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RainDog

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27. I'm not talking about you

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 02:23 AM

Dec 2011

however, the courts and the criminal justice system and the whole medical/pharma system DO make a shitload of money off of prohibition.

Cannabis arrests are easy. Cannabis users do not tend to be violent. Many arrests occur because of "stop and frisk" policies that target minorities, in larger cities.

Confiscation laws are like a lottery for law enforcement.

You compared cannabis to huffing gasoline. That's an irresponsible statement from someone who deals with addiction, imo.

I have other things I've posted here too, if you want to know my opinion.

I think the illegality is the issue. No doubt people can become habituated to any activity. That's not the same as someone who deals with alcohol or cocaine or heroin addiction - no where near the same. Someone who is trying to stop using those substances needs medical supervision because withdrawal can kill.

That's not the case with cannabis or coffee or the many other things people may use. We as a society have adopted an "addiction" meme to refer to things we do habitually. They are not the same.

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let's look at the stats for those who go into treatment for cannabis RainDog Dec 2011 #24

I totally agree with your summation about treatment for marijuana and avoidance of jail time...... MindMover Dec 2011 #26

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oh yea boatloads of money, the average hourly wage is around 11 bucks....for drug counseling.... MindMover Dec 2011 #23

I'm not talking about you RainDog Dec 2011 #27

Yes, certain people are making a shitload of money off of prohibition.... MindMover Dec 2011 #29

I suppose I don't quite understand this statement, then RainDog Dec 2011 #33

I have already explained myself in other replies..... MindMover Dec 2011 #37

Indeed!! CanSocDem Dec 2011 #42

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OK, we have no major disagreements GliderGuider Dec 2011 #15

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it is totally disingenuous to compare cannabis to huffing gasoline RainDog Dec 2011 #18

Comparing substances is what I do to learn about them so that I can be more MindMover Dec 2011 #25

Because the govt doesn't want to study those who are regular users RainDog Dec 2011 #28

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there were 2700 separate studies published in 2009 RainDog Dec 2011 #34

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