elektra said:comparing alcohol and reefer is bullshit imo. they are two different things. you cant just compare two different substances just because they are both psychoactive. imo, alcohol is nothing but a drug numbs your brain, gives you a fake courage. it has a pointless and weak high with many adverse effects. mj is a different subject tho. for me its a mind enhancer, a plant make you think and see things differently than usual. its also much more euphoric than alcohol. and the shittiest part about alcohol is the only way to consume it is to take it orally (dont tell me theres awol) which make your stomach fucked up. besides i also dont like the taste and smell of alcohol (all of them taste the same for me by the way
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are you completely unaware of the art and literature of the post-enlightenment era? it was rich with creativity that stemmed from the (ab)use of alcohol. just because you've slammed a few beers and don't feel too creative while buzzed or drunk doesn't mean the effect doesn't exist. what differs it from cannabis is that while high on cannabis most of that "mind expanding" is total bullshit, being creative on alcohol is completely viable. As someone who writes a lot, I have had to trash pages upon pages of material I wrote while high because when I got sober I found that every single idea I'd ever thought of while high was completely off. I've also read the works of people who write while high and suffer from the delusion that cannabis makes their writing better... the actual fact is it's rather pitiable because even when the ideas are pretty decent they lack connectivity to anything that would make the ideas tangible. on the other hand, drink a few glasses of absinthe and you can experience the aural, visual, and mental enhancements of cannabis while at the same time retaining a greater clarity of mind than when completely jaded on bud. I understand that you're not a big fan of alcohol, but should you ever take the time to explore it you will find that it is much more than simply a brain-numbing, courage serum. Even better, it won't rob you of life as cannabis has many people. Most weed smokers I know do it daily. Most alcohol aficionados I know wait until sunday morning to feel burnt out.