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Usenet Blocking Intensifies
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The war against the alt.* hierarchy of Usenet continues as NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has convinced two more ISPs to drop access to part of Usenet. They've also set up the website NY Stop Child Porn, and convinced California to join them in the fight. In some sense, this is rather like bulldozing the slums to fight crime; sure, it might get rid of a lot of undesirables, but it also affects many innocent people, and everyone will now start migrating elsewhere in droves. The article notes, 'Cuomo's new web site signifies that he's clearly not done yet. It includes contact information for 20 ISPs that presumably operate in New York, and text of a letter to send to them to urge that they sign on to the campaign.' And you thought the Eternal September was bad..."
Still, Cuomo's an asshole.
Why yes indeed, he is. Unless, of course, you actually welcome caffeinated alcoholic beverage prohibiting overlords.
Bring back Sirius Punk!
How can smoking up harm society if it has no impact on others?
Again, he said earlier, and we are not in agreement that weed is harmless or has no impact on others. Especially when said impact is a car. And then there's the whole concept of what drug abuse does to families and society. Don't deny these facts and promote weed irresponsibly, because I list that as another example of how people abuse drugs and therefore can't be trusted to responsibly use, distribute and recommend them to others.
I'm sensing this'll go in circles so I'll just state my opinion and provide some links.
Weed impairs motor skills, is a gateway drug in teens, causes seriously adverse and psychotic reactions, and hallucinations and depersonalization that can recur or persist.
So I think it's very powerful and unpredictable and therefore dangerous.
Two cases of "cannabis acute psychosis" following the administration of oral cannabis
Cannabis psychosis following bhang ingestion.
Psychological Responses To Cannabis
Cannabis and acute functional psychosis (in individuals who have no history of severe mental illness), chronic psychosis, amotivational syndrome, Evidence for dependence..
Animals Exposed To Marijuana's Active Component Will Self-Administer
"Tolerance and dependence"
As gateway in teens:
issue of cross-sensitisation of cannabis/opioid receptors
Cannabis use increases risk of psychotic illness
Cannabis link to mental illness strengthened
Erowid has an Experience Vault where you can read about negative reactions, but it probably never occurred to you to do that. I'd quote the relevant sections but there are a lot of them, and it's daunting. Maybe I'll organize them one day.
Psychosis and Eventually Schizophrenia