In a message dated 21 Mar 97  20:49:37, Don Snoek wrote:
 DS>  I can get behind that! Especially when you think that it just grows
 DS>  in this climate. :)
Just the fact is grows doesn't mean it is worth using.
Even industrial hemp (I'm sure) must be cared for to produce maximum fibrous 
content. As for smokable mj - it takes a great deal of care to obtain quality 
material. Ditchweed is certianly not going to be used by the average smoker.
As even brewing beer takes time and just throwing the stuff together is not 
going to make a "drinkable" brew. (Contrary to what Budweiser tells you - 
it's pisswater - not even the label the "King of Beers" can refute that 
ct.)
Ask ANY Englishman what they would drink - the King of Beers or a good old 
Newcastle Brown ale.
 DS>  What are addiction prone people likely to connect with?
 DS>                             Alcohol
 DS>                             Heroin
 DS>                             Cocaine
 DS>                             Tobacco
 DS>                             Marijuana
 DS>                             Television
 DS>                             Food
 DS>                             Sex
 DS>                             Exercise 
 DS>  Notice that not everything on the list is illegal, or even bad. 
I don't know - I can see someone making a case for each item that it is not 
good for you. Take out ANYTHING that is pleasurable
Which eliminates cocaine, tobacco, mj, heroin and alcohol.
TV - is a vast wasteland and exept for cable shows 85% of what's on is 
spoonfed to us by the media/gov't -
food is bad - we should ban MacDonalds as high in fat and empty caloric 
content.
Sex - well sex produces babies - and we have a population problem so we must 
elinate sex.
Exercise produces heart attacks so we must eliminate that.
Politicians produce useless laws so we must eliminate them - opps - off the 
beaten path.
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