Community | February 11, 2010 | 30 comments

Marijuana is a Basic Human Right

source: http://ohhburn.com/2010/02/08/marijuana-is-a-basic-human-right/

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30 comments // Marijuana is a Basic Human Right

  • davzap
  • ryan8566
  • juicie
    • +1
      juicie  

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyk2-ezzE4U

      Let us burn one, from end to end.
      And pass is over to me my friend.
      Burn it long, but burn it slow,
      to light me up before I go.

      If you dont like my fire, then dont come around.
      Cause I'm gonna burn one down.
      Yes I'm gonna burn one down

      My choice is what i chose to do;
      and if I'm causin no harm,
      it shouldn't bother you.
      Your choice is who you chose to be;
      and if your causin to harm, then your alright with me.

      If you dont like my fire, then dont come around, cause I'm gona burn one down.
      Yes i'm gonna burn one, down.

      Herb the gift, from the Earth,
      and what's from the earth is of the greatest worth.
      So before u knock it, try it first.
      and you'll see it's a blessing and it's not a curse.
      If you dont like my fire, then dont come around,
      cause i'm gonna burn one down.
      Yes i'm gonna burn one.

    • 2 years ago
  • MirrorLake
    • 0
      MirrorLake  

    • Yes... the prohibition of cannabis has its roots in racism. The fear-mongering that ensued, though, kept it illegal out of fear of the plant itself.

      We need to educate the public about the differences between cannabis and other substances--primarily "hard" drugs like heroin, meth, cocaine, and alcohol. We need to educate the public about how cannabis is altogether physically safer than almost every other psychoactive drug--you simply can't die from THC.

      No one should go to jail for owning a plant that can't hurt anyone. No one should even be fined for that.

      If everyone who had ever smoked pot was sent to jail, there would barely be enough people left over to work as security guards. Something like 100 million out of the 300 million people in this country have tried the drug, with of millions of them using it on a daily basis.

    • 2 years ago
  • curtisreed
    • -4
      curtisreed  

    • typical burners don't think very clearly. The author starts off by arguing that the illegalization of marijuana had its roots in a racist attack on blacks.

      But then goes on to talk about these cases: "There’s an Australian woman facing execution in Indonesia for possession right now! The day after Christmas two men we’re beheaded in Saudi Arabia for “smuggling”…."

      So, the Muslim culture in Indonesia and in Saudi Arabia are also against marijuana, but...for racial reasons?

      Or, could it be that there is a recognition that it may be bad for the individual and bad for the society?

      Or this delicious quote:
      "Not only do I think it’s a civil right, but it’s beyond a civil right to a fundamental human right that something belongs to all of us simply because we were born human beings and our brains have receptors for canabinoids in them,”

      From that logic we can say that since the human mind was created to respond to psilocybin other naturally occuring 'poisons' that we were therefore intended to ingest them. Kind of silly logic.

      Or this one:"Nature in all of her wisdom gave us a cure for every ailment there is ....” really? so we have a cure for every ailment there is?

      look, I don't care if you light up, Lord knows I burned my fair share of spleef back in the day, but don't kid yourself. Pot smoking is NOT good for you, you are NOT "enlightened" when you are high, and just because a toxin is naturally occurig and feels good when you ingest it does NOT mean that it would be good for you or society to ingest it frequently and in large quantities.

    • 2 years ago
  • noxidereus
    • +1
      noxidereus  
    • curtisreed:

      "typical burners don't think very clearly"

      I would gladly test my intelligence and thinking ability against yours any day. I'm a total math and computer geek and my IQ is genius level. If you didn't even get even a hint of a feeling of enlightenment when you were stoned, then you must not be as introverted and introspective as I am. It helped me shed some biases and see things from another perspective. That's all it means. No magic involved. It's common sense.

      Also, in fact, cannabis is good for my parents at least. Without the hunger-inducing effects, my dad would wither away to nothing. He was also able to get off of addictive narcotics when he started medical marijuana. I would also argue that it may not be all good for you, but relieving stress certainly is one thing that is good for you. Also, hemp seeds are one of the most nutritious foods there are. We also know that the negative health effects were greatly exaggerated as part of the prohibition propaganda campaign.

      It's really sick that we put people in jail for this.

    • 2 years ago
  • Paratus
  • noxidereus
  • sugarlilly
    • +2
      sugarlilly  

    • all drugs mimic neurotransmitters that fit into receptor sites (like keys in a lock) but that we naturally make on a small scale. THC is the only substance that human brains have receptor sites for but create no natural neurotransmitter to fit. basically humans were intended to smoke weed and depending on your genetics, you will have more or less of these receptors than the average. look them up: cannabinoid receptors. TRUTH.

    • 2 years ago
  • juicie
    • 0
      juicie  
    • sugarlilly:

      humans do produce endo-cannabinoids like anandamide, for example they are found in the colostrum which is the first milk a mother produces to give her child the munchies for survival

    • 2 years ago
  • hunzedog
  • medHead
  • danitassin
    • 0
      danitassin  

    • If it were legal, there would be alot of housewives not able to pay their bills.
      Although it would bring 70% of the prison inmates home. And the government would have to get there money from somewhere if they're not getting it from the prisons.

    • 2 years ago
  • idealist
  • blackheartman
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      blackheartman  
    • idealist:

      Most people really don't get it. It's not about being able to smoke a bong hit, I'll be smoking a bong later regardless. It's about my status as a citizen, and not a criminal. I'M NOT A CRIMINAL JUST BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO SMOKE A LITTLE BUD !! My government, and many ignorant citizens, want to PERCEIVE me as a criminal, want to LABEL me a criminal, want the LAWS TO REFLECT that I am a criminal, even though my only so-called criminal behavior is that I like to smoke up. Please.

      And for those who want to argue that "I know the laws and if I willfully break them, then yes, I am a criminal" I say I am no more a criminal than those of you who speed on the highway, those of you who jaywalk, those of you who illegally park, those of you who litter, etc. As a matter of fact, my supposed crime probably entails less of a threat of danger and/or nuisance than the others I listed. So why do I have to suffer the stigma of being a criminal when you don't?

      Worry about those whose criminality will put you or your loved ones in danger, adversely effect your lives or will cause your country or economy to collapse. Let me smoke a bong hit in peace and leave me the fuck alone!

      (in response to yours, idealist, but not directed at you :) )

    • 2 years ago
  • curtisreed
  • idealist
  • blackheartman
  • obamaisajoke
  • idealist
  • danitassin
  • danitassin
  • freshfish
  • sugarlilly
  • juicie
  • juicie
  • medHead
  • medHead
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