Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Terry Always be humble and kind. |
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There is reason to believe that for whatever reason some people develop use disorders and others don't. The mechanism is not understood. However, physical addiction is fairly clearly understood - and has been studied with MJ, and there no evidence it is physically addicting. So, if you have a tendency to overeat, to "self-medicate" and other negative consumption behaviors you should avoid any of a wide range of substances, including alcohol, coffee, marijuana, etc. etc., etc. |
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If I was head of a company doing $50B/year in sales to a country, I would certainly be motivated to donate millions (billions?) to the campaigns of politicians that have a history of voting to protect my source of income. I might even spend a few million spreading false reports of the negative impact of using my product - just to be sure people want it to remain illegal. Just saying that is just me, and what I think I would do if I ran a $50B/year business selling illegal items. |
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Yes, legalize it. That it is illegal is immoral. Both marijuana and booze were legal in the US, until prohibition. The gov't then allowed the booze drug, yes, booze is a mind altering drug, to be legal again, but not marijuana, thanks only to Harry Anslinger. The man behind the marijuana ban for all the wrong reasons - CBS News
The US has been subsidizing marijuana research in Israel for over 50 years now, via our NIH. Thanks to our tax dollars, Israel has the finest medical marijuana system in the world, and it's been decriminalized. They have all the research our money could buy.
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We lost the war on drugs many years ago. Should be making pot legal in all 50 states
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Yup, and redirect all the money (BILLIONS) we spend every year locking people up for smoking MJ, into drug treatment facilities for people that get into things over their heads and they can then get back into the workforce and start paying taxes again.
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Yup, people will get what they want, one way or the other. It is a fools errand to try and stop them.
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In Holland annually, the cannabis coffee shops generate an estimated 400 million euros in tax – money that would otherwise have accrued to criminal profiteers.
Thats from a population of just over 17 million. With a population nearly 20 times as great, that's a lot of dosh to put against the national debt in USA. if it was legalised. |
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Sadly, in many cases here in the US the government just can't help itself but screw up legalizing it, resulting in a black market still existing and feeding crime. |
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Isn’t it strange, though, that the potheads we know crave their joints?
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Also, there is the use disorder or emotional addiction to substances, so, in their case, it could be a "crutch" as opposed to actual physical addiction. I am NOT downplaying emotional addiction or use disorders, they are serious. But they are not physically dependent on the substance, they are a psychological or mental disorder. |
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