Well done power!
Now it will be sold under the counter
it will cost 3 x more (more profit for the mob)
3 x more people will smoke it as it will be cooler
and they will fine people caught selling or buying it (more profit for the power)
Bah! lets go back and support the local growers (of wine and beer of course).
Have known lots of pot smokers over the years (and there are alot of them ) , the only ones who have ; created a problem ,
been a problem,
had mental problems ,
HAD those issues before they smoked and still do ,
I know SO MANY smokers who are in their lat 40's and some into their 60's who have run , and still run very reputable, and profitable buisinesses, have very happy well adjusted families, including their children, and continue to do so .There are also a few that hold Govt jobs , but I cant go into that
Lots of people drink , but only SOME have problems with it ,and thats FAR worse for you than a smoke once and a while,( and yes I have partaked in the herb , but 1 or 2 joints a year aint going to harm me)
Sorry Mark , I am not with you on the : it causes so much harm one ,--- those that do , probably did before and always will
I've also seen many normal teenagers become paranoid wrecks within months of smoking it. Hospitalised with no chance of ever being normal.
Many people drive pissed and don't kill themselves or anyone, maybe it should be legal?
Sorry to here that , I recon I have a few years on you Mark , and fortunatly for me and those concerned , I've not come across normal ,nice well adjusted teens ,turning foul or having to be admitted for problems that relate to smoking pot.
Have employed soooo many over the years,
ANYONE who drives PISSED should be locked up!!!
There is no excuse for that
I think all drugs should be legal.
It then becomes a health problem that health professionals can finally educate the public about without fear or prejudice
Crime disappears overnight.
I see nothing but positives from legalisation of all drugs.
its a sad state of affairs when you can jam illegal heroin up your arm in a legal injecting room for the sake of harm minimisation but you can't have a couple of tokes on a spliff at the weekend for fear of being drug tested at work on monday and loseing your job .
yet i know others that have taken to ekies , amphetamines and LSD because its undetectable after a few days and get away with it
please bear in mind "drugs are bad nnOK "
Last I heard Kronic was grass clippings and herbs soaked in chemicals and dried out. And people want to smoke it?!?
I've lost count of the number of people I have come across that smoke pot or inject amphetamine etc that think its harmless, and are totally oblivious to the fact that their health and mental health are suffering so badly they have done irreparable (sp?) damage to themselves, their jobs/careers and most importantly their family and friends.
A list of "natural" plants that can kill or harm you. "Natural" does not mean good.
ACOKANTHERA, fruit and flowers
ACONITE, (Monkshood), roots, flowers and leaves
AGAPANTHUS, African lily, foliage and bulb
ALOE, high in oxalates, irritant
AMSINKIA (Tarweed), foliage and seeds
ANEMONE, Wildflower
AMARYLLIS, A. belladonna digitalis, bulbs contain alkaloids; berries and other parts
ANGEL TRUMPET TREE, Datura arborea, flowers and leaves
APPLE SEEDS, see Cherry Laurel
APRICOT SEEDS, Prunus
ATROPA BELLADONNA, all parts, especially black berries
AUTUMN CROCUS, bulbs
AVOCADO, foliage
AZALEAS (RHODODENDRON), all parts are fatal!
BANEBERRY, (Doll's Eyes), red or white berries, roots and foliage
BEGONIA, tubers, foliage and blossoms
BEACH PEA, Lathyrus manumus
BETEL NUT PALM, all parts
BIRD OF PARADISE, Strelitzia, foliage, flowers and seed pods
BITTERSWEET, Solanum celastrus, dulcamera, berries
BLACK LOCUST, bark, sprouts and foliage are poisonous
BLEEDING HEART, (Dutchman's Breeches), foliage and roots
BLOODROOT, Sanguinaria, all parts
BLUE-GREEN ALGAE, Mycrocystis, all parts!
