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Post by worlder on Aug 19, 2010 9:56:54 GMT -5
Speaking of legalizing drugs, here's a short animated film about the social and economic costs of marijuana prohibition. It all comes down to addiction in the end. EDIT: How much marijuana does it take to lower a person's life expectancy? Alcohol can destroy the liver. Tobacco when smoked hurts the lungs, heart, and brain; when it is chewed expect tooth loss and other oral diseases.
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Post by Tiger on Aug 19, 2010 12:09:01 GMT -5
I am unsure as to whether legalising drugs would increase or decrease their usage. I have seen it argued both ways. My belief is that legalization will probably increase usage slightly, but it will also encourage people to be more open about their drug use, making it easier for friends and family to realize when their friend has a problem and also making people who realize they have a problem more likely to seek treatment. The legalization of marijuana in the Netherlands actually decreased its usage among teens (citation needed). Guess we knew who was just trying to be a rebel. EDIT: How much marijuana does it take to lower a person's life expectancy? Alcohol can destroy the liver. Tobacco when smoked hurts the lungs, heart, and brain; when it is chewed expect tooth loss and other oral diseases. I don't know. I would think a lot. Any sort of smoke is harmful to the lungs, but cigarettes are way, way more harmful than marijuana in that regard. Tobacco smokers also tend to smoke cigarettes more often than marijuana users smoke pot, in part because the latter is non-addictive.
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Post by spaniel on Aug 19, 2010 12:11:45 GMT -5
Alcohol can destroy the liver. Tobacco when smoked hurts the lungs, heart, and brain; when it is chewed expect tooth loss and other oral diseases. I don't know. I would think a lot. Any sort of smoke is harmful to the lungs, but cigarettes are way, way more harmful than marijuana in that regard. Tobacco smokers also tend to smoke cigarettes more often than marijuana users smoke pot, in part because the latter is non-addictive.[/quote] And you don't have to smoke marijuana. It can be eaten.
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Post by Tiger on Aug 19, 2010 12:13:29 GMT -5
And you don't have to smoke marijuana. It can be eaten. Or vaporized.
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Post by worlder on Aug 19, 2010 12:31:46 GMT -5
Well is it even possible to starve the demand for drugs by completely killing off the supply? Is a "true drug-free" society more or less a pipe dream? Well is it possible that... oh hell no... Tobacco companies investing in an addictive form of cannabis (or adding chemicals to the production) if marijuana becomes legal. EDIT: BTW more political cartoons plz.
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Post by CtraK on Aug 19, 2010 18:13:31 GMT -5
Well is it even possible to starve the demand for drugs by completely killing off the supply? Is a "true drug-free" society more or less a pipe dream? Oh worlder, you utter card.
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Post by Thejebusfire on Aug 20, 2010 11:02:37 GMT -5
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Post by Tiger on Aug 20, 2010 11:42:47 GMT -5
Well, yeah. The Puritans were assholes.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Aug 20, 2010 12:01:13 GMT -5
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Post by worlder on Aug 20, 2010 12:05:27 GMT -5
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Post by Shane for Wax on Aug 20, 2010 12:07:33 GMT -5
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Post by Professor Cold Heart on Aug 20, 2010 12:08:08 GMT -5
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Post by worlder on Aug 20, 2010 12:10:56 GMT -5
That last one is just amateurish.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Aug 20, 2010 12:13:43 GMT -5
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Post by devilschaplain2 on Aug 20, 2010 12:43:12 GMT -5
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