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Originally posted by ExistenceUnknown
reply to post by vcwxvwligen
Your speculation based on history is true to some extent. However, consumers are lazy. Why don't we just buy a chicken and produce our own eggs instead of buying them? Why not, grow our own tobacco, or make our own beer? There are tons of things that we as a people could do on our own with little effort. But most people have better things to do. I, as I am sure most people, would rather buy their legal substances from a store than have to produce it. I doubt that people would forfeit paying 5 dollars for a pack of cigarettes and instead grow their own tobacco.
Your money laundering excuse also does not count because that money is typically not taxed, and thus does nothing to contribute to society.
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
This whole marijuana ploy is simply to weaken the US government, as well as to generate apathy in those who use it.
Smoking marijuana causes lung cancer, so by legalizing it the government would be legalizing yet another carcinogen.
You can't go into somebody's house and tell whether they're smoking it, or making tea, or putting it in the brownies, so there's no point in legalizing only THC.
There are claims that it placates people.
Ok, but it's also been shown to lead to aggressive behavior as well as hallucination.
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
You really expect me to believe the Washington Post, or the pharmaceutical-funded WebMD ?
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
The Japanese don't smoke marijuana, yet they have among the lowest rates of murder and heart disease, and the greatest longevity. They have other diseases, related mostly to their consumption of soy.
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
Actually, marijuana and coc aine are produced in Mexico and the Caribbean.
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
HFCS absolutely should be made illegal, as should tobacco. Caffeine and ethanol are difficult to avoid in raw food
Not incredibly lethal, but it seems like people are really gung-ho about getting it legalized, while there are more serious issues on the table. Where is the push to ban fluoride?
Seems more like an insincere effort towards undermining the authority of the US government.
news.yahoo.com...
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan saw a record number of marijuana offences last year, according to police, amid a crackdown on pop stars, sumo wrestlers and other celebrities who have been caught with the drug.
Police arrested 2,778 people for marijuana-related crimes in 2008, 22.3 percent more than the previous year, even though other drug-related crimes dropped off slightly, the National Police Agency said.
Originally posted by Ian McLean
Now, that may be a 'record number' for Japan, but the actual number (2,778 people) seems very low. Does anyone have a similar statistic for the United States, so a per-capita comparison can be made?
Police arrested an estimated 872,720 persons for cannabis violations in 2007, the highest annual total ever recorded in the United States, according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Of those charged with cannabis violations, approximately 89 percent, 775,137 Americans were charged with possession only. An American is now arrested for violating cannabis laws every 38 seconds.
Originally posted by Ian McLean
reply to post by Amaterasu
Interesting; here's 2008 statistics:
news.yahoo.com...
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan saw a record number of marijuana offences last year, according to police, amid a crackdown on pop stars, sumo wrestlers and other celebrities who have been caught with the drug.
Police arrested 2,778 people for marijuana-related crimes in 2008, 22.3 percent more than the previous year, even though other drug-related crimes dropped off slightly, the National Police Agency said.
Now, that may be a 'record number' for Japan, but the actual number (2,778 people) seems very low. Does anyone have a similar statistic for the United States, so a per-capita comparison can be made?
Originally posted by Amaterasu
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
You really expect me to believe the Washington Post, or the pharmaceutical-funded WebMD ?
You're kidding, right? Big Pharma has been FIGHTING marijuana for a long while. That their mouthpiece admits that there is no link should be a MAJOR clue. They cannot show that it does in any honest study.
Why would they fight this drug? It cannot be patented, it can be grown by the user, and it treats a very wide array of symptoms without side effects. It cuts into profits BIG time.
So... Your arguement here is baseless.
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
Originally posted by Amaterasu
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
You really expect me to believe the Washington Post, or the pharmaceutical-funded WebMD ?
You're kidding, right? Big Pharma has been FIGHTING marijuana for a long while. That their mouthpiece admits that there is no link should be a MAJOR clue. They cannot show that it does in any honest study.
Why would they fight this drug? It cannot be patented, it can be grown by the user, and it treats a very wide array of symptoms without side effects. It cuts into profits BIG time.
So... Your arguement here is baseless.
WebMD endorses the use of pharmaceuticals to treat cancer and high cholesterol.
I'm sure that government regulations cut into profits as well
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
reply to post by Amaterasu
Weed is a depressant, which demotivates people from engaging in normal activities. I explained already how pro-marijuana lobbyists are attempting to rewrite the Constitution.
I'm sure Amy Winehouse could use some of that cancer juice.
Lots of things help cancer, including *gasp* prevention !
Yes, I do not disagree that marijuana calms people down
I think the disinfo agents are people who claim that marijuana cures cancer. Does it also cure whooping cough, make hair shiny, and bring color to a woman's complexion?
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
reply to post by Amaterasu
Weed is a depressant, which demotivates people from engaging in normal activities..
I explained already how pro-marijuana lobbyists are attempting to rewrite the Constitution
I'm sure Amy Winehouse could use some of that cancer juice.
Lots of things help cancer, including *gasp* prevention !
Yes, I do not disagree that marijuana calms people down
I think the disinfo agents are people who claim that marijuana cures cancer.
Does it also cure whooping cough, make hair shiny, and bring color to a woman's complexion?
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
WebMD endorses the use of pharmaceuticals to treat cancer and high cholesterol.
I'm sure that government regulations cut into profits as well
Originally posted by vcwxvwligen
reply to post by Amaterasu
There's no public benefit for using HFCS, and recently it's been shown to be contaminated with mercury. Labels are put on cigarettes too
Tobacco companies advertise aggressively, which in itself influences many people to smoke
That's what I would like to know -- why nobody goes to jail for fluoridating the water.
We the people are not the government, nor does the government exist to serve the public. You have a lot to learn.