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Old 10-11-2006, 10:26 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I see no reason why alcohol and tobacco cigarettes are legal, but marijuana is not. Any argument applied against "marijuana" can be applied to demonstrate why tobacco and alcohol should be illegal.

The main difference is that the tobacco and alcohol industries have their base and lobbyists fully in place.
Marijuana does not.
I know...

Furthermore, the tobacco companies would lose huge amounts of money, why smoke that crap when you can have weed? What is sad is that they could probably make huge amounts of money by producing the weed themselves, and they would be ideal candidates. It can't be that much different than tobacco to raise. But they are so short sighted...
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I know...

Furthermore, the tobacco companies would lose huge amounts of money, why smoke that crap when you can have weed? What is sad is that they could probably make huge amounts of money by producing the weed themselves, and they would be ideal candidates. It can't be that much different than tobacco to raise. But they are so short sighted...
You could grow your own tobacco if you wanted, right?

I'm not being a smart alec. I think this is correct.

That being said, I wonder why more people don't grow & use their own tobacco.
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You could grow your own tobacco if you wanted, right?

I'm not being a smart alec. I think this is correct.

That being said, I wonder why more people don't grow & use their own tobacco.
Lots of people make their own wine and beer. I grow my own pot......for medical purposes only.
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You could grow your own tobacco if you wanted, right?

I'm not being a smart alec. I think this is correct.

That being said, I wonder why more people don't grow & use their own tobacco.
Easy, laziness... You could grow your own Tomatoes, and carrots too... Why don't you? But Tobacco requires even more work... you have to dry it... People pay for conveinence...
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Old 10-11-2006, 03:01 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Easy, laziness... You could grow your own Tomatoes, and carrots too... Why don't you? But Tobacco requires even more work... you have to dry it... People pay for conveinence...
Okay.

By the way, my family used to live on an acreage, and we did raise lots of our own food.

Alas, neither tobacco nor pot were part of our crops.
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Okay.

By the way, my family used to live on an acreage, and we did raise lots of our own food.

Alas, neither tobacco nor pot were part of our crops.
Only for medicinal purposes.......Just like the bottle of Jack Daniels.
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Only for medicinal purposes.......Just like the bottle of Jack Daniels.
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Only for medicinal purposes.......Just like the bottle of Jack Daniels.

Lol!

I'll toke to that.
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On the con side, marijuana users can be prone to lethargy, confusion, depression, and paranoia... that said, aside from putting countless DEA agents on the public dole, only good can come from regulating and taxing the procuction and sale of safe, legal marijuana.

Certainly less harmful IMO than alcohol and probably tobacco too..


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Legalizing marijuana is an easy argument in my opinion. It kills less people than what is legal (alcohol and tobacco). It is a completely naturally occurring plant needing no interaction from humans to be produced (although like a lot of other plants human attention helps). Studies show it doesn't lead to harder drugs or loss of intelligence (just the loss of potato chips).

Using marijuana makes users calm, happy, and peaceful (and susceptible to bad jokes). You won't rob someone for your next toke, you won't lose your mind and become violent, you won't run over little girls on bikes, you won't shoot your friend by mistake, and you won't end up on your friend's couch for the rest of your life (unless you let yourself).

All that aside… economic experts agree that ending the prohibition of marijuana would generate about 14 billion a year in revenue gained from taxing and money saved in our legal system.

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Comparing alcohol or marijuana users...I think alcohol would be more prone to depression than marijuana..
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