People hate on weed so much why?

I don't think your crappy spelling helps our case out, man.

Honestly, I think the reputation garnered by drugs was earned by people who abuse them and hurt others and the sad part is that a lot of the people who become abusive druggies were once people who thought that they would never become addicted, that they were too smart to succumb to the more terrifying effects of drugs and would not fall victim to addiction.

I would never advocate that drug use be taken lightly. The fact is that many people who do drugs, especially drugs like alcohol, cocaine, heroin, crack, meth etc. go in with that mentality and often come out having their lives destroyed and I think we should take drug use very seriously as a public health issue rather than a criminal issue.

As far as the Mary Jane goes... Most of the people that *I* know that smoke MJ have jobs, go to school, are married, have families (or a combination of the aforementioned factors) and are, generally, contributing and well-adjusted members of society. For most of them, just looking at them isn't enough to judge whether or not they use pot. I, myself, am a clean-cut individual overall.

However, people like me don't shout from the roof-tops "I SMOKE DOPE", wear shirts with pot-leaves or broadcast it to the world (this, for the record, is the only public outlet in which I speak of what I do and don't smoke, on my Facebook page, I am virtually mute regarding any and all of my more personal activities). The people who often ARE making public displays of their drug use are the stereotypical, lazy-asses that hold no employment, go to college smelling like shit, living off their parents money or dressing like dirty ass hippies that most regular people can't relate to so of course they attach the stigma to pot-heads.

That's just how it is. The worst publicity is usually the greatest publicity and right now, people who use MJ that get the greatest publicity are the kind of people that most regular people wouldn't want in their homes and if regular people can't relate to you, they're probably not going to sympathize with your cause.

I don't hate weed. Hell, I even use it occasionally.

But I hate the potheads who keep bitching about how freespirited they are and how the government is keeping them down.

A lot of people hate things they don't understand. The most common things I hear are:

1) It kills brain cells.
2) It's laced with other drugs.
3) It's bad for you.

Well first of all

1) Sneezing kills brain cells, that doesn't mean you shouldn't sneeze. Literally, almost everything kills brain cells, your cells constantly die and regenerate everyday. It's normal.

2) Contrary to popular belief, people don't lace marijuana and sell it as unlaced marijuana. Why? Because that is a massive loss of profit for them to combine a drug with another drug and pass it off as unlaced marijuana, they could be losing hundreds of dollars in profit depending on what they lace it with, so no, that doesn't happen. Many people choose to lace their own marijuana when they buy it, but that's their choice.

3) Compared to what? Marijuana is healthier and safer than 99% of prescription drugs that are out on the market today, that contains dozens of ingredients and side affects. I have a cousin who is addicted to Gravol for fuck sake, she pops 15-20 a day and yet she can go and buy as much as she wants. Gravol is highly addictive, legal and can have horrible side affects when used in excess. I agree that the smoke is bad for you; the chemical reaction that occurs when smoke is produced creates carcinogens, that's no different then if you're lighting a joint or you're starting a campfire. However, smoking it is not the only way it's taken so I disagree with the blanket statement that it's "bad for you." It also has close to a 100% cure rate for glaucoma, fights cancer cells, helps increase the quality of life for patients who suffer with anxiety, chronic pain from chemotherapy, arthritis and dozens of other ailments.

I used to be strongly opposed to marijuana, always thought I was better than everyone else who smoked it and that they were just burnouts with no ambition. I also suffered from debilitating anxiety. Once I tried it, my life was changed.Literally, the ONLY thing that has helped me get a handle on my panic attacks, insomnia and anxiety has been marijuana. I suffered for two weeks with a ruptured ovarian cyst last month and the only reason I was able to eat and not throw up all day long and get through the pain was because I used marijuana. It has helped me regain control of my life. I am incredibly smart, I got all high 90's-100's in school, played many sports, I have plenty of ambition and drive. I've never experimented with other drugs, nor do I have the desire to. I am a successful citizen who contributes as much back to society as I can.

Anyone who sits here and judges someone for smoking weed and then has to get up and make a pot of coffee first thing in the morning, or pops an aspirin or an ibuprofen everytime they get a headache, or a Midol when they get cramps from their period, or Tums for their heartburn, or cracks a beer when they get home from work give your fucking head a shake. Goddamn hypocrites, you all have a drug, I don't care what it is. You're no better than anyone else so get off your fucking pedestal, we're all just trying to make it by in life and sometimes things aren't easy and we need some help along the way. NONE of you are in a position to judge.

