One has a moral obligation to disobey unjust laws. Bad "laws" deserve to be broken. Smoke weed in China and fuck the so-called "authorities"! Fuck their "laws"!
@@tightr197 You clearly learned NOTHING from what happened when America banned alcohol. It only created a black market. This fact does not work one way for one country and a different way for another. ONE WORLD, ONE STANDARD!
That's related to law, though. Drinking 25 beers can fucking kill you. You can't overdose on weed. The worst thing that will happen is you'll pass out.
you can also throw up - no shit i kinda overdose one time and everything started spinning pretty bad and i felt nausea. Took 30-60 Minutes to sleep and then everything was fine. (I was pretty much without energy the next morning though...)
"Illegal drugs" are surrounded by "thugs and criminals" BECAUSE they're illegal. Winston, you'd feel the same way about bootleggers in 1920's during Prohibition. Alcohol has destroyed exponentially more lives than any other drug in existence.
No, and that's my point. You seem to hate illegal drugs in large part because of the crime surrounding them, a byproduct of archaic laws and a War on Drugs that has never been effective in the past and never will be in the future. You guys said you judge people for doing Ketamine. Cmilk once said he drank so much baijiu that he passed out for more than 24 hours. Please explain how taking a tranquilizer is different than blacking out on booze.
you're ignorant man. ALl you're vids are rational but here you are so biased. Because you saw friends get destroyed by drugs? What about number one drug of choice in the world: alcohol? You know no one who got destroyed by that one? Just because governments deem it legal and because its socially accepted does not make it less harmful. Hell, there are plenty of reports that alcohol is just as destructive as illegal drugs. let me ask you: what if they made alcohol illegal. YOu'd stop for the rest for life? Or think its a fucking stupid law because its your body?
ADVChina So because your drug of choice is legal that makes others bad? Alcohol was in the same exact position as marijuana almost a century ago. Banned but still sold/used/produced.
You really came off ignorant and gross in this video dude. You do the SAME thing every other hypocritical alcohol consumer does, and completely separate booze from everything else because it's legal, and only because it's legal. I realize you've seen people ruin their lives from drugs in SA, and I've seen the same shit here in America, but don't for a second act like booze doesn't do the exact same fucking thing to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Either be consistent with your view on mind altering substances, or don't get fucking preachy and morally grandstand, it's really not a good look. Also calling people "hippy dippy" because they can have a nuanced view on drugs is dismissive and a cheap trick.
@Stripes Hummus 🤣 I went from Taking 12 different medications That had awful side effects They would prescribe me other medicines to stop those side effects It was awful Now I just take 1 natural Medicine and that is cannabis oil With no side effects Although everyone reacts differently Maybe your case is different
That’s the hypocritical alcoholic. My dad once said Alcohol is alcohol. I was like bullshit. Coffee is a drug, sex in a way is a drug. Marijuana is much safer than alcohol.
The reason why people who deal with drugs are shady, like you said, is because the government instead of helping the addicts, puts them in jail which makes things even worse.
Cannabis has been proven to be less harmful than than alcohol, especially if you vape or ingest it. California’s in this weird limbo where it’s legal to possess marijuana, but it’s not yet legal to sell it. It will be next year. I can’t wait to be able to go to my local supermarket and buy a pack of cannabis cigarettes.
It should be about next year now … is it playing out that way or do you have to go to a special dispensary for pot? I used to live in Colorado. I don't partake so I never really knew the details, but in my county (El Paso, City of Colorado Springs), you couldn't buy recreational pot even though it was legal to smoke it. I'm wondering if Cali has weird laws like that in play or if you can go to the supermarket and buy a pack of cannabis cigs as you said.
Jennifer Langley We still have to go to a dispensary that’s legally allowed to sell it with a recreational license can’t buy it in any other type of store.
I hope more people ingest it than smoke it. I hate the smell, maybe more than tobacco. But I also understand that mainstream cannabis will tendentially be smoked, because people want the quick rush, and that expresses and also amplifies the problem instead of the solution. And thus it will be used mainly recreationally, rarely medicinally.
say this from my recent experience in China that it now became a police State and set up " network of watching eyes on every movement of people from the West. And I have to tell you that your WeChat Tencent chatting history is read and censored by an agent( in China every 8th man is CCP agent) and reported. When you leave for your country at the airport, you may be stopped further for further questioning or be detained and asked your activities in China. You have to know that China is not a safe country to go to because in the first and second tier cities of your travel every corner (almost ) a hidden surveillance camera is secretly video taping every movement and edited to your profile..... Your pictures movement !daily travel activities social activities are now stored. Thus for example, by just inputting " John Doe" the CCP can read and investigate the whole of you and your life in China in lesst han 1 minute and can make quick decision to stop you at the airport ... Most Westerners who fight Chinese bloggers on the internet on trivial matter or minor violations are ignored, but those who consistently touch on sensitive issues such as China's pollution politics economy foreign policies food safety internal power structures may be subject to further WATCHING AND ARREST AT THE AIRPORT!.. Now especially China is going to have a decade once Plenum to pick a new President in Ocotober. Internet censorship on WeChat Tencent is very strict and every suspicious writing is reported! I stronly suggest everyone to refrain from going to China! Why do you spend your money for such a country which does not appreciate you? Now China has a new law requiring a citizen to report any foreigner( Westerner or Non Westerner) of any suspicious behavior conduct activities for $ 70,000! Thus ignorant uneducated citizens always take pictures of a foreigner and try his luck by just tapping an " CCP application" on the smartphone! Nobody in China likes Xijinping now. I asked young people about him and no answer from them was positive about him! NONE! His nick name was " I heard from them was Xitler!" a no brain and just opportunist went up to power because of his father..This was everyone 's response from China! Show less REPLY
+wor worma "Now China has a new law requiring a citizen to report any foreigner( Westerner or Non Westerner) of any suspicious behavior conduct activities for $ 70,000!" That's a large amount of money for just helping the police catch a criminal. How big a crime does a Chinese person need to help solve to get $70k? Are there any reported figures for how much has been paid out to date? Considering most rewards for live capture in the United States top out at $100k for high level most wanted criminals - I have trouble believing the CCP would be paying that sort cash for low-medium level criminals. "Those who consistently touch on sensitive issues such as China's pollution politics economy foreign policies food safety internal power structures may be subject to further WATCHING AND ARREST AT THE AIRPORT!.." arrested and charged with which crime? The worst that is going to happen is you're going to get deported for suspicious non-federal crimes.
Imagine if those kids JUST smoked weed and they know English They'd freak out over these tow golbs talking about how it's bad to smoke weed like they're talking AT them :-DDDD
Your advice about staying away from illegal drugs is right on, but speaking statistically alcohol has ruined more lives and families than probably anything else. It is wise to leave behind everything that hurts body, mind, and relationships.
The POINT IS marijuana and other drugs ARE illegal and punishable by death in China. Alcohol and tobacco aren't. Therefore Winston and Matt regard China's laws because they live there, have wives there and want to continue to do so. So, they are not going to do things detrimental to their being able to remain in China. Whether they smoke tobacco or deink alcohol is irrelevant. Yes, alcohol is bad and so is tobacco but that is what is available if they want to stay within the laws of their adopted home. Winston is like many that has been negatively affected by other drugs. He is adamantly against them because of the trauma that he went through because of them. All of your "weed is better than alcohol and tobacco" is not going to change the fact that it is very illegal in China, and this is were they live and they won't endanger their ability to stay in the country. If Winston was to ever live in a country where weed was legal then he may change his mind but, because of his past I would understand why he wouldn't and completely understand his stance on illegal drug activity in China.
And?? Laws do not in any way equate to morality. It is still legal in many states/countries to fuck animals, and it was once legal to own slaves in the US.
Very well said. I'm pro legalization all the way but it's not perfect and not for everyone, and definitely not worth being possibly put to death over. It may be hard to see it from his point of view of your from the west, but I can understand personally as far as the damage done drugs do cause. Can you really blame him for grouping weed in there when he hates drugs as a whole?
Fuck those "laws"! There is nothing wrong with drugs, weed or otherwise! Break those false "laws" anyway! To hell with respecting the norms! ONE WORLD, ONE SYSTEM FOR ALL!
Alcohol thou lethal in high quantity isn't that bad if you drink a glass of red wine or beer or rum once a month. Its like medicine heck in my country it is medicine in a limited amount its ok but in high quantity even sugar can kill you dude.
If they weren't heavy drinkers, you'd not realize how they're much worse then. Because successfully suppressing severe issues creates far greater monsters than people who themselves cannot stand them and use alcohol to vent them, to attempt to go through a catharsis. Alcohol removes inhibitions and thus brings out the otherwise hidden core personality. There are happy drinkers, sad drinkers and angry drinkers. You want people to express their happiness, their sadness and their anger. That is how the world will heal. Not by pretending those emotions aren't there.
Winston don't hate the drugs, hate the people that give drugs a bad name. Psychedelic drugs (Inc MDMA) can be very beneficial to general well-being and to get over stressful and psychological damage. Other drugs are also fine as long as you don't go overboard and treat drugs with respect and also do the required research to use safely. Just shame that too many stupid people use drugs and give it a bad name.
He hates the people that are around illegal drugs, ie criminals (drug dealers) and the toll addiction can have on people and communities. I don't think he necessarily hates all drugs or the people that use them. Things like MDMA can be very beneficial to people with PTSD in controlled medical circumstances, but take it from someone who has taken ~200 pills of MDMA, ~50 tabs of LSD and ~a pound of mushrooms in his life, it stops being a good thing pretty quickly. MAYBE once a year is fine and beneficial. Anymore than that (unless you are microdosing for a reason) is not going to be helpful to ones life. Things like crack, meth and heroin are not easy to control, very easy to get addicted to, and are really not beneficial or suitable for someone trying to be a productive and happy human. If you want to use drugs recreationally stick to some beer and maybe a spliff if you're into it and its legal (ie not forced to buy it from people selling heroin for instance.)
