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Drug Policy

Stryst

(715 posts)

5. Growing up in the 80's

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 04:06 AM

Jul 2014

My mother told me that pot was just as addictive and dangerous as pot, all while sucking down barbiturates as fast as the doctors would give them to her. In that kind of environment, when you're told that and you try pot and it doesn't kill you or make you instantly addicted, then why not try heroin?

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OR Rep Blumenauer verbally destroys US Deputy Director of Drug Policy (!!) -- VIDEO [View all] Ruby the Liberal Jul 2014 OP

And just because Ruby the Liberal Jul 2014 #1

The Deputy Director's closing argument was also a fail, no one has died from a cannabis overdose, Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #2

Tell those parents their prescription drug use is the issue RainDog Jul 2014 #3

I'm going to steal this quote from you, for future use. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #4

Growing up in the 80's Stryst Jul 2014 #5