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From: pxhxz@cadence.com
In article <18bfe760-0b3c-45db-ad73-01b3560333e9@l19g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>
Brother Nate writes:
>Pete nospam Zakel wrote:
>> The primary harm from marijuana is due to the fact that it is illegal, which
>> is not an intrinsic quality of the substance itself.
>
>At the moment that's the case, but in a legalized environment
>I'm pretty sure that inhaled carbon monoxide and tar would be
>detrimental.
Actually, studies have found "pre-cancerous lesions" on the lungs of pot-only
smokers, but so far the only disease associated with this is increased
incidence of bronchitis.
Unlike tobacco smoking, which has been proven to cause cancer, emphysema,
COPD, hypertension, etc.
>Vaporizers or baking into brownies are obvious
>workarounds, but every substance known to man can cause
>problems under some circumstances.
Absolutely true. But some substances cause more problems than others. Even
too much oxygen, or not enough carbon dioxide, can kill you. (You need a
certain amount of CO2 to trigger the breathing response.)
>It's clearly better when people are educated about risks, and
>when so-called moralists don't deliberately make problems
>worse, but there are so many people in our society who hurt
>themselves with "harmless" things that I'm positive there
>would be MJ-related Darwin Award winners.
Education happens much better when things aren't totally prohibited. And,
yes, some people are dumber than a sack of hammers.
-Pete Zakel
(phz@seeheader.nospam)
"I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth to the middle class, I
think we should knock down the tollbooth."
-George W. Bush, Nashua, N.H., as quoted by
Gail Collins, New York Times, Feb. 1, 2000
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