Watching the World

by Abaddon 7 Replies latest social humour

  • Abaddon
    Abaddon

    Pot smoking has been possible without police interferance in Holland for years. Now with Portugal lifting virtually all anti-drugs legislation, Belgium joining the Dutch in decriminalising Cannabis, and Britain reducing it from a Class B to a Class C drug (making it on a par with abusing perscription drugs), the only question is when will the USA give up it wasteful and pointless 'War on Drugs'? Get with the program Uncle Sam, don't be part of the problem which leads to massive criminal activity devoted to supplying substances whose use is a victimless crime!

    Pot: A Women's Issue?

    LONDON (Reuters) - Female members of Britain's biggest trade union have added their voices to calls for the legalization of cannabis, but they have an unusual argument -- the drug offers women a calorie-free way to relax.

    Women members of Unison's eastern region say the decriminalization of cannabis is a ``women's issue'' because it presents a healthier and less fattening way to chill out.

    ``Cannabis can be used for women to relax and de-stress without calories, in contrast to alcohol or chocolate,'' the women will argue in a motion to the union's 9,000-strong women's conference in Cardiff next month.

    Women lead ``amazingly stressful lives... with many different roles, jobs and multi-tasking. It is important that women can relax and escape the stresses of life.''

    The group even have a proposal for those who do not smoke: ''Non-smokers can use cannabis by incorporating it into recipes and cooking with it.'' Though presumably not in a chocolate cake.

    A spokesman for Unison dismissed the motion on Tuesday, saying it was unlikely to be passed.

    ``Of course it is up to the members,'' she said. ``But it is not exactly one of the more serious items on the agenda. It is tongue-in-cheek, so to speak.''

    In a breath-taking gesture against human suffering everywhere, Virgin Records have paid Mariah Carey $28 million dollars not to sing. I doubt if there will be a more cost-effective humanitarian gesture this year!

    Mariah, Virgin Part Ways

    (RollingStone.com) - After weeks of speculation, Virgin Records has reported that it has terminated its multi-album, multi-million-dollar contract with Mariah Carey. The negotiations were described as "amicable," and Carey said in a statement, "This is the right decision for me. I look forward to the many new and exciting opportunities, which have now been presented to me. I wish Virgin well."
    Carey signed a contract with the label last April after leaving Columbia Records, her label of ten years where she emerged as the best-selling female performer of all time with 140 million albums and singles sold worldwide and a Number One single every year for the last ten years.

    Based on that past performance, Virgin inked the singer to a deal that would have paid her $81.6 million for four albums. The settlement terminating her contract pays the singer $28 million, and she was paid an additional $21 million when the contract was signed last year.

    People living in glass paradigms shouldn't throw stones...

  • teenyuck
    teenyuck

    Hi Abaddon!

    the drug offers women a calorie-free way to relax.
    I don't know about that! I do recall the "munchies" afterwards. You were compelled to eat snacks after smoking it.

    With all the anti-tobacco things we have going on here, it will never happen. Unfortunately.

    There are so many social and economical ramifications to legalization. I think it is similar to alcohol. It does not make you want to do harder drugs. I did harder drugs when I drank! However, that is a major arguement here.

    Too bad. If I am going to walk into a smoky, stinky bar, I would at least rather smell pot...its smells better! And everyone in the bar would be relaxed!

  • Xena
    Xena

    lol puffsrule...first thing I thought too when I saw "calorie free" was don't these women get the MUNCHIES????

    We have way to many uptight conservative "Christians" in power here for the legalization of pot to happen anytime soon...at least that is my take on it.

  • teenyuck
    teenyuck

    I do like the "cooking with it" idea. Just think...cannabis brownies (remember Barney Miller?), soup, heck, any item you want to serve. Just add some and watch your friends and family relaxxxx....

    What a way to throw a party. And it would be less calories. Eat your dinner and you won't have room for munchie snacks!

    Though you might need a NO-Doz to keep the party going!

  • Xena
    Xena

    ROFL puffs...hhhmmm giving me some ideas on what to cook for the apostatefest

  • Utopian Reformist
    Utopian Reformist

    If this thread can remain objective, and avoid religious posturing, I would like to inject (no pun intended) my own personal ideas about drugs, drug culture, anti-legislation, and the war on drugs.

