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Originally Posted by Ben Franklin
Anti-freedom much? Maybe we should ban those who don't believe one is free to choose their own type of relaxant. I hope you don't drink coffee because coffee is a brain simulant. There is nothing worse than the smell of stale coffee.
We did ban alcohol once, and it created domestic alcohol cartels. Remember Al Capone? They also banned marijuana at the same time and look at all the foreign cartels we created while our dollars escaped to foreign countries and our hard earned tax dollars wasted on a useless war on drugs. How much has that costs us?
You said, "Quit comparing it with alcohol. That is an unreasonable rationalization and attempt to justify another wrong." No, it's not. Alcohol is much more dangerous than marijuana. And tobacco is much more dangerous. As long as marijuana or alcohol is banned, people will still get it. Is it not better to keep money within a community, than to see it sent somewhere else?
And your comment about people who use marijuana being weak is a weak opinion, not based on anything but your own belief system.
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In addition, if the argument is "smoking is bad for you," remember you don't need to SMOKE cannabis. You can get it in a tincture, gummies, you can bake it in brownies, you can even put it in a blender with other vegetation and make a smoothie with it. And of course there are capsules, gel-tabs, and tablets with THC. No need to smoke it at all, if you're looking for the high, or the pain relief or nausea relief you get from THC (that you don't get with CBD).
Also just a reminder for anyone who cares:
The THC people are railing against, that is illegal FEDERALLY but LEGAL in several states recreationally and most states medically - is Delta-9 THC.
Its younger sister, Delta-8 THC, is also a natural chemical component of cannabis. It, too, will get you high though you'd need more of it to get the same high you get from big sister. And - Delta-8 THC is LEGAL for recreational use in all 50 states, including Florida, and is for sale at your local hemp shop. It's blocked from sale in several states, but is not illegal to use. It is also currently unregulated on a federal level.