Comments | acutevoltaire: Hey FDA: Put THIS in your pipe and smoke it

acutevoltaire

Hey FDA: Put THIS in your pipe and smoke it

Jun 01, 2006 17:14

Posted by CN Staff on June 01, 2006 at 13:19:12 PT ( Read more... )

Comments 3

windex_hero June 2 2006, 05:07:01 UTC

I don't read into studies like you do, the only stuff I ever read about is what you put on your LJ. So instead of trying to figure out all this stuff and looking around for the answers I'll just ask you :P (more convenient)

So you said this is at least the third study you've seen that says that pot is good for illnesses but you also said that the FDA claims it's bad for you...

maybe i'm just confused in my own little world...but what studies have the FDA taken part in that makes them say it is bad for you... if you know. Like, I know they can't just say "it's pot, therefore, it's bad," so if you do know where they are getting such a negative image (other than the obvious, it being illegal and all) would you mind posting that...

thanks for being my up to date medical informant :D

-Mandar

acutevoltaire June 2 2006, 15:23:54 UTC

That's just it though; they have no unbiased studies that prove any negatives, at least not that I've been able to find. There were many complex issues that led to cannabis being criminalized in the first place. First, it was associated with blacks and mexicans, and fears of immigration led to an anti-cannabis movement. Secondly, Utah was the first place to ever criminalize pot in the US, because a church group came back from Mexico with cannabis talking about how great it was for worshiping God. This was something the Mormon's couldn't handle. Several border states quickly followed suit because of anti immigrant concerns ( ... )

windex_hero June 2 2006, 18:45:59 UTC

damn.

That's insane...but I guess it makes sense.

If it were to become legal would it not make sense for everyone to stay in jail because at the time it WAS illegal and they would still have to serve the time right?