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Vimal wrote on Sep 17, 2008 8:15 PM:

" The good news about all this talk over crime-fighting is that in spite of all the rhetoric, Colorado keeps ending up with good attorneys general. Gale Norton, despite her 1990 campaign, turned out to be a good attorney general, with a genuine concern for constitutional rights.For example, she carried on the battle against federal pollution at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Her office won a major court decision which assures that the cleanup at the arsenal must comply with state pollution laws.
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http://www.legalx.net "




Recruitment Process Outsourcing wrote on Jun 20, 2008 1:11 PM:

" Its all propaganda, it will get legalized but not for a while "




FYI wrote on Jun 19, 2008 11:12 PM:

" marijuana proponents consider a move to the beautiful state of oregon. medical marijuana and cannibas clubs are alive and well. possession of less than an ounce without a perscription is neither punishible as a felony or a misdemeanor, but rather a violation. Small fine only. no ridiculous jail, prison sentences or fines. oregon is clean and beautiful. ive seen more violent crime here back in this small town over the past three years than in a year in the city of almost 100 thousand people i lived in up north. this town is dirty. too many religious fanatics here. "




sz wrote on Jun 19, 2008 11:48 AM:

" legalization is inevitable, as well as it should be. The benefits on the legalization of marijuana far outweigh the negatives. "




Lorinda Renteria is a loser wrote on Jun 17, 2008 1:40 PM:

" Too bad it can't relieve chronic stupidity. "




Concerned wrote on Jun 13, 2008 11:05 AM:

" Dude am glad you got all that. Think how much more you might have had if you did not spend all that money on thirty six years of smoke. Maybe you could have retired before 53. Anyway dude half pipes all the way. "




doobie brother wrote on Jun 13, 2008 12:25 AM:

" Dumb people do dumb things.life is a lesson and if you choose not to learn shame on you. Mj will never be legal so you can argue all you want.Im 53 tokeing since I was 17. make between 75-90 G a year.car & Pu paid for and building a custom home on the beach to retire in.Ive traveled around the pacific surfing. life is good. I burn 1 or 2 times a week. am I a bad person?dont think so. People of the Gila valley relax.enjoy life. bro buzz in norcal. "




Concerned wrote on Jun 11, 2008 12:53 PM:

" Ok the Renteria letter is a regurgitation of a letter that has been making its way through the "Legalize" pot community for years. There is nothing new in it. Second if you Google medical marijuana you will find studies supporting its use, not supporting its use and studies saying that it is all inconclusive. Third to question somebodies belief or lack of in God because they don't believe in marijuana is plain ludicrous. C'mon! If that's the best you've got then re-think your arguement. Plenty of scientic studies to either prove or disprove your position. "




In the know wrote on Jun 11, 2008 11:46 AM:

" I'm not a user, but I agree with the Renterias. "




Lorinda Renteria wrote on Jun 10, 2008 11:02 AM:

" Dear Obvious.... I'm advocating the use of medical marijuana for the purpose of relieving chronic pain. Have you ever taken a percocet for a toothache? Or how about popping a Tylenol for a headache? Have you ever taken a pill that made you sick to your stomach? Didn't God Himself give us all the herbs of the field? Or don't you believe in God? Do you think that people with chronic intractable pain deserve to suffer? Hasn't anyone in this town suffered or had a family member who did?
Am I the only one? "




Obvious wrote on Jun 9, 2008 4:36 PM:

" If pot and alchohol have such vast medicinal redeming qualities why is it that Humans can live there whole lives with out it and not suffer. Man cannot go with out water, Fruits, (Vitaman C)Protein. A lack of POT however will not give you scurvey. A lack of alchohol will not make your heart stop working. So if all this changes any time soon let me know but other than that Drug USERS only want to change there mental perception of reality not get healthy! "




Lorinda Renteria wrote on Jun 9, 2008 11:59 AM:

