Marijuana Prohibition A Witch Hunt

posted by John Thomas on 29 Apr 2005 at 3:14 pm

Does anyone really expect an objective viewpoint on marijuana from DEA Administrator, Karen Tanday? After all, if marijuana were legalized and regulated like alcohol, she would likely be out of a job.

And why not regulate marijuana like alcohol? Every major study has shown marijuana is non-addictive and less harmful than alcohol or tobacco. See: http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/studies.htm -- In fact, deaths from alcohol are around 400,000 per year with tobacco more than that. Add the carnage alcohol causes in traffic accidents and alcohol fueled violence and the numbers are staggering.

Now, deaths from marijuana - ZERO. That's right. No recorded deaths from marijuana in its entire history. There are also no recorded cases of cancer caused from marijuana and consuming it in other ways - food, drink or vaporization - eliminates the minor harm caused by smoke.

To treat marijuana consumption more strictly than alcohol is one of the greatest travesties of justice that exists. In fact, it is a monstrously destructive fraud that brands over 700,000 U.S. citizens with a criminal record EACH YEAR!

Why do we still have this barbaric persecution? Because police and politicians like Tanday build their careers and empires on it. Because industries like alcohol and pharmaceuticals don't want the competition. Because other interests like the drug treatment/testing industry and the prison industries depend on it for their life's blood. And because government uses marijuana prohibition as a means of controlling minorities and the poor.

There NEVER was a good reason for marijuana prohibition. See http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/History/whiteb1.htm

We must end this horrible travesty of justice in order to save millions of innocent people and restore respect for law enforcement who we have made the Inquisitors in this disastrous witch hunt.

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Marijuana - The Myths Are Killing Us

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Excellent....Text Witch Hunt

posted by Patty Rising on 28 Jun 2005 at 12:41 am

Excellent....Text Witch Hunt

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Marijuana and Cystic Fibrosis

posted by Stephanie on 24 Jan 2007 at 9:33 pm

I have a very close friend that has Cystic Fibrosis, and I was wanting to know if she ever was to smoke marijuana, would it harm her in any way. If you can please respond.

Thanks

Stephanie

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Completly Agree

posted by CHRIS on 17 Feb 2008 at 1:24 pm

I think if they legalized it it would keep kids off other drugs

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