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Marijuana instead of aspirin
Topic Started: 24 May 2012, 02:05 AM (2,429 Views)
Yar	24 May 2012, 02:05 AM Post #1
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #2,072 Joined: 15-Nov 2011	Woke up with a terrible headache and thought about taking an aspirin, but then decided to take some medicinal tokes instead. A safe dose of aspirin is 4 grams per day. Abusing it leads to severe pathologies of the kidneys, brain, lungs and liver. It can also cause stomach ulcers and stomach bleeding, and severe overdoses can be lethal. Marijuana is objectively less harmful, so why is such a dangerous drug as aspirin is sold with no regulations while MJ is still on the "extremely dangerous drugs" list? Of course, it's a rhetorical question, I know all the reasons as my own five fingers, yet still, such hypocrisy just blows my mind!



Taelôk	24 May 2012, 11:44 AM Post #2
Chess Noob Posts: 1,477 Group: Coffee addict Member #1,587 Joined: 2-Oct 2011	The difference is overall risk to society as far as the law is concerned Marijuana may be less toxic than aspirin, but the "abuse potential" of Marijuana far exceeds that of aspirin. It would be hard to find any real reason to abuse asprin, you're not going to get high from it. I don't see any real hypocrisy here. Also, sex talk? Edited by Taelôk, 24 May 2012, 11:51 AM.
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Yar	24 May 2012, 02:49 PM Post #3
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #2,072 Joined: 15-Nov 2011	Taelôk 24 May 2012, 11:44 AM The difference is overall risk to society as far as the law is concerned Isn't the law's job to prevent people from fucking with each other and each other's shit, not with their own bodies? Edited by Yar, 24 May 2012, 02:50 PM.



Taelôk	24 May 2012, 11:17 PM Post #4
Chess Noob Posts: 1,477 Group: Coffee addict Member #1,587 Joined: 2-Oct 2011	Yar 24 May 2012, 02:49 PM Taelôk 24 May 2012, 11:44 AM The difference is overall risk to society as far as the law is concerned Isn't the law's job to prevent people from fucking with each other and each other's shit, not with their own bodies? I would agree to the extent that the fucking of one's own body can't within reason affect the rights and safety of others around you. However, what you think the law's role is, and what it actually does, are two different things. I'm saying your comparison of marijuana and aspirin is an apples to oranges one. As much as I disagree with marijuana's criminalization, it's not hypocritical. If you want to make an argument for hypocrisy, you have to make sure the legal drug is actually comparable with marijuana. I need not say what drug that is,
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BadHouses	24 May 2012, 11:23 PM Post #5
Posts: 757 Group: Lalalandian Member #1,231 Joined: 13-Sep 2011	Marijuana magnifies pain for some people. For example, my significant other has back pain from a car accident some years ago. She finds that marijuana makes her concentrate very hard and now and then uses it to study or draw with. If her back is bugging her, the pot can make her concentrate on the pain instead of something external. Also, someone like myself who not particularly prone to that effect just don't like smoking it but don't want a delayed high one might get with brownies, for example, if I wanted to deal with pain. Edited by BadHouses, 24 May 2012, 11:58 PM.
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Yar	25 May 2012, 01:36 AM Post #6
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #2,072 Joined: 15-Nov 2011	Taelôk 24 May 2012, 11:17 PM I would agree to the extent that the fucking of one's own body can't within reason affect the rights and safety of others around you. How? What, you mean the whole driving while stoned thing or operating heavy machinery while stoned? If so, then - again, we should ban alcohol, because it is much more dangerous that way. And you know how that turns out. BadHouses 24 May 2012, 11:23 PM Also, someone like myself who not particularly prone to that effect just don't like smoking it but don't want a delayed high one might get with brownies, for example, if I wanted to deal with pain. It doesn't mean you shouldn't have a choice. Edited by Yar, 25 May 2012, 01:37 AM.



