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There are many addictive prescribed medications that people get hooked on. Weighing the cost, I would rather spend $2-300 a month on weed rather than $1,500 a month on meds. And that's what I pay for my daughter's medication (of which 3 are addictive). Sometimes it runs more than that.
I remember when Big Pharma wanted the government to stop selling vitamins OTC and require a doctor's prescription if you wanted vitamins. Any wonder why:
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The global sports supplements market will exhibit a CAGR of 9.1% between 2014 and 2020, by which year it will stand at US$12,449 million. The sports supplements market was worth US$6,800.8 million in 2013.
The global fatty acids supplements market will reach an estimated value of US$4,477.8 million by 2020. This market was worth US$ 1,912.0 million as of 2013, and will register a 13.1% CAGR from 2014 through 2020.
The global mineral supplements market projections show that it will rise to US$14.5 million in 2020 from US$7.3 million in 2013. This translates into a 7.3% CAGR from 2014 to 2020.
The global clinical nutrition marketwill experience steady growth at a modest CAGR of 4.1% from 2014 through 2020, by which year it will stand at US$48.6 billion.
And this somehow means we have to add new problems
Do you comprehend the problems that arise from having the largest prison population in the history of the World?
Do you comprehend the problems that arise from caging non-violent offenders in a for-profit system for possessing a God-given plant?
Do you comprehend the problems that arise when Police Officers are forced to spend the majority of their time chasing after non-violent offenders committing victimless crimes? Do you realize that murders/rapes solved are at an all time low even though technology/dna testing has progressed tremendously?
The longest and costliest War in American history has already given us so many problems and travesties. It is only fought in poor communities and when money buys justice that is a dangerous combination.
I rather people smoke pot then drinking alcohol which is far more dangerous.
You think drinkers are going to stop drinking because some others are smoking pot? No, they will continue to drink, so instead of having one problem, we have two.
You think drinkers are going to stop drinking because some others are smoking pot? No, they will continue to drink, so instead of having one problem, we have two.
If you really cared about people and substance abuse problems, you'd be talking about prescription drug abuse-LEGAL drug abuse. Yet, this is something you and others like you will NEVER talk about, even though it is an epidemic ravaging our country.
In recent years, legal drug overdose has become the #1 cause of accidental death in the country, surpassing car accidents and gun deaths for the first time in history.
Do you comprehend the problems that arise from having the largest prison population in the history of the World?
Do you comprehend the problems that arise from caging non-violent offenders in a for-profit system for possessing a God-given plant?
Do you comprehend the problems that arise when Police Officers are forced to spend the majority of their time chasing after non-violent offenders committing victimless crimes? Do you realize that murders/rapes solved are at an all time low even though technology/dna testing has progressed tremendously?
The longest and costliest War in American history has already given us so many problems and travesties. It is only fought in poor communities and when money buys justice that is a dangerous combination.
Do you comprehend the fact that prison population can be reduced by changing the sentencing guidelines?
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