and down depending on which plant is used.
* April 20th is National Pot Smokers Day. Well, it is now; but that wasn't the origin.
* April 20th is Hitler's birthday. Yes, it is his birthday. But, as 420 started out as a time, not a date, his birthday had nothing to do with it.
* April 20th is the date of the Columbine school shootings. This happened after the term was already in use.
* 4:20 is tea time for pot-smokers in Holland. Tea time in Holland is at 5:30 pm, or is it 2:30 pm? Seems no one is quite sure when the wonderful people of Holland drink their tea.

The Origin Revealed

According to Steven Hager, editor of High Times, the term 420 originated at San Rafael High School, in 1971, among a group of about a dozen pot-smoking wiseacres who called themselves the Waldos, who are now pushing 50. The term was shorthand for the time of day the group would meet, at the campus statue of Louis Pasteur, to smoke pot. Intent on developing their own discreet language, they made 420 code for a time to get high, and its use spread among members of an entire generation. While our teens feel that they know something we don't, you can let them in on the fact that it was your generation that came up with the numbers.

A quote from one of the Waldos in the High Times article states, "We did discover we could talk about getting high in front of our parents without them knowing by using the phrase 420."
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Enjoy your day everybody!

RevisOfNazareth · Apr 20, 2009

paging doctor green thumb

jkgrandchamp · Apr 20, 2009

Mississippi Jet said: ↑

paging doctor green thumb
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And for those pesky pork chops in the sky . Dr. Green Thumb has all new technology. all starting at 420 dollars.

The Uniform Bomber · Apr 20, 2009

I pretty much quit for the past couple of years now; although, I occasionally blaze when I'm wasted drunk at, like, the end of the night.

I do however think I have a contact high from all the people sparkin up around the world right now.

SixFeetDeep · Apr 20, 2009

bought a nice bubbler today for 20% off

ollie · Apr 20, 2009

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_UkgE1Rvco[/youtube]

BadgerOnLSD · Apr 21, 2009

http://www.cracked.com/topic/124-marijuana-legalization/

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