Originally posted by: BOBDN
Originally posted by: XZeroII
You are exactly correct. We have to ask ourselves if the benefits outweigh the side effects (or costs). I can imagine there has been millions of dollars spent on determining that and our current laws seem to reflect the results. We elect politicians (*shudder*) to make these decisions for us. It is up to them to look at the facts and determine what is best. Of course there are always crooked politicians, but saying that the entire reason why M is illegal is because of one guy back in the 30's is crazy. Sure, it may have happened, but since then there have been numerous studies done and lots of research. Lots of new politicians in there and lots of new ideas. It's illegal because the people have accepted it as being illegal and the people (a majority of them) have concluded that it should be illegal.
Let me ask everyone this...if M were legalized, but only in a liquid form to be ingested (as a prescribed painkiller), would you agree that smoking it for pleasure or growing it yourself should still be illegal?
So you actually believe politicians look at the facts and determine what's best for us?
Nothing to do with big drug companies contributing millions to politicians?
You can imagine there have been millions of dollars spent on determining that and our current laws seem to reflect the results? Instead of your imagination I'd rather see some facts if you don't mind.
Did you even bother to read
this?
Use a search engine. I did here's what I found so far.
Studies have been done and our current laws don't bear out the results.
People haven't accepted MJ is illegal, as a matter of fact most people in the USA think MJ should be decriminalized. It's illegal because people have been brainwashed by the government's campaign against MJ. And yes, it may be crazy, but it was all started by "one guy" in the 30s.
You can get some info
here.
You can also see what your current administration's "Drug Czar" is saying
here.
You can read a rebuttal to the Drug Czar's claims
here.
I agree with Moonbeam. I don't use pot. I know people who do. Good productive hard working family people.
What business is it of yours or Asscroft's or anyone's if they want to use MJ. If you're worried about pot you should be twice as worried about alcohol. Oh, but alcohol has a multi-million dollar lobby in Washington.
And what of the people who are in chronic pain or have glaucoma or any of the other illnesses MJ has been shown to alleviate?
You people crack me up. You criticize foreign governments and religions for their oppression but you can't even recognize the same thing when it happens to you.
You just keep on lapping up the party line. The Ayatollahs would love you.