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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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Re: US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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Post by vouaobrasil »

mirzap wrote: post #625
vouaobrasil wrote: post #613

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Socialists really hate freedom, don't they? Somehow, it's always "capitalism" in question when it is, in fact, freedom. It's none of the government's business what somebody takes into their body. All drugs should be decriminalized anyway. Smoking and alcohol take millions of lives every year, yet we say "people have the right" to drink or smoke. Why is marijuana different, which is way less dangerous than alcohol, wh…

I am actually not against marijuana, nor am I a socialist. I am just pointing out its role in this case. Incidentally, I am against alcohol very much as well.

I do not believe the government should regulate what goes in our bodies. I am just pointing out the way the government is using it as a tool.

Frankly, I really don't care whether the government criminalizes drugs or not.

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Post by 10u152 »

vouaobrasil wrote: post #626
infotainment wrote: post #616

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah yes, because communism had such a great environmental record. Fact is, it’s humans that like to destroy the biosphere: the economic trappings don’t really matter much.

I don't advocate communism. Even communism supported technological development, which I do not. And humans don't like to destroy the biosphere at all; it is just a byproduct of our basal instincts in large social groups, and we should learn to get past that.

You're on an unusual website for someone who does not support any technological development. You're not in favour of caveman technology even? Clubs and fire? Going to be a cold winter.

Re: US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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Post by vouaobrasil »

10u152 wrote: post #628
infotainment wrote: post #616

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah yes, because communism had such a great environmental record. Fact is, it’s humans that like to destroy the biosphere: the economic trappings don’t really matter much.

There's always someone who wants to blame capitalism. It's an inbuilt survival instinct to collect as many resources as possible. It's just only humans that have the technology to destroy while doing it.

I agree with that. That is why I think we should be much more cautious about technology, like the Amish.

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Post by dyauspitr »

sorwin wrote: post #563

Honestly, we should look to fix the issues that lead to people depending on weed, alcohol, and other drugs instead. These drugs are escapes for people - and a lot of them, especially younger kids get completely hooked on the escaped from reality from these drugs (including alcohol). We should instead be limit the use of these drugs and have teams dedicated to studying why people are turning to these instead. It's OK…

It could just be as simple as it’s a lot of fun. I smoked pot for a lot of years, not because I had a hole in me or anything, it was just a very fun way to go about the day. I haven’t smoked in a decade because long term usage led to mild agoraphobia for me but went away a couple of months after I stopped.

Re: US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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Post by vouaobrasil »

10u152 wrote: post #632
vouaobrasil wrote: post #626

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't advocate communism. Even communism supported technological development, which I do not. And humans don't like to destroy the biosphere at all; it is just a byproduct of our basal instincts in large social groups, and we should learn to get past that.

You're on an unusual website for someone who does not support any technological development. You're not in favour of caveman technology even? Clubs and fire? Going to be a cold winter.

Well, there are some interesting discussions here (sometimes). I don't believe in echo chambers but about talking with people about ideas.

I don't advocate for a complete shunning of technology, but rather a cautious approach towards it, somewhat like the Amish but with Christianity replaced with a reverence for nature.

We will never stop using basic tools and fire but there has got to be a better optimum somewhere that uses less than all the wasteful stuff we're doing now.

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Post by salawat »

enceladus06 wrote: post #624

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This should make your blood run cold. Executive Orders were never intended to be the avenue through which novel law was established. The Executive has absorbed so much of what was the purview of the legislative branch it isn't even funny.

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Post by jakeogh »

enceladus06 wrote: post #624

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Re-posting from 7 years ago...

[1][2] "The top 6 countries [2] with the highest Muslim populations are not (temp) banned, yet somehow it's a "Muslim Ban"."

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13515783

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20150406003902/http://www.pewfor...

[3] archive.org wayback needs a backup

Re: US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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Post by danw1979 »

mirzap wrote: post #625
vouaobrasil wrote: post #613

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Socialists really hate freedom, don't they? Somehow, it's always "capitalism" in question when it is, in fact, freedom. It's none of the government's business what somebody takes into their body. All drugs should be decriminalized anyway. Smoking and alcohol take millions of lives every year, yet we say "people have the right" to drink or smoke. Why is marijuana different, which is way less dangerous than alcohol, wh…

Can’t wait to hear what you think of the UK’s “smoke free generation” laws…

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-to-create-...

When you ask your government to look after your health, don’t be surprised when then start banning stuff that’s bad for your health.

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