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If Spain can do it, so can America

blog.chronicfile.com — Spain has been using cannabis as a way to relieve the pain of chemotherapy for cancer patients. Cannabis is available in a medicine form throughout the Spanish health service for patients being treated with chemotherapy if other drugs fail to be effective

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  • pentupentropy, on 04/12/2008, -57/+4dugg, shouted, could you return the favor on this: http://digg.com/people/Arnold_Schwarzenegger_Inhal ...
    • mehan, on 04/12/2008, -4/+15No.
    • Sophistifunk, on 04/12/2008, -5/+4Dugg down, reported and blocked.
      • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -6/+2How do you block people on Digg? That would cut down on so many worthless comments.
        • elnerdo, on 04/12/2008, -1/+3Once you bury somebody, a new symbol appears by their name (A circle with a line through it). Click that symbol.
  • DeathWish808, on 04/12/2008, -1/+54I've never smoked it in a recreational way (or otherwise), but if I had a medical condition and it helped, albeit cancer or cataracts, etc. then what's the problem? --Just one not thought out view. :-)
    • kelly, on 04/12/2008, -17/+2There isn't one... that's why medical crack (I mean marijuana) is legal in most states.
      • dubloe7, on 04/12/2008, -1/+3but its illegal via federal law, which overrules state law. thats why people who had prescriptions have been raided by the fbi and labeled criminals.
        • BikerDude69, on 04/12/2008, -1/+10The states should overrule the feds. The majority should overrule the special interests. The environment should come first. The United States Constitututon should be restored.
          • Shaman760, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4Terri Schiavo's case set precedent for "State's Rights". So why do "State's rights" not apply to cannabis? This government is fcuked up! I'm shaking my sour-diesel-filled-vapor-pipe in anger!!! (le cough, i am tired.... FIRE ZE MISSLES!!!!)
            ***** THE RIAA
      • ElWizardo, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4Don't compare Crack with Weed. The two are totally different. It's like 12oz of beer to 12oz of Bacardi 151 w/ a 5 oz shot of nicotine.
        • Shaman760, on 04/12/2008, -3/+2Man made alcohol, the earth gives us cannabis. who you gonna trust? Humans are ***** pigs. The earth "just is". I put my bets on mother 3rd rock from the sun.
          • Kent4jmj, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Like wow man you're energy is so like, like, like uhhh what was I saying.
        • patrflav, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4"Man made alcohol, the earth gives us cannabis."
          Things ferment to form Ethanol in nature.
          • KJeffV, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2...and the earth "gives" us Erowid Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy plant, as well.
        • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2I'll take the 12oz 151 w/ nicotine please.
      • fantasticFlan, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2It's legal in 12 states.
    • thcobbs, on 04/12/2008, -10/+3The active compound in marijuana is already available in the USA as a medicinal product by prescription for cancer treatment symptoms.

      http://www.marinol.com/

      This is simply pro-legalization of marijuana propaganda.
      • ElWizardo, on 04/12/2008, -4/+5But it doesn't work the same. The THC is synthetic in Marinol and no where near as strong. It's like taking baby aspirin for a bullet wound.
        • thcobbs, on 04/12/2008, -4/+1So, you are saying that it IS the active component.... yet because it's not your precious., natural subsatnce... it can't be as good?

          and look down the page a bit for a first-hand response from "sardiax" (not that my wife isn't an OCN or anything)
        • MrTulip, on 04/12/2008, -0/+4the thc is exactly the same. the problem is that marinol is just that and lacks the other thc derivatives that also contribute to the effects of marihuana.
        • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+6Given all the ill effects that have been popping up with various pharmaceuticals, even after passing FDA testing, do you really believe we need a pill to deliver synthetic THC when it can be obtained in abundance from a natural source? Not to mention, marijuana's hearty nature (it is a weed after all), making it easy to grow and cultivate for virtually free, and factoring in the considerable cost of health care in America and that looming crisis, how can you, with a clear conscience, support this expensive man made pill while denying patients the cheap, effective alternative? Let the patients and their doctors decide which, if either, they want in their bodies. And, stop this ridiculous paranoia and demonizing of marijuana.
      • vault, on 04/12/2008, -0/+4Marinol doesn't let patients titrate the dose like smoking the real thing does...they either get inadequate relief or they get way too stoned.
      • haus34, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3smoking weed is preferable to eating it because of the rapid onset.
        I.E. when you start getting nauseous you dont really have time to choke down a pill and then wait 30-45 minutes for it to start taking effect
        • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+5For slightly more effort, you can also use various vaporizing devices with marijuana to get the same effect as smoking but with out inhaling all the nasty tars and carcinogens produced by burning the plant matter, making it much more ideal for medicinal(and recreational) use than simply smoking or eating.

