13 Replies to “Wild Hogs [Dan Collins]”

1. Farmer Joe says:

   October 28, 2007 at 5:40 pm

   A friend of mine told me Wild Hogs was awesome, and I thought the casting was very creative, but I thought the movie itself was a real dud.

2. Kevin says:

   October 28, 2007 at 8:43 pm

   It’s been an awfully long time since I smoked weed, but I don’t remember it having any pain relieving effects like an opiate such as oxycontin probably does. Aren’t you comparing apples to oranges?

3. McGehee says:

   October 28, 2007 at 9:57 pm

   I think the argument is that supposedly marijuana isn’t addictive like conventional pain relievers can be. Yet the fervor with which some marijuana users defend their “need” for the weed, strikes me as contradicting the claim.

   But that’s just me.

4. Spies, Brigands, and Pirates says:

   October 29, 2007 at 5:28 am

   Well, there’s addiction, and then there’s addiction.

   Reading blogs isn’t physically addictive like heroin. I won’t have physical withdrawal symptoms if I stop.

   Nonetheless, I sure do spend a lot of time doing it.

5. ducktrapper says:

   October 29, 2007 at 6:17 am

   It’s always been the war on “some” drugs. Why is that? And why is it that the difference between legal and illegal drugs has absolutley nothing to do with the risk(s) involved in taking them.

6. jon says:

   October 29, 2007 at 6:31 am

   Take away someone’s medicine and watch them complain, McGeehee. Let’s make insulin illegal. After all, there are diets and exercise programs that can control most diabetics’ disease, right? Right?

   And the addictiveness/nonaddictiveness argument is bullshit. The argument is the need for the benefits vs the negative effects of the chosen drug. And the further argument is that marijuana isn’t very harmful. Here’s a handy link to a chart:

   http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/03/drugs_and_toxic.html

   I think dope smokers are annoying, with their clouds of stink and all, but I hardly think they’re doing so much harm to their bodies and our safety that they need to be stopped at all costs. Legalize drugs, damnit. Take away the black market and let capitalism actually get tried and liked in places like Afghanistan, Colombia, Ecuador, and even Mexico. And every drug dealing loser in the free world can get a real job. We have nothing to lose but our bling!

7. McGehee says:

   October 29, 2007 at 10:12 am

   Let’s make insulin illegal. After all, there are diets and exercise programs that can control most diabetics’ disease, right?

   It’s been working for me, but I think we all agree insulin is a legitimate treatment for diabetes. But did you see me say anything about legitimate treatments, Jon?

8. ducktrapper says:

   October 29, 2007 at 10:27 am

   Legitimate choices? A legitimate choice for me based on intelligent assessment or Big Nanny’s theory that I must be protected from myself? Golly, I guess they do know what’s best for me.

9. Squid says:

   October 29, 2007 at 12:27 pm

   I had an interesting discussion with a Progg not long ago regarding the legalization of marijuana. We both agreed that the War on Pot was a stupid waste of scarce government resources (though we differed on the idea of increasing that scarcity). The fun part came in when I encouraged him to think through the implications of the policy: what would the marijuana industry look like?

   He seemed to think that everyone would visit their local “glass sculpture” shop for a lid of locally-grown organic weed. I figured the companies that already have infrastructure in place for the manufacture and distribution of weed-based smokables would dominate, and that most people would prefer to buy cheap, mass-produced joints where they currently buy their ciggies: the convenience store. ‘Cuz honestly, how many people choose to roll their own?

   The idea of buying Marlboro joints from the gas station had never occurred to this kid before. When we got into the argument about how and where he would smoke weed after he managed to get cigarette smoking banned, the cognitive dissonance really kicked in. I almost felt sorry for the poor kid. Almost.

10. ducktrapper says:

    October 29, 2007 at 1:49 pm

    You wouldn’t want to try any pot that the government grew. In Canada, government controlled “medical marijuana” is foul crap. Just let “farmers” who already know what they’re doing, into the legitimate agricultural circles. Decriminalization is the word. Normalization is the hope. What’s the beeg effeeng deal?

11. ducktrapper says:

    October 29, 2007 at 1:53 pm

    BTW Squid, the comparison between tobacco and cannibis can only be taken so far. With a little know how, one can grow cannibis that will be as good as anything you could buy. Besides most tokers don’t smoke a pack a day. So a pipe or rolling isn’t that onerous. We don’t want Pall Mall running it. They’ll add crack nicotine or something.

12. Squid says:

    October 29, 2007 at 2:48 pm

    With a little effort, one can brew beer far superior to anything bought from a store. Yet Budweiser shows no signs of going out of business.

    If there’s money to be made in cannibis, you can expect the Big Boys to grab their share. Their product may be inferior in every way, but their marketing will be second to none.

13. jon says:

    October 30, 2007 at 4:13 am

    McGeehee,

    I think we can also all agree that the people who smoke dope and like it do so because it makes them feel good. So I’d suggest that smoking dope is a legitimate treatment for not feeling good. Doesn’t work for everyone, not everyone would like it even if it did, but it sure as hell keeps them coming back for more of the stuff. “Legitimate”? According to the nannystatists, no. To those who don’t worry about other people self-medicating in a relatively harmless way that doesn’t harm me, yes.

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