" also, I am off probation.... I was released 2 years early for my excellent behavior!!!! I also served 4 months in jail for drinking that one shot of alcohol while the metabolite of prescription meds (mine) were in my blood. I'm such a criminal!!!! So I had a dumb moment in my life... who hasn't? I watched my grandma die of lung cancer. She choked on blood clots, couldn't swallow any water/food, would have been nice if we could have relieved her pain and gave her an appetite just to relieve her suffering. wanna starve? "




Lorinda Renteria wrote on Jun 9, 2008 11:40 AM:

" also, even though I do have alot of pain still, it would be nice to have some relief once in a while. I am strongly against illegal drugs, and do not use them at all. Having fibromyalgia, 4 herniated disks, and Crohn's disease means that I have more pain on more days than not. It sure would be nice to have pain relief that didn't make you throw up, get addicted, or totally waste you like the morphine I was taking. Dr's don't tell you it's illegal to drive taking rx's. but it is! "




Lorinda Renteria wrote on Jun 9, 2008 11:37 AM:

" In response to " Reality Check wrote on May 20, 2008 4:20 PM:
I have 4 herniated disks in my spine and fibromyalgia. I was on massive doses of pain medications. I had one drink on one occasion, and my bac was only .08. Pain medications when you are in pain and not abusing them may not be mentally addicting, but they are physically addicting. You can bring up dirt on me all you want, but I have changed my life totally around. I don't use drugs of any type, not even pain medications. "




Larry wrote on Jun 8, 2008 2:29 PM:

" sw, you have a terrible misunderstanding of the effects of marijuana, and shame on you for attacking that person like that. Implying that the effects of marijuana include permanent, 24-7 damage of some sort, leading to becoming an anti-American charity case, is wholly unfounded and is simply not real. "




sw wrote on Jun 7, 2008 2:30 PM:

" Anyone that thinks marijauana does not cause impairment needs to read Daney Hardesty's post in "Illegalization of Marijuana Causes Hardship for Local Man." He is a poster boy for why it should be illegal. Danny, have you ever had a job, or contributed to society in anyway? I bet you are a welfare collecting, non tax paying hippy. You need to put your pipe down and contribute to this country instead of trying to tear it down for your own "recreational use" of marijuana. If you don't like it here, move and mooch off someone else. "




Russ wrote on Jun 6, 2008 11:47 AM:

" Gary- At least SW quoted research which you have not done yet. Even the Church of the Cognizance states there is slower reaction time for those that drive while using. Under the influence of pot is nebulous I know. It can be stored in the fat cells for a long time. But that is price you pay while it is still illegal. Take your chances. "




Scooby Doo wrote on Jun 6, 2008 11:09 AM:

" Old people drive a lot worse than people who are stoned. "




Gary wrote on Jun 6, 2008 11:01 AM:

" SW- your facts aren't supported by reality. For example, you haven't addressed why drivers on pot do not drive in an obviouisly impaired manner like drunk drivers do. And your statistic on drivers in crashes that fail a pot test doesn't mention that it's actually the byproducts of THC being measured, which can be detected for weeks after consumption. How far should we take your zero tolerence approach? Why don't we say anyone with any impairment from aging should have their license pulled? "




sw wrote on Jun 4, 2008 11:15 AM:

" Heavy marijuana use impairs a person's ability to form memories, recall events (see Marijuana, Memory, and the Hippocampus), and shift attention from one thing to another.8,33 THC also disrupts coordination and balance by binding to receptors in the cerebellum and basal ganglia, parts of the brain that regulate balance, posture, coordination of movement, and reaction time.11 Through its effects on the brain and body, marijuana intoxication can cause accidents. Studies show that approximately 6 to 11 percent of fatal accident victims test positive for THC. In many of these cases, alcohol is detected as well.34 http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/marijuana/marijuana3.html "




sw wrote on Jun 4, 2008 11:13 AM:

