Margueritem and Nab, my condolences. In defense of marijuana usage I must say those are extreme statistical anomalies. And Nab, your comment is simply nonsense.
The vehemently anti-smoking people are the same sanctimonious pr-cks who turn a blind eye to the detrimental effects of smoking marijuana. I don’t touch either but I’m not a jerk about it. I’m a jerk about other things.
My brother was a diver in a water show with Buster Crabbe. It was called the Water Follies. I’m pretty sure he did some smoking commercials. He was an Olympic athlete. In the ads he said that smoking doesn’t affect his endurance.
About John’s strip today, I don’t particularly care for the captions but I really appreciate the dialog it’s generating regarding the use of marijuana. BTW Caldonia, pot is not addicting. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Oh, I’m only speaking from personal experience. I quit pot myself when I realized was not managing my use of it. I’d consider that addiction. YMMV and all that.
Caldonia, “YMMV” meaning “Your Mileage May Vary” meaning that the opinion of the poster may not be shared by everyone else. I had to Google that. Thanks. Learned something new today.
Just for the record, I’m not a marijuana user myself. But I did vote to legalize it here in Washington State. It passed. But it’ll take a year (or more) to set up how it’s going to be handled and sold. (Distribution and sales are supposed to be carefully licensed.)
It’ll be a huge social experiment.
My feeling is that most of the people who are going to use it are already using it. So I’d rather decriminalize it and have the state getting tax revenue—-which should be considerable.
And, from what I’ve read, it’s far less dangerous than tobacco or booze. But, I’ll admit, this isn’t something I’ve studied. So, we’ll see…
I am absolutely convinced that the reason the crime rates have dropped here is because we have semi-legallized medical pot here, all the crim’s here now are too stoned to go out and do crimes, and even if they do get out to do some either forget why they were going out, or get the munchies and decide to buy some Cheetos.
Interesting. Of all the gags I’ve written, this has produced the most reaction here. Hmm. I’ll have to figure out what can top this. Maybe if I come up with a comic that features sex, drugs AND cats…
“Reefer Madness” was created in 1936, and its limited popularity, and message, MAY have led to the Marihuana (sic) Tax Act of 1937. By the Fifties, both the film or the act were hardly known, until Tim Leary had the latter nullified by the Supreme Court in 1969. The film was re-released a couple of years later by a pro-pot group, primarily as a self-satire.
John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator about 11 years ago
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John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator about 11 years ago
Here’s the link to the original art and a bit of commentary.
el8 about 11 years ago
Why do you think they call it dope? You gonna eat that roach?
margueritem about 11 years ago
Just had a guy high on medical marijuana kill a 19 year old girl here a few weeks ago. Very sad.
John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator about 11 years ago
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Mostly Water Premium Member about 11 years ago
Margueritem and Nab, my condolences. In defense of marijuana usage I must say those are extreme statistical anomalies. And Nab, your comment is simply nonsense.
pcolli about 11 years ago
Dope never did anything for me. I was surrounded by giggling idiots with the munchies and I was completely “normal”.
lorez about 11 years ago
THC supresses the formation of plack in your brain aka alzheimer’s look it up!
StoicLion1973 about 11 years ago
The vehemently anti-smoking people are the same sanctimonious pr-cks who turn a blind eye to the detrimental effects of smoking marijuana. I don’t touch either but I’m not a jerk about it. I’m a jerk about other things.
coltish1 about 11 years ago
I don’t know, honey, it looks like you rolled that number yourself.
vwdualnomand about 11 years ago
CO and WA legalized it. 1 oz legal. recreational use. legal.
ossiningaling about 11 years ago
And another thing. Is that Aquaman?
J Short about 11 years ago
It’s Buster Crabb.
J Short about 11 years ago
J Short about 11 years ago
My brother was a diver in a water show with Buster Crabbe. It was called the Water Follies. I’m pretty sure he did some smoking commercials. He was an Olympic athlete. In the ads he said that smoking doesn’t affect his endurance.
J Short about 11 years ago
Put an e on that Crabb.
Mostly Water Premium Member about 11 years ago
Legalize and tax it.
meowlin about 11 years ago
Traffic fatalities have decreased in states with legal medical marijuana.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/12/02/why-medical-marijuana-laws-reduce-traffic-deaths/
Caldonia about 11 years ago
Nicotine addict: Sneered at by total strangers.Pot addict: Eh.
Caldonia about 11 years ago
I think the strip here would be more amusing if she had no response whatsoever.
Mostly Water Premium Member about 11 years ago
About John’s strip today, I don’t particularly care for the captions but I really appreciate the dialog it’s generating regarding the use of marijuana. BTW Caldonia, pot is not addicting. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Caldonia about 11 years ago
Oh, I’m only speaking from personal experience. I quit pot myself when I realized was not managing my use of it. I’d consider that addiction. YMMV and all that.
Mostly Water Premium Member about 11 years ago
Caldonia, “YMMV” meaning “Your Mileage May Vary” meaning that the opinion of the poster may not be shared by everyone else. I had to Google that. Thanks. Learned something new today.
John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator about 11 years ago
Just for the record, I’m not a marijuana user myself. But I did vote to legalize it here in Washington State. It passed. But it’ll take a year (or more) to set up how it’s going to be handled and sold. (Distribution and sales are supposed to be carefully licensed.)
It’ll be a huge social experiment.
My feeling is that most of the people who are going to use it are already using it. So I’d rather decriminalize it and have the state getting tax revenue—-which should be considerable.
And, from what I’ve read, it’s far less dangerous than tobacco or booze. But, I’ll admit, this isn’t something I’ve studied. So, we’ll see…
Boy, today’s comic took us some place different.
The Fly Hunter about 11 years ago
Very well said!! As a former user (25 years ago) I couldn’t agree with you more!!
J Short about 11 years ago
What the hey?….Where’s my Buster Crabbe picture?
J Short about 11 years ago
Second attempt.
klunker rider about 11 years ago
I am absolutely convinced that the reason the crime rates have dropped here is because we have semi-legallized medical pot here, all the crim’s here now are too stoned to go out and do crimes, and even if they do get out to do some either forget why they were going out, or get the munchies and decide to buy some Cheetos.
Thehag about 11 years ago
Smoking. Total deal breaker.
John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator about 11 years ago
Interesting. Of all the gags I’ve written, this has produced the most reaction here. Hmm. I’ll have to figure out what can top this. Maybe if I come up with a comic that features sex, drugs AND cats…
normfromga about 11 years ago
“Reefer Madness” was created in 1936, and its limited popularity, and message, MAY have led to the Marihuana (sic) Tax Act of 1937. By the Fifties, both the film or the act were hardly known, until Tim Leary had the latter nullified by the Supreme Court in 1969. The film was re-released a couple of years later by a pro-pot group, primarily as a self-satire.