Not defending the attitude in the article, but just because it's "only weed", doesn't mean the house isn't going to get shot up. (some friends of mine that had a few plants, and made a whole lotta cash, got their door kicked in and shotguns shoved in their mouths by local thugs a few years ago)

#5 - "Potheads", per say, aren't exactly what I mean. Where there's piles of illicitly made money, there's trouble.

The CBC has a new TV series, iPod, or something like that, that started last night, about a nice North Vancouver family whose kid works for a dot com and whose mom has a grow farm in the basement that she occassionally has to kill guys over.

It's kind of sweet, although why they stuck the body in Kitsilano I'll never know, that's the last place to ditch a corpse, it's right next to the CFB Chilliwack's Vancouver Regional HQ.

I always recommend off the docks near the ferries. Or the Capilano Suspension Bridge.

Exactly. I've been wondering if those profitable ADHD meds are any less of a "gateway" drug than marijuana. Anyone funding studies on that?

Uh, pot is impossible to find in Seattle to begin with. Anyone with half a brain knows that.

Uh, thanks?.. No, I know plenty of folks. That's obviously not the issue. Embrace reality: pot's impossible to find here.

It's a really cool show, I recommend it.

But remember, don't eat the prize bud. That would be bad.

There is no disparity. For the average hard-working joe, pot just isn't easy to find here. Period.

But, enjoy 3:10!

and how incredibly fun it was.

I didn't mean to imply I was a construction worker. Anyone who has seen me knows I'd never be able to make a living in that field. But where I grew up, "average hard-working joe" meant "regular guy who gets up in the morning, goes to work, pays his taxes, and tries to do more good than harm." And other assorted stuff.

Still, trust me, I and every other "average joe" I know has had the same pot problem in Seattle. It's just that the rest of them moved have moved away to areas where pot is easier to find and buy. But I just can't yet tear myself away from this city quite yet.

If you're have trouble scoring in Seattle, there's something seriously awry with your copping skills.

Copping skills? That's slang I don't know.

I "go out" (whatever that means) a few times a week. I socialize daily, though I guess I don't go to the right places for "the hook-up" (which, oddly, meant "unprotected one night stands" where I grew up). This comments thread is a bit new to me, since my social skills have never really been questioned since junior high (back when EVERY person's social skills are likely questioned). It's odd, but I really don't give much thought to the discrepancy between how people claim Seattle is compared to how Seattle appears in my own experiences here. Well, that's sort of a lie, since I'm obviously giving it thought right now. But, I'll stop in a few minutes, when I put my shoes on and go out for the night. :-)

Might explain your inability to score...

If you met me face-to-face, you'd never suggest that I had a chip on my shoulder.