do you think we should legalise all drugs from pot to speed,whats your thoughts?
Prohibition does not prevent cannabis use by children or the mentally ill, the vulnerable populations whom we supposedly want to protect. Instead, cannabis prohibition makes it more difficult for parents, patients, society, doctors and law enforcement to control cannabis use. The Drug War makes honest education about cannabis impossible, and leaves cannabis users marginalized in ways that make their lives more stressful. This stress is unhealthy for everyone, but it is certainly most damaging to people with schizophrenia. Cannabis prohibition is not merely a failure; it is a counterproductive fraud that is harming those whom we claim we want to protect. There are currently more teens in treatment centers for marijuana in comparison to those admitted for alcohol. Only an idiot would have to ask why alcohol is not the no#1 problem after all alcohol is perfectly legal ( If you are 21.) That is due to responsible people handling alcohol by way of the carding and id system. Contraband markets make no age disgression. Since the crackdown on tobacco there are 75% fewer teens trying or using tobacco. However when it comes to cannabis and other illicit substances it’s a whole other ball game. Control, regulation and better education work prohibition, dose not. Or as John Walters of the ondcp (Office for national drug control policy) calls it “ a war on drugs†(Sorry John but it's true look at the Netherlands) America loves a war even if it is on it’s own people. One of several reason they don’t legalize drugs is not because of the harm of drugs, But people would lose more money in the long run. Some of the people behind the support of this irrational so called war are The tobacco industry, the alcohol and distilled spirit industry ( people simply don’t drink as much, or decide not to drink at all with cannabis meaning a decline in there sales. The pharmaceutical corporations can not make money on whole or raw cannabis, but they can charge an arm and a leg for there synthetic Marinol (dronabinol) CIII. The textile and paper industry would lose out from hemp production, sinse hemp dose not need to go through all the various processes that ordinary tree products would. Also it’s possible to get two harvest in one season. However people don’t know the difference between industrial hemp and smokeable cannabis, yet they are able to distinguish between the two in other country’s like Germany, the UK , Netherlands and even Canada, but our `DEA agents are so dumb they cant tell the difference between a stalk and a bush. Also people who have any knowledge of growing high quality cannabis will tell you that male plants should never be grown next to your high grade female plants, (unless of course you want to pollinate for future seed production). When it comes to farming hemp the males are left in tact to pollinate the females and produce as much seed as possible. This would mean a seedy mess for the pot smoker to clean up and produce undesirable future generations of smokeable cannabis. If anything, Hemp farming would be anti marijuana and would harm any outdoor pot farming within a one mile radius of any hemp farm. The petroleum industry would also be affected, sinse almost everything that can be made from petroleum can be synthesized from hemp oil, everything from bio fuel to even plastics. If North America would use a third of it’s land for hemp production we could create enough bio fuel to supply an area the size of Canada. Now also for a moment consider how many people are incarcerated over just cannabis who are currently in the prisons and jails. If cannabis were legalized and all inmates serving time for cannabis were freed there would be an over abundance of empty cells, and millions of guards in this country would be no longer needed. The prison building industry would almost be obsolete ( and if all drugs were legalized that would mean even more empty cells). So the prison system must have some means of gaining more inmates. Not to mention other areas such as treatment centers, probation.etc or HIDTA high intensity drug traffic areas where money is fed in to law enforcement, (they would miss there green $$$) Drugs , not even alcohol are the cause of the fundamental ills of society, rather than checking people for the presence of drugs, they should first test people for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. Also check out Law Enforcement Against Prohibition at www.leap.cc
Government - 8 Answers
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Too many drunks and disorganized people out there now. Don't need any more people on the roads under any influence
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No to legalization, Alcohol is the best argument against it.
