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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (4097)	5/9/2004 1:48:32 PM
From: Sultan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37568

Is there any health issues with the use of marijuana ? Just curious.. I am sure it is addictive and am sure there are negatives to it but wondering if it does any damage to your physical health like alcohol, smoking etc..

To: Michael Watkins who wrote (4097)	5/12/2004 6:16:30 PM
From: Gulo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37568

"There is no rational argument that says organized crime will simply disappear if pot was fully legal in this country. Proponents say " make it like alcohol or tobacco - tax it " etc. " For crying out loud, how can you say something like that after having perfectly rational arguments presented to you? We have covered this in some detail recently. There is no rational argument that says organized crime will continue to be a part of the marijuana market if pot was fully legal. Organized criminal marijuana distribution would be defined out of existence if pot were "fully legal". In any case, it is extreme hypocrisy to claim production is criminal while smoking is acceptable. If we, as a society, want to discourage marijuana use, any penalties or restrictions must be tied to the dangers involved. The tax and regulate route seems to me to be the best fit, as it seems to be with alcohol. (I don't want to re-argue all the points we already covered, but you could at least acknowledge that there are some rational people that believe there are rational arguments that organized crime would not be involved with marijuana any more than they are now involved with alcohol.) -g