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Aaron, The "Pot smoking, sinner."

I think what you may be trying to say Lolo is that residing in a certain location has the ability to influence one's ideas, concepts and/or perspectives....
but it certainly doesn't define nor control a person's individuality (decisions) which, (I think) is where Eric is coming from.
But this applies to all outside influences/experiences (not just location).

I can say though, that I wouldn't want my son (9) coming on here to read about his corn snake and finding something like this humorously portrayed by adults, when he's been taught by adults that it is bad (whether it actually is or is not: schools teach awareness and papa is part of law (anti-drug) enforcement). If that makes any sense.

Funny thing is, although I played into the High Times jokes, I didn't & don't indulge. Just don't care for it. Still think it ought to be legal.

I TOTALLY agree Betsy.
 
Remembe Maui Wowie? That was popular among friends of mine back in the day.

There are many strains... but ultimately they each have a dominance of either either indica or sativa. In the interest of kids reading here, I'll refrain from going further into the breakdown of them here. I will say, I think Maui Wowie was really a strain that was simply any Hawaiian Indica that Cheech and Chong made up a name for back in the day to describe weed grown in Hawaii ;)

If I'm not endangering anyone else, then it's my business and the Gov't can stay out of it. The majority of the country think snakes are dangerous and unnecessary pets. Wanna give them up? .


An excellent point.... for those that feel the need for the government to save us from ourselves.... are they willing to say we can't have snakes because they think snakes are all bad?



I am not arguing with you. But this is a family site. And I assure you there are members who would neither discuss certain things with their 11 year olds, nor would they want 11 year old members (and they do exist) reading serious subjects discussed in a 'silly' manner.



I too do not want to be argumentative with you.... but really... if families are here with their kids.... don't you think they would skip a thread all together if the title is "aaron the pot smoking sinner"? Don't get me wrong, I'm new here so I don't know if you are admin and your post is a friendly warning or if you are just a poster expressing an opinion of what you think the acceptable path of discussion should be in your eyes. If you are an admin then I'd say you should just come out and say it. If you are just a member posting your opinion then I'd say... thanks... we hear your opinion...... it's probably not necessary to continue lecturing us on our content as your opinion is just your opinion and nothing more.

I happen to be a supporter of the push to legalize and tax marijuana for adults (like we do with alcohol). I see nothing wrong with discussing it and if we are forbidden then we have no voice. So everyone can post whatever in the Anti sense..... but we can't talk about our side? I think those that seek censorship of the discussion just want to make sure only THEIR opinions on the subject are heard.

Again, I post this with no disrespect.... just keeping the dialogue open. If you made it this far then thanks for reading :)
 
I can say though, that I wouldn't want my son (9) coming on here to read .

Does your son watch TV? If he does then he sees beer commercials... many of which have scantily clad women in them. Are you policing that with the same ferocity that you are this site?
 
What is the minimum age for registering? I apologize if anyone was offended, or if I broke any site rules - but I honestly don't believe an 11 year-old should be here in the first place. Parents should monitor their child's online activity, and it would be inappropriate for such a young kid to be reading this forum alone. As for being able to read without registering, there's not much we can do about that!


BINGO!!!! I've never registered with a site before that allowed users under 18. There is a liability issue that goes with that...... if this site does allow it then I will understand if my pro-marijuana legalization posts are pulled and mea culpa :)
 
Does your son watch TV? If he does then he sees beer commercials... many of which have scantily clad women in them. Are you policing that with the same ferocity that you are this site?

My son watches Nickelodeon, Discovery Channel and Netflix. So, no, he does not watch channels with commercials of scantily clad women (or frogs singing about beer). ;)

I also wanted to note that it isn't 'ferocity' in the least. Unlike many parents these days, I do not allow the television to be the 'babysitter'. When my son is not in school, I am helping him with his homework, hiking with him, reading with him, playing with things like microscopes and when we *are* watching tv, it is something that we (my household) agree upon watching and it is virtually always from one of the three mentioned above. 'Policing' has never come in to question for him (yet) because we always enjoy what we are doing. When I am working late (which happens from time to time) his dad owns a farm (doesn't watch tv at all) and my son is usually assisting him with the livestock.
There is always a line in the sand; grey between black and white. I won't tell my son what he should believe but I am not going to 'introduce' anything to him before he is really ready to understand the gravity of the concept, especially when peer pressure would be involved (such as drinking, smoking and drugs). Just because pornography exists doesn't mean I should show it to him so that he knows it is there.
This site is INTENDED by the creator to be a family oriented (including children) site and some caution should at least be used to ensure that it remains so. It is meant for children (like my son) to come ask what kind of snake they might have, which provides it an easy place for them to innocently stumble upon something like this.
 