" This is in response to Gary's comment on 5-30 about driving under the influence of pot compared to alcohol. Marijuana does impair your ability to drive as much or more than alcohol.The sad reality is it is often mixed with other drugs and alcohol.Comparing these two is like saying I would rather be shot with a .50 cal rather than a .45 cal.Impaired drivers kill, period!If you or your family gets killed or hurt by an impaired driver you won't care what they drank, smoked or ingested.Impaired to slightest degree is all it takes.ARS 28-1381a1 DUI law. "




hk wrote on Jun 3, 2008 3:10 PM:

" You don’t have to be very smart to know that Legalizing marijuana would help in so many ways but Uncle Sam don’t want to give up all that money. Pharmaceutical companies make loads on pill’s one being marinol (thc) 800$ a month we need to open our eyes and do what’s right. Maybe it will be soon "




Boo wrote on Jun 2, 2008 4:17 PM:

" This letter goes out to "All Closed Minded People" is there really any one of us that would rather watch one of our dearest family member's suffer from a disease like cancer or lupus or some other disease which creates pain so unbearable and The Dr.'s Perscription do nothing for them for the pain after awhile. I just think that if it works for some people to control the pain why not? Alot of closed minded people would say Let Them Suffer!!! But still see the Dr. and keep on popping those pain pill's. Keep the pill's coming???????? "




Gas Man wrote on Jun 2, 2008 11:29 AM:

" Anybody dislike having to pay $4 for a gallon of gas. If hemp were legal, you could run your car off it for less than $1 per gallon. In fact, Henry Ford built a car out of and ran Hemp derivities in the 1940s. There are more than 50,000 uses for the non-toxic hemp. Those preaching from the bible might just have hemp to thank for them being able to read the word of God because the Guttenberg Bibles from the 13th century, as most books at the time, was printed on hemp paper. Ditto for the Declaration of Independence. "




Jack Herer wrote on Jun 1, 2008 10:48 PM:

" Russ, I cite the two studies because they are official, comprehensive studies on the subject from government scientists. There have been more than 100 studies on medicinal marijuana since the 1970s. Marijuana has been shown to be effective in reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma. There is also appreciable evidence that marijuana reduces muscle spasticity in patients with neurological disorders. As for recreational users, sending one million people to jail per year for possession and spending billions of dollars to do it isnt right. "




Danny Hardesry wrote on Jun 1, 2008 4:28 PM:

" Reality Check I like the way you avoid the facts and use propaganda in the form of convictions People have suffered from.A punishment is made to match the crime How do you justify everyone but The defendant getting payed for the crime He or she has committed With a street value of $2.00 and the lobbyists over inflates it to $44,000 like What happened to Me in Verde Vally The math speaks for it's self and is a self explanatory explanation as to having addictive personality's like Drugs and religion dopamine is addictive to!!!! "




Russ wrote on Jun 1, 2008 12:32 PM:

" Jack the studies are antiquated. As a leader in the marijuana movement I am sure you can find more current and useful research to refer people too. Even foreign studies. Googling marijuana for medicinal use shows alot of mixed results at best. That tells me that the medical community is still undecided and needs to do more research. As for the recreational use of marijuana- my original premise stands... Drugs are nowhere. As for me being ignorant...I never once called you a name did I? Sad but usually people like yourself revert to those types of arguements. "




Jack Herer wrote on Jun 1, 2008 10:17 AM:

" Russ you show extreme ignorance by not even looking at official government studies that involved years of testing. My point is that cannabis has been thoroughly examined throughout the years so when people say "we really don't know its affects" they are flat out lying. For tests performed more recently, you must view foreign reports as the U.S. will not allow anymore because it never gets its desired negative results. Enlighten yourself, read a book on the subject (as you have suggested) and open your mind. No need to be hateful though, we are all human beings. "




ITS TIME wrote on Jun 1, 2008 8:50 AM:

" REMOVE SHERIFF HUGHES, VOTE FOR PJ ALLRED, IT's TIME FOR CHANGE!!!! "




