Do all weed smokers have a common similarity?

[Guest]

This is something that I've thought about the last few years. I guess since I've grown up, I've heard people say, that smoking weed makes you peaceful. Or, I've seen alot of hippies. I guess maybe its a stereotype, but I thought that maybe people who smoke weed are similar in some ways...

But then after being on overgrow.com, and this website, I'm starting to realize differently.

I'm now starting to think, that there are many different types of people that smoke marijuana. Maybe its just like beer. A pastor can drink a beer, and at the same time somewhere else in the country, a serial killer is drinking a beer. In other words, the substance is just a substance...

So is it the same with weed? It seems you can have hateful, asshole people smoking weed. And you can have good moral people smoking weed. I guess I want to believe, that smoking weed someone enlightens you a bit, and makes you a better person...but maybe this idea is false.

What do you think? Do you think all of us here, all of us potsmokers, on ICmag, have something in common?

And if we have something in common, what is it? Is it just that we are all seeking a higher consciousness? Or, that we are more ballsy than the population that doesn't want to break a law to smoke something?

Or can we not generalize at all? Is marijuana just like beer, in the regaurds that any type of person can drink one...

 

[glock23]

Almost all of us smoke pot. There are a few non-smokers, researchers, curious visitors and....law enforcement. Our interest in pot and pot use (whether negative or positive) is what brings us here.

 

[Grat3fulh3ad]

Marijuana can be a tool for introspection and enlightenment, but like any other tool it can be useless when not properly utilized...
One must be inspired or be a seeker to find any sort of enlightenment...
Those who selfishly stumble through this life, can be blind to their own potential...
Of course any type of person can consume marijuana, for some that inspiration can result, but not for all, evidently...

 

[o.gkushowns]

Not everyone who smokes is cool and peaceful. I know plenty of dickhead tokers. Specially these daze in my area where everyone is jacking everybody, whether it be for a g or an ounce. I'm glad I don't have shit to do with that anymore.
peace

 

[tbc OG]

I use mary jane sort of as an enhancement for life. It can make the mundane tasks of life interesting. It can make me contemplate ideas and theories I would never think of while sober. It surely does make me a more peaceful and relaxed human being.

However, I know a lot of asshole stoners. Stoners that aren't peacefull at all and only smoke weed as another way to "get fucked up". If weed wasn't around, they would be abusing some other substance. These are the ones that give the rest of us a bad name.

 

[plantagenet]

there are more Republican Conservative smokers than Liberals realize....pot smoking is down among teens and up in Baby Boomers age 50-59.....hopefully now that Boomers are taking over government they will legalize weed....or at least keep moving towards decriminalization....things are a changing.

 

[Guest]

All users of cannabis have at least one thing in common (though some have more than one thing in common); they all use cannabis.

The introspection, and other potentially positive aspects of cannabis use are a lot like owning a specific tool. Just 'cause you own it, doesn't mean that you're going to use it, let alone use it for any previously specified purpose.

moose eater

 

[Guest]

Well...there u have it. I really believed that pot smokers were better people somehow... more peaceful maybe. But I guess they aren't.

It kinda takes the magic out of the whole thing...

Maybe the only reason Rastafarians believe that marijuana is a gift from God and it helps them get closer to god, is because they BELIEVE that... they would still praise jah and pray without weed...but with weed it just heightens the experience.

 

[Grat3fulh3ad]

Nah man... the magic is there... just because some ignore it or don't use it doesn't invalidate the 'magic' of the plant...

 

[Guest]

Yeah I hear you man. It just boggles my mind tho. I think some people are just more spiritual, or have deeper minds...than others. But to each his own. I just think its kinda wasteful to just sit around and burn blunts back to back just to get fucked up. I mean, I'm sure there are moments for those times...but... how can one do that all the time, and not ever think about or explore other things marijuana can do.

 

[jdub420lg]

I think there is common simaliarites between most people that smoke and i also believe that you meet a lot of people through smoking cannabis

 

[Laxpunker]

I probably fall into the jackass portion of the stoners. I don't feel the need to run out and help every poor country that suffers some misfortune, I see it as how the cookie crumbles. I see war as an inevitable part of human nature, the sooner you accept that the easier it is to deal with it.

With that said, I'm no thief, I've never commited random acts of violence, I respect women, and I do prefer peace over violence (unfortunately it's not always possible). I view weed as a life enhancer, and occasionally a way to reach 'inner peace', though that term seems much more hippy'ish than I'd like. In short I guess I don't exactly fit the stereotypical stoner image, and I really hate The Gratefull Dead (not the Heads, the Dead)...except on mushrooms.

 

[Nikijad4210]

Curiousity.

That's what drew everyone to the good ol' herb in the first place, being curious about it.

If you're not curious as to what tokin' feels like, you wouldn't try it.
If you're not curious about the plant, you wouldn't research/study it.
If you're not curious about the behavior of tokers, you wouldn't research/study them.
If you're not curious about growing cannabis, you wouldn't learn how to.


It takes open minds to do all of the above, so I'd have to say it's the curious, open mindedness we have in common the most. There's other variables, of course, but all in all, I'll put my money on curiousity and open minds most.

 

[pieceofmyheart]

Years and years and years ago I did believe that weed smokers were similiar. Back when I was young the way you would ask if someone did was to say "You cool?"

Now that I have been on forums around smokers, I don't we have much in common.
I don't remember seeing so much anger and hatefullness among us years ago.

 

[solrebl]

Yeah smoking weed, is like being given a key... some people know which door it opens, others just fuck around with it...lol.

