Well, I have met some very productive pot smokers (one of the most succesful
people I know), and some very lazy ones!!
And as for 'actually going anywhere in life', I guess that depends on how
you qualify this.
Alcohol may not be dangerous in small quantities, but look at the liver of
any alcoholic and I think you'll see a different story. It's highly
addictive, and causes a lot of social problems.
My point is not whether it is right or wrong to smoke cannabis, simply that
there is a strong argument in favour of decriminalistion based on economic
and social points.
Cheers
Will
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Arledge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 03 August 2001 23:15
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Leeegalisssee ittt!
Well I think smoking cigarettes/cigars should be illegal as well as pot,
they're both bad for your health. Alcohol though, is recommended in
relatively small quantities for most people. I think the docs say a
glass of wine a day is good for you, I don't have the specifics.
I honestly have not met a pot smoker that I would consider an above
average productive person, only after they stop or before they start did
I think they were actually going anywhere in life.
On the other hand, I understand from studies done here in Canada, that
smokers tend to be less of a drain on the healthcare system since they
don't live nearly as long as the rest of us. So I say to all you
pro-smokers, smoke an extra one for me while you're at it! I'll be
paying lower taxes in the long run because you'll all be dead long
before me! :)
Another point I might as well bring up... I find that most work
environments are becoming much more anti-smoking and smokers will
probably have a tougher time getting a job over a non-smoker.
Cheers,
Ben
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 1:53 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Leeegalisssee ittt!
Really I think governments should take a more liberal approach with
this.
Alchohol is one of the most toxic drugs on the planet, and nicotine is
more
pysically addictive than heroin.
People should have the choice to do what they want, if it dosn't harm
anyone
else.
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 02 August 2001 18:25
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Leeegalisssee ittt!
Did you know a major part of Jimmy Carters presidential campaign
concerned
legalising grass? Strange but true...
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Allred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Leeegalisssee ittt!
> My experience with friends was that those who really "got into" it
> tended to do less well and had more problems along the way those who
> avoided it.
>
> However, I'm appalled that we can't see the parallels with America's
> attempt to outlaw alcohol, which produced a firmly entrenched criminal
> element that our nation had never seen before and that has not
> disappeared, even since legalization of alcohol.
>
> However one might feel about marijuana use, you would have to be blind
> not to see the myriad problems associated with our so-called war on
> drugs. I'll avoid a tirade by simply characterizing it as a farce.
>
> Sadly, we've been discussing this issue for more than 30 years. It's
> understandable that the WWII generation might have been willing to
> criminalize marijuana (believe it or not, it didn't used to be
illegal),
> but their children's generation is now in power, and still it remains
> illegal.
>
> --John
>
>
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