Legalization? An Insult-Free Discussion

To clarify: Nobody's saying there's NOT any studies on pregnancy effects. And I'm not saying marijuana isn't harmful to a baby or to an expectant mother. That's not it at all.

What I'm saying is, that's not a reason to keep it illegal. Stupid people are going to do stupid things, no matter if something else is legal or not. You're stretching the point if you think marijuana is the cause of stupid people doing stupid things (like I just stretched that point there. )

The point is, we've got laws in place for DUI, for child abuse/neglect, for all these problems. Legalizing marijuana isn't going to have any effect on prosecuting stupid parents, and it's not going to have any effect on whether people smoke in front of their kids. People already do that.

It's a straw-man argument. Just because A, does not prove B.

 

Are we up to the insults yet?

 

No, but if you start, I'll join in.

 

Not yet. Check back in, in an hour or so.

 

Who are you wanting to insult? And why?

 

This was a good one:

Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Teramo, Piazza A. Moro 45, 64100 Teramo, Italy. Maccarrone@vet.unite.it

Marijuana and cannabinoids have been shown to exert profound effects on hypothalamic regulatory functions and reproduction in both experimental animals and humans.

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Or this one:

The use of THC as a recreational drug may adversely affect male fertility.

Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Queen's University, Belfast, United Kingdom.

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And this is one of my favorites:

The study is called, "Estrogenic effects of marijuana smoke condensate and cannabinoid compounds."

Our results suggest that marijuana abuse is considered an endocrine-disrupting factor.

National Institute of Scientific Investigation, 331-1 Shinwol-7-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul 158-707, Korea; Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Korea.

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Enjoy the weed, fellas!

 

Y'know what else is bad for you, Luggie?

Big Macs. Marlboro Reds. Coffee. Steak. Mountain Dew. Tanning Beds. Eggs. Butter. Real cheese. Raw fish. Backyard wrestling. Incessant masturbation.

As soon as the rest of these are illegal, then you might have a point.

Until then, all you've really proved is that people, ultimately, die, and marijuana will not stop this.

 

Italy? United Kingdom? Korea?

This is America, dude.  8) 8) 8) 8)

 

Lugs, we could also link to the studys showing the harmful effects of cigarette smoking and alcohol use. But I don't think you're in favor of banning those items, are you?

 

Sure! We'll be sisters in no time. Let the estrogen flow, baby! ;D

 

What's wrong with incessant masturbation, zeke? A buddy of mine wants to know.

 

We must have mutual friends.