Paul McCartney Quits Smoking Pot for Daughter, Is Happy Beatles Didn't Reunite

You know what is one of the most vexing statements I hear former users of pot say? "Now that I quit I am accomplishing so much more with my life and I could have done so much more with my past if I would have only quit sooner". Excuses, excuses. It is like Paul McCartney saying that if he would not have used pot in the past then he would have written twice the amount of number one songs and would have been twice as successful. Obviously he would not have written more number one songs then the amount of number one songs he personally wrote being apart of the MOST SUCCESSFUL BAND OF ALL TIME!!!! Ludicrous nonsense! Maybe people like Michael Sanders or ME need to use pot less often but to think that the reason you have not achieved as much as you could have without pot is utter nonsense. Without pot I would still be hooked on tylenol PM or ambien and I would not be sleeping. I will never go back to being an insomniac or disgruntled ******* just so I can more properly fit in to society. I heard on 107.9 The BEAR that the Beatles were all hooked on Amphetamines when they arrived in the USA until Bob Dylan introduced them to pot. NOW IF THE BEATLES WOULD HAVE REMAINED HOOKED ON AMPHETAMINES OR THEY CHOSE TO EMBRACE COKE OR HEROIN INSTEAD I WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT THERE MUSIC WOULD HAVE SUFFERED AND SIR PAUL WOULD HAVE WRITTEN LESS NUMBER ONE HITS. Life is about balance and excess in any area is including drinking too much coffee is never a good thing. (although caffeine possesses a lethal dose and pot, coincidentally does not)
In conclusion, would you also agree that Stephen King, Steve Jobs, and Nate Diaz would have accomplished SO MUCH MORE and had MUCH more success if it had only not been for the pot that got in the way? Of course you would not conclude that unless you are a moron. As for pot getting in the way of relationships that would be entirely because one of the people in the relationship is not accepting of pot simply because of social taboo and status quotient. They thus misjudge their partner and view the person in a negative fashion again, not due to the persons behavior on pot (unlike peoples behavior on alcohol) but because that is the status quo thing to do, hate people that use pot and give a free pass to people doped out on antidepressants and lugging down 5 cups of coffee a day, 5 monsters a day or whatever else you use to get high and deny the fact that you are getting high on these SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE DRUGS. By the way, why are all the people that have never used a drug or are sober at the present, why are these people not 100% happy all day long and 100% successful in their lives and relationships? Why, because we all live and we all die and some of us might want to indulge in some fun every once in a while, fun such as indulging in the debauchery of marijuana. Debauchery, only to people that have fooled themselves into believing that pot is a mortal sin, Hey Rick Santorum - pot is not a mortal sin.

I give him a week.

With all due respect Paul, you said .." when you're bringing up a youngster, your sense of responsibility does kicks in ".....But you have two other kids. What about your responsibilities kiciking in back then ?.....Although, from what i've heard, you're a wonderful father, and that you raised your children very strick. With all that they have and you could give them, they never wound up in trouble or in rehab. I give you credit for that. Most celeb's kids are a total mess, and have no respect for themselves or others.Going in and out of rehab and being arrested etc.....So all things condidered, you did a good job Mate.

Big deal !

I guess when you are rich and have everything, you can always get the good stuff. But people grow up and should stop using drugs, its like drinking in your younger years, yes its fun, but there comes a time when one should stop drinking. Take care of your health, it does not get any better as you age. :)

Paul's a true romantic that was brokenhearted when he lost his Linda - he loves being married obviously and being a family man - I guess when you have to make a choice and it's your child at stake you make the choice - personally I think it was just a "bitch" thinkg for the ex to do to getto him - she's still angry over here mere 40+ milliiom UK poor girl - sob on someone leces shoulder - the girls has her loveing daddy even if she has her manipulative mum

The British drink tea in their divorce proceedings? How veddy, veddy civilized.

I toked for 38 years, heavily. Also, I was a high-level donor to M.P.P (Marijuana Policy Project), for 16 years, working also as a letter writer and intel-feedback person. I was the acitivist's activist, gaining a Lifetime Membership. When I was using the drug, I felt great, but I wasn't achieving much, often being too stoned, or recovering from a high. My relationships suffered, as did my career. Eventually, I took an objective look at how I was neglecting my family, my career, my passions for astronomy, amateur radio, dirt biking and most importantly, God. That's right, God! I couldn't really study the Bible and think clearly in order to make the changes that needed to happen, until I was completely away from the drug. It certainly won't kill you, but it will diminish much of the true happiness which involved being with others and caring for them. I was pretty robotic, trying to live up to my resonsibilities. Now, I love and enjoy life, again. I hope to find a new lady, as my wonderful first lady had enough of me and got married to another fellow. She was a smart woman, but she waited far too long (10 years), before she left me. Cannabis was very pleasurable to me, but it destroyed the love and true intimacy that we have with other people. Even my cat says I'm a lot more lovable! Do as you wish, but realize that the years go by pretty fast, when you're blowing it away.

A 69-yr old still lighting up -- no wonder his music hasn't made any sense (or $) for decades.

oaoroho do you get paid by the word? WTF........ you may be 1 brownie over your limit.