BadHouses	25 May 2012, 08:06 AM Post #7
Posts: 757 Group: Lalalandian Member #1,231 Joined: 13-Sep 2011	Agreed, of course.
	We'll have a real wild time.


Taelôk	25 May 2012, 10:48 AM Post #8
Chess Noob Posts: 1,477 Group: Coffee addict Member #1,587 Joined: 2-Oct 2011	Yar How? What, you mean the whole driving while stoned thing or operating heavy machinery while stoned? If so, then - again, we should ban alcohol, because it is much more dangerous that way. And you know how that turns out. Don't be disingenuous. No one is saying you can't drink or smoke pot, just that you have no right to be behind the wheel after consuming said intoxicants. Of course, people will do this; which is why offenders need to be treated very harshly, as well as be convicted of outright murder should they kill someone. You do not have the right to disregard the safety of others like that; unless of course, the circumstances were really pressing. Edited by Taelôk, 25 May 2012, 10:49 AM.
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Triplock	25 May 2012, 11:50 AM Post #9
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #1,309 Joined: 19-Sep 2011	Quote: You do not have the right to disregard the safety of others like that; unless of course, the circumstances were really pressing. What if I am a better driver drunk than my 68yr old landlady while she's completely sober? While well-intentioned, drunk driving laws make too many assumptions about individual's abilities.



PoodieCore	25 May 2012, 12:21 PM Post #10
German douche Posts: 3,300 Group: Old Grumpy Nazi Member #705 Joined: 3-Aug 2011	Triplock 25 May 2012, 11:50 AM What if I am a better driver drunk than my 68yr old landlady while she's completely sober? While well-intentioned, drunk driving laws make too many assumptions about individual's abilities. Sorry you Sir are a retard. Driving drunken is outlawed for a fucking reason. Regardless of much you can pull yourself together, your reaction time is severly lowered and you see shittier. Also in many countries, elderly people are tested on a regular basis whether they can still drive. Should we also introduce drunk driving tests? No we fucking shouldn't, because it is fucking obvious based on existing research results that driving drunken is fucking dangerous. If you drive drunken, you are an irresponsible piece of shit and under certain circumstances you totally deserve to go to jail for it.
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Triplock	25 May 2012, 02:09 PM Post #11
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #1,309 Joined: 19-Sep 2011	Quote: Driving drunken is outlawed for a fucking reason. No shit. The reason is dumb! I would agree that drunk drivers, who caused an accident, should probably receive harsher punishment. However, supposing there is such a thing as personal responsibility, I'm suggesting a more, and it pains me to say this, libertarian approach... I don't like the precedent of punishing people not for causing an accident and maiming twelve children, but just for being more likely to do so. And don't give me no percentages, Alasnolongerhere is more likely to rape someone, gypsies are more likely to steal your shit... Shall we imprison them all? Ohh, and fuck you, you're just old, a grouch who'll always defend the status quo; "Because that's the way it is, and that's how it has to be, and it is so for a reason. Period!" Edited by Triplock, 25 May 2012, 02:14 PM.



Yar	25 May 2012, 02:23 PM Post #12
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #2,072 Joined: 15-Nov 2011	Triplock 25 May 2012, 11:50 AM What if I am a better driver drunk than my 68yr old landlady while she's completely sober? Old people shouldn't be allowed to drive, obviously. Or, better yet, ban automobiles at once: they are bad for the environment and they KILL PEOPLE!



