Marijuana to Blame for Increased Drug Use in 2009, Government Report Says

[rightwinger]

This is good news because it shows less reliance on harder drugs

Another example of why marajuana use should be legal

Can you give us the names of people who smoke pot yet never took any other drug? They don't exist.

Not enough bandwidth on this board. There are millions of them

 

[Ringel05]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1jB7RBGVGk]YouTube - Reefer Madness Trailer Great marijuana movie[/ame]

 

[Nosmo King]

This is good news because it shows less reliance on harder drugs

Another example of why marajuana use should be legal

Can you give us the names of people who smoke pot yet never took any other drug? They don't exist.

Not enough bandwidth on this board. There are millions of them

Right! If El Matador wants to live by the anecdote, he should die by the anecdote.

 

[topspin]

small gov for republicans, unless it's money spent to bomb people of color or oppress them at home.

 

[Nosmo King]

small gov for republicans, unless it's money spent to bomb people of color or oppress them at home.

Or oppress their fellow American citizens by denying rights. Ever notice how the right never advocates an expansion of civil rights? Never in American history have Conservatives marched, protested, legislated or advocated any expansion of rights to American citizens. Only to American businesses.

 

[topspin]

Dr. Andrew Weil: Cannabis “May Have a Primary Role in Cancer Treatment and Prevention”
Tue, 14 Sep 2010 1856 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Share This Article For nearly a decade now myself and others have been highlighting the potent anti-cancer and potentially cancer preventive properties of cannabinoids.

Now Dr. Andrew Weil, a best-selling author and world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, has lent his powerful voice to this discussion.

Cannabis Rx: Cutting Through the Misinformation
via Huffington Post

[Excerpt below; read the full commentary here.] Research into possible medical uses of cannabis is enjoying a renaissance. In recent years, studies have shown potential for treating nausea, vomiting, premenstrual syndrome, insomnia, migraines, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries, alcohol abuse, collagen-induced arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, bipolar disorder, depression, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, sickle-cell disease, sleep apnea, Alzheimer’s disease and anorexia nervosa.

But perhaps most exciting, cannabinoids (chemical constituents of Cannabis, the best known being tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) may have a primary role in cancer treatment and prevention. A number of studies have shown that these compounds can inhibit tumor growth in laboratory animal models. In part, this is achieved by inhibiting angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels that tumors need in order to grow. What’s more, cannabinoids seem to kill tumor cells without affecting surrounding normal cells. If these findings hold true as research progresses, cannabinoids would demonstrate a huge advantage over conventional chemotherapy agents, which too often destroy normal cells as well as cancer cells.

As long ago as 1975, researchers reported that cannabinoids inhibited the growth of a certain type of lung cancer cell in test tubes and in mice. Since then, laboratory studies have shown that cannabinoids have effects against tumor cells from glioblastoma (a deadly type of brain cancer) as well as those from thyroid cancer¸ leukemia/lymphoma, and skin, uterus, breast, stomach, colorectal, pancreatic and prostate cancers.

… If you want to learn more about this subject, I recommend an excellent documentary film, “What If Cannabis Cured Cancer,” by Len Richmond, which summarizes the remarkable research findings of recent years. Most medical doctors are not aware of this information and its implications for cancer prevention and treatment. The film presents compelling evidence that our current policy on cannabis is counterproductive.

At this past weekend’s national NORML Conference, several panelists — myself included — discussed the use of cannabinoids as selective anti-cancer agents. We also screened Len Richmond’s excellent documentary (in which I’m briefly interviewed) “What If Cannabis Cured Cancer?” (Watch the movie trailer here.)

Fortunately, this important discussion is just now finally making its way into the mainstream. Unfortunately, it’s taken 30+ years to get the MSM to notice.

What possible advancements in the treatment of cancer may have been achieved over the past three decades had U.S. government officials chosen to advance — rather than suppress — clinical research into the anti-cancer effects of cannabis? It’s time for the public and the media to demand an answer.

 

[fyrenza]

Obama is f**ng hypocrite when it comes to pot. He jokingly mocked Clinton about not inhailing yet he shudders out of fear of republican reprisal should he do the right thing.

Obama doesn't give a shit about what Repugs think, 'cuz TPTB don't.

What they DO care about is this:

If pot is legalized? Everyone will just grow their own (read that, NO taxes)

AND

folks won't give a flying fuck about all of the OMG-They're-Out-To-GET-Us crap that has led to so many of our violent problems with the rest of the world.

