Posted on 08/15/2018 9:06:53 AM PDT by fwdude
And the DU trolls come out of their cover.
Not to pot.
Thankfully the brief cocaine use was limited to the late 70s.
And the ones who advocate prohibition are clearly tied in with the drug cartels that want to make sure legal weed doesn't cut into their business. Simple as that. We can make all the generalizations you want!
You’ve basically added another 5% to 10% more Americans to the addiction list.
I remember meeting a young evangelist named Larry Tomczak in 1975. Is this him?
The silly argument of an anarchist.
"You can't get rid of theft by making it illegal."
"You can't get rid of rape by making it illegal."
"You can't get rid of murder or assault by making it illegal."
Well, can you?
Have no facts, resort to ad hominem attacks. Lol. You go, girl!
Not a common name, so chances are good that it is.
The time frame seems about right.
Accusations of being in business with Mexican drug cartels are not ad hominem? Go buy a brain. A nickel one will do you.
Well if a video is a source of “proof”, which says “cannabis has killed no-one” then there are reams of documents at the NIH National Library of Medicine which would expose that as a huge LIE. Just for starters:
1) smoked cannabis has 100’s of proven carcinogens in the burned/chemically converted vegetables, oils, and cellulosic compounds in the plant. 100’s. Cancer, lung and other organ cancers. No mystery about this, and no filter (just like in tobacco) will filter it out.
2.) UK breakthrough research (genomic) has ID’d gene markers inherited in different human population groups— markers that are shown to be altered. In pre-menopausal females with the inherited susceptibility to the environmental triggers, who smoke pot during and through adolescence into young adulthood (defined age)— statistically have significant development of frank schizophrenia. This from the UK (Scotland) and Tel Aviv University published studies (in TAU— Human Molecular Genetics peer reviewed medical journal). The summary phrase from the investigators: “”In other words, young people with a genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia — those who have psychiatric disorders in their families — should bear in mind that they’re playing with fire if they smoke pot during adolescence.” The genomic analysis of the marker regions has extended this definition to way beyond only those with “psychiatric disorders in their families” — to actual identification of the chromosomal regions which are triggered.
No, schizophrenia doesn’t kill-—maybe.
But the genetic region triggers also are being ID’d for other behaviours and deficits in sensory response, and potential to harm themselves as well as others. Not a small deal at all.
It is not benign. No matter how many in the machinery try to push that it is. This is not “Reefer Madness” crapola. This is peer reviewed clinical data. BTW.... am no fan of tobacco or nicotine addiction. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin. No wonder RJ Reynolds loves selling it.
The unintended consequences... become known, and not for made up reasons.
I can attest from personal experience to the disaster this brings to communities.
My sister was forced to sell her ranch to escape the doper criminals, welfare potheads and lowlife hanger's on, and it cost her about 15% of her net worth.
Increased crime, vandalism and welfare costs far exceed the "whopping" tax revenues local pols and government employees expected and didn't get.
Man, were you right. The stupid burns.
I will not argue or debate with any proponent of any vice that infringes on the rights of non-participants or impairs the users in such a way that they endanger or kill others. Use of such agents is simply wrong first and stupid second.
“”” Freedom means not only the freedom to succeed but also the freedom to fail. And the ability to be fully responsible for the results.“””
Except in this day and age the failures expect us to carry them.
A former drug user you mean. Speaking from the AA perspective.
And really trying not to be judgemental, but... clinical. Supported by clinical data, repeatable data. My profession for 30 years.
Someone will always learn how to do something better or cheaper than the "legal" market. And people will always attempt to circumvent the numerous, but predictable, regulatory laws and costs involved in "staying straight."
No, it's truth. All you are doing is making sure the cartels keep their product flowing. That is ALL you accomplish.
Here in Colorado, MILLIONS have been kept out of the hands of the cartels. New, state of the art police and fire facilities are being built. Rural areas are getting massively upgraded school facilities. City & County governments are providing more and better addiction treatment programs. Opioid use and overdoses are lower. All of this, thanks to legal pot.
But hey, screw all that. You want the cartels to continue to grow and be successful, obviously.
Alcohol is definitely addictive, physically and otherwise. That is the reason for withdrawal symptoms like tremors. Does it rise to the level you brought up before with some substances that are more physically severe, not in any except the most severe cases, but alcohol has metabolic, biochemical, and neurochemical effects on the body. I’ve known people who were alcoholics. Malaise and paranoia were very typical. Overall, alcoholics are not happy people at all, but they can’t stop going back to it
I am for Hemp and CBC but not for smoking pot for recreational use. You can’t get high from hemp but the lumped it into the drug category, same with CBC. CBC oil for pain management is much better than popping freaking tylenol and advil.
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