I went to an anti-legalization meeting

        It was set to start at 6:30 but they had difficulties with their system and their power point didn't start until 7 or so.

        One of my professors was there, so I knew I didn't want to speak my mind.  Bummer.

        One of the speakers was Ben Cort from SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana).  They say they are against legalizing but do not believe in incarceration.  That said, all I've ever heard from them is anti-legalization propaganda.  Kevin Sabet and Patrick Kennedy Jr are two notable members.  

        With Issue 3 coming to Ohio in November, these people want to make an impression.

        The opening speaker was a lady that has a PhD.  Not sure of her name.  She had a picture of a fetus (a drawing) and said that a child she knew of was born with mixed genitals, and said that the mother's marijuana use "affected that."

        I just couldn't stomach anymore and had to leave.  I only made it through five minutes.

        There isn't a single study that supports Cannabis use may increase the risk of "mixed genitals", whatever that means.  Many studies in fact suggest that babies are born healthier if the mother uses Cannabis.

        I've read instances where Cannabis had saved women with horrific morning sickness, and they swear that if it wasn't for this plant, the fetus wouldn't have made it.  

        Huge studies lasting for years have indicated not a single risk of birth defect, but instead a higher rate of survival in cases where Cannabis only was used by the mother.

        People think automatically that since it's a drug, it can't be good for a pregnant woman to ingest.  Yet, women can consume aspirin and other pharmaceutical drugs with little or no worry.  Just because it's a drug (it's actually just an herb) means nothing.

        It was interesting to witness the dumbing down of citizens first hand.  It's no wonder the public is very uninformed.  These "experts" come to town with outrageous claims and people accept it as truth, when it is actually the complete opposite.

        It's a shame that the truth can sometimes be so hard to find.

        I firmly believe the cost of these peoples' efforts is human lives.  How in the world is she going to tell me that marijuana caused some infant "that she knows of" to have mixed genitals?  Are you kidding me?

I bought a  Reesee's Pieces chocolate pie from BK last night.  Not bad, but they are small.  Next time I'm getting a lava cake from Arby's.  I heard those are the bomb.

I talk about pot because nobody else does, and because the topic is fascinating to me.  Everybody's got their thing, and it is a pretty relevant topic these days.  

It is changing the world we live in.  States are building billion dollar industries out of thin air.  The impact is beyond enormous.

And besides, there are a lot of people in here that discuss their topics of interest as much if not more than I do.

Puff, puff, pass.

Weed?  Who really cares?  You can get that in any state in less than 20 minutes.

You're wasting your breath with this guy, he's always been a bit out there and is not the brightest.

Maybe he can be introduced to Miss Daisy Dan. They' be a cute couple 

If more people knew what this plant can do for health and general well being, they too would realize how this is essentially genocide.

We are being disallowed a medicine that could have been saving lives for 75 years, and it has everything to do with big business, corruption, and profit.

If you want to smoke go ahead it's not hard to get it and not sure why you're shocked that people who feel it's make up stuff to disparage it. As long as people aren't driving when they're on it I say go ahead smoke it up. 

Get a haircut, hippie.....

If you believe it saves lives I hope you're right. But if that's your argument to legalize it then you should probably find another one. I think legalizing it all over is the way to go simply cause everyone does it anyway then the govt can tax it and hopefully build schools and hire teachers (play to the kids angle that's normally a winner). 

Well said.  For the record, I think it should be legalized for many reasons, not just because of the medicinal benefits.

Nobody should believe me blindly when I say it saves lives, they should look into for themselves.  The guests at this meeting were calling these people experts.  They relied on them for the truth... for facts, but they didn't get that.  They got propaganda.

Referring to a baby that she "heard of" or "knew of" and telling the audience that Cannabis use "affected that" when there are no such studies that would support what she said.  I know this because I've read dozens of studies spanning several decades and different countries, and none of them state any definitive proof that it poses threat to the fetus.  We know alcohol does.  We know other things do.  There is no known risk with Cannabis.  There is much speculation however.  That is easy to find.

Somebody from the meeting actually might go home and tell her kid that this doctor was "telling us about how marijuana use by the mother made her baby have mixed genitals".  Then the teen gets on the web that night in his bedroom.  He spends an hour trying to find sound studies that confirm that this could happen for that reason.  He can't find any.  After hearing so much BS about weed, he figures they're probably lying about heroin too.  Why should he believe anything the "experts" say?  I wouldn't.  

I only believe it saves lives because every day I get on the web and read news reports from newspapers (New York Times, Boston Herald, Washington Post, etc.) of people that testify that it literally saved their lives.  I listen to interviews.  I watch documentaries.  I look at peer reviewed studies.  

This is what I enjoy doing in my free time.  I'm a nerd.  I do this daily.  Most people never do it, so they simply don't know.  But they'll hear Fox News in the background while doing dishes that, based on nothing, weed is gonna ruin the country.  

I was clueless four years ago, then I started looking into it.  I've discovered that this "silly plant" actually does change lives, and has been for many, many years.  This plant helps us live better, and you don't need to get high if you don't want to.

  

Just smoke your crap and stop believing in it's magical powers. Bob Marley died of brain cancer at the age of 36 while being the biggest weed smoker on the planet. 

And it has nothing to do with magical powers.  Look up the endocannabinoid system.

Did you get that phrase from your grandpa? Grow the darn up. 

Why you ungrateful whippersnapper!!

I used to slap punks like you around in boot camp back in WWII!!!!!

You get the hell offa my lawn with your loud disco music, wide ties, and your pot smoking before I give you something to complain about!!!