All drugs can be beneficial. Heroin is a great painkiller often used in hospitals, Heroin is not bad, misuse and abuse of it is... In the right amount for the right reason, every drug does have medical benefits. And no, I do not count solvents and inhalants as drugs... They do have benefits though, like cleaning your toilet or making your car engine run....
Growing up in Norway with vikings and all that has been great, but I've always had a liking to Chinese and Japanese culture. There's a lot of content makers out there making videos about God knows what in these cultures, but I find you guys somehow top notch above the rest when it comes to videos about China. You could talk about literally anything and make it interesting even though the topic might be nonsense to begin with. Driving/walking/eating while doing so makes me take a part of the environment and gets me back to China which was the best trip I've ever had in my life so far. Both of your videos also helps me get my mind on something completely different after my mom recently passed away, so huge thanks to both of you to make my harder days more bright!
I'm glad you clarified everything near the end of the video Winston, and C- milk. Although I'm sure you're like me and could give two shits whether somebody like you or not, I won't lie and say that for a second there your attitudes towards people who use drugs kind of put me off. But you definitely whether you care or not, redeemed yourself. Your attitude towards the middle where are you kind of chastised the people who did do drugs, sort of put me off. I'm glad you clarified that you didn't give a shit whether somebody did drugs are not near the end of the video. The reason why it bothered me once because not everybody really gives a shit about living in China permanently. A lot of people just want to visit. I can greatly appreciate your efforts and attempts on trying to keep General people safe during their visits to China. I could only imagine how stressful and scary it might be to be visiting China and have somebody suddenly scare the living shit out of you with the prospect of going to jail for the rest of your life and a foreign country simply because you wanted to smoke a little bit of weed. But here's the thing, the culture is so extremely different and not everybody wants to be a part of that culture for the rest of their life anyway. So your attitudes, although understandable and justifiable, should probably change a little bit just because if anybody should know about the rest of the world, you guys should. And by that I mean you guys should be more understanding and tolerant than the average Joe. No, it was an enjoyable video, and hopefully one day when you guys are anywhere near Florida and the United States, perhaps we could at least interact whether it's on camera or off camera. I think it would be extremely awesome just to hang out with you guys. World connoisseurs! Keep being awesome, and keep enjoying life! l you guys helped keep me and my spirits positive. You keep me in a great mood. I am soon going to marry a person from another country and you give me joy. And I say that with all positivity in my mind! STAY AWESOME GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEE HAAAAAAA!
Damn dude, thanks for the info. I used to hate cannabis like all other drugs, I've changed and appreciate it's purposes that I don't feel are harmful or self destructive. If cannabis wrecks your life, you were a loser to begin with and needed to fall sooner rather than later. It's a very valuable drug, I hope China considers it for at least their elderly and very sick.
DavidRsaid that's a separate issue, as an alcoholic I'm speaking about the effect booze has had on my body. In a just world weed should be legal and alcohol should be banned. As for weed in China, I would not go near it.
DavidRsaid no it isn't..lmao. Not even the same..obviously you have never used cannabis...CBD cannabis doesnt even get you high at all...you talking lies about things you dont know
Hey winston, at least, your videos really really helped me get off weed after 8 years of being useless. I just needed content and heaps of it to get through the hard time in the first week or so, and i found your channels and cmilk. Now it has been 1 month and really feeling good and owe you guys a lot for such great content that kept my mind off that shit.
"You see, I think drugs have done some good things for us. I really do. And if you don't believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favor. Go home tonight. Take all your albums, all your tapes and all your CDs and burn them. 'Cause you know what, the musicians that made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years were rrrrrrrrrreal fucking high on drugs. The Beatles were so fucking high they let Ringo sing a few tunes." - Bill Hicks
First, comprehend what you read. My quote didn't say that drugs were good, it said drugs have done good things for us. There's a notable difference. Second, war is not a prerequisite for technological advances but there's no way in hell Hendrix would have made all those sick riffs had he not done psychedelics.
You split hairs with drugs being good versus have done good. You claim that war is not necessary for technological advancements, but for things like nuclear power how else?
I split no hairs, you simply lack the mental capacity to see the difference. Also, there's this thing you may have heard of called science. You should look into it.
Informative video as usual! One thing, new trials on ketamine has shown that it could be used to treat depression very effectively. Of course with a doctor administering it under good conditions, so it's not only bad!
+Brice Nelson Idiotic laws illegalizing a substance destroyed your family. Nobody would have been murdered if that crackhead could have bought his shit in the next supermarket.
Brice Nelson: I just want to say I'm sorry about the idiotic mean comments you are getting. I like drugs, and have done them for over 20 years (all of them), but crack is absolutely vile. It's one of few drugs where its legal status is absolutely not the main issue. I'm sorry for you loss. Bless.
And the irony about it is, the Chinese were the first people to consume Cannabis by smoking, and besides opium have an extensive history with weed consumption in traditional history. 😂
Hi guys, not sure if anyone else asked this question already, but how is the Conquering Northern China movie coming along? I can't wait for it. So excited for it. haha
That's like adding cancer to cannabis. The only value to the blunt method is as a handy smoking device. Otherwise, it's ghetto thinking and reverse progress. Cant beat a bong!
smoking blunts is worse than smoking cigarettes... the ashes you pull down are much finer than from tobacco, eating or vaping would be the best way to consume cannabis, a bong will still let a lot of ash through.
Issue Smoking and Drinking Ban. It has been done in the past. What stops China from doing that? Unless the population is so addicted to those drugs that prohibiting them will cause a massive uproar. Alcohol is even worse, a silent killer. We can't even measure it's impact, because you might die from being fat, not knowing that alcohol made you fat. The sugar/starch which alcohol is made of causes obesity, diabetes and plethora of other illnesses that we can't even measure it's impact on. It sickens me when I see people go to countries like China and are pressured to drink in fear of showing disrespect. And it's not the locals fault, they just don't know any better. People need to wake up and realize what shit they are taking or forcing other people to take.
Are you saying you have never been given alcohol in gesture of goodwill? Give me a break. I don't have to be in China, to know what's going on. Your county has some of the sillies laws I have ever seen. The treat all drugs the same, but allow tobacco and alcohol to infect every aspect of society. The infamous one child policy that scarred your demographics for generations to come. Forcing rural farmers to kill their newborn babies in hope for a boy. 50 million aborted or killed daughters, causing gender imbalance for every 6 girls there are 7 boys. How will those people get married, do you think tiny Vietnam will provide mail order brides for all the single men when they grew up to marriage age? Do you think the world can simply provide 100 million brides for Chinese stupidity? One in 5 Chinese men will never find a wife, they'll forever be lonely losers drinking and smoking crap and taking meth on the side. It's depressing to even talk about it. Not to mention the shrinking work force that will manifest in 20 years from now. You people will be forced to work till the age of 80 and no pension or retirement. Beijing has 0.7 fertility rate, 1/3rd of replacement levels. You people are fucked, probably even more than the west. At least the whites can blame the international cartel, but you people will forever blame someone else for your manufactured demise. Open your eyes for a second, look around you, what do you see? Is this the world you want to live in? Death and decay everywhere? How many of your countrymen flee? There are hundreds in my district, working at restaurants, fleeing from China. I don't have to be in China to know how messed up your country is. Chinese immigrants tell me a different story.
I don't know what it is about westerners, but they seem to think all other westerners are into drugs. I was in Osaka one time, in a club, and this white guy started asking me where I could score some drugs. I told him I had no idea, and he started telling me I was holding out on him!
This year Thailand’s cabinet has legalized the growing of hemp for medical purposes. The crop will be allowed in 15 districts in six provinces, including Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, Tak, Phetchabun and Mae Hong Son. Thailand Justice Minister General Paiboom Koomchaya has said previously that he wants to remove marijuana and kratom from the country’s list of prohibited narcotics.
They are so much better then everyone else! Wow! So cool! Such amazing egos! Whoa! So awesome! Great people.......they are drunks but talk shit on weed ....hmmmm Nevermind.....they are just hypocrites that love a harder drug then weed...booze!
In the US, federal law is still strict on weed. You guys are talking state laws here. Also, who did you know with serious addiction to weed, lol??? I think you are confusing "drugs".
Here in USA we seem to have an obsession with lawns. Not just parks and public spaces. Most suburban houses are like mini country estates. Associated with this are Home Depot, Lowes, and Menards. Is there anything like this in china or is it all walled gardens?
According to Chinese law, anyone found with more than 11 pounds of processed marijuana leaves, 22 pounds of resin, or 330 pounds of fresh leaves can even risk death penalty. However, law authorities usually overlook farming of low-THC varieties, which are a key income source for farmers, despite crackdowns.
When americans were trying to legalize weed they were talking about its medicinal properties over opiates for pain. Now that it is legal nobody even mentions it medicinally because they never actually cared. They just wanted to get high.
Taking into account that americans living in a criminal society where the rich 1% own most of the wealth and hold all the power, no wonder the enslaved population in the past would turn to gangster god religion, nowadays it is the drug to get you high because society is so low.When they get high the enslaved population feel a fake relief and they keep on pumping the drug into their bodies until the day they die.