          What really surprises me is that they haven't worked out a method to produce an inhaler with the effects of a vaporizer for medicinal use.
      • localhost6881, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2you could crush the pill and snort it ...
        • cerealjynx, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1you guys wanna do a line...? OF WEEEEED?
    • priegog, on 04/12/2008, -2/+2I think you meant glaucoma instead of cataracts...
      But yeah, if we already give morphine for pain, why not a MUCH less dangerous drug?
    • Wakuko, on 04/12/2008, -2/+1I bet if they put it on a pill or inhaler everybody will complain, you all potheads
  • Silvbird, on 04/12/2008, -0/+19Watch out for the film American Drug War, plenty of reasons for medicinal legalisation there.
    • gossipninja, on 04/12/2008, -3/+2I saw that, and though it made good points, it was so biased against conservatives it made me question they're motives and facts. When you watch a "documentary" and you know full well they are spewing x amount of lies, its hard to believe the x amount of truth they are telling. For instance, I do not think they mentioned that the first congressman to propose medical marijuana was newt gingrich in 1983. He is a pretty conservative guy, hardcore GOP.
    • Funkly, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2what lies? And Newt was not the first to propose Medical Marijuana..
    • bassik, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-634703384 ...
  • Michael9636, on 08/04/2008, -4/+48More Americans should spend time vacationing in Europe. We have a lot to learn from Europeans.
    • cowsgonemadd3, on 04/12/2008, -7/+4Just stay away from the nude and topless beaches....They need to learn from us on beaches and proper attire.
      • novask, on 04/12/2008, -2/+7I really hope you're kidding, sarcasm is hard to spot on the internet.
        • KMartSheriff, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3I'll help you out, he is being sarcastic.
        • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+13Well, honestly given the pervasive obesity in America, do you really think nude and topless beaches are a particularly great idea?
          • Aensland, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4They make a compelling case for keeping your weight in check?
          • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+7What do I care about my weight for? It's YOUR fat ass I don't want to see on naked on the beach :P
        • cowsgonemadd3, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Not kidding...
    • andreegal, on 04/12/2008, -0/+7you only need to look a little further north ; )
      • zlatinb, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Yeah, look north for the (poorly) Americanized version of Europe.
    • Derrekito, on 04/12/2008, -0/+4If the US currency wasn't in the ***** we probably could go there more often...
    • LilBoyLuver, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1The growing trend of college kids going abroad would make it seem that the upcoming generation will have a broader view of the world . Having been abroad for college, however, I can tell you that the only thing gained by most students was a permanent hangover and a few more european recruits to the I Hate Americans Club.
  • abundantwater, on 04/12/2008, -13/+6touchy one--although possibly useful for medical reasons, I have never been one to favor it, but if it relieved me from pain, i would be saying pass joint to the left hand side!
    • evilpoptart, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2im not sure why this one gut dugg down.
  • killbert24, on 04/12/2008, -0/+19Marijuana should be made legal for use in medical situations, no doubt. Sometimes I think it should be made completely legal in the U.S. just as alcohol and cigarettes are. Taxes on the weed would definitely help pay back some of our huge deficit.
    • KMartSheriff, on 04/12/2008, -5/+1Taxes on weed? You seriously think people won't just continue selling it the illegal way because they don't want to pay taxes?
      • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+7Undoubtably some will continue to sell illegally to avoid regulation and taxes, however many people (buyers) would just as well perfer to be able to walk down to the street to the connivence store and buy an eight like a carton of cigarettes or a case of beer.
      • Entroper, on 04/12/2008, -0/+5You know a lot of people trying to circumvent alcohol regulation just to avoid paying taxes?
    • shrapnel09, on 04/12/2008, -1/+5I agree. The war on drugs is a failure and at the very least, not profitable. Tax marijuana like cigarettes and enforce Driving While under the Influence like alcohol. Use the money to improve our country and shift our focus to more important things. Meanwhile, our relationship with other countries would improve by removing this suspicion.

      Why aren't people selling cigarettes illegally to avoid the taxes? Make it legal and it opens up a guilt-free way for people to purchase it and you'll drive a lot of the dealers out of business as well. If you must, require places to have a license (like a liquor license) in order to sell marijuana so that you have a black & white lettering of the law where you can crack down on individuals by-passing your regulations.
    • ikrit2006, on 04/12/2008, -4/+1Or we could make alcohol and cigarettes illegal like weed.
      • TheXuu, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3That would totally work!! I wish we had done that sooner!
        • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2Because prohibition of alcohol was worked so well in the past.
    • AbsurdParadox, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1"Our" debt? I have nothing to do with the debt those morons that call themselves the government have created.

      (You said deficit, but I assume you mean the national debt)
      • bagelmaster, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Well whether you accept the debt or not, you'll be paying for it for the rest of your life. Assuming you don't move to another country of course...
  • Nick22, on 04/12/2008, -1/+7I think they do this here in canada also...correct me if im wrong
    • andreegal, on 04/12/2008, -0/+4I want to correct you but you're right
    • digix, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2There are at least a dozen countries around the world that have medicinal policies on marijuana.

      I am saddened by how far behind the U.S. is as a country, and it pains me to be a citizen most times.
      • KJeffV, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2"Most times" there are seats-on-the-way-out available. I heard that one can even cont to post while NOT in the US.
    • Funkly, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2There are like 14 states that have MJ 'decriminalization laws' They sell pot in store in California.... not that i would know anything about that.. :)
    • plusmedic, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1A friend of my father in his 60s here in Canada (Ontario specifically) legally obtains marijuana for his cataracts. Measurements taken before his use of marijuana and after shows a significant drop in pressure in his eyes. Denying treatment that is effective because the government won't admit that it was wrong should be a crime in itself. More countries need to move forward with legalisation of marijuana for medicinal use.
      • MtheoryX, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1cataracts? The "opacity that develops in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its envelope?" What's that have to do with pressure in his eyes?
  • disoriented, on 04/12/2008, -5/+28LEGALIZE IT
  • kelly, on 04/12/2008, -13/+7I wish all these people pushing for the legalization of cannabis... be it for medical use or to make clothing and such would just say what they're *really* after rather than implying that they're looking out for fabric manufacturing and the sick.
    • vidorian, on 04/12/2008, -3/+7I've never touched the stuff, and see no problem with it's use for medicinal purposes in a limited way. For example the people who claim they need it for pms pain is total bs, it has a place for cancer, aids, and glaucoma patients and a few others.
    • dubloe7, on 04/12/2008, -3/+4so you think if two people (or groups of people) share the same goal, but for a different reason they shouldn't join together to achieve that goal?
      • kelly, on 04/12/2008, -5/+6But its not the same goal. One is to get high and the other is for pain relief or textiles. One is productive and the other is not.
        • marx2k, on 04/12/2008, -1/+7I'm pretty productive while high.
        • julianrod, on 04/12/2008, -0/+5And how is it a problem if it's not a productive goal? Compulsive eating may not be productive, but it seems to happen anyway.
    • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -2/+2Get off your high horse, those goals are not mutually exclusive. In fact, it would be interesting to see a study on the attitudes towards sustainability in users of marijuana verses the general public.
    • evilpoptart, on 04/12/2008, -2/+2marijuana and hemp are actually very affective plants for crop roatation cycles. i work in agricultiure and the way it is now only 3/4 of the land is planted because one part must be lain fallow for a while. It is well known among us that Hemp or weed, when planted in fallow fields, restores the soil and produces a crop instead of just leaving it be. Also, i think the real problem people have with it being criminalized is that the government shouldnt be telling us what we can and cant consume, especialy when it has been proven to be much less harmful than alcohol OR cigarettes. Also that the act of criminalization was an act of racism.
  • Mohdoo, on 04/12/2008, -3/+68Relieves pain, not addictive, makes pizza a totally euphoric experience. Legalize it.
    • vidorian, on 04/12/2008, -20/+7If you really believe it is not addictive then you need to put the joint down i think you have had a little too much.
      • ElWizardo, on 04/12/2008, -1/+12It has never been proven to be physically addictive. Mental addiction (presumed addiction) depends on the user. Usually those who have addiction tendencies feel (think) they need it.
      • W00DR0W, on 04/12/2008, -0/+13You're mixing up "addictive" and "habit-forming".
        • ElWizardo, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4Those are the words I was looking for.... it's been a long day.
      • hojo05, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3From first hand experience, I can tell you that it is not addictive physically. I never went through any type of withdraws when I took long breaks from it. I was able to quit pot very easily, and I haven't done it since I said I would stop doing it. Cigarettes, on the other hand, are a pain in the ass to quit, but I quit those as well.
      • vault, on 04/12/2008, -0/+4You need to lay off the propaganda.
    • jpete71chevmal, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Pizza is already a euphoric experience. But legalize pot anyway, it's no more or less harmful than tobacco.
  • razorsharpwit, on 04/12/2008, -9/+3high?
  • SydBarrett420, on 04/12/2008, -11/+2Xenu's soul is in alignment with the Earth at exactly 4:20 and 8:40 everyday, FACT!
  • philipl411, on 04/12/2008, -18/+14This is getting so old. How many times do you people need to keep posting the same story line? We know already, people on digg want weed to be legal.
    • Derrekito, on 04/12/2008, -5/+5***** you.

