tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post989403794799448882..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: The Grass Is GreenerLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-21222599007203354392015-12-22T12:05:47.185-05:002015-12-22T12:05:47.185-05:00Ganja man. Ganja in yer lungs. The Surgeon Gener...Ganja man. Ganja in yer lungs. The Surgeon General has what to say about that? Will we see the pics on weed packets of the holes in the throats or the black gums and rotted teeth? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-36366751666133070772015-12-20T15:05:32.537-05:002015-12-20T15:05:32.537-05:00And making it legal probably will not bring down t...And making it legal probably will not bring down the prices.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41849101571089486922015-12-20T14:58:40.646-05:002015-12-20T14:58:40.646-05:00I've been smoking pot for 50 years. It has not...I've been smoking pot for 50 years. It has not done me any good. I'm simply addicted to it. And it ain't cheap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-17449653668918710442015-12-20T13:30:57.110-05:002015-12-20T13:30:57.110-05:00Yes! Clean your pot pipe and then think of your l...Yes! Clean your pot pipe and then think of your lungs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-56674722686946720532015-12-20T13:29:15.392-05:002015-12-20T13:29:15.392-05:00The evidence that cops, as you charge, " go v...The evidence that cops, as you charge, " go violent when they see" people doing pot is --what? Do you have evidence? Please present some of it here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-25299500199184438412015-12-20T08:53:01.807-05:002015-12-20T08:53:01.807-05:00Most people smoke it.
Most people smoke it. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24982744380601314822015-12-20T08:51:57.703-05:002015-12-20T08:51:57.703-05:00They will argue that you don't Have to smoke i...They will argue that you don't Have to smoke it, you can ingest it in cooking, etc., but most people do indeed smoke it. And anyone who thinks smoking it is good for you has never cleaned a pot pipe. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-43588217002697068912015-12-20T08:47:53.670-05:002015-12-20T08:47:53.670-05:00Keep the people doped up.Keep the people doped up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-48538559390299235832015-12-20T08:30:16.689-05:002015-12-20T08:30:16.689-05:00They will be selling it in edible form as well. They will be selling it in edible form as well. Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-73493547809240503692015-12-20T03:11:32.992-05:002015-12-20T03:11:32.992-05:008:16 PM, They don't have to combine it with ET...8:16 PM, They don't have to combine it with ETOH to be deadly.<br />Pot alone affects ability to operate a vehicle, and as it is fat soluable, it's in the body for a week....<br /><br />And Larry. isn't smoking bad????Dr. Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-52602216169283587802015-12-19T23:10:31.329-05:002015-12-19T23:10:31.329-05:00A former Chief of Police told a former Select Boar...A former Chief of Police told a former Select Board member (privately) that he'd rather engage with a cannabis user than an alcohol abuser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-48250663967073966352015-12-19T20:16:28.903-05:002015-12-19T20:16:28.903-05:00Do people who believe they can legislate the use/ ...Do people who believe they can legislate the use/ abuse of dangerous substances which when often combined with drunk driving DUI leave victims mutilated/ killed, believe that THEY are going to pay the cost for victims of behavior which is CRIMINAL TO VICTIMS ? As a crippled for life victim of a DUI hit and run drunk driver with substance abuse issues, I can tell you I lost the family home, job/ marriage opportunities-and had to give up everything to subsist on the piddling SSI-which does NOT even cover the bills-are these "Pot jokers" going to make "Special Funds" for catastrophically injured/ maimed for life victims-what a total copout-like money will solve deadly injuries,etc..the state doesn't even do that-I doubt this druggie demographic contributes tax revenue-if they did it would still be a very grievious crime-physical dismemberment ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-87078511572489966722015-12-19T15:05:03.157-05:002015-12-19T15:05:03.157-05:00Larry, perhaps the APD should -- there is absolut...Larry, perhaps the APD <b><i> should</i></b> -- there is absolutely no way that pot can not be <b><i> MORE DANGEROUS THAN BEER</i></b> -- and I'm talking OUI which is where everything including the 21-year-old drinking age came from.<br /><br />After all, if Pot is not a psychoactive <b><i>drug</i></b>, then how can it be prescribed as such? "Sugar Pill" Placebos, "Snake Oil" & "Patent Medicines" are legacies of the 19th Century -- for something to be prescribed as a drug, it must actually <b>do</b> something. And Pot is prescribed as a psychoactive drug, thus it must have psychoactive effects.<br /><br />NB: I am defining "psychoactive drug" as one that has a direct or indirect psychological effect, that effects the brain or neural network. This includes blood pressure meds such as BetaBlockers & ACE Inhibitors (which inhibit traffic on the neural network) and Insulin (which lowers blood sugar levels, with *that* then influencing the brain). <br /><br />Psychoactive drugs beyond medically necessary therapeutic levels make one a dangerous driver -- remember the demolished bus shelter last fall?<br /><br />So why aren't the cops going after these dangerous stoned drivers?Dr.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-55194211983458552942015-12-19T11:19:37.344-05:002015-12-19T11:19:37.344-05:00I've never seen or heard Amherst police get ov...I've never seen or heard Amherst police get overly excited about pot.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-67918692904103397482015-12-19T10:57:25.524-05:002015-12-19T10:57:25.524-05:00The only panic associated with weed is fear of cop...The only panic associated with weed is fear of cops that go violent when they see folks doing it. Over 1% of our population and 5% of those in their 20s are jailed because of these violent police, courts and jailers. Despite this gen x is getting done what the boomers denied (at great cost) and millenials take for granted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-9737444715542987262015-12-19T09:18:54.521-05:002015-12-19T09:18:54.521-05:00Everyone back off the panic button.
<Federal d...Everyone back off the panic button.<br /><br /><Federal data released earlier this week found there was no change in monthly marijuana use in almost every state last year. The only significant changes occurred in Rhode Island, Ohio, and Hawaii, where marijuana use fell. The study also examined Washington and Colorado, two states which saw their first years of legal recreational marijuana. In those states, teen marijuana use saw slight, but not statistically significant, increases compared to 2013. <br /><br />--ReutersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-77323141757981418742015-12-19T00:08:14.680-05:002015-12-19T00:08:14.680-05:00Keep the populace doped up. Keep the populace doped up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com