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- jakedigg, on 01/08/2008, -9/+187The sad and STUPID part is that The "Controlled Substances Act" schedules drugs from 1 through 5, 1 being the most harmful and dangerous and 5 being the least. Marijuana, Mushrooms and LSD are schedule 1 and Cocaine, Speed, PCP, Methadone and Oxycontin are listed as schedule 2. These laws were clearly written by A-Holes !
- ArTiFeXx, on 01/08/2008, -8/+151If it got legalized, I would start a weed bar of some sorts. I'd have different types of weed, along with a kitchen. Boy would the kitchen make a killing.
- fractalman, on 01/08/2008, -5/+113Let the states decide. The federal government has no constitutional right to sit in judgment on this issue.
- JasonMaloney101, on 01/08/2008, -3/+91Would buy from again. A+++++++++++++!!
- Ineedanap, on 01/08/2008, -6/+88No, you cant always tell. I know many people who are occasional to daily users and they have not changed any more than would be expected over 2 years. Fact is, there are millions of responsible, intelligent, cogent adults who toke daily and you would never know it.
- KingCook, on 01/08/2008, -13/+84Growing at home ! That is the pharmaindustry's worst nightmare once people discover the real healing abilities of the plant they are going to lose a lot of money.
- fractalman, on 01/08/2008, -3/+67I want to grow a little garden in my back yard around my favorite chair, sit there and enjoy it. When the phone rings, and someone asks "What are you doing?" I want to say, "Watching the grass grow".
- ZxEfR, on 01/08/2008, -14/+76Very well written....clear precise and to the point. Great article!
- doctorfungi, on 01/08/2008, -1/+57So they pick the 3 that you cannot overdose on, and make them more dangerous than 3 that you can?
Yaaay logic! - ArTiFeXx, on 01/08/2008, -4/+59So cigarette smokers aren't smart enough to smoke weed??? cause i mean, i believe tobacco is a plant. How bout people who buy coffee. The actual drink comes from a plant so in a sense they are taxed for a plant, they must be morons to. Im not claiming to be the brightest man on digg, but you my friend, are an idiot.
- Herostratus, on 01/08/2008, -8/+60I know a married couple of college professors who smoke on a regular basis and they are 2 of the most interesting people I have ever known (and I've known many) for example the last time I went over there he had just finished building a 5 foot Tesla coil and man that thing looked killer. Not to mention their culinary, botanical and conversational prowesses.
You can't stereotype anyone. Even stoners. If you do, you are the one being ignorant. - jasonpwnd, on 01/08/2008, -8/+58First of all, I smoke and aspire to be a botanist or pharmacologist so don't take me wrong but:
1.)Whoever says this article is well written is probably high right now.
2.) This is just some dumb opinion piece written by a stoner trying to legalize the herb.
There are plenty of reasons that legalization would be better for our country, including tax dollars not getting wasted on the "War on Drugs" (Thanks Bush).
The taxes from pharmacutically grown marijuana would bring in about $11 billion depending on state size and usage. The current law enforcement bill would go down significantly from not having to enforce our scheduled substances.
Summary:
This article sucks
The real problem is that our government labels drugs "bad" (pot) and "good" (ritalin) and teaches all of its citizens this thought process.
THERE ARE NO BAD DRUGS PEOPLE, ALL DRUGS CAN BE USEFUL -- YOU JUST NEED TO TEACH PEOPLE WHAT EACH ONE IS GOOD FOR. - lnf69, on 01/08/2008, -10/+55Legalize It.
Don't criticize it.
Your mother smokes it.
..... - Emused, on 01/08/2008, -10/+42As has been said already "Very well written,".It would be nice if this got in front of some of these hard liners for prohibition.
- mancat, on 01/08/2008, -1/+32Most dangerous drugs: Those most likely to cause their users to question the societal status quo.
- offspring06, on 01/08/2008, -3/+34Did I just see you pull those numbers out of your ass? Now tell me what percentage of alcohol drinkers are responsible and what percentage are irresponsible people. Did you ever see a bar full of potheads start a brawl?
- Frostman3D, on 01/08/2008, -7/+36They need to legalize weed. I'm not so sure about all the other stuff, but weed is no menace to society. Pot smokers are good people that keep to themselves when they smoke weed.
- inactive, on 01/08/2008, -2/+30I have the feeling that you've been waiting a long time to post that joke :p
- CrackyJSquirrel, on 01/08/2008, -8/+35Dude you can always tell people who have been ignorant for years, stereotype, dudes..
- Petrarch1603, on 01/08/2008, -0/+27what i dont get is why did they need a constitutional amendment to outlaw alcohol, yet they don't need one to outlaw cannabis?
- nepawoods, on 01/08/2008, -3/+29And growing at home goes against the articles "let government tax it and control it" position.
- Gunsdead, on 01/08/2008, -3/+29Drugs are too profitable to be left in the hands of criminals. "For every prohibition you create, you also create an underground". - Jello Biafra
- orlyfactor, on 01/08/2008, -6/+31The Federal Government will never admit they were wrong and legalize something they have had a "war" on for some 20 something years, unfortunately. Stubborn bastards, it could really help fund a lot of social programs and alleviate budget windfalls, instead of funding dealers.
