Marijuana - Page 12

wil · 02-01-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Quahom1

It is a controlled substance, and there is a reason for such.

I could be wrong, but I'd bet many of you coasties are drinking men...the scourge of alcohol many multiples worse than marijuana.

Yes, it is a controlled substance for a reason. Hearst was cornering the wood pulp market the same time we were discovering that hemp was a better, stronger, more renewable, cheaper product. He instigated laws to outlaw it and began the reefer madness craze, and CREATED the illegal drug industry which didn't exist. Before we outlawed heroin, cocaine, marijuana usage was low, problems were few, what we resist persists, by making it a crime it increased awareness.

hmmm....before prohibition the coast guard hardly existed, and were it not for the infusion of money to stop rum runners it would not have grown ten fold or more during those years.

I think it would be interesting to know how many drinkers are working in a service whose growth and early claim to fame came from stopping folks from drinking socially!

Quahom1 · 02-02-2008, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by wil

I could be wrong, but I'd bet many of you coasties are drinking men...the scourge of alcohol many multiples worse than marijuana.

Yes, it is a controlled substance for a reason. Hearst was cornering the wood pulp market the same time we were discovering that hemp was a better, stronger, more renewable, cheaper product. He instigated laws to outlaw it and began the reefer madness craze, and CREATED the illegal drug industry which didn't exist. Before we outlawed heroin, cocaine, marijuana usage was low, problems were few, what we resist persists, by making it a crime it increased awareness.

hmmm....before prohibition the coast guard hardly existed, and were it not for the infusion of money to stop rum runners it would not have grown ten fold or more during those years.

I think it would be interesting to know how many drinkers are working in a service whose growth and early claim to fame came from stopping folks from drinking socially!

Wil, that shows historical ignorance. The Coast Guard has been around since 1790. It was simply called by a different name, and if the Coast Guard did not exist to perform it's job, we wouldn't have a country called the United States of America, because we would have been over run by traders who did not want to pay taxes. I'm surprised you did not research further before the knee jerk response. That isn't like you.

I'm also surprised at the "pot shots" you took. That isn't like you either.

And you worry about our 35,000 strong, drinking? Oh my.

Bye the by, "hemp" does make for a strong rope (line), we just don't smoke it...

v/r

Q

greymare · 02-02-2008, 12:51 PM

I would like to remove as best I can my earlier response to this thread as I was under the influence of scotch and dry. I was feeling a little bit naughty and wanted to bait Q but it didnt work. so I am left saying.... Im sorry, I was drunk. (embarrassed and skulking into a corner).

Quahom1 · 02-02-2008, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by greymare

I would like to remove as best I can my earlier response to this thread as I was under the influence of scotch and dry. I was feeling a little bit naughty and wanted to bait Q but it didnt work. so I am left saying.... Im sorry, I was drunk. (embarrassed and skulking into a corner).

Lol...no worries.

mee · 02-02-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by greymare

I would like to remove as best I can my earlier response to this thread as I was under the influence of scotch and dry. I was feeling a little bit naughty and wanted to bait Q but it didnt work. so I am left saying.... Im sorry, I was drunk. (embarrassed and skulking into a corner).

LOL i wonder how many people post when under the influence .

wil · 02-02-2008, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Quahom1

Wil, that shows historical ignorance. The Coast Guard has been around since 1790. It was simply called by a different name, and if the Coast Guard did not exist to perform it's job, we wouldn't have a country called the United States of America, because we would have been over run by traders who did not want to pay taxes. I'm surprised you did not research further before the knee jerk response. That isn't like you.

I'm also surprised at the "pot shots" you took. That isn't like you either.

And you worry about our 35,000 strong, drinking? Oh my.

Bye the by, "hemp" does make for a strong rope (line), we just don't smoke it...

No knee jerk reaction or pot shots Q, check the history out. You know me, as a Christian and American I wish to be forgiven for our mistakes but look at history without bias, I call them as I see them, let the chips fall where they may, even if at my feet. I think you'll find the Coast Guard got quite the increase in ships, men and funds during prohibition. Yes as a fledgling start up it was around for a long time, but never saw the action or the increase that occurred during that short period, and the war on drugs and now homeland security have had similar influences.

You can easily discredit my statements by indicating annual budget and number of ships prior to, during, and after prohibition. I'm sure you know how to access info I can't.

Tao_Equus · 02-03-2008, 01:17 PM

War on Drugs. What a sad joke. The US has championed year on year increases in supply and falls in price of both cocaine and heroin. Its partnership with the governments of Colombia and Afghanistan have essentially created a monopoly for some very well connected individuals. The arrests we see, and you may perform Q, are the dregs of the competition that is left dealing without state sponsorship. War on Drugs. There is no such thing. There is only the insidious war on truth.

Tao

mee · 02-03-2008, 05:20 PM

Drug Abuse--There Is an Answer! - Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site
"It is impossible to simply eliminate a behavior without redirecting the patient towards a completely new dimension."

good read

Tao_Equus · 02-04-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mee

Drug Abuse--There Is an Answer! - Jehovah's Witnesses Official Web Site
"It is impossible to simply eliminate a behavior without redirecting the patient towards a completely new dimension."

good read

I wonder if there is one for those intoxicated by religion too Mee.

17th Angel · 02-06-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tao_Equus

I wonder if there is one for those intoxicated by religion too Mee.

Snap..... lol.....

Grey why bother apologising to a person like Q? He ain't any better than you lol..... Don't have to look up at people that think they are better lol....

greymare · 02-06-2008, 09:30 PM

17th, I apologised becasue I was drunk when I posted and I have a little bit of an idea of how Q feels about this stuff. I didnt want to tease him about something he feels strongly about. I wouldnt tease mee about donateing blood( i might debate him about it) and I wouldnt tease mw about something anti muslim. I was wrong and that was that. I dont think anyone is better than me. He knows a lot. so does flow and mw and all you guys. You are a techguru to me. but no, no one is better in my opinion. K? I dont have a problem with apologising when I feel I am wrong or have done wrong. it happens quite a bit.LOL.

Im sorry honey, I was drunk.....

greymare · 02-06-2008, 10:28 PM

but, i forgot to add, thanks for watching my back,17th.

mee · 02-07-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tao_Equus

I wonder if there is one for those intoxicated by religion too Mee.

there is indeed ,here it is in the command from Jesus himself revelation 18;4

Tao_Equus · 02-07-2008, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mee

there is indeed ,here it is in the command from Jesus himself revelation 18;4

Lol...Mee. Obviously it has not worked. Rather than try to get through to you with a bit of rational common sense I'm just gona beat my head off this here wall.

Tao

greymare · 02-08-2008, 07:30 AM

thump. thump.. and the beat goes on.......