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Absolutely not!! Drugs destroys people's lives, it destroys brain cells (once brain cells are destroyed they will never grow back), destroys families, drugs cause an undo burden on the over-taxed health system, drugs causes people to lose hope for the future, and most important is the fact that drugs kill just don't kill the user/pusher either but drugs also kill innocent by-standers too. Medical marijuana is another story. Marijuana; under very strict supervision of a doctor; can relieve glaucoma, relieve pain associated with cancer/ Aids, and increases hunger in cancer patients while decreasing nausea. If they did make medical marijuana legal, marijuana might just stay out of the hands who what to do nothing more but abuse it. The reason being is because the hospitals might be willing to pay more for it than what most casual users, especially teenagers, might be willing to pay for. Medical marijuana is the ONLY drug that should be legalized and for every reason that I stated in the previous paragraphs. Besides that, if you are dying from cancer/ Aids, your only concern is to live the last few days pain free and medical marijuana has been proven to improve the lives of people that is dying from cancer/ Aids better than any other method available.
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Well man it takes forever to read all that but here is what I think. I think that if Marijuana was legal then I wouldnt be able to afford it and it would be subject to inflation and maybe the way we handle weed is fine for the moment, but small personal use smokers shouldnt even be bothered. Its people who are growing seperate houses full of the stuff and not having any discretion over who its being sold to that is a drag about the pot. But there is far worse out there, I have seen people who smoke pot and are able to function and maintain just fine. I have seen people messed up on meth,speed,alcahol,cocaine, and other such drugs who dont pay their bills and only care about themselves, the dealers are just as money and power hungry, lets take care of the major narcotics that are destroying our society and tearing families apart,making them homeless! Lets address those issues before we study Marijuana and small time growers or users and crack down on the crack dealers and meth labs, if you really want to make a difference in society.!!! I want my kids to grow up in a better world,where they dont have to worry about gunshots or drugs!!!!!
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Yes, I do. If we want to get the prison overcrowding to end quickly then legalize drugs such as pot, cocaine, and meth for "personal use only. Take the crime out of these crimes and we let people decide what they choose to put into their own bodies. If they OD and die, who is going to miss them - except their parents and kids?
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I don't use drugs, but the fact is people do and always will. If you legalise it, you at least eradicate the dealer, lessen crime and because you identify the user you can help them more easily.
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Alcohol and Nicotine are both drugs. If marijuanna is to stay illegal because its a drug and destroys lives, then all alcoholic drinks need to be illegalized as well since alcohol destroys far more lives than marijuana. Same with all tobbacco products We already tried illeagalizing alcohol, it was called prohibition and we found out is doesn't work Government isnt there to protect us from ourselves, thats our job. Legalize It!
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There are so many reasons why it would be better to end prohibition but there are very powerful people with a vested interest in the status quo. You mentioned the pharmaceutical industry. They would also loose a lot of money if the medical benefits of cannabis could be exploited. The drug traffickers, who are the ones who directly benefit from prohibition, must have friends in very high places.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Anyone have some decent ideas on making money from home?
Anyone have some decent ideas on making money from home?
Hey, all. I'm living with my parents, stuck out in a rural Canadian area with no car and no way of getting into town consistently for a full-time job. I'll be starting my first semester of online college in a month or so, and I'm looking for a job that I can do online for some extra money, hopefully enough to move into the city and go to Germany for my next birthday... Any help would be awesome, since all I can come up with on google sounds so incredibly scammy. If it helps, I'm very proficient with typing and computers in general, and the program I'm entering is in Information Technology... Thanks, Sean
Other - Careers & Employment - 3 Answers
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Since you don't have a car, it will be difficult. I'd suggest, if you have some seed money, to open an online trading account and work the stock market for awhile - become a day trader. You could make some good money that way, and you don't have to leave your house. However, you could lose money too, so be careful. Flipping. If you have a friend with a car (assuming he or she will help you), you could start buying things from garage sales and craigslist ads, and then resell them for a profit using eBay. Audio equipment is a good money maker on eBay. I once bought a vintage preamplifier for $100 from an ad on craigslist, and then resold it on eBay to an individual in Russia for over $1,000 USD. Turntables, Amplifiers, Preamps, Speakers, CD Players are all good if you find the correct make and model. Some valuable brands are Marantz, Sansui, Luxman, Pioneer, Adcom, Acoustic Research, Carver, and many others. Do some research and you will find the rare ones that command high selling prices, and those others that are junk.