- consoneo, on 01/08/2008, -3/+28I'd say nothing changes the fact that your neighbor would be a loser with or without marijuana... he just has no ambition.
- lnf69, on 01/08/2008, -6/+30killakan: another sheepson refusing to use what small amount of brain matter he/she may have.
BTW, what's the point of keeping addictive substances ILLEGAL?
And why isn't alcohol illegal? Why isn't coffee illegal? Why are pain killers not illegal?
and why is FOOD and OXYGEN not illegal. Every living human, without exception is addicted both to food and air. - aoru, on 01/08/2008, -1/+25Yeah, screw all those stupid people that buy fruits and vegetables at the grocery store.
- dhVyse, on 01/08/2008, -6/+30With how terrible our US$ is doing right now, this would be a smart move. We need to cut useless spending on victimless crimes.
- fractalman, on 01/08/2008, -3/+26Don't feed the Troll.
- nepawoods, on 01/08/2008, -12/+33I agree completely. "Let's legalize it and let government tax the ***** ***** out of it". No thanks.
Legalize it. Completely. Let people grow their own. No taxes. - Itazura, on 01/08/2008, -1/+21I hate to ruin your little world, but the government doesn't add tar to cigarettes, cigarette companies do.
- PabloIV, on 01/08/2008, -0/+20Surgeon General's Warning: "This ***** will ***** you up"
- consoneo, on 01/08/2008, -3/+23Carl Sagan to name one..
- nepawoods, on 01/08/2008, -3/+231) Marijuana is not nearly as bad as alcohol when it comes to driving. Experience, and studies, shows that people intoxicated with marijuana overestimate the extent to which they are intoxicated, and exercise caution, while people intoxicated with alcohol underestimate their intoxication, and believe they are less impaired than they are.
2) It is wrong to punish responsible users in an attempt (and a futile attempt at that - it isn't working) to stop irresponsible use. - BillDoE, on 01/08/2008, -1/+20***** your taxes and the law. I'm smoking it regardless.
- Rahodeb, on 01/08/2008, -1/+20If it's legalized, it's going to be just like anything else. Sure, you can grow it yourself, or you can buy it and it will be taxed. Most people will opt for buying it from a store because they can't keep a plant alive to save their life.
- BoneheadFarker, on 01/08/2008, -1/+20Yes, because no one ever gets behind the wheel ***** up on vicodan or percosets, let alone simply over-the-counter cold medication that causes drowsiness and impared judgement. And there's no such thing as a field sobriety test...
- BoneheadFarker, on 01/08/2008, -2/+21Even if they taxed it to be the same price I pay now, I'd still rather pay the government to let me buy it in a store and then leave me alone. It's a much better prospect then risking arrest and paying money to people who I know are into other things...
- fractalman, on 01/08/2008, -1/+20No joke, it's a dream I have. Nothing special, just a little something to make me happy.
- nepawoods, on 01/08/2008, -0/+191937, Marihuana Tax Act, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_Marihuana_Tax_Ac ...
It's how the (drug) prohibition started. - eviltandem, on 01/08/2008, -1/+19Yes, everybody know(s) a couple of interesting people who eat food. it doesn't change the fact that my neighbor weighs 400 lbs and can hardly walk down the street.
Wait, wait ,wait... You mean we can't base the value of things based on how any particular person uses them? Blasphemy! My next door neighbor is all I need to know about when it comes to my view on "eaters".
Critical thinker this one. - Herostratus, on 01/08/2008, -6/+24This has got to be done. I am so tired of having to seal up behind walls to smoke. Out in San Francisco I could walk down the street smoking a joint right in front of the police and I wouldn't get hassled. Down here in Florida they screw with you just for having long hair.
- fractalman, on 01/08/2008, -2/+19"That is the pharmaindustry's worst nightmare" What wrong with giving them nightmares for a change. Look at all the suffering caused by defective medication produced by these companies. Side effects that are worse than the disease. Products that only the rich can afford. I don't see what the problem is with some free open market competition.
- smacksaw, on 01/08/2008, -7/+24You could make marijuana illegal by taxing it. Look at cigarettes. Make pot legal and tax it to the point where people say "I have to cut back, the taxes are too high"...LOL
- nepawoods, on 01/08/2008, -3/+20"Did I just see you pull those numbers out of your ass?"
Yeah - I saw it too. - talkingpidgin, on 01/08/2008, -2/+19anybody who has every known a dominos delivery guy knows high driving is not even comparable to drunk driving. friggin professionals of their art.
- norman619, on 01/08/2008, -1/+18Weed AND munchies sold in the same place? SOLD!
- Etchii, on 01/08/2008, -1/+18most potheads drive slower and more cautiously (paranoia)!
http://www.cannabisculture.com/news/driving
Its the drunks who think they're fine and can't understand why the guys didn't paint the yellow lines in the center of the road.. - badwithcomputer, on 01/08/2008, -5/+21did he really have to be so clearly high in the image he submitted? it's like wearing the t-shirt of the headlining band to their concert
- BlueScreenOD, on 01/08/2008, -0/+16What about the prohibition of alcohol? They repealed that.
- Zarokima, on 01/08/2008, -1/+17A license to garden?
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