Russ wrote on May 31, 2008 10:54 PM:

" Thanks Jack. A 36 old study and a almost 70 year old study does not make very relevant reading unless there is no other more current research out there. Don't bother referring me because you will insult only yourself. No where did I advocate prohibition or anything else except improving communication. If you need hemp because George, Mayor Laguardia, or some Nixon Commission report says it is ok then I can't change your mind. Doesn't change my mind though. Drugs are still boring. "




Jack Herer wrote on May 31, 2008 7:40 PM:

" Russ, why don't you google The Laguardia Report or The Shaffer Commission under President Richard Nixon, read them and educate yourself! It is you who is ignorant and brainwashed by corrupt government officials who turn people who want to make a change for the better into facists. Benjamin Franklin himself said a prohibition law strikes at the very foundation of principles this country was founded on. George Washington pleaded for everyone to sow the hemp seed as much as possible. If you read acccurate information and your stance on cannabis has not changed, at least you educated yourself. "




Russ wrote on May 31, 2008 1:37 PM:

" Sorry Intellectual you missed the point. What I was saying is grow your mind, read a book, do something to move forward in life. Take a class. Have an insightful discussion with somebody. That would be the "intellectual" thing to do. Drugs are boring. Time to grow up. "




Larry wrote on May 31, 2008 10:23 AM:

" OK, Reality Check, here's a very recent example for you. Just a few weeks ago Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard said, "Everybody in the media world and the sports world knows NBA players do smoke marijuana," Howard told The Michael Irvin Show on the local ESPN affiliate. "Most of the players in the league use marijuana and I have and do partake in smoking weed in the offseason sometimes," Howard said. "I mean, that's my personal choice and my personal opinion, but I don't think that's stopping me from doing my job." "




Gary wrote on May 30, 2008 4:36 PM:

" And Reality Check, companies usually don't like to drug test their employees because the often find their most popular and productive employees fail the pot test. And of course that's not because the employees are actually stoned at work. It's because the metabiloids (sp?) derived from pot use are detectable in the body for weeks or even months after any pot is consumed. "




Gary wrote on May 30, 2008 4:31 PM:

" Pot isn't nearly as dangerous to drive on as alcohol. You'll notice that police can fairly easily spot the dangerous driving of the drunk drivers, but drivers are usually arrested for pot only when they are pulled over for something else and the officer can smell it. A person on pot can generally pass all the roadside sobriety tests. "




Reality Check wrote on May 30, 2008 11:39 AM:

" Here is a task for all o you. Show me a person who has been arreted for Marijuana Possession that is an upstanding citizen. They are very few and far between. People make statements like "Anyone driving impaired should be arrested, that is not the same as somebody sitting on their couch smoking a doobie." Well, the police aren't raiding the homes of people just sitting on the couch smoking a doobie. They are arresting the people driving and endangering others. Look at the criminal record of this letter writer as proof. "




Intellectual wrote on May 27, 2008 10:15 PM:

" Russ, marijuana is a plant that has been utilized by the entire world for more than 10,000 years with not a single death, yeah I'd say its pretty safe. Mushrooms are fungi, not a plant, and have been used by indiginous Americans in religious ceremonies for thousands of years as well with no deaths. Jimson Weed in a poisonous, noxious plant to be avoided. Yes there are poisonous plants whose use does not include ingestion by humans or animals, but marijuana is certainly not one of those. Face it, money and greed plus racism is why it is illegal. "




Spiderman wrote on May 26, 2008 10:07 AM:

" Drug laws benefit 3 groups; the producers, the transporters and law enforcement. Drug laws don't benefit americans.
We've spent upwards of 50 billion (yes billion with a B) dollars yearly on the drug war and drugs are still plentiful. If we spent that much every year to get to mars at least we would be getting somewhere.
It's been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Wake up americans. Your lives are being controlled by moralists and the government. "




King wrote on May 24, 2008 8:34 PM:

" Read The BIBLE!!! "




