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IRQ_1 User ID: 24600584 United States 12/12/2012 07:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I did to but it wasn't pot. Jack of all trades master of none "shall not be infringed." BLUE RIBBON AWARNESS FOR MENS' HEALTH Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. --ISAAC ASIMOV I never 'Ad hominem' I don't need to. The Constitution means everything or nothing. You can't have both. |
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Dutchguy User ID: 1259147 China 12/12/2012 08:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. F. Nietzsche There is no way of fixing Stupid. Politicians: You need to do what we say, Not say what we do.. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 24537691 Canada 12/12/2012 08:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Interesting, have seen someone who smoked throughout high school and was told by the principal wouldn't amount to anything because of it. When he received his DC as his post BSC degree he tore a strip off the principal at a reunion 10 years later for his admonishment. Funny thing is, he still smokes and is very successful. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1516308 Netherlands 12/12/2012 08:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Most of the time you would arrive earlier or maybe skip a class so you could bike to some spot far enough away from any school anyway. But yeah, does make it suck more if you get caught. Might make it more interesting though. |
Blue Topaz User ID: 12522946 United States 12/12/2012 09:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So is Amsterdam the shining example with all their pot bars? If its okay, no legalities in sight, of course the kids will try it at school and everywhere else. They dug their own grave about that. Perhaps this is the prelude to the other states in the US who have it legalized. There are always consequences and challenges when you let loose the rules! Knowledge protects. Ignorance endangers. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 29739537 United States 12/12/2012 10:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So is Amsterdam the shining example with all their pot bars? If its okay, no legalities in sight, of course the kids will try it at school and everywhere else. They dug their own grave about that. Perhaps this is the prelude to the other states in the US who have it legalized. Quoting: Blue Topaz There are always consequences and challenges when you let loose the rules! Yes, there are some very striking consequences to legality, the rates of cannabis use among children there is about half that of the US: [link to www.drugwarfacts.org] So legalization, as always, results in decreased use among young people. Same thing happened with alcohol use at the end of Prohibition. For a balanced view: [link to www.eastbayexpress.com] On one hand, it's probably true the Dutch have more cannabis use than they would have had if they hadn't adopted this coffee shop model. But at same time, the data seem to suggest that it doesn't promote escalation into harder drugs and it doesn't promote the heavier levels of cannabis use that you would see in U.S. Their actual level of cannabis use is pretty modest by European standards. It's a trade-off, but the Dutch were probably thinking it's a fair trade-off, because they initially set out to reduce hard drug use by separating the soft drug market from the hard drug market, and the data in the paper suggests that seems to have worked. Our system is not working [link to www.cbsnews.com] Despite tough anti-drug laws, a new survey shows the U.S. has the highest level of illegal drug use in the world. The World Health Organization's survey of legal and illegal drug use in 17 countries, including the Netherlands and other countries with less stringent drug laws, shows Americans report the highest level of cocaine and marijuana use. For example, Americans were four times more likely to report using cocaine in their lifetime than the next closest country, New Zealand (16% vs. 4%), Medical use has already shown positive results by reducing drunk driving deaths [link to washingtonindependent.com] A study released last week by the University of Colorado Denver indicates that the legalization of medical marijuana reduces alcohol consumption and, as a result, alcohol-related traffic deaths without a corresponding increase in deaths caused by stoned drivers. |