Spring Break
Letter to the editor
Abstract:
Phil Elder's column on Wednesday urges "Go protest something." It's the one piece of advice I wouldn't protest in his "ode to frosh."
"Get stoned" somewhere in the best natural beauty of Colorado: what a great way to blunt the intelligence it'll take to preserve any of it....
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Doobie Bro
posted 5/09/08 @ 12:01 PM MST
Notice how the name "Craig Hawley" doesn't appear in this list. That would be scientific evidence enough. LOL. Talk about a blunt instrument.
Originally posted byCraig Hawley
You have no scientific evidence that smoking pot makes you unable to function in society at a high level. I have just listed a plethora of people who have accomplished great things and did smoke pot.
Now I am not so silly as to suggest the pot smoking is why they did so well. You however try to pull off a disengenious comment that somehow if they smoke pot they are doomed to be a blunt tool. LOL!
Tell you what if you stop saying that pot makes you stupid , I won't say it makes you smart.
Mike
posted 5/09/08 @ 10:03 AM MST
Craig, I would have to disagree with you. Look at this article.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_he_me/teens_drugs. Also, just because all of those people on your list have admitted to smoking pot does mean that it is right. Smoking or possession of pot is still illegal in this country with the exception of medicinal use in some states.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_he_me/teens_drugs. Also, just because all of those people on your list have admitted to smoking pot does mean that it is right. Smoking or possession of pot is still illegal in this country with the exception of medicinal use in some states.
John
posted 5/09/08 @ 1:00 PM MST
Craig,
I must say that I applaud you on this one.
I must say that I applaud you on this one.
Craig Hawley
posted 5/09/08 @ 3:37 PM MST
you got me on the illegality of it for most Mike.
I am a medical Marijuana patient so for me it is not illegal , though it is under federal law.
My point though was not the legality of it , but that smoking it does not have any relevance to intellect. If you were smart before you smoked then you are smart after you smoke. If you were a stump before you'll still be a stump after you smoke.
I believe the ladies point was not so much about legality but about her belief that is blunts your intellect. I see no data supporting her position.
My list was just to show that smart people have smoked weed and done fine in life.
But you are right it is illegal. Now I feel it should be legalized but it is not as of yet.
Hey John nice to see ya and thanks for the agreement on this issue. I see like me , your an honest guy who will agree with someone when you think they are right , instead of just disagree because you don't like that person or some such silliness.
Nice to see you on this site again.
I am a medical Marijuana patient so for me it is not illegal , though it is under federal law.
My point though was not the legality of it , but that smoking it does not have any relevance to intellect. If you were smart before you smoked then you are smart after you smoke. If you were a stump before you'll still be a stump after you smoke.
I believe the ladies point was not so much about legality but about her belief that is blunts your intellect. I see no data supporting her position.
My list was just to show that smart people have smoked weed and done fine in life.
But you are right it is illegal. Now I feel it should be legalized but it is not as of yet.
Hey John nice to see ya and thanks for the agreement on this issue. I see like me , your an honest guy who will agree with someone when you think they are right , instead of just disagree because you don't like that person or some such silliness.
Nice to see you on this site again.
Student
posted 5/09/08 @ 7:01 PM MST
Smoking pot should not be the factor behind an individual's enjoyment of life.
If you need pot to "make" your college experience or end a stressful day, then I say you have issues and should find another outlet. Studies have shown that depressed teens are more likely to try pot, people with anxieties, etc. So think about that next time someone tells you how much they love pot.
I don't believe in making pot legal or smoking it because pot should not be the "cure-all" for other issues. If you are a recreational smoker, think about the last time you smoked one - what else was going on when you decided you needed to get high? "Well, I wanted to get high" usually has an invisible "because" attached.
All this bull about "high people don't cause accidents" and "it doesn't kill brain cells" are ludicrious justifications.
Parents who frequently smoke pot, are frequently NOT there for their children. That's called neglect. On top of that, pot is linked to infertility.
And the driving - when you are high, depth-perception is lost. I have seen high people drive ridiculously slow AND ridculously fast, stop WAY before they should, etc - ALL of which are traffic hazards. People that are high are twice as likely to get into car crashes.