King wrote on May 24, 2008 8:22 PM:

" I would also like to point out the verse of the bible, Genises 1 verse 29 states that "All herb bearing seed that is on the face of the earth is given to man, and all herb bearing fruit is ours for meat." you can debate all you want but God himself gave it to us. so you think about it!! Please read the Bible "




King wrote on May 24, 2008 8:18 PM:

" I strongly agree with this article, I know that Marijuana is less harmful then alcohol, and it doesnt effect the well being of an individual such as vision imparity, or being able to walk, or even drive. Prisons would also be more open for sex offenders whom are molesting 13 yr old girls, and people who are deliberatly goin out and harming the society, also You dont see people out robbing or killing others for marijuana like you do Meth users and coke adicts, "




Get Lost wrote on May 23, 2008 9:52 AM:

" Steve and Lori Renteria,
Just follow the laws of the land. If you don't like it, move to Mexico and don't come back. Ungrateful losers! "




legalize it wrote on May 23, 2008 9:19 AM:

" The only reason pot isnt legal is the government hasn't figured out a way to tax the stuff. You uptight holier-than-thou people should chill out and smoke a bowl. "




Russ wrote on May 22, 2008 6:36 PM:

" To say marijuana is only a plant is to say the cocoa leaf is only a plant, or peyote is plant or mushrooms are only plant or jimson weed is only a plant. God made those plants. How can they be bad? Come on people drugs are stupid. Pick up a book and educate your mind. Move forward. "




Prohibition doesnt work wrote on May 21, 2008 10:52 PM:

" Jonas, I believe the poster was stating how many jail beds would be freed up if people were not arrested for simple possession. Anyone driving impaired should be arrested, that is not the same as somebody sitting on their couch smoking a doobie. What kind of country are we living in if you can't relax responsibly with what you wish at the end of the day. The whole anit-marijuana argument is ludacrious. It's a freakin' plant already. If the government suddenly decided to outlaw apples because you can ferment them and create alcohol would you follow that as well? "




Reality Check wrote on May 21, 2008 2:28 PM:

" pharmacist,
you said: Nearly all of modern medicine has derivities from plants in the natural world. When you say ignorant statements your argument becomes moot.

I said:
"Just because something grows in the ground does not make it harmless"

I guess you might want to touch up on the meaning of ignorant. Yes, medicine comes from plants. I posted how THC is made in pill form and prescribed to Cancer and AIDS patients.

Comparing Alcohol and Marijuana in reference to prohibition. Look at alcohol related deaths. Obviously that worked without a hitch. "




Jonas McGee wrote on May 21, 2008 12:36 PM:

" How is this a valid argument? Jails are crowded because what you like to do is illegal, therefore, make it legal. Does this guy think that somebody getting high and then driving and causing an accident because they were impaired is nonviolent? Many posters feel that no deaths have been caused by pot, but they want to ignore the fact that it impairs people who use it and then drive on the streets and try to funcion in society. I think these letter writers may have been high while drafting their letter. "




pharmacist wrote on May 21, 2008 11:27 AM:

" Dear Mr. Reality Check, what world do you live in?
Nearly all of modern medicine has derivities from plants in the natural world. When you say ignorant statements your argument becomes moot. "




Putting it bluntly wrote on May 21, 2008 12:03 AM:

" In saying that marijuana levels differ from 3% to 33%, well so does alcohol. A Budweiser beer is what, around 3.5%, stronger Canadian beers are about 5% and it goes all the way up to 50% (100 proof) for some spirits like Everclear. Prohibition doesn't work, marijuana toxicity doesn't exhist. In over 10,000 years of use there has never been one death caused by an overdose of pot. Cigarettes and alcohol kill hundreds of thousands a year but remain legal. If you drink too much water within a time period you will die. You cannot smoke enough pot to kill. "




Hemp wrote on May 20, 2008 11:45 PM:

