Posted by Lou Pilder on May 19, 2002, at 7:42:12
In reply to Re: Chemical imbalance theory » Lou Pilder, posted by paxvox on May 18, 2002, at 20:46:55
Pax,
When I was a teacher, I apprehended a student smoking marijuana. He snapped at me and said, "I smoke MJ because I have a chemical imbalance and the drug in the marijuana attatches to my receptors in my brain and relieves my depression so that I can function at school here. You teachers take addicting drugs that you get from doctors, why are you better than me?"
I remeber that face of outrage stairing at me. I was requirered to turn him in and he would be expelled and his life would be ruined. He would also go to court for the offense. He also was a world-class baseball pitcher and had been already promised $100,000.00 just to sign with the New York Yankees.
I anguished over whether to turn him in or not.
Lou
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