crade

I hate to play devils advocate, but this site insulted my intelligence. Don't get mislead! Most of the hard drug users have started their addiction with marijuana. - This is classic boolean logic blunder often used in manipulation. a implies b does not mean b implies a (no, not even a little) Remember if Marijuana would be so "innocent", you would not read this website now. - This one is classic manipulation.. and I'm pretty sure they plagerized this from neonazi.com and just swapped in Marijuana for Jews. The rest of the site can be summed up: - Marijuana gets you high - In some situations, being high can get you in trouble also, what kind of statistic is this: "marijuana was the third most commonly abused drug mentioned in drug-related hospital emergency department (ED) visits " I *mentioned* marijuana when I accompanied my alcoholic church minister to the ED, did I contribute to this statistic? Heres a better site (with references!) http://www.soop.ca/potfacts/

Advertising tobacco isn't banned... it's just restricted: http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/178/4/384-a It's marketing that worries me, not necessarily advertising. If the marketing crew that decided cigarettes needed to be more addictive or that decided we need candy flavored cigarettes in order to appeal to "new audiences" got a hold of marihuana, they would certainly change it into something harmful to people and society to make an extra buck off it. Of course, this doesn't mean it is impossible that it be handled well, but it does help point out some potential pitfalls with straight legalization. Ack! Who would sponsor our Hockey! Think ahead man!

Oops, I guess I should read first before posting redundant ideas.. Anyway, smart guy that Mark Kleiman!

They need to start putting in in packages and taxing the heck out of it like they do with tobaco. Only problem is then the companies will put addictive toxic crap in it to make you buy more it will start being harmful and then they will want it criminalized again