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Can someone give me a reason why it is illegal in the US. Not the controlled substance part from the gov, the actual reason behind that part. I can't really see any reason for it to be banned as it is basically like alcohol and the same rules can be applied to it.

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Simple,

Because it makes you look
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But Alcohol makes you look
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Re: Marijuana [message #407612 is a reply to message #407584] Mon, 19 October 2009 10:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The US constitution was drafted on hemp paper.
George Washington grew hemp. Jefferson even smuggled hemp seeds out of China...
The first Bibles where on hemp paper.
You used to be able to pay taxes with hemp crops.
It used to be embraced, patriotic even to grow it...

The reason why it's now illegal?
Henry Ford designed the T model Ford to run on oil made from hemp.

That's right, the oil companies.



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reborn wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 12:03

The US constitution was drafted on hemp paper.
George Washington grew hemp. Jefferson even smuggled hemp seeds out of China...
The first Bibles where on hemp paper.
You used to be able to pay taxes with hemp crops.
It used to be embraced, patriotic even to grow it...

The reason why it's now illegal?
Henry Ford designed the T model Ford to run on oil made from hemp.

That's right, the oil companies.

Pretty much this, and through some easy public manipulation, everyone decided it was terrible. Basically,

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9800/1252972393703.jpg
describes the reason why.


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reborn wrote on Tue, 20 October 2009 03:03

The US constitution was drafted on hemp paper.
George Washington grew hemp. Jefferson even smuggled hemp seeds out of China...
The first Bibles where on hemp paper.
You used to be able to pay taxes with hemp crops.
It used to be embraced, patriotic even to grow it...

The reason why it's now illegal?
Henry Ford designed the T model Ford to run on oil made from hemp.

That's right, the oil companies.


Of course. Oil Companies and Banks. Those are the real rulers of this world, not some government.


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I watched a special on the History Channel about it once. It was illegalized because of the goody two shoes faggots. They ran commercials on television that depicted users of marijuana to be psychotic freaks. When in reality, a drunk person is much more dangerous to be around than someone who is high. It's complete bull shit.

SeriousCat wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 10:28

stuff

Because a syringe is how you take marijuana. Argument invalid.

reborn wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 12:03

stuff

No way! Maybe when America goes completely green, marijuana will be legalized.


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Glock~ wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 21:58

Maybe when America goes completely green, marijuana will be legalized.


Maybe when the sun comes up I'll start shitting rainbows.
I don't see the Legalisiation of Marijuana happening anytime soon.

It's the classic case of: what you can't have, you want. It has already been compared to alcohol, with the given argument "alcohol is worse". Imagine a world with no bars (alcohol consumption is illegal), and you were born into this world. You know no different; As do your parents, their parents and so on. But instead, Marijuana was legal. And oh what's this, dealers selling Alcohol. You can't have it, there for you want it.


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I think I would trade weed for alcohol. Not that I partake in either activity but if people are going to put substances into their body to make them even more stupid, it might as well turn them into morons drooling on themselves rather than morons who fight, puke all over themselves, and drive cars recklessly.

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Crimson wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 15:30

I think I would trade weed for alcohol. Not that I partake in either activity but if people are going to put substances into their body to make them even more stupid, it might as well turn them into morons drooling on themselves rather than morons who fight, puke all over themselves, and drive cars recklessly.


But then one could make the reverse arguement; "Why is alchohol illegal when it's just as safe as weed?", etc etc. It's either both or neither.


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Dover wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 18:36

Crimson wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 15:30

I think I would trade weed for alcohol. Not that I partake in either activity but if people are going to put substances into their body to make them even more stupid, it might as well turn them into morons drooling on themselves rather than morons who fight, puke all over themselves, and drive cars recklessly.


But then one could make the reverse arguement; "Why is alchohol illegal when it's just as safe as weed?", etc etc. It's either both or neither.

Statistically speaking, alchohol has destroyed WAY more lives than it has weed.

Pot just makes you stupid and really calm pretty much, wheras alchohol just makes you an asshole. Both distort your senses a bit, but alchohol you tend to not notice as much, so you do stupid things more.


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It confounds me as to why marijuana is illegal because there is serious money to be made there. All government needs to do is regulate the stuff, and let the tobacco companies grow and produce it. Then tax the hell out of it, just like alcohol and cigs.

