Medicinal use YES OR NO

[Mr.Jesus]

yes it deff should be, it only makes sense..

[Dutch Masta]

Mandatory testing is a scary thought if you try to apply it to adults. However, children in school is another matter entirely in my opinion. Nobody, even here on a pro marijuana site, believes children should do drugs. It would be easy for the government to sell to the public and it would have a far greater impact on our society in the future in terms of effectiveness than criminalizing adults. Decriminalize adult usage and use the money more wisely by keeping it out of our schools.

IMHO, testing should be for legal and illegal drugs for kids. They shouldn't be smoking cigarettes any more than weed or popping oxycontins. However, adults should not be tested and marijuana should be legalized to seperate hard drug dealers from the majority of the users.

You are right also, the law is the biggest promoter of illegal drugs in our society. This is not only because of the way it makes it profitable for criminal organizations but also that it keeps it in the public eye, advertising it. When marijuana was made illegal less than 1% of Americans had used it and now we are over 30%. If this is an effective drug policy I have a REALLY nice historic bridge to sell you!

Peace.

Talk about advertising it.. I find it almost, humorous.. how COPS features at least one of their three clips during the program as a drug bust. Each one features in what *usually* begins in an unnecessarily justified search of that person or their vehicle, which usually results in the discovery of involvment in large scale drug trafficing. And this is only how much they are not only chosing to show us for the show, but such a small minority of actual drug "crimes", which occur at such a high level its ridiculous. Why are they simply showing off how they are making absolutely no progress over the years, in fact negative progress over the years which will continue to go down.

The problem is, while anyone with somewhat intelligence would agree that there is a huge drug problem right now.. from the law's standpoint its different. Its, why should we do anything about it?.. After all, its illegal. Since people are supposed to follow the laws, why should the law do anything about it more than they are now? Their current half assed method is the reason we have such a drug problem. Because it has been created into a never ending problem. They fail to understand how instead of eliminating the problem beforehand, they have only created an even bigger problem, which has gotten to be such a big problem where there really isnt any realistic "stop" to it.

Anyways, the only real progress that needs to be made, is when people stop considering marijuana a (bad) "drug". Or why any drug is bad in general, and what a drug actually is. Everything is a drug in some way. Anyone who has ever brushed their teeth before is a drug user. You have just used a drug. Its ust something that effects you, and it works. . Why is a plant that grows from an ordinary seed in the ground is so sought after?How has it evolved into a multi-quadrillion dollar industry? Its obviously, incredible. Its the only widely used drug where nobody has EVER died from. But all in all, everyone will have their own reasons for why they do or don't smoke it, and argue over the levels of good or bad that it comes with, but what there is NO denying.. is that weed helps people get by. No matter what.

The only reason weed is associated as a bad drug, is because bad drugs are cocaine or heroin too. The good kid with a bad crowd. Once you've gotten into that bad crowd, you'll do bad things and move onto harder substances. Which is why while it is rare for substance progression to occur, drug use is at such a high level where that rare, really isnt that rare anymore because of such incredibly high drug using populations. People that simply stick to weed, or at least for the most part with a few experimentations aside, which is really NOT a problem in any way, as it does no harm to ones self or anyone else.

[Dutch Masta]

You forgotten what you said. You stated that No one needs it for medicinal use. Even minorities rights need to be protected. The medicinal argument and legalization argument for recreational use are two separate arguments in my view.

Sure, the overwhelming majority smokes weed to get high, no question. That fact alone doesn't mean marijuana has no medicinal benefits.

I stated that nobody HERE needs it for medical use. We are all using it to get high. Of course they are two seperate arguments. Thats why I wish people would keep it that way and not have recreation pot smokers banking on medicinal marijuana leniency

[twist n shout]

Well dutch, Im here and I dont use for recreational purposes. Ive got arthritis throughout my whole body.Every effing joint in my body.Ill tell ya, if it wasnt for daweed,Id be dead by now.All of the conventional drugs I was perscribed,were slowly killing me.Im not kidding.I was to the point where I couldnt take it any more.Ya know,I wish I didnt have to use it.I had to go on methadone because of the 320 milligrams of oxcys I was on.Plus the percs& morphine.I live in a state where I risk prison every time I med myself.I have all but decided to move to Alaska or Canada.Enough is enough! that was my 2 cents worth.:cursing: :sadcrying

[newactivist]

It's just like they tell you in the military when we went to primary leadership development course. Never give an order you know won't be obeyed. It makes it easier for the next one not to be either.

That is what the law has done, given orders that will not be obeyed and cannot be effectively enforced. Then they wonder why people don't take the law all that seriously any more.