[freepatriot32]

here is a link to the bill he is talking about (adobe acrobat document )

http://www.libertythink.com/VICTORYAct.pdf

[Mr. K]

"Cannabis allows me to forget about my neuroses and live a productive life as a student, volunteer, and activist"

yes, but does he have a JOB or are we supporting him

[Onelifetogive]

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

I think this is an oxymoron...

[jtminton]

Popping popcorn for thread fireworks. . .

[muawiyah]

Yes, marijuana users are terrorists.

[rhombus]

Cannabis allows me to forget about my neuroses and live a productive life as a student, volunteer, and activist.

A student, volunteer, and activist? Sheesh, the second sentence and the author blows all credibility. With activists advocates like this -- who needs enemies?

[freepatriot32]

ping

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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

[GrandEagle]

Henry Ford even developed a car that had a cannabis-based body
He has been watching too many Cheech & Chong movies!
Anyone remember "Up in Smoke"?

[Kerberos]

"With all its positive uses, it's a mystery why cannabis remains illegal."

Not really, when prohibition ended they had to do something to keep all of those federal workers employed so they just created a new demon. And then when they figured what a great tool it was to take away rights it was open season. All one needs to make it work is an ignorant public and hey that was already in place.

[RMrattlesnake]

No pot smokers are not Terrorist. Anyone who smokes pot can not be smart enough to ever pull off a terrorist act. They are how ever loser and a drag on our culture.

[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.

[BigSkyFreeper]

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