On 03/07/2010 09:06 PM, Ross Sauer -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 RS> "Ed Hulett -> Ross Sauer"  wrote in
 RS> news:20505$MATZDOBRE{at}JamNNTPd:

 EH>>>>> There is nothing pot does to relieve pain. Nothing.

 RC>>>> You dont know that..

 RS>>> Too many viewings of "Reefer Madness."

 EH>> You should stop watching it, then.

 RS> The best version shows just clips of it, and watching it is Cheech and
 RS> Chong, while they are lighting up and getting stoned.
 RS> It's in the movie "It Came From Hollywood."

Uh... ok...

 RC>>>> It apparently helps Glaucoma sufferers in addition to those
 EH>> having RC>> appetite issues from Chemo.

 RC>>>> The problem with medically legalizing POT is that everyone
 EH>> under the RS> sun
 RC>>>> will try to claim that the freckles on their face being out of
 EH>> place RS> is
 RC>>>> as good excuse as any.

 RS>>> Simply because it is intoxicating.

 EH>> It is?

 RS> It is, to most people.

That was a rhetorical question.

 RS>>> People use all sorts of stuff to get intoxicated.

 EH>> Some people might, but not all people.

 RC>>>>>> But afaic, POT is a gateway drug for stronger
more dangerous
 RC>>>>>> stuff.

 EH>>>>> Yes, it is. Very much so.

 RC>>>> Well at least we agreed on sumtin.

 RC>>>> Recheck your access to pol_inc.

 RS>>> Caffeine is a "gateway drug."

 EH>> Gateway to what?

 RS>>> So is booze.

 EH>> To what?

 RS>>> So is nicotine.

 EH>> To what?

 RS>>> So is cough syrup.

 EH>> To what?

 RS>>> So is spray paint.

 EH>> To what?

 RS> Anything else stronger.

How would you know? What is stronger than spray paint?

 RS>>> The US policy towards pot was pretty much created during the
 EH>> 1930's, by RS> the then head of the DEA, Harry Anslinger.

 EH>> You are an idiot.

 RS>>> Anslinger used all sorts of wild scare stories, like a kid high
 EH>> on pot RS> slaughters his family with an ax, and absolute vicious
 EH>> racism to justify RS> his hatred of pot.

 EH>> Huh?

 RS> Look up Harry Anslinger.

Why should I? I have no reason to.

 RS>>> Booze is far more addictive than pot ever was.

 EH>> So you claim.

 RS> Show me someone addicted to pot.

I know some people who were.

 RS> You may find someone who is psychologically addicted, but never
 RS> physically addicted.

How do you know?

 RS> I can point to many people addicted to alcohol.

I can point to many addicted to pot.

 RS> Just read your local police blotter in the newspaper, the 4,5,6 or more
 RS> DUI's.

The police blotter in the paper doesn't list DUIs.

 RS>>> Yet it's legal for me to walk across the street if I wanted to,
 EH>> and buy RS> a bottle of spiced rum, yet I can get jail if I'm
 EH>> smoking a roach.

 EH>> You make too many trips across the street.

 RS> I do go to Superior Liquor often, to buy snacks. I was just there this
 RS> morning, bought some milk and a Sunday paper.

Uh huh...

 RS> I never have bought booze there.

Sure thing... uh huh...

 RS>>> Our law enforcement agencies have no desire to end this asinine
 EH>> policy RS> towards pot, since they can confiscate money, cars,
 EH>> boats, even houses RS> without convicting anyone of having pot.

 EH>> Right, it's all about confiscating property. Uh huh...

 RS> That is a major factor.

Where did you hear that?

 RS>>> Politicians are scared of advocating sensible policies on pot,
 EH>> because RS> then their opponents will scream that the politician is
 EH>> "Soft on drugs."

 EH>> Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

 RS>>> Meanwhile, far more money is spent by law enforcement aginst
 EH>> pot, then RS> against the far more dangerous meth.

 EH>> That is a lie.

 RS> Prove it.

The burden of proof is on you, moron. You made a declarative statement, you prove it.

Here in Pierce County law enforcement have meth task-forces and meth
possession is a felony while possession of pot is a misdemeanor. They
clearly spend much more on the meth problem than on the pot problem. In
California they spend more on the meth problem as well.

There, now prove your assertion.

Ed

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