 

[litebuzz]

i totally think its a gift from the universe!! and i always feel more bonded to people after smoking or vaping with them. its a happy peaceful calming thing for me. i know there are all kinds of assholes out there...i just don't want to be around them. i guess its who you surround yourself with. i'm older so most of my friends have been my friends for 25-30+ years. i don't fight with my friends. if i know we differ on an opinion i won't sit there and try to make them see my way....pot makes me peaceful....i aint got time for arguing!

yep marijuana is a gift from the universe!!

 

[Sativa_Fan]

OK first off I only skimmed through the posts so I apologize if it's already been said.

I separate marijuana smokers into two categories. Those who smoke for introspection and enlightment (someone else said it in the thread and it just sounded like the best possible way to put it ), as well as medication and relaxation. And then you have the idiots that do things like that just to get 'fucked up'. Just like an alcoholic. This is the border of smoking marijuana responsibly and irresponsibly. Now if you smoke herb to fuck yourself up that's your business, but I just notice that alot of people that do that type of stuff are the more violent type and often-times the substance that they're intaking only increases this effect. Now it might as well be a party drug like booze in many circles, but that's just what I think. Not that it matters, but anyway....

Overall, the majority of pot smokers that I Know are peaceful people with good morals. But I just think the issue of WHY someone smokes marijuana is the main issue here. Otherwise though, I'm glad to introduce someone to the world of marijuana or atleast teach them a thing or two. I thoroughly enjoy doing this and I find a camaraderie in about 9 outta 10 people that I do it with. The other small percentage can kiss my ass.

 

[UberFiend]

OK first off I only skimmed through the posts so I apologize if it's already been said.

I separate marijuana smokers into two categories. Those who smoke for introspection and enlightment (someone else said it in the thread and it just sounded like the best possible way to put it ), as well as medication and relaxation. And then you have the idiots that do things like that just to get 'fucked up'. Just like an alcoholic. This is the border of smoking marijuana responsibly and irresponsibly. Now if you smoke herb to fuck yourself up that's your business, but I just notice that alot of people that do that type of stuff are the more violent type and often-times the substance that they're intaking only increases this effect. Now it might as well be a party drug like booze in many circles, but that's just what I think. Not that it matters, but anyway....

Overall, the majority of pot smokers that I Know are peaceful people with good morals. But I just think the issue of WHY someone smokes marijuana is the main issue here. Otherwise though, I'm glad to introduce someone to the world of marijuana or atleast teach them a thing or two. I thoroughly enjoy doing this and I find a camaraderie in about 9 outta 10 people that I do it with. The other small percentage can kiss my ass.

I think that’s more than a little unfair to use such sweeping negative generalizations about one group of people who happen to have one insignificant thing in common (that pot doesn’t considerably alter our thought process). Sounds like you need to be a lot more open-minded. What was that about enlightenment?

 

[Closet Funk]

Stoners that aren't peacefull at all and only smoke weed as another way to "get fucked up". If weed wasn't around, they would be abusing some other substance. These are the ones that give the rest of us a bad name.

I agree! we all smoke and enjoy cannabis but some just smoke it to get a buzz for the day. They don't enjoy the realness of cannabis. Now someone like me loves cannabis for lots of things besides smoking it. I'm laid back most of the time especially if I'm ripped. I tend to think heavy and have more fun when high.

 

[UberFiend]

It's an opinion. Isn't it just as unfair to criticize my own thoughts, as well?

I’m not criticizing you as a person by saying that you are wrong to dismiss an entire group of people just because they don’t feel enlightened or relaxed by pot.

And what is such a big deal about making a generalization if my own experiences have taught me this? Do we not make generalizations about something that we see over and over in the same type of person or thing? I didn't say it was true in all cases, now did I?

What you said was:
I separate marijuana smokers into two categories. Those who smoke for introspection and enlightment (someone else said it in the thread and it just sounded like the best possible way to put it ), as well as medication and relaxation. And then you have the idiots that do things like that just to get 'fucked up'. Just like an alcoholic.

But I just think the issue of WHY someone smokes marijuana is the main issue here.

You say your own experiences have taught you this, and I am challenging that based on MY own experiences (both in my personal life and, most of all, on this web site). I do not know or am acquainted with ANY violent people who smoke pot, nor do I personally know ANY pot smokers who smoke for any other reason than to get fucked up (myself most certainly included).

Don't tell me you're one of those people that 'judges not'. Everyone judges, I don't care who you are.

There’s a difference between judging an individual and making generalizations. I would certainly judge a person based on the things they do/say, but I don’t believe that Asians are bad drivers.

And I didn't even say anything about pot considerably altering our thought process. Where are you pulling these things from? Good try on tearing apart my opinion and attempting to put words back in my mouth. Perhaps you should try a little reading comprehension before tearing apart my post.

Again, what you said was:
Those who smoke for introspection and enlightment…as well as…relaxation.

If pot doesn’t alter your thought process, it wouldn’t aid you in enlightenment and introspection. I’ve heard many people say, and I’m sure you would agree, that being high allows them to think about things they normally wouldn’t think about, and have ideas they normally wouldn’t have while sober. It inspires them.

In other words, it alters their thought process. I am in no way implying that this is a bad thing.

And yes, I've seen it many times, marijuana causes alot of people to act different. If they're a naturally violent person, alot of times marijuana enhances the effect. Did you know that not everyone responds the same to everything? Just because it mellows us out doesn't mean that it mellows EVERYONE out. It effects people in different ways, due to different body chemistry. Not everyone is like you and me. What was that about being open-minded?

This has nothing to do with stating that people who smoke to get fucked up are violent “idiots”. This is EXACTLY my point. You can’t generalize, because everyone reacts differently for vastly different reasons. I’m sure there are just as many idiot/introspective smokers as there are “I just want to get fucked up”/peaceful smokers.

I completely agree with your last statement, and therefore completely disagree with your original premise that pot smokers can be separated in to two categories based on nothing more than their personal reason for enjoying getting high.