Re: Pot smokers in law school
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:15 pm
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agreed. drinking alcohol is most likely the worst "drug" you can consume on a regular basis...bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
herion would get my voteToadGoDead wrote:agreed. drinking alcohol is most likely the worst "drug" you can consume on a regular basis...bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
Matthies wrote:herion would get my voteToadGoDead wrote:agreed. drinking alcohol is most likely the worst "drug" you can consume on a regular basis...bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
yeah i also have to agree with that...Dtackpat75 wrote:Matthies wrote:herion would get my voteToadGoDead wrote:agreed. drinking alcohol is most likely the worst "drug" you can consume on a regular basis...bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
I second that.
ToadGoDead wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
Dtackpat75 wrote:yeah i also have to agree with that...Matthies wrote:ToadGoDead wrote:herion would get my votebilbobaggins wrote: agreed. drinking alcohol is most likely the worst "drug" you can consume on a regular basis...
I second that.
Rick James wrote:Cocaine is one hell of a drug
Please pass the mediocrity. You're right, we should just shit on our dreams. I mean, why set high standards for yourself?bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
Whose definition of mediocrity? Some would say that working 80 hours a week for $160,000 a year is a pretty mediocre thing to do. All that and you still make about 10% what Charlie Sheen makes for 1 episode of Two and a Half Men...babaghanouj wrote:Please pass the mediocrity. You're right, we should just shit on our dreams. I mean, why set high standards for yourself?bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
While I sympathize with SoftBoiled's sentiments, there's also nothing to say that a pot smoker couldn't just as easily get that 80 hour/week $160,000/year job. In both high school and undergrad, I'd suggest upwards of 40% of the top graduates (summa cum laude in undergrad, top 10% students in hs) were at least semi-regular pot smokers. It's out there more than you think, but the smarter users practice discretion.SoftBoiledLife wrote:Whose definition of mediocrity? Some would say that working 80 hours a week for $160,000 a year is a pretty mediocre thing to do. All that and you still make about 10% what Charlie Sheen makes for 1 episode of Two and a Half Men...babaghanouj wrote:Please pass the mediocrity. You're right, we should just shit on our dreams. I mean, why set high standards for yourself?bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
gregw8705 wrote:While I sympathize with SoftBoiled's sentiments, there's also nothing to say that a pot smoker couldn't just as easily get that 80 hour/week $160,000/year job. In both high school and undergrad, I'd suggest upwards of 40% of the top graduates (summa cum laude in undergrad, top 10% students in hs) were at least semi-regular pot smokers. It's out there more than you think, but the smarter users practice discretion.SoftBoiledLife wrote:Whose definition of mediocrity? Some would say that working 80 hours a week for $160,000 a year is a pretty mediocre thing to do. All that and you still make about 10% what Charlie Sheen makes for 1 episode of Two and a Half Men...babaghanouj wrote:Please pass the mediocrity. You're right, we should just shit on our dreams. I mean, why set high standards for yourself?bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
wow, this can't be serious. even if you're passionately anti-drug use, which is fine, your logic and reasoning needs to be cranked up.Brownadam26 wrote:Smoking pot is so stupid. If you really want to ruin your entire life for a hit of Mary J do it. No telling who will drug test you and basically ruin your entire law school investment. I find it comical that there are people in a top 14 law school smoking pot however I wouldn't suggest glorifying it because YOU made it out. Some kids can't handle all the chemical reactions THC causes in ones brain on top of studying. If your smoking pot in law school and getting away with it...your days are numbered and you should drop that habit. lol your probably smoking crack if someone offers youMark71121 wrote:i've met quite a few chronic smokers (smoke at least once per day) at my t14. interestingly, we all did pretty well.
are you referring to ls or ug?Matthies wrote:I was surprised not at how many people smoked pot, but how many did coke too.
SoftBoiledLife wrote: Whose definition of mediocrity? Some would say that working 80 hours a week for $160,000 a year is a pretty mediocre thing to do. All that and you still make about 10% what Charlie Sheen makes for 1 episode of Two and a Half Men...
ejjones wrote:are you referring to ls or ug?Matthies wrote:I was surprised not at how many people smoked pot, but how many did coke too.
You missed the point.babaghanouj wrote:Please pass the mediocrity. You're right, we should just shit on our dreams. I mean, why set high standards for yourself?bilbobaggins wrote:The undercurrent of "pot makes school harder" in this thread just cracks me up.
Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Regular drinking is way worse for you than regular smoking.
A lot of these comments come from this weird, American place where we have this bizarre belief that there is some sort of 100% healthy standard and that we must optimize our lives in order to reach this standard. It's the sort of "oh shit I'll never take any risks because I might not get that $160k Skadden job and I'll have to settle for a V50 firm" that cracks me up and also makes me sad.
And yes, please pass the crack.
Some day you'll be old and wonder why you squandered your youth.nativedelta wrote:I wasn't implying that smoking pot killed/damaged brain cells. I was implying that I need those brain cells working at full speed to deal with law school. I agree that drinking can be as bad or worse, hence I don't drink either.
I wasn't coming down on pot smokers ---just mentioning that there seems to be room for heavy users, moderate users, and even T-totalers like me.
There are cannabinoid receptors located in the parts of the brain responsible for memory, problem solving, spatial orientation and perception, etc. How it affects those areas will vary because people's physiology varies, but it does have effects. Overstimulation of those receptors has also been linked to increased anxiety, depression, and psychosis.Pot doesn't make you stupid.
Brilliance? What's with the monster kiss ass?Lxw wrote:Quoted for Truth, Posterity and Brilliance!Ken wrote:And law school was very informative for me as I learned in my first month that marijuana is actually illegal. I mean, who knew!
lolBrownadam26 wrote:Smoking pot is so stupid. If you really want to ruin your entire life for a hit of Mary J do it. No telling who will drug test you and basically ruin your entire law school investment.
+1Matthies wrote:I was surprised not at how many people smoked pot, but how many did coke too.