Comments on: Obama On Marijuana, Where’s The Change? http://www.misanthropytoday.com/obama-on-marijuana-wheres-the-change/ Because If You Don't Hate Others Nobody Else Will Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:03:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Misanthropist http://www.misanthropytoday.com/obama-on-marijuana-wheres-the-change/#comment-5171 Misanthropist Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:18:58 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1263#comment-5171 I smoke, I have no idea why you get these run of the mill retards complaining about it. I'm high and I can tell that meme is an idiot. I think that due to the lucrative cannabis trade already established the government cannot create a monopoly, therefore it won't be legalised. I agree with AF that the whole biofuel/rope/crap thing is bullshit you smoke to get high, no other reason. Anyways smoking makes idiots more tolerable. I smoke, I have no idea why you get these run of the mill retards complaining about it. I’m high and I can tell that meme is an idiot.
I think that due to the lucrative cannabis trade already established the government cannot create a monopoly, therefore it won’t be legalised.

I agree with AF that the whole biofuel/rope/crap thing is bullshit you smoke to get high, no other reason. Anyways smoking makes idiots more tolerable.

]]> By: Jordan http://www.misanthropytoday.com/obama-on-marijuana-wheres-the-change/#comment-4500 Jordan Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:23:56 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1263#comment-4500 I care not to legalize Mary Jane for recreation but to put Ford and GM back in business and the price of everything will go lower. If don't know what I'm talking about, it's biodiesel. Growing MJ is easy and depending on it give us healthier air and we could then say F you to the Arabs. I care not to legalize Mary Jane for recreation but to put Ford and GM back in business and the price of everything will go lower. If don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s biodiesel. Growing MJ is easy and depending on it give us healthier air and we could then say F you to the Arabs.

]]> By: Hurricane http://www.misanthropytoday.com/obama-on-marijuana-wheres-the-change/#comment-3667 Hurricane Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:52:44 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1263#comment-3667 Actually I find it strange that Big Pharma isn't in the forefront of legalization; since for example morphine was used for strictly medicinal purposes and they had to stop due to the government stepping in and declaring opiates an illegal substance. If I am not mistaken opiates are a much more effective pain reliever than most of the substitutes out there and it's completely amazing how Big Pharma is not itching to pluck such a low lying fruit as THC; which appears to have multiple medicinal uses. Not only that I argue that drug prohibition has stifled growth and scientific innovation. I for the life of me don't understand how no one can see the economic growth potential that drug rehabilitation could have on the medical industry. There is the potential of creating whole new fields of science just devoted to addiction physiology, brain chemistry restoration and possibly others that we do not even know exist yet. Whole hospitals can be created just devoted to drug rehabilitation. It in fact could and should be the foundation of our national healthcare system. Actually I find it strange that Big Pharma isn’t in the forefront of legalization; since for example morphine was used for strictly medicinal purposes and they had to stop due to the government stepping in and declaring opiates an illegal substance. If I am not mistaken opiates are a much more effective pain reliever than most of the substitutes out there and it’s completely amazing how Big Pharma is not itching to pluck such a low lying fruit as THC; which appears to have multiple medicinal uses.

Not only that I argue that drug prohibition has stifled growth and scientific innovation. I for the life of me don’t understand how no one can see the economic growth potential that drug rehabilitation could have on the medical industry. There is the potential of creating whole new fields of science just devoted to addiction physiology, brain chemistry restoration and possibly others that we do not even know exist yet. Whole hospitals can be created just devoted to drug rehabilitation. It in fact could and should be the foundation of our national healthcare system.

]]> By: Randy http://www.misanthropytoday.com/obama-on-marijuana-wheres-the-change/#comment-3665 Randy Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:25:10 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1263#comment-3665 Don't forget that pharmaceutical companies are against this since it eases pain, nausea, glaucoma, anxiety, and depression. I'm sure alcohol companies wouldn't like this safer alternative as competition either. It should be legalized, but it never will be. Don’t forget that pharmaceutical companies are against this since it eases pain, nausea, glaucoma, anxiety, and depression. I’m sure alcohol companies wouldn’t like this safer alternative as competition either. It should be legalized, but it never will be.