Michael Knight you are so right, 95% of people just want to get high (or they just want to do something because someone previously told them they couldn't). I am all for limited use for medical reasons, but it should be people's goal to not to ANY drugs (prescription or otherwise).
it amazes me how people think. when I use to go to Canada, I made sure I behaved myself because. "I'm not in America any more". thanks four all the great videos. both if you and all of the channels you guys have
I have lost many in my family from alcohol, drugs and mental illness. Murders, suicides, overdoses, liver disease, DUI, ect ect. The disease of addiction to substances like alcohol has a very simple solution, stop drinking alcohol and your life will get better, but it is very difficult to do do. Alcoholism and other isms is a complex issue.
openmypackage My brother in law died early this year from liver disease. He knew he was dying and still couldn't stop, it's an addiction like any drug. And your right it's complex, some people get addicted easily and some people don't.
Bullshit statement. You're shooting the messenger. It's all within. Alcoholism is an expression. Everything is psychological addiction. The term "physical addiction" is distracting from greater insights.
Nobody has died from smoking weed, millions die from Alcohol each year. Double standards. Lets not forget the back street Baijiu factories filling up your liver with god knows what.
What's the problem with Weed ??? If your diet sucks, you'll feel bad anyway !!! Dudes who eat right and get some physical exercise benefit a LOT from Weed. Alcohol's bad if you're poor & not so bad if you're richer. Busy guys CAN drink !
Pot is extremely easy to abuse, but hardly anyone uses it in a truly beneficent way. It's really something that should be taken for quiet solitary reflection, rather than socializing.
@JBorg Yep, true. Weed is great for when you stay home, right before bed. Drinking is the reverse, you become very futile but you can also relax more. Hard Drugs really suck. Natural psychedelics are very safe & way cheaper.
I used to really enjoy cannabis when I was a young guy, now I only take it for medical reasons and believe me, the fun isn't there anymore. Just another med (legal or not) for me (just about the only one, thankfully at my age).
Thanks for this video . I enjoyed the the information pertaining to narcotics in China . Happy New Year to both of you . I hope you had a Merry Happy Christmas .
Being in a city where cannabis has been legal for several years it's crazy to think of how completely opposite it is in China. Especially when almost ever piece of paraphernalia for cannabis use is mass produced and shipped out of China. Do they also have to pretend its for tobacco use to manufacturer?
It's sad to see that Winston has such an archaic view on drugs (in my opinion), but I understand since he's from South Africa. Here in America there are scientists doing research to see if LSD can be used to cure anxiety, PTSD, and cluster headaches. Drugs can be used for good and bad and it should be taken into account. The same drug that you're given to get rid of agonizing pain is also the drug that can control your life and make you steal from your family. I enjoyed the video though guys, keep it up!
NO T H O T S i see your point, but I do have to point out prescription drug addiction is a huge rising problem here in the states. Makes you wonder if there were stricter laws, maybe so many ppl wouldn't be addicted to fentanyl
newberry799 When they decriminalized drugs in Portugal there was a decrease in overdose deaths. legalizing drugs would destroy the cartels and the thug ridden market that Winston said he hated in the video.
Thank you for this video, If you are visiting a country you want to respect the laws, at the end of the day the reason that someone is traveling is to have a good time not to have a good trouble
Great info guys.for many years I would self medicate on bud for pain.it is a native americanway of life.im 85 % Cherokee indian and just came naturally to use.but now thats it prevalent in my state strangely I not used for a long time. Washington state has so many shops that accept 21 and over.Cali as well has just as many.take care fellas and say hello to the family👍
For trafficking drugs? Hell yes. I would make them public executions too. Cartels, and the street gangs that work for them, largely get their profits from drugs. And they are pretty much the most harmful groups of people on earth, beaten really only by militaries which wantonly drone strike people and invade where they are not wanted. Even terrorist organizations are not as harmful as cartels and their gangs. So yeah, it should be very harsh for drug traffickers including marijuana because it fuels the same criminal organizations as opium or other substances. It should be a capital punishment like it is for murder.
I don't value the opinions of countries that willingly slaughter their own citizens due to a disease out of their control. Do they also give the death penalty/harsh time to lung cancer victims from smoking? Or people that have damaged livers from drinking? Addiction is a disease.
Disease my butt. First of all an addict chose to be addicted. Nobody sat there with a gun and made them start taking drugs or alcohol. They willingly accept it, and as far as I am concerned that removes 100% of the sympathy they should get. Why should someone get sympathy for willingly disabling themselves. Doesn't matter if its drugs or alcohol, I would go even one step further and say everything that an addicted person does while high/drunk should be viewed as if they had done it while sober. Willingly blurring your mental capacity shouldn't be an excuse to do harm. Secondly, these laws are not about people who are addicted, they are about traffickers, who are not 'diseased'. Who create virtually all of the gangs in any country they are in (gangs get their profits from drug sales), which in turns creates most of the gang violence, most of the human trafficking, most of the prostitution, a large chunk of the robberies and gun violence, and all of this helps fuel cartels that absolutely wreck the nations they are in, take a trip to elsalvador or gautemala or afghanistan and let me know if you think drug laws are too harsh in the US and similar places. People who take said drugs are tacit supporters of that culture and those cartels. You can't buy Apple products and then claim to not be a supporter of Apple, same goes with drugs.
I have lived in Hunan China for 14 years teaching English. I left in 2017. There was this french guy with some connection in shanghai where I would get weed. I mean in Large quantities and he would sell it to foreigners. He got busted once by the cops but he got away by paying(bribing) them. He still lives there. I think money can save you in China.
Indonesia has s similar "zero tolerance" policy on all drugs, including marijuana, and it is not uncommon for tourists to buy drugs (pills, weed, speed, whatever) from a local, then retire to their hotel room, only to hear a knock on the door from a police squad. Vietnam, OTOH, has a reputation as a place to buy weed easily, and the police will look the other way on small quantities. I haven't bought weed in nearly 30 years, so this is based on what I've seen in my travels and read online.
Ketamine is a disassociative anesthetic with multiple uses It is actually prescribed by doctors for depression. In larger doses it is an hallucinogen and can cause problems if used regularly.
I struggle with an opiate addiction and yeah; it sucks, like a lot. I do agree and see Winton's point of view. I've seen it growing up and then later on in life also have had the "Privilege" of experiencing it first hand. It just ruins everything; worse however, is that is hurts the people you consider cloesest in life. That being said, however, I personally take a 'moral standing' (by lack of better term) closer to how C-Milk looks at things. Although while I don't hate drug users, I do have a lot more malice towards people who egg others into trying/using drugs ESPECIALLY hard drugs. I mean YOU KNOW how bad this thing is, YOU KNOW how fast things get out of hand, YOU KNOW that you're endangering another human beings life, and worst of all YOU KNOW all that f**ked up sh** but do it willingly. Usually just to get another fix. That is what I hate, that's what really just makes me sad. On a after note though, I've been a silent viewer for over 3 years now and I love the content; both here and Serpentza/laowhy86. I don't really comment or do much, (other than watch your great content of course.) but I felt like adding in my two cents I suppose haha. Anyways, love the videos! Keep up the great work, can't wait for the videos to come! -Brian McKenzie
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. Although, I get what you're saying. That being said however; judging everyone who has dealt with drugs as being weak in character is sort of not really completely understanding the why & how people end up doing drugs (just my opinion of course). Also I aready offered up my services to the military, they declined. Huh, I misspelled closest too. Didn't catch that. -Brian M.
The only two drugs you can die from withdrawals from are both legal; Alcohol and benzodiazepines (Xanax or similar). Portugal has the best drug policy in the world, which is treatment over punishment. Alcohol prohibition didn't last long in the US because it did more much more harm than good, we can see that with other prohibited substances today as well (see: Cartels, gangs, drug impurities, fentanyl lacing, etc.).
3mins into the video, and I'm thinking of this saying that an old junkie told me way back, "the worst thing about doing drugs is the people you have to associate with to get it."
This topic hits home to me since I recently started to use cannabis medically (like, real medical, not the pseudo-medical like so many in my area) as a replacement for high powered opiates for severe chronic pain control. Considering that here in Vancouver (west coast canada in case any aren't aware) I would say that at least 60% of all youth at least somewhat experiment with the stuff recreationally in highschool (I was a nerd, and even the majority of my nerd friends I later learned smoked quite often), I was something of an oddity, personally of the 'don't want anything screwing with my head / body' mindset. I admit I still looked down on it (although I've always been pro legalize since the enforcement costs balanced against the almost zero impact of said enforcement makes no sense economically) until I came unto serios auto-immune disease problems in my early twenties followed by numerous severe infections. I toom the opiates I wad prescribed, and before long I was stuck in a spiral of needing ever more doses, and dealing with ever more side effects. Dropping my dose of opiates even slightly was an unspeakably horrible experience, and after several years of suffering, I finally took the plunge into cannabis. I am a bit ashamed that I used to look down on it; I admit that it is definitely something that is better avoided in younger people, as it's somewhat well known that most psychoactives can screw with developing brains, but I have to say pot shouldn't even be considered as in the same league as opiates. After starting the cannabis, within a week I was able to start dropping the opiate dose with minimal discomfort. If I have a day where I need to be fully coherent, I can just skip the pot and notice no ill effects or withdrawal of any kind. Even when I do take it, the effects on your body and mind are very small compared to the problems from opiates. I definitely understand China's hesitance to allow such substances, but I think that as soon as the world stops seeing cannabis as a horrible demon likened to opium or methamphetamine, the sooner we can understand the actual benefits and overall reduce the harm. Great video as always, gents.
