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White house response to NYT article on legalizing weed
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:19 pm
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Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:25 pm to PuntBamaPunt
Yep, those poor "school aged children" that will no doubt have the reefer madness if weed was legalized for those 21 and up 
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:34 pm to PuntBamaPunt
So I'm assuming the whitehouse believes that Alcohol is worse than MJ?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:36 pm to PuntBamaPunt
Marijuana use affects the developing brain.
So does booze.
A recent study in Brain reveals impairment of the development of structures in some regions of the brain following prolonged marijuana use that began in adolescence or young adulthood.[1] Marijuana use is associated with cognitive impairment, including lower IQ among adult chronic users who began using marijuana at an early age.[2]
Substance use in school age children has a detrimental effect on their academic achievement.
So does booze
Students who received earned D’s or F’s were more likely to be current users of marijuana than those who earned A’s (45% vs. 10%).[3]
Marijuana is addictive.
Maybe, but so is booze
Estimates from research suggest that about 9 percent of users become addicted to marijuana. This number increases to about 17 percent among those who start young and to 25-50 percent among people who use marijuana daily.[4]
Drugged driving is a threat to our roadways
So is drunk driving
This is a weak, half-assed, regurgitated response much like their foreign policy
So does booze.
A recent study in Brain reveals impairment of the development of structures in some regions of the brain following prolonged marijuana use that began in adolescence or young adulthood.[1] Marijuana use is associated with cognitive impairment, including lower IQ among adult chronic users who began using marijuana at an early age.[2]
Substance use in school age children has a detrimental effect on their academic achievement.
So does booze
Students who received earned D’s or F’s were more likely to be current users of marijuana than those who earned A’s (45% vs. 10%).[3]
Marijuana is addictive.
Maybe, but so is booze
Estimates from research suggest that about 9 percent of users become addicted to marijuana. This number increases to about 17 percent among those who start young and to 25-50 percent among people who use marijuana daily.[4]
Drugged driving is a threat to our roadways
So is drunk driving
This is a weak, half-assed, regurgitated response much like their foreign policy
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:40 pm to upgrayedd
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So does booze.
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So does booze
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Maybe, but so is booze
quote:I just want to be sure I understand....booze is bad, so is pot, booze is legal so pot should be also.
So is drunk driving
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:44 pm to dante
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I just want to be sure I understand....booze is bad, so is pot, booze is legal so pot should be also.
Abso-fricking-lutely.
Why is one legal and the other not?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:47 pm to dante
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I just want to be sure I understand....booze is bad, so is pot, booze is legal so pot should be also.
I never said booze was bad but MJ is, at worst, just as dangerous and detrimental as booze.
The only difference is that booze is widely available and a celebrated part of our society and pot is demonized by urban legends, stereotypes and politically motivated junk science. I just don't understand how the administration can put out these "facts" knowing full well that MJ has never been thoroughly researched here in the US.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:48 pm to dante
quote:In a word, yes.
I just want to be sure I understand....booze is bad, so is pot, booze is legal so pot should be also.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:49 pm to upgrayedd
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Students who received earned D’s or F’s were more likely to be current users of marijuana than those who earned A’s (45% vs. 10%).
Correlation =/= causation
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:55 pm to La Place Mike
I am on the fence with legalization of mj. Part of me thinks it's no different than alcohol. If mj gets legalized what becomes the next drug to get legalized? Where does it stop?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 2:58 pm to dante
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I am on the fence with legalization of mj. Part of me thinks it's no different than alcohol. If mj gets legalized what becomes the next drug to get legalized? Where does it stop?
Does it matter? Seriously.
What does having them illegal do?
People who want them, get them. People, like me, who do not want them, will continue NOT to do them even if legal.
shite, how much have we spent on the "drug war" and it has done absolutely nothing to stop drug use.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:06 pm to dante
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am on the fence with legalization of mj. Part of me thinks it's no different than alcohol. If mj gets legalized what becomes the next drug to get legalized? Where does it stop?
I think MJ, at the very least, would be a good pilot study for the possible legalization of other drugs (addiction rates, etc).
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:11 pm to dante
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If mj gets legalized what becomes the next drug to get legalized? Where does it stop?
Why should it stop anywhere? Why does any drug need to be illegal?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:11 pm to dante
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If mj gets legalized what becomes the next drug to get legalized? Where does it stop?
Holy shite would you have said this after prohibition ended?
You're a pussy.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:11 pm to dante
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I am on the fence with legalization of mj. Part of me thinks it's no different than alcohol. If mj gets legalized what becomes the next drug to get legalized? Where does it stop?
Opiates were sold over the counter in the 19th and early 20th century. Some people got addicted. But society as a whole didn't collapse.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:12 pm to dante
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If mj gets legalized what becomes the next drug to get legalized? Where does it stop?
Hopefully it doesn't.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:14 pm to PuntBamaPunt
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Marijuana is addictive. Estimates from research suggest that about 9 percent
WOW.
SO ADDICTIVE GUYS, LESS THAN ONE IN TEN.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:15 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:Get legalized or doesn't stop?
Hopefully it doesn't.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:20 pm to PuntBamaPunt
Am I wrong to find this surprising? I thought this admin was gonna be cool?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 3:24 pm to PuntBamaPunt
From link.
If this is the basis of law, then we've got some serious overhauling to do in regards to alcohol, tobacco, and firearms - not to mention pretty much every other law on the books.
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Any discussion on the issue should be guided by science and evidence, not ideology and wishful thinking.
If this is the basis of law, then we've got some serious overhauling to do in regards to alcohol, tobacco, and firearms - not to mention pretty much every other law on the books.
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