      that is all.
      • KJeffV, on 04/12/2008, -1/+3Whew, what a relief to realize I'll not have to endure hearing fr/you again.
    • evilpoptart, on 04/12/2008, -2/+1it wouldnt be a big deal if it was just on digg, a lot of people everywhere realize the hypocricy
      inherent in the drug policy and think its ridiculous. the money waisted on fighting it is ridiculous and the lack of care for those afflicted with addiction is also ridiculous. its that we are the richest in the world and we are still so ***** backwards and stupid about such things. its that mandatory minimum sentences have led us to the point where more people are incarcerated than at any point in the history of the country, 1 in 100 on average, 1 in 9 for black men. Its that i cant smoke a joint but i also cant watch the evening news without seeing some direct to consumer pill treating some new, stupid disease ive never heard of. grow up man, figure out which side your on.
      • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Hypocrisy? Marijuana = Alcohol + Cigarette status drug. Not everyone falls for a penis size enhancing pill, not everyone falls for a fat burning pill. Not everyone needs a medication for depression... On the other hand, there are a ton of people out there that'll pick up cigarettes or alcohol because they can. It's not a specialty drug, it's something that everyone can have, and it's not good for you and they tell you that. What Hypocrisy??? We allow some and don't allow others? Well, that's completely understandable. If I'm bored, I will not go down to the store and pick up anti-depressants. If I'm bored, I won't go down and pick up from penis pills. I'll probably go get something to drink and some cigarettes.

        Grow up? I am not complaining about about drugs and how I need them all day. I don't complain about the evening news because televised news is as backwards as the drugs they are trying to sell. I am not complaining about a drug that I cannot have, but I have to grow up for being /ok/ with it's prohibition? I should call out hypocrisies when I see them, because grown ups know that life isn't hypocritical. No, that's unnatural, isn't it? Instead I should be sickened by the t.v. I sit in front of, call everyone a hypocrite and tell everyone to grow up.
        • evilpoptart, on 04/13/2008, -0/+1go find me someone who has died of marijuana poisoning. That should take you a while, but it takes me less than 3 seconds to search google and find out half a million people die from ciggaretes every year. If you can justify that disparity, im sure theres a place for you selling death somewhere.
  • haus34, on 04/12/2008, -1/+8as of right now there is way to much lobbying from pharmaceutical, cotton, and lumber industries to keep marijuana illegal. unfortunately, i dont see marijuana being decriminalized on the federal level for a long time
    • nuclearwasted, on 04/12/2008, -1/+5Don;t forget alcohol, plastics and biodiesel type companies.
  • restlessdesign, on 04/12/2008, -7/+15I wish they would legalize it just so pot heads would have nothing to talk about ever again.
    • Pake, on 04/12/2008, -10/+5They'd just move on to another drug. As long as something is illegal and they can be a "rebel" by using it, they'll use it instead.
      • Danktolker, on 04/12/2008, -5/+3That is just completely ridiculous. Smoking pot is not a matter of rebelling, but about partaking in an enjoyable experience. If it were legal, smokers would most likely refrain from other illegal drugs which are usually just a substitute when unable to procure their preferred recreational drug, marijuana.
        • Pake, on 04/12/2008, -1/+5If you can't find someone with weed, you fail as a pothead. Most people use harder drugs to just get a greater high.
        • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -1/+3While it is ridiculous, to infer that marijuana users resort to other harder drugs because they can't score some weed in equally outrageous. They use other drugs because they enjoy the high, or at least experimenting with that substance, and it is often done in conjunctation with weed, not in substitute of.

          However, it is fair to say that if Marijuana was allowed to be legally sold and regulated for recreational use thus largely removed from the black market for many/most users, the intersection between marijuana and other illicit substances would be reduced.
        • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -2/+2Partake in enjoyment.