BLUEBONNETS, (Lupines), Lupinus, all parts
BOTTLEBRUSH, flowers
BOXWOOD, Buxux sempervirens, all parts
BUCKEYE HORSE CHESTNUT, sprouts and nuts
BUTTERCUP, all parts
CARDINAL FLOWER, Lobelia
CALADIUM, all parts
CALLA LILLY, all parts
CAROLINA JESSAMINE, flowers, leaves and sap
CASAVA, roots
CASTOR BEAN, seeds are fatal!
CELANDINE, Chelidonium
CHRISTMAS ROSE, all parts, especially leaves
CHERRIES, Prunus (wild and cultivated), twigs and foliage are fatal!
CHERRY LAUREL, all parts are very dangerous; contains hydrocyanic acid
CHERRY SEEDS, see CHERRIES above
CHINA BERRY TREE, Melia, berries are poisonous
CHINESE EVERGREEN, Aglaonema, foliage
CHINESE LANTERN
CHRISTMAS BERRY, (Toyo), berries are poisonous
COLUMBINE, Aquilegia, all parts
COMMON PRIVET, black or blue wax-coated berries and leaves
CORAL PLANT, Euphorbium, entire plant
CHINA BERRY TREE, Melia, berries are poisonous
CREEPING CHARLIE, black or blue
CROCUS, all bulbs
CROTON, inside plants are safe, outdoor plants are dangerous
CYCLAMEN, foliage, stems and flowers
DAPHNE, Laurus, the berries are fatal!
DAFFODIL, (Narcissus), bulbs may be fatal
DAPHNE, the berries are fatal!
DEATH-CAMAS, all parts are poisonous, roots are deadly!
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE, all parts, unripe fruit and foliage
DELPHINIUM, (Larkspur annual), all parts
DESTROYING ANGEL, (Death Cap), Amanita, all parts
DIEFFENBACHIA, (Dumb Cane), all parts, especially the sap
DOGWOOD, fruit slightly poisonous
EGGPLANT stems
ELDERBERRY, leaves, shoots, and bark
ELEPHANT EARS (Taro), entire plant and fruit is poisonous
ENGLISH IVY, Hedera, berries—all ivys are toxic
EUPHORBIA, (Spurge), (Crown of Thorns), (Poinsettia), leaves and flowers & latex-like sap
FALSE HELIEBORE, all parts are poisonous and the root is deadly!
FIDDLE LEAF FIG, Ficus lyrata, liage and latex sap
FIG, Ficus benjamina
FOXGLOVE, Digitalis purpurea, whole plant can be fatal
FIDDLE NECK,(String of Pearls) Senecio
FLY AGARIC, (Fly Amanita mushroom), whole plant
FOUR O'CLOCK, Mirabilis, whole plant
GELSEMIUM, whole plant
GOLDEN CHAIN, seeds and pods may be fatal
HEAVENLY BAMBOO, Nandina, all parts
HELIEBORE, Ranunculaccea, all parts
HEMLOCK ROOTS, all parts
HENBANE, all parts
HOLLY, leaves and berries
HORSE CHESTNUT, all parts, including bud
HORSETAIL REED, Equisetum, all parts
HYACINTH, Hyacinthus, Garden variety, not water; bulbs, foliage and flowers
HYDRANGEA, whole plant
IMPATIENS, (Balsam, Touch-Me-Not, Snapweed), whole plant
IRIS, underground stems
IVY, all parts
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT, root is irritant and astringent
JASMINE, YELLOW, all parts
JATROPHA, (Pursge Nut, Curcas Bean, Peregrina, Psychic Nut), seeds and oil
JERUSALEM CHERRY, fruits and leaves
JIMSON WEED, (Thorn apple), all parts
JOHNSON GRASS, Sorgum, all parts are toxic
JUNIPER, Juniperus, all parts
LAMBKILL (Sheep Lauren), leaves
LANTANA CAMARA (Red Sage), green berries are fatal
LARKSPUR, (Delphinium), foliage and roots are dangerous, seeds may be fatal!
