Crackdown on cannabis use in Shoebury (From Southend Standard)

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  focusonpeace wrote:
  

  Truth Will Prevail wrote:
  

  focusonpeace wrote:
  Why do you perceive it as an argument? Its us telling you facts, and you dismissing them lol

  Well said that man (or girl!)
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  Well said Bonky Badger too...
  "I have a far bigger problem with drunks than I've ever had with toke chokers. People who are high just act a bit stupid (debatable as many, if not most smokers act perfectly normal after a smoke although it also depends how much they have smoked) but drunks are normally vicious, violent and beyond help.I imagine most toke chokers don't walk around afterwards wanting to fight everyone. Both are just generally ways of escaping reality so you'd have to ask yourself if drink/dope is the answer".
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  Just one point, most people all over the world use some sort drug whether it's opium, cannabis, alcohol, tobacco or just tea and coffee. Are you seriously saying you don't enjoy the odd pint of beer or cup of tea? (if you disagree with the tea bit try doing without it for a week then have a cup, gives you quite a hit!).
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  Seems to me that using different substances to make us feel good is part of the human condition therefore anyone who denies that, like our friend Asbo, may not be completely human! (suspected that for a long time!)

  I must admit, i do love my tea!
  In fact ,when i used to smoke cannabis i could go days without it with not much withdrawal ...but never a day without at least 1 cuppa tea.
  All you have to you is look at a pub, and a coffee shop to sense a big difference in atmosphere.
  Im not saying all pubs are violent places, but it does usually kick off in pubs, especially when alcohol can fuel that aggression. In a cannabis coffee shop there is no tension, no fights or arguments. In fact the style of conversation is no different to that of a normal coffee shop. Philosophy, religion, politics, sports, nature.
  The attitude that all people who smoke or use cannabis automatically turn into smelly, incoherent losers is false, that stereotype was actually introduced by American media about Mexicans around the 1920's-30's..Since most of the 'Marijuana' came from South America. The attitude was, if you smoke cannabis you will end up like a Lazy, sweaty Mexican, obviously a racist dig at Latin communities. This stereotype is only able to survive by misinformed people continuing to discriminate. its wrong, because we dont call wine connoisseurs Boozers and smelly drunks, and we dont call people names if they enjoy a daily Tea, so why cannabis?
  Because its been demonized for so long, for all the wrong reasons. Here is a link which explains why cannabis was made illegal in the first place.
  
  http://www.otcmagic.
  com/why-did-marijuan
  a-become-illegal-in-
  the-1st-place
  
  An interesting read for curious people..

  Lie around a cannabis user and see them degrade to an irritable, idle waste of space. It's a common enough tale from relatives of users. A user will never agree this of course. I guess they cannot judge themselves, and will not see what others see in their overall behaviour.
  Yes, fights often kick off in pubs, from heavy drinkers. But this is exacerbated by society's unwillingness to lock away the offenders for many years. But that's a whole other talking point.
  Regards,
  Smiffy22"
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