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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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If anything, cannabis seems like a much better (and more profitable) drug around which to build a leisurely establishment.

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[–] beirdobaggins@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I think it is completely unacceptable to have public places where people go to get intoxicated in a society that practically requires cars.

It should be required that your uber/lyft, or bus/train ticket is prepaid in order to receive any product in these establishments.

This sounds like a great idea in a city center where cars are banned.

[–] justhach@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Its hard to justify it for the same reasons we can't have Shisha bars and smoking lounges (at least where I live): 2nd hand smoke.

I can, as a non drinker, go to a bar and have myself a soda, and leave there as sober as when I walked in. If I do that in a room where everyone is smoking up, I will get high from the second hand smoke whether I want to for not.

I mean, why not just have a general social club with coffee/food, games, etc, and just step outside for a puff?

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[–] Gerula@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No it wouldn't. I'm sick and tired of the childish argument that if we accept alcohol then we have to accept or introduce other substance abuses because some find it more appealing.

[–] Solo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why shouldn't we accept it? Its already poven to be better for you than alcohol, many people enjoy it, and a lot less deaths per year will be caused by wee than alcohol. Should people who don't want to drink not be allowed to have a place they can hang out similar to a bar?

[–] Gerula@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Here we go again. People who don't want to drink alcohol can hang anywhere and still don't drink acohol. The unwillingness to drink alcohol or that "many people like it" are not actual arguments to introduce and use other health damaging substances rerdless of their nature and effects.

[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just want constancy. Weed is less dangerous than alcohol. Ban both, legalize both, legalize weed but not alcohol, or keep things the way they are and drop the premise that it has anything to do with health and safety.

[–] Gerula@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (6 children)

That "less dangerous" is so subjective and unfounded that I'm not going to address.

On the other hand do you think it's a good idea to think in extremes? Alcohol is rooted in our culture since literally thousands of years to get it out is almost impossible now but we can struggle for moderation. Weed as we find it on the market didn't even exist 100 years ago. So maybe it's a good idea to introduce it get it common as alcohol so in 50 years we will have the problems with alcohol and with weed on top. Smart.

Then we can go further to other drugs because we cant leave them outside. We have to be consistent and some people really like it.

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[–] Kalamazooligan@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As long as you don't stink. So fucking sick of weed users smelling like ass in public.

[–] Solo@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm sick of alcohol users smelling like ass. If you don't drink then the smell of alcohol on someone's breath is absolutely nauseating.

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