          What a cheap enjoyment for everyone. The world is full of problems that could be solved by mass cooperation and some brilliant minds, and you sit back on your sofa and have your enjoyment from sucking on the fumes of a burning plant. What a great way to be happy, eh? As cheap and shallow as your contribution to humanity.
    • nuclearwasted, on 04/12/2008, -4/+7What? You think I just sit here talking about legal pot all the time? Better yet, you think *ALL* potheads do the same? Man, get your head out of your ass.
    • eyepatch100, on 04/12/2008, -1/+7On the contrary, potheads would have a lot to talk about, like how weird their hands look.
  • erkokite, on 04/12/2008, -3/+8It will never happen in the US. Pharmaceutical companies make too much money off of their products.
    • Pake, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4The pharmaceutical companies have no problem with medical marijuana, because they would be the ones running the plantations just like the tobacco industry controls majority of the worlds tobacco plantations.
      • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -2/+3Marijuana is a ***** weed and is easy to grow and cultivate. Many users, recreational and otherwise, already do. Big Pharma is concerned that Aunt Sally will just grow her own for virtually free in her backyard, window sill, or indoors in a grow environment and cut them out of the equation. Which is a good thing unless you want to profiteer off of others suffering.
  • jfp51, on 04/12/2008, -1/+12You don't have to go that far, cannabis has been allowed for medical purposes in Canada for years...
    • sadGuru, on 04/12/2008, -3/+1are you comparing canada's government to us'
    • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1It was legal all around for a while. What happened with that? At one point it was treated as alcohol, and I'm sure it's still not a serious crime to be smoking it in your house... I mean, you have to be doing something else to piss people off before they bust you for having it.
  • ElumEnopee, on 04/12/2008, -3/+0http://ipostr.com/pic-426-Marijuana
  • fass, on 04/12/2008, -5/+6Yeah, well, Spain also has gay marriage. There's a lot of things Spain can do that the USA can't.
    • wecaanation, on 04/12/2008, -1/+7We have gay marriage in USA too. Bush legalized gay marriage between gay men and gay women.
      • localhost6881, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4surely if a gay man married a gay woman that'd be like a normal marriage...even down to the point of no sex..
        • lime148, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Is that you, Tim Buckley?
          • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -1/+1Is that you, (insert name of person who only contributes to digg, a question that seeks the identity of a famous person)?
  • polishdude06, on 04/12/2008, -4/+5SMOKE DANK
    oh wait...for medical use? yea, that too...
  • Apokalyps2547, on 04/12/2008, -14/+5Because nothing says 'pinnacle of modern civilization' like SPAIN.
    • marx2k, on 04/12/2008, -1/+13Shut up, American Idol's on
    • ronar, on 04/12/2008, -2/+3I don't think you know what you are talking about. Just because they speak Spanish that doesn't mean they're anything like Guatemala or Colombia. Spain is a developed western European country that used to be the biggest world power.
    • leftyslament, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2Have you ever left the U.S., let along your parent's basement?
    • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -3/+1Spain is actually one of the strongest nations, and I don't mean in military might, but intellectual too, in Europe. Yes, that's right next to Britain, France and Germany. Do you ever hear about Estonia? Do you ever hear about Bulgaria, Belarus, or any other of the smaller nations east of germany? No, there are a bunch of nations in europe that no one hears about... Yet you think you have an idea about Spain, don't you?
  • rjwusa, on 04/12/2008, -1/+24I don't think there is dispute that pot can have medicinal properties for those who need it. However, living in the middle of 'pot club' land, in Northern California, the legislation that passed that allows for cannabis clubs in our state has also allowed for people without medical issues to get the prescriptions from the medical doctors to enable them to buy weed in direct violation of the spirit of the lawful cannabis clubs.

    Regulate it, tax it and impose the same penalties that are in place for alcohol abuse, DWIs, etc., and maybe we can come up with a workable solution.
    • spyd3rweb, on 04/12/2008, -7/+3No please don't regulate or tax it.
      • rjwusa, on 04/12/2008, -0/+12The regulate and tax my micro-brews, you can deal with the same and equal treatment. Right?
        • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -3/+1No, pot smokers just want the pot so they can be high. They don't want penalties, they don't want taxes, they don't want anything but the weed.

          Seriously, why does it seem like everyone who is "actively" advocating the legalization of this drug, so ***** childish? I'm not saying that because of what I see here. I'm majoring in philosophy and sociology, and one of my main curiosities about humanity is it's issue with self control and especially when it comes to drug use. I'm not new to the subject, in fact it's something I've been wresting with my whole life.

          Why do people fight so hard for something that they are not addicted to? Why do people fight so hard for something that is so cheap when measured in happiness and usefulness of happiness? If you'd actually use your mind for a minute, and take a look at the world around you, there's much happiness to be had for all of you. If there's not? Smoke weed.... NO! Change what you don't like. It'll do more people more good and cause less pain for so many more people than you being stoned.

          If you're in pain, maybe donate your time and let doctors experiment on you. If they have a bunch of people in pain and stoned all of the time, what are they going to learn from you??? There's a solution to every problem, why not help them find the solution to your problem. If you come out worse, end your life. O well, huh? What good is a life through the clouded eyes of a drug abuser? If any good at all, it's only chemically simulated good.

          • vault, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3Well why do people drink? Many just prefer marijuana, but it's a different high...no one goes into a drunken rage when stoned.

            And I'm sure you don't think William F. Buckley is childish...here's an article from him on the subject I submitted a couple months ago http://digg.com/political_opinion/Why_Conservative ...
          • spyd3rweb, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2I like not being told what to do with my body, and taxing marijuana would probably cause the price of industrial hemp products to be uneconomical to use.
          • bbardlbradd, on 04/13/2008, -1/+1If you don't like being told what to do with your body, get the ***** out of society. In a social environment, your body has a lot to do with everyone else's body. Choose your priorities. Would you like to live in America, or would you like Marijuana? If it's Marijuana you want more, or the freedom to use it, just gtfo. Who cares if it's uneconomical? lol, It's what you want right? Mr. Spyd3r wants it ALL.

