Quote Originally Posted by daZenfmeister
The IOM that sounds so fucking fake
"The capacity to produce reinforcing effects is essential to any drug with significant abuse potential." Marijuana should no longer be considered a serious drug abuse because, as summarized by the OTA: "Animals will not self-administer THC in controlled studies . . . . Cannabinoids generally do not lower the threshold needed to get animals to self-stimulate the brain regard system, as do other drugs of abuse." Marijuana does not produce reinforcing effects. The definitive experiment which measures drug-induced dopamine production utilizes microdialysis is live, freely-moving rats. Brain microdialysis has proven that opiates, cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine and alcohol all affect dopamine production, whereas marijuana does not. This latest research confirms and explains Hollister's 1986 conclusion about cannabis and addiction: "Physical dependence is rarely encountered in the usual patterns, despite some degree of tolerance that may develop." Most important, the discoveries of Howlett and Devane, Herkenham and their associates demonstrate that the cannabinoid receptors do not influence the dopamine reward system.

http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/BRAIN.HTM

"More good fathers and mothers have lost the God-given right to be with their kids due to inappropriate marijuana laws than due to physical abuse. That is INSANE. In divorce battles, judges routinely ignore a parent's moderate alcohol use. Why not ignore moderate marijuana use by responsible people ? Marijuana use by non-criminal persons should have no criminal penalties associated with it whatsoever ! NORML Canada will settle for nothing less. Any criminal penalties for marijuana possession open the door for all sorts of smears, blackmail and dishonesty in many forms. Nobody deserves that !" -Umberto

It's fucken hard to understand where some fucken people come from when they say shit like "fucking fake".