Hey Dope Heads, Give it a Break!

[Swanny]

Originally Posted by Steve_A

It's also clear that 90% of drug sales in the US is for Marajuana, which is not an addictive drug - so users say.

I reckon it's very addictive, I saw friends of mine going crazy because they didn't have any. They would think nothing of driving 100 miles to get some if that was the only option.

[chitty]

LEGALIZE MARIJUANA End of financial crisis, reduction in crime, calmer, more civilized society. The reason grass was made illegal in the first place was the work of the forestry/pulp and paper sector. Hemp makes far superior paper and its uses are many. MY 2 CENTS.

[islandman]

Steve,

I respect your decision to highlight the
plight of people caught up in the drugs trade.

The problem I have is summed up by you in the following sentence

The users know what's going on in the border towns. Do we suppose that dope users support and are in favour of the problems? Is the wasteful killing worth it for a toke? Are the users so egoist to let people die for their little high?

Is the wasteful killing and destruction of the planet and its people
worth it for our?

Oil,
Metals,
Consumer goods,
Food,
Timber Ect.....................

And the the list goes on and on. Im afraid alot of our little highs
in life and even our necessities have a consequence to the world around us,
so it is difficult single out a particular interest group.

[oldpaganfreak]

interesting thread. i feel fairly certain that the drug wars on the border are not about pot. cocaine, crack and meth are certainly more likely subjects for a drug war. the largest producer of pot in north america is british columbia, canada. b.c. has a huge forestry and mining sector, but the largest industry in b.c., by far, is pot. and it's illegal, so the govt misses out on taxes, big time. b.c. pot is known the world over. when i was in amsterdam a few years ago, 'northern lights'(bc pot), was the fourth reated pot in the world. imagine that the world loves b.c.pot, but it's an illegal industry in canada. it's stupid.

[Dantheman62]

[Swanny]

Originally Posted by Dantheman62

Silly man

[Lorien]

Originally Posted by Swanny

I reckon it's very addictive, I saw friends of mine going crazy because they didn't have any. They would think nothing of driving 100 miles to get some if that was the only option.

As with anything it's all dependent on the person. Some people are alcoholics, some aren't. Some people can smoke a cigarette or two hear and there, while others can't quit no matter how hard they try. I can spend 2 weeks solid smoking weed every day, and then just stop one day and go 4 months clean with no issues whatsoever.