" Reality Check, the preferred method of taking marijuana as medicine is to eat it. There are many ways to utilized cannabis in various baked goods (not only brownies!) But if you use a vaporizer, none of the plant material is burned, only the THC. This is a healthy way to smoke it. This is aslo the way (besides eating) most users with prescriptions take their medicine in cannabis clubs throughout California, and Canada. Still there are people who simply roll it in a paper and smoke a joint. Plant material is burned then and the resin will collect at the end. This is not only one of the most ineffective ways to make the most of the medicine, but also the unhealthiest with no filtration of burnt plant material. "




Stop the madness wrote on May 20, 2008 10:51 PM:

" Did you know that 99% of all serial murders were breast fed? Adolph Hitler and Osama bin Laden were breast fed, I think we should make breast feeding punishable by law and stop this madness!! Oh, I'm sorry, I'm in the wrong forum. Pass me a stogie! "




Reality Check wrote on May 20, 2008 4:54 PM:

" Since my post that listed possible motives as to why these authors chose to write this letter, maybe I can post a link to a state government website where I found the info. You might find the true reason why they are for the legalization of Marijuana.

http://www.supreme.state.az.us/publicaccess/notification/search.asp?id=

It's a search for the Supreme courts of Arizona and gives court case info with the given name. Look up Steve and Lorinda. It's enlightening. "




sc wrote on May 20, 2008 4:45 PM:

" Let me say this I have never smoked marijuana nor will I ever, however I could care less if others do. What I do hate is when a neighbor bangs on my door because her husband has been beating on her, after much convincing she calls 911,officers arrive, she doesn't say much out of fear, finally the husband admitts he may have jabbed her a few times(just4fun)he is off to jail, only for 24 hours then he comes home and makes sure she knows what she did was wrong, guess what she won't call again!maybe he needs2smoke4his families safety! rediculous!!!!! "




Reality Check wrote on May 20, 2008 4:27 PM:

" Hemp, you said that the synthesized version of THC, Marinol, is not very well welcomed in health care professions by neither doctors or patients. You think that smoked marijuana is accepted? Just because something grows in the ground does not make it harmless. I guess Poison Ivy and Poison Oak are just plants that make love bumps instead of causing rashes. And just because you believe Alcohol is worse does not make Marijuana somehow better. "




Reality Check wrote on May 20, 2008 4:20 PM:

" Lorinda M Renteria (Original Letter Author)
Safford Justice
J-0501-CR-2003351
Graham County
S-0500-CR-2003264
8/5/2003
AGG ASLT-DEADLY WPN
DUI ALCOHOL DRUGS COMBINATION
DUI BAC .08 OR MORE
DUI DRUGS OR METABOLITE (13-3401)
Plea Agreement and DUI BAC, DUI Drugs or Metabolite dropped. Probation from Feb of 2005 and still on as of Jan 2008

I wonder why she is such an advocate for legalizing Marijuana. It's not because she wants Cancer patients to feel better. Assault while under the influence of Marijuana. Need I say more? "




Level headed wrote on May 20, 2008 2:00 PM:

" You know "Really" if it were legalized there would be no more smuggling or smuggling-related profits. It would just be imported like good Mexican Tequila!
In fact the millions upon millions of dollars spent specifically fighting marijuana could certainly be used somewhere else. Perhaps body armor for our guys and girls on the front line? Or tax breaks for hardworking middle-class families. The money can be spent better than trying to eradicate a plant. "




Jeff wrote on May 20, 2008 1:52 PM:

" "Yes less dangerous. Ya so is hitting you hand with a rock less dangerous than hitting it with a hammer. It still hurts and effects you in a bad way. Lets put things in order. Pot heads and dopers usually dont have very sucessful lives. There fore things like robbery, theft, shoplifting, and stealing all fall into the idea for them to get money for drugs.. Lock up the dopers violent or not and they go down. ""

THIS IS THE MOST DISGUSTINGLY IGNORANT POST I HAVE EVER READ. READ A BOOK JASON. "




