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Posted by FoM on October 27, 2000 at 19:35:12 PT Commentary By Jennifer Rudinger Source: Anchorage Daily News 
Millions of Americans who are highly productive and stable secretly choose marijuana over martinis, saying that marijuana is less toxic to their bodies than alcohol. But while the government classifies both substances as drugs, mysteriously one is legal while the other is not. The scientific evidence does not justify this distinction. The National Academy of Sciences has concluded that marijuana is one of the least dangerous drugs, legal or otherwise. More than a dozen commissions in the U.S. and other countries have found that its dangers have been exaggerated and that moderate use is rarely harmful. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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Comment #9 posted by mungojelly on October 31, 2000 at 04:29:36 PT:
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| Comment #8 posted by Mr Larry on October 29, 2000 at 23:22:16 PT |
| Comment #7 posted by freedom fighter on October 29, 2000 at 16:45:00 PT |
I wish I am an illusionist when Will Foster of Okla. went to prison for 93 years for growing 50 plants. He sold none. There is a man in Al. who is serving life sentence because he brought a pound from a narc. There is a man serving life sentence somewhere in U.S. because they found a seed in his car and he had three strikes! And finally, not too long ago, a 65 old man in your state is serving 60ish years in your state because he contribute to your TOP CROP of the state. I wish I am an illusionist and am able to make it go away. Agreeing with your dictionary, 100 million folks said that this law is no longer a crime. Unless, you are willing to pull a rabbit out of a hat and start putting 100 mill in prisons.
reader
In Response To gary
E-Mail: mlapinskas@mailcity.com
Sunday October 29, 2000 at 11:37
Definition of criminal= adj. pertaining to or committing a crime Noun..a person guilty of committing a crime. (from The New American Webster Handy College Dictionary.) To address another part of your post possesion of small amounts of marijuana is a Class B misdemeanor...up to 1/2 pound of marijuana is an A misdemeanor. So your idea of sending a person to PRISON for smoking is a lot of smoke and mirrors. People that wind up in prison are most likely sentanced for a crime that has punishment of jail over one year thus a FELONY. Felony with marijuana is achieved by sales, delivery, or possession within 500 ft. of a school. So try to be a bit more accurate. People are not sent to prison for smoking a joint. Why would the justice system waste time on a joint.
| Comment #6 posted by freedom fighter on October 29, 2000 at 12:54:18 PT |
| Comment #5 posted by freedom fighter on October 29, 2000 at 12:47:02 PT |
Gary, I truly think as long as drugs are around that there will be violence from it weather legal or not. If you break the law you’re a criminal. Being a criminal doesn’t make you a bad person. I believe you have good people that do this as rebellion or just to escape. I do have a problem with teaching kids not to respect the law. This is my view. Karla, did you look up the web site? It didn’t say 39.9 % of pot smokers were violent, it said 39.9 % of violent criminals arrested had pot in their system. Look it up. Amaroq, you never asked. William Jackson, he was 15 and I was 16, I was there! I saw him die. If you want I’ll e-mail his grave location. You are naive! Get your head out of the sand and join the real world
gary
In Response To J.A. Gates
E-Mail: xyz@yahoo.com
Sunday October 29, 2000 at 7:55
Are you saying that drugs will always be around? I understand that you think violence will happen even if the drugs were legal. But, can we use history to educate ourselves? Back in 1937, when the drugs were legal, we did not have people killing others because of drugs. Our government made this up. What do the drugs have to do with criminal activities? Prohibition! I am a criminal when I have a criminal intent to cause damages to a victim. When I lit up my joint, I have no criminal intent to cause you or anybody any harm. This is why this law does not work. As long we continue to have this law, we will have people not respecting the LAW. Your 40% stat. represent only 1% of the entire pot smoking population.
J. A. Gates
In Response To Gary
E-Mail: zjohngates@hotmail.com
Sunday October 29, 2000 at 9:14
Back in 1937 people didn’t know about illegal drugs. It’s apples and oranges but I wasn’t here when it was legal so I can’t say your right or wrong on that. A criminal is one who breaks a law set by the government. Smoking pot is illegal so you are criminal. I’m not saying you’re a violent one, but you are one. I wish there were a demography that would show the percentage of violent criminals who used drugs to the number of all people who uses drugs. I think it’s higher then 1% but it may even be lower. Without the numbers I go with my gut which says no.
gary
In Response To J.A. Gates
E-Mail: xyz@yahoo.com
Sunday October 29, 2000 at 10:19
Putting someone in prison is a violent thing to do. And some time it is necessary, but why would you want me, a non-violent criminalized smoker to be in prison? From your posting, it appears you need to brush up your history. It is there for everyone to read. It is on the books. This is no excuse to keep criminalizing someone based on not knowing what happened in 1937. This is when this law was passed. Okay, maybe you are right about this 1%, assume 10% then, does it give us the right to criminalize the other 90%. How is that for logic, if its 100% of the pot population, do you think we would be debating about it? Let us just admit that the law itself cause more harm and damages than the use of cannabis itself.