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selling things is the only legit way to make money
3 :
there are a number of sites where you can register and do some projects for people who are asking for them. you can get paid for anything. the best site I can think of for you to check out is elance.com If you are interested in more ... check the link below maybe it will give you some extra ideas. Good Luck!
Hey, all. I'm living with my parents, stuck out in a rural Canadian area with no car and no way of getting into town consistently for a full-time job. I'll be starting my first semester of online college in a month or so, and I'm looking for a job that I can do online for some extra money, hopefully enough to move into the city and go to Germany for my next birthday... Any help would be awesome, since all I can come up with on google sounds so incredibly scammy. If it helps, I'm very proficient with typing and computers in general, and the program I'm entering is in Information Technology... Thanks, Sean
Other - Careers & Employment - 3 Answers
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Since you don't have a car, it will be difficult. I'd suggest, if you have some seed money, to open an online trading account and work the stock market for awhile - become a day trader. You could make some good money that way, and you don't have to leave your house. However, you could lose money too, so be careful. Flipping. If you have a friend with a car (assuming he or she will help you), you could start buying things from garage sales and craigslist ads, and then resell them for a profit using eBay. Audio equipment is a good money maker on eBay. I once bought a vintage preamplifier for $100 from an ad on craigslist, and then resold it on eBay to an individual in Russia for over $1,000 USD. Turntables, Amplifiers, Preamps, Speakers, CD Players are all good if you find the correct make and model. Some valuable brands are Marantz, Sansui, Luxman, Pioneer, Adcom, Acoustic Research, Carver, and many others. Do some research and you will find the rare ones that command high selling prices, and those others that are junk.
2 :
selling things is the only legit way to make money
3 :
there are a number of sites where you can register and do some projects for people who are asking for them. you can get paid for anything. the best site I can think of for you to check out is elance.com If you are interested in more ... check the link below maybe it will give you some extra ideas. Good Luck!
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Do you think the United States should change the current campaign policies?
Do you think the United States should change the current campaign policies?
A German friend of mine studying abroad here in the U.S. told me that in Germany, all candidates are given a certain amount of money they can use for their campaign. This prevents candidates from receiving money for campaigns, thus eliminating the possibility that the person who wins is the one who had the most money for campaigning. This restriction also prevents candidates from passing laws that favor those sponsoring him/her. Do you think the U.S. should adopt this policy of having all candidates receive the same money to make it "fair" for all?
Elections - 5 Answers
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While I'm sure every system has it's corruption, I think anything is better than what's going on now. So, yeah, it'd be great to try.
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That would be OK depending on who decides which candidates to fund, would need to be by petition I bet, and then you are right back to who has the money to get the petitions out and signed. A limit on the number of ads a candidate is allowed to put in publications and on TV might work. I've heard it suggested that a mug-shot style photograph (or worse a passport photo) of each candidate and a written statement not to exceed 1000 words should be put in the sample ballot and no other advertising allowed. I like that one. .
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I think it's a great idea! Clean election laws should be passed. No more special interest money flowing, but I'd still allow the average american to support a candidate by limiting contributions as they do now. That means a CEO of a company can't give any more than what I can give. Under current law, a CEO can give his personal contributions but at the same time can also provide money through his company's PAC funds. Basically doubling what I can give. Funds distributive to a candidate should be limited, but is match base on contributions received by individuals only. He can sink all his own money into it, but that money is not matched. As a union member of a national union that supports these types of election reforms, it gives the power back to the people. People need to be able to voice themselves through contributions!
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That money has to come from somewhere.
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Will never happen in the US. Too much money.power, and influence on the line for the government to change election laws that dramatically.