Once THEY own the world,

ALL drugs will be legal, 'cuz it's better to keep us inebriated and content with the Big Plan that way.

 

[topspin]

do you have more than a ged?
Yeah everyone grows thier own tabacco to. OK got it, simpleton

 

[Bullfighter]

Marijuana to Blame for Increased Drug Use in 2009, Government Report Says

So it says, but what is this based on? As far as I can tell it is based on the imagination of those writing the report.

it's just more of his racist screed.

So you smoke your Mexicans after you suck!!

 

[fyrenza]

do you have more than a ged?
Yeah everyone grows thier own tabacco to. OK got it, simpleton

Ever read the laws that DO allow herb for medicinal use?

THEY ALLOW CULTIVATION, also.

And, NO, everyone canNOT just grow their own tobacco (the correct spelling of the word, btw) ~

there actually ARE laws about THAT, thank you Winston/Salem et al for protecting your sales ability.

 

[Dick Tuck]

I'd like to see a poll of police officers. I'd ask:

1. How many times in your career have you been assaulted by someone who smoked some weed?

2. How many times in your career have you been assaulted by someone who was drinking?

 

[rikules]

And the Ghestapo right still supports the retarded war on pot. It's less dangerous than beer and will cost the right millions of votes in the next few election cycles. But republicans aren't exactly know for being smart.

And by the time you tax the hell out of it like cigarettes, it will cost more to light up than shoot heroin. Then, drug cartels will increase the prices of their supply because the US just increased the value of the product.

Boy, that was real smart!

regardless, it should be legal

and any person who claims to support FREEDOM and SMALLER GOVERNMENT and KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR PRIVATE LIVES and PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY should support the legalization of a substance that is less dangerous than either tobaco or alcohol

btw...
if it's legal you can grow your own and not pay any taxes

 

[topspin]

growing your own is the way, the government sprays mexican weed with chemicals.
Nice way to treat your teenagers republitools.

 

[fyrenza]

I"M a "republitool," you asshat!

Granted, a stoner/alchie republitool, but STILL...



(Hey, I'm just kidding around, okay? PLEASE DON"T NEG ME!!! )

 

[ConHog]

some ignorant folks in this thread, on BOTH sides of the issue.

Pot IS addictive and it is a gateway drug, for SOME.

Oh, to answer the LEO question. I know first hand of pot heads attacking LEO, for a variety of reasons. No, it isn't like meth , which just makes a person lose their minds, but a pothead will act aggressively just like any other criminal if they think they are about to be arrested.

 

[topspin]

lot's of republicans are moderate and smart. Lots of them want it legalized or at least decrimed. IE Palin. But the major force against it is still the republican party.
Obama is a Democan't on this issue, which makes him worse than republicans. He smoked often (his own words) so he know's how harmless it is but he's to big a pussy to do anything other than say "States I'll let you work it out".
As usual, California will lead the culture out of the dark ages. Arnold a republican who smoked often won't stop it.

 

[topspin]

some ignorant folks in this thread, on BOTH sides of the issue.

Pot IS addictive and it is a gateway drug, for SOME.

Oh, to answer the LEO question. I know first hand of pot heads attacking LEO, for a variety of reasons. No, it isn't like meth , which just makes a person lose their minds, but a pothead will act aggressively just like any other criminal if they think they are about to be arrested.

I don't give much credence to a smalll government republican who is a History major and who's only job he can get is SUCKING THE SMALL GOVERNMENT TIT.

YOU ARE PART OF THE DARK AGE PROBLEM SIMPLETON

 

[fyrenza]

Amphetamines are still prescribed to people for a multitude of disorders you fucking idiot.

Errr...


Ummm....


OOPS!

I stand, corrected!



p.s. So, like, what do I have to "HAVE" to get 'em, again?

 

[Dick Tuck]

some ignorant folks in this thread, on BOTH sides of the issue.

Pot IS addictive and it is a gateway drug, for SOME.

Oh, to answer the LEO question. I know first hand of pot heads attacking LEO, for a variety of reasons. No, it isn't like meth , which just makes a person lose their minds, but a pothead will act aggressively just like any other criminal if they think they are about to be arrested.

Most hardcore drug addicts start with milk. It's forced upon them in their infancy. I blame milk.

"Gateway drug" is a bullshit myth. To make the claim, one must show cause-effect. That's something that's never been done. I know too many people, who in their old age, who are still smoking an occasional doobie, and have never "graduated" to harder, addictive drugs.

 

[topspin]

It's going to be legal, the hard core religious right will just need to be pulled into the 21st century kicking and screaming.