California 3rd graders smoking weed at the school

[Clampy]

Originally Posted by AceArcher

Personally i would hope that revenue from drug legalization would at least go in part to educating people of the "REAL" hazards of drugs use. In exactly the same way that a portion of revenue paid for cigarettes is used to educate people on the consequences of abuse.



That's how you solve drug abuse problems in a society. proven structure showing the success in both alcohol and cigarette industries.

The problem with that is those drugs are toxic and addictive and while the taxation helps it doesn't add up to the social cost of those drugs.

Canada did a study on daily MJ smokers and they cost the health care system 20$ a year. While cigs and alcohol users were way way more than that.
Fast food is much more of health risk and social cost than Cannabis but no one is banning cheese burgers. You just know if you eat them everyday you could die much quicker.


Spiral Out

[AceArcher]

Originally Posted by Clampy

The problem with that is those drugs are toxic and addictive and while the taxation helps it doesn't add up to the social cost of those drugs.

Canada did a study on daily MJ smokers and they cost the health care system 20$ a year. While cigs and alcohol users were way way more than that.
Fast food is much more of health risk and social cost than Cannabis but no one is banning cheese burgers. You just know if you eat them everyday you could die much quicker.


Spiral Out

True... but compromise must be found, and i don't see why a portion of the revenue from the sale of legal cannabis cannot be used to fund educating people that other drugs (crack, cocaine, heroin, meth... etc) do regulary cause serious harm to users and others.

Perhaps i should clarify... because an ad campaign funded by legal MJ sales against MJ would will probably be something along the lines of.... "Dont smoke Pot..... You could get like.... Really hungry, and like... Eat a lot of cheetos."



I'm sorry we have beat this horse so bad i just cant really take this discussion seriously again. Someone just throw a link up to the old thread and say.... see for referance.

[Clampy]

Originally Posted by AceArcher

True... but compromise must be found, and i don't see why a portion of the revenue from the sale of legal cannabis cannot be used to fund educating people that other drugs (crack, cocaine, heroin, meth... etc) do regulary cause serious harm to users and others.

Perhaps i should clarify... because an ad campaign funded by legal MJ sales against MJ would will probably be something along the lines of.... "Dont smoke Pot..... You could get like.... Really hungry, and like... Eat a lot of cheetos."



I'm sorry we have beat this horse so bad i just cant really take this discussion seriously again. Someone just throw a link up to the old thread and say.... see for referance.

You are 100% right.I just thought I would get ahead of this new kinder gentler drug warrior talking point. They say
" for every dollar in tax revenue from cigs we accrue 10$ in social cost "

Well of course you do those things are toxic and addictive.


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[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by Clampy

The problem with that is those drugs are toxic and addictive and while the taxation helps it doesn't add up to the social cost of those drugs.

Canada did a study on daily MJ smokers and they cost the health care system 20$ a year. While cigs and alcohol users were way way more than that.
Fast food is much more of health risk and social cost than Cannabis but no one is banning cheese burgers. You just know if you eat them everyday you could die much quicker.


Spiral Out

You don't watch Joe Rogan do you?