Paul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhy the White House is behind a rare Supreme Court push to limit gun ownershiptheweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1268arrow-down1external-linkWhy the White House is behind a rare Supreme Court push to limit gun ownershiptheweek.comPaul@lemmy.esquiretheduke.nohost.me to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·edit-22 days agoUh… It is by either definition of the word “narcotic.” A substance that affects mood and is taken recreationally; often illegal. a drug that relieves pain or induces sleepiness. Marijuana fits both. But so is alcohol.
minus-squareɔiƚoxɘup@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoTylenol is known to improve depression symptoms. Fits both too. QED, narcotic. https://news.osu.edu/your-pain-reliever-may-also-be-diminishing-your-joy/
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoDictionaries. What the hell does it know? It’s merely a reference. ;-)
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days ago“The pirate’s code is more of a set of guidelines than actual rules.”
minus-squareetherphon@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·2 days agoGenerally, yes, sure, but for most purposes the term narcotics is used for opiate or opioid drugs.
Uh… It is by either definition of the word “narcotic.”
A substance that affects mood and is taken recreationally; often illegal.
a drug that relieves pain or induces sleepiness.
Marijuana fits both. But so is alcohol.
Tylenol is known to improve depression symptoms. Fits both too. QED, narcotic.
https://news.osu.edu/your-pain-reliever-may-also-be-diminishing-your-joy/
Dictionaries. What the hell does it know? It’s merely a reference. ;-)
“The pirate’s code is more of a set of guidelines than actual rules.”
Generally, yes, sure, but for most purposes the term narcotics is used for opiate or opioid drugs.