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... Are they necessary for our health? No, in fact with the case of alcohol/cigs they are the opposite of necessary.
I gave up smoking sometime back so hate the stuff but if it does not interfere with me I am not concerned. If people want to do what ever in their own private time and environment let them do it.
So what if its not healthy for the user.
 
Tara80 I have a granddaughter so understand your opinion but with respect can also side with Gulf Coast Girl.
The internet can be very informative but everything has its price. We all want to protect our offspring but sometimes we under estimate the influence of what is around us. Most of us get so used to it we do not see it anymore and this is not always a good thing but to be over protective has its consequences.
 
First of all, I would like to congratulate Tara80 on being so involved with her son. I wish all parents took their responsibilities so seriously. If they did, I feel our country would be in a lot better shape than it is now!

OTOH, I have mixed feelings about what is appropriate in a general chit chat section of a corn snake forum designed for all ages. I always thought that if I had kids, I would NEVER give them a computer for their room. I would require it to be out in the living or dining room where I could monitor exactly what was going into their little brains, lol! I guess if I allowed them to watch regular broadcast TV channels, then I would have no problem with them reading anything in this thread. But if I restricted them to the few channels that Tara80 does (would probably depend on their age, for me, anyway), then I would probably forbid them to even open the general chit chat forum unless we read it together.

For me, I guess a good general guideline of what you should expect to see in chit chat should be things that you might expect to see in prime time on regular broadcast TV shows or commercials during that time. Any racier than that should probably be in one of the restricted social forums. Any parents who allow their kids access to prime time TV shouldn't have a problem. For better or worse, that would be MOST parents. And those who don't, should also monitor the Internet VERY CAREFULLY, IMHO! Of course, it is not my forum, so my opinion is not that important, lol! But I feel it is logical and reasonable.
 
Does your son watch TV? If he does then he sees beer commercials... many of which have scantily clad women in them. Are you policing that with the same ferocity that you are this site?

Ya know, I meant to post something about that subject here, but only got around to it on Facebook. On Halloween, some friends and I watched horror movies on TV. It was interesting to see what was censored. DYK that you can show a headless woman on television, but not a topless one? It really brought to light that the general public (or networks/advertisers maybe) have a very different barometer for what is offensive than I have. Obviously, we watch scary movies for the sake of "horror," but I'd feel less of a need to protect my imaginary child from seeing someone not wearing a shirt or saying a curse word than with a harpoon sticking out of their eye socket (real example). You truly can't expect the rest of the world to share your morals.
 
I don't think I've heard the term "lid," Mike, for 35 years or more. I think I forgot about it till now!
Told you.... I'm old... LOL

Remembe Maui Wowie? That was popular among friends of mine back in the day.
It's always a 'friend'....... Yea.... LOL

Y'all, remember there are minors here. IMHO, we should refrain from romanticizing the +/- behaviour(s).
I see where you are coming from Eric.... But it's a fact of life nowadays that more of the population indulge or know people that indulge than don't......

Ya know, I meant to post something about that subject here, but only got around to it on Facebook. On Halloween, some friends and I watched horror movies on TV. It was interesting to see what was censored. DYK that you can show a headless woman on television, but not a topless one? It really brought to light that the general public (or networks/advertisers maybe) have a very different barometer for what is offensive than I have. Obviously, we watch scary movies for the sake of "horror," but I'd feel less of a need to protect my imaginary child from seeing someone not wearing a shirt or saying a curse word than with a harpoon sticking out of their eye socket (real example). You truly can't expect the rest of the world to share your morals.
So true.... Cursing and nekkidness is censored.... death is family entertainment... Torture... Well get the kids in to watch.....
Twisted morals or not being comfortable ????????
 
There are many strains... but ultimately they each have a dominance of either either indica or sativa. In the interest of kids reading here, I'll refrain from going further into the breakdown of them here. I will say, I think Maui Wowie was really a strain that was simply any Hawaiian Indica that Cheech and Chong made up a name for back in the day to describe weed grown in Hawaii ;)

An excellent point.... for those that feel the need for the government to save us from ourselves.... are they willing to say we can't have snakes because they think snakes are all bad?
Interesting. Thanks for the light remediation on the types and strains of marijuana.
I'm sure we are all aware that there are places to go for details on the nuances of cannabis varieties and cultivation.
On a somewhat deeper level than "Cheech and Chong",...in my line of work, we are obliged to keep up with this and similar subjects, for example what is going on at the molecular and biochemical level of psychotropic substances, their metabolites, and their metabolism. As well as psycho-social implications.
I too do not want to be argumentative with you.... but really... if families are here with their kids.... don't you think they would skip a thread all together if the title is "aaron the pot smoking sinner"? Don't get me wrong, I'm new here so I don't know if you are admin and your post is a friendly warning or if you are just a poster expressing an opinion of what you think the acceptable path of discussion should be in your eyes. If you are an admin then I'd say you should just come out and say it. If you are just a member posting your opinion then I'd say... thanks... we hear your opinion...... it's probably not necessary to continue lecturing us on our content as your opinion is just your opinion and nothing more.

