[jimt]

Noteworthy, the marijuana of today is many times more potent than the marijuana available in the 1960's and the 1970's. It is more addictive, and more debilitating than the older versions of the substance, and now often requires intensive treatment for recovery.

These two blatant lies throw every other statement made by the author into doubt.

The weed of the '60s and '70s was every bit as good, if not better, than anything sold today. It was easy to smuggle, there were few people trying to interdict it, and outstanding quality was readily available. This "more potent" crap is a myth invented by the drug warriors to justify their JBT tactics and the rape of our civil liberties.

The second lie is the "addictive" nature of marijuana. There has never been a credible study showing it to be physically addictive. EVER ! There was one study conducted that showed it to be toxic, though. When they fed cats 2 to 4 OUNCES of HASHISH per kilogram of body weight, the cats died. The fact that this would be equivalent to a normal man eating 14-1/2 POUNDS of hashish never seemed to dawn on them. Anybody with any experience regarding marijuana would find this utterly ridiculous - a regular, heavy user could smoke an ounce of hashish in a month. Eating 14-1/2 pounds is about as likely as unassisted space travel.

The weak sisters who claim psychological addiction are those wimps who are always looking for someone else to be at fault, and who won't take responsibility for their actions.

The LP's position on drugs is correct. While the author does accurately state the LP position in her first two paragraphs, her refutation contains unproven opinions and some blatant falsehoods, like the two above.

[Fry]

THC levels have increased in pot over the years. This is a scientific fact. THC can be measured. In fact, here's a quote:
According to University of Mississippi analyses, the THC content of commercial-grade marijuana has slowly risen over the years from an average of 3.71 percent in 1985 to an average of 5.57 percent in 1998. These analyses also show a corresponding rise in sinsemilla THC content from 7.28 percent in 1985 to 12.32 percent in 1998.

Plants with higher levels are selected to create the next crop. The same way farmers select tomato varieties, pot farmers select their crops. A quick google search will provide you with hundreds of sites discussing ways to increase THC levels. Pot is stronger now and it will continue to get stronger.

[palo verde]

hi jimt
your post is accurate
back in the '60s I smoked aculpulco gold
it was strong pot
I do not think pot is addictive, when I stopped having enjoyable experiences on it, I never smoked it again
it is not like cigs, each time I tried to give them up, I spent whole time cravin' a cig
lol finally I stopped tryin' to give up cigs, it's easier to smoke cigs and be happy, than fight with myself
but after pot stopped bein' sublime experience, I never did any drugs after that
people try to say coffee and cigs are drugs, but they are not mind altering, what pot offered was expansion of consciousness
Love, Palo