LAURELS (Primus varieties), all parts are fatal!
LILY-OF-THE-NILE, Agapanthus
LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY, all parts
LOBELIA, (Cardinal flower), all parts
LOCOWEED, all parts
LOCUST, Lobinia, all parts
LUPINE, Lupinus, seeds, pods, and foliage
MACHINEEL, all parts
MARIJUANA, all parts
MAY APPLE, all parts
MESCAL, (Peyote), all parts
MILKWEED, all parts
MISTLETOE, berries are fatal!
MOCCASIN FLOWER, (Lady Slipper), all parts
MOCK ORANGE, all parts
MONKSHOOD, foliage and fleshy roots
MOONSEED, berries may be fatal
MORNING GLORIES, all parts
MOUNTAIN LAUREL, young leaves and shoots are fatal!
MUSHROOMS and TOADSTOOLS (wild types)
NARCISSUS BULBS, (Daffodil), can be fatal
NATAL CHERRY, berries
NECTARINE, fruit okay, inner seed only
NEPHTHYTIS, Syngonium, foliage
NICOTIANA, Nicotine (Bush Tobacco) wild and cultivated, leaves
NIGHTSHADES, (European Bittersweet, Horse Nettle), all parts, especially unripe berries
OAKS, foliage and acorns
OLEANDER, foliage
PANSY, Viola, all parts
PEACH SEEDS, see CHERRY LAUREL
PEAR SEEDS, see CHERRY LAUREL
PENNY ROYAL, Hedeoma and Mentha, foliage and flowers
PEONY, all parts
PEPPERS, Capsicum, foliage
PERIWINKLE, Vinca, all parts
PHILODENDRON, Monstera, leaves and sap
PINKS, (Sweet William, Carnation), Dianthus, all parts
PLUM SEEDS, see CHERRY LAUREL
POKEWEED (Pokeberry), Phytolacca, roots and fruit are dangerous
POINSETTIA, (Note: recent research supports the claim that the poinsettia plant is non-toxic and at worst a stomach irritant. While not fatal it should not be eaten by people or pets. Therefore, it should not be fed or used as a landscaping plant in habitats. )
POISON HEMLOCK, all parts are fatal!
POISON IVY, all parts
POISON OAK
POISON SUMAC, all parts
POPPY, all except California poppies are dangerous
POTATO, sprouts and foliage are fatal!
POTHOS
PRIVET, Ligustrum, leaves and fruit
PYRACANTHA, Pyracantha, foliage and fruit
RANUNCULUS, all parts
REDWOOD, wood chips are poisonous to fish, turtles,
and other aquatic animals
RHODODENDRON, (Azalea), all parts are fatal
RHUBARB, Rheum, leaves and leaf blade are fatal!
ROSARY BEAN, (Jequirity Bean, Crab's Eye, Precatroy Bean), Abrus, seeds commonly called "beans" are fatal!
