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The Greatest!

Bruce wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:23:20 -0300, wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:58:17 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
> > wrote:
> >
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I used to grow it for David, he discovered it eased his pain
> >>> considerably. We lived in an old house downtown and the best place
> >>> was on the dining room table. I came home one day and found him at
> >>> the dining table chatting to a cop, apparently this cop had brought
> >>> him home after the car was hit by a couple of teens in a stolen car.
> >>> Gave me a fright, the cop must have recognised the plants but said
> >>> nothing as he could see why we were growing it. We had both given up
> >>> smoking by then but I used to make happy brownies for him
> >>
> >>
> >>> I think we will have problems with drivers under the influence - but
> >>> they are working on that - and clearly kids under 20 should not
> >>> indulge too freely. As for kids in homes where too much smoking
> >>> goes on, I can't think that will be good for them. OTOH taking it out
> >>> of criminal hands is a good move, so we shall see.
> >>
> >>
> >>I mentioned in my previous reply to Graham about my former friend. He was always arguing that "Pot does NOT affect driving ability!" Sorry, I disagree, someone driving under the influence of pot is just the same as someone driving whilst intoxicated. ISTR reading about breathalyzer - type devices that are being developed for detecting pot, when the highway police get those "the jig will be up" for pot - impaired drivers...
> >>
> >>As I put it to him, "You would not be allowed to operate heavy machinery on a construction site when you've smoked pot...a vehicle is heavy machinery, so you should not be driving a car, either..."
> >>
> >><shrug/>
> >
> >I don't know about your friend but I do know it brought relief to
> >David, he said better than the percoset he had been prescribed.
> >
> >I do also know a man imd-40s who has indulged since his early 20s, a
> >marvellous brain wasted due to the inertia it created in him.
>
> I bet you also know someone who enjoys alcohol in a sensible way and
> someone who's an alcoholic.

Why yes, I certainly do...

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Best
Greg