youtube.com— Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron deconstructs the reasons why the war on drugs needs to stop and marijuana should be legalized.
Mar 2, 2009View in Crawl 4
Have to agree with the Digg demographic thing. It seems like the people on here only care about two things, smoking weed and playing with their iPod, their iBook, their iTunes, and their their iCook For Him, iClean For Him, This Marriage is Over. Just imagine if Apple somehow made a hemp-based computer.
Whenever my grandfather is in pain he asks me for a toke off my pipe. He cant stand the side effects of hydrocodone yet alone anything stronger. My grandfather is a well known person and a local celebrity. He is also a veteran of the Korean War. He is very much against illegal drugs but has very strong beliefs in medicinal marijuana being legalized on a federal level.
Legalizing some drugs that are far less harmful than tobacco or alcohol may be a temporary measure to stop the worst insanities of The War on Drugs. But we will still have numerous health and social problems associated with legalized drug abuse. We need to develop safer plant-based alternatives to many legal and illegal drugs. This will happen because governments will not be able to afford the economic losses associated with illegal drug trade, the sacrifice of the young people on the altar of the War on Drugs, and the loss of productivity of older citizens who are hooked on Big Pharma’s ineffective and harmful psychotropic substances.So, in 3-5 years time, you will be able to buy in a corner shop a derivative of hyawaska or ibogaine or peyote or psilocybin mushroom to make you feel good and sane, and more tranquil, and more productive (although not necessarily in the way that the governments would plan it -- please search Google for “Project Nirvana”). However, before this happens there will be a War on those who want to stop the War on Drugs, as these people will become the worst enemies of the drug mafias and the war-on-drugs-addicted law enforcement agencies around the world (read the extraordinarily prescient “High Society” by Ben Elton). But eventually, the economics of increased productivity and extra tax dollars for the governments burdened with ageing and less productive populations will win. Hopefully, we will go the way of “Project Nirvana” (Pyotr Patrushev) and not the way of the “Brave New World” (Aldous Huxley) or ”The Futurological Congress” (Stanislaw Lem).
stories ...you want stories. I am a single mother of 3 amazing people. I have been smoking the sweet herb since i was about 12, when one summer we were surfing all day and some kids lit up. I never smoked cigarettes, and I am not an addictive personality type. I don't drink alcohol and i don't condone it but do supervise it's use in the home and no issue is really made of it. My children are all sober , educated contributing citizens that i am still amazed came out of me! We have enjoyed a variety of experiences and social bonding not unlike those experienced with alcohol, but usually far more peaceful in the long run. I am a professional , I am Director of a small Foundation and a doctor, I have never married because it's against my lack of religion and i have never fought for custody or child support, we jumped out of the BOX and we not only survived , we LIVED. 25 years ago when i saw this mess being born, we moved to The Netherlands and have enjoyed a much more civilised freedom in a community that is so ethnically mixed and rich, we grow up automatically aware of all our cultural beauty.As you know Amsterdam is very liberal , but even here that is changing, recently we passed the no smoking law, but neglected to leave out the coffee shops and cafe's that are solely designed for partaking of the sweet herb...so that's being revised.I don't think it's fair to be criminalized just because i smoke herb, that is not the role model I am for my kids or as a doctor, and if i were living in the US i would be taking the risk of losing my children if i were to be arrested ..that's just out of the question.i will not pay taxes to an administration that can arbitrarily take my children.
Marijuana, especially in times like this, U.S. being in a recession, instead of relying on the ridiculous bailouts and such, it's 10 times better to legalize marijuana. Imposing taxation can save the economy in no time. It would also be reasonable to temporarily impose higher taxes on marijuana than to tobacco in order to save billions of dollars, using it on something more useful. Imprisoning marijuana users virtually has no use, as it can be a leading factor in making more criminals, as normal citizens using marijuana become influenced by delinquents. It is the very illegality that promotes drug trafficking and the spread among other teens. Imprisoned marijuana users ultimately fail to receive an education, and are probably more likely to end up becoming criminals. The War On Drugs is an obvious failure as drugs persist, and progressively becomes more available universally. However, aside from the fact from marijuana legalization, I understand the prohibition of prostitution because, unlike marijuana, it's reasonable to prevent the spread of STDs, ultimately AIDS... It's been proven over the years that marijuana is no more harmful than tobacco that has nicotine, and alcohol that leads to traffic accidents and physical abuse.
