🏈 Tenpenny Update - granted a dismissal from court

[planomateo]

Have a family member have a prescription drug problem, it might change your view on a few things. Legal stuff causes way more damage in my opinion.

I have two who have been impacted (brother and sister), they have been in and outta trouble for the last 10 years, mostly due to Oxy. Both have been in an outta jail/prison numerous times & my parents are raising my sisters two young kids.

Me personally, I think the whole addiction thing is a cop out. Yeah, I know there are plenty of studies that suggest otherwise. I've watched both siblings use it as an excuse for far too long and my parents have also made excuses for them. One of the reasons I don't visit very often...too much drama, my kids don't need to see it and quite frankly I'm not gonna deal with it. Hope I don't have to deal with this in 10 years with my kids...not sure how I'd deal with it as a parent vs a sibling.

All this being said, I think marijuana should be legal and its stupid that it isn't. I could care less about the cartels or any of that, just always amazed me what is legal and whats not. Pharmaceutical companies will find a way to legalize it one of these days, they can influence the proper channels.

 

[JoshB]

I agree with the legal stuff, just look at the side effects some of that shit has. It's insane. I had surgery on my shoulder last year and they gave me Oxy's to take, I kinda over did it one time and got FUBAR'd off that crap... then it had other "side effects" if you know what i mean (like the little man not wanting to stand at attention) and the doctor told me that when you take that stuff it can do that to you while you're on it. I asked for some milder shit after that lol

I also agree with the addiction stuff too, I dont have alot of sympathy for that shit and alot of ppl have told me I'm heartless but I'm sorry I just cant believe the whole "I just couldn't stop" BS. I've had family and friends that got messed up off of meth and other stuff so I've seen what that shit does to you. I also agree with the pharmacy stuff, its just retarded how some things are perfectly legal while something like weed isn't. Go take a handful of Tylenol and that'll prolly be the last headace you ever had. Go smoke a pound of weed (you won't be able to smoke that much before you pass out but you get what I mean) and you might LOOK dead but a hour later you'll eat everything in the house.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Tenpenny is Apparently Getting in Line With the Others...arrested on pot possession

My wife has a unknown autoimmune disease and the amount of drugs they have her on is assnine. The dr told me a few months ago that she would have to be on three other medications to help with the being able to get off the oxy and two other types of meds.

She smokes weed and helps with stuff that all the "legal" meds don't help with i.e pain.

I'm all for legalizing marijuana for medical purposes and maybe even like Colorado. I know that it helps and when you want to quit weed you don't need to get some other drug to do so

 

[psychojoe]

I have a friend whose father recently died of lung cancer. The pain meds that they were giving him the last few months were too strong for him, as he wanted to be aware of things for the remainder of his time. The doctor told him that his best bet was to smoke weed. My friend ended up going to a shop on south side in Birmingham to find him a bong.

I have no doubt that ultimately it will be legalized, but I am no sure of my own feelings about this. Still, if the police rounded up everyone in Pelham who smoked weed, they would probably need the amphitheater or the football stadium to confine them all. I would rather that our law enforcement use its resources to crack down on meth, coke, heroin, special k and the like. The evidence is convincing that these drugs kill users and ruin the lives of their families.

Having known some who got hooked on prescription pain medicines,I wont pass judgment on them. If I am faced with a pain management situation where over the counter products won't do it, I hope that I will have the wisdom and restraint to not get hooked.

 

[JoshB]

Look up the stats on how much we spend on the "war on drug", it will make you sick... we could spend a fraction of that on actually rehabilitating the ones that abuse hard drugs rather than stick em in prison.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

Look up the stats on how much we spend on the "war on drug", it will make you sick... we could spend a fraction of that on actually rehabilitating the ones that abuse hard drugs rather than stick em in prison.

The ability to tax the sale of this stuff alone would take care of the rehab/treatment part & only spend it on folks who want treatment. It only works that way anyway.

I'm a conservative Christian but I am considered a liberal in my circles. That said, the religious overtones of this have completely forgotten their mission anyway & have been hidding behind the rule of law to influence (positive or negative) folks. Make it legal & tax it like cigarettes.

 

[jdpas29]

weed's bad, mmm k? it could lead to snacking and general feelings of well-being and peace. Stop NOW!!! while you still can!anic:

 

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Should the NCAA take marijuana off its list of banned substances?

There's a disconnect between the legal use of marijuana in Washington and Colorado while it continues to be a banned substance for student-athletes in those states.



Read More Here...

 

[sean]

i guess i'm the only one left that still thinks marijuana is a very bad thing.

this article.....

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/...DF75ECDFE5F137BB84F29AE837E13A1D396A4DCAD27B1

.....talks about taking marijuana off the ncaa banned substance list (in a round-a-bout sorta way).

if they do, i think we'd have some players who would probably smoke it before a game and not play up to their potential. and no, i'm not one of those that thinks that if you make an illegal drug legal then everyone will do it and the world will fall into disarray with everyone being high all the time.

but college students are a different breed. some of them would probably never do anything considered bad, but if you put them in a group with their friends and they may do something potentially bad or illegal. i know, i was one of them a while back. peer pressure is a bitch and can get you into trouble quick. AND, i learned a while back that sometimes you need to say "no" and piss off your friends just to stay out of trouble.

the older we get, the easier it is to look back and say, "why don't these kids just not do it? why don't they just say no?" hindsight is indeed 20/20 (or 50/50 if you're pat dye).

and no matter what the ncaa does regarding the use of marijuana, it is still illegal to use in this country according to federal law.

call me a prude, call me an old fogey, call me out of touch, but i just think that anything (minus prescription drugs) that alters your state of mind the way marijuana does is a bad thing.

