Comments on: New York Times’ Blog: If Marijuana Is Legal, Will Addiction Rise?

By: kelly

kelly — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:54:39 +0000

yes I think addiction would rise,though I also believe
the tax money benefits would be very helpful,in 1935 if you were to tell the american public that the program of alcoholics anonymous would be as large as it is today ,no one would believe you,it is that large,and the 12 steps have been borrowed by many other self help groups with great success.including MA
or marajuana anonymous,my point is that eventually the whole world will have a oppertunity to find a higher power through the steps,and the last group that I feel
will be working steps are the so called normies,this movement is devinely inspired and in another 100 years
we may have the whole world working steps and taking a dailey inventory to become a better more efficent human beings , imagine a whole world finally on the same page.wow I hope this is not a pipe dream!!!

By: done for know

done for know — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:39:30 +0000

please do not get rid of the dea. they need to focus their attention on the meth, coke, crack, heion users. but please support what the netherland have done with pot. i think being able to buy very small quantities at a “coffee shop” is one heck of a good idea for so many reasons. just take a litte time to think about it and you will see it address most if not all the issues on both sides of the issue

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:27:52 +0000

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE ADDICTED TO POT. PROVEN FACT!!!! SO JUST LEGALIZE IT ALREADY AND BE DONE WITH IT. IT WOULD SOLVE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS WORTHLESS COUNTRY AND SO MANY PEOPLE WOULD GET ALONG.

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Why Marijuana should stay Illegal - Great Debates - Page 8 - City-Data Forum — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:11:45 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:14:04 +0000

73 Dima…”Get off your lazy smoked out butts, and speak up.”

That pretty much says it…doesn’t it? But…what if you can’t vote…because…you’ve been fellonized for the very thing you would like to vote for? Well!…if you haven’t been fellonized and you have the ability to vote…why not vote for your brother or sister who is doing time, your time. Be their proxy, their voice, be their vote pal!…so their time spent means something…so their time has purpose.

By: Fatboy71

Fatboy71 — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:21:34 +0000

What the hell happened to our great nation, we used to have freedom and liberties, but those freedoms and liberties are slowly being eroded every day and have been for years by lawmakers who keep passing laws.

YOU LAWMAKERS STOP IT!!!

I have been a toker since 85, but have had to give it up to keep from losing my job because of some draconian sets of laws on a state and federal levels that states that if I use cannabis I will be prosecuted (my state has some shitty laws relating to cannabis-Oklahoma)and that in turn could possibly lose my families main source of income because my company has the usual drug policiy.

I want to sit at home after a stressful day at work and burn a bowl without worrying about losing my job or having a fucking SWAT team kick my door in and busting my ass. No family should have that happen over a PLANT.

WE SHOULD ALL BE ABLE TO TOKE DOWN IN A WORRY FREE ENVIRONMENT.

I know this reply is irrevalent to the story, but this is my first posting on the legalize subject, sorry.

ps. I have never felt like fighting or being a macho asshole on weed, NEVER…
But it has been a different story on alcohol.

By: Dima

Dima — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:16:07 +0000

All 3 articles make some good points. I’m just glad to see that the issue of legalization is being discussed openly and it does seem like out country is on the breach of some big changes in respect to marijuana. I also want to thank all the people who speak in support of legalization, should it be here on a blog in a room fool of friends or even at work.
More people need to be made aware of what pot really is, there still seem to be a lot of people who think weed is this killer drug that will destroy your life.
Also, for all fellow pot-heads out there, get off your lazy smoked out butts and speak up. We all want to enjoy jail free smoking. If cigarettes and alcohol can be regulated, if antidepressants and painkillers can be prescribed, then there’s got to be a way government can fit marijuana in this whole picture.
Keep up the good fight everyone. Peace.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:58:42 +0000

71 can we say

There is “no discussion” about cannabis dependency. It’s a food…and…has “no addictive factors” unles in the hands of one who is predisposed to addiction and abuse of any kind. The discussion is about hard drugs, which is addictive,and creates dependeny. I think we can all agree to stick to the subject of cannabis and its vast medical effecacy. Message received.

By: can we

can we — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:39:46 +0000

What I really struggle to understand is: WHY is there this dialog of “dependence” surrounding cannabis? Do we not have the scientific means to determine if there is a physical component of addiction to cannabis like we already know exists with alcohol? From anecdotal experience and everything I have read on the topic, there is only the potential for MENTAL addiction. People have mental addictions to many things that are not deemed “harmful” such as food, sex, etc. (when moderation is adhered to of course.) When that enjoyment surpasses “normal” consumption amounts, then you determine if there is addiction. But, the consequences of the substance’s use must then be weighed. Cannabis might make you hungry, horny, or tired, but those are relatively benign consequences compared to virtually every other substance.

Let’s talk science. Even these authors who are supposedly versed in the chemical compounds of cannabis curiously leave out the science of physical addiction. Mental addiction, and only 1 in 10 people at that, hardly screams “drug dependence epidemic.”

Can’t people agree that even if some people “abuse” cannabis that it’s far less devastating than alcohol which kills hundreds of thousands of people each year? There is shareholder value in alcohol, however, which seems to be the “Be all, end all” in America these days.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:31:34 +0000

69 Neurogenesis1:29…anonymous MM here.

I certainly get your picture. I practice “certain ancient wisdom, rituals and customs myself.” These are provided for in the Religious Fredon Restoration Act. I am also sworn to protect and defend “individual freedom.” My only real concern is that any addictive, certainly excluding cannabis, can kick the living shit out of you…including the most responsible adult, and for sure, any ireesponsible and unmature person.

But, if drug dependency is an “individuals choice”…so be it. What a King does in his own castle…or his own body…is his business.

I have always, and still do, look forward to your comments.