Re:Pothead Ph.D. - This is most definitely not a cautionary ...
by astine on Monday July 07, 2008 @03:32PM
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It's silly to say tobacco is good because the farmers are good people who had parents who did the same thing.
That's good, because I didn't say that. I said that it's legal because tobacco farmers are a more established part of the economy; that it's legal for historical reasons.
Marijuana has a long history too. If it were legalized, the industry would be taxed just like tobacco.
If Marijuana were allowed to establish itself as an open industry, sure. But it hasn't, or rather, it hadn't at the time of the first drug laws against it. Which is the whole point. I don't know why you're having trouble with this.
Their crop kills thousands of people. Weed kills no one.
BS, smoking weed has the exact same effects on your health as smoking tobacco and plenty of people have died smoking weed.In terms of danger they are around the same. The difference in numbers has more to do with relative popularity and the openness people have with their habits.
That's good, because I didn't say that. I said that it's legal because tobacco farmers are a more established part of the economy; that it's legal for historical reasons.
Marijuana has a long history too. If it were legalized, the industry would be taxed just like tobacco.
If Marijuana were allowed to establish itself as an open industry, sure. But it hasn't, or rather, it hadn't at the time of the first drug laws against it. Which is the whole point. I don't know why you're having trouble with this.
Their crop kills thousands of people. Weed kills no one.
BS, smoking weed has the exact same effects on your health as smoking tobacco and plenty of people have died smoking weed.In terms of danger they are around the same. The difference in numbers has more to do with relative popularity and the openness people have with their habits.