 

[TheChief]

No, you're not the only one. I'm with you. Lots of misinformation from the president on down. Medically,the benfits can be had with pills as well. It's all good though. The more people smoke it, the more my IQ continues to rise among the ranks.

 

[TheChief]

sk33tr, no use arguing with the pot heads. They will not reason.

 

[planomateo]

i guess i'm the only one left that still thinks marijuana is a very bad thing.

this article.....

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/...DF75ECDFE5F137BB84F29AE837E13A1D396A4DCAD27B1

.....talks about taking marijuana off the ncaa banned substance list (in a round-a-bout sorta way).

if they do, i think we'd have some players who would probably smoke it before a game and not play up to their potential. and no, i'm not one of those that thinks that if you make an illegal drug legal then everyone will do it and the world will fall into disarray with everyone being high all the time.

but college students are a different breed. some of them would probably never do anything considered bad, but if you put them in a group with their friends and they may do something potentially bad or illegal. i know, i was one of them a while back. peer pressure is a bitch and can get you into trouble quick. AND, i learned a while back that sometimes you need to say "no" and piss off your friends just to stay out of trouble.

the older we get, the easier it is to look back and say, "why don't these kids just not do it? why don't they just say no?" hindsight is indeed 20/20 (or 50/50 if you're pat dye).

and no matter what the ncaa does regarding the use of marijuana, it is still illegal to use in this country according to federal law.

call me a prude, call me an old fogey, call me out of touch, but i just think that anything (minus prescription drugs) that alters your state of mind the way marijuana does is a bad thing.

That's just it, those legal prescription drugs are far worse in my opinion. Doctors over prescribing due to patients complaining about various ailments (legit and non-legit ones). Then people taking them in ways that they weren't intended. I could go on and on about this, I've watched it for far too long from a front row seat. The prescriptions my brother got (at his own requests mind you), were easily 10x what they would give someone of his size and he is a big dude 6'7 245. So you have a doctor who knows exactly what's happening, but they don't care...they just keep writing prescriptions...and when they don't, those patients then start forging prescriptions. I make zero excuses for my brother, he knew exactly what he was doing, he's pretty weak minded.

I just find it perplexing on what clearly causes more issues but is legal...but then again, big pharmaceutical money can influence alot of the criminals (I mean politicians) in Washington.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

I haven't read any post on this thread saying that pot was a good thing. I have never felt that way & I do believe it is the entry level drug. As a teen & young adult, I've got friends that let that stuff run its way with them. One of my friends is a recovering herione addict that started with that crap. I remember him & others saying that "it isn't addictive", yet spend every red cent for them to hit up. IT is a pure, utter waste of time & resources. That stuff has never come close to my lips nor will it ever.

However, we have failed to recognize that people who want help usually get it & those that don't, will not. Especially if you are dealing w/ an physological dependency. Alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, prescription medications, ice-cream (LOL!) ALL have physological implications. Some more so for others. When folks get sucked into any of these dependencies, they will not get better until the lucid moment of understanding that they are helpless AND need to seek help. BOTH are necessary. No form of legislation will ever take a person to that point. We have to understand that the very definition of an addiction is based off the notion to satisfiy that addiction, regardless of it's impact to themselves or others. Laws influence the impact & are relevant only to an addict in so much as that it is just a loop to jump through to get to it.

So, if people are so screwed up w/ any addiction & having negative impacts on themselves & others, we better exploit their recklessness with taxing their habbit, so we have a means to clean up after their mess & treat those folks who do come to terms to get better.

 

[bamaraider]

I don't think weed is bad. Also don't think it's a good thing, but hell, alcohol does worse shit to me than weed. Still don't see a reason for someone to be arrested for 2.1 grams. A fine seems more suitable.

 

[JoshB]

Marijuana is not an entry level drug, that is a false claim. Almost every single person that has ever smoked weed either drank or tried a tobacco product first. THOSE are the gateway drugs.

Marijuana alters your state of mind so no technically its "not good" but it does have good purposes and uses. And the argument that if they take it off the banned substance list then players will start smoking it before a game is just flat out stupid. Not trying to be an ass here but that is a MASSIVE reach. That would be like taking a cpl shots before a game or bumping a line of coke before game (actually I wouldnt be surprised if some did the latter). If you have a problem to the point where u gotta smoke (or drink or pop a pill for that matter) a joint before a game then having it on the banned substance list isnt gonna to stop you from doing it... Only a moron would smoke a joint before a football game, that would be the direct opposite of a performance enhancer. Why the hell would you want to get hungry and sleepy before a football game? Makes ZERO sense.

 

[JoshB]

sk33tr, no use arguing with the pot heads. They will not reason.

First off, not a pot head. Former pot head... second if you think that was sound reasoning then we're not the unreasonable ones here...

 

[TerryP]

:hijack:

What constitutes a pot head?

Someone who smokes once a week, once a month, once a day, once an hour?...

 

[BamaFan334]

:hijack:

What constitutes a pot head?

Someone who smokes once a week, once a month, once a day, once an hour?...

If you own a Bob Marley or Che Guavera shirt, you're a pot head. I was kidding at first, but the more I think of it, I'm willing to bet they smoke too.

 

[TerryP]

[MENTION=19550]BamaFan334[/MENTION] Second paragraph in this post hits a lot of points I agree with.

Now I had a few Grateful Dead shirts when I was in college. Your comment there made me question if I was an acid freak at UA...hrrmmm.

 

[JoshB]

:hijack:

What constitutes a pot head?

Someone who smokes once a week, once a month, once a day, once an hour?...

Pothead would be someone who smokes regularly.