    First, let's start with drugs. There are natural, synthetic and organic drugs available in a variety forms used in a variety of ways.
    I do not believe that ALL drugs are dangerous, just as not ALL pharmaceuticals are beneficial. Our bodies differ from individual to individual, just as our response/reaction to drugs would differ.

    I also think natural and organic drugs do originate with nature and may have useful purposes other than inducing euphoria and increasing adrenaline in the body. I do not advocate recreational experimentation, unless you're a curious biologist/doctor/bio-chemist performing research for future medical purposes. It is dangerous to take risks with unknown substances.

    Now, as a former subscriber of HIGH TIMES magazine, I was once a part of the "culture" and I too had the "vibe" (many users still recognize the "vibe" in me, I guess it's like a radar--pretty funny for an ex-marine, ex-JW and soon to be ex-government employee).

    I thought the individuals I associated with back then (freshman - junior year at Pomona College, Claremont, CA) were very intuitive, open, free, unencumbered and very genereous in spirit. It was about the vibe, getting the vibe, carrying on the vibe, etc.

    I lived on Malibu Road, off Webb Way, off Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, near the Colony at that time. I lived with two women and it was all good. So, in short the culture was a beneficial experience in my life.

    Now, anti-drug legislation. This is a very hot area. There is so much meddling and politics involved in making the legislation, that I think the people (meaning users, victims of crime, families, neighborhoods, etc) who are supposed to benefit from the legislaiton are often left at the bottom of the food chain, behind law enforcement, defense contractors, lobbyists, foreign governments, intelligence agencies, etc..

    By the time every hand is "greased" the legislation is either too complicated, too technical, too vague, too biased, too harsh or too ineffective. Because the people's needs are NOT the real goal, it doesn't work. This does't mean I am against making anti-drug laws, it just means I don't approve or agree with the current system.

    OK. Now the "War on Drugs". Where do I start? Do I mention foreign governments hoping to get US aid? Do I mention defense and law enforcement contractors benefitting from long-term conflicts? Do I mention corrupt government officials in league with the organized crime families and criminal cartels of many nationalities? Do I mention the poor farmers who have no other economic means, other than produce drug crops, or starve?

    The current war is obviously NOT working. I don't know what the answer is right now. Already, the afghani drug lords are moving opium again. It's just a mess.

  • gilwarrior
    gilwarrior

    Abaddon, what a coincidence! Right now I am reading a book entitled "Why Our Drugs Laws have Failed and What We Can Do About It." It was written by a former US judge named James P. Gray. It gives a good history about how the US ended up with the stupid and insane drug laws that it has.

    The reason we continue to have these laws are from what I have read so far:

    1) If anyone suggests that the US do anything different than the 'zero tolerance' that it has now, then they are accused of wanting to legalize drugs and giving to to children.

    2) Politians won't do it because they are scared of being 'soft' on drugs

    3) Law inforcement and government agencies get lots of money through tax money and money seized from drug busts and they would oppose any change to the current system because their money flow would end.

    4) People mentality in the US is that pot and cocaine is bad, but other drugs like alcohol and tobacco.

    I believe that one day the US will eventually soften it laws. In states like California, Nevada, Arizona and others have passed, by large margins, laws softening current drugs laws. However, they have always been shot down. I believe that the pressure will increase and we will have drug laws that will show some sanity.

  • gilwarrior
    gilwarrior

    Abaddon, what a coincidence! Right now I am reading a book entitled "Why Our Drugs Laws have Failed and What We Can Do About It." It was written by a former US judge named James P. Gray. It gives a good history about how the US ended up with the stupid and insane drug laws that it has.

    The reason we continue to have these laws are from what I have read so far:

    1) If anyone suggests that the US do anything different than the 'zero tolerance policy' that it has now, then they are accused of wanting to legalize drugs and giving to to children.

    2) Politians won't do it because they are scared of being 'soft' on drugs

    3) Law inforcement and government agencies get lots of money through tax money and money seized from drug busts and they would oppose any change to the current system because their money flow would end.

    4) People's mentality in the US is that pot and cocaine is bad, but other drugs like alcohol and tobacco are OK. Even thought they just as bad for your health.

    I believe that one day the US will eventually soften it laws. In states like California, Nevada, Arizona and others have passed, by large margins, laws softening current drugs laws. However, they have always been shot down. I believe that the pressure will increase and we will have drug laws that will show some sanity.

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