DK NEWS AFTERSHOW 1223
Added 2020-12-22 15:03:15 +0000 UTCDec 23RD, 10AM KST
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[AFTERSHOW]
ILHOON AND WHY KOREA NEEDS TO LEGALIZE WEED (EVEN THOUGH DAVID DOESN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT)
BOA'S PILLS - KOREAN PUBLIC REACTION
SEOUL GOING INTO SEMI-LOCKDOWN : DID KOREA WAIT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SON TO FINISH HIS LITTLE EXHIBITION?
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This was a good after-show discussion!
Joy
2020-12-23 02:17:56 +0000 UTCRegarding the trot singer who faced criticism due to plagiarism. Listen guys! I have copied my assignments like MANY MANY times when I didn't have the energy. At first, I was like: eh, no big deal. But when it was revealed that her father was university's professor, it kind of put her in a position of privilege and how easy it is to get a hold of something if you have connections. But the question is, why is she only acknowledging it now? Did she have an epiphany or something
Kriti
2020-12-23 01:19:49 +0000 UTCDo average citizens smoke as much weed as celebrities/entertainers seem to? I used to work in Japan where it is also illegal and very harshly punished but I only encountered it twice the entire time I was there. It was super rare to hear of anyone who smoked it in Japan. (Both times I encountered pot it offered to me by surfers, lol)
Eri
2020-12-23 01:05:38 +0000 UTCKnetz be like of course the American is pro weed 😡
Juan Marin
2020-12-23 01:04:43 +0000 UTCi'm not a weed smoker so i can understand David being tired of this topic. i'm not sure how much legalization would help. it has only recently started being legal in certain US states and at varying degrees so we haven't seen the long term effects. although i do find it annoying that so many NYC streets smell like marijuana i don't think it's the same as doing heroin (which US also has a serious problem with). even with legalization here it is not uniformly accepted.
Cathy
2020-12-23 00:41:15 +0000 UTCThese days, I say we all could use some escapism. The US "War on Drugs" campaign was a political move to incarcerate men and women of color. If it were aimed at everyone, you would have many more white, opioid users in jail, but then again, they have the means to pay bail, hire lawyers, etc.
mothermade
2020-12-23 00:33:23 +0000 UTCOh, also, can you buy CBD products in ROK?
mothermade
2020-12-23 00:28:55 +0000 UTCBTW, is melatonin still a banned substance?
mothermade
2020-12-23 00:26:51 +0000 UTCRachel beat me to it. Since the UN's statement, will that influence ROK's stance?
mothermade
2020-12-23 00:25:55 +0000 UTCMy opinion is that alcohol is far worse than pot.
mothermade
2020-12-23 00:24:13 +0000 UTCI love when you guys go off about weed 😂 but seriously Danny has a point. The U.N. just reclassified Cannabis as a less dangerous drug a few weeks ago. It may be a crime in SK but there’s gotta be some nuance.
Rachel Smith
2020-12-22 23:19:26 +0000 UTCI work in a high-level criminal justice organization for the State of Utah and even here in our state and the United States in general, marijuana criminalization (as well as other drugs) is a complex issue. The United States’ "War Against Drugs" was implemented during President Nixon's term in the 1970s and has long been tied to racially discriminatory enforcement behaviors.😒👮♂️ South Korea's policies are less likely to be racially driven, but there are still similar socio-economic factors that drive the attitudes and policies regarding marijuana use. If the rich and powerful stand to benefit politically or economically💰, there is less negative social stigma attached to marijuana use and a greater chance for legalization for recreational use. That is partly why drug use by the rich and famous is generally overlooked, and even glorified, especially here in the US. It makes me wonder which rich or powerful person did Ilhoon piss off that caused his drug use to be publicized rather than concealed from public view. 🤔🤣 Regarding legalization for medical use—like any other plant-based medicinal therapy (think medicines like aspirin, codeine, and morphine), marijuana has proven benefits to people with certain medical conditions. The human body has endocannabinoid receptors that play a role in the pathology of many disorders and serve a protective function in many medical issues. The problem is that too many people use substances for “recreational” or “escapist” purposes. Often this can lead to dependency, whether physiological or psychological. If (in a perfect world) substances were used for their best purposes (therapeutic medicine), drug usage would not be a problem. Whether it is marijuana or other substances, it would not be drug use, it would be medicinal use. 👨⚕️👩⚕️
Collett Litchard
2020-12-22 20:20:03 +0000 UTCI want you guys to talk about weed! I'm genuinely curious about the Korean general public views and attitudes towards marijuana use and other illicit substances. I'm not a user, but I have friends that use and I use to have my own misconceptions of the substance, along with other substances like acid and shrooms, and now I feel like I have a much more balanced view of them. In America, we have successful people that have openly admit to using or have used LSD or psychedellics and having it change their world for the better (ie STEVE JOBS) and there was a 2018 NYTimes Bestseller about psychedelics called, "How to Change Your Mind". So things are still illegal, but I feel like there is a shift in attitudes about it. On another point, the legalization of weed can bring a lot of profits from an economic standpoint. On the Boa and sleeping pill issue, my only concern is about her mental health and stress levels so that she needs sleeping pills so bad she has to get them from Japan. Sleeping pills are not without their consequences and people can become dependent on them...
LD
2020-12-22 18:48:46 +0000 UTCI often see Korean netizens justify their hate/outrage towards marijuana "scandals" with something along the lines of "It's wrong because it's illegal" or "The law is the law." Just wondering, if marijuana was not illegal in Korea, would K-netz still have the same reactions? Or would they be okay with it like they are with alcohol (a depressant) and tobacco/nicotine (a stimulant)? Is this a case of social values being shaped by the law, or the law being shaped by prevalent social values? And why are addicts seen as criminals when they are more likely to be victims in need of help?
No Sana No Life
2020-12-22 17:17:16 +0000 UTC
