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Just a thought: Wow! Pro's and Con's of Legalizing Marijuanna. If we were to legalize the comsumption of marijuanna; we would be able to tax it and solve todays econimic problem within 6 months. (This is what our government did after the last great deppression. They repealed prohibition, and formed the A.T.F.; and it worked!) People were happy and the unreal ammount of money collected in the tax on alcohol, tobbacco, and firearms bailed out this great nation) Doing the same thing today with marijuanna would be a solution. It would also save us in tax dollars wasted with all the law enforcement, (ie. Police, Coast Guard, Courts, Lawyers, and housing of all the people sitting in jail right now because they had a joint on them! etc.) At the same time I am quite sure you (and you know who you are) who smoke or have smoked marijuanna; also those of you with children or people you care about; we would all feel much better and safer knowing that you got your marijuanna from a reliable trustworthy source, as opposed to getting it from some guy; not knowing what the #### is in the marijuanna you are using or what chemicals it was treated with, etc. This would in turn also result in a DECREASE in our health care cost, and a reduction in the cancer rate's. It is a trickle down effect. It also has the effect of reducing the little gangsta's and wanna be's on the block that are selling marijuanna, and a reduction in crime. (if you could go around the corner and buy a pack of california sensi bud just like you do a pack of cigarettes, you wouldn't be dealing with some yahoo down the street.) You would also have less traffic to fight, because you would have a lot more people sitting at home on the couch eating potatoe chips. (So buy stock in Frito Lay!)
Cons: Their would still have to be some restrictions and drug testing for a wide variety of proffessions. (ie, driving big trucks, flying airplanes, being a doctor, nurse, politician, etc, etc.)
The people involed in the drug/marijuanna trade would be bumming because they would no longer be making the money, and kickbacks that they are gettin now. (like all you dea guys, and politicians that are making the big dollars for letting the majority of the cargo get into this country in the first place.

Another thought which you may consider a pro...it can reduce the price of Diesel Fuel since it has been proven that 1 acre of marijuanna produces more than twice the ammount as 1 acre of corn in bio-diesel. (you can also get clothes , rope, and many other fine products from the hemp plant...so it will help to save a lot of good ole American farmers and help the trucking industry by giving us all another product to haul.)

But what do I know, I am just a Pot Smoker...LOL!
What do you mean man....Your great.lmfao.....It really would work..

It is a great plan but for some odd reason they will not put it in to action..

Maybe they (politicians) are afraid to come out of the closot and tell the american people that they all along are the biggest drug cartel in america..

Its no big secret,people no that the goverment is the biggest dope dealer in the nation...lmao....

GREAT POST AND GREAT IDEA...
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Food for thought> Medical uses for marijuanna: (I had time to kill, so I decided to do a little looking) It turns out that marijuanna is one of the most effective cures for glaucoma. It is also used/reccommended in the treatment of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to treat indegestion, and pain. It was found to also be one of the best treatments for you ladies out there to deal with the cramps caused by PMS. Doctors and Scientist have been using it to treat and work with other various medical conditions (with outstanding results) for things such as; Autism, Dyslexia, Downs Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Eating Disorders, and Sleep Disorders; just to name a few. Go figure!
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I'd like to see the sources for those claims. And not some fringe web site either. Have those claims been backed up by valid medical research and published (i.e. New England Journal of Medical Science, etc.)?
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Marijuana should be legal. It is safer than cigarettes, and does far less social damage than alcohol. A test needs to be developed to determine if someone is currently under the influence.
Place a plate with two dozen brownies in fornt of the subject. If they eat all 24, they have been smoking weed.
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I'd like to see the sources for those claims. And not some fringe web site either. Have those claims been backed up by valid medical research and published (i.e. New England Journal of Medical Science, etc.)?
So, you asking someone to mail you a copy of the NEJMS? Wouldn't it be cheaper and more expedient for you to go out and get your own copy?

Seriously, much research can be done on the internet by reading WEB SITES. Try it sometime.
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Place a plate with two dozen brownies in fornt of the subject. If they eat all 24, they have been smoking weed.
I'd bet Cybergal could make a dent in two dozen chocolate brownies.
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Place a plate with two dozen brownies in fornt of the subject. If they eat all 24, they have been smoking weed.
Well, no one in my house smokes weed, and 24 brownies don't last long here. 2 chocolate loving adults and teenage boys . . . need I say more!
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So, you asking someone to mail you a copy of the NEJMS? Wouldn't it be cheaper and more expedient for you to go out and get your own copy?

Seriously, much research can be done on the internet by reading WEB SITES. Try it sometime.
Sources can be quoted on the Internet. But there are far too many websites that use obscure information and "half truths" then state it as fact.

For example. Marijuana does NOT cure glaucoma as the poster states. It helps relieve the pressure in the eye, but it doesn't cure it.

It's fine to state one's opinion along with the topic, but to state something as fact, especially something that's dealing with medical issues, I prefer to see something linked to valid studies showing it as such.

Just because you read it on the Internet, doesn't make it true.
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For example. Marijuana does NOT cure glaucoma as the poster states. It helps relieve the pressure in the eye, but it doesn't cure it.
OK lets not be technical
It cures a symptom
So I guess the word cure would be applicable
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No sir.. It relieves a symptom, it does not cure it.
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