Re: [QUAD-L] Bad Habits... Ban or Research??

[Oconnelldb]

The leaves of most plants produce a toxic substance that the animal kingdom recognizes and avoids.  It's the plant's natural defense mechanism.  Man takes only enough to get a good 'buzz' going.   Try chewing any leaf, even the coca leaf is poison - aaahhh what sweet poison. All them 'canes' affect us similarly. Dave         In a message dated 5/30/2006 12:23:09 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Unga dunga! Wheelchair, I hope you're kidding. :o Exactly what medical benefits does Tobacco have? And the only benefit to mankind is that you could spray it on roses to keep some bugs off!!! Hum, that makes sense - Tobacco is highly addictive and kills millions of people in a most horrible way (ever see someone die from emphysema or lung cancer?). But it's really a good thing cause it might help to make the roses prettier. You kidder you! Dan V At 11:38 AM 5/30/06 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said something that elicited my response:   When it comes to any bad habits, its always easier to try banning them, rather than do research.  But over the last couple of years, both medical and AG researchers are reconsidering the health benefits of those products.  Tobacco, which did have some medical benefits  was also used in the AG markets as rose spray.  Tobacco juice is sprayed on rose bushes to keep bugs off and supply necessary nutrition to create those very roses we prize. Also researchers and altering the genetic make-up and perform gene splicing.  The end results with produce a much safer and useful plant. Don't smoke, but don't ban tobacco. W     In a message dated 5/30/2006 10:20:55 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yeah but  I had to practically die to do it. Some people don't get a second chance but at least they'll finally quit! You know alcohol is by far a lot worse than smoking it's extremely bad on the liver and has a couple side effects it ruins families, kills innocent bystanders, years of child abuse and rape, beats it's spouses and does it daily. If I had a choice which to ban it would be alcohol.     Dave www.daveoconnell.com c3-inc-1967