FURTHERMORE, the Canadian government concluded a study that found marijuana smoke contained more toxins than tobacco smoke. That includes 20 times more ammonia.
Pot increases the risk of pushing people to psychosis. Which goes back to what I was saying - people with issues tend to be the ones who resort to pot - to hide deeper issues.
Oh and gum disease and...
Pot alters your mind and there are idiots in this world that want it to be legal because it is "safe"? COME ON!
It's your life. Try enjoying it without drugs. If you chose to use them, remember they can and will impact you, and likely those around you.
(I am omitting an implications to medical marijuana usage because that is NOT the same issue)
If you need pot to "make" your college experience or end a stressful day, then I say you have issues and should find another outlet. Studies have shown that depressed teens are more likely to try pot, people with anxieties, etc. So think about that next time someone tells you how much they love pot.
I don't believe in making pot legal or smoking it because pot should not be the "cure-all" for other issues. If you are a recreational smoker, think about the last time you smoked one - what else was going on when you decided you needed to get high? "Well, I wanted to get high" usually has an invisible "because" attached.
All this bull about "high people don't cause accidents" and "it doesn't kill brain cells" are ludicrious justifications.
Parents who frequently smoke pot, are frequently NOT there for their children. That's called neglect. On top of that, pot is linked to infertility.
And the driving - when you are high, depth-perception is lost. I have seen high people drive ridiculously slow AND ridculously fast, stop WAY before they should, etc - ALL of which are traffic hazards. People that are high are twice as likely to get into car crashes.
FURTHERMORE, the Canadian government concluded a study that found marijuana smoke contained more toxins than tobacco smoke. That includes 20 times more ammonia.
Pot increases the risk of pushing people to psychosis. Which goes back to what I was saying - people with issues tend to be the ones who resort to pot - to hide deeper issues.
Oh and gum disease and...
Pot alters your mind and there are idiots in this world that want it to be legal because it is "safe"? COME ON!
It's your life. Try enjoying it without drugs. If you chose to use them, remember they can and will impact you, and likely those around you.
(I am omitting an implications to medical marijuana usage because that is NOT the same issue)
Craig Hawley
posted 5/09/08 @ 8:16 PM MST
While you make some valid points , I think you present one side.
I went to a drug rehab facility when I was younger because my parents like you though smoking pot was the end of the world.
Now these are the experts in the field Student.
They tested me and I was shrinks and every doctor in every field. Their conclusion was that I was a drug user not an abuser. I can see you saying what?
My parents didn't like the finding either.
I realize the health risk from smoking , and accept it. I don't smoke to escape or get away from reality. I don't smoke because as you suggest.
I don't get high because I am depressed , or upset or any other emotion.
You completely ignore one major factor for smoking pot at least in my case.
I LIKE THE WAY I FEEL WHEN I GET HIGH. PERIOD!!!
It is a sensory heitner. Things taste better , c sound better , look better and I feel at peace with the universe.
Your shortsighted , one sided argument makes the old argument if you have to end your day with pot then there is something wrong with your life.
You assume every one that smokes pot has to smoke it. How about we want to smoke it and enjoy the experience.
Why does a child spin around until they get dizzy and fall over. They want to get high. They just enjoy the feeling. The are not spinning for any sinister motive.
So I agree with many of the things you said , but your small niche for pot smokers is very limited and does not come close to covering the actual reasons people smoke and lumps all pot smokers into your little space.
So I am sorry , but according to many of the experts you think say certain things in studies have said as long as I am willing to take the health ricks of smoking pot it is fine with them and I don't have a problem.
I also would ask if you have ever had a drop of alcohol in your life.
If yes then why did you drink that alcohol?
Were you trying to get away from some harsh reality?
Also I might point out it is medical fact that every bit of alcohol you consume kills X amount of brain cells. Yet I do not see adults giving up alcohol because it does so.
So I find your argument OK to a point , but when you try to put all pot smokers into your little box you lose credibility.
You correctly say pot smoking should not be the factor in a persons enjoyment of life.
QUITE TRUE.
However it is perfectly OK if it is A FACTOR in the enjoyment of life.
I went to a drug rehab facility when I was younger because my parents like you though smoking pot was the end of the world.
