Frank Hipper wrote:
Again, all I ask is for proof of one (1) person that has died from marijuana use. Not indirectly from being in a car wreck and pot was found in their system, not the train wreck from the 80's that killed several people, but 1 instance of someone who has died directly from injesting weed in the way many die every day, or every hour even, from smoking tobacco.
Careful, there are a lot of people that argue against SHS by applying this same tactic. Marijuana may have killed in the past, certain people react differently to it, but it's not as big a threat as tobacco or alcohol abuse and certainly not Class A stuff.
User discretion is advised since anything can be abused to become a dangerous substance.
moku wrote:I just found it weird. That's all.
And I suppose tobacco kills more than weed does. Yet it is illegal - and there must be a reason behind that decision.
To keep the dirty Mexicans from coming to America, to prevent white women from seeking congress with Negroes and jazz musicians, and to take away an alternative to alcohol during Prohibition. Those were the original reasons. Every new argument since then has been ex post facto justification and about as valid as the previous three.
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Any city gets what it admires, will pay for, and, ultimately, deserves…We want and deserve tin-can architecture in a tinhorn culture. And we will probably be judged not by the monuments we build but by those we have destroyed.--Ada Louise Huxtable, "Farewell to Penn Station", New York Times editorial, 30 October 1963 X-Ray Blues
RedImperator wrote:
To keep the dirty Mexicans from coming to America, to prevent white women from seeking congress with Negroes and jazz musicians, and to take away an alternative to alcohol during Prohibition. Those were the original reasons. Every new argument since then has been ex post facto justification and about as valid as the previous three.
The future won't be so bleak, though. In Aceh (northern part of Sumatra Island) they use marijuana leaves as special spice to stimulate your apetite. On Netherland, there was a burger stall succesfully raked huge profits by placing its location near a pot-smoking area. Now imagine if big fastfood chains decide to adopt pots as a mean to boost sales. McDonald's Peaceburger, anyone?
Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote:The future won't be so bleak, though. In Aceh (northern part of Sumatra Island) they use marijuana leaves as special spice to stimulate your apetite. On Netherland, there was a burger stall succesfully raked huge profits by placing its location near a pot-smoking area. Now imagine if big fastfood chains decide to adopt pots as a mean to boost sales. McDonald's Peaceburger, anyone?
If that were a wee bit more condensed that would into my sig...
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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote:The future won't be so bleak, though. In Aceh (northern part of Sumatra Island) they use marijuana leaves as special spice to stimulate your apetite. On Netherland, there was a burger stall succesfully raked huge profits by placing its location near a pot-smoking area. Now imagine if big fastfood chains decide to adopt pots as a mean to boost sales. McDonald's Peaceburger, anyone?
If that were a wee bit more condensed that would into my sig...
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How many sig character limitations these days? IIRC it's been longer than 200 chars, isn't it?
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moku wrote:I just found it weird. That's all.
And I suppose tobacco kills more than weed does. Yet it is illegal - and there must be a reason behind that decision.
"because the government says so, it must be true" is a really bad attitude.
moku wrote:
And I suppose tobacco kills more than weed does. Yet it is illegal - and there must be a reason behind that decision.
Mind you, during the reign of Taliban government, having sex outside marriage is considered illegal, as well as listening to pop music, and not growing a beard for men.
Yes, there must be a reason behing every law. Whether the "reason" is actually reasonable is another thing.
moku wrote:I've heard many stories from people claiming tobacco is more damaging than marijuana.
That is true. A marijuana cigarette is far more harmful to your lungs than a tobacco cigarette. However, tobacco cigarettes are also more addictive than heroin, which leads to far more frequent use. Most marijuana smokers don't smoke the equivalent of 20 marijuana cigarettes per day, or even per week or month.
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moku wrote:I just found it weird. That's all.
And I suppose tobacco kills more than weed does. Yet it is illegal - and there must be a reason behind that decision.
"because the government says so, it must be true" is a really bad attitude.
My bad. Rephrase: Every reasonably government...?
Aww, forget it.
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Durandal wrote:When you start appealing to the US government on the basis of reason, it's a pretty clear indicator that your argument has no merit.
Agreed. One more thing - is marijuana illegel in all states?
Yes. Alaska held out until the past ten-fifteen years, though. And some states have varying degrees of penalties.
In California anything below an ounce is considered a misdemeanor, in Arizona, a seed is a felony.
