crazy protest idea!

[TheAtomicPunk]

^ What? i didnt understand that post ^

[Fan o KmK]

grr cmon man hurry, i wana read this lol

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

dude patience is a virtue

[Fan o KmK]

i know, but im like avoiding doing homework until i read this paper lol

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

okay go to the thread called First Draft

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

no one's looking at the other thread so...

Marijuana
By Jake Martinez

In our society there are many forms of Crime. From the Speeder caught unawares while he was simply dozing off on a long, boring drive, to the Mass Murderer sitting in his basement killing small animals in some sort of Sadistic Ritual. Most of our Laws in this glorious United States of America have been made with the good of the people in mind. Some of them, however, arenâ??t so Justly conceived. I do not wish to dive into every one of These laws; I do wish, however, to have a word with you all about our current Prohibition on Marijuana. There is a separated opinion on Marijuana in the U.S. of A. A person will either believe that it is a Horrible drug and should never be used by any person for any reason; or they will believe that it has some good medical and industrial uses, as well as some very good recreational ones. There are rarely any people who donâ??t have a solid opinion on the Cannabis plant. I am certainly not one of those people. Marijuana has been proven to be less harmful to your body than Alcohol, Tobacco, and most Prescription drugs. It can also be used to aid our Industry and Environment.
First, Iâ??d like to speak with you regarding Marijuana and Tobacco. Tobacco is one of the only Two legal and morally acceptable recreational drugs in our society. It also contributes to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans every single year. 1,200 people are going to die today in our glorious Nation because they canâ??t resist to have one more smoke. Why is this allowed? For what possible reason could we have to keep Tobacco legal? That is a discussion for a later time. However, knowing that Tobacco is extremely dangerous is imperative in order to understand my argument. Tobacco use, over time, causes many forms of Cancer as well as Respiratory and Circulatory troubles. Marijuana, while it may still cause these Troubles, does not cause These adverse effects as efficiently as Tobacco. Some of you may have heard the phrase: â??One Marijuana Cigarette is equal to Five, Ten, Twenty, etc, Tobacco Cigarettes.â?� This is only a Half-Truth. While the amount of Tar in a typical Joint is much higher than that of a typical Cigarette, there are other Factors to consider. One: When the Marijuana is good quality, only One joint is typically needed to get â??highâ?�. Even some experienced users with an Extremely high tolerance can sometimes be surprised when they get some High Quality bud. At most, with Low quality Marijuana, a user would smoke Five Joints (.5-1 gram of Marijuana in each) to get a good â??highâ?�. With Tobacco, however, once your tolerance begins to build up, it may take whole packs of Cigarettes to experience the â??highâ?� of tobacco (Dizziness, Hyperactivity, etc.). Not only that, but the active chemical in Tobacco (Nicotine), broken down into an extremely Volatile chemical in the series of chemical reactions that gets you High. Marijuanaâ??s active chemical, Delta-9-TetraHydraCannabinol (THC), does not. It goes in as THC, and comes out as THC. â??Why is this?â?� you might ask. Our bodies have a special part of the nervous system called the Cannabinoid system. This system is responsible for Calming down nerves that might be having some problems. And guess what? Our bodies produce THC naturally in order to do that. Using Marijuana is just supplementing your own bodies with more of it. Your body doesnâ??t necessarily need all that THC, and it doesnâ??t want to simply store it for later, so it Decides to use it all as fast as it possibly can. This is what causes the feelings of Euphoria and whatever other pleasant feelings are associated with a Good â??highâ?�. Therefore, although the Tar in One joint is greater than the Tar in one Cigarette, a Marijuana user will stop after just One to Five Joints, but a Tobacco addict may smoke a pack of cigarettesâ?¦and not even feel â??highâ?�. If that is all true, then why is Tobacco legal over Marijuana?
Second, I would like to speak with you regarding Alcohol and Marijuana. Alcohol is the other One of the Sacred Two legal recreational drugs in our society. Why is this, when alcohol also contributes to so many deaths a year? Alcohol acts directly on the Nervous System, altering Nerve signals of all types. Alcohol causes nice people to be Angry, and Angry people to be Murderous. It makes even the Best Driver in the World look like a First Grader with a Death Wish. Sometimes, people get so lost in the Addiction they drink Ungodly amounts of alcohol on a daily basis. Much of My family is dead or dying because of this Evil chemical. Over time, Alcohol use begins to permanently alter our Nervous system. It also wreaks Havoc on our Liver and our Circulatory systems, causing diseases such as Hepatitis, Cirrhosis of the Liver, and Hypertension. One last thing about Alcohol is that it is Quite possible, and Quite easy to Overdose on it. A little too much, and the alcohol permanently shuts down your Nervous system. A little less than that, and you spend Hours nearly paralyzed, running the risk of vomiting, but since your body hardly able to move, it gets stuck in your throat for you to Choke on. There is not one Single reported case where a Human has overdosed on Marijuana. The amount of THC needed to kill 50 out of 100 mice in a clinical study, when administered to them all at once, can not be practically administered to a Human unless