If someone of my health is considered even remotely as being needed for infantry duty, then we're reaaaaaally fucked. I come from a family with lots of service history, but I guarantee I'm near dead last on their list of ideal candidates. Battlefield of the future'll be cyberspace anyways, and the marines are overrated anyways (but don't tell them I said that plx)
Sigh, I'm not here to get into a youtube comment war, but I'll bite once more. We obviously have very different life experiences, and I am entirely sure I won't change your mind as you won't change mine. I'm also wary of the very real possibility you're trolling, but alas years of internet forum discussions leave anyone paranoid of this. I'm not quite sure what you are referring to with the 'I have to be the one to do it' thing, but as I alluded to, had I not nearly died and spent nearly ten years in a constant battle just to not die, the chances are quite high I would have joined the Canadian Military as both sides of my family are chock full of military service. I don't ask anyone for anything, I do whatever I can manage to get by and my leisure consists mostly of living vicariously through the adventures of others on free services such as youtube (hence the channel). I literally am able to put about twenty dollars a month into my own entertainment and fun; the rest goes to food, my family's well being and shelter, and medicine. So I am not sure what to make of the 'I have to be the one to do "it" and not beg'. I vote. I do whatever I can to not impact negatively any others' lives. I'm not sure many who are 'clean' can say the same. I understand the issue is emotional for many. I saw a number of very intelligent young people in high school end up considerably less intelligent due to cannabis. If I hadn't been in the scenario I am in, there's a good 90% chance I'd be saying and thinking exactly as you do, but alas I am stuck in a scenario where I had to choose between continuing to suffer and risk severe addiction with legal opiates, or try medical pot of somewhat dubious legality. I don't think anyone who hasn't been in such a situation or seen a close friend or family member in one will fully understand how uncomfortable and uneasy I was walking into a medical cannabis dispensary for the first time as someone who avoided the stuff like the plague for so many years. My point wasn't to say the cannabis is a wonderful harmless substance that gives you superpowers in order to rope young people into getting hooked, it was that keeping it illegal is doing literally nothing except increasing the profitability for those who seek to distribute it illegally and indeed the rates of use in most of north america (and increasingly the world) continue to rise despite more and more enforcement resources. I get that people emotionally see it as despicable, but being able to blame someone for doing something that was illegal isn't worth more and more people continuing to use it harmfully when young because it's just so profitable. Compared to opiates, which are legal, my point was (at least what I intended, maybe I didn't get it across well) the actual negative effects of cannabis, when taken safely (I take it in gel capsules with oil dissolved in coconut oil) and properly, the harm of cannabis isn't even in the same ballpark as opiates, alcohol, or even tobacco (from my own experience of course). The opiates caused far more trouble in my life, almost as many as they helped with, while my quality of life and ability to do positive things and support myself has improved dramatically with the cannabis while simultaneosly allowing me to drop most of my opiate dose, and keeping me out of hospital, saving our medical system money. I know it will take a long time to change the minds of people, personally my family was as uneasy at the start of this as I was, and my best friend hates the stuff more than even you appear to, but my family now has completely had their minds changed, and even my best friend no longer flips out if I even mention it, as they've all seen the improvement it provided and noticed that if taken in moderation, the effects indeed don't cause you to become some weird other person or demon. Again, I understand that other countries and communities and people are not ready to change the old normal, and I cannot be self-righteous enough to suggest that they are all wrong and I am right. As I said, any other life path for myself and I definitely wouldn't have ever used it, and only would have supported legalization because I've seen how poorly harsh enforcement works and I truly believe that decriminalizing it would lead to huge drops in abuse rates in the long term. My opinion has changed dramatically though, and in my personal experience, I feel the longer the current system goes on, the more net harm will be done. I don't expect to change your mind, you seem to feel strongly, but I do believe that were anyone to go through what I have, they would be insane to keep using increasingly huge amiunts of debillitating opiates given another option for treating severe chronic pain (which, I have learned, we as a race are amazingly very poor at, and have almost no other alternatives).
Congratulations!!! I just saw "Conquering Southern China" for sale on iTunes - I hope you get millions of sales. Its a fantastic series. Best wishes. Bill. :-)
Imagine being so totally not addicted that you can "stop any time", yet the inability (or at least high risk) to do drugs in a country you're visiting for a few weeks is a deal-breaker.
Here in Canada, provincial governments are introducing severe penalties for driving on weed. This is in anticipation of it becoming legal (it's already legal to grow up to 4 plants in your yard). It's security theatre. I've never heard of a high speed crash on weed. If anything, someone on weed is likely to be pulled over for driving too slowly. Myself, I like the weak stuff from when I was a kid. I would smoke a joint, laugh at everything for about an hour, have a sandwich, and done. It really should be in a different category from other drugs as it's a damn sight less harmful than alcohol.
Man riding motorcycle through traffic in china : “taking drugs isnt worth the risk”.
LOL
One has a moral obligation to disobey unjust laws. Bad "laws" deserve to be broken. Smoke weed in China and fuck the so-called "authorities"! Fuck their "laws"!
@@DarDarBinks1986 One has the moral obligation to be arrested for their outnumbered ideals?
@@tightr197 You clearly learned NOTHING from what happened when America banned alcohol. It only created a black market. This fact does not work one way for one country and a different way for another. ONE WORLD, ONE STANDARD!
@@DarDarBinks1986 Different cultures, different standards. America is not the centre of the world
Winston: "I hate drugs with a passion."
A few years ago: "25 Beers for 25k Subscribers."
That's related to law, though. Drinking 25 beers can fucking kill you. You can't overdose on weed. The worst thing that will happen is you'll pass out.
Alcoholics triggered.
Winston probably knew a few people who ruined their lives with liquor, but it's legal so no cartels.
you can also throw up - no shit i kinda overdose one time and everything started spinning pretty bad and i felt nausea. Took 30-60 Minutes to sleep and then everything was fine. (I was pretty much without energy the next morning though...)
bUT AlCOhOl Is A DRuG tOo
"Illegal drugs" are surrounded by "thugs and criminals" BECAUSE they're illegal. Winston, you'd feel the same way about bootleggers in 1920's during Prohibition.
Alcohol has destroyed exponentially more lives than any other drug in existence.
+D K is this the 1920s?
No, and that's my point. You seem to hate illegal drugs in large part because of the crime surrounding them, a byproduct of archaic laws and a War on Drugs that has never been effective in the past and never will be in the future.
You guys said you judge people for doing Ketamine. Cmilk once said he drank so much baijiu that he passed out for more than 24 hours. Please explain how taking a tranquilizer is different than blacking out on booze.
you're ignorant man. ALl you're vids are rational but here you are so biased. Because you saw friends get destroyed by drugs? What about number one drug of choice in the world: alcohol? You know no one who got destroyed by that one? Just because governments deem it legal and because its socially accepted does not make it less harmful. Hell, there are plenty of reports that alcohol is just as destructive as illegal drugs.
let me ask you: what if they made alcohol illegal. YOu'd stop for the rest for life? Or think its a fucking stupid law because its your body?
ADVChina So because your drug of choice is legal that makes others bad? Alcohol was in the same exact position as marijuana almost a century ago. Banned but still sold/used/produced.
You really came off ignorant and gross in this video dude. You do the SAME thing every other hypocritical alcohol consumer does, and completely separate booze from everything else because it's legal, and only because it's legal. I realize you've seen people ruin their lives from drugs in SA, and I've seen the same shit here in America, but don't for a second act like booze doesn't do the exact same fucking thing to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Either be consistent with your view on mind altering substances, or don't get fucking preachy and morally grandstand, it's really not a good look. Also calling people "hippy dippy" because they can have a nuanced view on drugs is dismissive and a cheap trick.
0:05 “I stay straight“
Drinks massive amounts of alcohol
well weed sure isn't as dangerous as weaving through traffic like that lol
Are they actually talking like through headphones or is it dubbed over after the recording??
you can't put everyone who uses illegal drugs in the same book my grandma uses weed for her seizures and i use it for arthritis pain
@Stripes Hummus 🤣 I went from Taking 12 different medications That had awful side effects They would prescribe me other medicines to stop those side effects It was awful Now I just take 1 natural Medicine and that is cannabis oil With no side effects Although everyone reacts differently Maybe your case is different
"I absolutely despise drugs"
Drinks beer and goes to a bar almost on a daily basis.
That’s the hypocritical alcoholic. My dad once said Alcohol is alcohol. I was like bullshit. Coffee is a drug, sex in a way is a drug. Marijuana is much safer than alcohol.
@@gmoney5947 Weed sucks. You're fucking addicted. You should be more like Asians and not touch drugs.
sex isnt drug. drug is chemical substance. sex isnt a substance @@gmoney5947
The reason why people who deal with drugs are shady, like you said, is because the government instead of helping the addicts, puts them in jail which makes things even worse.
UnnTHPS I would agree
Cannabis has been proven to be less harmful than than alcohol, especially if you vape or ingest it.
California’s in this weird limbo where it’s legal to possess marijuana, but it’s not yet legal to sell it. It will be next year. I can’t wait to be able to go to my local supermarket and buy a pack of cannabis cigarettes.
Is that worse than killing brain cells with ethanol?
It should be about next year now … is it playing out that way or do you have to go to a special dispensary for pot? I used to live in Colorado. I don't partake so I never really knew the details, but in my county (El Paso, City of Colorado Springs), you couldn't buy recreational pot even though it was legal to smoke it. I'm wondering if Cali has weird laws like that in play or if you can go to the supermarket and buy a pack of cannabis cigs as you said.
Jennifer Langley We still have to go to a dispensary that’s legally allowed to sell it with a recreational license can’t buy it in any other type of store.
