Originally Posted by WickedSkengMan (Post 10623168)

It should only be legalised for medical use

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog (Post 10623548)

But would you say it is any worse than alcohol GoldHeart? Yes Weed can be particularly bad when it is abused and it’s side effects again can be particularly worrying (things like paranoia etc.) but so can alcohol which doesn’t even have any medicinal purposes whatsoever.

I agree that the smell can be particularly off putting for people who live a cleaner lifestyle so the potential increase in stuff like second hand smoke could be a lot worse. I would also agree that if it were to be legalised it needs to be regulated (similar to Holland).

I disagree however that it could lead to taking other drugs. Most weed smokers I knew only either smoked cigarettes or weed. Some didn’t even drink they much preferred a joint as it was more relaxing. Now I’m not saying that everyone is like that but I find that using weed and it leading to worser drugs as a bit of a myth tbh.

I tend to think this more about people who are drunk and just shouting about down the streets. Now don’t get me wrong I don’t want to come across as a boring bastard saying that but I find those sort of people a lot worse than stoners. I’ve encountered a lot of people that have been stoned and they have never raised an issue with me or anything like that. They have always been very chilled and non aggressive.

But I do respect your opinion on the matter GoldHeart.

Originally Posted by Liam- (Post 10623609)

It stinks, the people who smoke it in public are selfish assholes and deserve to go bald if not already.

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog (Post 10624116)

Another thing that I wanted to ask (which I didn’t mention in the OP) has anyone here actually been taught about the dangers of drugs and the effects they can have on you when you were younger. I can’t recall being taught that much about drugs during my school days (there were probably posters and stuff like that but I hardly remember them) it wasn’t very comprehensive. I’d say I mostly learned through friends who had previously done it before.

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 10624120)

Lol, anyone my age learned about drugs when Zammo got hooked.on smack in Grange Hill and the cast released the song "Just say no"

Drugs went back underground again really during the Rave years but then re-surfaced when Leah Betts died after taking an E and her parents released a pic of her in the hospital

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog (Post 10624134)

This might sound like a daft question AnnieK but do you think this was effective in making young people stay away from drugs? There’s a lot of programs nowadays that use ‘drugs’ as a storyline but I wouldn’t say they are really effective a keeping people away from doing it.

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog (Post 10624116)

Another thing that I wanted to ask (which I didn’t mention in the OP) has anyone here actually been taught about the dangers of drugs and the effects they can have on you when you were younger. I can’t recall being taught that much about drugs during my school days (there were probably posters and stuff like that but I hardly remember them) it wasn’t very comprehensive. I’d say I mostly learned through friends who had previously done it before.

Originally Posted by AnnieK (Post 10624141)

It possibly did....you've got to remember that back in the 80s kids were much more sheltered. We had very little kids tv then and this was a ground breaking story for a kids show. It was played out pretty grittly (for then)and not glamourised at all and certainly it was the first I knew of it being talked about to kids. The only thing that was every mentioned at our school was when a trend for sniffing aerosols stated and they said anyone caught doing it would be expelled, not why just that.

Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 10624150)

I remember in secondary school they handed out booklets for us to keep with a full description of each drug and the dangers and how people take them etc.

I remember thinking how weird it was that LSD had pictures of Bart Simpson on:skull:, that always stuck in my head.

It was actually a detailed colourful booklet as it was informing people.

But i don't know if teachers knew kids had already tried drugs . Someone told me they tried magic mushrooms and probably other stuff.

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog (Post 10624162)

See I can’t recall having anything like this in my school. It makes me wonder if this is something they are actually doing in schools nowadays. The fact that it stuck in your head GoldHeart, would you say it helped you stay away from weed, or would you say it was more witnessing people who had done it?

Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 10624179)

This is the problem , Education isn't consistent for everyone and needs to improve regarding serious topics like this .

I actually found it useful the booklet as it was warning people and especially kids so maybe some would of thought twice before taking drugs. But those who either already took drugs or already tried it then i guess it wouldn't of made much difference to them.

I was never interested in weed or any drug , i was curious to learn more about them as in what they actually are and what they do to someone's mind and body.

But i never wanted to try it for myself and i never got peer pressured or anything silly like that . More interested in trying Alcohol :laugh:.

Back then some of the drugs were unknown to me , like i said LSD i didn't know much about hence me finding it weird seeing Bart Simpson's face lol .

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog (Post 10624199)

I would agree 100% the education on this topic needs to improve. I always find this particular topic is lacking in a lot of schools. It’s good that the booklet was useful to you and I get completely for those who had already tried drugs, stuff like this wouldn’t be of much use.