Posted on 01/28/2014 4:11:40 AM PST by Kaslin
The title of the article is "Alcohol vs. Marijuana.
None of which is the business of the government
I didn't say that. Someone else who responded to me said that. My words are in quotes, his aren't.
if you think the harm marijuana does to the user and to society is of no business to the government; then you also hold immoral and liberal viewpoints on other social concerns like porn and abortion.
Improper use of IF-THEN since the IF part is false. Regulation of it is the business of the government since it is harmful. You know nothing about my views on that since you misquoted me and now are making conclusions about me based on the misquote.
Long ago, I was a teacher. I had students come to my class on weed daily. That is the fault of adults who provided it to them. I am NOT in favor of legalizing marijuana for a number of reasons.
You have no right to say what I think about porn and abortion based on falsely quoting me.
Please read more carefully.
I didn’t mention Miranol. That was Nifster.
Please follow your own advice. I didn't quote you. I didn't respond to you. Did you state "None of which is the business of the government"? No? Then why are you whining?
You are right. I was the one who didn't read carefully. I apologize for the error and for going after you.
I think first you need to understand why pot was criminalized in the first place.
What other reasons?
Did you ever hear of anyone drinking beer and moving on to Heroin or Crack? Think about it! They don’t call marijuana the gateway drug for no reason.
One enjoys the taste?
Are you unable to control yourself such that you can't enjoy some wine with dinner without getting drunk?
Some of us can.
After reading the comments so far, I have come to the conclusion that the consensus is: The government should regulate those practices of which I disapprove. Government should not regulate those practices I enjoy.
The whole medicinal pot legalizing is a complete scam. The active ingredient in pot has been medically available in pill form for decades.
It is just the pot heads who are scamming for being public stoners.
Every druggie I ever knew (And I knew quite a few in my biker days) smoked cigarettes and drank beer.
Non alcoholic beverages wouldn’t serve as well?
Sure, I understand that social gatherings do go better with a glass of wine or two; perhaps a cocktail. Dinner conversations are more relaxed - more interesting. The reason is the slight buzz you get, yes even from one glass. You don’t have to get sloppy, falling down drunk every time you have a celebratory beer after catching that gigantic fish or a glass or two of wine with a romantic dinner. By the same token you don’t have to get drooling, glassy eyed stoned every time you settle in for some great jazz or conversation with a pipe or joint. The big difference is that many people get violent when they over indulge in alcohol. Pot puts most people to sleep.
Your argument is hypocritical and so typical of drug warriors: My drug is good - yours is evil. Such an argument is born of ignorance, pure and simple.
non-drinkers don’t go to social gatherings?
Got a wee chip on your little shoulder don’t you?
Clearly you don’t know me at all as I am no drug warrior. Actually I couldn’t give a damn if an aging hippie smokes dope.
You asked a very, VERY stupid question and I gave you a blunt answer which I thought even the asker of such a stupid question could understand.
No, a non alcoholic beverage doesn’t serve as well with many meals and many situations. Is that clear enough?
You are proof that pot is a either a gateway drug or that you simply have no self control.
BTW, does bong water taste as bad as pot smells?
The question then becomes what limits the powers of the state? Is it the state constitution that enumerates and therefore limited the powers of government?
I have no desire to trade a federal tyranny for a state tyranny.
This, like many issues of the day, is best solved by the individual and not some member of the new royalty (by that I mean government, either State or Federal).
Sorry! My mistake.
You don’t need to ping me on a thread that I’m not even on.
The point is that Marinol has nothing but THC the active ingredient in your so called herb. The dosage is known and the usage is also well understood.
“We rarely look ahead to what WE see as unintended consequences.”
And that can’t be done without looking at the unintended, and real, consequences of fighting the ‘war on drugs’ the way we have.
No problem. Just wanted the proper person to get credit.
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