[eno_]

Well, the IInd is very important, but what is the IXth? Chopped liver? Perhaps you, unlike most Drug Warriors, are happy to leave this issue to the states. That would be fine with me, too. Heck, if Utah wants to outlaw booze, let them have at it, which also has no explicit protections in the Constitution. (Do you know why that makes no difference?)

I think you are dodging this question. Sure, there are a lot of reasons to think smoking lots of pot is a bad idea, but the question was meant to put it in perspective: Is it worse than the beer advertized on TV? Is it worse than the Ritalin forced on school kids? It would be interesting to know what you think about this.

As you know, the environment is the most precious gift we have. I find your resistence to the good people trying to protect that environment disturbing. Perhaps they should take another look at your wetland. You may be a federal criminal and not know it.

[IncPen]

< yawn >

If I felt like the pro-dopes (you or aforementioned obsessives) had a cogent argument to make;

if I felt that there was any intellectual honesty in this point of view ("medical marijuana" is a joke, and your inability to admit the obvious consequences of your postition renders your arguments moot);

if I felt like the pro-dope stance was anything more than petulant wanna-be's demanding their right to what is-- at its core-- nothing but self indulgence, I might be persuaded to agree with you.

But this is the real world and actions have consequences.

Until you address how those consequences will be dealt with you'll not be taken seriously by me (or many others -- regardless of the ability of the pro-dope contigent here to shout them down).

Clearly my patient attempts to draw these things out of you have not been successful.

but what is the IXth? Chopped liver?

If you say so... I rather like the idea of states determining things

I think you are dodging this question. Sure, there are a lot of reasons to think smoking lots of pot is a bad idea

Tell me why it isn't a bad idea.

but the question was meant to put it in perspective: Is it worse than the beer advertized on TV? Is it worse than the Ritalin forced on school kids?

Beer is currently legal. We're talking about what is now illegal.

If parents consent to the use of Ritalin by their children, who am I to disagree? Show me a parent whose child is taking Ritalin without that parent's consent. Frankly, this angle has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

As you know, the environment is the most precious gift we have.

I know no such thing. My children are my most precious gift. You may value the environment thusly, I do not.

I find your resistence to the good people trying to protect that environment disturbing. Perhaps they should take another look at your wetland. You may be a federal criminal and not know it.

Are you feeling ok?

The thing is, I really want to get on this bus and argue against the WOD, but people like you and LeRoy make it very, very difficult with these nonsense threads.

Now for the last time, will you address my #47 or be gone?