this is exactly what i am talking about. thanks, highclub, i totally agree with you. it'd be nice if a community of like minded people really stood up and made a real change in our government. not like obama's bullshit "change". i haven't seen much difference. get the government off our backs!
I couldn't agree with this more. I work on average 10 - 13 hours a day. I HAVE to be sober at work because I don't have the luxury of relaxing at work, everything is a fire that must be put out all the time.
i think you are misunderstanding what i am saying. i don't want people to achieve MY goals. i didn't actually state what my goals were anywhere in my posts. i said i was passionate about medical marijuana and that maybe if the pot community got together as one, legalization could be achieved. i'm not saying you have to be a political activist. and i'm not saying you can't worry about yourself and no one else (though i do think that it is selfish and speaks poorly of you... not gonna lie.
) i also never made the claim that the "chill, bro" mentality negated the recognition of social ills. what i said was that the "chill, bro" mentality seems to negate the action towards social ills. and i also never said that anyone had to do anything about them (but i did say i wish people would). i was merely stating that if a united group of people with like-minded interests put their effort into acheiving a goal, they could. (ie. the pot community) 
Alright, whatever. Im not trying to get into arguments. (ha maybe cause im "chill" and dont want to get into STUPID ARGUMENTS with a guy over the internet) Btw, i dont only care about myself. And i have had problems which require me to ask for help? My work requires me to be good at working with other people... you misunderstood my posti think you are misunderstanding what i am saying. i don't want people to achieve MY goals. i didn't actually state what my goals were anywhere in my posts. i said i was passionate about medical marijuana and that maybe if the pot community got together as one, legalization could be achieved. i'm not saying you have to be a political activist. and i'm not saying you can't worry about yourself and no one else (though i do think that it is selfish and speaks poorly of you... not gonna lie.
what i was trying to say was that the general perception of pot smoker's is that we are bunch of lazy, stupid stoner's. and i think that part of that notoriety is put on us because we have a "chill, bro" mentality. and i don't like that. i'm not a lazy, stupid stoner. i have a phd and teach at a university in nyc. i'm actually quite chill, too. but i do care about my fellow man, and i do care about the social and political change.
oh, and one more thing... you may not be "one of those people who go out and try to make a change in the world, because frankly, [you] dont give a shit." i sure hope you never have a problem that you requires you to ask for help. maybe you'll get some else who has their "own life to live" and has their "own problems to worry about" and leaves your ass high and dry when you need it the most. no one is an island, pal.
it seems that the common perception of pot culture is that we are a bunch of lazy said:
i know what you mean. i used to have a buddy who would act ridiculous and dumb whenever he was drunk or high. and when people would ask him wtf? he would instantly act sober and shit and say "what i just use the fact that im "fucked up" to act dumb and do stupid shit"
This thread is frustrating... But I totally get what you're saying. I'm one of those people that whether I'm high or sober, I know a stupid thing when I see one. Being high or drunk is not a good excuse for being dumb. If weed or alcohol, or both "make" you do stupid things, then STOP using them!
I also feel pessimistic because I've seen soooo many people in high school and college smoke out and try to act "funny".... I wish Marijuana had a reputation that boring old people smoked it from the old school wooden tobacco pipes... Or purely just as a homeopathic remedy... Maybe then they wouldn't see cannabis use as a sign of incompetence.
