Posted on 07/19/2017 11:10:14 AM PDT by rktman
[ lol.
Yes, raving mad.
Pot makes people paranoid. ]
How can someone who never partaken in the pot (such as myself) be paranoid to the point of being “raving mad”?
Explain this, but of course you have been just spewing “You are a crazy pot user” nonsense, and missing the point of my arguments, Other will see the thread and i am fairly certain they will figure out for themselves who has the better arguments.
Because I don’t believe you.
And if you’ve never taken drugs, you have no idea what you’re talking about.
Nope. Did you miss the Nixon administration?
Isn’t it funny how prohibitionists are “experts” in the things they despise?
[ Because I don’t believe you.
And if you’ve never taken drugs, you have no idea what you’re talking about. ]
Believe what you will but you seem to be paranoid of letting citizens decide for themselves what they should be eating, drinking, or smoking.
I must ask you again then, Why exactly are you so anti-drug?
[ Isn’t it funny how prohibitionists are “experts” in the things they despise? ]
And just because I have never done Drugs like pot it somehow invalidates my argument about legalizing pot and other drugs because I am sick and tired of the violation of our god given rights that resulted from another Progressive “War on _____” crap that resulted in a war on our rights.
Speaking of ignorance. Sorry you are too young to remember the Nixon years.
The Controlled Substances Act (1970)
In its 1969 Leary v. United States decision the Supreme Court held the Marijuana Tax Act to be unconstitutional, since it violated the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. In response, Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, which repealed the Marijuana Tax Act.
The Shafer Commission, formally known as the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, was appointed by U.S. President Richard Nixon in the early 1970s. Its chairman was former Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer. The commission issued a report on its findings in 1972 that called for the decriminalization of marijuana possession in the United States. The report was ignored by the White House, but is an important document against prohibition.
Darn that historical data, ifinnegan. Perhaps you should learn about recent American history before you spew forth falsehood after falsehood about things you know nothing about :)
If you dare to disagree with a prohibitionist you automatically are a drug abuser who loves totalitarianism & communism & Satan and....
Fortunately, prohibitionists have lost the argument in the voting booth.
[ If you dare to disagree with a prohibitionist you automatically are a drug abuser who loves totalitarianism & communism & Satan and....
Fortunately, prohibitionists have lost the argument in the voting booth. ]
If Legal Drugs lead to Stalin how in the hell did we survive the first 120+ some odd years of our republic?
Plus they don’t seem to understand that drug prohibition is NOT a function of the federal government, it can be a function of state and local government, but the spirit of the constitution limits federal power, while they want to expand it to cover their pet issue for “muh prohibition reasons”....
Lol.
You are proving my point.
You’re regurgitating new left claptrap.
I am literally laughing out loud.
You’ve got your little agenda and your little occultic stuff going on, fair enough, little man.
I read pretty much everything Leary ever wrote. He was quite astute and prescient. He was the first person I ever heard using and advocating use of gender neutral pronouns. 40-50 years later, it is becoming the new orthodoxy, forced on us by PC stoners.
Leary was completely for destroying western Judeo-Christian society and he has been very successful.
And you continue his jihad.
Enjoy your laughter and your willful ignorance. Bake yourself a cake while your at it.
Supreme Court cases are claptrap? Sure lol
Have a great night and I hope you get a tutor soon so that oh won’t be so woefully ignorant about American history.
You regurgitating new left hippie propaganda is the joke.
Good to know you can read, ifinmegan.
Since you know about Leary & his victory in the USSC, right? You deny historical facts so I have to be sure lol
Leary v. United States, 395 U.S. 6 (1969), is a U.S. Supreme Court case dealing with the constitutionality of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. Timothy Leary, a professor and activist, was arrested for the possession of marijuana in violation of the Marihuana Tax Act. Leary challenged the act on the ground that the act required self-incrimination, which violated the Fifth Amendment. The unanimous opinion of the court was penned by Justice John Marshall Harlan II and declared the Marihuana Tax Act unconstitutional. Thus, Leary’s conviction was overturned.