I don't go around advertising that I smoke it. If you saw me in public I'd be the last person you'd think would be a marijuana user. I don't buy into the hippy culture or "420". I don't advocate the use of other drugs. The majority of people I know that use it are actually older, with families, that hold down steady jobs, and not just young teenagers who want to rebel against "the man".

Mushrooms grow in my garden. How the fuck can it be wrong to go outside and eat something that grows in my garden.

People who hate on my grammar can go fuck themselves. I've never been smart and I struggle with Education. I have many problems with maths and reading ever since I can remember. I don't see how people can hate on grammar and spelling. Not everybody is smart or even average. Weed has never made me less smart or smarter and it's not weed that has made me not good and spelling. As I speak now I have properly made many mistakes but trust me I am trying to make seance. Please don't hate on people just because of bad grammar you don't know anybody's life story of Education.

Ps. I was drunk when I wrote the original question

I think weed mostly gets a positive reception here, and on the internet in general. I don't agree that many people hate on weed, I'd say the haters are in a minority web-wise.

Those that do dislike it tend to because they've either had negative experiences with weed, have a friend who has or have never tried weed. It's perfectly valid to criticise a drug and the negative aspects of it, as long as they are valid criticisms.

I personally think it's an overrated and underwhelming drug - hence why I don't understand either the pot-obsessed stoners nor the fervently anti-weed brigade. It's nothing special.

I hate weed. Even in college I met the stupid ass stoner kids that want to make some huge subculture of hipster pot heads. Weed makes people annoying, slow and everyone thinks its just this huge miracle plant. I don't care how you slice it, it is NOT good for you (unless you have a legit medical issue). Inhaling anything other that AIR is bad for you. You are overworking your cannabinoid receptors in your brain via the THC chemical reaction in you blood stream (yes, THC is a chemical, so pot heads need to stop bitching about how they are different than chemical drug users). But I have no issue with the plant itself, except that nasty ass smell. I have an issue with the idiots who smoke it. The stupid, slow, hipster fags that think they are so modern and "edgy" for smoking pot. They just seem like drugged out little useless punks who have nothing to live for. I want pot to remain illegal just to piss them off.

Be happy though pot heads. Just imagine, if weed was legal, you would have nothing to bitch and cry about.

And OP, if weed can't harm you, then explain your grammatical issues.

It's dumb. Weed is bad for most people though. However, the fact that it has a reputation of ruining lives and is illegal while alcohol is legal is just stupid. And I don't even like smoking weed that much.

I dislike weed because, starting in middle school, my friends who took it slowly became really boring and trashy and always wanted to talk about weed. They lost a lot of their vigor and personality but didn't appear to notice it, compared to my friends who didn't start smoking weed.

Everything you said are real reasons why people might hate me. Personally I think so many people hate it because it IS ILLEGAL. It's a simple as that. Then again a lot of people don't like drinking. and that's completely legal. Some poeple just dont like anything that turn you into somebody you're not. And sorry, but weed does EXACTLY that.

weed stinks. bottom line.

I suppose it's not allowed for the case of those who DO abuse it or for those who have the potential to abuse it.

But in my eyes, I generally don't like anything that makes us someone we're not. But i suppose for those who want to, it's up to them and that's cool too.

every time i smoke i get paranoid, cotton mouthed, hungry, slow, stupid, sleepy, lazy, or just brain dead. Weed is a waste of time and money.

I had a person come up to me today and ask if I sold weed. When I said no, he asked if I knew someone that did. I said no again, and he said thanks. I told him good luck as he was leaving.

There is nothing wrong with smoking weed. Unless, that is, you abuse it. That can also be applied to anything though.

I have tried weed but I will no go further. i would not like my children to smoke weed. I have seen people who get real weird with weed.

Indoctrination, indoctrination, indoctrination...

You DO realize that your awful grammar isn't helping your case, right?

Lets see given the list of issues drugs cause. The cancer or the smell and the fact it mentally impairs you might be the why. You do not think about the fact that you are impaired and a lot of smokers like the ones I know will smoke so much they have no idea which way is up or down.

A lot of them will wake up in the middle of no where not knowing what happened. It also has been proven over prolonged use can distort ones reality to the point they can not separate fact from fiction.