Now these are the experts in the field Student.
They tested me and I was shrinks and every doctor in every field. Their conclusion was that I was a drug user not an abuser. I can see you saying what?
My parents didn't like the finding either.
I realize the health risk from smoking , and accept it. I don't smoke to escape or get away from reality. I don't smoke because as you suggest.
I don't get high because I am depressed , or upset or any other emotion.
You completely ignore one major factor for smoking pot at least in my case.
I LIKE THE WAY I FEEL WHEN I GET HIGH. PERIOD!!!
It is a sensory heitner. Things taste better , c sound better , look better and I feel at peace with the universe.
Your shortsighted , one sided argument makes the old argument if you have to end your day with pot then there is something wrong with your life.
You assume every one that smokes pot has to smoke it. How about we want to smoke it and enjoy the experience.
Why does a child spin around until they get dizzy and fall over. They want to get high. They just enjoy the feeling. The are not spinning for any sinister motive.
So I agree with many of the things you said , but your small niche for pot smokers is very limited and does not come close to covering the actual reasons people smoke and lumps all pot smokers into your little space.
So I am sorry , but according to many of the experts you think say certain things in studies have said as long as I am willing to take the health ricks of smoking pot it is fine with them and I don't have a problem.
I also would ask if you have ever had a drop of alcohol in your life.
If yes then why did you drink that alcohol?
Were you trying to get away from some harsh reality?
Also I might point out it is medical fact that every bit of alcohol you consume kills X amount of brain cells. Yet I do not see adults giving up alcohol because it does so.
So I find your argument OK to a point , but when you try to put all pot smokers into your little box you lose credibility.
You correctly say pot smoking should not be the factor in a persons enjoyment of life.
QUITE TRUE.
However it is perfectly OK if it is A FACTOR in the enjoyment of life.
John
posted 5/10/08 @ 1:46 PM MST
Interestingly enough, UCLA just released a study that links smoking marijuana to lung cancer prevention. The THC apparently prevents tumor growth.
Craig Hawley
posted 5/10/08 @ 8:20 PM MST
THC is very useful for cancer patients also. I give marijuana free to anyone that has cancer , and three people I gave it to are in remission.
It is an anticonvulsant and keeps them from throwing up so much after Chemo. Also it makes them get the munchies and eat thus maintaining the body weight neccesary to fight of disease.
The lies about marijuana are plentiful and all one has to do is watch the old movie called REFFER MADNESS to see how the powers that be lie through their teeth about the drug.
That movie was responsible for a lot of kids OD'ing on dangerous drugs.
I myself went through a experimental stage that could have been fatal because of that movie.
It had a scene if I remember correctly where a guy smokes a joint and then runs around a field with am ax trying to kill his friends.
Anyone that has smoked weed knows that people that are high are the mellowest non violent people around.
I would much rather be in a bar full of stoners than a bar full of drunks. I have seen drunks pick a fight for no reason.
You could call a stoners mother a whore and he would probably tell you that right after he finishes his pizza he will get very cross with you. LOL!
It is an anticonvulsant and keeps them from throwing up so much after Chemo. Also it makes them get the munchies and eat thus maintaining the body weight neccesary to fight of disease.
The lies about marijuana are plentiful and all one has to do is watch the old movie called REFFER MADNESS to see how the powers that be lie through their teeth about the drug.
That movie was responsible for a lot of kids OD'ing on dangerous drugs.
I myself went through a experimental stage that could have been fatal because of that movie.
It had a scene if I remember correctly where a guy smokes a joint and then runs around a field with am ax trying to kill his friends.
Anyone that has smoked weed knows that people that are high are the mellowest non violent people around.
I would much rather be in a bar full of stoners than a bar full of drunks. I have seen drunks pick a fight for no reason.
You could call a stoners mother a whore and he would probably tell you that right after he finishes his pizza he will get very cross with you. LOL!
NEMESIS
posted 5/11/08 @ 8:55 PM MST
Quit badmouthing booze. Plenty of politicians are drunks. Ted Kennedy, ummm Ted Kennedy.
P.S. Hamburgers are greatly appreciated.
