And you cannot sue the manufacturers of these products when you get sick like they can if they get cancer from smoking cigs. Makes me want to smoke a carton right now and sue the makers of Newports! LOL.
On 1/10/07, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also.. if you overdose or require medical care because of your addiction > to > marijuana: > > You must pay for all medical treatment, including emergency care, out of > pocket and up front. No tax payer flipping for the bill and excluded on > all > health insurance coverages. > > Should be the same for alcohol and cigarette smoking in my opinion... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 12:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Marijuana legalization Was Re: Is this a political oxymororn? > > The easy way to legalize: > > Legalize pot with these caveats > > 1) it must be in a packaged form (ie: pre rolled cigarettes) > 2) it must be sold in the same way that alchohol is, with special state > required licensing or in state owned stores > 3) a measure of "proof" like alchohol must be established (THC by volume?) > 4) it must be taxed like alchohol > 5) can only be sold to those over 21 years of age. > 6) "grow your own" laws similar to home brewing statutes (200 gal/per year > max) > > This gives the cigarette manufacturers something to sell when tobacco is > banned, it's a huge new tax source, and it's regulated. > > > > > Scott A. Stewart > REAC/PASS-IT > (202)-475-8875 > > > > > "Bruce Sorge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 01/10/2007 02:37 PM > Please respond to cf-community > > > To: CF-Community <[email protected]> > cc: (bcc: Scott A. Stewart/REAC/HHQ/HUD) > Subject: Re: Is this a political oxymororn? > > > Well put. I recall the three trips I took to Amsterdam in the 80's that > there was not a lot of criminal activity going on. And I did not see > stoned > Dutch men and women (or tourists for that matter) roaming the streets > causing trouble. Sure there were some folks sitting around in the parks or > whatever toking on a joint, but most of the drug use there was done in the > bars where they were sold. And even then, those folks were pretty much > sampling the things they wanted to buy. Even cruising around the town at > night I did not see anthing that would have scared me away or make me not > want to go back. As we all know drugs are legal in Holland and have been > for > some time. Maybe they are on to something? > > Bruce > > > On 1/10/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Legalized drugs would be cheaper, no doubt, but they would also become > the > > province of big corporations rather than "mom and pop" drug dealers. > > Legalization would open up more research into the benefits and hazards > of > > specific drugs and might actually lead to some useful scientific > > knowledge. > > > > The situation we have today with illegal drugs is exactly the situation > we > > had with alcohol during prohibition. Since the products can't be sold > > legally, they become the province of gangsters and thugs who both drive > up > > the price and enforce their market positions with violence. A friend of > > mine > > did a study in Colombia a few years ago about how the FARC and the > > right-wing paramilitary groups have basically become giant > > narco-trafficking > > syndicates devoid of any real political purpose. > > > > We made the choice to end prohibition and live with the consequences of > > legal alcohol. I believe that eventually we may make that choice with > > other > > drugs as well. Medical marijuana laws and de-criminalization of > possession > > of small amounts are the first steps in a generational shift in > attitudes > > about drugs usage- treating drug use (and abuse) as a public health > > problem > > rather than a criminal one, just as we have done with alcohol. > > > > The latest studies show that teenagers are using fewer illegal drugs, > but > > at > > the same time they are using (and abusing) legal prescription drugs at a > > much higher rate than in the past. We need to get over the legal/illegal > > distinction and treat the entirety of drug use as a public health > problem, > > just as we have done (very effectively in many ways) with alcohol use. > > Still, some drugs, like meth, are so evil they should never be allowed > > anywhere, but it could take decades for us to come to terms with those > > issues. > > > > > > On 1/10/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I have often pondered the question, if drugs were legalized, would > that > > > help > > > to reduce drug related crimes and stimulate the economy? My opinion is > > > that > > > in the long run, yes. If the government is regulating them and taxing > > them > > > and thus making money off of them, what is the incentive for the local > > > dealer to sell them unless they sold them cheaper than what the > > government > > > was. What do you all think? > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > > > > On 1/10/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Ah, the beautiful irony. They could outlaw tobacco and legalize > > > marijuana, > > > > and they would give the cigarette companies a product that is ten > > times > > > as > > > > profitable as tobacco to peddle to the public. > > > > > > > > On 1/9/07, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I've been watching the War on Tobacco and listening to people talk > > > > > about the legalization of marijuana... in some cases from people > in > > > > > the same party. > > > > > > > > > > Aren't those two goals mutually exclusive? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > --------------- > > Robert Munn > > www.funkymojo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. 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