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July 07, 2004
Pat Goes to Pot
Oregon is considering a law that would allow "patients" to possess up to 6 (six!) pounds of "medical" marijuana at once. Six POUNDS. Even if all of Balcony Section F at the Dave Matthews Band concert suddenly came down with instant short-term glaucoma, I'm not sure they could use all 96oz. of the stuff. You'd have to buy a separate seat just so there'd be room for the dope - er, I mean, medical supplies: 6 pounds is enough to fill up two grocery carts (I don't know these things, I just read them).
On the plus side of things, only 7% of registered, cardholding "medical users" in Oregon have cancer, glaucoma, or AIDS. What did the other 93% put on their applications? That they have "a jonze for the herb?" Disease: cotton mouth? Do we need to allow potheads to legally possess SIX POUNDS of the stuff? Who thinks this is a good idea? I don't mean to get all rhetorical here, but what are these people smoking?
Right, right. But do they really need to have six pounds of it?
On a somewhat related note, an initiative to legalize the wacky weed in Nevada probably won't make it onto the ballot. The reason: organizers forgot to file some important paperwork. All of this just provides further evidence in proof of one of my great theories about life: anything that is good for Taco Bell is probably bad for the rest of us.
Posted by Pat at July 7, 2004 04:22 PM
Comments
so my question is "would you try pot if you were in a place where it was legal to smoke it?"
I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't.
Posted by: paul at July 7, 2004 08:57 PM
That's it I'm moving!
Posted by: Adam at July 8, 2004 05:55 PM
I'm beginning to think that it's wierder to live in Oregon than in California.
If that's possible.
Posted by: Kathy at July 8, 2004 09:54 PM
Ok, so I think I'm missing something...what's with Taco Bell?
Posted by: Heather at July 12, 2004 10:53 AM
wow i think im living in the wrong state
Posted by: Bart's sis at July 12, 2004 03:47 PM
I've never really been all that interested in trying pot, but from what I've read, and, more importantly, learned in movies, getting stoned makes you hungry. Those with "the munchies" at 2am go to Taco Bell. Who else would eat that crap?
Having seen what it does to people (whoever says there are no harmful effects and/or cigarettes are worse has never seen a stoner befooore, maaaaaan), I wouldn't try it even if it was legal. Besides, I'm operating with few enough brain cells as it is - why risk killing one of the ones that works?
Posted by: Pat at July 12, 2004 07:16 PM