Well, as I said earlier, smoking is against the rules in my building. So if nothing else, they would get in trouble for breaking the rules of their lease.
Not really a police issue, though.
Pot-smoking neighbors
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Not really a police issue, though.
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I was going to make some obvious Helen Lovejoy comment, but why speak at all when you're around?
And yes, I'm old enough to have had the string, not the lever.
I would talk to them first, see if they are willing to make a compromise. If they turn out to be selfish jerks then let your landlord know what's going on.
I don't see why it's so controversial that people should keep their smoke to themselves.
I mean, I can't be around ANY cigar/cigarette/weed smoke or it gives me a horrendous headache, and very quickly, too. That kind of reaction tells me that whatever is happening is NOT healthy, not at all. And it pisses me off that I should have to suffer that because of what other people chose to put in their bodies.
Like I said, I wouldn't call the police unless it got really bad, but what you do in your own home should STAY in your own home and not affect mine, because your freedom ends where my nose (literally in this case!) begins.
So as far as I'm concerned, he's right to be ticked at the smoking--ESPECIALLY if it's against the terms of the lease in his building and he was promised a smoke-free environment when he moved in. Even if the cops aren't called, these people ARE in breach of contract (ie. the lease they signed) and there's no getting around that fact.
I mean, I can't be around ANY cigar/cigarette/weed smoke or it gives me a horrendous headache, and very quickly, too. That kind of reaction tells me that whatever is happening is NOT healthy, not at all. And it pisses me off that I should have to suffer that because of what other people chose to put in their bodies.
Like I said, I wouldn't call the police unless it got really bad, but what you do in your own home should STAY in your own home and not affect mine, because your freedom ends where my nose (literally in this case!) begins.
So as far as I'm concerned, he's right to be ticked at the smoking--ESPECIALLY if it's against the terms of the lease in his building and he was promised a smoke-free environment when he moved in. Even if the cops aren't called, these people ARE in breach of contract (ie. the lease they signed) and there's no getting around that fact.
TheLonelySquire
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Um, if the drugs were not seeping out into the surrounding area no one would have to come in and "control" your lives.
Yes. Making drugs illegal has eliminated the problem of "bad" behavior. Look at how successful Prohibition was
TheLonelySquire
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No, I don't think kids will be instantly addicted. I think that some people want to live healthy lives and their health is being infringed upon by these drug filled neighbors. I have never smoked ANYTHING in my entire life and that's probably why it bothers me so much.
It's your opinion that this drug hurts no one. Most non-users probably disagree with you.
You can rationalize this or any other drug abuse any way you want. Doesn't make it any more acceptable. Drugs are for the weak.
TheLonelySquire
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Yes. Making drugs illegal has eliminated the problem of "bad" behavior. Look at how successful Prohibition was
Sorry, John. GO DRUGS!!!!!
Drugs have been with us longer than civilization. They are not going to go away. Wasting law enforcement resources on what is in reality a health care issue is not going to make anybodys life safer. If anything, legalization would reduce violent crime.
If you have ever drank a beverage containing alcohol or caffine, you are a drug user.
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I was going to make some obvious Helen Lovejoy comment, but why speak at all when you're around?
And yes, I'm old enough to have had the string, not the lever.
As this arguement goes around and around, it's starting to both sound and look like a broken record. And yes, when I was a kid, we didn't have to have that fancy schmancy lever on our See-N-Say.
We were purists. No string, no See-N-Say.
You sure?
Back when I smoked - the early 1970s - I got a rolling machine and learned to make a joint that looked from a few inches away exactly like a cigarette. You could put a filter tip in one end of the thing, overlapping a rolling paper that was shorter than the machine, fill most of the paper with weed and then put a plug of cigarette tobacco in the other end. Roll it up right and it's a ringer for a Marlboro or what-have-you.
Used to take one out of the pack and light up in all kinds of public places. No, the filter didn't diminish the effectiveness of the drug at all.
My marijuana use is a matter of government record, for what it's worth - when I was investigated for a top secret security clearance during the Reagan era, I had to write a nice little specific document detailing all of it. I had long since abandoned the habit (1976), and I got the clearance with no difficulty.
