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Marijuana is a poison;
should not be legalized
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Sometime in the near future, the U.S. Supreme Court will bring down the judgment on the movement to make medical marijuana legal, which is the first step toward legalizing what has been an illegal drug.
Proponents of legalization will contend that cannabis, marijuana, hemp, weed or what not could stop the drug war thats not working, reduce gang violence and problems with certain third-world countries that produce the raw materials for drugs and turn a shrub plants fiber into every possible product possible.
Yes, the war on drugs has turned into a fruitless, unsuccessful campaign.
And while it sounds like hemp, cannabis, marijuana, or whatever is better than other drugs used in the medical field, it contains some ironically harmful side effects.
In short, it would be a mistake to legalize cannabis in any fashion.
One has to admire the spin done by those seeking to make marijuana legal.
According to those in favor of legalization, marijuana is an innocent substance that is nowhere near as damaging as alcohol or other drugs, and it offers benefits to those suffering cancer.
However, spin cant hide the truth.
According to an American Cancer Society article, marijuana impairs the immune system, enhances tumor growth and causes bronchitis and lung cancer, thanks to it containing four times the amount of the carcinogenic substance known as tar, which is also used in cigarettes.
So, in order to reduce the stresses of cancer, using this drug should relieve pain while killing the patient with some other form of cancer.
So why not just legalize marijuana and drop the b.s. cover of it being the miracle drug to cure everything from glaucoma to hemorrhoids?
Again, it wouldnt be a wise idea.
Marijuana, once legalized, will not be sold by Mom-and-Pop outfits out of Santa Cruz and Chico. Instead certain corporations will take over this new green machine.
Who are they? The same people whove been rolling smokes by the billions for years, the tobacco industry.
Who else can produce a cheap (and addictive) regular supply of smokes and turn major profits?
Who else has learned how to market products which attract those too young to use their product in order to replace the dying user population, as well as make a stinky odor-stick look cool?
Answer: Big Tobacco.
Sounds revolting, doesnt it? And face it, it would be likely for Joe Camel to come out of retirement to promote his new product, all while the new industry says its not being marketed toward kids.
Some will argue that marijuana can be cultivated in the home, negating those sinister fat cats, but hey, beer can be brewed at home and yet people still buy cans, cases and kegs at the store. The masses dont have the time, patience or care to give to a plant, and Ive known plenty of stoners who have failed in cultivating their own crop.
On that note, the marijuana industrys public relations will be strengthened by the billions of dollars of revenue flowing in, and positive spin and scientific studies will continue to promote the product as well as squelch any reports citing harmful affects in the human body or in society.
Already, a search on the Google search engine shows links under the American Cancer Societys article defending marijuana and denouncing these scientific claims, coming back with arguments that arent sound.
One such Web site puts up a defense stating that everything in the world causes cancer, which may have been a defense the tobacco companies may had considered.
With marijuana legalized, use of the drug would not decrease, but rather, it would increase and the number of problems associated with it and alcohol abuse unwanted or problematic pregnancies, suicide, homicide, domestic violence would also rise.
You see, humans are a species of addicts. This nation alone has gambling addicts, alcoholics and people who cant stop eating, just to name a few groups. Almost each of these groups has a support group or therapy for those to cope with their addiction.
The problem? All of these groups are either too expensive or have minuscule financial backing and support. And dont think the new cannabis industry will shell out bucks for 12-step programs designed to curb its overzealous customers.
After all, the gambling industry doesnt give much support to Gamblers Anonymous either, aside from a tiny sticker on the side of an ATM machine, and cigarette packages and alcoholic beverages have the Surgeon Generals warning in small type.
Also, 12-step programs arent always effective. Yes, there are many people who do kick their habits and hold their own, but there are many who cant discipline themselves from the urge.
Its just not right to legalize this poison. We already have alcohol and tobacco to worry about. This society needs not another poison on the market shelves where consumers can mindlessly waste their lives.
As I end this column, I have a feeling that Im in the minority opinion.
Maybe Im being overzealous. Maybe Im missing the boat. Maybe Im with the same cast-offs who crusade against abortion or eating meat.
But I just cant get what Ive seen out of my mind. All of the addictions to sins in a household from hell.
I can just picture a kid, living in a house where Moms stoned so she can reduce the pain from Dads rage when hes roaring drunk and pissed from blowing all his money on bad bets.
I can see this kids 14-year-old sister already stealing tokes from Moms stash of marijuana cigarettes and speed. She hasnt been to school for about a month, but nobody notices. The power is off because no one has had the brains to pay the bill for three months, and the kitchen stinks of smoke and rotting food, and most of it is already unhealthy to eat.
From here....