            You cannot have your cake and eat it too. Get used to it.
    • vault, on 04/12/2008, -0/+14That is the solution I'm looking for personally...treat it like alcohol, require a license for sale similar to a liquor license, etc. That is the only realistic way to do this.
      • vault, on 04/12/2008, -0/+9Forget to mention...legalize industrial hemp, too so we aren't just importing the stuff.
        • rjwusa, on 04/12/2008, -0/+6Agreed. And if anyone is caught smoking their hemp underwear while driving a car, throw them in jail. Better yet, lock them up for a psychiatric evaluation for smoking their 'chonies'!
      • rjwusa, on 04/12/2008, -0/+13And, like alcohol, the law should allow for cultivation for personal use, just as the law allows for limited wine making, beer brewing, and the distilling of limited amounts of spirits. Sell it for profit without a license or permit, go to jail. Just like alcohol. I can't stress it enough. Tax it at the city, state and federal level. Let the users pay their share, just as do all the others who must pay any 'sin' tax.
    • thcobbs, on 04/12/2008, -1/+7Now at least THAT makes sense.... unlike spyd3r here.
      • spyd3rweb, on 04/12/2008, -3/+2I'm sorry but I don't need the government to tell me how or what to do with my Marijuana or need to pay them to use it.
        • rjwusa, on 04/12/2008, -0/+6I don't need the government to tell me how or what to do with my business, taxes, children, and guns. But, they do. You sound like you want minority status like the gays are whining for. Ain't gonna happen. Stoners can suck it up like the rest of Americans.
          • Kent4jmj, on 04/12/2008, -0/+6Stoners can suck it up... I was taking a sip of tea and sucked it up from laughing. Teach me to read and drink at the same time.
      • isaactwito, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2I agree with spyd3rweb, the government has ***** up enough of this country, there's no point in letting them get to our weed. Although if it were legalized then I'd be cool with taxes or whatever because you can just grow your own and avoid the problem altogether.
        • rjwusa, on 04/12/2008, -0/+6As an American, I demand you pay your fair share and have your dope regulated. No special rights for you. What makes you think you are a special group worthy of protections and exemptions.
          • isaactwito, on 04/15/2008, -0/+1If you let us start a mega pot empire and become a super corporate empire like tobacco we'll totally have huge lobbying parties and pay you lots of money.
    • Oea420, on 04/12/2008, -3/+3DWI? I don't know about other regular potheads (Someone who smokes or at least tries to on a daily basis) and this would be stupid. You can drive fine, marijuana is NOTHING LIKE ALCOHOL.....
      • rjwusa, on 04/12/2008, -0/+4Then I think we should allow airline pilots, soldiers in battle, nuclear plant operators, truckers hauling hazardous waste and school bus drivers to smoke it on the job. Don't you? /roll eyes
        • these3remain, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2LMAO! Yeah, and how about surgeons, too?? And emt personnel and , of course ambulance drivers. Everybody drives soooooo carefully after a little doob so why not? /rolls eyes
      • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Marijuana IS similar to alcohol in that it slows down your reaction time making you more likely to get into an accident. The difference between marijuana and alcohol is that those under the influence are typically very aware of the extent to which they are ***** up, and will either drive slower/more carefully to compensate, or not at all. Either way, it's really not appropriate.
      • Oea420, on 04/13/2008, -1/+1lol digg me down all you want, it's not going to change the fact that millions of potheads drive stoned every day. Let's just hope they don't make a breathalyzer of the sorts for it, eh... seems actual blood tests aren't out there as much
    • Kent4jmj, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4Don't regulate, maybe, but in the mean time get one of those laser light pointers and shine it at the person who is high while they are not looking. Pretend you don't know what is going on. Keep doing it until the get so paranoind they have a break down.
      • rjwusa, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4LOL! I love doing that to stoners! I can make a Saturday afternoon of that in Berkeley! LOL!
  • sardiax, on 04/12/2008, -1/+42I've had cancer, twice, and smoked pot for it the first time. It helped immensely, but the truth is that, while weed was the only thing around that helped me the first time, there are all kinds of wonderful anti-nausea and wonderful pain drugs they are willing to give you. Marinol, a synthetic based on marijuana, gave me roughly the same effect as a special brownie or two. Oxycodone and other opiates are superior at treating pain compared to marijuana. Besides that marijuana isn't as addictive as the other pain killers it only offers one distinct advantage in my opinion - instant action. The problem is, if the pills aren't really working that well, once you cross the threshold to vomiting, there's no way you'll be able to get any pills down to counteract it, whereas I could toke up a joint and it would stop the vomiting. I know firsthand the real medicinal benefits of marijuana, but the second-time around I was straight with my doctor, that the meds weren't working sufficiently the first time around. He prescribed me Marinol, and some other new drugs. I was able to keep the nausea and vomiting away by staying medicated. This involved being half-stoned much of the time, which isn't always enjoyable, but I only vomited a handful of times. The first time, when these drugs weren't available, I vomited atleast once a day for almost two years. If you're seriously in a condition where you are considering marijuana, be aware of the risks, and the alternatives. There is a risk of developing a fungal infection, due to the funguses that can grow on marijuana if you have a compromised immune system due to chemotherapy. I've had one of those, and let me tell you, they can really suck; I lost part of my left lung due to it. I'm not going to tell you marijuana can't help you, because it might be able to, but know that there are many kinds of anti-emetics(anti-nausea) medications available today.
    • W00DR0W, on 04/12/2008, -3/+8It gave you a fungal infection? That's ***** up. You'd think the FDA would make sure medical marijuana was properly processed and treated to prevent.. oh wait, it's illegal, so they couldn't cast any oversight, like they do with other drugs. The system fails.
      • armoreddillo, on 04/12/2008, -2/+1FDA... oversight?
        seems a little far fetched...
      • W00DR0W, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Killing fungi would be so simple to do, that I doubt they could screw it up.
    • macwac, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2My childhood friend passed away last Saturday, his burial services were yesterday. I can't speak on his behalf, but he had cancer of the liver, lungs and brain - the chemo therapy supposedly saved him half a year back, he celebrated - only to find out that he, a week later, got all of it back. My concern is that with the addition of marijuana to the lungs (smoke) and having cancer in the lungs would not contribute to a better or faster recovery; it would probably speed up the process of faster death - then again it would probably be much less painful. I really don't know - my only wish is that the money spent on trying to stop marijuana from going into the states and other countries could have been spent on finding a cure for cancer, which I feel would be much more effective. There would be millions if not billions(?) of extra money spent on helping cancer patients, which to me should be the number one priority considering to some statistics 1 in 7 will die from cancer.
      • W00DR0W, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3You don't have to smoke it, you can eat it, I doubt a doctor would prescribe smoking to a lung caner patient
        • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3You can also vaporize it to get the effects of smoking with out the negetives of smoking. By heating up the plant matter to 375-400 degrees, you can vaporize the THC and other cannabinoids in the marijuana with out burning the plant matter, providing instant delivery of the medication with out the tars and carcinogens from burning.
        • cerealjynx, on 04/12/2008, -3/+1You can also stick it up your ass.
          ...no seriously, you can.
      • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Mac, you have my condolences.