It still produces a strong smell. Whether or not that smell is good or not is a matter of preference.
right back atcha.
Stats show that this is incorrect.
You missed TheLonelySquire's subtle and f-e-e-b-l-e attempt at explaining how pot is a gateway drug.
No kidding. Or pizza. And we all know how dangerous pizza is!
Anyone who thinks weed is a gateway drug is not even worth debating with, because such a person is not really interested in facts. Or in the personal experiences of countless people who have smoked pot without ever trying any other drugs....and certainly not ever getting hooked on them.
I grew up in a different world from the one alot of the younger folks on this board did. Back in the 70's and early 80's, unless your parents were wacko religious zealots who locked you in your room 24/7 except to go to school and church (where you likely didn't have any friends), you DID try smoking pot. But then, you also tried alcohol and cigarettes too. Which are BOTH much more addictive (as in, physically addictive) than is the less addictive possible psychological addiction experienced by a comparatively few pot smokers.
You want to go after a 'gateway drug', go after booze. Every single DAY in this country, families are ruined and kids are put through all sorts of emotional trauma because of alcohol....a perfectly 'legal', but much more potent and dangerous drug. And that isn't' even counting all the drunk driving deaths.
Of course the alcohol industry has a very strong group of lobbyists paying off our scumball politicians to allow them to keep lining their pockets...while the pot 'lobbyists' are mostly a bunch of volunteers with no power...and certainly no money for the sort of bribery via 'political contributions' that goes on in the alcohol industry.
So the ridiculous and transparent hypocrisy continues.
BAU in the good ole USA.
Also, non-users probably wouldn't have any clue what they were talking about... unless they happened to be scientists studying its effects.
Actually, I didn't try any of those things, and my parents were always fairly easy on me. They knew I was far too square on my own to try any of that crap. I didn't even have my first beer until I turned 21.
(It was only a few years later that the trouble started...)
Funny. I say the same thing about religion. Ooh, maybe we should outlaw that! Platform One had the right idea!
Or we could go on with allowing people to conduct their own private affairs the way they want, even if we think their motives are terrible.
*inhales deeply*
Actually, I didn't try any of those things, and my parents were always fairly easy on me. They knew I was far too square on my own to try any of that crap. I didn't even have my first beer until I turned 21.
Well, all I can say repeat what I said above. In my high school in South Florida in the late 70's/early 80's....you'd be hard pressed to find many of friends if you went around all uptight and holier than thou.
I smoked reefer for the first time when I was 14. And while I tried other drugs later on (mainly coke during my clubbing days in my 20's), pot was by no means a 'gateway' to anything. I'd have done what I did in my 20's, regardless of the reefer I smoked in high school.
I viewed it as simply a part of being young. And I don't regret a single toke I took, or line I did, back in the day. It was all just a part of the 'life experience', as far as I'm concerned.
We only go around once, I say. May as well get in all the living we can. It's why I did stuff like that back then....and it's why I do stuff like travel the world today. Because the last thing I want to do is get to the end of my life and realize that I never lived...but just 'lived up' to what was 'expected' of me or whatever.
And yes...I still made straight "A's" in both high school and university...and got recruited into a good job out of college.
It's all about moderation.
Because users suddenly know as much as any scientists who have studied it's effects?
I've seen more than enough people while they were high and had plenty of conversations about it with them to recognize the effects. Just because someone doesn't use doesn't make them oblivious. I will admit however, some people are completely oblivious, as TheLonelySquire appears to be in this case, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's cause they aren't users.Now, I've never done pot, and don't intend to. I've seen people high, doesn't seem like my thing. Whatever. That's there choice, and my choice. Our own independent bodies. I'm all for legalization though. It's kinda dumb that it isn't, it's not as bad as alcohol, and that's legal. But I'm really not going to get into a big rant here.
I'd go talk to them about it, try and see if you guys can figure something out that way. There's really no reason to call the police, not over something like this. Besides, if you want to have good relationships with your neighbors(which always helps) then calling the cops on them when the most that'll happen is a warning, just might piss them off. But you go talk to them and be respectful, and try to work something out like that, and they'll probably be more respectful towards you and like you more.
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