Colorado approves RECREATIONAL use of marijuana

Here is one that should be considered in the debate.

Schizophrenia: the Cannabis link:
Is this the 'tobacco moment' for cannabis?

Interesting, but ...

I don't see where they showed which came first, propensity to schizophrenia or cannabis use. It will need a much bigger study to see if it isn't the reverse, schizophrenia causes cannabis use.

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Interesting, but ...

I don't see where they showed which came first, propensity to schizophrenia or cannabis use. It will need a much bigger study to see if it isn't the reverse, schizophrenia causes cannabis use.

Of course PM Cameron has got it 100% right. Those who advocate going soft on drugs are also going soft in the head. As we have a cluster of Left Wingers on these boards, no doubt I'll be strongly disagreed with. Nothing new there then!

Drugs use

I only advocate going soft on marijuana. And only because I always have, and continue to feel that it is less dangerous than alcohol. Ciggs are also legal, though horribly unhealthy for the user and the people around them.

It seems a hypocrisy to have alcohol and ciggs available to the public, but make marijuana a crime.

I'm not pro-legalizing it per se. However I do feel that if Alcohol and ciggs are accepted as legal, taxed and regulated sin products, pot should be too.

So either ban all of em (and we know how well that doesn't work), or allow all three.
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Advocates for and critics of the decriminalization of drug use come from a broad spectrum, your left vs right paradigm fails to address this. A better axis seems to me to be the orthogonal Authoritarian vs Libertarian.

Advocates for and critics of the decriminalization of drug use come from a broad spectrum, your left vs right paradigm fails to address this. A better axis seems to me to be the orthogonal Authoritarian vs Libertarian.

Strewth, that was one quote worthy for the archives. Quite impressive!

er ... whats it mean? ;-)))))

It means that those in favour of legalisation are not necessarily "lefties". There are those on both the left and right who support legalisation.

It comes down to the Authoritarian (I'm right and you will do as I say) vs the Libertarians (You have the right to do as you wish provided you don't hurt anyone else).

But where does that leave the "look this really isn't good for you and Nanny knows best" adherents?

Well I could quote Mary Poppins ..... But yes I know what you mean ;-)

Legalization is likely the most teapublican idea to come along. Make it all legal, just get your use license and pay the tax. That use license comes with the obvious mandatory testing if you are driving a motor vehicle, the obvious ban on a pilot's license, and the DNR order so your OD is your problem not the tax payers. To round out the tea, that use license means you don't get welfare or other entitlements. Just imagine how many people come off entitlements. Would this balance the budget?

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Legalization is likely the most teapublican idea to come along. Make it all legal, just get your use license and pay the tax. That use license comes with the obvious mandatory testing if you are driving a motor vehicle, the obvious ban on a pilot's license, and the DNR order so your OD is your problem not the tax payers. To round out the tea, that use license means you don't get welfare or other entitlements. Just imagine how many people come off entitlements. Would this balance the budget?

Make it all legal

Don't you know it's impossible to "OD" on pot ? If you smoke to excess, you just pass out till it wears off. It's not like Heroin or Crack where an overdose can kill unless treated.

Gary, Pot is ok, the rest should be off limits. From what I understand...........................................!!!!!!!
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