• @x00z
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    131 minutes ago

    I get paranoid from weed.

    But I do like myself some ketamine, cocaine, LSD, DMT, GHB, and MDMA :D

  • Hellfire103
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    Okay but seriously, he’s entitled to his opinions. Besides, if he’s successfully gone through rehab, he’s not exactly going to be pro-drugs after that.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️
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    I’ve smoked weed for 21 years and have had zero desire to try other, harder, drugs.

    Guess I’m just an outlier and all the studies disproving marijuana as a “gateway drug” are bullshit. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @Dorkyd68
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      Marijuana being a gateway drug was just a very successful propaganda phrase

      Ej isn’t an American so it’s none of his business really. Everyone likes thc when it becomes legal, Ive seen my very conservative family get stoned a bunch now and they love it. Sorta something the left and the right seem to overwhelmingly agree on

      • @accideath
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        Even if it’s true, legalization would reduce that immensely because you don’t have to buy weed from a dealer who can give you a sweet deal on some harder drugs but grow it at home or get it from a store instead, where you won’t be upsold illegal substances.

  • @[email protected]
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    195 hours ago

    All I see here is the common kneejerk reaction to anything remotely criticizing marijuana. Elton John is a dry alcoholic and has been supporting other people with substance abuse issues for many years now. To him trivialization of any sort of drug use is negative. Calling it “the greatest mistake” is just some hyperbole to highlight the issue he sees. And he’s not wrong in that there are many people, like in this comment section, who act as if there are no negative side effects to consuming cannabis. That is not only wrong but dangerous, because it is a drug and like all drugs it has its downsides that people need to be aware of. Still, personally I think decriminalization was the right thing. But stop acting like cannabis can do no evil.

    • Lemminary
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      there are many people […] who act as if there are no negative side effects to consuming cannabis

      Nah, I’ve had those negative side effects and I know them well, including depression from withdrawal, short term memory lapses and Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome. They sound bad but they don’t compare to other drugs in the slightest and in my case are incredibly manageable. None of these are permanent or life-changing and go away within a week after quitting cold turkey, which I’ve done many many times. Are you sure you’re not exaggerating the danger bit?

      • @[email protected]
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        118 minutes ago

        Just because other things are worse doesn’t mean cannabis is good. It’s definitely better in comparison, but it’s still a far cry from being harmless. That’s all I’m saying. I’d argue it should be treated similarly to alcohol, in that you’re not allowed to get it as a minor. And THC content should be better regulated, like alcohol content somewhat is. More THC only for adults, for example. It’s idiotic to demonize cannabis, especially with alcohol being such a big part of everyday life for so many people. But that doesn’t mean it’s fine for everybody to consume THC like it’s nothing.

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      I believe the risks of cannabis are significantly less than nearly every other recreational drug out there. Hell, I am a huge psychedelic proponent, which in many cases causes less physical damage than most other drugs but also comes with its own list of caveats.

      But yeah, I see what you are saying and agree. It is important to understand the correct risks of just about anything in life.

      Some dry alcoholics love their soapbox though. I’ll occasionally bash alcohol, but I honestly try to keep my opinion to myself unless I am with other recovering alcoholics. (Repetitive negative reinforcement has a place, believe it or not.) What I am saying is that it is easy for someone in perpetual recovery to get a hair preachy. It’s a thing. (Also guilty here, btw.)

  • @[email protected]
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    156 hours ago

    You can’t think of a single greater mistake either of those country’s has made that’s worse than legal weed? Not a single one?

  • qyron
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    Who asked your opinion and since when as it become relevant?

    Go listen to Rocket Man. Please, do that.

    This is an individual well known for being a diva, in the bad sense of the expression. He once cancelled a show in my country, with a fully sold out venue, at 250€ a seat, because - grab your seats! - he demand a “masseusse” and the venue was unable to provide a profissional willing to provide the service.

    His penchant for heavy drinking is also a well known issue and I have a somewhat hazy memory of reading somewhere he was once a cocaine user. Hoover Vacuum cleaner level. Industrial force.

