Youre not supposed to notice such things Preussen. Americans are ripe for brainwashing - observe "the Palin Effect" where she doesnt know Africa is a Continent and they still call her intellectually fit to become President of the United States.
Tell me- were they laughing in Germany as hard as I was at her utter lack of depth? I know she's hot- but they dont allow strippers to do your taxes do they? Now I know why she wanted to ban a book- you dont need what youve never read...:nohead:
Tell me- were they laughing in Germany as hard as I was at her utter lack of depth? I know she's hot- but they dont allow strippers to do your taxes do they? Now I know why she wanted to ban a book- you dont need what youve never read...:nohead:
Well, of course there was laughter here, but much more amazement at the fact that such a woman could get this close to becoming Vice President of the most powerful country of the world, not to mention that if the Republicans had won all that would have stood between her and the Presidency was a cancer survivor in his seventies, a truly worrisome thought.
but let's turn back to the topic at hand, I'm still hoping for Zit to explain to us in what respect marijuana is worse than alcohol and tobacco...
Voters approve marijuana law change in Massachustts
Voters yesterday overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, making getting caught with less than an ounce of pot punishable by a civil fine of $100. The change in the law means someone found carrying dozens of joints will no longer be reported to the state's criminal history board.
With about 90 percent of the state's precincts reporting last night, voters favored the Question 2 proposition 65 percent to 35 percent.
"The people were ahead of the politicians on this issue; they recognize and want a more sensible approach to our marijuana policy," said Whitney Taylor, chairwoman of the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy, which campaigned for the ballot initiative. "They want to focus our limited law enforcement resources on serious and violent crimes. They recognize under the new law that the punishment will fit the offense."
The proposition will become law 30 days after it is reported to the Governor's Council, which usually meets in late November or early December. But the Legislature could amend or repeal the new law, as they have done with prior initiatives passed by the voters, said Emily LaGrassa, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Opponents of the proposition said they are concerned about the potential consequences of the vote. "The administration is clear in its opposition to the decriminalization of marijuana, and we are concerned about the effects of ballot Question 2's passage," Kevin Burke, secretary of the state's Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, said in a statement.
He would not comment on whether the administration will try to repeal the law, which will require violators younger than 18 to complete a drug awareness program and community service. The fine would increase to as much as $1,000 for those who fail to complete the program.
Proponents of the initiative, who spent about $1 million promoting it, argued the change in the law would maintain the state's existing penalties for growing, trafficking, or driving under the influence of marijuana, while ensuring that those caught with less than an ounce of pot would avoid the taint of a criminal record.
The opponents, who include the governor, attorney general, and district attorneys around the state, argued that decriminalizing marijuana possession would promote drug use and benefit drug dealers at a time when they say marijuana has become more potent. They warned it would increase violence on the streets and safety hazards in the workplace, and cause the number of car crashes to rise as more youths drive under the influence.
In a statement, the Coalition for Safe Streets, which opposed the initiative, blamed the loss on being outspent by supporters of Question 2, which included the billionaire financier George Soros, who spent more than $400,000 in favor of decriminalizing marijuana.
"Now these pro-drug special interests will move on to another state as part of their plan to inflict a radical drug-legalization agenda on as many communities as possible," said the statement.
The Rev. Bruce Wall, pastor of Global Ministries Christian Church in Dorchester, was among several prominent black ministers in Boston who called on fellow clergy to oppose the initiative.
"I guess there are a lot of people smoking the stuff, and they don't see what we see," Wall said.
The initiative's success last night sparked loud cheers from supporters gathered at the Silvertone Bar & Grill in downtown.
"I think this points to how our Legislature is unwilling to represent their constituents on these issues," said Bill Downing, president of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition.
Boston Globe..
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For the record I do not smoke pot because I am clean and sober (since April of 1990) and it would be hypocritical for me to claim sobriety from alcohol while all the while getting high smoking dope. I have no problem with people who choose to smoke pot and know without a doubt that alcohol is much more hazardous to your health than marijuana is from personal experience.
wil.
