MDolphins2004 said:
Mary is not even close to being a drug when compared to BEER & CIGS!!!!
Wrong, they are ALL drugs. The relative weakness/strength of a particular drug does not negate its status as such.
MDolphins2004 said:
The goverment will allow the Tabacco industry to lie to congress......Pay a small fine....Yeah it was 1,000,000,000 .........but over how many years.....lol......
Businesses function in the here and now. Profits are spent to cover expenses, salaries, etc... It's not like tobacco companies have tucked away billions of dollars in an account each year they have been profitable...that money is used. How many operating corporations do you know that have a standing billion dollars laying around during any fiscal year to pay fines? Your argument that the suit was non-impacting due to years of success just doesn't hold up.
MDolphins2004 said:
and then they just raised their prices......but paid less to the farmers that grow the crops....lol....
Like any company that desires to remain in business, additional expenses will raise the cost of the product they sell. Did you expect them to take a loss on every carton? Actually, the government is the source for the largest portion of the increased price of tobacco through astronomical taxation.
MDolphins2004 said:
**** the GOVERMENT when it comes to MARY not being legal......BUT YOU CAN PICK UP A PACK OF SMOKES & A BEER!!!!!!
Agreed. Perhaps they should all be made illegal?
MDolphins2004 said:
When was the last time you heard of someone being killed from MARY.........I know of 2 people killed drinking and driving....and lost a family member in the late 90's to lung cancer from smoking two packs a day......
Once again, you are off on your facts here. I live in a very small community and have seen plenty of deaths directly linkable to marijuana. Marijuana is a mind altering drug and slows reflexes and hinders judgement, leading to traffic accidents and other misfortunes. Sorry to hear about your family member, but if they had been smoking marijuana regularly, it is likely that the cancer would still have developed, and possibly even quicker as mj has almost 3 times more THC's and tar then a typical tobacco cigarette.
MDolphins2004 said:
Ricky did quit because of the DRUG TEST~~Between getting benched and fined for 4 games.....He could not deal with the media knowing the outcome......He should have just quit smoking the ****...
It sounds like addiction, doesn't it? Ricky's mental disorder only makes the addiction stronger. Of course he feels better on pot then he did on Paxil...Paxil provides him with a clear head, pot gives him mindless relaxation.
MDolphins2004 said:
But I would rather ANYONE smoke MARY .........and NOT DRINK BEER & SMOKE CIGS.
I will never understand this philosophy. Since we admit that cigarettes are bad, and alcohol is dangerous, we should legalize marijuana because it isn't quite as bad? Logic would dictate that since tobacco and alcohol are legalized recreational drugs capable of causing harm, then ALL recreational drugs should be legalized. If not, logic also dictates that if one recreational drug is deemed illegal due to its propensity for causing harm, then all recreational drugs should be outlawed, including alcohol and tobacco.
MDolphins2004 said:
The real crime is that major corporations can pay their way into your BODIES!!!!
Really can't argue with that.