I hope more people ingest it than smoke it. I hate the smell, maybe more than tobacco. But I also understand that mainstream cannabis will tendentially be smoked, because people want the quick rush, and that expresses and also amplifies the problem instead of the solution. And thus it will be used mainly recreationally, rarely medicinally.
So basically they want to keep the black market going but not lock the users tf
the kids on the bike looking at you 2 talking back and forth... they look so confused, HAHAHAHA!
All they see was 2 white dudes mumbling inside their own helmet and wonder how the hell they can hear each other? LOL
say this from my recent experience in China that it now became a police State and set up " network of watching eyes on every movement of people from the West. And I have to tell you that your WeChat Tencent chatting history is read and censored by an agent( in China every 8th man is CCP agent) and reported. When you leave for your country at the airport, you may be stopped further for further questioning or be detained and asked your activities in China. You have to know that China is not a safe country to go to because in the first and second tier cities of your travel every corner (almost ) a hidden surveillance camera is secretly video taping every movement and edited to your profile..... Your pictures movement !daily travel activities social activities are now stored. Thus for example, by just inputting " John Doe" the CCP can read and investigate the whole of you and your life in China in lesst han 1 minute and can make quick decision to stop you at the airport ...
Most Westerners who fight Chinese bloggers on the internet on trivial
matter or minor violations are ignored, but those who consistently touch on sensitive issues such as China's pollution politics economy foreign policies food safety internal power structures may be subject to further WATCHING AND ARREST AT THE AIRPORT!..
Now especially China is going to have a decade once Plenum to pick a new President in Ocotober. Internet censorship on WeChat Tencent is very strict and every suspicious writing is reported! I stronly suggest everyone to refrain from going to China!
Why do you spend your money for such a country which does not appreciate you?
Now China has a new law requiring a citizen to report any foreigner( Westerner or Non Westerner) of any suspicious behavior conduct activities for $ 70,000!
Thus ignorant uneducated citizens always take pictures of a foreigner and try his luck by just tapping an " CCP application" on the smartphone!
Nobody in China likes Xijinping now. I asked young people about him and no answer from them was positive about him! NONE!
His nick name was " I heard from them was Xitler!" a no brain and just opportunist went up to power because of his father..This was everyone 's response from China!
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+wor worma "Now China has a new law requiring a citizen to report any foreigner( Westerner or Non Westerner) of any suspicious behavior conduct activities for $ 70,000!" That's a large amount of money for just helping the police catch a criminal. How big a crime does a Chinese person need to help solve to get $70k? Are there any reported figures for how much has been paid out to date? Considering most rewards for live capture in the United States top out at $100k for high level most wanted criminals - I have trouble believing the CCP would be paying that sort cash for low-medium level criminals.
"Those who consistently touch on sensitive issues such as China's pollution politics economy foreign policies food safety internal power structures may be subject to further WATCHING AND ARREST AT THE AIRPORT!.." arrested and charged with which crime? The worst that is going to happen is you're going to get deported for suspicious non-federal crimes.
Probably scared of being robbed or kidnapped with those intimidating bike gear lol
Imagine if those kids JUST smoked weed and they know English
They'd freak out over these tow golbs talking about how it's bad to smoke weed like they're talking AT them :-DDDD
> Gets drunk / drinks on a regular basis >> "I"m not a drug guy"
Cool story bros
Your advice about staying away from illegal drugs is right on, but speaking statistically alcohol has ruined more lives and families than probably anything else. It is wise to leave behind everything that hurts body, mind, and relationships.
The POINT IS marijuana and other drugs ARE illegal and punishable by death in China. Alcohol and tobacco aren't. Therefore Winston and Matt regard China's laws because they live there, have wives there and want to continue to do so. So, they are not going to do things detrimental to their being able to remain in China. Whether they smoke tobacco or deink alcohol is irrelevant. Yes, alcohol is bad and so is tobacco but that is what is available if they want to stay within the laws of their adopted home. Winston is like many that has been negatively affected by other drugs. He is adamantly against them because of the trauma that he went through because of them. All of your "weed is better than alcohol and tobacco" is not going to change the fact that it is very illegal in China, and this is were they live and they won't endanger their ability to stay in the country. If Winston was to ever live in a country where weed was legal then he may change his mind but, because of his past I would understand why he wouldn't and completely understand his stance on illegal drug activity in China.
And?? Laws do not in any way equate to morality. It is still legal in many states/countries to fuck animals, and it was once legal to own slaves in the US.
Very well said. I'm pro legalization all the way but it's not perfect and not for everyone, and definitely not worth being possibly put to death over. It may be hard to see it from his point of view of your from the west, but I can understand personally as far as the damage done drugs do cause. Can you really blame him for grouping weed in there when he hates drugs as a whole?
Fuck those "laws"! There is nothing wrong with drugs, weed or otherwise! Break those false "laws" anyway! To hell with respecting the norms! ONE WORLD, ONE SYSTEM FOR ALL!
you despise drugs but you drink alcohol what kind of logic is that weed is less harmful to u
He clearly said in the video that he despises illegal drugs like meth and heroin. Not stuff like weed and alcohol.
Alcohol thou lethal in high quantity isn't that bad if you drink a glass of red wine or beer or rum once a month. Its like medicine heck in my country it is medicine in a limited amount its ok but in high quantity even sugar can kill you dude.
Cuz it's illegal duh!
fractal exactly bro
Winston once said he is very good at driving home drunk (I think it’s the worst thing that happened in China video).
I was born in China grow up in the States and I smoke weed everday. Let me know if you are down for a blunt here in China.
Nice try narc
I need your wechat buddy!
Where you at?
Rana Sultan what city are you at?
@@j-doggwong50 dandong
Plenty of people I met back in South Africa who had their lives ruined by alcohol. It's as much of an addictive substance as other drugs.
It's not illegal though is it
Some might argue that it should be. Especially those in the Cape winelands who were paid on the "dop system".
It's he must dangerous stuff in the world because it's so common. No doubt about it. More people die from alcohol than from any other drug
Alcohol is the most harmful drug among the common legal and illegal drugs. Google Davit Nutt
And all the idiots will say but its legal
I've observes that the worst people are also the heaviest drinkers.
If they weren't heavy drinkers, you'd not realize how they're much worse then. Because successfully suppressing severe issues creates far greater monsters than people who themselves cannot stand them and use alcohol to vent them, to attempt to go through a catharsis.
Alcohol removes inhibitions and thus brings out the otherwise hidden core personality. There are happy drinkers, sad drinkers and angry drinkers. You want people to express their happiness, their sadness and their anger. That is how the world will heal. Not by pretending those emotions aren't there.
Thank you for calling alcohol a drug, Winston. Many people forget that it is.
Winston don't hate the drugs, hate the people that give drugs a bad name. Psychedelic drugs (Inc MDMA) can be very beneficial to general well-being and to get over stressful and psychological damage. Other drugs are also fine as long as you don't go overboard and treat drugs with respect and also do the required research to use safely. Just shame that too many stupid people use drugs and give it a bad name.
Mayor of England they can also cause depression
Cosmic Catnip I wouldn't say they'd cause it but bring it out if one if predisposed
wiston alt account confirmed
He hates the people that are around illegal drugs, ie criminals (drug dealers) and the toll addiction can have on people and communities. I don't think he necessarily hates all drugs or the people that use them. Things like MDMA can be very beneficial to people with PTSD in controlled medical circumstances, but take it from someone who has taken ~200 pills of MDMA, ~50 tabs of LSD and ~a pound of mushrooms in his life, it stops being a good thing pretty quickly. MAYBE once a year is fine and beneficial. Anymore than that (unless you are microdosing for a reason) is not going to be helpful to ones life. Things like crack, meth and heroin are not easy to control, very easy to get addicted to, and are really not beneficial or suitable for someone trying to be a productive and happy human. If you want to use drugs recreationally stick to some beer and maybe a spliff if you're into it and its legal (ie not forced to buy it from people selling heroin for instance.)
All drugs can be beneficial. Heroin is a great painkiller often used in hospitals, Heroin is not bad, misuse and abuse of it is... In the right amount for the right reason, every drug does have medical benefits. And no, I do not count solvents and inhalants as drugs... They do have benefits though, like cleaning your toilet or making your car engine run....
Winston’s comment about people becoming weak is on point.
HE IS THE WEAKEST PERSON I EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF MEETING.
Love your channel, really great content. You guys should possibly talk about the Opium wars in depth sometime! Greetings from Chicago, USA
Max Werner That would interest me greatly as well. Greetings from Rockford Illinois USA!
Max Werner Agree. Greetings as an L.A. transplant from Chicago.
Serpent and Cmilk are immortal shapeshifting spacelizards bro.
China still cares. History can shape a country's mindset. Some thing are not easily forgotten.
doesnt winston hate history and politics?
its hard to talk about that without pissing off lots of chinese i guess.
Growing up in Norway with vikings and all that has been great, but I've always had a liking to Chinese and Japanese culture. There's a lot of content makers out there making videos about God knows what in these cultures, but I find you guys somehow top notch above the rest when it comes to videos about China. You could talk about literally anything and make it interesting even though the topic might be nonsense to begin with. Driving/walking/eating while doing so makes me take a part of the environment and gets me back to China which was the best trip I've ever had in my life so far. Both of your videos also helps me get my mind on something completely different after my mom recently passed away, so huge thanks to both of you to make my harder days more bright!
Damn, I was wrong. I thought these guys were cool.
Same
@@Tundra_Hunter It's just a peer pressure joke to make someone look sissy or square... Most people got it.