Voters yesterday overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, making getting caught with less than an ounce of pot punishable by a civil fine of $100. The change in the law means someone found carrying dozens of joints will no longer be reported to the state's criminal history board.
With about 90 percent of the state's precincts reporting last night, voters favored the Question 2 proposition 65 percent to 35 percent.
"The people were ahead of the politicians on this issue; they recognize and want a more sensible approach to our marijuana policy," said Whitney Taylor, chairwoman of the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy, which campaigned for the ballot initiative. "They want to focus our limited law enforcement resources on serious and violent crimes. They recognize under the new law that the punishment will fit the offense."
The proposition will become law 30 days after it is reported to the Governor's Council, which usually meets in late November or early December. But the Legislature could amend or repeal the new law, as they have done with prior initiatives passed by the voters, said Emily LaGrassa, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Opponents of the proposition said they are concerned about the potential consequences of the vote. "The administration is clear in its opposition to the decriminalization of marijuana, and we are concerned about the effects of ballot Question 2's passage," Kevin Burke, secretary of the state's Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, said in a statement.
He would not comment on whether the administration will try to repeal the law, which will require violators younger than 18 to complete a drug awareness program and community service. The fine would increase to as much as $1,000 for those who fail to complete the program.
Proponents of the initiative, who spent about $1 million promoting it, argued the change in the law would maintain the state's existing penalties for growing, trafficking, or driving under the influence of marijuana, while ensuring that those caught with less than an ounce of pot would avoid the taint of a criminal record.
The opponents, who include the governor, attorney general, and district attorneys around the state, argued that decriminalizing marijuana possession would promote drug use and benefit drug dealers at a time when they say marijuana has become more potent. They warned it would increase violence on the streets and safety hazards in the workplace, and cause the number of car crashes to rise as more youths drive under the influence.
In a statement, the Coalition for Safe Streets, which opposed the initiative, blamed the loss on being outspent by supporters of Question 2, which included the billionaire financier George Soros, who spent more than $400,000 in favor of decriminalizing marijuana.
"Now these pro-drug special interests will move on to another state as part of their plan to inflict a radical drug-legalization agenda on as many communities as possible," said the statement.
The Rev. Bruce Wall, pastor of Global Ministries Christian Church in Dorchester, was among several prominent black ministers in Boston who called on fellow clergy to oppose the initiative.
"I guess there are a lot of people smoking the stuff, and they don't see what we see," Wall said.
The initiative's success last night sparked loud cheers from supporters gathered at the Silvertone Bar & Grill in downtown.
"I think this points to how our Legislature is unwilling to represent their constituents on these issues," said Bill Downing, president of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition.
Boston Globe..
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For the record I do not smoke pot because I am clean and sober (since April of 1990) and it would be hypocritical for me to claim sobriety from alcohol while all the while getting high smoking dope. I have no problem with people who choose to smoke pot and know without a doubt that alcohol is much more hazardous to your health than marijuana is from personal experience.
wil.
TRECALL aptly notes: As far as Festers bit- hes a poser- he knows there are no links to cancer and he wont find any studies that show any- believe me Zit - they have been trying to get rats to smoke the equivalent of a pound of pot a day just to slam their immune systems so hard they hope they can get a cancer cell to spout- and they cant..
SH: Indeed. The federal government has been eagerly funding studies going back several decades in hopes they could find even ONE legitimate link between cannabis use and the onset of cancer...ANY cancer....so they could then trumpet the results of that report across every media outlet in North America.
Results after 30+ Years = ZERO evidence produced
Much akin to the marijuana use impairs the driving skills "just the same as does alcohol". Lots of studies and no evidence produced save for demonstrating that in the first 20 minutes or so after toking up measureable impairment can be demonstrated.
Conclusion - Wait half an hour and drive without undue risk.
SH: Indeed. The federal government has been eagerly funding studies going back several decades in hopes they could find even ONE legitimate link between cannabis use and the onset of cancer...ANY cancer....so they could then trumpet the results of that report across every media outlet in North America.
