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I wish it were 100% legal like beer already. So many people use it, and it harms just as much as alcohol. Stop putting normal people in prison with murderers an

I wish it were 100% legal like beer already. So many people use it, and it harms just as much as alcohol. Stop putting normal people in prison with murderers and rapists. I've never done drugs before in my life but I know a ton of professional that do. These are lawyers, doctors, accountants and the occasional taxidermist. Do these people belong in jail? Fuck that.

narrowrail 12y ago
>I've never done drugs before I can only assume you mean cannabis is a drug, when, in fact, it is a plant. Keeping with the idea that cannabis is a drug, am I correct to assume you have never had a Pepsi or a cup of coffee?
- tmerr 12y ago
  If you're going to be pedantic at least do it well. Going by the dictionary definition of drug: "a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body" both caffeine and cannabis fit the bill.
  - narrowrail 12y ago
    Cannabis is a plant that contains cannabinoids that are drugs. As a chemist, I typically don't refer to unrefined plant material as a drug. Because people don't typically consume caffeine raw, most people don't consider coffee consumption "doing drugs"; so, I believe cannabis deserves the same consideration. Language matters, and I don't consider it to be pedantic to make this point (however subtle the distinction is). Edit: And, for reference (since you missed the definition of cannabis): Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three different species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica and Cannabis ruderalis.
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nickles 12y ago
> and it harms just as much as alcohol While I agree that marijuana should be legalized, note that there is some consensus that alcohol causes more harm (societally and to the user) than marijuana [1]. While the societal damage would change if it were legalized, marijuana is still less harmful to users than alcohol. [1] http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/drugs_cause_most_harm http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/drugs_caus...
- sergiotapia 12y ago
  Even better, let's legalize it already. Too many people are suffering from this old law.

narrowrail 12y ago

>I've never done drugs before I can only assume you mean cannabis is a drug, when, in fact, it is a plant. Keeping with the idea that cannabis is a drug, am I correct to assume you have never had a Pepsi or a cup of coffee?

tmerr 12y ago
If you're going to be pedantic at least do it well. Going by the dictionary definition of drug: "a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body" both caffeine and cannabis fit the bill.
- narrowrail 12y ago
  Cannabis is a plant that contains cannabinoids that are drugs. As a chemist, I typically don't refer to unrefined plant material as a drug. Because people don't typically consume caffeine raw, most people don't consider coffee consumption "doing drugs"; so, I believe cannabis deserves the same consideration. Language matters, and I don't consider it to be pedantic to make this point (however subtle the distinction is). Edit: And, for reference (since you missed the definition of cannabis): Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three different species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica and Cannabis ruderalis.
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nickles 12y ago

> and it harms just as much as alcohol While I agree that marijuana should be legalized, note that there is some consensus that alcohol causes more harm (societally and to the user) than marijuana [1]. While the societal damage would change if it were legalized, marijuana is still less harmful to users than alcohol. [1] http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/drugs_cause_most_harm http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/drugs_caus...

sergiotapia 12y ago
Even better, let's legalize it already. Too many people are suffering from this old law.