Reefer is Worth Getting Mad About

Globe and Mail ^ | August 5, 2006 | Antonio Maria Costa

[pageonetoo]

Heh heh. Millions of Americans are hooked on legal drugs McDonalds far more dangerous than most street drugs....

[KoRn]

"Hey! Just don't get too carrried away and impugn Wild Turkey, okay?"

I had some 101 yesterday! My wife made a good observation. She said "only a complete dumb ass would drink something that causes their face to contort in such ways". I told her its all in the after effect. hehe

[pageonetoo]

She said "only a complete dumb ass would drink do something that causes their face to contort in such ways". I told her its all in the after effect. hehe

Tell her to keep her eyes closed!

[Seruzawa]

"I have a right to destroy myself if I want as long as I don't hurt anyone else." and refuse to recognize the bad affects their habits have on others or on society.

Well.... yes. It's called one of the disadvantages of living in a free society. Some people are just gonna make bad decisions. The only way to stop that is totalitarianism.

Maybe, since children are indoctrinated from birth to take vast quantities of drugs courtesy of the Allopaths and Madison Avenue, widespread drug use by adults is simply one of the consequences. That's why I laugh whenever I see a "Drug Free Zone" sign on a schoolyard. What hypocrisy.

[pageonetoo]

No Child Left Behind!

[pageonetoo]

On April 29, 2002, Bush kicked off the whole mental health screening scheme when he announced the establishment of the New Freedom Commission (NFC) during a speech in in New Mexico where he told the audience that mental health centers and hospitals, homeless shelters, and the justice and school systems, have contact with individuals suffering from mental disorders but that too many Americans are falling through the cracks, and so he created the NFC to ensure “that the cracks are closed.”

In words relevant here, the late President Ronald Reagan aptly described government intervention this way: "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

sierra times (from Googling)

[robertpaulsen]

The point of the article is that marijuana is getting stronger, and mentions BC Bud as an example.

On one end of the spectrum, we have the legalization advocates calling marijuana "a gentle, harmless substance that gives you little more than a sense of mellow euphoria." On the other end of the spectrum, we have advertisements calling their strain of marijuana capable of "reduc(ing) you to rubble".

Now, obviously, the truth lies somewhere in between. Years ago, perhaps it was closer to the "gentle" side. Today, the author is claiming it's closer to the "rubble side". Using BC Bud as the example, I don't see this as BS.

[pageonetoo]

Everybody watch the hands... now, which shell is the pea under?

[pageonetoo]

This message courtesy of the Phama Industry...

[Seruzawa]

The best way to avoid being labelled menatally ill is to cancel any insurance coverage you have for treatment. Apparently only people with good coverage get labelled mentally ill. And when the money runs out they are miraculously cured and then released to pursue a productive life begging on freeway off ramps.

[pageonetoo]

This message courtesy of NASCAR...

[KoRn]

LOL!

[steve-b]

[steve-b]

I see that the United Nations has continued its fine tradition of hiring from the shallow end of the gene pool.

[steve-b]

More than a century of universally accepted restrictions on heroin and cocaine have prevented what would otherwise have been a pandemic.
< whiney voice > "It would be so much worse if we didn't have 'drug control'." < off whiney > This is the same "It woulda been worse.." excuse liberals use for everything they try to fix.

Yep.

< whiney voice > "If we didn't have gun control, we'd have people shooting each other every day over fender-benders." < off whiney >

< whiney voice > "If we didn't have the welfare system, millions of people would have to live off dog food." < off whiney >

etc ad nauseam

[gondramB]

>>The characteristics of cannabis are no longer that different from those of other plant-based drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.<<

That just doesn't sound reasonable.

[pageonetoo]

I live near the VA hospital in Martinsburg. I go there for my care.

They continuously solicit to get me into the mental health program. I tell them I smoke cigars, and they tell me about their cessation groups. I do get good care, though.

I met a few of the vets here (I would be banned if I mentioned their NoLA connection) that are working the system for a free ride. There is one that drives a 'vette and a new Continental. Your tax dollars being thrown away, while vets are being turned away from care they used to depend on...

I'm sick of the hypocrites in the White House, and the Bushbots that lick their feet! I'm sick of standing in line listening to Spanish. I speak it fairly well, and know illegals are bad for our country.

It's Sunday, and I'm getting ready to watch some racing. Next month, I can see some NFL action, too. Thank God for DVR! /rant

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[SupplySider]

Maybe, since children are indoctrinated from birth to take vast quantities of drugs courtesy of the Allopaths and Madison Avenue, widespread drug use by adults is simply one of the consequences. That's why I laugh whenever I see a "Drug Free Zone" sign on a schoolyard. What hypocrisy.

Good point. We live in a drug culture that's supported by the regulatory-industrial complex.

I'm against "recreational" marijuana use, but there is something horrible about jailing plant abusers while celebrating corporate drug consumers.

[pageonetoo]

[steve-b]

Cannabis is the weakest link in the international effort to contain the global drugs problem.

No, you and your cow-orkers are the weakest link in any effort to accomplish anything worthwhile in this world.