On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 03:07:49PM +0000, Pigeon wrote: > > I don't think it's valid to generalise from opium to pot. Both the > addictiveness and the nature of the effects are too different. I > consider it unfortunate that since they are both illegal such > generalisations do tend to be made. There's something of a difference > between millions of people slumped on a sofa with their mouth hanging > open and the whites of their eyes showing, and millions of people with > an increased tendency to be happy and a reduced tendency to go along > with pomposity and bullshit. > > There's This Tribe (TM) who subsist by gathering vegetables and > spearing fish. They're not into agriculture for food... but they do > cultivate pot so they can get stoned while waiting for a worthwhile > fish to come by. It doesn't prevent them from mustering the > considerable skill and precision required to spear the fish.
That's why you're an Alpha and I'm a World Controller :-) "A gramme is better than a damme." "One cubic centimetre cures ten gloomy sentiments." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