REALLY wrote on May 20, 2008 12:12 PM:

" Pot may be a "better" drug then some but supporting its use is also supporting all the illegals who cross our borders everyday in an attempt to sell it and use the money to pay for more illegals to cross the border! Its a never ending cycle and smoking pot may seem harmless but it really is a gateway for far worse things in this country. Put down the pipe and pick up the news paper! "




Reason wrote on May 20, 2008 12:02 AM:

" Marijuana was made illegal because it has no medical value? And alcohol and nicotine have a medical value? Alcohol=100,000 deaths....nicotine=500,000 deaths....Marijuana=0 deaths. HYPOCRISY! Isn't liberty grand? "




Logic wrote on May 19, 2008 11:57 PM:

" A reality check huh? Not very much reality. All of these studies are based off people who smoke ridiculously large amounts of marijuana. In REALITY, no one has died from inhaling marijuana, yet 100,000 die each year from alcohol, and 500,000 from tobacco. That is reality. As for marijuana being "manufactured into a pill", that's a lie. Its synthetically created which means nothing natural about it. In reality, more people have died from allergic reactions from marinol than marijuana(none). And marinol is supposed to be the safe alternative. "




Hemp wrote on May 19, 2008 9:35 PM:

" Reality Check the synthesized version of THC, Marinol, is not very well welcomed in health care professions by neither doctors or patients. While it is true during the Nixon years cannabis was placed as schedule 1 with "no medical uses" according to the federal government, that statement is hogwash. Just ask any doctor. Plus the federal government still provided marijuana to a handfull of patients that were in the federal marijuana medicinal program. As far as the lame science cigarette comparison, that is absurd. In fact, if you use a vaporizer, no plant material is burned whatsoever, only medicine. "




joe wrote on May 19, 2008 9:28 PM:

" the war on drugs creates drug cartels, just like alcohol prohibition created Al Capone.

Are you paying taxes which go to a war on drugs? You're keeping the drug cartels happy with overpriced drugs! YOU are the problem, YOU are part of the guilty ones for these thugs selling dope to our kids. Legalize drugs and tax them just like we do for all of big pharma's drugs. "




Logic wrote on May 19, 2008 4:42 PM:

" Hicks, Don't tell me what to look up. I have been studying marijuana for many years. My comment stated that every MAJOR study on the SOCIETAL effects of marijuana show that alcohol is more dangerous to SOCIETY than marijuana. I didn't say anything about academic studies. I know marijuana can have adverse effects, nearly everything can. I am stating that in the context of an entire society, alcohol is more harmful. School-aged kids shouldn't use marijuana, or any drug. "




Reality Check wrote on May 19, 2008 2:48 PM:

" Smoking a marijuana cigarette deposits about three to five times more tar into the lungs than one filtered tobacco cigarette.34 Consequently, regular marijuana smokers suffer from many of the same health problems as tobacco smokers, such as chronic coughing and wheezing, chest colds, and chronic bronchitis.35 In fact, studies show that smoking three to four joints per day causes at least as much harm to the respiratory system as smoking a full pack of cigarettes every day. "




Reality Check wrote on May 19, 2008 2:40 PM:

" THC, (Marijuana's addicting chemical) manufactured into a pill and regulated at dose levels, is available by prescription and can be used for treating the nausea and vomiting that go along with certain cancer treatments and to help AIDS patients. Under U.S. law since 1970, marijuana has been a Schedule I controlled substance because there are no medical uses for smoked Marijuana. Marijuana varies significantly in it’s THC levels from 3% to 33%. Marijuana is a gateway drug. Not all pot smokers are meth addicts, but all meth addicts have smoked pot. "




bwana wrote on May 19, 2008 1:54 PM:

" I agree. Marijuana is no worse than beer and both can be done in moderation with beneficial results.
Keeping it illegal fosters a criminal syndicate just like the prohibition era mobsters. Legalize it so the profits will drop and the criminals will get out of the business. "




