Comments on: Graduate Student Extols the Virtues of Marijuana at “The Chronicle of Higher Education” http://www.openeducation.net/2008/07/09/graduate-student-extols-the-virtues-of-marijuana-at-the-chronicle-of-higher-education/ Free Education for All Fri, 13 May 2011 00:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: An aspiring historian http://www.openeducation.net/2008/07/09/graduate-student-extols-the-virtues-of-marijuana-at-the-chronicle-of-higher-education/#comment-6285 An aspiring historian Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:54:05 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=264#comment-6285 I often overhear my fellow grad students making fun of people who smoke, and was inclined to feel bad that I smoke as well. Glad to know I'm not alone though. I wonder why you thought it was a male? I often overhear my fellow grad students making fun of people who smoke, and was inclined to feel bad that I smoke as well. Glad to know I’m not alone though. I wonder why you thought it was a male?

]]> By: Equally Anonymous http://www.openeducation.net/2008/07/09/graduate-student-extols-the-virtues-of-marijuana-at-the-chronicle-of-higher-education/#comment-1323 Equally Anonymous Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:16:17 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=264#comment-1323 I have to commend this author for saying what so many academics already know: recreational drug use stimulates curiosity and inquiry as well as creativity. It further enables social interactions that might not happen otherwise. I will go one step further and echo that yes, I was a graduate student, who smoked pot, and who can honestly say I would not be where I am today if not for the drug. I wish all the best to the author and pray for the day the hypocrisy ends and this war on marijuana will finally be over. How many educators continue to secretly indulge is not a mystery. Parents might be mortified to learn the truth. I know tons. I am one. I have to commend this author for saying what so many academics already know: recreational drug use stimulates curiosity and inquiry as well as creativity. It further enables social interactions that might not happen otherwise. I will go one step further and echo that yes, I was a graduate student, who smoked pot, and who can honestly say I would not be where I am today if not for the drug.

I wish all the best to the author and pray for the day the hypocrisy ends and this war on marijuana will finally be over.

How many educators continue to secretly indulge is not a mystery. Parents might be mortified to learn the truth. I know tons. I am one.

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Tom Hanson
Editor

]]> By: John http://www.openeducation.net/2008/07/09/graduate-student-extols-the-virtues-of-marijuana-at-the-chronicle-of-higher-education/#comment-1320 John Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:07:08 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=264#comment-1320 he chose the pseudonym because of Thomas De Quincey, an English writer who's most famous work is "Confessions of an English Opium Eater". I'm guessing the fellow isn't in an English program (or just wanted an allusive name so bad he didn't care if the allusion didn't work), because de Quincey's work isn't exactly "yay drugs" he chose the pseudonym because of Thomas De Quincey, an English writer who’s most famous work is “Confessions of an English Opium Eater”. I’m guessing the fellow isn’t in an English program (or just wanted an allusive name so bad he didn’t care if the allusion didn’t work), because de Quincey’s work isn’t exactly “yay drugs”

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