There is good science that indicates a result that can be confirmed and there is propaganda that is made to lead people to think a certain way about something for political gain or justification of oppression. I quite enjoy good science.
Personally I question science as much as I question religion or any other form of philosophy that arrives to any conclusion or answer. If it doesn't make sense, or they don't explain themselves, then I don't hold much in what they say. Science/Scientists are no exception, but to each their own. I'm not saying you can't believe what comes out of science, but this example alone shows that even certain scientific reports can not be fully trusted without question.
They may in fact be right, but they did not provide enough explination or answers to suit my satisfaction.
If nothing is perfectly harmless then there is a slight risk to everything.
Exactly... there's a risk of running with a sharpened pencil in your hand.... I almost drove one into my neck pretty deep one time as a kid. Anything can happen with anything.
Is there some benefit to point out the risk mothers are to their children? As ridiculous as that is, there is some scare factor to it, and that backed by a lack of knowledge on the subject by some and a strong government propaganda campaign that results in people being put in prison, some for years, isn't to much different than referring to it as child abuse. These things have a tendency to grow to outrageous proportions.
Indeed.
Including Marijuana in with Alcohol and Tobbaco part of the problem. Tobbaco will kill you. Alcohol will kill you. Marijuana will not.
No... Alcohol May kill you, Tobacco May kill you.... Weed... hmm... inconclusive at this stage, as there have not been anything directly related deaths connected to Weed consumption.
But at this stage, I'd still rather relate Weed with Alcohol, Tobacco and Caffine, because it helps to bridge that understanding for some who still try and link Weed with Cocaine, Heroin and Crack, like what has been attempted for the last number of decades.
Quite honestly from my own studies and reports I've read over the years, Weed itself still isn't the safest recreational drug out there. Apparently it's 2nd to Shrooms, as shrooms even has less side effects to it compared to Weed. But Weed was a very close second. I can not remember at this stage what was the 3rd safest, but I know it wasn't Caffine.
This is incorrect. If you don't take care of your teeth, you stand to contract gum disease. Pot has nothing to do with it.
No, it is correct, as that is the exact same point I was trying to make. Pot has an equal amount to do with it as candy, sugars, salts, acids, meat, or whatever you put into your mouth. This report attempted to take that small factor and blow it up to make it sound worse then anything else.
But in addition to defunk this report, they admitted that most of the people they studied also smoked tobacco, regardless if they claim they can seperate the two to determine, they didn't explain how, therefore they can't until they do. So I hold very little value to this report.... esspecially when they considdered a
"Heavy User" as someone who smokes
"Almost Once A Week" ~ Man, they best get with the times, as that's nowhere near being considdered Heavy.
If Almost Once a Week is Heavy, then What the hell am I if I smoke once/twice a day?
Oh well... over 10 years smoking like this and last time I went to the dentist my teeth were clean (they did mention I needed to floss more, but they tell everybody that)
Consider this, there is no truth to the claim that the 9/11 terrorists got into the US through Canada yet, look at our border. Look at the money that is being poured into protecting that imaginary line. This is what fear does to people. Now consider again that 2 million people are in prison right this moment in the US because of the laws regarding Pot.
Does the truth matter?
It does, but it has to be unquestionable truth. This report is highly questionable, therefore it's not all that truthful to me.
Bad science is bad science and there is no shortage of doctors who will gladly accept a grant to study something, write a report and sign off on the edited version.
Which is another reason why I question science as equally as I do religions and other concepts.
If it's bogus it's bogus. But ask yourself why would someone publish a bogus study in the first place? Add to that, the subject matter and the benefit to finding the outcome favourable to an industry that spends over $600 per second in the US. Per second!
Well it was a study requested by a pro-marijuana organization, they apparently in the article did not like the answers they got (Neither did I) and for some reason, makes me think there was a third party at play with a bit more money. But who truly knows?
Correct. If you say something that sounds icky, that really may be plausable, in a way that sounds possible, then you can gain enough people thinking it's actually proven to justify continued support from politicians who can use this "dreded problem" to get tough on crime and protect the innocent children and vulnerable ones from the sinister demon weed.
Quite honestly, any reports relating to any "Drugs" or "Narcotics" from the US or any organization related to the US, I don't normally read, let alone believe. They are in fact having a
"War on Drugs" Which has failed misserably thus far.... but Staying the Course and unloading as much false information as possible seems to be the plan for keeping it going.
Heaven forbid anybody in the government actually stood up and admitted they screwed up, it's a waste of resources and money, and will never work. But then if someone did that, then a big investigation would ensue, retired politicians would be hauled into court, someone would be found responsible for all the billions of dollars wasted thus far..... and nobody in power wants that to happen, let alone be known for starting it.
Kinda like how nobody has the brass pair to impeach Bush.