Highly Productive wrote on May 19, 2008 1:21 PM:

" I agree with Steve and Lori here. Having been very anti-pot for many years, I never really looked at the hard facts or even tested my own reactions. A few years after leaving college, I decided to try pot. Today, I'm a highly paid consultant who is a recreational user on the weekends. I've found that I enjoy myself much more smoking rather than drinking. No hangovers, no headaches and no residual effects. People and the government can publish study after study, but the reality is drinking and smoking are much more harmful. "




Hemp wrote on May 19, 2008 12:34 PM:

" George Washington, known as the father of our country, urged everyone to grow the hemp seed and sow it everywhere. Americans have been force fed political propaganda regarding cannabis that is full of complete and udder lies. Cannabis has been used throughout history as a medicine for numerous ailments. Remember, God is perfect, man is not. Man made alcohol, God made pot. "




Hemp wrote on May 19, 2008 12:31 PM:

" Five years after hemp and cannabis were outlawed by the U.S. federal government, the government made a hemp propaganda film to help with the war effort during WWII. "Hemp For Vicory" encouraged farmers to grow the weed that was so noxious five years ago it was made illegal. After the war was over, cannabis and hemp were deemed too hazerdous and made illegal again. At the same time, the U.S. was importing record numbers of hemp from India. "




Hemp wrote on May 19, 2008 12:28 PM:

" Cannabis was outlawed when alcohol prohibition was repealed and the feds had a lot of guys on the payroll doing nothing. The law was also racially motivated against blacks in New Orleans and Mexicans in the American Southwest. Dupont was starting to make synthetic fibers and didn't want any competition from the strongest natural fiber on earth, hemp. Hemp is a cousin to cannabis (marijuana) but contains an insugnificant amount of the pyscotropic substance THC. You can not het high from smoking hemp. The U.S. outlawed the use of hemp after being the #1 fiber for 10,000 years. "




Jason wrote on May 19, 2008 9:29 AM:

" Yes less dangerous. Ya so is hitting you hand with a rock less dangerous than hitting it with a hammer. It still hurts and effects you in a bad way. Lets put things in order. Pot heads and dopers usually dont have very sucessful lives. There fore things like robbery, theft, shoplifting, and stealing all fall into the idea for them to get money for drugs. Wonder why burlaries are so high. Lock up the dopers violent or not and they go down. "




Hicks wrote on May 18, 2008 11:29 PM:

" America is a great place in that its citizen are really Free. However, Marijuana is still illegal. Perhaps, one day it will become legal so the major tobacco companies can then market marijuana. This of course would decrease the current price and reduce the congestion of personal use in our courts & prisons. It would also increase the amotivational syndrome in people. Look it up & do your homework on marijuana's effects. Users would be less productive than they are now & use less brain power. "




Hicks wrote on May 18, 2008 11:25 PM:

" Logic, on the CONTRARY! Not all major studies have proven that Marijuana is necessarily less dangerous. Academic Studies still show that Marijuana DOES have adverse effects on people. Look it up for yourself. As for dangerous, perhaps, if it were legal we might actually see the effects in drivers. If you have actually been around school aged kids who are POT HEADS, you can clearly see major differences in those who aren't. Mrs. Renteria & family are prime examples of what POT HEADS accomplish in their lives. Check her out. "




M Minter wrote on May 18, 2008 8:41 PM:

" Unfortunately, the Alcohol & tobacco generation are going to have to fade away with age, & yield power to the younger people who know that is not a Demon. God didn't give his children a serpent when he created cannabis for us to use. I predict it will take aleast 10-15 years of persistant fighting to get cannabis back to being the "friend of man", that it's always been. Legalization will happen. God, bless us all in the good fight. "




logic wrote on May 18, 2008 3:17 PM:

" You are absolutley correct. Every major study on the societal effects of marijuana has shown marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol. Thank you very much for taking the time to write this. People like you provide hope that not everyone are slaves to government propaghanda. "