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should not be legalized
http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper852/stills/3aed8ee1d13ce-3-1.jpg
Sometime in the near future, the U.S. Supreme Court will bring down the judgment on the movement to make medical marijuana legal, which is the first step toward legalizing what has been an illegal drug.
Proponents of legalization will contend that cannabis, marijuana, hemp, weed or what not could stop the drug war thats not working, reduce gang violence and problems with certain third-world countries that produce the raw materials for drugs and turn a shrub plants fiber into every possible product possible.
Yes, the war on drugs has turned into a fruitless, unsuccessful campaign.
And while it sounds like hemp, cannabis, marijuana, or whatever is better than other drugs used in the medical field, it contains some ironically harmful side effects.
In short, it would be a mistake to legalize cannabis in any fashion.
One has to admire the spin done by those seeking to make marijuana legal.
According to those in favor of legalization, marijuana is an innocent substance that is nowhere near as damaging as alcohol or other drugs, and it offers benefits to those suffering cancer.
However, spin cant hide the truth.
According to an American Cancer Society article, marijuana impairs the immune system, enhances tumor growth and causes bronchitis and lung cancer, thanks to it containing four times the amount of the carcinogenic substance known as tar, which is also used in cigarettes.
So, in order to reduce the stresses of cancer, using this drug should relieve pain while killing the patient with some other form of cancer.
So why not just legalize marijuana and drop the b.s. cover of it being the miracle drug to cure everything from glaucoma to hemorrhoids?
Again, it wouldnt be a wise idea.
Marijuana, once legalized, will not be sold by Mom-and-Pop outfits out of Santa Cruz and Chico. Instead certain corporations will take over this new green machine.
Who are they? The same people whove been rolling smokes by the billions for years, the tobacco industry.
Who else can produce a cheap (and addictive) regular supply of smokes and turn major profits?
Who else has learned how to market products which attract those too young to use their product in order to replace the dying user population, as well as make a stinky odor-stick look cool?
Answer: Big Tobacco.
Sounds revolting, doesnt it? And face it, it would be likely for Joe Camel to come out of retirement to promote his new product, all while the new industry says its not being marketed toward kids.
Some will argue that marijuana can be cultivated in the home, negating those sinister fat cats, but hey, beer can be brewed at home and yet people still buy cans, cases and kegs at the store. The masses dont have the time, patience or care to give to a plant, and Ive known plenty of stoners who have failed in cultivating their own crop.
On that note, the marijuana industrys public relations will be strengthened by the billions of dollars of revenue flowing in, and positive spin and scientific studies will continue to promote the product as well as squelch any reports citing harmful affects in the human body or in society.
Already, a search on the Google search engine shows links under the American Cancer Societys article defending marijuana and denouncing these scientific claims, coming back with arguments that arent sound.
One such Web site puts up a defense stating that everything in the world causes cancer, which may have been a defense the tobacco companies may had considered.
With marijuana legalized, use of the drug would not decrease, but rather, it would increase and the number of problems associated with it and alcohol abuse unwanted or problematic pregnancies, suicide, homicide, domestic violence would also rise.
You see, humans are a species of addicts. This nation alone has gambling addicts, alcoholics and people who cant stop eating, just to name a few groups. Almost each of these groups has a support group or therapy for those to cope with their addiction.
The problem? All of these groups are either too expensive or have minuscule financial backing and support. And dont think the new cannabis industry will shell out bucks for 12-step programs designed to curb its overzealous customers.
After all, the gambling industry doesnt give much support to Gamblers Anonymous either, aside from a tiny sticker on the side of an ATM machine, and cigarette packages and alcoholic beverages have the Surgeon Generals warning in small type.
Also, 12-step programs arent always effective. Yes, there are many people who do kick their habits and hold their own, but there are many who cant discipline themselves from the urge.
Its just not right to legalize this poison. We already have alcohol and tobacco to worry about. This society needs not another poison on the market shelves where consumers can mindlessly waste their lives.
As I end this column, I have a feeling that Im in the minority opinion.
Maybe Im being overzealous. Maybe Im missing the boat. Maybe Im with the same cast-offs who crusade against abortion or eating meat.
But I just cant get what Ive seen out of my mind. All of the addictions to sins in a household from hell.
I can just picture a kid, living in a house where Moms stoned so she can reduce the pain from Dads rage when hes roaring drunk and pissed from blowing all his money on bad bets.
I can see this kids 14-year-old sister already stealing tokes from Moms stash of marijuana cigarettes and speed. She hasnt been to school for about a month, but nobody notices. The power is off because no one has had the brains to pay the bill for three months, and the kitchen stinks of smoke and rotting food, and most of it is already unhealthy to eat.
From here....
hxxp://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/stora....Poison.Should.Not.Be.Legalized-1493910.shtml
