Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness

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  • Im still here
    Im still here Posts: 826
    Cosmo wrote:
    Does anyone take anything from the current government as truth? I mean, it's gotten to the point where if the White House said the Sun will rise tomorrow morning... I'd be a little skeptical.

    If they werent so busy busting us they'd legalize it and make 20 to 100 times more in taxes, and empty alot of prisons

    :)

    edit: too bad both Presidential Candidates are against Legalization
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  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    Im still here wrote:
    If they werent so busy busting us they'd legalize it and make 20 to 100 times more in taxes, and empty alot of prisons

    :)

    edit: too bad both Presidential Candidates are against Legalization

    What about Nader?
    Everything not forbidden is compulsory and eveything not compulsory is forbidden. You are free... free to do what the government says you can do.
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    he still stands wrote:
    What about Nader?

    http://www.ontheissues.org/2004/Ralph_Nader_Drugs.htm
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    http://www.ontheissues.org/2004/Ralph_Nader_Drugs.htm

    yeah ;) I know it was supposed to be a rhetorical ?

    I think you've swayed my vote with all of those Myspace bulletins!
    Everything not forbidden is compulsory and eveything not compulsory is forbidden. You are free... free to do what the government says you can do.
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    he still stands wrote:
    yeah ;) I know it was supposed to be a rhetorical ?

    I think you've swayed my vote with all of those Myspace bulletins!


    I was pretty sure it was...but an opportunity is an opportunity ;)

    And YES!!! one supporter at a time! :D
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    I was pretty sure it was...but an opportunity is an opportunity ;)

    And YES!!! one supporter at a time! :D

    Yep I'm on the wagon. I was a huge Kucinich supporter (and still am) and when he dropped out I got on the Obama train... but realized I was supporting him for the wrong reasons...
    Everything not forbidden is compulsory and eveything not compulsory is forbidden. You are free... free to do what the government says you can do.
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Something people (voters) need to consider... Supreme Court Justice Stevens is 88 years old. We've dodged a bullet so far, but looks like he's gone in the next Presidential term.
    The Supreme Court rules on what you have to do HERE in this country.
    ...
    Choose the person who is going to choose the Justice... wisely.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Cosmo wrote:
    Something people (voters) need to consider... Supreme Court Justice Stevens is 88 years old. We've dodged a bullet so far, but looks like he's gone in the next Presidential term.
    The Supreme Court rules on what you have to do HERE in this country.
    ...
    Choose the person who is going to choose the Justice... wisely.


    I hear ya but I'm not voting in fear of a republican...I'm voting for what I think would be best for this country.

    And honestly, after seeing the advisors Obama has picked...this really isn't a huge issue for me seeing as how both candidates pick shady guys. It's like having you by the balls saying vote for me or you'll get this....when neither are what you want. I don't feel threatened. It's the people's job to ensure this democracy is ran the way they want it to be...so I'm doing my part.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    he still stands wrote:
    Yep I'm on the wagon. I was a huge Kucinich supporter (and still am) and when he dropped out I got on the Obama train... but realized I was supporting him for the wrong reasons...

    Awesome! It killed me to take Dennis' stuff off my page after he dropped out...I love that guy! :)
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    I hear ya but I'm not voting in fear of a republican...I'm voting for what I think would be best for this country.

    And honestly, after seeing the advisors Obama has picked...this really isn't a huge issue for me seeing as how both candidates pick shady guys. It's like having you by the balls saying vote for me or you'll get this....when neither are what you want. I don't feel threatened. It's the people's job to ensure this democracy is ran the way they want it to be...so I'm doing my part.
    ...
    American politics is never about voting for the best person... it's voting for the one who is most likely to do the least amount of damage to our nation. Sort of a which is better for you... cancer or coma?
    Which is why I concern myself with who will seat the Justice least likely to wipe his/her ass with the Constitution of my country.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    I hear ya but I'm not voting in fear of a republican...I'm voting for what I think would be best for this country.