Yeah, the historical record of the Nixon administration is a plot to overthrow the US...not lol!
http://www.stateoftheunionhistory.com/2015/11/1973-richard-nixon-shafer-commission.html
Opps, history says something factual. Better get your laughter ready!
http://norml.org/pdf_files/Nixon_Transcript_2.pdf
“Shafer: We’re unanimous in saying that we do not believe that marijuana should be legalized and unanimous in saying that there ought to be a discouragement policy on the use of the substance. We feel that the possession offense has shown no [unclear] in the discouragement policy and in fact has created so many problems, not the least of which has been the cynicism and mistrust of the young, that we should have a new policy with reference to this particular drug.
This has nothing to do with heroin, cocaine, the amphetamines, the barbiturates, the hallucinogenics, the volatile solvents. They’re in a different category. We’re talking about this particular category. We’re trying to deflate it as a symbol, deflate it as an issue. And I think we
have done it. Our new policy is that there should be [unclear] what we recommend is that the discouragement, the education of the user, the responsibility for that should fall on the shoulders
of the family, the home, the church, the medical profession, and then relieve the law enforcement officials of that particular task and let them put all of their energies into getting the pusher, the
trafficker, the supplier, the person who preys on the frailties of other people.”
Factual history says what it says, ifinnegan. You can’t wish it away anymore than you can make the Sun a fun place to visit.
“You regurgitating new left hippie propaganda is the joke.”
Now I’m laughing at you, infinnegan. Heartily.
History isn’t left or right. It just is.
Enjoy your delusions, old fellar. May they keep you warm at night & a smile on your face every day. I’m a firm believer if someone wants to spew falsehoods, disparagements & deny history. Who am I to suggest they do otherwise?
I don’t like your dishonesty.
Look in the mirror much?
“I don’t like your dishonesty.”
I’m not the one denying historical facts. You are.
Will you deny this ever happened as well?
“Findings of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse include:
– “No significant physical, biochemical, or mental abnormalities could be attributed solely to their
marihuana smoking.” (National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, “Marihuana: A Signal of
Misunderstanding; First Report, Washington, DC, U.S. Govt. Print. Off, 1972, p. 61)
– “No valid stereotype of a marihuana user or non-user can be drawn.” (p. 36)
– “Young people who choose to experiment with marihuana are fundamentally the same people, socially
and psychologically, as those who use alcohol and tobacco.” (p. 42)
– “No verification is found of a causal relationship between marihuana use and subsequent heroin use.”
(p. 88)
– “Most users, young and old, demonstrate an average or above-average degree of social functioning,
academic achievement, and job performance.” (p. 96)
– “In sum, the weight of the evidence is that marihuana does not cause violent or aggressive behavior; if
anything marihuana serves to inhibit the expression of such behavior.” (p. 73)
– “In short marihuana is not generally viewed by participants in the criminal justice community as a major
contributing influence in the commission of delinquent or criminal acts.” (p. 75)
– “Neither the marihuana user nor the drug itself can be said to constitute a danger to public safety.” (p. 78)
– “Recent research has not yet proven that marihuana use significantly impairs driving ability or
performance.” (p. 79)
– “No reliable evidence exists indicating that marihuana causes genetic defects in man.” (p. 84)
– “Marihuana’s relative potential for harm to the vast majority of individual users and its actual impact on
society does not justify a social policy designed to seek out and firmly punish those who use it.” (p. 130)”
Keep copying some 50 year old report no one cared about.
Good use of your time.
“Keep copying some 50 year old report no one cared about.”
Facts are facts. Deny them & you inevitably they get shoved down your throat. Figuratively speaking, of course :)
“Good use of your time.”
It’s my time to use, dontcha’ know? Or do you want your beloved nanny-state to start dictating how people use their time as well?
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