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Is there a single reason pot should not be legalized?
It would essentially decriminalize a segment of our population and, as an after effect, the prison population would correspondingly plummet, as pothead arrests would plummet leading to a layoff of prison staff, and possibly Sheriff personnel thereby contributing to unemployment in our country. Sales of hostess cupcakes would skyrocket and a national munchie craze would sweep the land thereby increasing the prices of all sorts of junk food. We could also reasonably be sure that the speed limit would decrease since most pot smokers drive slower than the posted speed limit, but firmly believe they are flying down the road. Bottled water sales would also have a noticeable jump as cotton mouth would become nearly epidemic.
Here you go:
The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University who tested the chemical in both lab and mouse studies.
The beauty of this study is that we are showing that a substance of abuse, if used prudently, may offer a new road to therapy against lung cancer," said Anju Preet, Ph.D., a researcher in the Division of Experimental Medicine.
For three weeks, researchers injected standard doses of THC into mice that had been implanted with human lung cancer cells, and found that tumors were reduced in size and weight by about 50 percent in treated animals compared to a control group. There was also about a 60 percent reduction in cancer lesions on the lungs in these mice as well as a significant reduction in protein markers associated with cancer progression, Preet says. Marijuana Cuts Tumor Growth by 50%
Reducing the virulence of Lung Cancer would devastate the medical and health insurance establishment because they would be fewer people to treat and less money to skim. No wonder the government just made "artificial" pot illegal.
You must be stoned. Most folks that don't like marijuana, don't like the factual nature that has been proven by non biased studies time and time again.
Instead, they choose to believe government propaganda that was published during the Nixon administration. No wait, those showed that pot was practically harmless also, Nixon just refused to read those parts.
Ain't that the truth Memphis! I think people against it have watched too much "Reefer Madness" LOL! It's been said a lot of people in law enforcement would lose money through legalization. I still say there are plenty of crimes out there to worry about than the silly weed charges! Then you have the big pharm companies. Is there a solution out there where it can be legalized and everyone can be happy? We all know or are finding out that it has good medicinal purposes as far as helping with pain, anxiety, and increasing appetite in cancer and AIDS patients. We also know about it's industrial uses to make clothing and paper. Just curious on if you were a politician, how you would try and implement a bill of legalization to ease the fear of others in these industries being hit in their wallet. Though I don't think either of them would lose money. I feel with prescription drugs, people will still have a choice on what they would want to take. Me personally, I'd take pot anyday over an addictive opiate, but that's just me. It's bad enough I'm hooked on nicotine, LOL!
Ain't that the truth Memphis! I think people against it have watched too much "Reefer Madness" LOL! It's been said a lot of people in law enforcement would lose money through legalization. I still say there are plenty of crimes out there to worry about than the silly weed charges! Then you have the big pharm companies. Is there a solution out there where it can be legalized and everyone can be happy? We all know or are finding out that it has good medicinal purposes as far as helping with pain, anxiety, and increasing appetite in cancer and AIDS patients. We also know about it's industrial uses to make clothing and paper. Just curious on if you were a politician, how you would try and implement a bill of legalization to ease the fear of others in these industries being hit in their wallet. Though I don't think either of them would lose money. I feel with prescription drugs, people will still have a choice on what they would want to take. Me personally, I'd take pot anyday over an addictive opiate, but that's just me. It's bad enough I'm hooked on nicotine, LOL!
The only way I can think of would be to decriminalize possession and growth of no more than 5 plants per person who want to grow it.
Seeing as you can grow year round, you could have three plants ready to harvest, and two growing, and vice versa year round. That would make it so that you wouldn't have enough to sell, it'd keep kids from getting it at the store, and it would keep it off of the street and out of the hands of cartels. Then no one is making money on it, except through the sell of seed and growing materials.
Those without a place to grow could lease "grow rooms"
But that makes to much sense, so it would never happen.
The only way I can think of would be to decriminalize possession and growth of no more than 5 plants per person who want to grow it.
Seeing as you can grow year round, you could have three plants ready to harvest, and two growing, and vice versa year round. That would make it so that you wouldn't have enough to sell, it'd keep kids from getting it at the store, and it would keep it off of the street and out of the hands of cartels. Then no one is making money on it, except through the sell of seed and growing materials.
Those without a place to grow could lease "grow rooms"
But that makes to much sense, so it would never happen.
In other words, and correct me if I'm wrong... it would be OK to possess, and grow for personal use, but not to sell it, right?
That makes sense. I'd be OK with it. Though, I currently don't have the means to grow it indoors being in Ohio, and all... plus, I have cats, so that would also be an issue. But if it were legal, you better your a** that I would do it. However; what about distribution for medicinal purposes?
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Most folks that don't like marijuana, don't like the factual nature that has been proven by non biased studies time and time again.
I think people against it have watched too much "Reefer Madness" LOL!
