EmilyD wrote:
People who say it is “better” than alcohol and cigarette smoking….and “not bad for people’s health and the only bad thing about it is that it is taxed now are talking it up.
Better at what? I never said that weed is "better" than alcohol or tobacco for anything. I said it's not as destructive... meaning "not as bad" for your health or the wellbeing of others. And BTW, "not AS bad" isn't the same thing as "not bad".
I think it all comes down to how people use it. Just like anything else. There will always be a detriment to inhaling smoke and there could be some long term effects from the THC although studies so far are inconclusive on what those effects are. But on the counter-balance, there are some pluses too. I know several people who use it to help them sleep which could actually be improving their health more than the other way around.
I've also seen people smoke it specifically to get stoned out of their minds. But that's a problem they have before they even spark up.
EmilyD wrote:
Marijuana is a drug that is still considered a controlled substance by the federal government, for one thing…
"Marijuana" lol
EmilyD wrote:
another is that there is little research done on long term use…aka addiction.
Yeah, you know why? Because it's been illegal for so long. But controlled experiments aside, there ARE millions of pot-smokers out there. Millions that have smoked it for 60+ years and are fine. And millions more have smoked it then stopped without much effort because it's NOT that addictive.
EmilyD wrote:
And it has always been considered a gateway drug for as long as I can remember.
That doesn't mean those making that assumption are right. There was a time when everyone thought the world was flat too... for as long as they could remember.
EmilyD wrote:
There is more THC in today’s pot than before, not less.
So when Nixon figured he could wage a war on drugs using law enforcement at the border to cut off the traffic from Mexico, Americans started to grow their own, eventually making cannabis the biggest cash crop in America and along the way they figured out how to increase the potency.
EmilyD wrote:
All the negatives about pot are magnified now.
Are you patting yourself on your back for a job well done?
EmilyD wrote:
People should think twice before they talk up drug use on a public forum. It’s not the right place for that.
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Why is this not the right place for it? Controlled substances are public issues.