Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over marijuana use

Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by rfd4sgmk8u on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:03PM (#27886157)

"Something irritates me so I want the irritant taken away and locked in a cage". Your vision of the world is clouded by your own hate. As you are someone who conflates a plant with 'drugs', I strongly recommend you spend some time to understand the issues, understand the really nasty history behind prohibition.

Stop and think about how your attitude is trapping humanity in a box. Live a little. Be open to change. Understand others perspective.

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Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by edmundsauto on Monday July 19, 2021 @04:52PM (#27887128)

All the same, they should not be subjected to the smell of smoke from their neighbors house.

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Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by JohnFen on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:39PM (#27888523)

I should not be subjected to the smell of my neighbor's cooking, but here we are.

An important part of living in a civilized world is to put up with the merely annoying stuff our neighbors do. After all, the odds are good that you and I do at least one thing that annoys our neighbors as well.

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Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by echlebek on Monday July 19, 2021 @05:43PM (#27887590)

Would you stop BBQing if your neighbour complained about it?

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Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by edmundsauto on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:04PM (#27887798)

That's an interesting question. If someone had a smoker running all day, everyday, and it was an annoyance to neighbors - yes, I think there should be recourse.

One person shouldn't be allowed to harm other people's enjoyment of their property.

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Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by rfd4sgmk8u on Monday July 19, 2021 @06:43PM (#27888129)

As someone who was vegan/vegetarian for many years, the smell of bbq used to make me ill. (I only eat meat now).

Only a self absorbed busybody loser jerk with nothing better to do would complain about the neighbors bbq'ing. 'get a life'.

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Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by smabie on Monday July 19, 2021 @07:35PM (#27888504)

Really? Someone shouldn't be able to smoke in their own house/property?

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