        It is worth that there have been primarily studies, as well as antidotal evidence(for what little that is worth), indicating that the THC in marijuana attacks and inhibits the grow of certain types of cancer cells, including some types of lung cancers. One study in particular (http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20070417/mar ... shows the THC retarding cancer cell grow rates and reducing tumor size by as much as 50% in three weeks, in mice injected with THC and human cancer cells.

        Obviously, it is difficult to draw a conclusion on of the net effect of smoking marijuana to treat lung cancer, however it is safe to say there is a lot of promise in alternative delivery methods, including the vaporization I mentioned above. While I support the decriminalization of marijuana for both medicinal and recreational uses, it is above all imperative that we seek political action that enables the further the study and use of marijuana not only as a method of dealing with the effects of chemotherapy, but also as a potential potent medicine in the treatment cancer.
        • macwac, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Many thanks mesasone.

          I think many missed my point thoug.. im saying war on drugs is stupid as the money spent on that could be used for research to cure cancer. Think the alternative methods of consumption of marijuana sounds quite interesting and if the research is sound should be further researched.
    • andreegal, on 04/12/2008, -5/+1Fungal infection from marijuana????? sorry but I don't think so. If you inhale marijuana its being burn so anything organic will burn, and if you eat it you have to cook it...
      • W00DR0W, on 04/12/2008, -0/+7Only the end of the blunt burns when you light it up, you're still inhaling the rest of the shaft along with the smoke. So it's more than possible to inhale spores that way.
        • andreegal, on 04/13/2008, -0/+1I think your pulling this out your ass....show me a link
        • andreegal, on 04/13/2008, -0/+1nvm my coment ^^^^....did some research and it could be harmful in immuno-compromised individuals....not healthy ones...but there are other method of consumption non the less....I stand corrected
      • isaactwito, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Also it's not a good idea at all to smoke weed if it gets AT ALL moldy. There's a chance that if you leave some sitting around or in bad conditions for a while that it could have small traces of mold on it, which wouldn't be visible. So that could have something to do with it.
        • W00DR0W, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Fungi are everywhere, you're breathing them in right now; but our immune system takes care of them pretty easily. The problem is that cancer treatment drugs suppress the immune system, so uncommon ailments like fungal infection occur more easily. You wouldn't get an infection.
  • holyreality, on 04/12/2008, -0/+10that article has some of the worst grammar to make the front page in a while.
  • BikerDude69, on 04/12/2008, -5/+2I Denmark can do it, so can America!
    HEMP FOR FUEL! HEMP for MEDICINE! HEMP FOR PLASTIC! HEMP FOR CLOTHES! HEMP FOR VICTORY!

    http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/01/energy-indepen ...

  • Plantagenet, on 04/12/2008, -11/+4Druggies will do just about anything to get high. If a druggie could get free marijuana in this way, he'd be out swimming in the local nuclear power plant discharge first thing every day.
    • evilpoptart, on 04/12/2008, -1/+1now that i have got my daily dose of ignorance i can sleep peacefully tonight.
  • Nrvana423, on 04/12/2008, -1/+4One of the problems (that I see) with legalizing weed is the fact that you can't really give someone a DWI. They can't give you a ticket for blood shot eyes. They can't piss test you for it because it can stay in your system for months. How accurate it that? A field sobriety test is the only way, but even then, unless you are blazed out of your mind, you're probably more focused than a sober person. Alcohol is much easier to regulate. Aside from that I don't see a problem with it being legalized. Obviously, the people that really want to do it do anyway. This is coming from a non smoker btw.
    • marx2k, on 04/12/2008, -3/+1If you're more focused than a sober person, you're probably not going to be in a DWI situation, now are you?
    • haus34, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3quoted from NORML:
      BLOOD TESTS: In some situations, including accidents and roadside sobriety checks, blood tests may be used. Blood tests are a much better gauge of current impairment than urine tests because they detect the actual presence of THC in the system; however, they can be sensitive to other metabolites as well.
    • mesasone, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1You can perform a salvia test. While these tests are reputed to be wildly inaccurate, you can bet reasonably accurate tests would spring up as soon as somebody had the incentive to development. You know, the type of incentive created by the entire collective law enforcement agency of the United States looking to implement such a test.
  • funkymoose, on 04/12/2008, -1/+9Getting medical cannabis is so heavily abused here in California it's a joke.
    • sodade, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2And that abuse is just totally ***** over the whole state isn't it? Oh wait. It's not. I guess that is actually a damn good argument for general legalization isn't it.
    • Funkly, on 04/12/2008, -1/+1now, would you rather all the 'abuse' that you speak of go to the corner and buy it from stranger and continue the danger of the black market that this War on Drugs create? People who 'abuse' the system, which means go to a Dr that is willing to put their reputation on the line a nd write a recommendation for patients, these 'abusers' as you call them... are just looking for a safe way to buy their drug of choice... How would you like it to have to go pay 5 times the price for cigarettes or booze at 'some guys' house your Friend said has the '*****' that's usually takes you out of your comfort zone and puts you in possibly a bad situation
    • cerealjynx, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2No joke. I have ...trouble sleeping you see. Seriously, that's all it took to get a 'script for me.
  • FaithclubDotNet, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Anyone else misread the summary? Spain has been using cannibals as a way to relieve the pain
    • RevoFM, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Read the same exact thing, had to look at the picture to make sure...
  • mjjinvincible, on 04/12/2008, -3/+1As we say here, "Spain is different".
  • RevoFM, on 04/12/2008, -3/+2This just in: I have cancer.
  • pradador, on 04/12/2008, -1/+1You do realize you guys won't get this weed even if it's made legal...
    • jordankunk, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Maybe we won't get THAT weed, but we are resourceful and will always get our weed... even if it's illegal.
  • Zeabos, on 04/12/2008, -7/+1We should do this because Spain's medical care and technology is far superior to that of the US

    am i rite?