A German friend of mine studying abroad here in the U.S. told me that in Germany, all candidates are given a certain amount of money they can use for their campaign. This prevents candidates from receiving money for campaigns, thus eliminating the possibility that the person who wins is the one who had the most money for campaigning. This restriction also prevents candidates from passing laws that favor those sponsoring him/her. Do you think the U.S. should adopt this policy of having all candidates receive the same money to make it "fair" for all?
Elections - 5 Answers
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While I'm sure every system has it's corruption, I think anything is better than what's going on now. So, yeah, it'd be great to try.
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That would be OK depending on who decides which candidates to fund, would need to be by petition I bet, and then you are right back to who has the money to get the petitions out and signed. A limit on the number of ads a candidate is allowed to put in publications and on TV might work. I've heard it suggested that a mug-shot style photograph (or worse a passport photo) of each candidate and a written statement not to exceed 1000 words should be put in the sample ballot and no other advertising allowed. I like that one. .
3 :
I think it's a great idea! Clean election laws should be passed. No more special interest money flowing, but I'd still allow the average american to support a candidate by limiting contributions as they do now. That means a CEO of a company can't give any more than what I can give. Under current law, a CEO can give his personal contributions but at the same time can also provide money through his company's PAC funds. Basically doubling what I can give. Funds distributive to a candidate should be limited, but is match base on contributions received by individuals only. He can sink all his own money into it, but that money is not matched. As a union member of a national union that supports these types of election reforms, it gives the power back to the people. People need to be able to voice themselves through contributions!
4 :
That money has to come from somewhere.
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Will never happen in the US. Too much money.power, and influence on the line for the government to change election laws that dramatically.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
some cops say legalize drugs,others dont,who side do you agree with?
some cops say legalize drugs,others dont,who side do you agree with?
Prohibition does not prevent cannabis use by children or the mentally ill, the vulnerable populations whom we supposedly want to protect. Instead, cannabis prohibition makes it more difficult for parents, patients, society, doctors and law enforcement to control cannabis use. The Drug War makes honest education about cannabis impossible, and leaves cannabis users marginalized in ways that make their lives more stressful. This stress is unhealthy for everyone, but it is certainly most damaging to people with schizophrenia. Cannabis prohibition is not merely a failure; it is a counterproductive fraud that is harming those whom we claim we want to protect. There are currently more teens in treatment centers for marijuana in comparison to those admitted for alcohol. Only an idiot would have to ask why alcohol is not the no#1 problem after all alcohol is perfectly legal ( If you are 21.) That is due to responsible people handling alcohol by way of the carding and id system. Contraband markets make no age disgression. Since the crackdown on tobacco there are 75% fewer teens trying or using tobacco. However when it comes to cannabis and other illicit substances it’s a whole other ball game. Control, regulation and better education work prohibition, dose not. Or as John Walters of the ondcp (Office for national drug control policy) calls it “ a war on drugs†(Sorry John but it's true look at the Netherlands) America loves a war even if it is on it’s own people. One of several reason they don’t legalize drugs is not because of the harm of drugs, But people would lose more money in the long run. Some of the people behind the support of this irrational so called war are The tobacco industry, the alcohol and distilled spirit industry ( people simply don’t drink as much, or decide not to drink at all with cannabis meaning a decline in there sales. The pharmaceutical corporations can not make money on whole or raw cannabis, but they can charge an arm and a leg for there synthetic Marinol (dronabinol) CIII. The textile and paper industry would lose out from hemp production, sinse hemp dose not need to go through all the various processes that ordinary tree products would. Also it’s possible to get two harvest in one season. However people don’t know the difference between industrial hemp and smokeable cannabis, yet they are able to distinguish between the two in other country’s like Germany, the UK , Netherlands and even Canada, but our `DEA agents are so dumb they cant tell the difference between a stalk and a bush. Also people who have any knowledge of growing high quality cannabis will tell you that male plants should never be grown next to your high grade female plants, (unless of course you want to pollinate for future seed production). When it comes to farming hemp the males are left in tact to pollinate the females and produce as much seed as possible. This would mean a seedy mess for the pot smoker to clean up and produce undesirable future generations of smokeable cannabis. If anything, Hemp farming would be anti marijuana and would harm any outdoor pot farming within a one mile radius of any hemp farm. The petroleum industry would also be affected, sinse almost everything that can be made from petroleum can be synthesized from hemp oil, everything from bio fuel to even plastics. If North America would use a third of it’s land for hemp production we could create enough bio fuel to supply an area the size of Canada. Now also for a moment consider how many people are incarcerated over just cannabis who are currently in the prisons and jails. If cannabis were legalized and all inmates serving time for cannabis were freed there would be an over abundance of empty cells, and millions of guards in this country would be no longer needed. The prison building industry would almost be obsolete ( and if all drugs were legalized that would mean even more empty cells). So the prison system must have some means of gaining more inmates. Not to mention other areas such as treatment centers, probation.etc or HIDTA high intensity drug traffic areas where money is fed in to law enforcement, (they would miss there green $$$) Drugs , not even alcohol are the cause of the fundamental ills of society, rather than checking people for the presence of drugs, they should first test people for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. Also check out Law Enforcement Against Prohibition at www.leap.cc
Law & Ethics - 8 Answers
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I will give you a short answer No
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For medical use only.
