Posted on 11/30/2018 2:21:41 PM PST by fwdude
Whom cares?
Indeed. And it will be.
I saw a package of some gummy bears, label stated 100mg THC.
First off, congratulations on beating the bottle, and good morning.
There's no need to be hostile or angry with me ("bud"). Alcohol has been around for millennia. For many, it's a problem, but for many more it's enjoyable. The question is what, if anything the government should do about it.
The deleterious effects of alcohol on some led us to Prohibition, but that introduced problems of its own, like a disregard for the law, and the enrichment of criminals like Capone and bootlegger Joseph Kennedy.
Today, we have a mild form of prohibition on MJ. The national laws on marijuana aren't respected by many, and marijuana traffic is very profitable for the organized cartels of Mexico. Maybe undoing those laws will be a disaster, or maybe they'll be an improvement.
Clearly, a strict from of prohibition can be enforced if there's the will. Even though I find MJ a harmless relaxant in my old age, if I lived in Singapore I wouldn't dare touch it, because I wouldn't want my bony ass caned (or worse). Is that kind of government imposed control worth it, though? And would you do the same for alcohol?
So the end result is that some dumb people did some dumb things? And I’m to believe they weren’t doing dumb things before?
“After just three years of legalize marijuana, the nice resort and artsy town of Durango had been transformed into something ugly. Along with attracting arts and craft makers and buyers, the city had become a mecca to pot users. The city had seen a huge increase in homeless people, panhandlers, transients and drug addicts. “
This describes Manitou Springs (right next to Colorado Springs) to a T.
I had gone there once in 1993 and thought it was a neat little town.
Went back in September of 2014 and it was a bit sketchy. Went back in 2015 and it fallen down a great amount in just a year.
The paragraph I quoted above from the article, describes it precisely.
If you could make big money investing in kiddie porn, would you be as giddy?
My God.
Oh, please. Even Hickenlooper, the sitting leftist governor of Colorado who signed the marijuana bill into law, expressed regret for doing it. Why?
How did “alcohol almost kill” you 28 years ago. If it was anything other than from a drunk driver, you’re projecting.
I know I’ll be opening up another pandora’s box, but this pot trend is tracking along with another trend of evangelical Christians increasingly adopting an alcohol consumption mentality. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Would your friend be just as comfortable opening a whiskey distillery? You should ask him.
Messes with your brain. Shows little promise of Pain control. Biggest benefit is in Neuropathy from Diabetes.
A lot of harmful things are prohibited in a sane, rational society. Would you have it any other way?
So the antithesis of “neo-prohibitionist” is “anarchist,” it seems.
Random correlation. Demographic and standards of living are larger impact than legalization of MJ.
Colorado is the leader among the loser states
...Messes with your brain.
Shows little promise of Pain control.
Biggest benefit is in Neuropathy from Diabetes.
https://www.aan.com/Guidelines/home/GetGuidelineContent/651
Authoritarian source
American Academy of Neurology
About as conservative a medical group as you can get
This is a summary of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) systematic review regarding the use of medical marijuana (cannabis) for treating selected neurologic disorders.
It isn’t the breath. It’s the THC residue on your clothes.And dogs to sniff it out also. Pot smoke leaves a filmy residue.
And...
https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1669
MINNEAPOLIS – When medical marijuana is taken for chronic nerve pain, it may provide pain relief by reducing connections between the areas of the brain that process emotions and sensory signals, according to a study published in the September 5, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study looked specifically at radicular pain, a type of nerve pain that radiates from the spine into the legs. Sciatica is a common form of radicular pain.
Index study
http://n.neurology.org/content/early/2018/09/05/WNL.0000000000006293
Must have listened to propaganda created by massive corporations and unions who are losing tons of money from cannabis being legal.
That is really the only way to be against a natural herb that is safer and less addictive than than ANY other drug known to man. Even when abused, it is far less addictive, impairing and less violence causing than alcohol and scores of legal pills. Hell, cough syrup is far more addictive, impairing and deadly.
Prohibition is not about safety. It is nothing but government theatre to take our freedoms for corporate profit and control. It is reminiscent of Soviet techniques. A tiny object can be planted on anyone and turn them into an enemy of society ("drug dealer"). Without any other evidence, you can send them off to prison for decades and the braiwashed public will thank you.
Oh please , don’t give that unsupported bs. The fact that marijuana is illegal and criminals control should tell why it SHOULD be legal. ‘’Millions of brain damaged kids’’. What a pant load. And if your were paying attention pal I said Ive been sober for 28 years.
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