P.S. Hamburgers are greatly appreciated.
Craig Hawley
posted 5/12/08 @ 2:51 AM MST
Hey I am not trashing booze. But you and I both know you have heard of the term a MEAN DRUNK.
How about the age old example of the husband that gets drunk and then beats his wife. Thousands of cases.
There is a reason their is not term MEAN POT SMOKER in our lexicon.
Not that hard to not get to drunk. Just don't drink to much.
If you smoke to much pot your just going to sleep.
Another nice benefit. If you smoke to much pot you don't throe up and pee on your self. LOL!
I myself like Patron Tequila. MMMMMMMMMM!
CHEERS! ;)
How about the age old example of the husband that gets drunk and then beats his wife. Thousands of cases.
There is a reason their is not term MEAN POT SMOKER in our lexicon.
Not that hard to not get to drunk. Just don't drink to much.
If you smoke to much pot your just going to sleep.
Another nice benefit. If you smoke to much pot you don't throe up and pee on your self. LOL!
I myself like Patron Tequila. MMMMMMMMMM!
CHEERS! ;)
Craig Hawley needs a blog
posted 5/12/08 @ 9:58 AM MST
Originally posted byCraig Hawley
Hey I am not trashing booze. But you and I both know you have heard of the term a MEAN DRUNK.
There is a reason their is not term MEAN POT SMOKER in our lexicon.
Ah yes, but we do have a living example right here in our very midst of a MEAN POT SMOKER. Or an ANGRY POST SMOKER. Or a VINDICTIVE POT SMOKER. And they are you.
Either that or you haven't been toking up enough when you start flaming others.
Craig Hawley
posted 5/12/08 @ 10:44 AM MST
Oh another well deserved flaming victim whining how nice. Those who I flame deserve like you.
And it is very cute that you think I care enough about you or your comments to get upset. Not once so far have I been upset at anyone.
See you mix up accuracy for anger. For instance when I call you a moron it fits by definition , and has no anger attached to it simply a statement of fact.
Now on the other hand no one with half a brain is fooled into thinking you are anyone except the person who I already proved was a liar by exposing you for taking quotes out of previous posts where I was making fun of your inane Crag Hawley .... nicks and trying to pass it off as my sentiment.
You remember I would say something like , if you are going to make inane nicks about me let me give you one , and then said something like....
Craig Hawley likes to date giraffes.
Instead of taking my whole comment in which I was making fun of you , you just said .....
Craig Hawley likes to date giraffes.
So we all know I get to you and your are transparent in that. You try to pretend to be several people when anyone reading your posts can see it is the same juvenile hand behind each post.
So far not one argument that is valid against what I said. Just your personal attacks on me which are not even creative or well thought out.
To bad you are as ineffective at attacking me personally as you are at attacking my arguments.
And it is very cute that you think I care enough about you or your comments to get upset. Not once so far have I been upset at anyone.
See you mix up accuracy for anger. For instance when I call you a moron it fits by definition , and has no anger attached to it simply a statement of fact.
Now on the other hand no one with half a brain is fooled into thinking you are anyone except the person who I already proved was a liar by exposing you for taking quotes out of previous posts where I was making fun of your inane Crag Hawley .... nicks and trying to pass it off as my sentiment.
You remember I would say something like , if you are going to make inane nicks about me let me give you one , and then said something like....
Craig Hawley likes to date giraffes.
Instead of taking my whole comment in which I was making fun of you , you just said .....
Craig Hawley likes to date giraffes.
So we all know I get to you and your are transparent in that. You try to pretend to be several people when anyone reading your posts can see it is the same juvenile hand behind each post.
So far not one argument that is valid against what I said. Just your personal attacks on me which are not even creative or well thought out.
To bad you are as ineffective at attacking me personally as you are at attacking my arguments.
Craig Hawley likes to date giraffes
posted 5/12/08 @ 11:30 AM MST
Not only do you date giraffes, you need to establish your own blog... so you can tell us all about it.
Facts. Such a big word for you. And nothing you can prove.
Many of the "Craig Hawley is ..." postings are from me. But not all. Go figure.
Facts. Such a big word for you. And nothing you can prove.
