tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17788664.post1299193704698707110..comments2023-09-26T10:27:35.338-04:00Comments on I should get out more.: Quote for the dayNicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05870348829243847481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17788664.post-73221842889820426492009-05-07T09:15:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:15:00.000-04:00This may come as a shock, but someone can be pro-l...This may come as a shock, but someone can be pro-legalization and not be a user. I like the following sentence, though:<br /><br />"(there) is no evidence on which to base any assumptions about the wider social damage from cannabis."<br /><br />This is actually a phenomenal argument for legalization! It is ridiculous to believe (as you seem to) that everything should be illegal until proven safe. I think it should be the opposite. Everything should be legal until proven dangerous. <br /><br />You have no proof about the wider social damage from cannabis, so it should be legal. <br /><br />Furthermore, if our benchmark for safety is low enough that alcohol is legal, then clearly marijuana should be legal. The social and health consequences of alcohol, both mental and physical, are orders of magnitude worse than pot.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870348829243847481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17788664.post-52628686543128264092009-05-03T18:15:00.000-04:002009-05-03T18:15:00.000-04:00If you really are a third year medical student you...If you really are a third year medical student you should have enough brains to understand that because cannabis has (apparently) not harmed you yet, that is no evidence on whixch to base any assumptions about the wider social damage from cannabis. The UK has reclassified cannabis as more dangerous-mainly because of the mental health issues and the persuasive arguments put forward by our national director of Mental Health. Normalisation and legalisation of cannabis would certainly lead to more extensive use. More use means more TOTAL harm, just like the tobacco/alcohol model.Davidnoreply@blogger.com