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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI have forgotten - why is weed dangerous again?
Reefer madness? Gateway drug?
I can't remember why it is that it's illegal.
Trying to buy or sell it can be dangerous.
spanone
(135,635 posts)socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)hard to profit from because it IS a weed and, like any weed, can grow pretty much anywhere. Ergo, it's hard to control the supply and if you can't control supply, you can't profit.
But I have a feeling you knew that.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)and there is a really nice dispensary right down the street. Instead of a "dealer" I buy from a "caregiver". It's awesome.
The people who want to make it impossible for me and others like me to do so SAFELY and in a classy place have got their heads screwed on all wrong.
Traveling_Home
(1,142 posts)salinen
(7,288 posts)but I think people who are loaded 24/7, and not using it medicinally, are boring, forgetful, and repetitive. It should be decriminalized. I'd rather not see the government sanction pot smoking. Teenagers and young adults are better off sober and alert.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,816 posts)I think that idea may be over rated.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,816 posts)I don't think I'm boring and repetitive.
I don't think I'm boring the repetitive.
Lazy maybe.
protect our future
(1,156 posts)salinen
(7,288 posts)but it takes them twice as long to accomplish the task. It's a wash.
salinen
(7,288 posts)get high on alertness!
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Because people who are drunk 24/7, and not using it medicinally, are boring, forgetful and repetitive.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,816 posts)I really don't like to be around drinking people - too noisy and obnoxious for me.
Most of the time I can't even tell if people are stoned on grass.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)salinen
(7,288 posts)the government does sanction alcohol use. Hard to put that back in the bottle.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)the other one
(1,499 posts)peaceful hippies sharing what they need does not contribute to a capitalist / military-industrial society.
zbdent
(35,392 posts)what was I talking about?
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)In fact, racism & fear were primary reasons why most drugs were made illegal.
littlewolf
(3,813 posts)slackmaster
(60,567 posts)HTH
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)And yet I can't find a single DUer posting on the Civic Literacy Exam thread that made as *low* a score as the average college educator.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002694819
gblady
(3,541 posts)ask my son, who has been arrested 3 times for possession (I know, I know)......
and has warrents out for his arrest because of refusing to go along with the program...ie treatment.
ArcticFox
(1,249 posts)Such as: there's nothing bad about marijuana. Used responsibly, of course.
Meiko
(1,076 posts)because the government say's it is, and that's all you need to know.