Hopefully this does happen, because with all the kiddies not taking up smokes anymore, and with all these lawsuits, my tobacco shares seem a little bleak.


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Re: Marijuana [message #407688 is a reply to message #407686] Mon, 19 October 2009 16:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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GEORGE ZIMMER wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 16:39

Dover wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 18:36

Crimson wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 15:30

I think I would trade weed for alcohol. Not that I partake in either activity but if people are going to put substances into their body to make them even more stupid, it might as well turn them into morons drooling on themselves rather than morons who fight, puke all over themselves, and drive cars recklessly.


But then one could make the reverse arguement; "Why is alchohol illegal when it's just as safe as weed?", etc etc. It's either both or neither.

Statistically speaking, alchohol has destroyed WAY more lives than it has weed.

Pot just makes you stupid and really calm pretty much, wheras alchohol just makes you an asshole. Both distort your senses a bit, but alchohol you tend to not notice as much, so you do stupid things more.


I'd say that's more cultural or personal than any inherent quality of alcohol.


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Re: Marijuana [message #407689 is a reply to message #407688] Mon, 19 October 2009 16:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dover wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 16:52

GEORGE ZIMMER wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 16:39

Dover wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 18:36

Crimson wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 15:30

I think I would trade weed for alcohol. Not that I partake in either activity but if people are going to put substances into their body to make them even more stupid, it might as well turn them into morons drooling on themselves rather than morons who fight, puke all over themselves, and drive cars recklessly.


But then one could make the reverse arguement; "Why is alchohol illegal when it's just as safe as weed?", etc etc. It's either both or neither.

Statistically speaking, alchohol has destroyed WAY more lives than it has weed.

Pot just makes you stupid and really calm pretty much, wheras alchohol just makes you an asshole. Both distort your senses a bit, but alchohol you tend to not notice as much, so you do stupid things more.


I'd say that's more cultural or personal than any inherent quality of alcohol.

As in the acting like an asshole and not noticing thing? Not really, it's pretty much widely acknowledged that alchohol makes you an asshole and you don't know until awhile after. Also, hangovers.


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SeriousCat wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 10:28

Simple,

Because it makes you look
http://www.faz.net/m/%7B644DA86B-AD67-437A-AFC5-B13B20F5DB12%7DPicture.JPG




Weed is legal over here (the netherlands), and nobody ends up like that. First of all, weed isn't expensive, so the chance of people getting homeless is VERY small. And weed doesn't fuck you up like harddrugs does, the only thing THC does (the main psychoactive substance found in cannabis/weed) is lower your sugar. Yes, eventually it will damage your brain a bit, but you won't look like that man, ever.

In my opinion weed should be legalized over the whole world, people don't get crazy when being under influence of weed. All the people that can't handle alcohol and get all agressive, would be sitting on their chair, chilling, while smoking their joint, instead of fighting/yelling and whatever the fuck they do when they drink alcohol.


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Muad Dib15 wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 10:18

Can someone give me a reason why it is illegal in the US. Not the controlled substance part from the gov, the actual reason behind that part. I can't really see any reason for it to be banned as it is basically like alcohol and the same rules can be applied to it.


reefer madness told me it would turn you into a psycho rapist killer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefer_Madness

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6696582420128930236#

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In 1973, a young Karl Rove, then on his way to becoming the chairman of the College Republicans, suggested (in a memorandum to president Nixon's counselor Anne Armstrong) showing Reefer Madness at College Republican clubs as part of a strategy to raise support for the Republican party among students.


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Dover wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 19:36

Crimson wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 15:30

I think I would trade weed for alcohol. Not that I partake in either activity but if people are going to put substances into their body to make them even more stupid, it might as well turn them into morons drooling on themselves rather than morons who fight, puke all over themselves, and drive cars recklessly.


But then one could make the reverse arguement; "Why is alchohol illegal when it's just as safe as weed?", etc etc. It's either both or neither.

Agreed, both or neither.