Results after 30+ Years = ZERO evidence produced
Much akin to the marijuana use impairs the driving skills "just the same as does alcohol". Lots of studies and no evidence produced save for demonstrating that in the first 20 minutes or so after toking up measureable impairment can be demonstrated.
Conclusion - Wait half an hour and drive without undue risk.
Barman and Recall,
You call me a poser because you say Marijuana doesn't cause cancer.
Hmm... show me one post where I said it causes cancer? You ass-clowns
can't carry on a rational discussion can you?
Your beef is not with me but the American Medical Association, which
along with all the medical problems I cited, considers it a gateway drug
to harder drugs that have much worse medical/addiction issues.
So, until you can convince the American Medical Association from your
vast personal research, and scientific studies that you have done - to
change their mind, I suggest that perhaps you two are the posers?
Comments?
2007 Copyright Harvard Health Publications
Question:
What are the medical effects of smoking cannabis for a long period of time?
Answer:
It has been difficult to study long-term risks of marijuana use, because it is illegal to dispense this drug to subjects in a formal study. However, doctors accept some effects of long-term marijuana use based upon reasonable evidence. These include:
- Chronic lung disease: Smoking three or four marijuana cigarettes per day has been identified as an approximate equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes (one pack of regular nicotine-based cigarettes), in terms of its effects on chronic lung injury. There is a higher pollutant exposure within the lungs for marijuana cigarettes as opposed to regular cigarettes. Chronic lung disease from marijuana includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD).
- Cancers: Marijuana use appears to increase the risk of cancer in the head and neck and is likely to contribute to lung cancer.
- Heart attack: Heart attack risk is higher immediately after smoking marijuana.
- Effects on fertility and sex drive: In men, marijuana affects the function and quantity of sperm, reduces testosterone levels, reduces sexual drive, can stimulate male breast enlargement, and causes impotence. In women, period cycles can become shorter and fertility can be reduced. Spontaneous leakage of milk from the breasts (when a woman is not breast-feeding) has been attributed to marijuana in many cases. Marijuana does cross the placenta and is thought to reduce the birth weight of babies.
- Psychiatric effects: Marijuana use is associated with higher rates of depression and schizophrenia in later adult years. Also, there is strong evidence that suggests marijuana use can lead to the abuse of other substances.
- Long-term memory and attention skills: Users of marijuana averaging 10 years of use have poorer brain function than do short-term users, even after they have discontinued the drug.
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Mary Pickett, M.D., is a lecturer for Harvard Medical School and an assistant professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. At OHSU, she practices general internal medicine and teaches medical residents and students.
Btw, this is not quite correct, either. The article says there is reasonable evidence that Marijuana appears to be increasing the chance of cancer.
I'm no doctor and so I will not judge about the medical issue. But I'm intelligent enough to notice that this phrasing is a lot different from the statement you made out of it.
You're the one pooh-poohing the Harvard studies. Re-read them, and
keep up the lame rhetoric. Denying results from Harvard MD's is fun!!!
hno:
Marijuana is good for you , right? The human body just *loves*
marijuana!!!
Yum yum!!!
Show me where I denied the result from Harvard MD's and where I said marijuana is a good thing (this is your chance to get even with me for the embarrassment I gave you some posts before.)
Zit, you may want to actually read what people write.
it is tough to read posts when you are on a crusade against weed and fags all in the same week..........he needs to focus on one monumental triumph before tackling another......Show me where I denied the result from Harvard MD's and where I said marijuana is a good thing (this is your chance to get even with me for the embarrassment I gave you some posts before.)
Zit, you may want to actually read what people write.
zit you never answered my question... is your life really that boring that you have to worry about what other people do in the privacy in their own home? or, speaking about homosexuals, are you that bored with your own sex life that you have to meddle in the affairs of someone else who is not harming you?
give me a break. you come off as a self-centered, egotistical, narcissistic dickhead.
you need to take a hit more than any of us.
give me a break. you come off as a self-centered, egotistical, narcissistic dickhead.
you need to take a hit more than any of us.