I happen to be a supporter of the push to legalize and tax marijuana for adults (like we do with alcohol). I see nothing wrong with discussing it and if we are forbidden then we have no voice. So everyone can post whatever in the Anti sense..... but we can't talk about our side? I think those that seek censorship of the discussion just want to make sure only THEIR opinions on the subject are heard.

Again, I post this with no disrespect.... just keeping the dialogue open. If you made it this far then thanks for reading :)
Well, if you are saying you're not being argumentative and you mean no disrespect, I will take your word for it. Although I have never addressed you or your posts until now.

If you had scanned the entire thread (or any number of my several posts elsewhere on the forum), and chosen to dissect more than just the last few of my posts on this particular thread, you would have found we are on precisely the same side of this legalization issue.
But alas, I am often known to be rather too subtle.
I am relieved, however, that considering the entirety of this thread, you have found yourself in agreement with so many with similar opinions. I hope you are, too.
BINGO!!!! I've never registered with a site before that allowed users under 18. There is a liability issue that goes with that...... if this site does allow it then I will understand if my pro-marijuana legalization posts are pulled and mea culpa :)
Well, now you have. But as you said, you are new here.
Perhaps the fact has remained not immediately obvious to you, either 1) because you have not acquainted yourself with the details (rules, FAQ's) of this site, or 2) as the discussions of corn snakes rather outweigh the recitations on varieties of plant that yield the molecule 'delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol'.

@Tara80,...among other things, I think the word/wording in question was meant to be "veracity" (accuracy/precision/consistency).
I suppose for some it can easily (phonetically?) be confused with "ferocity" (barbarism/cruelty/sadism).
 
Well, now you have. But as you said, you are new here.


Point taken.....

I belong to enough adult forums that I have plenty of places to discuss this subject. It is interesting though how popular this thread is.... seems to be a subject people want to talk about.
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@Tara80,...among others, I think the word/wording in question was meant to be "veracity" (accuracy/precision/consistency).
I suppose for some it can easily (phonetically?) be confused with "ferocity" (barbarism/cruelty/sadism).



Hmmmm this might be directed at me because I did use the word ferocity in one of my posts.... it is exactly the word I meant to use. Ferocity, as in The state or quality of being ferocious; fierceness. Ferocious... as in, extremely intense. LOL... and now that I've said the word 20 times in my head it has lost all meaning... I hate it when that happens :D
 
First of all, I would like to congratulate Tara80 on being so involved with her son. I wish all parents took their responsibilities so seriously. If they did, I feel our country would be in a lot better shape than it is now!

Thanks Kathy!
I wanted to note that I am not 'keeping' my son away from anything in particular. His life is just so busy that he doesn't care nor really think about other 'bad influences' that may be out there yet. I definitely say 'yet' because I know fully well how children become as they develop. I can only hope and pray that he will remain so enthralled and curious of the world, with loving parents to back him, that he won't be concerned with much of that. He's already asked me why the kids he goes to school with are so 'worried' about being 'cool'.
I try to raise my son (and future kids) the same way my parents raised me and my 4 siblings. Obviously they made mistakes but I can say that because of them I am where I am today (working as nuclear engineering; and going back to school to master in nuclear physics) and my brother is going to school to master in Super Conductor Physics, a sister mastering in environmental science, and another sister in child psychology (the other sister is still to young and is in high school). All of us being different (personalities) and facing different pressures, experiences, etc. My parents did an amazing job, showing us the world.

If you take anything out of my babbling I suggest an extremely good book written by Richard P. Feynman* who was a physicist and LOOOVED his vices. It's called "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out" and it is about how Richard's dad raised him. :)
 
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Vicky, it's not about morals. I don't want to impede on the lives of others. There are plenty of things I don't "like" (that I suppose one could say because of my "morals") that I wouldn't legislate on other people.


It is about morals, no matter how you slice it. It is my moral belief that we should be making laws that restrict the use of harmful substances (harmful meaning potentially deadly and unnecessary). It is your moral belief that laws like that would be restricting people too much. (from what I gather)
 
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