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Okay, I have ADHD so I couldn't read through the whole thing, but I think I agree with what you're trying to say. I think marijuana should be legalized and I don't even use it. I just think that the government could be benefiting from taxing it and it would be safer because it would have to meet standards in order to be sold. I also think that marijuana is less addictive than things like alcohol and pain pills. I used to smoke marijuana (when I was in high school) like 4 times a day and when I quit, I didn't have any withdrawals or anything. That's not true with alcohol or other drugs, including prescription ones. So I just don't understand why marijuana is so taboo?
4 :
I understand what you are saying and you have some truths and a good Idea. I have epilepsy and have been forced to take synthetic drugs in order to keep the seizures under control. However, I am discriminated against by society and my family because of the effects of the medication that pharmacy would prefer me to take.
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I definately do not agree with legalizing drugs, and I also think that tobacco should be prohibited.
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Drugs are for those that can't deal with reality. Drug using is a <cop> out. Just my thought.
7 :
You have really done your home work on this one. Our country has literally "gone to pot" since drugs came into our culture full force in the 1960's. Drugs have caused lives to be shattered and children to be abused. Stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power may be the driving forces behind drugs but to legalize more drugs would cause the down fall of an already shaky nation.
8 :
Sounds like you want the drugs legalized to make your job easier. We have enough problems with druggies in America. if it was legal, can you imagine the chaos? there are to many impaired drivers on the road, now. would you want a surgeon who was high opening your chest? would you want a plumber who was high installing your plumbing? would you want a judge who was high deciding your fate? would you want a cook who was high preparing your meals. would you want a day care worker who was high taking care of your children? etc etc........
Prohibition does not prevent cannabis use by children or the mentally ill, the vulnerable populations whom we supposedly want to protect. Instead, cannabis prohibition makes it more difficult for parents, patients, society, doctors and law enforcement to control cannabis use. The Drug War makes honest education about cannabis impossible, and leaves cannabis users marginalized in ways that make their lives more stressful. This stress is unhealthy for everyone, but it is certainly most damaging to people with schizophrenia. Cannabis prohibition is not merely a failure; it is a counterproductive fraud that is harming those whom we claim we want to protect. There are currently more teens in treatment centers for marijuana in comparison to those admitted for alcohol. Only an idiot would have to ask why alcohol is not the no#1 problem after all alcohol is perfectly legal ( If you are 21.) That is due to responsible people handling alcohol by way of the carding and id system. Contraband markets make no age disgression. Since the crackdown on tobacco there are 75% fewer teens trying or using tobacco. However when it comes to cannabis and other illicit substances it’s a whole other ball game. Control, regulation and better education work prohibition, dose not. Or as John Walters of the ondcp (Office for national drug control policy) calls it “ a war on drugs†(Sorry John but it's true look at the Netherlands) America loves a war even if it is on it’s own people. One of several reason they don’t legalize drugs is not because of the harm of drugs, But people would lose more money in the long run. Some of the people behind the support of this irrational so called war are The tobacco industry, the alcohol and distilled spirit industry ( people simply don’t drink as much, or decide not to drink at all with cannabis meaning a decline in there sales. The pharmaceutical corporations can not make money on whole or raw cannabis, but they can charge an arm and a leg for there synthetic Marinol (dronabinol) CIII. The textile and paper industry would lose out from hemp production, sinse hemp dose not need to go through all the various processes that ordinary tree products would. Also it’s possible to get two harvest in one season. However people don’t know the