XPost: uk.legal, uk.politics.drugs   
   From: Blah@hotmail.com   
      
   Svenne wrote:   
   > On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:24:45 +0100, Blah  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Most alcohol related problems can be salvaged - even the most hopeless   
   >> alky sobers up or can be put through rehab.   
   >   
   > That is complete bollox.   
   >   
   > Alcohol is the worst brain fucker up around. There are few drugs as   
   > destructive as alcohol.   
      
   Cites rather than rhetoric are always good.   
   Considering MOST of the population drink and there are only a few   
   potheads, like to see your proof of damage cause per unit of intoxicant.   
      
      
   >   
   >> I'm sure the same goes for drug use, but I don't think you'll find an   
   >> equivalent in alcohol for the brain-frying effect alleged for some   
   >> cannabis users. And once the brain is broke, you can't rehab it.   
   >   
   > You get even worse. No drug is good for you, but when it comes to pure   
   > body and mind rotting poison, alcohol is massivly more damaging than   
   > cannabis.   
      
   How on earth do you work that out - have you met many read skunk users -   
     drinkers sober up, skunke users are always smelly and unwashed layabouts.   
      
      
   >   
   > Cannabis might not be good for you, but here is just no comparison   
   > with alcohol, the stuff is embalming fluid, a real brain cell killer.   
   > But if you like to get high by drinking disinfectant, well, it's your   
   > poison, but don't try to pretend it's less dangerous than cannabis.   
   >   
   I haven't pretended anything about alcohol - I agree that it has plenty   
   of problems. All I want is to the Nelson's amongst the pro-pot brigade   
   to take off their blinkers - if thats a mixed metaphor - what the hell ;-)   
      
      
      
   >> Who said anything about banning it - I certainly haven't - I   
   >> consistantly maintain that the "Its ok, try some, makes me happy"   
   >> brigade should shut their faces and let newbies do or don't as they see   
   >> fit. "Its on the table over there, do as you want"   
   >> Why do users seem to feel the need to bang on about it? I love my   
   >> Strongbow, but you don't get me going on about how marevelous it is,   
   >> insisting the tax rate is reduced, try some!   
   >   
   >> Pushers - what a perfect word.   
   >   
   > So you want to ban alcohol advertising now?   
      
   Where did you get that from? I want you potheads to stop banging on   
   about the wonders of weed, when you know little about what its doing to   
   the youth of today.   
      
   Alcohol advertising is at least restricted to promoting a particular   
   flavour or style, rather than insisting it makes you glamorous or a babe   
   magnet.   
   Talk to any pothead and all they can say is that 'its good for you'.   
      
   >   
   >>> You live your life and take your risks, wether it is mountain   
   >>> climbing, drinking ale or puffing pot. Hardly anything is safe and a   
   >>> life dedicated to all that is safe and nice ends in death anyway.   
   >   
   >>> Might as well live your life while you've got it.   
   >   
   >> And leave others to make their own mind up, rather than pushing a   
   >> lifestyle on to them?   
   >   
   > And how would you go about banning alcohol advertising?   
      
   You made that bit up, why don't you consider the banning of pot   
   propoganda instead?   
      
      
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   > Svenne   
      
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