    And honestly, after seeing the advisors Obama has picked...this really isn't a huge issue for me seeing as how both candidates pick shady guys. It's like having you by the balls saying vote for me or you'll get this....when neither are what you want. I don't feel threatened. It's the people's job to ensure this democracy is ran the way they want it to be...so I'm doing my part.
    ...
    American politics is never about voting for the best person... it's voting for the one who is most likely to do the least amount of damage to our nation. Sort of a which is better for you... cancer or coma?
    Which is why I concern myself with who will seat the Justice least likely to wipe his/her ass with the Constitution of my country.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    American politics is never about voting for the best person... it's voting for the one who is most likely to do the least amount of damage to our nation. Sort of a which is better for you... cancer or coma?
    Which is why I concern myself with who will seat the Justice least likely to wipe his/her ass with the Constitution of my country.
    If all you can see is cancer or coma, then don't wonder why that's what you end up with. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." ~ Niels Bohr

    http://www.myspace.com/illuminatta

    Rhinocerous Surprise '08!!!
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    American politics is never about voting for the best person... it's voting for the one who is most likely to do the least amount of damage to our nation. Sort of a which is better for you... cancer or coma?
    Which is why I concern myself with who will seat the Justice least likely to wipe his/her ass with the Constitution of my country.


    American politics can be whatever we choose to make out of it. We aren't forced to choose between a coma or cancer...we choose to settle for them.

    I'm voting for someone who I feel is worth voting for and every single other voter in this country is just as free as I am to do the same....they simply choose not to and pretend that we somehow live in a 2 party dictatorship where we are forced to vote for 2 sorry parties that neither one deserve our support after their past performances. They are not owed our votes. If we stopped putting up with it and actually trying using the word 'accountability' then maybe we'd start seeing a country that's in much better shape. By supporting them no matter what....it sends a strong message: 'Do whatever you want, continue to become more corrupt....it doesn't matter to us. We'll still line up to support you no matter what you do.'

    And they treat us accordingly. They tell us one thing and do another. They push lies and propaganda to get the public to support policies that line the pockets of their cronies while bankrupting our country. This is coming from BOTH parties yet we do nothing but shrug and say that's just how it is. So why should they even think twice about cleaning up their act? We keep letting them get away with murder. What's going to cause them to want to stop? They take your support for granted and walk all over us because we LET them. It's up to us...I'm tired of this country acting like victims of it's government. This is a democracy...we put those people in power! It's our fault and yes, we COULD change it if we would stop living in fear of the government and realize we are the government and control who is elected into it.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    angelica wrote:
    If all you can see is cancer or coma, then don't wonder why that's what you end up with. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.


    Exactly!! I don't want cancer or a coma...so I'm opting out of those choices. There is no law that says we have to vote for diseases and illnesses....so why are people doing it????

    :confused:
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    Exactly!! I don't I want cancer or a coma...so I'm opting out of those choices. There is no law that says we have to vote for diseases and illnesses....so why are people doing it????

    :confused:
    :confused:
    "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." ~ Niels Bohr

    http://www.myspace.com/illuminatta

    Rhinocerous Surprise '08!!!
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    angelica wrote:
    :confused:

    Are you saying you are confused, too and agree with me or are you saying that you were confused with what I had just said?....now I'm :confused:



    :D
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    Are you saying you are confused, too and agree with me or are you saying that you were confused with what I had just said?....now I'm :confused:



    :D
    :D

    I'm agreeing with you! I'm wondering why if people vote for cancer or coma they think they'll get something else. And then I get sad, thinking of how we've been taught that we are impotent, and unempowered. :(

    And Cosmo...thanks for the great analogy! :D
    "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." ~ Niels Bohr

    http://www.myspace.com/illuminatta

    Rhinocerous Surprise '08!!!
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    angelica wrote:
    :D

    I'm agreeing with you! I'm wondering why if people vote for cancer or coma they think they'll get something else. And then I get sad, thinking of how we've been taught that we are impotent, and unempowered. :(

    And Cosmo...thanks for the great analogy! :D

    :D;)

    I agree....it is totally sad how people act so helpless or powerless to change things...especially when they/we are the only ones who will ever have the power to change these things they see going go around them. We can't just keep crossing our fingers and hoping for the best when we are calling what we choose a terminal illness. If we are voting for illnesses then we will continue to see the symptoms of them affecting our lives.


    'We are the ones we have been waiting for!'
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:




    'We are the ones we have been waiting for!'
    Absolutely, 100%!
    "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth." ~ Niels Bohr

    http://www.myspace.com/illuminatta

    Rhinocerous Surprise '08!!!
  • Kann
    Kann Posts: 1,146
    angelica wrote:
    And even mild and moderate use of substances and behaviours as a way to numb one's awareness leads to the general psychological paralysis and co-dependency experienced in 95% of the population in the western world.

    95%? What is this paralysis?

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