psychedelic nod
Bluelighter
im convinced that the conservative WASPs and their "family values" are the real problem here

redeemer said:And what exactly is a "chemical addiction"?
"The law in some provinces is that unless you actually commit a violent crime against another individual, the tendency is for you not to get serious jail time."
Invalid Usename said:That's right teetmanike, you just go a head and keep trying to make a justification case for all of the prohibitionist politicians. They'll just love you for it!
It's people like you who provide the false statistics to the prohibitionists, which result in maintaining laws that place people in jail for their recreational use of things like pot.
You smoke pot because you like it. That's not an addiction. If you feel that you don't have the self control to not smoke it, it is your own lack of self control. 8)
Stop embracing policies that are putting people in jail.
Read my sig...
"The United States has 5 percent of the population of the world but 25 percent of the world's prisoners." - LEAP
psychedelic nod said:im convinced that the conservative WASPs and their "family values" are the real problem here
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Invalid Usename said:It's not an addiction. But you are misunderstanding the exact reason why I am come down on this so hard.
The United States government is in the process of attempting to convince the public that marijuana use creates a dependency, when in fact it does not.
Invalid Usename said:The wording, the statistics, even the use context references. All attempting to make marijuana use appear under the same "problem" group traditionally held by heroin. Essentially taking us back to the 1930's with films like "reffer madeness."
Merriam-Webster said:compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful
Invalid Usename said:There's nothing macho about what I am doing. I'm arguing against prohibition, and the governments involvement in regulating the private lives of it's citizens.
Invalid Usename said:The reason that some people are compulsive marijuana users is NOT due to a chemical addiction. It is, as you've already said, the same as being a compulsive video game player. Associating marijuana use with substance abuse terminology isn't "cool," it just plays right into the hands of those prohibitionists who are trying to spin 'yet another lie' far out of control.
please give me a source for this. I'm calling BS....I believe in California if you get 3 felonies (not 3 misdemeanors) you get life without parole. So unless your joint weighs over ~25 grams i really don't think you're going to get a felony for a joint.Invalid Usename said:There are some places in the US where if you are caught and convicted with a joint 3 times you get a life sentence. It is referred to as a three stricks law.
dankstersauce said:"That's why the ignorance of people who think this is not a drug you have to be concerned about is a problem."
kind of like how almost all americans don't consider tobacco or alcohol a drug???
go ahead lock down the borders and we'll just grow it ourselves.
And whats up with this:
please give me a source for this. I'm calling BS....I believe in California if you get 3 felonies (not 3 misdemeanors) you get life without parole. So unless your joint weighs over ~25 grams i really don't think you're going to get a felony for a joint.