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cleanhippie

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15. You seem to be falsely equivocating cigarette smoking to pot smoking.

Reply to randome (Reply #14)

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 12:06 PM

Nov 2013

The science is there, your concerns are valid but over-hyped. Cannabis use, even for habitual users (which are a minority of cannabis users), pose drastically less health risks than cigarettes and even alcohol.

That's a fact, not opinion.

And I still do not understand what your "legal but rare" analogy is supposed to mean.

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Marijuana legalization gains with public, but pot use almost always a negative with politicians [View all] Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 OP

And with good reason pscot Nov 2013 #1

Who is that supposed to be, a hermaphroditic baby? LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #4

Consult Sr. Del Piombo's work pscot Nov 2013 #7

People are funny. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #2

so is divorce dembotoz Nov 2013 #3

President Obama is an admitted marijuana user. So was President Clinton. Romulox Nov 2013 #5

Addressed in the article you didn't read :) Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #8

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are both committed to the War on Drugs. They're not closeted users. Romulox Nov 2013 #9

How do you know they are not smoking.... Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #10

What difference does it make? Public opinion doesn't drive the War on Drugs. nt Romulox Nov 2013 #12

Yes it does. Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #13

To borrow a recently overused phrase: randome Nov 2013 #6

That makes no sense. Why should cannabis be legal but rare? cleanhippie Nov 2013 #11

It means most people will choose to smoke it instead of ingesting it safely. randome Nov 2013 #14

You seem to be falsely equivocating cigarette smoking to pot smoking. cleanhippie Nov 2013 #15

I think I was clear about 'legal but rare'. randome Nov 2013 #20

"Marijuana should be discouraged". Why? Says who? cleanhippie Nov 2013 #25

That IS what I meant. Smoking should be discouraged. randome Nov 2013 #27

Ok. But we need to accept the fact that smoking pot does not carry the same risk as smokin cigs do. cleanhippie Nov 2013 #32

Thankfully, we have net nannies to remind us of the horrors. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #16

Pointing out the obvious, that's all. randome Nov 2013 #19

" Plus used butts littering the ground. " hootinholler Nov 2013 #23

That was one of the effects of wide-spread tobacco smoking. randome Nov 2013 #29

Look at yourself. Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #24

I said I'm in favor of legalization. randome Nov 2013 #28

And just what proven adverse health effects must we acknowledge? cleanhippie Nov 2013 #33

Same with tobacco jberryhill Nov 2013 #17

Good point. Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #18

Caffeine is also acceptable jberryhill Nov 2013 #21

So acceptable it's not really considered an intoxicant nor addictive. Jesus Malverde Nov 2013 #22

Points of reference..."Marijuana Legalization" seems to refer to an ultimate corporate monopoly libdem4life Nov 2013 #26

Prohibition is a failed public policy. nt TeamPooka Nov 2013 #30

call me when marijuana is popular with donors. librechik Nov 2013 #31