Earl Croasmun -> Joe Bruchis wrote:
 ST>>> 3. I was reading a memo from MPP 2 weeks ago that stated Marijuana
 ST>>> was a  better "Intoxicant" than Alcohol (when
referring to "a safer
 ST>>> choice).  I  corrected the text and removed "Intoxicant".
 ST>>> Intoxicant means the subject  is "toxic". 
Marijuana is non-toxic
 ST>>> and therefore can't be considered a  "Toxic
substance".  This is a
 ST>>> great argument for the DOJ to try and move the  responsibility of
 ST>>> MMJ to HHS where it belongs.

 ~>> But MJ does cause lung/breathing problems and possibly cancer. Also,
 EC> no one
 ~>> knows what it's been cut with on the street. Often it's laced to
 EC> provide a
 ~>> better high. Those substances are toxic.

 EC> Both of those problems justify regulation, but not illegality.  And when it
 EC> comes to MMJ (medical marijuana) as opposed to marijuana in general, those
 EC> using it probably aren't going to be real worried about possibly getting
 EC> lung cancer twenty years down the line.  They are dealing with the very
 EC> near future.

Many (possibly most) of them are already dealing with cancer and chemo
making the usage of MMJ more appealing than breathing difficulties.

-- 
L'Chaim,
Mimi

fcpnmimi(at)cox.net

http://www.myspace.com/fcpnmimi

"Anti-Zionism = Anti-Semitism"
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
". . . You declare, my friend, that you do not hate the Jews, you are
merely 'anti-Zionist.' And I say, let the truth ring forth from the high
mountain tops, let it echo through the valleys of God's green earth: When
people criticize Zionism, they mean Jews--this is God's own truth.
Antisemitism, the hatred of the Jewish people, has been
and remains a blot on the soul of mankind. In this we are in full
agreement. So know also this: anti-Zionist is inherently antisemitic, and
ever will be so..."

Golda Meir once said, "There will never be peace until the
Palestinians love their children more than they hate us."

--- Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209)