Posted on 10/06/2014 11:55:53 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
You mean inhaling poisonous smoke isn’t good for you?
Duuuuude.
I’m trying to point out the hypocrisy of drug laws that strictly control certain drugs for public safety, yet allow nicotine and alcohol to be readily available (to adults) while they are addictive and have a large body count too.
My comment about congress is speculation as to why nicotine and alcohol are not controlled like opiods, cocaine, ect.
Aren’t all of the above addictive and kill a large number of those who excessively use them?
Pot back then was a totally different animal. Have you ever watched someone die from COPD? I wouldn't wish that on anyone and the modern, genetically modified pot sold today deposits 5x the amount of tar in the lungs.
My best friend’s 17 year old smokes pot. Boldly and proudly. Rehab is coming for him soon.
I was astounded when he dared to argue with me about it, saying pot was actually good for people. He then admonished me for having a glass of wine, saying I would die from alcohol long before he would die from smoking pot. When I pointed out that I was of legal age, imbibing a legal substance while he, as a minor, was consuming an illegal substance, he dug in further and started quoting from made up studies on how beneficial pot is.
We, as a country are so screwed.
Getting high comes at a cost. How you want to assess that cost is up to the individual, but it also affects society in lost production and reduced initiative. Given that teens are the heaviest users, that cost can have long term effects that are not trivial. Both sides of the debate are propagandists, so the middle ground is hard to find. Personally, I believe that the WOD has caused more damage to our country than pot use, but unfortunately, I don't see legalization significantly affecting the cancerous growth of Federal powers.
Sorry to burst the Libertarian pipe dream, but the more likely result will be drugging the masses into more insidious state dependence as has been shown in the European programs...
but, but, but, but... duuuuuddeee.. legalize it man, tax it man, pot is like love, and love is like legal and stuff.. wait, wha? oh.. pot is pure man...
From personal experience, I KNOW marijuana is NOT addictive.
From personal experience, I KNOW that marijuana will actually sober up a drunk, stop the double vision, end the urge to vomit, slow a drunken driver down, & improve the ability to drive home after a party.
Teenagers should not be using ANY kind of drugs, alcohol included. Tell that to the educators, doctors, & bureaucrats who rush to medicate kids with so-called behavioral problems.
If you want you kids to reject drugs & alcohol, YOU (parents & family) must be the example by totally rejecting them yourself. Monkey see, monkey do.
The study author is a United Nations paid LIAR, just like everyone else at the UN.
Well said.
I frequently ask the question of the drug warriors here, “Does the government have the right to tell you what you may or may not consume?”
I have yet to get any answer from them.
Just from first-hand observation during 24yrs of law enforcement experience. Pot smokers quickly descend into the habit of: smoking weed becomes all they want to do, all day long, munch junkfood, knod off and start smoking again as soon as they awake. Not much of a life.
I frequently ask the question of the drug warriors here, “Does the government have the right to tell you what you may or may not consume?”
“Right”, no. Does it have the authority and power, Yes, because our democratic system has given it to the gov’t.
You really are incredibly ignorant on the subject, aren’t you?
No, especially not the federal government. But there's this thing called "controlled substances"...and "possession".
Sir, that is the classic Circular Argument: No, they don’t have the right, but they gave themselves the right, so, yeah, they do.
When they outlaw eating meat, will you meekly become a vegetarian?
Wait a minute, I answered “no”. What are ya, high?
“From personal experience, I KNOW marijuana is NOT addictive.”
I could make the same statement about alcohol, but it would be equally false. Addiction is a complex process and not everyone is similarly vulnerable to the risk. I enjoy consuming alcohol in moderation, but I have family members and acquaintances who simply cannot consume alcohol in moderation. They have no internal “regulator” or feedback mechanism that controls their use. The same is true for people who smoke marijuana. Most are casual users who lead normal lives at work and home. However, some are caught in a downward spiral of dependency and despair.
BTW, I favor legalization and controlled distribution of marijuana among adults. But I am not blind to the social, behavioral, and medical dangers it poses to some heavy users.
The US Constitution enumerates the powers vested to the Federal government. ALL other powers are vested in the states & people.
Where in our Constitution is the slightest implication that the Federal government may regulate what the people may consume?
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