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Chemisse

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9. And taking prescription meds is a great way of coping with social pain?

Reply to unrepentant progress (Original post)

Sun May 19, 2013, 05:52 PM

May 2013

The disconnect from reality - even among scientists - thanks to marijuana's inclusion in the 'war on drugs' would be hysterical if it weren't so sad and so infuriating.

The criminalization of a fairly harmless and widely beneficial substance is the kind of social norm that people will look back on in 100 years and say, "you're kidding me, right?"

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Smoking Pot Offers Relief to the Lonely [View all] unrepentant progress May 2013 OP

I can vouch for this, and no, not being funny... abq e streeter May 2013 #1

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too unrepentant progress May 2013 #2

Same here Warpy May 2013 #5

"I'd rather live on cannabis" unrepentant progress May 2013 #7

Hello ~ unrepentant progress In_The_Wind May 2013 #3

That means it should be legal Warpy May 2013 #4

Yea. I really enjoy getting smoked once in a while. leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #10

Smoking Pot Offers Relief for lots of things. bemildred May 2013 #6

Ain't that the truth. unrepentant progress May 2013 #8

And taking prescription meds is a great way of coping with social pain? Chemisse May 2013 #9