NICE! I was literally about to hit a bong rip and i got the notification. Good shit fellas.
thereal Holman you are so cool I wish you were my dad 😎
thereal Holman I'm smoking some dabs of hash oil
thereal Holman God damn guys, you guys are rad, but I am too. Drinking milk straight from the carton out here
i cant tell if youre all trolling or a bunch of bots on the internet
Kyle ツ word lol, like none of us were insulting each other or anything lol
I'm glad you clarified everything near the end of the video Winston, and C- milk. Although I'm sure you're like me and could give two shits whether somebody like you or not, I won't lie and say that for a second there your attitudes towards people who use drugs kind of put me off. But you definitely whether you care or not, redeemed yourself. Your attitude towards the middle where are you kind of chastised the people who did do drugs, sort of put me off. I'm glad you clarified that you didn't give a shit whether somebody did drugs are not near the end of the video. The reason why it bothered me once because not everybody really gives a shit about living in China permanently. A lot of people just want to visit. I can greatly appreciate your efforts and attempts on trying to keep General people safe during their visits to China. I could only imagine how stressful and scary it might be to be visiting China and have somebody suddenly scare the living shit out of you with the prospect of going to jail for the rest of your life and a foreign country simply because you wanted to smoke a little bit of weed. But here's the thing, the culture is so extremely different and not everybody wants to be a part of that culture for the rest of their life anyway. So your attitudes, although understandable and justifiable, should probably change a little bit just because if anybody should know about the rest of the world, you guys should. And by that I mean you guys should be more understanding and tolerant than the average Joe. No, it was an enjoyable video, and hopefully one day when you guys are anywhere near Florida and the United States, perhaps we could at least interact whether it's on camera or off camera. I think it would be extremely awesome just to hang out with you guys. World connoisseurs! Keep being awesome, and keep enjoying life! l you guys helped keep me and my spirits positive. You keep me in a great mood. I am soon going to marry a person from another country and you give me joy. And I say that with all positivity in my mind! STAY AWESOME GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEEEEEE HAAAAAAA!
After binge watching all day I get to see a brand new video. Yay
I just subscribed yesterday, and I too watched their videos all night last night. This is the first time I saw a video they just released.
good job guys, I'm proud of youse
Two loser wankers hahahah all day you wasted to watch this shit
Taking drugs in a country your a foreigner in is flat out stupid
As alcohol is technically a poison, you're "poisonies" as opposed to druggies. Aggressive vs passive.
(You could "smell Marijuana around everywhere" for SURE throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s in the US).
Damn dude, thanks for the info. I used to hate cannabis like all other drugs, I've changed and appreciate it's purposes that I don't feel are harmful or self destructive. If cannabis wrecks your life, you were a loser to begin with and needed to fall sooner rather than later. It's a very valuable drug, I hope China considers it for at least their elderly and very sick.
Weed is far safer than booze.
DavidRsaid that's a separate issue, as an alcoholic I'm speaking about the effect booze has had on my body. In a just world weed should be legal and alcohol should be banned. As for weed in China, I would not go near it.
DavidRsaid no it isn't..lmao. Not even the same..obviously you have never used cannabis...CBD cannabis doesnt even get you high at all...you talking lies about things you dont know
MARS weed is even safer than sugar.
And tobacco.
It is safer, but definitely not in China tho, if Chinese people can't even drive sober, imagine when they're faded....
When I went in 2006 my Popo bought me weed from the herb shops in Guangzhou. It was crappy and looked like tea; but I bet you can still find it there.
Hey winston, at least, your videos really really helped me get off weed after 8 years of being useless. I just needed content and heaps of it to get through the hard time in the first week or so, and i found your channels and cmilk. Now it has been 1 month and really feeling good and owe you guys a lot for such great content that kept my mind off that shit.
Awesome to hear mate!
There is an old saying... "Too much of a good thing, is no longer a good thing". Its the lack of moderation that kills people
Loving alcohol and despising all the other drugs. How interesting!
love your videos.
Good for you Winston
"You see, I think drugs have done some good things for us. I really do. And if you don't believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favor. Go home tonight. Take all your albums, all your tapes and all your CDs and burn them. 'Cause you know what, the musicians that made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years were rrrrrrrrrreal fucking high on drugs. The Beatles were so fucking high they let Ringo sing a few tunes."
- Bill Hicks
That Laowai Guy I like the last sentence!
By that standard, war is good because war has led to technological improvements.
First, comprehend what you read. My quote didn't say that drugs were good, it said drugs have done good things for us. There's a notable difference. Second, war is not a prerequisite for technological advances but there's no way in hell Hendrix would have made all those sick riffs had he not done psychedelics.
You split hairs with drugs being good versus have done good.
You claim that war is not necessary for technological advancements, but for things like nuclear power how else?
I split no hairs, you simply lack the mental capacity to see the difference. Also, there's this thing you may have heard of called science. You should look into it.
Informative video as usual! One thing, new trials on ketamine has shown that it could be used to treat depression very effectively. Of course with a doctor administering it under good conditions, so it's not only bad!
Drugs destroyed my family. My sister was murdered over I little bit of crack
Crackheads deserve their heads cracked. Tolerating shit is just letting it flow everywhere, ruining everything.
thank you, then we dont need a better reason to repeat it.
+Brice Nelson Idiotic laws illegalizing a substance destroyed your family. Nobody would have been murdered if that crackhead could have bought his shit in the next supermarket.
Brice Nelson: I just want to say I'm sorry about the idiotic mean comments you are getting. I like drugs, and have done them for over 20 years (all of them), but crack is absolutely vile. It's one of few drugs where its legal status is absolutely not the main issue. I'm sorry for you loss. Bless.
The "scene" surrounding illegal drugs is because they're illegal. This isn't complicated.
Nice work guys, also was that a Tintin anim of a drug den at 9:12 ?? I swear it looks familiar.
It wasn't an animation, it was a panel directly from the comic.
Yes
There's been raids in bars in Qingdao the last two weekends, hadn't heard about anything like that outside the tier 1 cities recently
imagine the paranoia of smoking weed in china
And the irony about it is, the Chinese were the first people to consume Cannabis by smoking, and besides opium have an extensive history with weed consumption in traditional history. 😂
Great vid as always. Always happy to see a new video by ADVChina in the notifications.
but can u smoke beer in china?
Leviathan 大李 They drink liquor in the early morning.... that what they said...
puff puff pass
No but you can drink cigarettes
no fam, we shot beer up our ass in china....
Hahaha
Hi guys, not sure if anyone else asked this question already, but how is the Conquering Northern China movie coming along? I can't wait for it. So excited for it. haha
Just smoked a blunt ✌✌
That's like adding cancer to cannabis. The only value to the blunt method is as a handy smoking device. Otherwise, it's ghetto thinking and reverse progress. Cant beat a bong!
smoking blunts is worse than smoking cigarettes...
the ashes you pull down are much finer than from tobacco,
eating or vaping would be the best way to consume cannabis,
a bong will still let a lot of ash through.
I just leave this word here, its really cool. "Occasionally".
personally im very proud of my country's harsh drug policy, china is such a huge place with 1.4b ppl, we just cant take any chance on drugs
Should ban alcohol and tobacco as well, they are worse than weed.
true, tobacco kills tons of chinese people every year, but what u gonna do?
Issue Smoking and Drinking Ban. It has been done in the past. What stops China from doing that? Unless the population is so addicted to those drugs that prohibiting them will cause a massive uproar.
Alcohol is even worse, a silent killer. We can't even measure it's impact, because you might die from being fat, not knowing that alcohol made you fat. The sugar/starch which alcohol is made of causes obesity, diabetes and plethora of other illnesses that we can't even measure it's impact on.
It sickens me when I see people go to countries like China and are pressured to drink in fear of showing disrespect. And it's not the locals fault, they just don't know any better. People need to wake up and realize what shit they are taking or forcing other people to take.
i gather u have nvr been to china, or lived and worked there? yeah, u dont know what u r talking about, sry
Are you saying you have never been given alcohol in gesture of goodwill? Give me a break. I don't have to be in China, to know what's going on.
Your county has some of the sillies laws I have ever seen. The treat all drugs the same, but allow tobacco and alcohol to infect every aspect of society.
The infamous one child policy that scarred your demographics for generations to come. Forcing rural farmers to kill their newborn babies in hope for a boy. 50 million aborted or killed daughters, causing gender imbalance for every 6 girls there are 7 boys. How will those people get married, do you think tiny Vietnam will provide mail order brides for all the single men when they grew up to marriage age? Do you think the world can simply provide 100 million brides for Chinese stupidity? One in 5 Chinese men will never find a wife, they'll forever be lonely losers drinking and smoking crap and taking meth on the side.
It's depressing to even talk about it. Not to mention the shrinking work force that will manifest in 20 years from now. You people will be forced to work till the age of 80 and no pension or retirement.
Beijing has 0.7 fertility rate, 1/3rd of replacement levels. You people are fucked, probably even more than the west. At least the whites can blame the international cartel, but you people will forever blame someone else for your manufactured demise.
Open your eyes for a second, look around you, what do you see? Is this the world you want to live in? Death and decay everywhere? How many of your countrymen flee? There are hundreds in my district, working at restaurants, fleeing from China.
I don't have to be in China to know how messed up your country is. Chinese immigrants tell me a different story.
I don't know what it is about westerners, but they seem to think all other westerners are into drugs.
I was in Osaka one time, in a club, and this white guy started asking me where I could score some drugs. I told him I had no idea, and he started telling me I was holding out on him!