PoodieCore	25 May 2012, 02:25 PM Post #13
German douche Posts: 3,300 Group: Old Grumpy Nazi Member #705 Joined: 3-Aug 2011	Should everyone also be allowed to experiment with dangerous chemicals in his backyard without having a license or meeting minimum safety standards? Fuck no! Sorry driving around shitfaced should not be encouraged and you are an irresponsible piece of shit. I want that everyone driving around in a car is 100% physically capable to do so. A drunk person is physically not able to drive a car safely in all situations. The worst driver having a driver's license is by far not as dangerous for traffic safety than a shitfaced asshole. He can react faster and sees all the shit that is happening around him. Fuck your right to drive around drunken!
	Best forum quotes: 1080Poop Intellectually this thread is like discovering a vagina for the first time. You're fascinated by it but scared of it at the same time. The scent is alluring and sparks something inside of you that gets a reaction. You poke and prod at it in inquisitiveness. "Is it safe to put my dick in here?" You ask yourself.


Yar	25 May 2012, 02:28 PM Post #14
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #2,072 Joined: 15-Nov 2011	PoodieCore 25 May 2012, 02:25 PM Should everyone also be allowed to experiment with dangerous chemicals in his backyard without having a license or meeting minimum safety standards? Fuck no! Sorry driving around shitfaced should not be encouraged and you are an irresponsible piece of shit. Poodie, are you suggesting that a "shitfaced" person would drive in his backyard?



Nemesis	25 May 2012, 02:28 PM Post #15
Internet Zombie Posts: 7,824 Group: God Member #653 Joined: 28-Jul 2011	DISCLAIMER: libertarians do not want people to drive drunk! Edited by Nemesis, 25 May 2012, 02:32 PM.



Yar	25 May 2012, 02:32 PM Post #16
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #2,072 Joined: 15-Nov 2011	Triplock 25 May 2012, 02:09 PM Quote: Driving drunken is outlawed for a fucking reason. No shit. The reason is dumb! Driving drunk is outlawed, yes. But drinking isn't. Go figure.



Nemesis	25 May 2012, 02:34 PM Post #17
Internet Zombie Posts: 7,824 Group: God Member #653 Joined: 28-Jul 2011	Yar 25 May 2012, 02:32 PM Triplock 25 May 2012, 02:09 PM Quote: Driving drunken is outlawed for a fucking reason. No shit. The reason is dumb! Driving drunk is outlawed, yes. But drinking isn't. Go figure. Let's let doctors operate drunk!!!111oneone Let's never prevent crime!!!!!!111 Edited by Nemesis, 25 May 2012, 02:35 PM.



PoodieCore	25 May 2012, 02:35 PM Post #18
German douche Posts: 3,300 Group: Old Grumpy Nazi Member #705 Joined: 3-Aug 2011	Yar 25 May 2012, 02:28 PM Poodie, are you suggesting that a "shitfaced" person would drive in his backyard? Twisting my argument like this, is intellectually dishonest and you know it. Doing shit in your backyard with dangerous chemicals can potentially affect everyone. Driving around (outside your own property) shitfaced can potentially affect everyone as well.
	Best forum quotes: 1080Poop Intellectually this thread is like discovering a vagina for the first time. You're fascinated by it but scared of it at the same time. The scent is alluring and sparks something inside of you that gets a reaction. You poke and prod at it in inquisitiveness. "Is it safe to put my dick in here?" You ask yourself.


Yar	25 May 2012, 02:38 PM Post #19
Posts: 0 Group: Members Member #2,072 Joined: 15-Nov 2011	PoodieCore 25 May 2012, 02:35 PM Yar 25 May 2012, 02:28 PM Poodie, are you suggesting that a "shitfaced" person would drive in his backyard? Twisting my argument like this, is intellectually dishonest and you know it. It's just a joke, geesh!



Nemesis	25 May 2012, 02:39 PM Post #20
Internet Zombie Posts: 7,824 Group: God Member #653 Joined: 28-Jul 2011	Yar 25 May 2012, 02:38 PM PoodieCore 25 May 2012, 02:35 PM Yar 25 May 2012, 02:28 PM Poodie, are you suggesting that a "shitfaced" person would drive in his backyard? Twisting my argument like this, is intellectually dishonest and you know it. It's just a joke, geesh! If a joke isn't funny, it's not a joke, just an attempt.



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