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In the child support thread, you mention laws in place not for the majority, but the minority. Why does it not fit here? BTW, MILLIONS of people take RX drugs. Far more than smoke pot. Now, certainly pot usage will rise IF it were to be made legal, but I highly doubt it will reach the level of RX's.
Says you. I see millions of people on RX drugs, far more than smoke pot. And, RX drugs impair ones cognative abilities far more than pot does. So what IF you need a prescription. The DANGER is still there, and there is no test to determine how messed up someone is on RX's.Stop comparing perscription drugs to MJ. Not even close to being comparable.
Stop comparing perscription drugs to MJ. Not even close to being comparable.
Stop comparing perscription drugs to MJ. Not even close to being comparable.
I believe there is a legal limit and if you are caught over the limit, you go through a stark reality: the DUI charge and associated costs.
It does not matter if you can function while loaded. What matters is you are over the limit.
Not sure I can address the incompetence of the typical driver. If he is below the legal limit, then OK. No arrest unless he breaks the law. As for your friend, apparently, he did not break the law.
So we use hemp to replace cotton. Why? We already understand cotton, so why bother with hemp?
Costs perhaps? Bob does not know. Perhaps yield per acre is too low compared to cotton or some other reason it is not more widely used. There is that federal law, I suppose. Again, Bob is not a hemp head.
There are some natural materials that can replace many plastics, but they are dangerous and/or costly to make. For example, Casein and Celluloid. I recently read a post on another list that mentioned these specific polymers and the writer simply had ZERO idea about these alternatives.
Casein can take a year to produce in a size suitable for making items like fountain pens and duck calls, and Celluloid from cotton is explosive.
Can you provide a link that looks at the costs of hemp Vs. cotton?
I just thought I'd mention it, but if you are pulled over, you can refuse to do a field sobriety test or brethalyzer. But, if you refuse those, they will take a blood sample. Which means you'll have to be placed under arrest until the results are returned.
Because mj is illegal and i have chronic back and knee pain, caused during my military career I am currently on Valium, mobic, ambien and vicodin. This is the governments way of keeping me going since medical mj is illegal. So until I retire in two years, I am relegated to constant use of these drugs, which by the way are habit forming. As far as I know mj is not habit forming. Gotta love situaions like these.
In my opinion, I feel that marijuana should be legalized federally in the United States. I agree completely with everything in the failed Proposition 19.
As we are currently in a debt crisis and can't figure out how to get out, why not legalize and tax marijuana for some extra dough?
According to estimates from 2008, (http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8345157c669e20120a6e7ee0b970b-250wi), the United States would bring in just under a billion dollars a year in marijuana taxes. However, I believe the government would be able to rake in much more than that. It was estimated (sorry, I forget where I read it) that if legalized, California alone would bring in over $1 billion in taxes. This is after a $50 per oz. tax on marijuana.
TL;DR If it's natural, why not make better use of it?
You should probably learn more about Medical Marijuana before saying a sentence like that...
In fact, MMJ is BETTER than prescription drugs because it has virtually no dependence, it isnt physically addictive in any way, and it has very slight to no negative health effects on the user. Can you say that for prescription drugs? I feel like all I hear during commercials for prescription pills are the side effects, usually which have something to do with heart attack or stroke which can lead to DEATH. Marijuana has no such side effects. The only side effects of marijuana is being hungry, happy, and sleepy...
The side effects listed are not all that common. Some people do get anxious, paranoid, and even may have panic attacks. But, to most, mj has the exact opposite effect. Just as, some people have better learning, problem solving skills on mj.
There are some of the MJ side-effects, the last two of which are the big hitters IMO, and all of which are more than hunger, happiness, and lethargy.
- Problems with memory and learning
- Distorted perception
- Difficulty with thinking and problem solving
- Loss of coordination
- Increased heart rate
- Anxiety, paranoia and panic attacks
BTW I graduated from Cal Poly SLO in 2008. Animal Sciences. What are you studying?
Stop comparing perscription drugs to MJ. Not even close to being comparable.
Umm yes, you can compare them. 16 states recognize it as a prescription medicine. And I can't tell you how many people I've seen ruin their lives with RX pills. I have yet to see someone ruin their life with MJ.
And both of those documentaries previously posted are awesome. The Union is probably the best one out there. I saw run from the cure a few months ago and it was definitely awesome as well. For anyone against MJ I encourage you to spend some time watching these and you will see hopefully that it being illegal is completely wrong.
Two separate issues are being mixed in this thread: the medical uses of the plant and the recreational uses. Many people wanting MJ made legal often point to the supposed medical applications and uses and they use that as a talking point to somehow make us thing MJ should be legalized for everyone.
One has nothing to do with the other.
If whatever it is in MJ that offers legitimate medical relief could be put into pill form without any side effects like euphoria, that would not be good enough for many. People simply want to get high and they want MJ.
I saw a 60 Minutes story about medical MJ abuse in California. Apparently, just about anything goes if a "doctor" can find a reason, you will be given a prescription. The shops that sold the stuff do not care about its benefits; they want legalization so they can make money.
If there is a good medical reason for it, fine. Legalize it for that use and make getting a prescription difficult. If you need it, you can get it. Tighten up the rules and make it as difficult to get as other drugs like opiates.
As for across the board legalization, God no. We do not need more problems.
Finally, I find it interesting that tobacco is on its way out through huge taxes and crap science about second hand smoke dangers. So why make yet one more thing to smoke legal?
As for across the board legalization, God no. We do not need more problems.
Finally, I find it interesting that tobacco is on its way out through huge taxes and crap science about second hand smoke dangers. So why make yet one more thing to smoke legal?
I'm in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana. I think the "medical use" of it has been overblown by NORML and other advocacy groups, though. And that is what the Feds seize upon (in addition to existing federal law, of course).
Doctors disagreeing with the benefit findings by other doctors are not as vocal anymore, but the data seems to beg for further analysis.
Too bad about the "gateway drug" stigma on pot.. I'd like to see real data on that as well, although we sure do see pot and cocaine and meth being dealt by the same folks, unfortunately.