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RainDog

(28,784 posts)
9. no harm, no foul
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:46 PM
Feb 2013

I was just explaining why I made the comment. When I read the graphs, I only saw reference to drunks and teens as purchasers of alcohol. Everything else was from the pov of the employees, etc.

Moderation seems to be the key to happiness, which I'm sure we would agree upon.

As far as having the govt run cannabis businesses in the US, however - my pov is that cannabis is a plant and its use has been demonized as a way to marginalize portions of the population (starting with Latinos and African-Americans, then on to musicians, then to people who opposed govt policy in the 1960s - and that's sort of where that stereotyped has remained stuck, it seems.)

I don't think cannabis is a scary, dangerous and harmful substance. It is MUCH MUCH more benign than alcohol by any measurement. It's far more useful and far less harmful than nicotine. If we simply regulated use based upon age, I think we'd do just fine. That's the lesson of the last decade of quasi legality, imo.

Yet our govt. acts as if cannabis is more dangerous than any human-made substance. So, I tend to be overly attuned to any sorts of possible scare or stereotype or derogatory remarks in relation to any of this.

Apologies for misreading.

If you go to that site, you can read things from anti-legalization people that are just unmitigated bullshit - especially the scare claim that cannabis is SO much stronger now.

Two things have really made me lose any respect for authority in the US. The residency of George Jr. and the absolutely bullshit infested prohibition of cannabis and Congress and the DEA's attempt to maintain laws that were and are totally grounded in racism and lies.

What's interesting with these discussions is that the DEA cannot present any worthwhile argument (nor can Patrick Kennedy) to validate the desire to keep cannabis illegal.

So, I'm about to the point at which I realize those who are opposed to legalization are opposed because they have a financial interest in keeping cannabis illegal. In other words, they're willing to put people in jail and destroy lives by spouting lies to justify their salaries. That includes Patrick Kennedy's latest foray into Democratic propaganda.

Both parties are complicit in harassing and imprisoning people for profit with the continued prohibition of cannabis.

And this, obviously, makes me want to puke.

Even Chris Matthews was on tv one night (someone sent me a link, I don't watch the guy) and Matthews was giving Paddy a pat on the back for focusing on addiction. Well, Paddy isn't focusing on addiction, he's focusing on keeping a substance illegal that is no more addictive than a cup of coffee.

So, yeah, apologies for misunderstanding, but when you have "big name" "liberals" lying their asses off about this topic, you tend to question people's motives.

So, honestly, I question why you bother to bring up drunks at all. Rhetorically speaking, the use of this descriptor is meant to demean. But I do apologize for misreading what you posted.




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