Smoking weed on liveaboard

[Skydiver1]

Maybe it's seeing all the innocent people being killed over it in this country that has me unconvinced that it "harms no one". As for being reformed - nope just common sense. Here it's illegal. As an instructor I would reject a student if I found out they were using and if they had already started the class when they showed up the next time they'd be told they were done and to get out before the cops removed them. Use of mind altering substances and diving do not mix. That kind of judgment and attitude gets people kicked out of my classes.

I cultivate my own herb. I abhor the criminality associated with drug pushing gangs who are also involved with mass illegal DVD and music copying. Incidentally, do you check the copyright of all your open water student's music and film collections?

Of course diving and mind altering substances don't mix - just as flying to 10,000 feet and diving don't mix. The key here is that marijuana, as does every other drug, has a half-life which means it is metabolised and eliminated from the body. Obviously, you wouldn't smoke a joint just before a dive, just as you wouldn't drink a quart of vodka before a dive.

Don't get too hung up on the legalities.

 

[HowardE]

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A ScubaBoard Staff Message...

While it's extremely uncharacteristic for me to make a mod post. Let me say this.

1) The OP never stated that he was going on a US Flagged vessel, where coast guard regulations clearly prohibit marijuana use.

2) In some places, marijuana is legal and/or decriminalized.

If people can't continue this discussion without name calling (clearly there has been lots of that, and I suppose all of that needs to go), country bashing, culture bashing, or what have you, I don't see why this thread should continue, and I myself will close it.

The OP asked a valid question, if you can't stick to the topic. Discuss it somewhere else.

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[Dr Wu]

sesna

A bit of advice:

Smoke some of your stash and slow down.

Some of these people cannot help but make "facts" up out of thin air.

Pick a single point and hammer it home. Again and again.

I promise you... if you provide 30 or 40 individual citations to the truth you have a 30% percent chance of getting through.

Also, don't allow yourself to be sidetracked.

And NEVER bring up religion first. It's a sucker’s game.

Lastly, the second the thread is moved to The Pub you should bail. Unless you have an enormous amount of time on your hands and enjoy self abuse.

Have fun.

 

[Skydiver1]

sesna

A bit of advice:

Smoke some of your stash and slow down.

Some of these people cannot help but make "facts" up out of thin air.

Pick a single point and hammer it home. Again and again.

I promise you... if you provide 30 or 40 individual citations to the truth you have a 30% percent chance of getting through.

Also, don't allow yourself to be sidetracked.

And NEVER bring up religion first. It's a sucker’s game.

I'm just having a discussion and responding to posts on an internet forum. There are no winners or losers.

 

[Dr Wu]

I'm just having a discussion on an internet forum. There are no winners or losers.

Correct. You can never "win". But that should not be the point anyway.

All you can hope for is to drive the oposition so far into a corner they will either admit you are correct (it has happened) or (if you do this correctly) make them fear to discuss the issue with you further.

But you must stick to facts. (because they will not)

And avoid insults at all costs.

Insults debase you and render your agument void.

 

[craracer]

History is fun

I'm learning more here than I did in the actual classes

 

[JahJahwarrior]

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A ScubaBoard Staff Message...

Howard already made a mod post reminding you all how to behave, now I've gone through and cleaned up all of the insults and ToS violations.

Please follow Howard's advice and have a discussion without insulting each other.

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[Buoyant1]

]I'm with Jim. Why not organize trips just for dope users. You could call it Stoner Diving and really share your experience with like minded people.[/B]

I don't like being around drunks or stoners anytime. Sharing a dive boat would really suck.

Said the poster who's nic is "herb"

 

[jar546]

My take if I am on the boat with you:

1) If it is NOT illegal in the countries we are visiting

and

2) You smoke it outside downwind of everyone

and

3) You are not my dive buddy

and

4) The owners of the boat have approved it

and

5) You are discreet

Then I don't give a crap. I just don't want to have my trip ruined because of a legal issue with authorities because you can't go without for 7 days.

 

[herbdb]

Said the poster who's nic is "herb"

Hemp is not a "herb", now if the name was "weed" or "toke" this would be amusing.