This is a symptom of many schitsophrenia and if you do not know what that is it is a mental disorder that create many things and one such thing is that you "See things that are not really existent, some live in a dream like state and they will imagine reality to look very different next to the rest of us.

Also as Neuro stated the ones advertising are often lazy and care about no one beside themselves. However you are most likely high and will not understand this and most likely to the point that brain damaged head is to dumb to comprehend anything any of us are saying to you.

If you bothered to read what you typed before you posted you probably wouldn't come across as such a moron. Either that or you're high right down. Crack head.

It really depends who you talk to. A lot of people still believe the shit D.A.R.E. taught them in school. A lot of the older generation grew up with the worst of the propaganda, a lot of them will probably never change their opinions. And of course the stereotype is still strong, and stupid kids running around screaming about "420" and doing stupid shit definitely doesn't help the image.

In the larger picture, I think people just find it easier to reject that which they don't understand. A lot of drugs are bad, thus people don't really want to do the research and find out which are relatively safe and which arent. The only people (for the most part) then who do that research are the people who experiement with those drugs. So the non-druggies still are unconvinced by the research, using the validation of "you do drugs, of course you would say that."

It's really funny. The same person who may demonize you for doing MDMA will drink their whiskey like it's nothing, even though alcohol is much much worse for your body. People really don't know the effects of drugs, really people take a lot of information at face value and never fact check. Why we have so many "common knowledge" snippets that are actually dead wrong.

Like hot water boils slower. D: No it bloody does not.

Never really done drugs, but I don't see why alcohol would be allowed and marijuana isn't...Oh wait, I do, because government can control alcohol easier.

Harry Anslinger:
Those who smoke pot are likely to kill their brother.
Marijuana makes the darkies think they are as good ad white men.

This dumb fucker is partially responsible.

I dislike weed because I've seen what it has done to people in my lifetime. The same with alcohol. Weed might not be as bad as they say, but it's not as good as you make it out to be either.

one you left out is that it is illegal. But mostly, it's because a lot of people who smoke weed are dumb losers (and those are the ones who are more open about their smoking) and they give it a bad name.

I don't think people should do it just for fun, experience, etc. I'm not against weed, I'm just tired of people talking about how they smoke when they have NO reason to. Weed is suppose to calm you down, relieve depression, anxiety, and other things, but don't take it if there's nothing wrong with you...

im to help legalize cannabis in the united states...money's not gonna help with nothing but pay off court fees in the long run money won't help legalize cannabis, words will.

well one thing marijuana/cannabis is not a drug its a herb that your god in the sky made like he made tobacco too and its a herb healthy to eat you fucking haters

if you hate either one of these you must hate god their his damn plants that he is giving to us all you dumb fucks is this not what it says in his bible

what kind of drugs. People hate pot because they have heard bad stories about marijuana so they believe whatever they hear thats not true

I like people who smoke weed occasionally- Every 2 months, and only with friends. They're fun. Hell, I've smoked it a few times in my life.
It's when you see people smoking it everyday. Whenever you see them, they're high. Or if they're not high at the time, they're complaining about NOT being high. It not fun to try to have a regular conversation with someone when their head is in the clouds. Plus, if someone does it every day, they won't have much to pride themselves on, unless it is 'smoking pot everyday' (but does that even count?) It's just a waste of a life, especially if they get their drug money from someone else, or they see you as a potential meal ticket.

I've smoked weed, I've done a few things in fact, however I'm now straight edge. Do I look down on people who smoke it now? I try not to but a lot of them are complete douchebags, I often sit there and wonder was I this lame when I was high? probably. I don't have a problem wiht people who smoke it I'm still friends with those that do, but the people I do hate is those that go on about smoking weed all the time, I find it a bit pathetic, even when I was smoking it it wasn't on my mind constantly I did other things but there ar a few people I know who it seems there only recreational hobby is smoking weed and I find that pretty lame. To be fair I find it lame when anyone only has on thing they do all the time, when there's so much to do in this life it's like jeez fucking vary it up a bit once in a while fuck!

Because most of the American people are brain washed into thinking it's awful, dangerous mind altering drug. But truly if it's used for medicinal/spiritual proposes it does wonders to the body and mind.

Because were programmed by the government,schooling system,work,tv ... ect... that it is bad. Simple..

wow...

None of the above. People hate weed because they have been brainwashed by the government into thinking it's an evil drug when it's really harmless. Both tobacco and alcohol are more damaging to individuals and society than marijuana.