Winston needs to smoke more than almost anyone I've ever seen in my life. Spend a couple days in Denver and we'll never see one of those suits again.
I don't think I will ever get tired of this channel.
You hate addiction, not drugs.. There's many people who's lives are ruined by alcohol and many successful people who use drugs
lol ok mate
This year Thailand’s cabinet has legalized the growing of hemp for medical purposes. The crop will be allowed in 15 districts in six provinces, including Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, Tak, Phetchabun and Mae Hong Son. Thailand Justice Minister General Paiboom Koomchaya has said previously that he wants to remove marijuana and kratom from the country’s list of prohibited narcotics.
They are so much better then everyone else! Wow! So cool! Such amazing egos! Whoa! So awesome! Great people.......they are drunks but talk shit on weed
....hmmmm Nevermind.....they are just hypocrites that love a harder drug then weed...booze!
"Let's fighting together"
I saw one in Hainan something along the lines of "Beware of Drowning"
Had a good laugh out of it
In the US, federal law is still strict on weed. You guys are talking state laws here.
Also, who did you know with serious addiction to weed, lol??? I think you are confusing "drugs".
Here in USA we seem to have an obsession with lawns. Not just parks and public spaces. Most suburban houses are like mini country estates. Associated with this are Home Depot, Lowes, and Menards. Is there anything like this in china or is it all walled gardens?
Me, you, China, we can all have a beer, and have a great time. We are guests, it's always good to be polite
According to Chinese law, anyone found with more than 11 pounds of processed marijuana leaves, 22 pounds of resin, or 330 pounds of fresh leaves can even risk death penalty. However, law authorities usually overlook farming of low-THC varieties, which are a key income source for farmers, despite crackdowns.
When americans were trying to legalize weed they were talking about its medicinal properties over opiates for pain. Now that it is legal nobody even mentions it medicinally because they never actually cared. They just wanted to get high.
Taking into account that americans living in a criminal society where the rich 1% own most of the wealth and hold all the power, no wonder the enslaved population in the past would turn to gangster god religion, nowadays it is the drug to get you high because society is so low.When they get high the enslaved population feel a fake relief and they keep on pumping the drug into their bodies until the day they die.
Aint that just the way
It's still not legal in most states. I don't understand where people are getting this from?
Michael Knight tell that to my mom who takes cbd daily for her arthritis
Michael Knight you are so right, 95% of people just want to get high (or they just want to do something because someone previously told them they couldn't). I am all for limited use for medical reasons, but it should be people's goal to not to ANY drugs (prescription or otherwise).
it amazes me how people think. when I use to go to Canada, I made sure I behaved myself because. "I'm not in America any more". thanks four all the great videos. both if you and all of the channels you guys have
Alcohol is a very addictive destructive drug.
+openmypackage yes, but it’s legal
I've lost 2 brother's a father in law and a brother in law to alcohol in the last 10 years. Being legal didn't save their live's.
I have lost many in my family from alcohol, drugs and mental illness. Murders, suicides, overdoses, liver disease, DUI, ect ect. The disease of addiction to substances like alcohol has a very simple solution, stop drinking alcohol and your life will get better, but it is very difficult to do do. Alcoholism and other isms is a complex issue.
openmypackage My brother in law died early this year from liver disease. He knew he was dying and still couldn't stop, it's an addiction like any drug. And your right it's complex, some people get addicted easily and some people don't.
Bullshit statement. You're shooting the messenger. It's all within. Alcoholism is an expression. Everything is psychological addiction. The term "physical addiction" is distracting from greater insights.
Have you guys covered Chinese KTV bars yet? That'd be interesting.
JOE ROGAN WOULD REKT YOU GUYS IN A DISCUSSION!
Fascinating video. Thank you for posting this.
i like weed
ilike crack cocaine, it helped me discover my real identity, and i am now a beautiful transgender woman
Nobody has died from smoking weed, millions die from Alcohol each year. Double standards. Lets not forget the back street Baijiu factories filling up your liver with god knows what.
I recently Quit smoking Weed. feeling better. clearer head again. Thanks for this vid.
What's the problem with Weed ??? If your diet sucks, you'll feel bad anyway !!!
Dudes who eat right and get some physical exercise benefit a LOT from Weed.
Alcohol's bad if you're poor & not so bad if you're richer. Busy guys CAN drink !
Pot is extremely easy to abuse, but hardly anyone uses it in a truly beneficent way. It's really something that should be taken for quiet solitary reflection, rather than socializing.
@JBorg Yep, true. Weed is great for when you stay home, right before bed.
Drinking is the reverse, you become very futile but you can also relax more.
Hard Drugs really suck. Natural psychedelics are very safe & way cheaper.
I used to really enjoy cannabis when I was a young guy, now I only take it for medical reasons and believe me, the fun isn't there anymore. Just another med (legal or not) for me (just about the only one, thankfully at my age).
Well. That's YOUR opinion, man. I mean, really? Why is it so much beneficial to smoke in "solitary reflection" rather than socializing??
Thanks for this video . I enjoyed the the information pertaining to narcotics in China . Happy New Year to both of you . I hope you had a Merry Happy Christmas .
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No subtitles
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Like all over photography stuff, car videos, travel vlogs, crazy!
Please drink yourself.
Being in a city where cannabis has been legal for several years it's crazy to think of how completely opposite it is in China. Especially when almost ever piece of paraphernalia for cannabis use is mass produced and shipped out of China. Do they also have to pretend its for tobacco use to manufacturer?
It's sad to see that Winston has such an archaic view on drugs (in my opinion), but I understand since he's from South Africa. Here in America there are scientists doing research to see if LSD can be used to cure anxiety, PTSD, and cluster headaches. Drugs can be used for good and bad and it should be taken into account. The same drug that you're given to get rid of agonizing pain is also the drug that can control your life and make you steal from your family. I enjoyed the video though guys, keep it up!
NO T H O T S i see your point, but I do have to point out prescription drug addiction is a huge rising problem here in the states. Makes you wonder if there were stricter laws, maybe so many ppl wouldn't be addicted to fentanyl
NO T H O T S LSD isnt addictive or a drug which is abused
matanuska high That sentence was about opiates should have made it more obvious. Also all the research I looked at is recent.
matanuska high no LSD just fcks your brain up. Cuz that's better than it being addicting right?
newberry799 When they decriminalized drugs in Portugal there was a decrease in overdose deaths. legalizing drugs would destroy the cartels and the thug ridden market that Winston said he hated in the video.
Thank you for this video, If you are visiting a country you want to respect the laws, at the end of the day the reason that someone is traveling is to have a good time not to have a good trouble
Weed will be legal in Canada next year.
@Rod 1984 Didn't know you live in Canada.
We are fucking stupid, yes. Now, we're going to BLOW IT UUP!
Psychedelics should be universally non-criminal. Cannabis, LSD, Mushrooms. Opiates and stimulants are special cases.
I really want to see Winston high.
Great info guys.for many years I would self medicate on bud for pain.it is a native americanway of life.im 85 % Cherokee indian and just came naturally to use.but now thats it prevalent in my state strangely I not used for a long time. Washington state has so many shops that accept 21 and over.Cali as well has just as many.take care fellas and say hello to the family👍
Completely agree with China's stance on drugs.
SublimeNotions you agree with the death penalty for drug crimes?
For trafficking drugs? Hell yes. I would make them public executions too.
Cartels, and the street gangs that work for them, largely get their profits from drugs. And they are pretty much the most harmful groups of people on earth, beaten really only by militaries which wantonly drone strike people and invade where they are not wanted. Even terrorist organizations are not as harmful as cartels and their gangs. So yeah, it should be very harsh for drug traffickers including marijuana because it fuels the same criminal organizations as opium or other substances. It should be a capital punishment like it is for murder.
Apparently not, China doesn't seem to think so, nor the Philippeans, nor many other countries.
I don't value the opinions of countries that willingly slaughter their own citizens due to a disease out of their control. Do they also give the death penalty/harsh time to lung cancer victims from smoking? Or people that have damaged livers from drinking? Addiction is a disease.
Disease my butt.
First of all an addict chose to be addicted. Nobody sat there with a gun and made them start taking drugs or alcohol. They willingly accept it, and as far as I am concerned that removes 100% of the sympathy they should get. Why should someone get sympathy for willingly disabling themselves. Doesn't matter if its drugs or alcohol, I would go even one step further and say everything that an addicted person does while high/drunk should be viewed as if they had done it while sober. Willingly blurring your mental capacity shouldn't be an excuse to do harm.
Secondly, these laws are not about people who are addicted, they are about traffickers, who are not 'diseased'. Who create virtually all of the gangs in any country they are in (gangs get their profits from drug sales), which in turns creates most of the gang violence, most of the human trafficking, most of the prostitution, a large chunk of the robberies and gun violence, and all of this helps fuel cartels that absolutely wreck the nations they are in, take a trip to elsalvador or gautemala or afghanistan and let me know if you think drug laws are too harsh in the US and similar places.
People who take said drugs are tacit supporters of that culture and those cartels. You can't buy Apple products and then claim to not be a supporter of Apple, same goes with drugs.
I have lived in Hunan China for 14 years teaching English. I left in 2017. There was this french guy with some connection in shanghai where I would get weed. I mean in Large quantities and he would sell it to foreigners. He got busted once by the cops but he got away by paying(bribing) them. He still lives there. I think money can save you in China.
10:16 Is that Cmilk's wife? ROFL!
Indonesia has s similar "zero tolerance" policy on all drugs, including marijuana, and it is not uncommon for tourists to buy drugs (pills, weed, speed, whatever) from a local, then retire to their hotel room, only to hear a knock on the door from a police squad.
