I want an Ipod but can't afford one either. That makes two of us! I'm sure the prices will come down eventually.
As for the pot: I don't think breaking a man-made law, per se, incurs bad karma. Some laws are just silly, some are downright unjust and cruel. I don't think marijuana should be illegal, so your friend isn't incurring any karma by breaking this silly law. Drug laws, by and large, punish the poor and powerless, so I think they're bad karma in a way.
But I'd say that pot isn't that good for you, and it's rather dumb for a middle-aged guy to be smoking it unless there are medical reasons, so he might be damaging himself. If there's any karmic retribution to be had, it's there. Not in law-breaking, but in any harm he does to his body and mind.
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As for the pot: I don't think breaking a man-made law, per se, incurs bad karma. Some laws are just silly, some are downright unjust and cruel. I don't think marijuana should be illegal, so your friend isn't incurring any karma by breaking this silly law. Drug laws, by and large, punish the poor and powerless, so I think they're bad karma in a way.
But I'd say that pot isn't that good for you, and it's rather dumb for a middle-aged guy to be smoking it unless there are medical reasons, so he might be damaging himself. If there's any karmic retribution to be had, it's there. Not in law-breaking, but in any harm he does to his body and mind.