Many of the "Craig Hawley is ..." postings are from me. But not all. Go figure.
Craig Hawley needs a blog
posted 5/12/08 @ 12:22 PM MST
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Craig Hawley
posted 5/12/08 @ 12:32 PM MST
You can get everyone to except my friends at CSU to sign it and it won't make a difference.
Come to think of it you could get the entire state to sign it and why should I censor my free speech.
Remember this started with one of your classmates creating a juvenile crisis at your school.
Then you go on to say that voting doesn't mean you read the resolution. Man you are hilarious and a laughing stock if nothing else.
Talk about obsessed. You stay in your room crouched over the keyboard trying to do the impossible.
Hey you can probably get others who don't like me from other papers to sign also.
You see those who sign are my opponents and a lot of them will end up being Liberal morons.
So unwittingly you Are making me a legend. Thank you my simple friend.
I hope the list is huge. Then I can show it on my other web sites and garner the praise of my conservative friends for ticking you off.
Maybe I can get others to do the same thing at other sites. Pretty soon I'll be all over the net. Then I can finally launch that web site you spoke of but this time with a huge following and many hits per day. Then I can sell advertising space on the site and maker a living doing that.
However I would still post here if nothing else than just to watch you freak. LOL!
Come to think of it you could get the entire state to sign it and why should I censor my free speech.
Remember this started with one of your classmates creating a juvenile crisis at your school.
Then you go on to say that voting doesn't mean you read the resolution. Man you are hilarious and a laughing stock if nothing else.
Talk about obsessed. You stay in your room crouched over the keyboard trying to do the impossible.
Hey you can probably get others who don't like me from other papers to sign also.
You see those who sign are my opponents and a lot of them will end up being Liberal morons.
So unwittingly you Are making me a legend. Thank you my simple friend.
I hope the list is huge. Then I can show it on my other web sites and garner the praise of my conservative friends for ticking you off.
Maybe I can get others to do the same thing at other sites. Pretty soon I'll be all over the net. Then I can finally launch that web site you spoke of but this time with a huge following and many hits per day. Then I can sell advertising space on the site and maker a living doing that.
However I would still post here if nothing else than just to watch you freak. LOL!
Craig Hawley needs a blog
posted 5/12/08 @ 12:46 PM MST
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Craig Hawley
posted 5/12/08 @ 12:56 PM MST
Another exercise in futility brought to you by an anonymous coward hiding behind their NICK.
Enjoy wasting your time.
Enjoy wasting your time.
Craig Hawley
posted 5/12/08 @ 1:10 PM MST
Anonymous Nicks and agression. Like the one Craig Hawley needs a blog.
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Craig Hawley
posted 5/12/08 @ 1:15 PM MST
great joke.
Two Arabs boarded a flight out of London. One took a window seat, and the other sat next to him, in the middle seat.
Just before takeoff, a Marine sat down in the aisle seat.
After takeoff, the Marine kicked his shoes off, wiggled his toes and was just settling in, when the Arab in the window seat said, "I need to get up and get a Coke."
"Don't get up," said the Marine, "I'm in the aisle seat. I'll get it for you."
As soon as he left, one of the Arabs picked up the Marine's shoe, and spat in it.
When the Marine returned with the Coke, the other Arab said, "That looks good. I'd really like one, too."
Again, obligingly, the Marine went to fetch it.
While he was gone, the other Arab picked up the Marine's other shoe, and spat in it.
When the Marine returned, they all sat back and enjoyed the flight.
As the plane was landing, the Marine slipped his feet into his shoes - and knew immediately what had happened.
"Why does it have to be this way?" he asked.
"How long must this go on? This fighting between our nations? This hatred? This animosity? This spitting in shoes............and pissing in Cokes?"
THE MARINES WILL ALWAYS WIN!
Two Arabs boarded a flight out of London. One took a window seat, and the other sat next to him, in the middle seat.
Just before takeoff, a Marine sat down in the aisle seat.
After takeoff, the Marine kicked his shoes off, wiggled his toes and was just settling in, when the Arab in the window seat said, "I need to get up and get a Coke."
"Don't get up," said the Marine, "I'm in the aisle seat. I'll get it for you."
