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>Vaping of marijuana was at the root of a public health crisis that unfolded this summer The fact that it takes the author two more paragraphs to elucidate tha
by alistproducer2 7y ago
>Vaping of marijuana was at the root of a public health crisis that unfolded this summer
The fact that it takes the author two more paragraphs to elucidate that the illness was in fact linked to bootleg, vitamin E-containing cartridges is disappointing, but not surprisingly. That fact seems really material to the argument.
- mylons 7y agothere's definitely a big push from entrenched industries that will suffer with marijuana's legality, and Boomer's treating it like a taboo. the front runner for the LIBERAL party in America is anti weed ffs.
- trophycase 7y agoMost of the democratic party is conservative.
- vorpalhex 7y agoYour personal Overton window is likely extremely liberal/progressive and outside the mainstream.
- shitpostbot 7y agoYour personal Overton window is likely extremely conservative/regressive and outside the mainstream. Considering how far to the right US politics are from most of the developed world.
- Xelynega 7y agoMainstream for who though? The Overton window for the United states is very different from Canada's even though they're right next to each-other. For a lot of countries, the United States democratic party is fairly far to the right.
- bag531 7y agoOn the contrary, yours is extremely conservative/reactionary, and even moreso outside the mainstream.
- allovernow 7y agoPolitics are relative. There are also far more than two neat little dimensions on which to analyze political orientation. The 2 principle component vectors of progressive/conservative beliefs between, say, UK and US are not aligned if one reduces the political spheres to 2 space. People really need to stop thinking inside of 2 little boxes, RvsD or progressive vs conservative. This reductionist thinking is really bad for society.
- catalogia 7y agoI'm not so sure it's just the bootleg products. Last time I went into a weed store, they had a big pamphlet with a list of recently recalled products and all were oils/concentrates. These are ostensibly legal products that were being sold in a properly licensed/regulated retail store.
- Gatsky 7y agoThe investigation is ongoing, vitamin E is not confirmed as the causal agent. Anyway, the problem is actually people inhaling random chemicals, a problem which vaping has gifted to us. There will be other cases of lung injury unrelated to vitamin E. Frankly, even 1 more dead guy is too many, I support a total ban on vaping.
- tannedNerd 7y agoSo I also assume you fully support prohibition of alcohol then? Since it kills 1,000s a year in the US?
- Gatsky 7y agoThis is a foolish argument. 1. Vaping is at the stage where it can be controlled, whereas alcohol is beyond that point. Public health is not best served by a logically coherent approach where every product is treated fairly. 2. Alcohol will not burn your lungs and kill you in a few days at recommended usage levels, whereas vaping random juice apparently will.
- ta999999171 7y ago> Vaping is at the stage where it can be controlled Strongly disagree, see: Prohibition
- jrace 7y agoDrinking ISO alcohol will make you go blind. Drinking moonshine can kill you.
- sybarita 7y agoHow do you suppose you would "control" vaping any more than you can control alcohol? Every idiot knows how to fill a vape cart now
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