Why? Overdose levels for THC or Marijuana are extremely high. Research shows that the LD-50 levels (where the dosage is so high that 50% of the sample dies) is so high as not to practically possible to test for Marijuana (for rats we're talking about 20% of the body mass). Also physical addiction is very difficult to measure for Marijuana, it simply is not there. Psychological addiction on the other hand is possible. So I don't think that the addiction possibilities should be considered.
>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 >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, >that >in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:224270 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