As soon as he left, one of the Arabs picked up the Marine's shoe, and spat in it.
When the Marine returned with the Coke, the other Arab said, "That looks good. I'd really like one, too."
Again, obligingly, the Marine went to fetch it.
While he was gone, the other Arab picked up the Marine's other shoe, and spat in it.
When the Marine returned, they all sat back and enjoyed the flight.
As the plane was landing, the Marine slipped his feet into his shoes - and knew immediately what had happened.
"Why does it have to be this way?" he asked.
"How long must this go on? This fighting between our nations? This hatred? This animosity? This spitting in shoes............and pissing in Cokes?"
THE MARINES WILL ALWAYS WIN!
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Craig Hawley
posted 5/09/08 @ 6:58 AM MST
I must take issue with you that getting stoned is going to blunt your ability to achieve great things in life.
Bill Clinton comes to mind. LOL! He became President. You linking pot smoking to somehow making a person dumb has not one shred of empirical data to support tit.
What you have said is just your personal opinion. I can list hundreds of people that have accomplished great things in their lives and have effected the world in positive ways that smoked Pot.
If you don't smoke it and don't like people who do , that is your right and I support it. But don't try to hang some label on people who do because your against it.
here are a few people and according to the source most admitted they smoked pot. You may recognize a few names and I would have to say nothing was blunted in their lives by their consumption of Marijuana.
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Almost every single one of these names have admitted to smoking cannabis.
If all these famous people do it, including presidents, why is it still illegal. If a president can do something, why cant we?
• Abbie Hoffman
• Abraham Lincoln. On a Hohner box cover but disputed.
• Al Gore.
• Aldous Huxley
• Aleister Crowley
• Alexander Dumas
• Alice B. Toklas
• Allen Ginsberg. Poet.
• Alexis Korner. Musician.
• Andy Warhol. Artist.
• Annita Roddock. Founder 'The Body Shop'.
• Anjelica Huston. Hollywood actress. Jack Nicholson's girlfriend for 17 years. Pro-drug statements by her in Peter McWilliams book, 'Ain't Nobody's Business if You Do: The Absurdity of Consensual Crimes in Our Free Country'.
• Arthur Conan Doyle. Author, creator 'Sherlock Holmes'.
• Aswad. Musicians.
• Beatles.
• Bill Clinton.
• Bill Gates. Not confirmed, just very strongly hinted at in the Playboy interview
• Bill Murray Arrested for possession
• Bob Denver.
• Bob Dylan. Poet, singer, song writer.
• Bob Marley. Poet, singer, song writer.
• The Bishop of Monmouth.
• Brian Eno. Singer, song writer. Signed 'Independent' list.
• Boy George.
• British Lords & MP's - too many to list .
• Buddy Rich.
• Cab Calloway. Jazz musician.
• Carl Sagan. Author.
• Caroline Coon. Artist, founder 'Release', manager of the Clash.
• Carl Segan . Author.
• Carlos Santana. Musician, guitarist.
• Carrie Fischer.
• Cary Grant.
• Cary Mullis. Nobel Laurate, Biology
• Charles Beaudelaire
• Charles Dickens. Claims but no evdience.
• Cheech Marin.
• Chris Armstrong. Footballer, tested positive.
• Chris Conrad.
• Chris Farley. 60's singer.
• Chris Rock.
• Conan O'Brian.
• Count Basie. Jazz legend.
• Dame Ruth Runsiman. Author; Police Federation Report (March 2000) advising liberlization.
• Dave Gilmour . Musician ; Pink Floyd.
• Dave 'Tinki Winky' Thompson - TV personality (UK); the Tellie Tubbie that was sacked.
• Diego Rivera.
• Dion Fortune.
• Dioscorides.
• Dizzy Gillespie.
• Douglas Adams. Author.
• Dr Francis Crick. Nobel Prize winner.
• Dr Lester Grinspoon.
• Dr Mark Porter. TV doctor who says cannabis is not more harmful than alcohol.
• Dr Anne Biezanek (authoress)
• Dr R.D.Laing.
• Dr John Marks
• Dr W.B. O'Shaugnessy.
• Drew Barrymore.
• Duke Ellington.
