United States ranks highest in marijuana and cocaine use

smokerones · 07-06-2008, 09:31 AM

America lands 1st place in drug use rates | RoneBreak

Why is it that we are ranked highest when we have a pretty strict drug policy? Or is it a result of having a strict drug policy?

©antSEEme · 07-06-2008, 09:44 AM

it's because getting high is as american as apple pie.

we also have rampant alcohol abuse, but that's legal.

people are going to do what they are going to do.

OldMan&TheWeed · 07-06-2008, 11:08 AM

Would we smoke pot if the penalty for doing so was death?

One country where almost no one smokes weed is the Asian city-state of Singapore. Singapore's drug laws among the harshest in the world. Possession of more than 500 grams of cannabis faces mandatory execution by hanging. Possession or consumption of ANY smaller amount will get you ten years of imprisonment. In terms of executions per capita, Singapore's ratio is higher than Saudi Arabia, China and Sierra Leone. There were an average of 13.57 executions carried out per one million of the population between 1994 and 1999, three times higher than the next country--Saudi Arabia.

Singapore is well known for its social conservatism. Just last year the government ended a 13-year ban on chewing gum - but only for medical use. And under Singapore law, oral sex, anal sex and homosexual intercourse are defined as acts "against the law of nature" and punishable by up to 10 years in jail.

A Conservative Paradise

stoneric · 07-06-2008, 11:16 AM

I'm curious as to a medical condition that would be helped by chewing gum.

Flying Dutch · 07-06-2008, 11:34 AM

I will not speak about coca..., but regasrdind Marija I have doubts..., cause I think that in eastern Europe the consumpion is even impossible to trace.., so if somebody may count how many people smoke weed here he can multiply this number to 4 with full confidence, even despite if you are caught here you are proper fucked!

all_toked_up · 07-06-2008, 11:43 AM

yeah go America!

©antSEEme · 07-06-2008, 11:53 AM

here's a more detailed article. that other one was from some message board that doesnt work.

U.S. Leads The World In Illegal Drug Use, Survey Says People With Higher Incomes More Likely To Use Legal And Illegal Drugs, Marijuana Use Widely Reported In U.S. - CBS News

Jimmy Coonan · 07-06-2008, 12:22 PM

Usa!!! Usa!!! Usa!!! Usa!!!!!!!!!!!

pacman · 07-06-2008, 12:45 PM

I would celebrate, but GH would bring us all down

radarrider · 07-06-2008, 12:51 PM

I thought australia was #1 marijuana consumer?

smokerones · 07-06-2008, 01:25 PM

haha getting high is as american as apple pie...

in response to the oldman&theweed (love the username by the way)... my family is originally from the philippines where the law is death to all drug traffickers. i'm not an expert on the details of the drug laws there, but i do know that many people do smoke marijuana there regardless of the death penalty law.

then again.. the government there is pretty corrupt so you could probably pay off or bribe your way out of getting arrested or possibly killed.

i love ganj · 07-06-2008, 02:54 PM

how do they just have a fucking number of people that smoke and do blow?

no way of guessing or estimating any number

SmokeSomeDoja · 07-06-2008, 03:10 PM

i thought england was the highest...or maybe its just young people.

**Bud Head** · 07-06-2008, 03:13 PM

If this got back to old george, He'd take away our last two rights...

To live and breath..

Edit*** I should have said breath and pay taxes

. at the end · 07-06-2008, 11:09 PM

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Why is it that we are ranked highest when we have a pretty strict drug policy

WTF are you smoking? Strict drug policy? Here, in China, any drug trafficking is the death penalty, usually by a firing squad, mind you.

smokerones · 07-08-2008, 10:22 AM

Strict drug policy as in most drugs are illegal in the states. As I stated before, in the Philippines (just like in China) the law of the land is death to all drug traffickers. However, with programs in the states like DARE and all the media propaganda surrounding the "war on drugs" you would suspect the the U.S. government to have some sort of leverage on the usage of marijuana and cocaine, but apparently not.

Regardless... better for us.

fluids · 07-08-2008, 10:38 PM

the real reason is because we are one of the biggest countries around and therefore have more people using. excuse me if someone posted this b4 me; i didn't read it all.

Shaggy_420 · 07-08-2008, 11:11 PM

damn
now i cant snort yey and smoke weed while having anal sex or oral sex with a singaporian lady
while chewing gum

thats my life long dream

Smaerd · 07-09-2008, 01:29 PM

It's because of the false images of freedom laid before us, and the right to "pursue" happiness though not to have it. It's because we all need an escape of reality or a false happiness from the reality we live in the machine clockwork of life the MAN has created.

fluids · 07-09-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Smaerd

It's because of the false images of freedom laid before us, and the right to "pursue" happiness though not to have it. It's because we all need an escape of reality or a false happiness from the reality we live in the machine clockwork of life the MAN has created.

that's deep bro. you must be on some good shit...