    So… who died and made his opinion relevant?

    • @[email protected]
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      When you say Hoover do you mean the vacuum cleaner or the US president?

      I am not aware if Pres. Hoover had a nose candy penchant.

  • @Supervisor194
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    Translation: I did whatever the fuck I wanted to do and now I’ve worked out that I was a shithead. It therefore follows that it was these external things that made me a shithead. Nevermind that countless other people have experienced the same things as “essentially harmless fun.” I, of course (having been a raging shithead) am in a position to know better.

    The logic is flawless.

    • @frostysauce
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      Elton John, confirmed boomer.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      4914 hours ago

      Who dresses like a bad acid trip.

      • @woelkchen
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        2114 hours ago

        Who dresses like a bad acid trip.

        But he’s blind these days, so now he has an excuse for that part.

    • paraphrand
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      910 hours ago

      Hey! It fits this time

  • @UmeU
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    2911 hours ago

    He must not be very intelligent to hold these debunked and outdated views. Quite out of touch with reality.

    • @Pilferjinx
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      2010 hours ago

      He seems to be a sobriety zealot. Most of the damage caused by marijuana is the illegality of it

  • @Lost_My_Mind
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    I spent age 16-25 a constant pothead. I mean, some weeks I’d just never be sober. My friend said that I sat up in bed, opened the drawer, pulled out a baggie, packed a bowl, smoked 2 hits, and then layed back down. All without waking up, or stop snoring.

    I have never once done any other drug. I’m 42 now, and haven’t smoked weed in about 10 years.

    I know others with similar stories. Weed does not lead to other drugs. Your choices do.

    • HEXN3T
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      My choices led to other drugs, and my choices led to me living a happier life, finally breaking free from my self-destructive habits. These Nixonites corpses need to finish their rigor mortis already.

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      Different people take it differently. I lead a super active life, and am more active than my friends who don’t indulge.

      I clean, do stuff, am active, and consume heroic amounts of weed. I wake up early AF and am always early to things. I am not forgetful either or act “confused”.

      I know everybody is affected differently, yet I hold the belief that the “stoner stereotype” is not as much about the weed slowing people down but about people being themselves and using weed as an excuse.

      Perhaps my belief is due to my experience with it.

      • @frostysauce
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        Perhaps my belief is due to my experience with it.

        And you just demonstrated far more self awareness than Elton John!

    • @Gigasser
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      912 hours ago

      Improper education leads to other, harder drugs. See DARE

      • @[email protected]
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        411 hours ago

        Good call. I had my first intro to drugs in 3rd grade health class. I walked away thinking weed was the absolute worst thing you could do, but meth and acid were alright. I later found out that lesson was right in only one regard.

        • @Gigasser
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          210 hours ago

          I mean acid and a few other psychedelics are ok. Meth abuse is harmful for sure, same for many opioids except when used in a medical setting or if you actually need them.

      • @PapaStevesy
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        712 hours ago

        No one is pretending that, certainly not the person you responded to.

      • @Skullgrid
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        412 hours ago

        His point is that it’s not a drug that has to lead to other drugs

  • @alexc
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    5414 hours ago

    I wish the press would stop asking fucking celebrities questions about social issues. They do not represent society and never will.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      I agree, but I find it amusing in this case since this guy pretty much owes his career to people in the 70s getting high and listening to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

      • @alexc
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        1813 hours ago

        Typical Boomer/Conservative move. They enjoy something and then enjoy it even more by telling everyone else they’re not allowed to use it.

      • @Yokozuna
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        211 hours ago

        As much of a shit head as he is, I can separate the man from the music and jam that shit loud as fuck because good lord it’s a banger.

    • @[email protected]
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      313 hours ago

      Unless they say the thing I like, then they are the best person ever!

      (I jest here about people’s hypocrisy, but I agree, I don’t listen to artists because I necessarily sign off on every single dumb opinion they have or action they take. I pirate anyway, who cares.)