So? These are people that I care about, and I don't want to see them getting into trouble over stupid things.

Dakta quotes Canterbury University.

Govt. research indicates that close to 20% of the population (16-64) are regular users.



Making poor choices, getting into trouble and being a better person for it is a crucial part of growing up.

And if you don't become a better person for it??

I've always found Dakta's stuff to be interesting but he tries very hard to skew the figures IMO. That said, it's common knowledge that there's a huge stoner culture over there. Most of what I know about pot I learnt from kiwis and the time I spent over in NZ.

Then they'll end up on welfare, die or end up in jail. It's darwinism at work.

Perhaps you should be more concerned about why the stupid things that are getting your friends into trouble in the first place.

:-s Not sure I understand that.

As stated above, if you fail to learn from mistakes then you were probably a fuckwit in the first place.



Here's a better one. 43% of males and 27% of females between 18-24 had used it in the preceeding 12 months. Quite hard to interpret, but still indicates a significant number of users.

The thing is, that's NZ so that's like...six people. :P

That figure is significantly higher than in australia though. And most countries. I reckon the only place you'd find higher usage rates would be in californian universities.

You fail to admit that it's like, six out of twenty :)

At least New Zealand leads the world in something :p

What a pity it's a sheep with its hind legs in the farmer's gumboots that's leading New Zealanders... :lol:

You should be fighting the power rather than getting annoyed about your friend bucking the trend.

WGMG: Had the most annoying group of year 2's in sports coaching class today.

WGMG: Customers.

WGMG: Classmate that is in a relationship cock blocking me

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WGMG: Homework dominated weekend.

WGMG: My friend is almost certainly going to have to have a major knee operation which will rule her out of sports for years and destroy a promising fencing career. I feel so powerless.

I assume she's 15 like yourself. At 15 beingout for 12 months isn't the end of the world. It's far from helpful, but if you've got the natural ability and the drive you can get there. The dangerous ages to be injured are 10-12 and 17-19.

3 years full recovery the doctors told her. Minimum. Im not sure on the details but it has to do with cartilage and broken bone in the knee.

Something that significant must have had a pre-existing problem there already. That's rough as.

ok scratch that last one, thats only what is most likely to happen if she continues to fence. Which she wants to do, but the doctors have told her if she does, she will most likely have above problems by the time she is 18.
Seems i was a bit misinformed.

WGMG: David Stern. Such a smug bloke.

wgmg:nova saying bad meets evil are a new band!! ffs if they do some research they know that bad meets evil are eminem and royce da 5'9 , and bme been round for 15 years

WGMG: Fitness sessions ](*,)

WGMG: Just Finished block exams and on school holidays then i find out I have a bit of work to do over the break.:?

wgmg:essendon.. but at the same time i rather have us win say 5 -8 games and learn from this!

WGMG: Planning travel in Ireland. Everything being split up is shit.

WGMG: Nightmare last night in which Terry was completely bankrupt and the Phoenix had been shut down :O NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Nearly as bad as Triple M attempting to pass off "Original Prankster" by the Offspring as "New Music". Was inches away from dialing them up and ranting like an old fuck on Alan Jones's program style, when I realized I was 19, not 91.

I've done that in Canberra when they played "Parklife" and called it new music. Oh dear.