Pot smokers aren't terrorists

the orion ^ | may 5 2004 | Adrian Aguila

[Gabz]

The same thing is said about cigarette smokers............get over it.

[Wolfie]

Well, after a hard week of fun at work, I'm kicking back with some bong hits my ownself. I don't think that makes me a terrorist, loser, or drag on society. Anyway, I hope the Republic can stand under the withering fire of my small transgression. And Gabz, they may be on to something with that cigarette stuff (welcome to the party, by the way). After all, Leash Girl is a smoker!

[Gabz]

They ain't onto jack s**t with the cigarette stuff.......so why should I believe any of their crapola about marijuana?

And FWIW.....I gave up smoking pot more than 20 years ago

[tacticalogic]

I'm curious as to how hemp always gets brought up in these arguements. If I'm not mistaken, this dude does not want to smoke the hemp grown for industrial use, and the specialized buds he wants to smoke aren't any good for use as hemp. So we are really talking about 2 different plants.

AFAIK, "hemp" is both the plant and the fiber of the stalks. Marijuana is the buds and leaves. Hemp is also grown for seed. Typically, industrial hemp is bred to maximize the fiber and/or seed yields, with no particular attention to the THC content. As far as why it gets brought into these conversations, the official ONDCP party line is that hemp and marijuana are the same thing. At least that's what John Walters tells us.

[Clinging Bitterly]

...live a productive life as a student, volunteer, and activist.

Productive huh? What exactly does he produce, and who pays him to produce it?

And money spent on smuggled weed can and does get used for terrorism purposes.

But all of that is beside the point. There is still no sound, rational reason to criminalize the stuff. And if it wasn't criminal, anybody who wanted it could grow it in their backyard or growing room for free (it is, after all, just a plant). So all of that black market type trading would cease, and it wouldn't bring forth any criminal activity, terrorism or otherwise.

As for the author's neurosis and his apparent dependence on the stuff, I guess I'm just too normal. I'm no saint, I guess, since there was a time in my youth when I regularly got stoned pretty good myself, but with that experience I can't imagine how folks would use it to get themselves functional. Maybe pain control, boosting the appetite, stuff like that, but to improve intellectual function, no way.

[RMrattlesnake]

If you smoke pot you are very weak. You can say it is not so but it is true. Sorry that you are such a loser that you need that stuff. That is what makes this country great even losers who smoke the liberal weed can live.

[Indie]

Some of the gangs importing the pot from Mexico or Canada may have terrorist ties.

So put them out of a job and legalize the stuff. Al Capone never would have been in business without Prohibition.

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[Libertarianize the GOP]

It has been a few days since I made that comment but I left it without a conclusion om purpose. Either side can use it to support their position.

[CWOJackson]

Kind of a fizzle for popcorn.

[jtminton]

I know. Oh well, there's always next time.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Pot smokers may not be terrorists, but they do fund terrorist activities, one joint at a time.

[BigSkyFreeper]

After all, Leash Girl is a smoker!

I noticed the training wheels on her cigarette.