    Look! Third world countries chew the Bark from Willow trees to cure headaches THE US SHOULD TOO!
    • uateva, on 04/12/2008, -2/+5you sound like an ignorant moron. Spain's medical care ranks among the top 10 in the world, and is by no means inferior to that in the US. Oh, and get this, it's free and covers EVERYONE, unlike the so called healthcare system in the US
      • these3remain, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1It's not "free". See what amount of people's earnings are taken away to pay for the "free" coverage - just like every other country with universal healthcare. If you don't like how much you pay in income taxes now, wait until universal healthcare is instituted. You'll be lucky if you take home 25% of what you make.
        • leftyslament, on 04/13/2008, -0/+1It's still less than what Americans pay.
        • uateva, on 04/13/2008, -0/+1It's financed by our taxes, true, but as the above commenter said, it's A LOT less than what Americans have to pay to have access to half-decent healthcare. No one here dies or gets seriously ill because they can't afford the expenses.
    • leftyslament, on 04/12/2008, -2/+5Spain is by no means a third world country, and their healthcare is ranked number 7 world wide by the W.H.O., whereas the U.S. is ranked 37, just behind Costa Rica.
      • Zeabos, on 04/12/2008, -1/+1Cause health care coverage ranking = medical advancement right?

        You guys took Sicko a little too seriously, and you don't quite understand what the health care rankings mean.
        • leftyslament, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2Seriously, have you ever even left your hometown?
        • uateva, on 04/13/2008, -1/+1And you don't quite understand that Spain has an advanced healthcare system AND provides much cheaper and wider coverage than that in the US. Seriously, get on a plane and see what's beyond the state border, mate.
      • these3remain, on 04/12/2008, -2/+1That's why whenever heads of state are sick or require major surgery, they're all flocking to Spain , right? ?sarcasm. No. Anyone who can afford to get treatment comes to the US.
  • blckngldhwk, on 04/12/2008, -2/+0Anybody else read "Spain has been using cannibals as a way to relieve the pain of chemotherapy for cancer patients."? F'd my ***** up.
  • Shaman760, on 04/12/2008, -2/+5I'm shaking my new vapor pipe in anger.
    Keep it illegal.
    I don't want the government taxing it and spending the revenues on their pet projects like $50,000 hammers and toilet seats.
    I'd much rather give my "bud-get" to the college kid who is faced with the daunting and rising cost of education. My guys grow their own and I know that my $$$ helps them pay for another year of tuition. Their incentive is to keep producing the finest quality smoke, and their clientele keep coming back for more.
    Remember, these are the future leaders of this country. They can make change. The current crop of deadbeats are a farce and a danger to society.
    • Funkly, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3but in one fail swoop.. DEA can bust down his door and ruin his life over some green... make it safe and legal... then this kid can open a business as a grower/provider whatever.. there are just way too many reasons to legalize it that not too...
  • ariez84, on 04/12/2008, -9/+3If a physician prescribe Marijuana over other synthetic meds such as marinol for anti nausea or levorphanol or oxycondin for pain; I would be the first in line to take away his license to practice medicine.
    Do you potheads really think that if smoking pot really works better than pharmacological means, physicians all over wouldn't cry for its legalization? Its not a conspiracy of the pharmaceuticals company to make pot illegal so it doesn't harm its profit from other drugs. If THC is really that effective against nausea or pain, you can bet you ass a synthetic form of THC would already be available and patented.
    • yammy1688, on 04/12/2008, -2/+1sarcasm?
    • insomniac8400, on 04/12/2008, -2/+2What the hell, that sounds like loose change logic.
    • funk49, on 04/12/2008, -2/+7Your anti-marijuana argument is pathetic. Here's a couple reasons why:

      a) Marinol contains Delta-9-THC, the compound that binds to brains receptors much like Marijuana's Delta-9-THC. Marinol is the synthetic form of THC and was created why...because, marijuana CANT BE ***** PATENTED!

      b) There are tons of doctors calling for it to be rescheduled. They can't get it rescheduled because the government won't fund any grants for studies disproving what everyone already knows. It's being decriminalized and legalized for medical purposes just about everywhere in the world. Don't believe me? The American College Of Physicans just came released a big paper on it.

      http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-medpot15fe ...
      http://www.acponline.org/advocacy/where_we_stand/o ...

      Keep on spreading that propaganda!
    • Funkly, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1you are joking right? you can t be that much of a moron
  • insomniac8400, on 04/12/2008, -3/+3I find it disgusting that the pill of the week is perfectly ok to prescribe despite no safety testing, yet marijuana which has no horrible side effects is outlawed. How many heart valves or suicides need to occur from untested medication before we allow the tested safe stuff to be prescribed.
    • yammy1688, on 04/12/2008, -3/+1the only negative side-affect is you get high.

      many wouldn't consider that a negative one.
      • insomniac8400, on 04/14/2008, -0/+1Lots of medication makes you drowsy and say not to do any work or driving while on it. I think the strongest reason why marijuana should be allowed to be prescribed is that it is not addictive. Unlike so many allowed prescription.
  • Xirus08, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Well.... this is fun :)
  • nastronomical, on 04/12/2008, -3/+9Instead of focusing on getting high and dropping out of life why not focus on why our school system is a joke? Imagine if you invested half the time arguing for education reform instead of getting high?
    • SoyTuDios, on 04/12/2008, -0/+0Beautiful, even I could not have said that better :)
  • mopro, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2if you're talking about speaking spanish, then we are absolutely right on track and doin one helluva job - especially home here in socal.
  • schrutefan, on 04/12/2008, -2/+1***** Spain. Portugal has decriminalized possession of all drugs including heroin, meth, crack cocaine, etc. You get caught they try to help kick it rather than throwing your ass in jail.
  • SoxSweepAgain, on 04/12/2008, -4/+3Marijuana is probably illegal in America for the following reasons:

    1) It is an effective painkiller as compared to huge prescription stuff like 800-mg Motrin or Tylenol with Vicodin (Hydrocodone). The second two or three are BigPharma cash cows.

