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   From: bliss@sfo.com   
      
   On 02/11/2011 07:49 AM, Brother Nate wrote:   
   > Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
   >>          Governments have a lot in common, being filled with people who   
   >> believe that they know better than anyone else.  Of course alcohol is   
   >> god given  and euphoric not a nasty drug,   
   >>   
   >>          People have such delusions,   
   >   
   > Yes, the US government has had a hypocritical position   
   > with respect to alcohol, but it's an example that reinforces   
   > why the people in charge should be hesitant to open the   
   > flood gates by legalizing all other drugs.   
      
   	Based on their judgement over many long years   
   about alcohol and tobacco the Government should jus   
   butt out of their well-meaning but disasterous attempt   
   to control drugs and let societal evolution deal with   
   the problems.   
   >   
   > When you look at a downward-spiraling alcoholic it's hard   
   > to make a convincing case that they're acting in their own   
   > best interest.  People in the grips of addictions often make   
   > really bad choices, and ones that don't take into account   
   > the harm they might be doing to people around them.   
   >   
   > As we've seen in the images coming out of Egypt, it's a   
   > very damaging thing to a society when its people feel like   
   > they can't report something to police without triggering a   
   > cascade of oppression, and that's a lesson we should   
   > take to heart ourselves.  There are probably thousands   
   > of moms and spouses and caring friends in America   
   > who would reach out to authorities if they believed it   
   > would result in their loved one getting help, and it's a   
   > tragedy that so many people in that situation are forced   
   > instead into the conclusion that their only hope for a   
   > peaceful helpful outcome is to keep government in   
   > the dark.   
   >   
   > But of course there's always a flip side - government   
   > isn't the only source of hypocrisy.  I wish I had a dollar   
   > for every time a person has pointed out that under-aged   
   > drinking and cigarette smoking are bad, and then turned   
   > around and said words to the effect that they'd much   
   > rather that their kids smoked pot instead.  Personally if   
   > it was me I'd rather they just didn't smoke anything -   
   > while it might be true that pot smoking isn't nearly as   
   > damaging as decades of government policy have tried   
   > to portray it, it's still a bad habit.   
   >   
   > --   
   > Brother Nate   
   > bronate@gmail.com   
   > Moral Compass   
      
      
   	Not if you are using it medicinally.  Besides   
   that aside from smoking it you could if it was legal   
   have it in various drinks such a bhang lassie which   
   is a cheap hemp leaf drink, or eat it in jam-like   
   preparations or baked goods. Right now only poor   
   people smoke it recreationally and people with enough   
   cash can spend various amounts of money on vaporizers.   
      
   	A friend of mine says that the only   
   vaporizers he found useful have digital temperature   
   readouts and cost more than $500 USD.   
      
   	later   
   	bliss	   
   	Immoral Compass  -  Moderation in all things.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)