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Chippy
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 Weed. http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/ch ... ?hpt=hp_t1There is going to be a show about it on CNN, this Sunday night. And after reading this story, I'm absolutely fascinated by it. I've known for a while that marijuana has a lot of health benefits and that by legalizing it, and taxing it, it can become a huge market and cut down on a lot of crime. Your thoughts?
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BJ
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Re: Weed. weed = awesome yo
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Libs
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Re: Weed. I am 100% in favor of legalizing pot everywhere although I don't partake myself.
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torrino
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Re: Weed. Weed is quite nice in moderation. Though, gotta be careful... It is so potent these days. One hit is usually enough.
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Algren
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Re: Weed. I really couldn't care, but I think it might lead to an even further slumped society.
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Mau
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Re: Weed. Weed is like the least dangerous drug ever
So i'm all for doing it.
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Jiffy
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Re: Weed. Mau wrote: Weed is like the least dangerous drug ever I agree and it should be legal, but it doesn't do much for me.
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Libs
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Re: Weed. Jiffy wrote: Mau wrote: Weed is like the least dangerous drug ever I agree and it should be legal, but it doesn't do much for me. Same. I actually hate it personally, but don't mind other people doing it at all.
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Re: Weed. It's like how i feel about cigarettes, i don't like it but as long as people don't smoke it next to me then it's non of my business if they want to.
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. Ew. Cigarettes should be illegal.
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. No way.
In order of danger (most to least):
1. Cigarettes
2. Alcohol
3. Weed
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Jiffy
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Re: Weed. Chippy wrote: No way.
In order of danger (most to least):
1. Cigarettes
2. Alcohol
3. Weed What about danger to innocent bystanders. I mean, I know secondhand smoke is a thing, but...
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Jiffy
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Re: Weed. Oh, what a coincidence that I should just happen upon this handy chart linked to in one of today's Cracked articles. 
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. It would be nice if that chart said what the numbers meant.
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. From the CDC:
Alcohol related deaths per year, excluding homicides and accidents: 42,000
Total alcohol related deaths per year: 80,000
Tobacco related deaths per year: 440,000
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. It's kind of similar to the gun (tobacco)/knife (alcohol) argument.
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Jiffy
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Re: Weed. Chippy wrote: It would be nice if that chart said what the numbers meant. It's just a score on a scale of 0-100. Here is a link to the original study -- http://www.sg.unimaas.nl/_OLD/oudelezingen/dddsd.pdf
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. Chippy wrote: From the CDC:
Alcohol related deaths per year, excluding homicides and accidents: 42,000
Total alcohol related deaths per year: 80,000
Tobacco related deaths per year: 440,000 Homicides (non-gun) per yer: 5,000 Gun homicides per year: 11,000 _________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. Excuse me for thinking death is far more serious than "harm".
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. You really don't. Not when the death outweighs the other by MILES.
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Jiffy
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Re: Weed. Another thing to consider is the fact that smoking does not negatively affect the quality of day-to-day life for you or those closest to you (until you get cancer ofc) to anywhere near the degree that inebriating substances will. There's a reason staging a "Tobacco Intervention" isn't really a thing.
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. You're both fools.
Tobacco is the most dangerous thing in the country. And that's a fact. It kills more people, causes more harm and is EASILY the most addictive of any drug.
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Jiffy
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Re: Weed. Chippy wrote: You're both fools.
Tobacco is the most dangerous thing in the country. And that's a fact. It kills more people, causes more harm and is EASILY the most addictive of any drug. I don't disagree with the first or last statements (though technically heroin is more addictive), the second one would be a value judgment, I guess.
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/gu ... ?hpt=hp_t1Quote: We now know that while estimates vary, marijuana leads to dependence in around 9 to 10% of its adult users. By comparison, cocaine, a schedule 2 substance "with less abuse potential than schedule 1 drugs" hooks 20% of those who use it. Around 25% of heroin users become addicted.
The worst is tobacco, where the number is closer to 30% of smokers, many of whom go on to die because of their addiction.
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Chippy
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Re: Weed. All backed up by UK research.
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