difference between industrial hemp and smokeable cannabis, yet they are able to distinguish between the two in other country’s like Germany, the UK , Netherlands and even Canada, but our `DEA agents are so dumb they cant tell the difference between a stalk and a bush. Also people who have any knowledge of growing high quality cannabis will tell you that male plants should never be grown next to your high grade female plants, (unless of course you want to pollinate for future seed production). When it comes to farming hemp the males are left in tact to pollinate the females and produce as much seed as possible. This would mean a seedy mess for the pot smoker to clean up and produce undesirable future generations of smokeable cannabis. If anything, Hemp farming would be anti marijuana and would harm any outdoor pot farming within a one mile radius of any hemp farm. The petroleum industry would also be affected, sinse almost everything that can be made from petroleum can be synthesized from hemp oil, everything from bio fuel to even plastics. If North America would use a third of it’s land for hemp production we could create enough bio fuel to supply an area the size of Canada. Now also for a moment consider how many people are incarcerated over just cannabis who are currently in the prisons and jails. If cannabis were legalized and all inmates serving time for cannabis were freed there would be an over abundance of empty cells, and millions of guards in this country would be no longer needed. The prison building industry would almost be obsolete ( and if all drugs were legalized that would mean even more empty cells). So the prison system must have some means of gaining more inmates. Not to mention other areas such as treatment centers, probation.etc or HIDTA high intensity drug traffic areas where money is fed in to law enforcement, (they would miss there green $$$) Drugs , not even alcohol are the cause of the fundamental ills of society, rather than checking people for the presence of drugs, they should first test people for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. Also check out Law Enforcement Against Prohibition at www.leap.cc
Law & Ethics - 8 Answers
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I will give you a short answer No
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For medical use only.
3 :
Okay, I have ADHD so I couldn't read through the whole thing, but I think I agree with what you're trying to say. I think marijuana should be legalized and I don't even use it. I just think that the government could be benefiting from taxing it and it would be safer because it would have to meet standards in order to be sold. I also think that marijuana is less addictive than things like alcohol and pain pills. I used to smoke marijuana (when I was in high school) like 4 times a day and when I quit, I didn't have any withdrawals or anything. That's not true with alcohol or other drugs, including prescription ones. So I just don't understand why marijuana is so taboo?
4 :
I understand what you are saying and you have some truths and a good Idea. I have epilepsy and have been forced to take synthetic drugs in order to keep the seizures under control. However, I am discriminated against by society and my family because of the effects of the medication that pharmacy would prefer me to take.
5 :
I definately do not agree with legalizing drugs, and I also think that tobacco should be prohibited.
6 :
Drugs are for those that can't deal with reality. Drug using is a <cop> out. Just my thought.
7 :
You have really done your home work on this one. Our country has literally "gone to pot" since drugs came into our culture full force in the 1960's. Drugs have caused lives to be shattered and children to be abused. Stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power may be the driving forces behind drugs but to legalize more drugs would cause the down fall of an already shaky nation.
8 :
Sounds like you want the drugs legalized to make your job easier. We have enough problems with druggies in America. if it was legal, can you imagine the chaos? there are to many impaired drivers on the road, now. would you want a surgeon who was high opening your chest? would you want a plumber who was high installing your plumbing? would you want a judge who was high deciding your fate? would you want a cook who was high preparing your meals. would you want a day care worker who was high taking care of your children? etc etc........
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