From: bliss@sfo.com
Walter Bushell wrote:
> 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.
We already have the sugar consumption and obesity is the
best argument for large warning labels on anything with high
sugar content.
Warning labels on the pot about the need to eat a high
protein balance meal 1.5-2 hours before use is needed too,
>
>
> Best argument against pot, I've seen.
>
Means nothing Mr.Bushnell.
later
bliss
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