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OldMan&TheWeed The Old Man and the Weed Join Date: May 2006 Location: The West Posts: 1,406 Thanks: 16 Thanked 130 Times in 71 Posts	Would we smoke pot if the penalty for doing so was death? One country where almost no one smokes weed is the Asian city-state of Singapore. Singapore's drug laws among the harshest in the world. Possession of more than 500 grams of cannabis faces mandatory execution by hanging. Possession or consumption of ANY smaller amount will get you ten years of imprisonment. In terms of executions per capita, Singapore's ratio is higher than Saudi Arabia, China and Sierra Leone. There were an average of 13.57 executions carried out per one million of the population between 1994 and 1999, three times higher than the next country--Saudi Arabia. Singapore is well known for its social conservatism. Just last year the government ended a 13-year ban on chewing gum - but only for medical use. And under Singapore law, oral sex, anal sex and homosexual intercourse are defined as acts "against the law of nature" and punishable by up to 10 years in jail. A Conservative Paradise __________________ The above story is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Last edited by OldMan&TheWeed; 07-06-2008 at 11:14 AM.

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radarrider Zen Mystic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 193 Thanks: 22 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	I thought australia was #1 marijuana consumer? __________________ "Let your mind wander in simplicity, blend your spirit with the vastness, follow along with things the way they are, and make no room for personal views." - Chuang-tzu

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SmokeSomeDoja Lushous Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Erogenous Zones Posts: 18,330 Thanks: 125 Thanked 332 Times in 184 Posts	i thought england was the highest...or maybe its just young people. __________________ fotoz fo yo azz "I've run over black cats that were luckier than me."

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stoneric bougeman Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 0 Thanked 171 Times in 131 Posts	I'm curious as to a medical condition that would be helped by chewing gum.

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Flying Dutch Ad Aspera Per Astra Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ukraine Posts: 61 Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	I will not speak about coca..., but regasrdind Marija I have doubts..., cause I think that in eastern Europe the consumpion is even impossible to trace.., so if somebody may count how many people smoke weed here he can multiply this number to 4 with full confidence, even despite if you are caught here you are proper fucked!

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all_toked_up The Forbidden plant Join Date: May 2006 Location: So. Ill Posts: 1,073 Thanks: 38 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts	yeah go America!

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pacman fuck me in the beard Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: florida Posts: 281 Thanks: 17 Thanked 43 Times in 35 Posts	I would celebrate, but GH would bring us all down

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smokerones YaHookan Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	haha getting high is as american as apple pie... in response to the oldman&theweed (love the username by the way)... my family is originally from the philippines where the law is death to all drug traffickers. i'm not an expert on the details of the drug laws there, but i do know that many people do smoke marijuana there regardless of the death penalty law. then again.. the government there is pretty corrupt so you could probably pay off or bribe your way out of getting arrested or possibly killed.

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Bud Head Yahooka admin Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 15,021 Thanks: 15 Thanked 93 Times in 68 Posts	If this got back to old george, He'd take away our last two rights... To live and breath.. Edit*** I should have said breath and pay taxes __________________ If you want a drugfree country, then you must legalise. ~~BH~~

07-08-2008, 10:22 AM	#16 (permalink)
smokerones YaHookan Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Strict drug policy as in most drugs are illegal in the states. As I stated before, in the Philippines (just like in China) the law of the land is death to all drug traffickers. However, with programs in the states like DARE and all the media propaganda surrounding the "war on drugs" you would suspect the the U.S. government to have some sort of leverage on the usage of marijuana and cocaine, but apparently not. Regardless... better for us.

07-08-2008, 10:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
fluids YaHookan Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 223 Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	the real reason is because we are one of the biggest countries around and therefore have more people using. excuse me if someone posted this b4 me; i didn't read it all.

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Shaggy_420 Marijuana Consumer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NV Posts: 876 Thanks: 203 Thanked 69 Times in 37 Posts	damn now i cant snort yey and smoke weed while having anal sex or oral sex with a singaporian lady while chewing gum thats my life long dream __________________ "Penalties against the possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself... Nowhere is this more clear to me than in the laws against possession of marijuana... Therefore, I support legislation amending federal law to eliminate all federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to 1 oz. of marijuana." - Jimmy Carter, Former President & Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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Smaerd observations kill me Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vagrant Status Posts: 1,897 Thanks: 236 Thanked 288 Times in 213 Posts	It's because of the false images of freedom laid before us, and the right to "pursue" happiness though not to have it. It's because we all need an escape of reality or a false happiness from the reality we live in the machine clockwork of life the MAN has created. __________________ Peace, Love, Unity, Respect.