Yeah, and, if you legalize pot, then pot may become a much bigger problem.

BTW I know someone who got COPD lung disease from pot – it can kill you too.

I’m not saying don’t legalize it, but these ridiculous claims that it’s safe are far off the mark.

Millions of otherwise-law-abiding adult Americans use marijuana despite its illegal status. Most use it responsibly. The reason that the extent of responsible use is largely hidden is because of its illegal status. The only highly visible users are the small minority who behave irresponsibly. Generally these are the same people who behave irresponsibly in many other areas of their lives. Marijuana isn’t really at the root of their problem. The problem lies in those people themselves.

Marijuana does minimal harm to the average responsible user. The incident of marijuana-related health problems doesn’t even come close to the incident of problems directly related to tobacco or alcohol. As a matter of fact, the misuse of common aspirin is responsible for more ER visits each and every year. Propaganda notwithstanding, annual mortality directly or indirectly related to marijuana use is virtually nil.

Criminal prosecution of marijuana users has cost taxpayers unnecessary billions. It has distorted our legal system. It has filled our courts and jails with non-violent offenders, making fewer public resources available to deal with criminals who really do represent a threat to social order.

Marijuana is the biggest domestic agricultural cash crop in the United States. Bigger even than corn, wheat, or soybeans. Instead of squandering billions in public money on failed efforts at control, we could legalize it, control it, and tax it, just as with tobacco and alcohol. The cash flow would reverse. The U.S. government could be raking in billions in annual tax revenues. Instead, they’re pursuing a policy that turns domestic production into an illegal activity, while simultaneously subsidizing organized crime and growing narco-terrorism in Mexico.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out we’ve got our head up our butts on this one. All it takes is a clear-headed analysis of the facts.

Western countries really don’t divest themselves over politics or war unless forced too by government action.

IBM and GM gleefully continued to trade with Nazi Germany after Pearl Harbour. Corporate structures have no morality and virtually no ethics. For them to “dump” assets over Russia’s LEGITIMATE response to Georgian activities doesn’t jive with corporate history.

Hedge funds dumping assets over alleged Russian human rights violations? Never.

gtg

peace to all

Unfortunately, since we have flown off to Never Never Land with Precious, it doesn’t seem quite as Tin-Hat Looney as it did two years ago.