    2) It is an anti-depressant comparable to all the Xanax or whatnot. Come on, if you smoke pot when you're a bit depressed, you probably don't need Xanax.

    3) Churchy people think pot makes you smelly and dirty.

    • cadillacboogie, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2xanax is not an anti-depressant, it is anti-anxiety
    • Funkly, on 04/12/2008, -1/+1pot works there too
    • bagelmaster, on 04/12/2008, -2/+1If you've ever read into the history of why pot is illegal, it all stems from racism and a division between the upper, middle and lower classes. Same for most other illegal drugs too.
    • evilpoptart, on 04/12/2008, -2/+1dont forget the juicy juicy racism. what excuse would there be to lock up minorities if weed was legal?
  • azznine9682, on 04/12/2008, -2/+3Who is the government to control what people do to themselves anyways? I say legalize it and stop f(*&ing trying to control and run peoples lives. What is next? outlawing fast foods because people cant control how they eat and get chubby? I don't smoke the stuff, but I personally think that people should be "FREE" to do what the hell they want as long as it doesn't infringe on others freedoms. Isn't that have to do with freedom? I think the government called a war on drugs for $$$, and boost revenue for the courts. "Land of the free" (pfft loudly)
  • warrenterr, on 04/12/2008, -2/+4"If Spain can do it, so can America" -- wtf? It makes perfect sense Spain is able to do it but not the U.S. We have to much religious influence, not to mention retarded people who can't distinguish between harmful drugs.Spain is also in Europe and they don't have a ***** war on drugs going on.
  • aaron117, on 04/12/2008, -2/+5Why does america think they can do it jsut cause "spain can do it".
    America's *****.. spain isnt.
    • hmunkey, on 04/12/2008, -0/+3Actually Spain is, but in a different way.
  • elRufo, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Whole Spain can't do it. This law is only aprobbed in Catalonya, who has medical competences transfered. In fact, Partido Popular goverment (Aznar's goverment, closer to American Republicans) denied this possibility to other Spanish states.

    (My grammar mistakes are justified, I'm Spanish)
  • gkiltz, on 04/12/2008, -2/+0The US has such a long history pf politicizing medical treatment in order to "stop all drug abuse" that they consistently under-treat pain!
    The legal authorities KNOW FULL WELL THAT PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING NEEDLESSLY!
    There is no-one in medicine who would not like to see better pain treatment, but until such treatments can be tested and proven, we NEED TO make smarter use of what we have. Unfortunately, like the old USSR, there are few certainties, but one absolute certainty is that POLITICS WILL GET IN THE WAY!
    Let's be real: The opposite of progress is Congress!
    There is just too much of their own political future staked on "doing something about" something that no-one throughout all of history has actually changed that they can't possibly risk actually helping anybody live a more pain-free life!
    The problem is so endemic in the system that a chronic pain sufferer is unemployable, because they can't pass a pre-employment drug test, and no employer is going to do something they perceive (falsely) as "undercutting morale" in order to make accommodation.
    It is a sad, unfortunate flaw in the national character! We would rather see ourselves as being "Tough on Drug Abuse" than make the best use of our manpower or allow someone to live pain free! And it's not going to change in the foreseeable future!
    • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2Let's be moar real.
      There are people suffering all over the world.

      How about instead of actually helping people, we just drug them all until they are vegetables and wait for them to die? Sounds like a good Idea.

      Stop yelling on digg, and do some actual work that you can pass on to someone who is or has majored in philosophy and law. Either that, or you can use your own mind, and I mean USE, not 1+1=2, use, really use your mind and create a flawless argument for the advocation of marijuana, and maybe some theoretical systems to keep the legalized drug from spreading to younger people and to keep people from doing it daily.

      The main problem of the legalization of Marijuana is not one of personal safety, but the overall heath of the nation and entire societies. Also, you may want to target this argument to be applied after the recession.
  • DesdinovaEL, on 04/12/2008, -5/+4Man is evil, God is not. Man made beer, but God made pot.
    • hmunkey, on 04/12/2008, -2/+2Use that to convince the right wing.
      • these3remain, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1It's not the right wing who are keeping pot illegal. Cite your sources before making baseless assumptions.
    • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -1/+2Oh boy, now children have something to chant before they become pot heads.
    • these3remain, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1I have to admit, I used to use that as an excuse to smoke with my Christian buddies - but it is illegal so I don't do it anymore (also other convictions, too.)
  • hmunkey, on 04/12/2008, -1/+1I agree, but Spain is not a good "idol" nation. They are the farthest behind and the most racist western European country.
    • bbardlbradd, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1Spain is also, and surprisingly so, one of the greatest developed nations in Europe. They work hard to be there with France, Britain and Germany. You cannot decline admiration or appreciation of a government based on racial segregation. America was once, and not long ago, segregated and some would argue that it still is.
    • evilpoptart, on 04/12/2008, -1/+1you cant fault them for holding some grudges, i mean, they were violently and terribly invaded by foreign countries for a long time.
    • uateva, on 04/13/2008, -0/+0Farthest behind among European nations??? You clearly haven't got a clue mate. We're the 4th largest economy in the EU, and our GDP per capita is well above the european average. We have the 2nd widest network of high-speed trains in Europe after France, our healthcare system is top notch, and I could go on and on.
      Plus, we are far from being the most racist country in Europe. I have lived in three other european countries and racism and racist attitudes are rife.
      Do your home work before making that sort of assertions.
    • DavidG85, on 04/13/2008, -0/+1The most racist western European country... LOL That should be the reason why it's the second largest receiver of immigrants in the World. Those browny guys go there 'cause they love being mistreated!
  • sigg14, on 04/12/2008, -0/+1check this out
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-646932854 ...
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