Slog - Comments on Do It for the Seniors http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst Results from last year's national drug-use survey, released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, have an unexpected twist. As a caveat, the results are self-reported and thus a little skewed (This is a call from the federal government--have you been using drugs? Well, golly, no...), but it’s the best measure we have of who is smoking what. As in previous years, the White House is pouncing on the opportunity to show that current anti-drug programs are a smashing success—cheers for prisons and weird ads on TV. As Drug Czar John Walters famously said, “When we push... Copyright 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:52:23 -0800 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:34:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Emily "pot makes sex better"

Pot = lady viagra. This lady agrees.

]]> Emily http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125512 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125512 Drugs Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:13:26 -0800 Comment by Raphael This is why you should NEVER make graphs with Excel.

]]> Raphael http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125541 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125541 Drugs Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:28:15 -0800 Comment by John Bailo
Well, at 55, you're beautiful "moon child" hippie blonde girlfriend has suddenly gone soft and can't fit into those slim jeans any more and has boobs that sweep the rug from Mazatlan, so it's more like pot probably blinds you to the reality of your situation.

]]> John Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125582 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125582 Drugs Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:42:58 -0800 Comment by sasha When visiting the Klamath Mountains in 1996, my friend met a nice old man with a basball hat that read 'SPS'. Being a curious college student, my friend asked about what the hat meant. The old dude replied, "S.P.S: Senior Pot Smoker"
He apparently was an early adopter.

]]> sasha http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125599 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125599 Drugs Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:50:01 -0800 Comment by RainMan Maybe they're developing conditions that can be treated with medical marijuana?

]]> RainMan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125636 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125636 Drugs Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:07:21 -0800 Comment by Jo Spot My mom just recently started smoking pot again for the first time since she was a teenager. She's an incredibly accomplished and workaholic type. I think she saw how much fun me and my brother were having and how harmless the stuff really was and sort of decided oh, fuck it I'm not getting any younger. She's in her late 50s.

]]> Jo Spot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125690 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/something_strange_in_the_new_drug_statst#c1125690 Drugs Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:34:55 -0800