http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015969811_marijuana21m.html Do people care that this is happening? Survey seems to say "no."
American patients can (and do) pester their doctors about "pain" they're experiencing and receive all sorts of medication. Land of the free Personally my drugs of choice are a strong cappuccino in the morning and a home brew IPA in the evening. I alternate between Naproxen Sodium and IB if I'm in pain accompanied by lots of H2O. I'm not at all troubled by others finding something else that works for them... I know several very successful professionals who have wonderful families and seemingly are achieving the American dream that smoke pot regularly. If history is any indication of our nature, there will always be some who abuse drugs and hurt themselves, but often those types will seek out what they seek to abuse regardless of the laws. If anything, having some drugs taboo seems like it makes them more attractive. STOMP
I wonder about all this. On the one hand I think there is some validity to some of the studies that conclude there is some pain relief from pot. On the other hand, the current system is nothing more than a sham for anyone who wants to stay high all the time. Granted, I only know two people who have a legal pot card, but neither had a single thing wrong with them but have parlayed that into a SS disability and now they are high virtually all hours of the day they're awake and those of us who pay taxes support them 100%. BTW, one is an ex brother in law who became an alcoholic and the other is a lady I used to work with who uses a made up illness, fibromyalgia. But, it's pretty much an on going evolution of our cradle to grave welfare society.
good, pot is safer than all the other pain drugs, and safer than all the other recreational drugs, and MUCH safer than alcohol its a joke that it is illegal, and remains so only to fill privatized prisons, and boost booze sales
I have no problem with this. The more legal pot, the less illegal pot, and the less illegal pot, the fewer crimes and the fewer people we "have to" incarcerate. barfo
I live down the street from hempfest, and ... it's so effing annoying. A bunch of unwashed people who smell to high heaven and have pit bulls at their sides... GTFO of my neighborhood, you dirty hippies. Ed O.
You don't "have to" incarcerate. You could execute them, put them in work camps, fine them, take away civic rights, etc. Let me know when I can choose to ignore certain laws without consequence. I think you'll find my ideas are somewhat different than "I wanna get high, dude"
That's why I put "have to" in quotes. Choose to would be more accurate. Ok, I'll bite! Which laws are you eager to break? barfo
The only problem I have with this scenario is that it also means turning out more potheads I have to support with my taxes. Adding another class of deadbeats to the public dime. Libs never have a problem with this as it expands their voting base. But I guess this is what our country has come to signify. More booze, more drugs, more deadbeat welfare types, elimination of the middle class and we'll just make the rich pay for it all. That's as progressive as it gets.
Unlimited unemployment benefits for life means you don't have to work. The rich paying for everyone's healthcare means you get your medical marijuana for free. Sounds like a jobs program!