• Eddie Ellison. Ex head of Scotland Yard Drug Squad.
• Edgar Allen Poe. Author, multi-drug user.
• Elvis Presley. Singer, FBI informer.
• Emperor Liu Chi-nu.
• Emperor Shen-Nung.
• Ernest Hemmingway. Author.
• Errol Flynn.
• Fela Kuti. Musician. Afro/jazz king.
• Felix Dennis. Publisher.
• Fitz Hugh Ludlow.
• Fran Healey. Musician; Travis.
• Francis Ford Coppella.
• Francis Rabelais.
• Francis Wilkinson. Ex Chief Constable of Gwent Police.
• Fredreich Nietzshe.
• Ganesh - Hindu God.
• Gary Johnson.
• Gene Krupa.
• George Clinton. Ex President's brother.
• George W Bush. Possibly the greatest living hypocrite.
• George Gurdjieff.
• George Melly. Jazz musician (early sponsor of Legalise Cannabis Campaign, Uk).
• George Michael. Singer.
• George Washington.
• George Soros.
• Gerard de Nerval.
• Gilberto Gil. Brazilian musical icon.
• The Greatful Dead.
• Hasan I-Sabah.
• Heinrich Khunrath.
• Helen Petrova Blavatsky.
• Henri Michaux.
• Herman Hesse.
• Hiero the Second.
• Howard Marks. Author, cannabis smuggller.
• Howard Stern, Admitted it on the radio.
• Hua T'o.
• Hunter S. Thompson. Smoked weed and snorted coke with George Bush.
• Ian Botham. Convicted Cricket legend.
• Irvine Welsh.
• Kurt Cobain.
• Jabir Ibn el-Hayyan.
• Jack Herer. Author 'The Emporor Wears No Cloths'
• Jack Kerouac. Author ' On the Road'.
• Jack Nicholson. Film actor.
• Jackie Gleason.
• Jackson Pollock.
• Jane Fonda. Actress.
• James Brown. Singer, song writer.
• Janis Joplin. Singer, song writer.
• Jesse 0Ventura.
• Jerry Lee Lewis. Musician, song writer.
• Jimmy Dorsey.
• Jimmy Hendrix. Rock guitarist, singe, song writer
• Jim Morrison. Musician, songwriter; The Doors.
• Joan of Arc. Accused of using 'witch herbs' (another name for cannabis).
• Joan Rivers.
• Joe Strummer. Musician, singer, songer writer; The Clash.
• John Belushi.
• John Denver.
• John F Kennedy. Popular US president (assassinated).
• John Keats. Poet.
• John Lennon. Musician, song writer; The Beatles.
• John Le Mesurier. Tried it but said it's not for him.
• Johnny Cash.
• John Peel. DJ, BBC broadcaster.
• John Sinclair.
• Judge John L. Kane. Chief Judge from the US District Court
• Julie Christie. Actress.
• Jules Verne.
• John Wayne. 'I tried it once but it didn't do anything to me.'
• Kelsey Grammar.
• Ken Livingston. Mayor of London - supports decriminalisation but does not smoke or support the use of recreational drugs.
• Kirk Douglas. Actor.
• Kurt Cobain.
• Larry Adler. Harmonica player and
friend of George Gershwin. May have written a song about it.
• Lenny Bruce. Comedian.
• Lewis Carroll. Author 'Alice in Wonderland'.
• Linda St Clair
• Little Richard. Musician.
• Lord Avebury.
• Lord Byron. Poet.
• Lord Deedes.
• Lord Tony Gifford. QC, civil rights lawyer.
• Louis Armstrong. 'Oh what a wonderful world'.
• Louis Hebert.
• Mark Thomas . Comedian.
• Marlon Brando. Actor.
• Martin Sheen.
• Mary Shelly. Author 'Frankinstein'.
• Mary Tyler Moore.
• Mick Jagger. Singer, song writer, The Rolling Stones.
• Michael Mansfield QC. Lawyer.
• Jade Jagger.
• JC 100. Fastest rapper in the west.
• JT Moore. Legendary white rasta guitarist.
• Mike Tyson.
• Miles Davis. Jazz/rock drummer.
