Denver Legalizes Marijuana.
I shit you not. Actually, Denver voters approved a citywide ordinance that makes possession of under an ounce of marijuana by people over the age of 21 no longer a punishable offense. A subtle nod to the marijuana smokers of the city. Of course, the law is still trumped by state and federal law, but pot smokers all over the country see it as a step in the right direction. But hold that thought for a second because I'm going to talk to you about abortion.
Abortion supporters often think that anti-abortion supporters see abortion as a religious issue. Actually, most anti-abortion advocates see abortion as a moral issue, and see abortion as killing off young babies. The reason the two sides will never come to a compromise is they both have the same information on when life begins and come to different conclusions. Thus, to argue in favor or against abortion based on when life begins, is worthless. But I'm in favor of abortion, because I think the child isn't the only victim. However, I'm going to change the subject one more time.
It turns out lung cancer is one of the most unsympathized with cancers in America. As Americans we all fear cancer as by wiping out all other diseases, its one of the few left it kills more and more Americans every year. Yet, for some reasons, people can't seem to bring themselves to sympathize with lung cancer patients. And why? Cigarettes. People seem to think that these people got lung cancer through their own fault. They smoked, they deserve it. Which is odd because most people who have smoked long enough to get lung cancer didn't know it was a risk when they started, and by the time they did it was already too late.
I have a few friends who are pot smokers, and are quite excited about Denver's new laws. They assure me that pot is much less harmful than cigarette smoking. Which is odd, considering the Harvard studies showing just the opposite. That show in fact pot is almost four times as harmful. I wonder if anyone will sympathize when pot smokers start coming down with lung cancer. I know they don't when a woman becomes pregnant.
taken from: Hypocrisy, the New Religion by Jim Tzenes
I shit you not. Actually, Denver voters approved a citywide ordinance that makes possession of under an ounce of marijuana by people over the age of 21 no longer a punishable offense. A subtle nod to the marijuana smokers of the city. Of course, the law is still trumped by state and federal law, but pot smokers all over the country see it as a step in the right direction. But hold that thought for a second because I'm going to talk to you about abortion.
Abortion supporters often think that anti-abortion supporters see abortion as a religious issue. Actually, most anti-abortion advocates see abortion as a moral issue, and see abortion as killing off young babies. The reason the two sides will never come to a compromise is they both have the same information on when life begins and come to different conclusions. Thus, to argue in favor or against abortion based on when life begins, is worthless. But I'm in favor of abortion, because I think the child isn't the only victim. However, I'm going to change the subject one more time.
It turns out lung cancer is one of the most unsympathized with cancers in America. As Americans we all fear cancer as by wiping out all other diseases, its one of the few left it kills more and more Americans every year. Yet, for some reasons, people can't seem to bring themselves to sympathize with lung cancer patients. And why? Cigarettes. People seem to think that these people got lung cancer through their own fault. They smoked, they deserve it. Which is odd because most people who have smoked long enough to get lung cancer didn't know it was a risk when they started, and by the time they did it was already too late.
I have a few friends who are pot smokers, and are quite excited about Denver's new laws. They assure me that pot is much less harmful than cigarette smoking. Which is odd, considering the Harvard studies showing just the opposite. That show in fact pot is almost four times as harmful. I wonder if anyone will sympathize when pot smokers start coming down with lung cancer. I know they don't when a woman becomes pregnant.
taken from: Hypocrisy, the New Religion by Jim Tzenes
posted by jim at 11/10/2005 03:46:00 PM
7 Comments:
You don't think this is slightly heartless considering the majority of pot smokers believe it to be unharmfull, and that this proliferation is a result of ignorance resulting from the repression of marijuana?
Have you happened to notice that Breast Cancer is on the rise in younger and younger women?
Well, what the nice abortion providers neglect to tell these women is that if you terminate your pregnancy, your chances for breast cancer increase by 150%. And if you have more than one abortion, pretty much guaranteed that you will get breast cancer.
Just a little tid-bit of information for you.
Dani, I think you missed the point. This wasn't about abortion, this was about sympathy. So tuck your little breast cancer statistics away for a rainy day.
Billy, where did you read second hand smoke? Second, can you tell me about all the harmful chemicals in marijuana?
Yes pot is more dangerous to your lungs than tobacco. However, no one has ever died while smoking pot such as they have with drinking alcohol, driving a car or chewing on ball point pens.
toad, will you feel sorry for them when they do? Or will you just say, its his own fault for smoking pot all those years?
This is the importance of my post. Society is tending twords "your own fault" rather than having the moral fortitude to help these people. Its easier to just dismiss them.
For clarification, Harvard did do a study on the amount of THC that would cause a person to od. It is roughly equivilent to the amount of thc in pot about the size of an elephant. Be well assured, I do not mean people will die from smoking this ungodly amount in one sitting. I was actually refering to death by lung cancer as the carcinogens present in marijuana can cause lung cancer as readily as tabacco.
and yet billy, studies show it is 4 times as harmful
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