Welcome, friend.
I do not believe that the government should legislate what a person ingests. I do realize that many people on this board do not agree with my point of view.
Yes, its unfortunate. You would think that a "Conservative forum" would be full of people who want the government out of the their personal lives. Not so.......
I would like to see some serious discussion of points in this article.
That's asking too much from those who do not share your point of view. Its much easier for them to call anyone who wishes to see an end to the WOD a "pot head" or a "druggie", rather than actually address an article full of real life data.
The subject deserves debate. I have borderline glaucoma and fail to understand why marijuana may not be used for medical purposes.
Well, people such as Dane will tell you that they may have no problem with "legal pot", especially for medical conditions, but are quick to retort that, "Those who are using the medical pot platform to legalize it for recreational purposes ruin it for everyone". See, pot as medicine would be ok to some if no one could have fun using it. Thye can not get over the fact that they do not own anyone's body but theirs, and no government has any legitimate ability to govern one's body.
Another point: These statistics are eye-opening.
"2001 in Drug Statistics - Estimated U.S. deaths in year 2001 attributed to tobacco: 400,000; alcohol: 110,000; prescription drugs: 100,000; suicide: 30,000; murder: 15,000; aspirin and related painkillers: 7600; marijuana: 0? (unknown) "
What do others think about this?
These are stats that have been posted numerous times to no avail. No one can really dispute that marijuana itself has never killed anyone. Yet we can point to dozens of legal procucts that do. Like I said before, many pro-wod types will accept that pot should be legal for medical purposes, but reject the idea that individuals own their own bodies. Making pot "legal" with a perscription is hardly any different than the way its treated now, which is total government control(well, kind of).
I look forward to hearing from you on these threads. Just do not expect to much from the drug warrior crowd.