Pot Religion

Pot is not addictive, pot is not harmful, pot does not control your actions. BULLSHIT! Living in San Francisco gives me a daily exposure to pot culture and the three statements above are complete lies. While it is true that some people are not as addicted to pot as some other mind altering narcotics, nevertheless, when you see a pot smoker offered some pot and s/he has not smoked in a while, their eyes will light up, their mouths salivate and they will utter something like, "Oh my God, I haven't had a hit in so long!" In fact, a friend of mine, who is constantly high, explains that he cannot function without pot and that he gets withdrawals.

Living on the outskirts of the Tenderloin (The bad part of the city) has shown me the harmful effects of smoking weed as well as the damaging effects of liberalism. Pot stifles creativity, motivation and personal responsibility. What could be more harmful than that? Studies now show a pattern of mental problems occurring in repeat pot smokers. And ask any worker at a rehabilitation center how their patients are, and they will tell you some of the saddest stories told.

Finally, they insist that pot does not alter their minds. Again, I think that it is the drugs talking. How would they know how rational they are when they are too high to know any better? And even if they asked their friends, chances are, they were high too. I however, always pass on getting high. In all honesty, acting like an idiot does not appear on my "Things to do" List. I have seen completely rational people do things they normally would not do when high.

Oh, and don't even try to convince a pot head that pot is in any way, shape or form, harmful. They will fight back like a religious zealot. Today, the police suspected that pot might have been a factor in the recent tiger mauling at the SF zoo. To this, immediate, completely biased scoffs could be heard by pot heads in my office. To them, it is simply impossible that pot could have caused them to taunt the tiger.

Ok, so what is the point of this blog. To rip on pot heads? To boost my ego? No. If you smoke pot, that is your deal. I actually support legalization for financial reasons. But don't try to convince anyone that it does nothing. Don't lie to people and try to convince them that there would be no side effects. Especially since pot smoking is so popularized and children, who rarely ask why (With exceptions to the terrible twos) are the most at risk, and pots new recruits.