ROSEMARY, leaves of certain varieties are harmless, others are poisonous
RUSSIAN THISTLE, Carduus or Silybum, foliage and flowering part
SAGE, Salvia, leaves of certain varieties are harmless, others are poisonous
SALMON BERRY, Rubus, foliage and fruit
SCARLET PIMPERNEL, Amagallis, foliage, flowers and fruit
SCOTCH BROOM, Cytisus, seeds
SENECIO, whole plant
SHASTA DAISY,(Chrysanthemum), foliage and flowers
SKUNK CABBAGE, Symplocarpus, roots
SNAPDRAGON, Antirrhimum, all parts
SQUIRREL CORN, Dicentra, all parts
STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM, Ornithagalum, all parts
STAR THISTLE, Centaurea
STRONOMIUM, all parts
SUDAN GRASS, Sorgum
SUNDEW, Droscera, foliage toxic
SWEET PEA, stems
TANSY, Tanacetum, all parts
TARO, stem and leaves
TAR WEED, Eriodictyon, foliage, flowers and seed pods
TIGER LILY, Lillium, all parts
TOAD FLAX, Linaria, foliage
TOADSTOOLS and WILD MUSHROOMS (wild types)
TOBACCO PLANTS, all parts
TOMATO, foliage and vines
TOYON BERRY, Heteromeles, berries are toxic
TREE OF HEAVEN, Ailanthus, foliage and flowering parts
TRILLIUM, (Common), foliage
TULIP BULBS, Tulipus
TRUMPET VINE, (Challis), Campsis, Nicotiana, all parts
UMBRELLA TREE, Schefflera, all parts
VENUS FLYTRAP, Dionaea, foliage and flowering parts
VERBENA, Verbena, foliage and flowers
WISTERIA, Wisteria, seeds and pods
YELLOW JASMINE, all parts
YELLOW OLEANDER, all parts, especially kernels of the fruit
YEWS, (Yucca, Spanish Bayonet), Taxus, foliage, flowers and berries are toxic
YELLOW STAR THISTLE, Centaurea, foliage and flowering parts
YERBA SANTA, Eriodictyon, foliage and seeds
Only the stems are cooked for human consumption
few mates had a big smoke of it on the weekend continuous laughing for about 25 min out side a dominoes pizza store at a blue dominoes sign and people in pizza uniforms couldn't even order pizza..
After trying i must say it was a fun drug as a once off to see what the fuss is about but obviously has no place in a workforce environment especially working with heavy equipment and jobs which require communication .
Im glad it has been banned.
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But what Mark said is true. I think people think of it as a "harmless" drug. It used to be, but the stuff is so damn strong nowadays it has to be taken with some consideration. If you smoke like a few cones every day I reckon it's the equivalent of drinking a bottle of spirits or so every day. You're going to get ****ed up.
Even though it is illegal a huge number of people still use it, regularly. The fact is the total damage caused by it, real damage, pales in comparison to the damage caused by alcohol and cigarettes.
...did I just contradict myself?
All in moderation.
Those that don't drink and smoke die healthy.
The line between drug and poison is very very fine... most drugs are classified as poisonous, including alcohol.
Too much coffee will kill you. Too much water can kill you.
Personally I agree with PR
Wanna hear something funny...I had to google 'Kronic', never heard of it until this thread started!
Waaay back, when I was a teen, a work colleague (apprentice) and a few others decided to try boiling up (insert exotic flower name) and eating the petals, as it was growing in our local botanical garden. I turned up at his place the next day to get a lift to trade-school and he was still hallucinating!
2 of his mates ended up wandering the street that night with no pants on & getting locked up, whilst he swore that I had called in to have brekky with him that morning! He even remembered the conversation he had at brekky with me and his ex girlfriend's dad (who had passed away a couple of years before!)...totally trippin!
As for dangerous - I was too young to drive, so he drove the 2hrs to trade-school. he fell asleep 3 times on that journey & went onto the gravel, I had to grab the wheel and yell at him each time, he also drove into some peoples driveway that he thought he knew!
You see i don't think so.
A conspiracy theory once told me that the USA held out bringing their lads home from Vietnam for a long time as they were worried about how many lads would come back as opium addicts, however when they did come back few continued with their habit.
I don't believe more people will use drugs than they do already. But legalisation not only means that you get what you buy it means total transparacy of where the substannce has come from.
How can you tell your experimenting larger than life bullet proof teenager "say no to drugs" when all their friends are telling them its great and that the oldies don't know sh!t.
Lots of things in society are bad but making drugs illegal is not going to stop people from using them or even restrict their availability. Everyone knows someone who can get them a $50 baggie.
However making them illegal will tie up huge amounts of money, lead to corruption on a grand scale and facilitate crime.
It also drives users underground and makes what is essentially a health problem a legal one.