Vietnam, OTOH, has a reputation as a place to buy weed easily, and the police will look the other way on small quantities.
I haven't bought weed in nearly 30 years, so this is based on what I've seen in my travels and read online.
well... I guess I'm never going to China lol.
Ketamine is a disassociative anesthetic with multiple uses
It is actually prescribed by doctors for depression.
In larger doses it is an hallucinogen and can cause problems if used regularly.
great videos. Great outlook on China very interesting indeed. I love the comment at the end too "we love you all the same" lol now thats awesome :)
How dare you called marijuana as 'DRUGS'
It contains THC
I struggle with an opiate addiction and yeah; it sucks, like a lot. I do agree and see Winton's point of view. I've seen it growing up and then later on in life also have had the "Privilege" of experiencing it first hand. It just ruins everything; worse however, is that is hurts the people you consider cloesest in life.
That being said, however, I personally take a 'moral standing' (by lack of better term) closer to how C-Milk looks at things. Although while I don't hate drug users, I do have a lot more malice towards people who egg others into trying/using drugs ESPECIALLY hard drugs. I mean YOU KNOW how bad this thing is, YOU KNOW how fast things get out of hand, YOU KNOW that you're endangering another human beings life, and worst of all YOU KNOW all that f**ked up sh** but do it willingly.
Usually just to get another fix. That is what I hate, that's what really just makes me sad.
On a after note though, I've been a silent viewer for over 3 years now and I love the content; both here and Serpentza/laowhy86. I don't really comment or do much, (other than watch your great content of course.) but I felt like adding in my two cents I suppose haha.
Anyways, love the videos! Keep up the great work, can't wait for the videos to come!
-Brian McKenzie
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. Although, I get what you're saying. That being said however; judging everyone who has dealt with drugs as being weak in character is sort of not really completely understanding the why & how people end up doing drugs (just my opinion of course).
Also I aready offered up my services to the military, they declined.
Huh, I misspelled closest too. Didn't catch that.
-Brian M.
The only two drugs you can die from withdrawals from are both legal; Alcohol and benzodiazepines (Xanax or similar). Portugal has the best drug policy in the world, which is treatment over punishment. Alcohol prohibition didn't last long in the US because it did more much more harm than good, we can see that with other prohibited substances today as well (see: Cartels, gangs, drug impurities, fentanyl lacing, etc.).
That sounds to good to be true. I bet they try to take away the the drivers license in portugal if they catch someone with drugs.
3mins into the video, and I'm thinking of this saying that an old junkie told me way back, "the worst thing about doing drugs is the people you have to associate with to get it."
C-milk: Just a little bit of whiskey for me at night
Winston: everyone knows I lOOooVVvVeEEE alcohol
This topic hits home to me since I recently started to use cannabis medically (like, real medical, not the pseudo-medical like so many in my area) as a replacement for high powered opiates for severe chronic pain control. Considering that here in Vancouver (west coast canada in case any aren't aware) I would say that at least 60% of all youth at least somewhat experiment with the stuff recreationally in highschool (I was a nerd, and even the majority of my nerd friends I later learned smoked quite often), I was something of an oddity, personally of the 'don't want anything screwing with my head / body' mindset. I admit I still looked down on it (although I've always been pro legalize since the enforcement costs balanced against the almost zero impact of said enforcement makes no sense economically) until I came unto serios auto-immune disease problems in my early twenties followed by numerous severe infections. I toom the opiates I wad prescribed, and before long I was stuck in a spiral of needing ever more doses, and dealing with ever more side effects. Dropping my dose of opiates even slightly was an unspeakably horrible experience, and after several years of suffering, I finally took the plunge into cannabis.
I am a bit ashamed that I used to look down on it; I admit that it is definitely something that is better avoided in younger people, as it's somewhat well known that most psychoactives can screw with developing brains, but I have to say pot shouldn't even be considered as in the same league as opiates. After starting the cannabis, within a week I was able to start dropping the opiate dose with minimal discomfort. If I have a day where I need to be fully coherent, I can just skip the pot and notice no ill effects or withdrawal of any kind. Even when I do take it, the effects on your body and mind are very small compared to the problems from opiates.
I definitely understand China's hesitance to allow such substances, but I think that as soon as the world stops seeing cannabis as a horrible demon likened to opium or methamphetamine, the sooner we can understand the actual benefits and overall reduce the harm. Great video as always, gents.
If someone of my health is considered even remotely as being needed for infantry duty, then we're reaaaaaally fucked. I come from a family with lots of service history, but I guarantee I'm near dead last on their list of ideal candidates. Battlefield of the future'll be cyberspace anyways, and the marines are overrated anyways (but don't tell them I said that plx)
Sigh, I'm not here to get into a youtube comment war, but I'll bite once more. We obviously have very different life experiences, and I am entirely sure I won't change your mind as you won't change mine. I'm also wary of the very real possibility you're trolling, but alas years of internet forum discussions leave anyone paranoid of this.
I'm not quite sure what you are referring to with the 'I have to be the one to do it' thing, but as I alluded to, had I not nearly died and spent nearly ten years in a constant battle just to not die, the chances are quite high I would have joined the Canadian Military as both sides of my family are chock full of military service. I don't ask anyone for anything, I do whatever I can manage to get by and my leisure consists mostly of living vicariously through the adventures of others on free services such as youtube (hence the channel). I literally am able to put about twenty dollars a month into my own entertainment and fun; the rest goes to food, my family's well being and shelter, and medicine. So I am not sure what to make of the 'I have to be the one to do "it" and not beg'. I vote. I do whatever I can to not impact negatively any others' lives. I'm not sure many who are 'clean' can say the same.
I understand the issue is emotional for many. I saw a number of very intelligent young people in high school end up considerably less intelligent due to cannabis. If I hadn't been in the scenario I am in, there's a good 90% chance I'd be saying and thinking exactly as you do, but alas I am stuck in a scenario where I had to choose between continuing to suffer and risk severe addiction with legal opiates, or try medical pot of somewhat dubious legality. I don't think anyone who hasn't been in such a situation or seen a close friend or family member in one will fully understand how uncomfortable and uneasy I was walking into a medical cannabis dispensary for the first time as someone who avoided the stuff like the plague for so many years. My point wasn't to say the cannabis is a wonderful harmless substance that gives you superpowers in order to rope young people into getting hooked, it was that keeping it illegal is doing literally nothing except increasing the profitability for those who seek to distribute it illegally and indeed the rates of use in most of north america (and increasingly the world) continue to rise despite more and more enforcement resources. I get that people emotionally see it as despicable, but being able to blame someone for doing something that was illegal isn't worth more and more people continuing to use it harmfully when young because it's just so profitable. Compared to opiates, which are legal, my point was (at least what I intended, maybe I didn't get it across well) the actual negative effects of cannabis, when taken safely (I take it in gel capsules with oil dissolved in coconut oil) and properly, the harm of cannabis isn't even in the same ballpark as opiates, alcohol, or even tobacco (from my own experience of course). The opiates caused far more trouble in my life, almost as many as they helped with, while my quality of life and ability to do positive things and support myself has improved dramatically with the cannabis while simultaneosly allowing me to drop most of my opiate dose, and keeping me out of hospital, saving our medical system money.
I know it will take a long time to change the minds of people, personally my family was as uneasy at the start of this as I was, and my best friend hates the stuff more than even you appear to, but my family now has completely had their minds changed, and even my best friend no longer flips out if I even mention it, as they've all seen the improvement it provided and noticed that if taken in moderation, the effects indeed don't cause you to become some weird other person or demon.
Again, I understand that other countries and communities and people are not ready to change the old normal, and I cannot be self-righteous enough to suggest that they are all wrong and I am right. As I said, any other life path for myself and I definitely wouldn't have ever used it, and only would have supported legalization because I've seen how poorly harsh enforcement works and I truly believe that decriminalizing it would lead to huge drops in abuse rates in the long term. My opinion has changed dramatically though, and in my personal experience, I feel the longer the current system goes on, the more net harm will be done. I don't expect to change your mind, you seem to feel strongly, but I do believe that were anyone to go through what I have, they would be insane to keep using increasingly huge amiunts of debillitating opiates given another option for treating severe chronic pain (which, I have learned, we as a race are amazingly very poor at, and have almost no other alternatives).
When watching your videos, I often find myself thinking "the lines on the roads in China must be optional."
Congratulations!!! I just saw "Conquering Southern China" for sale on iTunes - I hope you get millions of sales. Its a fantastic series. Best wishes. Bill. :-)
i have a ADVChina addiction ... there is no cure, only treatment with the ADV family of channels . im doing ok now that i got a dose thanks Dr.
LOL I LOVE Alcohol BUT I DESPISE DRUGS ... HUH .... SMH ...
Great message guys, much love
They should play the 90s anti-drug campaigns dubbed in Chinese, would work well
LOL ... those two guys listening to the conversation between C&W on their intercom.
Imagine being so totally not addicted that you can "stop any time", yet the inability (or at least high risk) to do drugs in a country you're visiting for a few weeks is a deal-breaker.
Here in Canada, provincial governments are introducing severe penalties for driving on weed. This is in anticipation of it becoming legal (it's already legal to grow up to 4 plants in your yard). It's security theatre. I've never heard of a high speed crash on weed. If anything, someone on weed is likely to be pulled over for driving too slowly. Myself, I like the weak stuff from when I was a kid. I would smoke a joint, laugh at everything for about an hour, have a sandwich, and done. It really should be in a different category from other drugs as it's a damn sight less harmful than alcohol.