🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <5dg0sd$vtq@auto.med.ohio-state.edu>, dude@auto.med.ohio-state.edu (Mark Nielsen) wrote:
>>There are plenty of other perscription medications to relieve pain.
>>Legalizing marijuana for medical use only begs its abuse.
>>
>>With Bill Clinton as President, it doesn't surprise me that we
>>are eventually facing issues like this.   
>
>How many of us are reacting emotionally not understanding the full 
>situation? 
>
>For instance, I am. Although I think pot is stupid, I also think
>alcohol is stupid. People who drink alcohol are no better than people
>who smoke pot. If we allow people to drink themselves to death, I don't
>see why they cannot smoke themselves to death.
>
>For me, if it makes them happy when they are suffering some sort of pain,
>well why the hell not. 
>
>This is a complete emotional reaction, just like other people posting their
>opinions here. My point is, before we get all up in arms about whether
>we should outlaw pot for medical purposes, I think we should study the
>situation better.
>
>But back to emotions rather than facts, it is more fun.....
>
>Personally, I think stupid people use alcohol on purpose to act stupid 
>and silly. It just gives them an excuse. I already act goofy, 
>I don't need chemicals. Sure you get people claiming they like the taste,
>which is bullshit. American beer is piss water compared to some real
>european beer. I like Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, or whatever a lot better
>than wine or beer. I think people learn to like alcohol, which is dumb.
>They learn to like it because they want to get drunk.
>
>If I had my way, I would get rid of alcohol and pot. I think both
>are stupid.
>
>Oh by the way, for the people who don't like Clinton, your
>Conservative Republican representatives don't like pot because they cannot
>make profit off of it. If they could, they would leagalize it and make 
>it into an industry like beer. 

What makes you think the gov't couldn't make a profit of pot if they 
legalized it?  Ever hear of taxes.

Your "ethical" friends would turn in a hearbeat
>for profit. The conservatives will defend the tobacco and beer industry
>to the death, but they claim Clinton is some sort of liberal? What the
>hell is this? I question the validity of people who defend tobacco and
>beer but claim pot should be outlawed.

Go find your College Democrats friends and vandalize the campus with 
your chalkings on the sidewalk.

>I just want to point out, I take a balance between conservative and liberal
>views most of the time, but it looks like some conservatives are being
>a bit silly here. I bet a lot of them drink alcohol, but won't
>permit some hippie to smoke a joint. 

If you can't see the difference, you are blind.  One can drink alcohol 
without getting drunk, while the point of smoking pot is to get high.  


>Mark