03-12-2019, 05:45 AM
"I'd hope you're trolling, but maybe you genuinely believe what you post? ... (re marijuana)
No, I'm not anti-pot; nationwide legalization is probably the best option at this point, considering all factors.
I'm just pointing out that our prejudices often allow us to see a great amount of harm (with harms being exaggerated significantly) with chemicals, and see virtually no harm with something like marijuana--"it's a wonderful medicine"--where we should have greater concerns, via its safety.
One example on this is the favored statement by pot enthusiasts that marijuana never killed anyone, no lethal dose.
This is one of the more misleading arguments I've seen on any topic. A substance/chemical doesn't have a fatal toxicity level to do significant harm to humans, cognitively (or otherwise).
(If there is indeed poison in school soils, OK, that needs to be addressed. I'm commenting here on our broad recurring discussion of chemical dangers.)
No, I'm not anti-pot; nationwide legalization is probably the best option at this point, considering all factors.
I'm just pointing out that our prejudices often allow us to see a great amount of harm (with harms being exaggerated significantly) with chemicals, and see virtually no harm with something like marijuana--"it's a wonderful medicine"--where we should have greater concerns, via its safety.
One example on this is the favored statement by pot enthusiasts that marijuana never killed anyone, no lethal dose.
This is one of the more misleading arguments I've seen on any topic. A substance/chemical doesn't have a fatal toxicity level to do significant harm to humans, cognitively (or otherwise).
(If there is indeed poison in school soils, OK, that needs to be addressed. I'm commenting here on our broad recurring discussion of chemical dangers.)