Need to persuade people to legalize marijuana

[mayhem04]

Hey, I'm a student at a small college that thinks pot is horrible. My roommate got kicked out of here 3 years ago for being in the same room where they found marijuana, just being present got him booted. Now i chose to persuade one of my classes to legalize marijuana, and for the most part they are against it. Iv'e been doing research but can anyone give me good credible studies, laws, or attempts in the lagalization of marijuana that could back my argument up.

[sodapop]

it depends what state you are in. state?

[mayhem04]

Im in michigan, but any state would be fine for evidence.

[FrenchInhale]

All I tell people is look:

1. Marijuana is less additive and less harmful to your body than alcohol or cigarettes.
2. Except for the tar (which could be fixed by a vaporizer) there is nothing harmful entering your body.
3. If people used it responsibly, i.e. no driving or heavy machinery, or better yet, only smoking in your homes and in hash bars... because if america had hash bars it would be awesome and noone that didn't want to be around smoke would be bothered.

I have always thought that hash bars along with no smoking outside laws could make smoking something that would be good for us stoners, but not effect the people who don't smoke.

[Bro DZ]

check out erowid.com for a gang of pot facts.

and tell people about how THC has been proven to fight several forms of brain and throat cancer

[GooseBear]

I know that NORML was having in ralley in Minneapolis or something?? Long time ago
I don't know for sure
www.norml.org
They want to leagalize MJ

[litespeed]

http://www.marijuana.org/DalesReport.html#foot2
:D :D
REVIEW OF HUMAN STUDIES ON MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA
by Dale H. Gieringer, Ph.D.
August 1996
California NORML
2215-R Market St. #278
San Francisco CA 94114
(415) 563-5858 / [email protected]

:p :p
SUMMARY: HUMAN STUDIES ON MEDICAL USES OF MARIJUANA
There have been hundreds of studies on the medical uses of cannabis
since its introduction to western medicine in the early nineteenth century.
A review of the literature reveals over 65 human studies, most of them in
the 1970's and early 80's.
* The best established medical use of smoked marijuana is as an
anti-nauseant for cancer chemotherapy. Marijuana's efficacy was
demonstrated in studies by half a dozen states, involving hundreds of
subjects. Most research has found smoked marijuana superior to oral THC
(Marinol). Many oncologists are currently recommending marijuana to their
patients.

[Pateticus]

If you read my post below in the Activism Board: http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=7507

There's a very easy way different organizations can work together to make cannabis legal.

Pateticus

[mikee1422]

Dude,

I have been trying for about 15 years, go to Council Meetings and speak their language..... the only thing that keeps me going is that I know that Change take time....

[mikeandjenherbals]

bring back critical thinking, educate urself then you will be able help pull others heads out, drug crazy by mike gray is a real eye opener, opensecrets.org is a good one for showing how crooked our govt is. mainstream media is owned by a handful of big corps, if u r tired of hearing the same 30 second sound byte tune into democracy now.take notice of all the bush/cheney signs and stickers, hunting season will be open soon

[Teazintoo]

There is a Ralley this Sat.the 26 of August?Will someone confirm that for me because as the lame I am I delete it.

[Teazintoo]

Fount it:thumbsup: :dance: yikes.Hope to see ya all there spry and ready to do some educating upon the subject of Medicinal MJ and the great things our forfathers found it to be useful.Get back to herbs and nature.It will be the tribes in the N/W which will be left here on earth only because of them not allowing cooperations to come in and strip the land down to nothing.Oh lets pump more blood out of our Mother Earth,kill her drop by drop.When she will take care of us and provide for us.:stoned: :eek:

[Storm Crow]

You want to make an arguement why pot should be legal? Google "cannabis" "abstract" and then add any of these terms-diabetes, cancer, alzheimers, neuro-protection, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia or any major disease. Cannabis kills cancer cells of many types, stops diabetic retinopathy- a major cause of blindness, it protects the brain during strokes, may prevent and/or reverse alzheimers! If you research what cannabis can do, it will blow your mind! I have a notebook on medical cannabis. I just passed page 200. Most are just little one page abstracts! I print both sides of my papers! I've been doing the notebook for less than a year. You can win your case on the medical issue alone! Go for it!