]]> By: Hurricane http://www.misanthropytoday.com/obama-on-marijuana-wheres-the-change/#comment-3664 Hurricane Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:17:37 +0000 http://www.misanthropytoday.com/?p=1263#comment-3664 I agree andyfox that I wasn't expecting Obama to flat out come and support legalization. I was expecting him to treat the idea of legalization seriously. If he had responded to the legalization with, "Well it's an interesting idea; an idea I have heard some people express. However I feel we need to more closely look at this idea carefully before we make a final determination on that particular policy. Right now my focus is on restoring the economy and creating a foundation to restore American prosperity. I don't feel marijuana legalization is an issue we can address just yet until we right the ship and get this country back on track. Once the country is on the road to recovery we can look at this issue with all the attention it deserves and can make a rational decision based upon the facts." Perfectly non committal and respectful. Unfortunately with his response he has once again trivialized a very serious issue and has essential relegated it back into the fringe; therefore making it hard; as always; to have a rational discussion about our drug policy. I now find it maddening; we have a president who refuses to prosecute certain people because of political reasons (Bush admin and torture) but refuses to stop prosecuting people because of political reasons (drug users). So what is the message here? We are a nation who will only punish people when it's convenient to do so? What exactly is a criminal in this country? The actions of Bush and Co are no where near the level of a lowly street criminal? The ironic thing about this whole situation is even if you accepted the logic that drug dealers are the scum of the earth and the source of death and misery you take the average number of deaths attributed to drug use(OD's, gang violence, robbery and other crimes committed for the purpose of obtaining drugs) for the last 8 years and compared that to the possible number of deaths to iraqi and afghan civilians(most of whom were not responsible for 9/11 or terrorism and were never in a position to influence those actions) there would be no comparison. Yet drug dealers and users are branded as evil incarnate and prosecuted with a religious zealously. Meanwhile warmongers and torturers will go free because it is inconvenient to prosecute them. The ultimate hypocrisy. I agree andyfox that I wasn’t expecting Obama to flat out come and support legalization.

I was expecting him to treat the idea of legalization seriously.

If he had responded to the legalization with, “Well it’s an interesting idea; an idea I have heard some people express. However I feel we need to more closely look at this idea carefully before we make a final determination on that particular policy. Right now my focus is on restoring the economy and creating a foundation to restore American prosperity. I don’t feel marijuana legalization is an issue we can address just yet until we right the ship and get this country back on track. Once the country is on the road to recovery we can look at this issue with all the attention it deserves and can make a rational decision based upon the facts.”

Perfectly non committal and respectful.

Unfortunately with his response he has once again trivialized a very serious issue and has essential relegated it back into the fringe; therefore making it hard; as always; to have a rational discussion about our drug policy.

I now find it maddening; we have a president who refuses to prosecute certain people because of political reasons (Bush admin and torture) but refuses to stop prosecuting people because of political reasons (drug users).

So what is the message here? We are a nation who will only punish people when it’s convenient to do so? What exactly is a criminal in this country? The actions of Bush and Co are no where near the level of a lowly street criminal?

The ironic thing about this whole situation is even if you accepted the logic that drug dealers are the scum of the earth and the source of death and misery you take the average number of deaths attributed to drug use(OD’s, gang violence, robbery and other crimes committed for the purpose of obtaining drugs) for the last 8 years and compared that to the possible number of deaths to iraqi and afghan civilians(most of whom were not responsible for 9/11 or terrorism and were never in a position to influence those actions) there would be no comparison.

Yet drug dealers and users are branded as evil incarnate and prosecuted with a religious zealously. Meanwhile warmongers and torturers will go free because it is inconvenient to prosecute them.

The ultimate hypocrisy.

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