the Intent was to kill them. It takes about a Gram of Pure THC in your blood at the most to get High. Anything past that is not only Pointless, but can cause Panic Attacks because it Greatly alters your perceptions. It would take about a Kilogram of Pure THC in your blood to kill you. Generously assuming that Marijuana is 20% THC in weight, and that smoking it gets about 50% of that into your bloodstream, you would have to Smoke 22 pounds, roughly, to kill you. And all of that must be smoked in such a small amount of time that your body doesnâ??t finish using up any of the THC until the last bit of those 22 pounds gets through your lungs. That is a massive amount of marijuana, especially considering that someone would have to be pretty much breathing nothing but Smoke for 2 hours to even get an eighth of the way there. A person would die of Smoke Inhalation first. I couldnâ??t tell you how much Alcohol youâ??d need to Overdose because itâ??s very dependant on Weight and Liver Capacity, but I Can tell you that it is Very practical and easy to reach. And if you didnâ??t reach it, youâ??d have to deal with a Killer Hangover the next time you wake up, and Many I have interviewed can tell you from Experience that Marijuana never causes any sort of hangover. Paranoia, perhaps, but never a hangover. If all This is true, why isnâ??t Marijuana Legal, but Alcohol is?
Most States in our Great Nation have Illegalized Marijuana, but Some of them have kept it Legal for medical uses. Marijuana certainly wonâ??t Cure any illness, but it can make them more bearable. In Chemotherapy Patients, a Huge loss of appetite is usually experienced, sometimes to the point of not eating anything for days at a time. In the few states that have medical marijuana Legalized, a doctor will prescribe Marijuana or Pure THC for them to get over the pain of cancer and Chemotherapy, and also to give them the dreaded â??Munchiesâ?� that some people hate, but is a lifesaver for an Anorexic or a Chemotherapy Patient. Not only that, but by supplementing our Cannabinoid systems with THC, we allow it to do Its job more effectively, Thus greatly decreasing the amount of pain We feel. Compare the negative effects of Marijuana I have Already told You to the negative effects of Prescribed Barbiturates, Tranquilizers, and Painkillers. Most of them have horrible side effects, Extreme dangers of Overdose, and are highly addictive as well! Plus there are all of those Anti-Depressants that, ironically, cause suicidal tendencies! THC is naturally found in our bodies, has few side effects of its own, and greatly relieves stress. I have heard of Many times when people have come close to committing Suicide, but changed their mind after a little bit of good Bud. Not only that, but even at the Black Market price of Marijuana (5-15 Dollars per Gram), it is extremely cost-effective compared to prescription drugs that cost Hundreds of Dollars per Bottle. If what I speak is the Truth, then why isnâ??t Marijuana more commonly used in Medicine?
The Prohibition on Marijuana has many negative effects in and of itself. We spend hundreds of millions of dollars a Year to stomp out Marijuana Use, but there has been no decrease in its usage. Quite to the contrary, Marijuana Use has actually increased. Most of the Billion dollar Drug War budget goes to fighting Marijuana. Marijuana use, over time, causes Slowed Brain Function, Lowered Sperm Counts in males, if Smoked it causes problems related more to Smoke Inhalation than to THC, and can sometimes cause feelings of Paranoia, which are Spawned from the fear of being Caught by the Police. Right now there is a Four Year Old girl being abused by her Methamphetamine Addict Mother and her Drug Dealing boyfriend. Why donâ??t those Billions of dollars go to stomping out that drug, which can be Created by anyone out of household chemicals, instead of something so Miniscule as Marijuana? Many times every day, Easy-Going Potheads are Burned by Black Marketeers and are getting ready to hunt those Treacherous Swine down and get back what is owed to them. If Marijuana was legalized, someone looking to get High could simply drive down to a convenience store, ask for a Gram of Good Herb, pay a greatly reduced price than that on the Black Market, and get High with no Consequences. The only thing that has thus far come out of the Prohibition of any substances is a Black Market to sell them right under our Governments noses. Iâ??m not advocating for all drugs to be legal for, with the exception of Marijuana, Illicit Drugs are Illegal for a Reason. But why not take a large Chunk out of the Black Market, and Take Over their Racket to our own profits? Is it really Logical to keep something Illegalized simply because we think itâ??s connected to Crime, when it only is because we made it illegal in the first place? Is it Logical that several states have Already decriminalized possession and use of Marijuana in small amounts, yet the Federal Law allows the DEA to overrule the states? â??Any Powers not Specifically Granted to the Federal Government in this Document is Given to, and Only to, the States Themselves.â?� When, in the Constitution, did it ever State that the Federal Government had the Ability to infringe upon Statesâ?? Rights? Why donâ??t All of You think about what Iâ??ve said Here for a few minutes, and Reconsider your Opinion on Marijuana law in this, the Glorious United States of America.

Qustions, Comments, ideas for the first revision? or is it perfect as is? tell me now people!

[TheAtomicPunk]

I thought it was a great report! But to get people to read it, they dont want to read that whole thing, you need PICTURES!!! and GRAPHS!!! and the such. Then its ready to be printed. But wait for more comments and not just mine.

[HighBuddy]

just at a glance... you have lots of randomly capitalized words

[lizka4200]

well are you done?