Marijuana for Merlyn

[Beavah 205]

Yah, figured I'd move this to a new thread for a thorough smokin', in da hopes others might still comment on my news sources thread .

 

Scoutfish, the smoking itself doesn't harm the other people. Yes, smoking marijuana and driving can harm other people, but that isn't the smoking per se ("itself") that does it.

 

Have yeh seen da studies on second-hand cigarette smoke, Merlyn?

 

Have yeh seen da studies comparin' the toxins in marijuana smoke with tobacco smoke?

 

Have yeh ever been to a rock concert?

 

I reckon just like cigarette smoke, the second-hand effects of smoking itself harms other people.

 

Beavah

 

[acco40 95]

Mary Jane may contain more tar than commercialized tobacco cigarettes but because of the way it is "processed" marijuana is more organic so I would argue (unscientifically) that marijuana usage is more harmful to the user but less harmful to the "second hand" smoker as compared to cigarettes. Neither is "healthy" and at least one is illegal.

[Trevorum 24]

They should BOTH be illegal. Or neither. Take your pick.

[jhankins 10]

From a medical perspective, marijuana can be far better for the treatment of chronic pain and illness than the normally prescribed pain medications, and with less side effects.

 

But it doesn't have to be smoked now days. Tablet forms are widely available. Smoking it usually only helps people who can't keep food down without it. I've seen hepatitis patients turn 180 degrees after a few weeks of healthy eating thanks to the side effects of THC, but they couldn't take a pill; they could only smoke it. Would you deny a sick man the right to live if he couldn't eat any other way?

 

Surgeons are even still using cocaine for certain medical procedures.

 

Everything has its uses, but certainly everything can be abused.

[83Eagle 11]

Regulate and tax it? We love smokers in this country--well, as taxpayers, not as people. I'm guessing we could tax it like cigarattes and it would still be cheaper than on the black market. Lotsa new agricultural jobs too rather than planting it in the middle of clear cuts in state forests. Just sayin....

[John-in-KC 311]

There is part of me that agrees with Trev, especially when there are people in the Peeple's Republik of Kalifornya who want to criminalize tobacco and legalize cannablis. Marin County and Belmont, I'm talking about YOU!!

 

Wood smoke, leaf smoke, tobacco smoke, or cannabis smoke: The combustion products, including particulates, are the stuff that irritates the tissues and leads to cancers.

[Guest OldGreyEagle]

This may be very unpopular, but as a rule, there should be no eponymous threads.

 

I don't know if this is insulting or not, but let's keep member's names out of titles of threads then we don't have to start parsing phrases to decide if its insulting or not or whatever