Drugs

[devonin]

Re: Drugs

Right, the question was what do you think of drugs, not involve legality in your opinion of drugs.

I wasn't the one who posted that they got busted possessing enough marijuana to get a felony charge, and then complain about being punished for breaking the law. I respond to illogic where I see it, whether the original post in the thread was about that or not.

[Aldentron]

Re: Drugs

I wasn't the one who posted that they got busted possessing enough marijuana to get a felony charge, and then complain about being punished for breaking the law.

and yet you act like what you have to say is any more relevant

[MagicCarpetRide]

Re: Drugs

This thread has veered off from the original post into a more open discussion about drugs. We already know everyone's opinion. Legality is more relevant to the current conversation.

[devonin]

Re: Drugs

and yet you act like what you have to say is any more relevant

Addressing the topic as it has developed is more relevant than addressing the original post when the discussion is no longer about that.

[Spenner]

Re: Drugs

-knee slap-

And yes it is in fact undeniable that he broke the law, and should not feel in denial for having broken the law as it is. Having a view that opposes the law is valid to have, but not opposing the fact that you broke the law. Though that's pretty obvious if you ask me.

I like what Carl Sagan said about medicinal marijuana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JVOHgCFd-Q&feature=related

[prodigy06]

Re: Drugs

I love Carl Sagan. Dude is a genius.

Marijuana was the name given to create a derogatory image of the plant. I prefer to just call it cannabis, it's actual name. The "two-headed dog" plant.

[prodigy06]

Re: Drugs

See, people talking about what they've been busted with is where this topic seems to have went astray. That seems to have caused the fuss, and is irrelevant. I agree, don't cry if you get busted knowing full well what would happen. Live and learn.


EDIT: Off topic, but since I'm receiving e-mail notifications to my gmail account about this "drugs" thread, It's now showing grow light advertisements. I don't like that.

[qqwref]

Re: Drugs

People wonder why the cancer rate has went up tremendously in the past 50-60 years.

Actually, it looks like it's been pretty steady. http://onctalk.com/wp-content/upload...-over-time.jpg The only big change here is lung cancer, but look at the dates: that's due to the huge increase in smoking over time, with a convenient downturn in the recent anti-smoking years. You could say the cancer rate has gone up and the mortality rate has simply gone down to compensate; but then again, cancer is more likely the older you get, and the life expectancy has also increased over time due to typical medical advances. I think that explains it pretty well.

In the US, you cannot find the real reason for fluoridating water, they will spout it is good for your teeth. You obviously know this is not true. It is not good for teeth.

Sure it is. Low levels of fluorine in saliva prevent the decay of enamel, and thus help with cavities. (Incidentally, the US is not the only country which gives everyone fluorine. Several other countries do it too, and some European countries fluoridate the salt instead of the water.)

Marijuana was the name given to create a derogatory image of the plant.

Marijuana is just what it was called in Mexican Spanish. The derivation is uncertain, but there's nothing wrong with using the word itself.

[prodigy06]

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lol, No. Marijuana was the derogative term purposely associated with it.

Fluoride does not actually help teeth at all. That's what it is supposed to do.

If you think you are correct with that assumption by just reading something you quickly searched, also do a search for "fluorosis" and tell me what too much use of fluoride does.

If you're going to correct someone, get your info correct. You are told that is what fluoride does, it does not help teeth. Also, that is suggested as a topical application. Such as sunscreen, there is no reason to drink sunscreen, you apply it externally. Why then would you drink daily a neruotoxin that is labeled as a number 5 chemical? When water is fluoridated, the men wear BIOSUITS to handle the drums. And you think it's healthy? That is a joke, also look up the areas that are more heavily fluoridated for their particular population and find out how low the consensus of IQ level is. Fluoride DESTROYS your brain, don't even get me started.

[Emithith]

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I thought it was Cannabis.. ?_?

[prodigy06]

Re: Drugs

Why would it be capitalized?

[Emithith]

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auto correct didn't protest so it must be right.

[prodigy06]

It is correct. It isn't a proper name, it is a plant species.


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"Sure it is. Low levels of fluorine in saliva prevent the decay of enamel, and thus help with cavities." -qqwref-

Also, fluorine, is not sodium fluoride, which is what happens to be in your water and toothpaste.
Also, in the slightest form, as a topical application only and with no ingestion needed, there is PLENTY enough of it just in the toothpaste.

Fluoride's LD is between 5-10 grams for a 150lb human. It is produced as a byproduct from super fertilizers, and they even make fluoride as a by waste from scrapped aluminum. It is purely poison. To say it is safe because you are only drinking very minute amounts is ridiculous. Is it also safe to spray a shot of RAID roach killer in each glass of my water? You will commonly find it is safe, but I ask you to research how in the world continually drinking toxins is in any way, shape, or form safe.

Check out what it does to your brain and brain wave activities. Check out what pesticides and arsenics in kids juice does. Sure, it just may not show you an acute reaction. Think of chronic use of these though. You may need to look a little deeper into the chemistry of it, not just do one google search and think you know something.

[MagicCarpetRide]

Re: Drugs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana_(word)

[prodigy06]

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There is no page for that Magic.

Do note this though since you chose to post directly from wikipedia qqwref, you forgot THIS huge part right below what you plagiarized.
"Author Martin Booth notes that this etymology was popularized by Harry J. Anslinger in the 1930s, during his campaigns against the drug.[3] However, linguist Jason D. Haugen finds no semantic basis for a connection to mallihuan, suggesting that the phonetic similarity may be "a case of accidental homophony".[4] -Wikipedia-

Harry Anslinger was at the forefront of villanizing cannabis by calling it marijuana. This was most of what I was relating the term to. It also was called the devil's plant and was used racially to villanize it to whites, because jazz musicians were said to be the largest users. This led to saying it caused blacks to look at white women twice, go mad, and want to rob and murder people. This was all considered the time of "reefer madness," like the propaganda film was released to try and scare people from smoking it.