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Originally Posted by Ben Franklin
Marijuana isn't really a weed, it's a herb. CBD has so little THC in it that one would have to smoke pounds of it to feel any effect. I wish thy would start using hemp in more products from paper to home building.
Yes, liberty allows one to choose, as long as it isn't detrimental to other people's freedom. Marijuana was legal in the US for 130 years before prohibition. And, yes, a 10mg gummie, an hour or so before bed, allows one to have a great nite sleep.
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So was cocaine. So was radium. Isn't a weed it is an herb, there is in the real world no difference. In terms of government is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? I has been a debate for a while. Why does it matter? It matters because of the taxes and the subsidies that apply. Marijuana. I'm not sure where stand on it. Handled as an illegal substance, not based on any recent activity but there is/was stuff out there mixed with manure and other mixed with opiates.
I do find it interesting the parallel to prohibition. When alcohol was illegal consumption actually went up and the government spent a fortune policing it. Alcohol was again legalized perhaps due to the loss of tax revenue. I has always been highly taxed.
Gambling. Sadly amusing. The government went into off track betting. In private hands it was highly profitable. The government made little profit and in New York they lost money. Prostitution. The government has not gone into that YET. Oh wait there is Vegas.