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         |  keving73
             from west palm beach, fl (United States) on 2002-02-21 18:57 [#00096042] Points: 158 Status: Lurker
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 | nice everyone 
 but what about this: i can almost envision some day when the
 gov't realizes the cash that could be made off of legalizing
 weed, and works with say a marlboro-like company to produce
 it in a controlled manner and profit just like the $ made
 from cigs and alcohol
 
 when you think about the prohibition in this country when
 alcohol was illegal; i guess anything's possible when
 money's at the source
 
 
 
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         |  Xanatos
             from New York City (United States) on 2002-02-21 19:06 [#00096055] Points: 3316 Status: Moderator | Followup to keving73: #00096042 | Show recordbag
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 | "gov't realizes the cash that could be made off of legalizing
 weed"
 
 the gov't makes a lot of money off the illegalization of
 weed.
 
 
 
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         |  sgt growley
             from Deal (United Kingdom) on 2002-02-21 19:08 [#00096059] Points: 247 Status: Lurker
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 | Of course, everyone has a personal choice of what they don't want to take/drink/smoke, and what they do.
 
 It's nice to see people aren't arguing about it because
 that's the point when people stop listening.
 
 But i find the term "anti-drugs" very confusing, this term
 is meaningless.
 You need to be more specific about what you mean.
 You can't group all drugs (including tea, coffee, alcohol,
 aspirin, chocolate etc) together and still make a valid
 point.
 The term DRUGS is outdated and misleading.
 All substances are different, some have much stronger or
 long lasting effects than others. Some are very addictive,
 some not at all.
 So be anti- whatever you like, but be specific, or your
 argument is meaningless.
 
 By the way, it's interesting that all the people who are
 "anti-drugs" appear to have never tried them, whereas those
 who have tried them are quite happy to let others make up
 thier minds.
 
 Oh, and the recent proposed relaxations in the law in the UK
 for cannabis were actually the result of pressure from the
 police force who are fed up with wasting time booking people
 for small personal use when they could be catching someone
 who really is a threat to society.
 
 Sorry for rambling...
 
 
 
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         |  marlowe
             from Antarctica on 2002-02-21 19:21 [#00096074] Points: 24636 Status: Lurker
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 | the only reason cannabis was outlawed in america was because the popularity of hemp as a cheap and effective alternative
 to woodpulp was having a disastrous effect on the massive
 rockefeller forests - so they started using their own media
 to demonise the weed and got it banned...
 
 ...anyone who can seriously say that alcohol is ok whilst
 hashish isn't needs to re-evaluate their thought
 processes... alcohol causes a nation to become macho
 chauvanist pigs - look at all these british bitches who
 drink heaps - they have lost their sensuality and
 femininity, and sleeping around don't make 'em either...
 there is a serious inbalance...
 
 
 
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         |  fuckmusicians
             on 2002-02-21 21:05 [#00096160] Points: 136 Status: Lurker
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 | I can't believe this thread is still on the first page of topics...
 
 The pic is still sweet though.
 
 
 
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