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Closed AccountMar 3, 2009
Have to agree with the Digg demographic thing. It seems like the people on here only care about two things, smoking weed and playing with their iPod, their iBook, their iTunes, and their their iCook For Him, iClean For Him, This Marriage is Over. Just imagine if Apple somehow made a hemp-based computer.
catestarrrMar 4, 2009
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thefonz300Mar 6, 2009
HAHA mee too but its a sensual thing if ya get what im sayin.lol
thefonz300Mar 6, 2009
Whenever my grandfather is in pain he asks me for a toke off my pipe. He cant stand the side effects of hydrocodone yet alone anything stronger. My grandfather is a well known person and a local celebrity. He is also a veteran of the Korean War. He is very much against illegal drugs but has very strong beliefs in medicinal marijuana being legalized on a federal level.
projectnirvanaMar 20, 2009
Legalizing some drugs that are far less harmful than tobacco or alcohol may be a temporary measure to stop the worst insanities of The War on Drugs. But we will still have numerous health and social problems associated with legalized drug abuse. We need to develop safer plant-based alternatives to many legal and illegal drugs. This will happen because governments will not be able to afford the economic losses associated with illegal drug trade, the sacrifice of the young people on the altar of the War on Drugs, and the loss of productivity of older citizens who are hooked on Big Pharma’s ineffective and harmful psychotropic substances.So, in 3-5 years time, you will be able to buy in a corner shop a derivative of hyawaska or ibogaine or peyote or psilocybin mushroom to make you feel good and sane, and more tranquil, and more productive (although not necessarily in the way that the governments would plan it -- please search Google for “Project Nirvana”). However, before this happens there will be a War on those who want to stop the War on Drugs, as these people will become the worst enemies of the drug mafias and the war-on-drugs-addicted law enforcement agencies around the world (read the extraordinarily prescient “High Society” by Ben Elton). But eventually, the economics of increased productivity and extra tax dollars for the governments burdened with ageing and less productive populations will win. Hopefully, we will go the way of “Project Nirvana” (Pyotr Patrushev) and not the way of the “Brave New World” (Aldous Huxley) or ”The Futurological Congress” (Stanislaw Lem).
potshotsMar 24, 2009
Common sense should have told you not to make such an ignorant statement!
Closed AccountApr 11, 2009
stories ...you want stories. I am a single mother of 3 amazing people. I have been smoking the sweet herb since i was about 12, when one summer we were surfing all day and some kids lit up. I never smoked cigarettes, and I am not an addictive personality type. I don't drink alcohol and i don't condone it but do supervise it's use in the home and no issue is really made of it. My children are all sober , educated contributing citizens that i am still amazed came out of me! We have enjoyed a variety of experiences and social bonding not unlike those experienced with alcohol, but usually far more peaceful in the long run. I am a professional , I am Director of a small Foundation and a doctor, I have never married because it's against my lack of religion and i have never fought for custody or child support, we jumped out of the BOX and we not only survived , we LIVED. 25 years ago when i saw this mess being born, we moved to The Netherlands and have enjoyed a much more civilised freedom in a community that is so ethnically mixed and rich, we grow up automatically aware of all our cultural beauty.As you know Amsterdam is very liberal , but even here that is changing, recently we passed the no smoking law, but neglected to leave out the coffee shops and cafe's that are solely designed for partaking of the sweet herb...so that's being revised.I don't think it's fair to be criminalized just because i smoke herb, that is not the role model I am for my kids or as a doctor, and if i were living in the US i would be taking the risk of losing my children if i were to be arrested ..that's just out of the question.i will not pay taxes to an administration that can arbitrarily take my children.
Closed AccountApr 11, 2009
oopssorry for the duplicate post
mistershinsterMay 7, 2009
Marijuana, especially in times like this, U.S. being in a recession, instead of relying on the ridiculous bailouts and such, it's 10 times better to legalize marijuana. Imposing taxation can save the economy in no time. It would also be reasonable to temporarily impose higher taxes on marijuana than to tobacco in order to save billions of dollars, using it on something more useful. Imprisoning marijuana users virtually has no use, as it can be a leading factor in making more criminals, as normal citizens using marijuana become influenced by delinquents. It is the very illegality that promotes drug trafficking and the spread among other teens. Imprisoned marijuana users ultimately fail to receive an education, and are probably more likely to end up becoming criminals. The War On Drugs is an obvious failure as drugs persist, and progressively becomes more available universally. However, aside from the fact from marijuana legalization, I understand the prohibition of prostitution because, unlike marijuana, it's reasonable to prevent the spread of STDs, ultimately AIDS... It's been proven over the years that marijuana is no more harmful than tobacco that has nicotine, and alcohol that leads to traffic accidents and physical abuse.
arguehowDec 8, 2009
Have you ever felt a certain way about a topic, but have been unable to articulate why? Have you ever searched for two sides of an argument, but only ever found biased, one-sided editorial? Have you ever wanted a resource that would let you explore the reasoning of an opposing view? ArgueHow can help! Explore both sides of the legalization of marijuana at:www.arguehow.comEverybody likes to win an argument.