Defending Cannabis

[TurnyBright]

It's usually impossible to convince someone it should be legal.


But it's very easy to get someone to realize they don't know why it is illegal.

[jimmy8778]

i feel that before you start anytype of discussion/debate, you should first ask the question if they know why it is legal. Then you should tell them all your facts, the whole time, continually asking them why they think it could be illegal, maybe you can jog their memory to thinking some crazy excuse as to why they think it should be, each time chopping down their answer to there is no reason for it to be illegal.

When your done, they will still believe that it should be illegal, but what else is new, atleast you got someone started as to how it should be thought of, maybe they will do some research of their own and decide it should be legal.

[ArtRollins]

It is easier to reverse the argument and ask why any Americans freedom should be impinged for use of a plant used in industry or for personal use, be it medical or pleasure.

Take the offence not the defence.

[ArtRollins]

Anslinger.

Son in law to Sec Treas Morgan (Morgan bank partner with Dupont who just got the German patent to nylon synthetics) was not "desperate." He was entrusted to keep hemp off the market for the 99-year patent life. Morgan created the department (bndd to dea) for that specific reason and kept it all in the family - as they always do.

[TheMetal1]

I'd say that anyone, regardless of their family ties, that chooses to spearhead a War on Marijuana "The Devils Herb" :wtf:... and uses blatant propaganda, skewed medical testimony, and flat out lies to advance the career of himself and his family... is pretty damn desperate.

Desperate:
1 a: having lost hope b: giving no ground for hope
2 a: moved by despair b: involving or employing extreme measures in an attempt to escape defeat or frustration 3: suffering extreme need or anxiety
4: involving extreme danger or possible disaster
5: of extreme intensity
6: shocking, outrageous

Maybe that's just me though... :stoned:

[mmjnoob]

Well... one of the hardest things in this world is to make someone change its own views... nobody, NOBODY likes to be proven wrong, and most people will do anything to assure themselves that they are right and you (or anybody else) is wrong... so, most of time trying to make someone change its views is just a waste of time.
Just think this way: how hard would be to someone convince you that youre wrong about something you think youre right?

The best way to close a mind to anything you are saying is to focus on proving the person wrong.
I find the best way to go about this is be armed with as much factual information as possible. Avoiding emotional arguments and build a case based on documented evidence from reliable sources. Respond with legitimate research rather than your opinion. It's much harder to dispute. Look at your job as one of educating rather than convincing.
I find economic reasons to be a good place to focus. I find that the type of people who oppose MMJ and legalization typically aren't too interested in compassion. They seem to care a great deal about the budget though.

[RobPA]

I've been trying to defend the legalization of cannabis a lot lately. Yet no matter how many things I reveal to the non-believer, some of them refuse to change their mind. Well, most of them actually.

I'm defending it on another forum currently. Even though I have (with the help of others) dis-proven a lot of what the "brainwashed" (for lack of better terminology) people think, they continue to think the way they do as if they didn't even read what has been written out.

The same thing happened at work the other day. We got into talking about the government, which eventually turned to cannabis. So since I am such an advocate for the plant, It became a rather long debate. Yet everything that I pointed out about the plant, did not seem to sink into the non-believers head.

When it was all said and done, he still said that cannabis for medical purposes was a bunch of BS. He said that there is no way it could be as good as pharmaceuticals and the only reason anyone wants it legalized is so they can get high.

How often do all of you have to deal with such closed-minded people? It gets very frustrating to deal with. Especially when they make such ignorant statements like "it's a gateway drug".

Hey Jay, quick question. little off topic, are you also into cars? are you a member of a mustang messageboard? Someone on there uses your name and i was just curious if it was you.

[Storm Crow]

A print out of "Granny Storm Crow's List?" Lots of medical studies- about 65+ pages depending on your printer. Take a look- the link's in my sig. :thumbsup:

I know he's going to say it's all fake! Well, I have it up at various sites- just in case you don't want your boss snooping around here! lol The "most innocent" place I have it on, is this brand-new, all MMJ site

Granny Storm Crow's List- - Medical Marijuana Patient Forums

That way he can check and see that the URLs (and the studies) are REAL and working! (and I checked them all on July 28th, 2008- so let him pick and choose as he wills) If he can read all the titles and still be anti-MMJ, watch out for him- IMHO, he's insane! :wtf:

Granny:hippy: