7 other thought leaders who have smoked pot....

[kentuck]

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/01/7-other-thought-leaders-who-have-smoked-pot.html

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Glenn Greenwald, journalist:

Yes, I've smoke marijuana — mostly in college, where my usage rate was probably pretty typical for college students, and then also periodically throughout adulthood, though with very decreasing frequency as I get older, mostly because I just don't enjoy it that much anymore. I don't remember the last time I did: it's been quite a while.

Of course, one's personal experience with anything makes it much harder for others to demonize it effectively. So I'm sure that my personal experiences back then with marijuana affect my views on legalization to some degree, as I'm convinced it's far less harmful and dangerous than lots of legal substances, including alcohol.

That said, I view the entire Drug War as one of America's worst sins, if not its singularly worst evils, and particularly find the idea of putting people into cages to punish them for the substances they ingested (marijuana or anything else) to be unspeakably cruel, wasteful and irrational.

Dave Weigel, political reporter at Slate:

Actual confession: I smoke pot. I've never bought it, but I've had it when friends bring it out to enliven a party. Frankly, I'm a terrible pothead. Having never really smoked cigarettes, I'm all thumbs at lighting a pipe or joint. The last time I smoked, earlier this week, the product overcame the wan barriers of my tolerance and I passed out on a kitchen floor—actually a pretty excellent goodbye-to-the-old-year metaphor, though somewhat embarrasing at the time. (UPDATE: Should note that the time before this, pot was part of a lovely evening of conversation and record-playing. It's like any other drug, and the experiences vary.)

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[longship]

1. But notice the equivocations.

It's always, "I've smoked pot but (something)..."

* I haven't for years.
* I don't like it anymore.
* I never liked it at all.
* I never bought it. (What the hell?)
* I didn't inhale (cough, Cough!).

Why would anybody believe anybody on this?

The one person I believe is Willie Nelson.

[hughee99]

3. I don't know about that...

I don't find "I didn't inhale" to be believable, but I know a number of people who used to smoke, but as they've gotten older, don't seek it out and don't find themselves in situations any longer where it's readily available. If they were at a party and someone was passing a joint, they'd probably do it, but they don't seem to end up at those sort of parties anymore.

[DemocraticWing]

2. I'll load up a bowl to that