Don Liston
In Response To gary
E-Mail: listond@alaska.net
Sunday October 29, 2000 at 10:40
This poster has referred us to a false email address. I posted an email to his address and it was rejected as "recipient unknown." I suggest that ADN remove him and all his messages from the forum. There is a security risk to other posters implied by communicating with anyone who posts false information
gary
In Response To don liston
E-Mail: xyz@yahoo.com
Sunday October 29, 2000 at 11:27
Yes, you are right, it is not my real email and why should I? One of your poster thought it was a good idea to start beheading me. Are you afraid of Truth? I am afraid to post real email address for you might try to break my door to censor me. All the postings I posted were very civil and I posed no security risk because what information I have posed so far represented truth. Truth have nothing to fear but fear itself.
| Comment #4 posted by freedom fighter on October 29, 2000 at 12:43:54 PT |
If I used my full name, you will come and try to behead my head off. If Saudi Arabia is such a wonderful country to live in, move over there! If this sick law passes in U.S., I can only promise you another civil war in this country! Oh, you sound so perfect, sinless. Go ahead and pick the first stone and throw @ the whore. I know that the world does not run around me, neither does it run around you pal! Take your kids to Saudi Arabia, see if your daughters will like it! @ least you agreed that the CHILDREN will bear this stupidity. Is this a perfect "society's values"? and who made you my brother's keeper?
gary
In Response To armaroq
E-Mail: xyz@yahoo.com
Saturday October 28, 2000 at 9:24
Armaoq, one thing that JA Gates did not point out that if this was true, would one thinks that the prohibition is the cause of this foolish business of building booby traps around plants that cost 2 cents to grow each day? Did you know that the Law enforcers have killed growers this year too? He claimed that kids are dying of cannabis. I have yet to hear or see one person smoking this stuff to stumble over and died from it. Eat ten raw potatoes and you can die from it. Drink,eat,consume,smoke the whole plant, you will sleep to see another day. Let's start banning the potatoes!!
J. A. Gates
In Response To Karla and Gary
E-Mail: zjohngates@hotmail.com
Saturday October 28, 2000 at 17:23
None of the choices (corrupt police, drug war or drugs) are good. They all deal with greed for the most part and aren’t healthy for any community. Where I grew up everyone has given up and drugs have taken over, that’s why it’s so violent. I want my kids to have a better childhood then I did. I know you think pot is not really the “criminals drug”, but 39.9% of violent males federally arrested and tested for drugs are on pot. Go to www.usdoj.gov/dea/stats/drugstats.htm#adultmale you will see the statistics. Gary, think about it, if growers wouldn’t shoot at the cops, they wouldn’t die.
gary
In Response To J. A. Gates
E-Mail: xyz@yahoo.com
Saturday October 28, 2000 at 18:39
Thanks for telling us where you are coming from. I know what violence is like. Are you willing to concede that it came from prohibition era? The violence did not came from when the drugs were legal. Can we agree that because we have so long try to criminalize, demonize the usage of pot that more bad evil criminal people use it simply because it was prohibited? We have growers that were armed and cops shot them. Why are the growers arming themselves? Prohibition? Would a grower be armed if it is legal? Please believe this, You, sir, have right to teach your children to not partake any drugs. However, can we not impose it on others? I love my children as much as I would with yours. I would gladly give up my life so your children live and I smoke pot.
| Comment #3 posted by freedom fighter on October 29, 2000 at 12:40:59 PT |
Ruth, 1200 pot prisoners times 30-35,000$ a year to babysit them. It cost 36 mil $ now. I wonder how much next year? I am an outsider so I probably would not be much of an influence. I am sure that your state can figure out that if national wide, 50% of high schoolers have @ one time or another tried pot, in 10 years, your state will be supporting 100 million $$ a year on a pot prison industry. We all can agree that the Children will be the one to bear this?
J. A. Gates
In Response To gary
E-Mail: zjohngates@hotmail.com
Wednesday October 25, 2000 at 20:07
Gary, 360 murders 80-95,000$ a year to baby-sit them. The cost 34.2 mil $ now and for ever. Cost, add it up. You don't let criminals go free. If you do something illegal, you must pay your dues no matter if it is a fine or time. If you let CRIMINALS get away with what they know is illegal (and pot smokers are criminals), you have defile the law. I love my children, apparently you don’t!
gary
In Response To JA Gates
E-Mail: xyz@yahoo.com
Thursday October 26, 2000 at 16:03
What? Mere 360 murderers sitting in your prisons?? Just how many unsolved murders did your state have? And tell me, sir, just how does a pothead step on your toes? Where are the damages?? Oh, you are gonna tell me that these potheads committed the 360 solved murders. Oh, 1200 potheads vs your 360 murders and so many more unsolved. 100 mil. folks in U.S. including your state, have declare the law moot and voided. We are sorry for slapping your face for 86 years. How many more years do you want us to keep slapping? 1200 gardeners vs 360 murderers. I do not understand this! So, with your 36 mil + my 40 mil equals 76 mil this year. So we agree that OUR CHILDREN will bear this in next 10 years? Why did you presume I do not love my kids?
J. A. Gates
In Response To gary (use your whole name, I do)
E-Mail: zjohngates@hotmail.com
Thursday October 26, 2000 at 18:56
Potheads step on my toes because they drag society down in it's value. I want my children’s society to be lifted up instead. Your sarcasm shows your ignorance or unwillingness to face the truth. Potheads are criminals, as is murders; both violated the law. Let’s implement some other countries laws if you want to reduce money spent on them. I like Saudi Arabia, execute the drug dealers, bet the 1200 criminals would really drop. Our children would be better off and not allot of money spent. Lastly, you don’t love your children if you teach them that the law doesn’t matter and criminal actions are OK. You would be the 1st to call 911 if it was a crime against you. That’s called a hypocrite!
| Comment #2 posted by Dr. Ganj on October 28, 2000 at 16:13:03 PT |
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