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<blockquote data-quote="bettingpython" data-source="post: 2299430" data-attributes="member: 4307"><p>I want what I want which is to decide whats best for others and control their lives, the hue and cry of the democrats through social programs and redistribution of wealth or the republicans via legislation of morality.</p><p></p><p>I did not say smoking weed was an essential liberty. Your original post which I quoted led me to infer that you were claiming marijuana laws were somehow keeping us safe. What they are is an infringement of certain unalienable rights, to be specific liberty. I choose liberty and the responsibility for my own personal safety and that of those I care for over the illusory safety that comes from sacrificing liberty.</p><p></p><p>Here is your original text once again for context.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I say make it all legal. It's no secret I have used meth in my past doctors started me on it at 8 Took it away when I was 14 and amazingly enough it wasn't that hard to find crank as a teenager, I've also tried cocaine and acid, didn't like them much and I tried weed much later in life so the gateway argument is BS in my case. I never had to commit crimes against others to get drugs I was always a functional doper that worked hard for my drugs, or made them at times. Had I been arrested I would be a felon today. There but for the grace of God go I. So I see it from a whole different perspective why make someone a criminal when help and understanding and a little compassion can do more to help a fellow man than incarcerating them will do? Those who can't be helped are going to destroy themselves anyway so why force them to harm others to obtain the means of their self destruction.</p><p></p><p>Do I currently smoke pot for any reason? The answer is no because I can not risk being a felon. Do I see worth while benefits to it yes I do. Ask any migraine sufferer that's taken massive amounts of prescription pills with nasty side effects that has tried weed and found that it works which they would prefer to have. Ask a woman who deals with extremely difficult menstrual cycles if it helps with the nausea and pain more effectively than pills. Ask insomniacs that have dealt with the side effects of prescription sleep aids which they would rather have, ask those who suffer from social anxiety disorders if they would rather have a prescription or smoke a little weed. Even if there were no medicinal benefits whether real or perceived alcohol which is legal, can be overdosed on and is extremely hard on the liver is perfectly legal yet weed which is virtually impossible to OD on, and does not impair liver function is illegal. Look up the LD50 dosage for marijuana and then try to justify legal alcohol vs illegal weed for recreational purposes.</p><p></p><p>I find it interesting that of the current 133 respondents to the poll posted on a forum that is typically the bastion of the classical moral majority that 104 of them have said yes to some form of legalization. What is it in you RickN that desires to control the lives of others? What makes you so narrow minded?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bettingpython, post: 2299430, member: 4307"] I want what I want which is to decide whats best for others and control their lives, the hue and cry of the democrats through social programs and redistribution of wealth or the republicans via legislation of morality. I did not say smoking weed was an essential liberty. Your original post which I quoted led me to infer that you were claiming marijuana laws were somehow keeping us safe. What they are is an infringement of certain unalienable rights, to be specific liberty. I choose liberty and the responsibility for my own personal safety and that of those I care for over the illusory safety that comes from sacrificing liberty. Here is your original text once again for context. I say make it all legal. It's no secret I have used meth in my past doctors started me on it at 8 Took it away when I was 14 and amazingly enough it wasn't that hard to find crank as a teenager, I've also tried cocaine and acid, didn't like them much and I tried weed much later in life so the gateway argument is BS in my case. I never had to commit crimes against others to get drugs I was always a functional doper that worked hard for my drugs, or made them at times. Had I been arrested I would be a felon today. There but for the grace of God go I. So I see it from a whole different perspective why make someone a criminal when help and understanding and a little compassion can do more to help a fellow man than incarcerating them will do? Those who can't be helped are going to destroy themselves anyway so why force them to harm others to obtain the means of their self destruction. Do I currently smoke pot for any reason? The answer is no because I can not risk being a felon. Do I see worth while benefits to it yes I do. Ask any migraine sufferer that's taken massive amounts of prescription pills with nasty side effects that has tried weed and found that it works which they would prefer to have. Ask a woman who deals with extremely difficult menstrual cycles if it helps with the nausea and pain more effectively than pills. Ask insomniacs that have dealt with the side effects of prescription sleep aids which they would rather have, ask those who suffer from social anxiety disorders if they would rather have a prescription or smoke a little weed. Even if there were no medicinal benefits whether real or perceived alcohol which is legal, can be overdosed on and is extremely hard on the liver is perfectly legal yet weed which is virtually impossible to OD on, and does not impair liver function is illegal. Look up the LD50 dosage for marijuana and then try to justify legal alcohol vs illegal weed for recreational purposes. I find it interesting that of the current 133 respondents to the poll posted on a forum that is typically the bastion of the classical moral majority that 104 of them have said yes to some form of legalization. What is it in you RickN that desires to control the lives of others? What makes you so narrow minded? [/QUOTE]
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