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I could have sworn I smelled doobage....
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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1036612" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Because there are any number of powerful special interests who seek to maintain the status quo.</p><p></p><p>One of the original reasons for prohibiting marijuana was that it was perceived by white society back in the 1930's to be a "black" drug.</p><p></p><p>The timber and newsprint industry was also an early proponent of marijuana prohibition because the hemp plant from which cannabis is derived is a <em>far</em> more efficient and fast-growing source of fiber than timber is. The timber companies did not wish to give up its virtual monopoly on the industrial-scale production of fiber and paper products.</p><p></p><p>Lets also not overlook the DEA, a government agency whose #1 priority ( like all government agencies) is to perpetuate its own existence and secure a source of funding at the taxpayer trough.</p><p></p><p>One definition of insanity is to continue the same action over and over while expecting a different result. By this standard, our prohibition of cannabis is quite clearly insane. The billions of dollars we waste annually trying to eradicate, prohibit, prosecute and incarcerate our way out of this "problem" would be far better spent on funding treatment programs for addicts with a sincere desire to quit. Addiction (a topic with which I have a great deal of personal knowledge and experience) is a <em>medical</em> problem not a <em>legal</em> one and it needs to be treated as such.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1036612, member: 14668"] Because there are any number of powerful special interests who seek to maintain the status quo. One of the original reasons for prohibiting marijuana was that it was perceived by white society back in the 1930's to be a "black" drug. The timber and newsprint industry was also an early proponent of marijuana prohibition because the hemp plant from which cannabis is derived is a [I]far[/I] more efficient and fast-growing source of fiber than timber is. The timber companies did not wish to give up its virtual monopoly on the industrial-scale production of fiber and paper products. Lets also not overlook the DEA, a government agency whose #1 priority ( like all government agencies) is to perpetuate its own existence and secure a source of funding at the taxpayer trough. One definition of insanity is to continue the same action over and over while expecting a different result. By this standard, our prohibition of cannabis is quite clearly insane. The billions of dollars we waste annually trying to eradicate, prohibit, prosecute and incarcerate our way out of this "problem" would be far better spent on funding treatment programs for addicts with a sincere desire to quit. Addiction (a topic with which I have a great deal of personal knowledge and experience) is a [I]medical[/I] problem not a [I]legal[/I] one and it needs to be treated as such. [/QUOTE]
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