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| Tweet Topic Started: May 3 2009, 04:43 AM (337 Views) | |
| 1337 Sk1llzz | May 3 2009, 04:43 AM Post #1 |
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"Penalties against drug use should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against the possession of marijuana in private for personal use."-Jimmy Carter 60,000 individuals have been arrested for marijuana offenses in the U.S. only at a cost to taxpayers of $1.2 billion per year. This is completely unnecessary. How can this be prevented? End of the Prohibition. Marijuana is non-addictive, proven not to be a "gateway drug", and hemp has countless industrial uses. If taxed, marijuana could be a huge source of revenue for any government. Cannabis is not a drug, drugs are synthetic, cannabis is a plant/herb. You cannot overdose on marijuana. It is physically impossible to. Why is it illegal then? Yellow journalism, the paper and other industries that would lose profit because of hemp, faulty science, and racism. Harry J Arslinger said things like, "There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others," to scare people into believing cannabis was for "inferior" races. He did this to get a job in government. His partner in crime, William Randolph Hearst wrote stories in the newspaper he owned, about how 'that Mexican drug' caused violence and made "fiends of boys in 30 days." His motivation? Hemp was threatening his investments in the timber industry. There are countless other examples of Arslinger, Hearst, and their cohorts lying to the public about cannabis. One scientist kept three monkeys in a room with more marijuana smoke than most users smoke in their life time. The monkeys suffocated AFTER 90 DAYS. He then claimed the smoke killed them. It was never released to the public that it took 90 days or that there was no control at all. Eventually, The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 was passed, and it was all downhill from there. Effects of Cannabis: POSITIVE * mood lift, euphoria * laughter * relaxation, stress reduction * creative, philosophical or deep thinking : ideas flow more easily * increased appreciation of music. More aware of, deeper connection to music. * increased awareness of senses. (eating, drinking, smell) * change in experience of muscle fatigue. Pleasant body feel. Increase in body/mind connection. * pain relief (headaches, cramps) * reduced nausea, increased appetite (used medically for this) * boring tasks or entertainment can become more interesting or funny NEUTRAL * general change in consciousness (as with many psychoactives) * increased appetite, snacky-ness * slowness (slow driving, talking) * change in vision such as sharpened colors or lights * closed-eye visuals (somewhat uncommon) * tiredness, sleepiness, lethargy * stimulation, inability to sleep (less common) * blood shot eyes (more common with certain varieties of cannabis and inexperienced users) * mouth dryness, sticky-mouth (varies with strain) * interrupts linear memory. Difficulty following a train of thought. * cheek, jaw, facial tension / numbness (less commonly reported) * racing thoughts (especially at high doses) * increased emotional impact of music * Time sense altered: cars seem like they are moving too fast, time dilation and compression are common at higher doses NEGATIVE * nausea, especially in combination with alcohol, some pharmaceuticals, or other psychoactives * coughing, asthma, upper respiratory problems * difficulty with short term memory during effects and during periods of frequent use (Ranganathan M, D'Souza DC, Psychopharmacology, 2006) * racing heart, agitation, feeling tense * mild to severe anxiety * panic attacks in sensitive users or with very high doses (oral use increases risk of getting too much) * headaches * dizziness, confusion * lightheadedness or fainting (in cases of lowered blood pressure) * paranoid & anxious thoughts more frequent * possible psychological dependence on cannabis * clumsiness, loss of coordination at high doses * can precipitate or exacerbate latent or existing mental disorders Positive effects outweigh the negative by a lot. The neutral effects depend on strain, dose, and who's smoking. Cannabis http://www.concept420.com/marijuana_cannabis_history_timeline.htm-Cannabis History http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis.shtml-Tons of info Didn't even talk about hemp's uses or cannabis' medical uses. Cannabis could replace 10-20% of all prescription drugs on the market. Hemp could reduce deforestation, help make a ethanol like fuel, and has hundreds of other uses. Discuss. Edited by 1337 Sk1llzz, May 3 2009, 04:48 AM.
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| James | May 3 2009, 09:04 AM Post #2 |
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Ahh, I did about this for my science in the news essay... and got a B :(. Aaaaanyway, I don't think it should be legalised. Simply because chavies would be having way too much and going wild. [EDIT] - I don't think I explained very well. I think that if it was legalised, chavs would get legally high and cause even more trouble. *Mumbles* filthy scum. Edited by James, May 3 2009, 09:08 AM.
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| Blackt3ars | May 3 2009, 11:42 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks for adding that last option ^_^ . Anyway, I definitely think america should legalize cannabis. If you take a look at a country such as the Netherlands, one in the few places where cannabis is legal, you'll notice it actually isn't causing any major problems. The only problem we have right now is the rather hazy laws on the distribution of cannabis. Shops are allowed to sell it, however they're not allowed to purchase it. I know, it's weird, although most politicians and the police don't really care. This however causes some minor problems, because everything is homegrown. The stuff usually isn't bad, however, larger quantities of cannabis 'farmers' in a certain area can be a nuisance to the neighborhood in terms of smell and it usually can attract certain bad people you don't want to hang around your neighborhood. This could of course be solved by government if they were the ones who would distribute everything, making sure they would have a monopoly in this market, or by only allowing the cannabis seeds to be sold, so that the people who would want to use it, would have to get their own plant. Since the selling of cannabis would still be illegal, the cannabis market wouldn't be that big. |
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| Yowming41 | May 18 2009, 08:01 PM Post #4 |
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Ahh, interesting debate idea. First of all, I would find it tough to swallow that marijuana is a good drug with only positive effects, HOWEVER, even if it's bad it shouldn't necessarily be outlawed. Recently, my social studies class studied the period of the Roaring Twenties in America and alcohol prohibition. My teacher said that it caused more problems than it solved, and that once you outlawed something, it suddenly became 'cool' to do it. I believe that if you didn't outlaw something, less people would actually do it. That's not always the case- I don't think we should legalize murder, for instance. But I think that history shows outlawing harmful things often doesn't help anyone. |
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| Blackt3ars | May 19 2009, 09:48 AM Post #5 |
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Well, the problem is, when it's cool, people want to do as much as possible. Hence overdoing themself. In the prohibition case, they'd fuck up their minds with distillized poison. In the case of marijuana, it's rather hard to overdo it, because it would just cause nausea and vomitting (although you should smoke and drive either). What you'll notice is not less people using it (since people who already use it are unlikely to stop all of a sudden), but what you will see is moderation. |
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