Tarred & Feathered

[Spiderman]

Originally Posted by northwind

Yup, and the most harmful thing in a joint is the tobacco you roll it with

Still, I don't agree with withdrawing care, last time I looked tobacco tax more than covers tobacco treatment, and the same for alcohol.

So true about the first comments Northy.

And i thought that they only spent a proportion of the tax raised for treatment and the rest went into the govts coffers for illegal wars etc.

[Viney]

Ban smoking and it means that every man woman and child would have to pay £140 each to cover the tax loss (8.4billion at the last count apprently)

I dont drink, smoke, take drugs, never have done, never will. So at the end of the day ban the whole bloody lot and that be the end of it.

Originally Posted by northwind

Yup, and the most harmful thing in a joint is the tobacco you roll it with

Hmmmm, yeah uh ok. The second ingedient isnt exactly harmless though is it?

The most harmful thing in a joint is often whats hidden in the second ingredient.
I've seen the decline of somebody who smoked it like ciggarettes. I choose to listen to the medical research aswell.
Both are as bad as eachother.

[Spiderman]

ANY drug affects diffrent people in diffrent ways peeps. I have a couple of beers and i'm silly, others i know have a couple of beers at lunchtime and it refreshes and recharges them.

Same with fags, there was a lady on the news the other day celebrating her 100th birthday. She smoked since the age of 11 and on average 4 a day. And she has no type of cancer in her whatsoever.

Weed is highly dangerous to those who have the right type of chemical make up and not so dangerous to those with a diffrent make up. You gotta try something before you know if you like it or not or if its good for you. Sadly society sees weed as "harmless" which is a long, long way from the truth for some.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Wester

I've seen the decline of somebody who smoked it like ciggarettes

If you overdose on anything, it's bad for you, too much water kills you. One glass of red wine a day is good for the heart, one bottle of red wine causes your body and brain to collapse. Going on the internet to book a holiday saves you money, going on the internet as much as I do TAKES OVER YOUR ENTIRE LIFE

Certainly not implying that weed's not bad for you, but it's illegal, and the other weed isn't, and that sort of double standard in law creates a credability gap. If it were legalised, then you'd have better controls on strength and quality, but also better support for those who take it to excess- bring it out of the closet. Pers'nally I think that cannabis overuse tends to be as much a mental issue as a chemical abuse, just like withdrawing into daytime TV, online computer games or drink, or joining the foreign legion... Better to get at the root, which you can't do while it's a dirty secret.

Originally Posted by Spiderman

ANY drug affects diffrent people in diffrent ways peeps. I have a couple of beers and i'm silly, others i know have a couple of beers at lunchtime and it refreshes and recharges them.

Same with fags, there was a lady on the news the other day celebrating her 100th birthday. She smoked since the age of 11 and on average 4 a day. And she has no type of cancer in her whatsoever.

Weed is highly dangerous to those who have the right type of chemical make up and not so dangerous to those with a diffrent make up. You gotta try something before you know if you like it or not or if its good for you. Sadly society sees weed as "harmless" which is a long, long way from the truth for some.

Perfect and correct!
I have serious side affects from weed and actually ended up in hospital for 3 days, 2 of which was in a state of oblivion.
Any as for the main subject!
I understand the feelings of people wanting justice, on a few occassions i've actually taken the law into my own hands.

[Spiderman]

Originally Posted by slark01

Perfect and correct!

eye fang you.