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   From: proto@panix.com   
      
   In article   
   <69cc6c09-ab1c-49eb-891c-b5ddc34fc300@k41g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>,   
    Brother Nate  wrote:   
      
   > Topaz wrote:   
   > > Marijuana Is Harmful   
   > >   
   > > John P. Walters is the director of the Office of National Drug Control   
   > > Policy. In the following viewpoint Walters argues that marijuana is a   
   > > potent, addictive drug that impairs brain function in teens and young   
   > > adults. In addition, he asserts that attempts to legalize marijuana   
   > > for medicinal purposes are based on pseudoscience and open up legal   
   > > loop-holes that allow dangerous drug dealers to control their cities   
   > > with a reign of terror.   
   >   
   > While it's true that MJ affects brain chemistry, under every   
   > serious legalization scenario it would remain off-limits to   
   > teens.  And while the potential dangers of MJ should not be   
   > under-estimated, we should bear in mind that pot is less   
   > addictive than refined sugar - thousands of times less   
   > likely to lead to serious health consequences than this   
   > substance that we know to be linked to obesity and an   
   > epidemic of diabetes.   
   >   
   > The legal status of any substance should be weighed   
   > based on its own merits and the potential costs and   
   > gains of making it illegal. By any reasonable standard   
   > of measurement MJ would have been decriminalized   
   > for adults decades ago.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Brother Nate   
   > bronate@gmail.com   
   > Moral Compass   
      
   But pot leads to munchies which leads to sugar consumption.   
      
      
   Best argument against pot, I've seen.   
      
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