• Mo Mowlan. Genuine honest politician.
• Modigliani. Sculptor.
• Montgomery Clift. Mentioned in his biography.
• Neil Diamond.
• Nick Hornby. Author.
• Niel Young. Musician.
• Norman Mailer. Author.
• Oasis. Rock band.
• Oliver Stone.
• Oscar Wilde. Poet.
• Pablo Picasso. Artist.
• Pancho Villa. Mexican bandit revolutionary.
• Paul Flynn. Uk Member of Parliament.
• Paul McCartney. Musician, song writer; The Beatles.
• Paul Simon. Musician, song writer.
• Pharoahs of Egypt. Traces in body samples.
• Phil Donohue.
• Phil Tufnell. Former test cricketer, now media celeb.
• Peter Fonda. Actor; 'Easy Rider'.
• Peter Sellers. Actor, comedian.
• Peter Tosh. Musician.
• Philip K. Dick. Science fiction author.
• Pierre Burton.
• Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
• Pink Floyd; Syd Barret and Roger Waters.
• Prince Charles. Heir to the Throne. Quoted while visiting a hospital; 'I understand cannabis is good for medical use' .
• Prince William.
• Prince Harry.
• Pythagoras.
• Queen Arnegunde.
• Queen Victoria. Used it for medical purposes.
• Ram Dass.
• Ray Charles. Musician.
• Rev Kenneth Leech.
• Richard Branson. 'Virgin'. Entreprenur.
• Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize Laureate physicist, founder of quantum electrodynamics.
• Richard Prior.
• Richard Wilson. Actor; 'One Foot in the Grave'.
• Rimbaud. Author.
• Robert Burns. Mentioned it in a poem.
• Robert 'King' Carter. Grower.
• Robert Anton Wilson. Author.
• Robert Mitchum. Jailed 90 days for possession of marijuana, 1949.
• Roger McGough. 60's liverpool poet.
• Rolling Stones. Rock band.
• Ronnie Scot. Jazz club owner, musician, busted on stage 1958, at his club in Soho, London.
• S Club 7. 'Super clean' pop band, busted in Soho, very embarrassing.
• Salvador Dali. Artist.
• Samuel Beckett.
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Poet.
• Shen Nung. One of the fathers of Chinese medicine. 2700 B.C .
• Sinead O'Connor. Singer.
• Sidi-Hidi.
• Sigmun Freud. Shrink.
• Sonny Bono.
• Super Furry Animals. Welsh band who wrote a song about Howard Marks.
• Stephen King.
• Sting/Gordon Sumners.
• Tariq Ali. Activist Writer.
• Tenessee Williams. Author.
• Terence McKenna. Author.
• Terry Gilliam. Actor, comedian;Monty Python.
• The Who. Rock band.
• Thelonius Monk.
• Thomas Jefferson.
• Timothy Leary.
• Tom Lehrer.
• Top Tories. Senior members of the shadow cabinet.
• Tony Elliot. Publisher, 'Time Out.
• Tracy Blevins. Artist.
• Tuppy Gore.
• UB40. Band.
• Victor Hugo.
• Vincent Van Gogh. Artist.
• Walt Disney. Cartoonist.
• Walter Benjamin.
• Whitney Houstonn. Busted at Hawaii airport but ran away.
• William Burroughs. Author, poet, artist.
• Will Self. Author. Did smack on Blairs plane.
• William Shakespeare. Playwright.
• William Straw. UK Home Sec Jack Straw's son. Cautioned for supplying undercover journalists in pub 'shocker'.
• Willie Nelson.
• Winston Churchill. British Prime Minister, poet, artist & multi drug user.
• Woody Harrelson. Actor. Features in a book on growing medical marijuana .
• Zoroaster. Persian prophet.
You have no scientific evidence that smoking pot makes you unable to function in society at a high level. I have just listed a plethora of people who have accomplished great things and did smoke pot.
Now I am not so silly as to suggest the pot smoking is why they did so well. You however try to pull off a disengenious comment that somehow if they smoke pot they are doomed to be a blunt tool. LOL!
Tell you what if you stop saying that pot makes you stupid , I won't say it makes you smart.
People rise and fall on who they are not what they smoke.