White House Response to The New York Times Editorial Board's Call for Federal Marijuana Legalization
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SmokeyDan
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Nonsense, they are the same. One might argue they are degree of the same core concept. Habit continuing on to addiction as severity progresses. But it's a progression of the same.
We have all sorts of legal things that are addictive. Why are you guys so scared of the a word?
Facts:
Weed is,
A drug,
Addictive,
Harmful in its use,
Impedes the ability to operate machinery,
And it does all of this less than many legal substances, many of them are nominal in their severity.
But you guys got your head in the sand if you think this is some sort of magical plant that offers only great things and no dark cloud in that silver lining.
We have all sorts of legal things that are addictive. Why are you guys so scared of the a word?
Facts:
Weed is,
A drug,
Addictive,
Harmful in its use,
Impedes the ability to operate machinery,
And it does all of this less than many legal substances, many of them are nominal in their severity.
But you guys got your head in the sand if you think this is some sort of magical plant that offers only great things and no dark cloud in that silver lining.
Red1966
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Weeks? Really? Mine lasted half a day. You must have drunk a LOT of coffee!
SmokeyDan
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I don't have anything against weed.
I'm just not blind by it.
I helped a guy do some premarital counseling one time as an internship in college.
Couples about to get married are often blinded by their love. Particularly ones that hasn't lived together. They are so in love with their soon to be spouse that they have roses colored glasses. They are unrealistic in their attitudes towards their significant other.
Some of you seem to have that same relationship with marijuana.
I simply realize it isn't perfect.
I'm just not blind by it.
I helped a guy do some premarital counseling one time as an internship in college.
Couples about to get married are often blinded by their love. Particularly ones that hasn't lived together. They are so in love with their soon to be spouse that they have roses colored glasses. They are unrealistic in their attitudes towards their significant other.
Some of you seem to have that same relationship with marijuana.
I simply realize it isn't perfect.
NLXSK1
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Wut??
His point is that it is not addictive and people can walk away from it without any physical withdrawal.
Your problem is that you are wrong but have argued so long you are afraid to admit it so you keep going in the face of absurdity.
I have had physical withdrawl from alcohol. DT's, sweating, nausea, vomiting, weakness, etc. Never had that with weed when I quit and I smoke multiple times a day. I can turn it off like a light switch when I want to.
Weed is fun to smoke, habit forming and psychologically addictive to certain people but nobody needs to go on CBD's to transition off the ganja....
Dr Kynes
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weed does NOT have any physiological compulsion, nor any withdrawal symptoms other than those created by the habituated's own psyche.
it builds a tolerance over time if you smoke out constantly, over a period of years, but even the most burnt out stoner has no physical reaction to stopping, only psychological ones.
if you insist on creating a whole new classification for addiction that includes weed youre gonna have to come up with a new word for it, cuz "Addiction" has already been taken, and it's meaning makes no room for exclusively psychological dependence.
going to church isnt an "addiction" either despite being compulsive, destructive to society, building up a tolerance over time which results in a downward spiral of lunacy, and causing irritability and annoying behaviour when the faithful are deprived of their habitual doses of crazy every sunday.
gambling isnt addictive either, even though pschologists have claimed it is, nor is sexual deviance, which psychology similarly calls "addiction"
thats why psychology is no more scientific than astrology, phrenology or crypto-zoology. they just make shit up and use sciency sounding words to create the illusion of rigorous methodology.
i dont give a rat's ass what "addiction specialists" believe, or what lies they tell.
if those dickheads get to re-define addiction to suit their psuedoscientific mummery, then they will include every "disorder" they can, to increase their profit margins and broaden their pool of dupes.
before long they'll develop new "technologies" to combat the "addiction" to whatever they want to suppress, like dissident ideas, counter-revolutionary thinking, lack of respect for authority, or support for the evils of freedom or capitalism, or if they are more conservative, the "disease" of homosexuality, lack of religious piety, belief in marxism, or marxist thought, voting democrat, etc etc etc.
once dumbasses like you let the genie out of it's bottle, youll be fucked in the ass by your own hubris.
Doer
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Horse snot you drool.
Dr Kynes
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lemme guess, a psychology major.
no wonder you have such idiotic ideas.
ask a physician if "weed addiction" is an addiction or a habiutation and youll learn some facts.
ttystikk
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They are government officials; therefore they act as the mouthpiece of the highest bidding constituency.
That's money as free speech in action... why isn't everyone happy?
Doer
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But, I have to say, there is one thing that is associated and that is a chronic bronchial cough.
However, I know, for me that clears up completely in 2-3 weeks. Still it is annoying. I wish for better isolation and ingestion studies. And being ahead of the curve, I vape mostly.
I have no bronchial distress at all these days.
However, I know, for me that clears up completely in 2-3 weeks. Still it is annoying. I wish for better isolation and ingestion studies. And being ahead of the curve, I vape mostly.
I have no bronchial distress at all these days.
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ttystikk
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Mine go a couple days, a lil aspirin and it's not noticeable.
Doer
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Truth. Let the high bids vote.
ttystikk
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Personally, I think the place runs better with a one real live non-corporate piece of paper kind of breathing human person, one vote kind of approach.
The uber class bought the right to vote with their dollars- and now they earn more dollars than the other 90% combined.
Doer
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Well, on that article I can't wait for you to get the the punchline so here it is.
Medicinal use of marijuana is likely not harmful to lungs in low cumulative doses. Recreational use is not the same as medicinal use and should be discouraged based on current evidence, particularly in young individuals.
Medicinal use of marijuana is likely not harmful to lungs in low cumulative doses. Recreational use is not the same as medicinal use and should be discouraged based on current evidence, particularly in young individuals.