tekHedd – the blog

Ah, I love fall, when the leaves turn all the pretty colors and start to fall off of the… what the hell? 14 inches of snow? Wait! The leaves are still on the… My grass! Noooo!

Since early this year, I’ve been hearing politicians talk about the increased danger of this new “killer” marijuana that is more potent. It has, as far as I understand this, “considerably more” psychoactive substances per unit weight than in previous decades. Which, I suppose, makes sense–with careful husbandry we can generally improve the quality of any crop. We’re scientific creatures and all that!

So, it’s stronger… but does this mean it’s somehow dangerous? I mean, let’s face it, you only want to get so high. I see two problems with the claim that this increases the danger to people:

1) If it is stronger, you will smoke less. A small quantity of weed will last longer. This means you get better value for the money. What could be better than that?

2) Since you can smoke (it is claimed) a lot less and get the same effects, doesn’t this imply a correspondingly decreased risk of lung cancer and other unpleasant side effects from trace chemicals?

It sounds to me like the new “killer weed” is actually a winning proposition, both fiscally and in terms of personal health. I don’t see a negative here. In fact, I see a conservative, capitalist ideal. I see reduced risk of lung disease and a reduced financial burden to our nation’s users, already struggling with high unemployment and a weak dollar.

I live in America, and our pot smokers are some of the finest in the world!

Up through the 80s, the classic personals joke was “walks on the beach”, but if you said you liked “boating” that was a dead giveaway you’re looking for a rich man. These days I think the secret phrase is “love to travel”. This combines the bland sameness of “walks on the beach” with weeks of vacation time and a budget.

Oh sure, I know, you travel all over the place and stay in youth hostels and it’s really quite inexpensive, and you have no idea what I’m talking about how it’s expensive. You’re also not a thirty-something woman with two kids, are you?