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BLûεl4βêL wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 19:00

In my opinion weed should be legalized over the whole world, people don't get crazy when being under influence of weed. All the people that can't handle alcohol and get all agressive, would be sitting on their chair, chilling, while smoking their joint, instead of fighting/yelling and whatever the fuck they do when they drink alcohol.

they're trying to thin the herd, so that's a horrible idea! who wants less drunk driving accidents and deaths related to alcohol? i know i sure don't, that would be god awful

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GEORGE ZIMMER wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 18:59

Dover wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 16:52

GEORGE ZIMMER wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 16:39

Dover wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 18:36

Crimson wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 15:30

I think I would trade weed for alcohol. Not that I partake in either activity but if people are going to put substances into their body to make them even more stupid, it might as well turn them into morons drooling on themselves rather than morons who fight, puke all over themselves, and drive cars recklessly.


But then one could make the reverse arguement; "Why is alchohol illegal when it's just as safe as weed?", etc etc. It's either both or neither.

Statistically speaking, alchohol has destroyed WAY more lives than it has weed.

Pot just makes you stupid and really calm pretty much, wheras alchohol just makes you an asshole. Both distort your senses a bit, but alchohol you tend to not notice as much, so you do stupid things more.


I'd say that's more cultural or personal than any inherent quality of alcohol.

As in the acting like an asshole and not noticing thing? Not really, it's pretty much widely acknowledged that alchohol makes you an asshole and you don't know until awhile after. Also, hangovers.

Yeah, it's definitely not "cultural" or "personal". It's what's in the shit.


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Let's not forget the fact that too much alcohol can kill you, while it's impossible to OD on weed.

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nikki6ixx wrote on Mon, 19 October 2009 18:43

It confounds me as to why marijuana is illegal because there is serious money to be made there. All government needs to do is regulate the stuff, and let the tobacco companies grow and produce it. Then tax the hell out of it, just like alcohol and cigs.

Hopefully this does happen, because with all the kiddies not taking up smokes anymore, and with all these lawsuits, my tobacco shares seem a little bleak.


arms industry shares > tobacco shares...dunno which ones leads to more time spent in purgatory, tho.


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Glock~ wrote on Wed, 21 October 2009 15:37

Let's not forget the fact that too much alcohol can kill you, while it's impossible to OD on weed.

I don't think it's impossible- too much of anything is not good for you, but yes, you'd need SHITTONS more weed than almost any LEGAL drug (count the amount of suicides from NON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS..) out there.

but nope, mary jane's vajayjay is the door to heroin and coke and terrible hard drugs therefore it needs to be banned.


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GEORGE ZIMMER wrote on Wed, 21 October 2009 15:58

Glock~ wrote on Wed, 21 October 2009 15:37

Let's not forget the fact that too much alcohol can kill you, while it's impossible to OD on weed.

I don't think it's impossible- too much of anything is not good for you, but yes, you'd need SHITTONS more weed than almost any LEGAL drug (count the amount of suicides from NON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS..) out there.

but nope, mary jane's vajayjay is the door to heroin and coke and terrible hard drugs therefore it needs to be banned.

Yeah, marijuana isn't a gateway drug. It's just the people that are dealing the weed are usually tied up in trafficking other drugs. That's my theory anyway.


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Glock~ wrote on Wed, 21 October 2009 15:37

Let's not forget the fact that too much alcohol can kill you, while it's impossible to OD on weed.

Oh it can, but you have to smoke several pounds of it in an hour. I forgot how much, but it's essentially impossible just given the volume of weed you have to smoke.

Alcohol on the other hand is pretty damn easy to OD on.


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Glock~ wrote on Wed, 21 October 2009 19:32

GEORGE ZIMMER wrote on Wed, 21 October 2009 15:58

Glock~ wrote on Wed, 21 October 2009 15:37

Let's not forget the fact that too much alcohol can kill you, while it's impossible to OD on weed.

I don't think it's impossible- too much of anything is not good for you, but yes, you'd need SHITTONS more weed than almost any LEGAL drug (count the amount of suicides from NON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS..) out there.

but nope, mary jane's vajayjay is the door to heroin and coke and terrible hard drugs therefore it needs to be banned.

Yeah, marijuana isn't a gateway drug. It's just the people that are dealing the weed are usually tied up in trafficking other drugs. That's my theory anyway.

Exactly, so people who are dealing illegally will be carrying OTHER illegal drugs, thus the person buying it will be given access to it, and since it's illegal anyway, at that point they won't give a shit.

But if weed's legal, it's a whole 'nother story. Sure, the gateway shit might still be there a bit (AKA as little as it actually is), but it'll diminish and practically vanish.


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