Industrial Marijuana Farming Approved In Oakland

Trintech writes "According to MSNBC: 'The city of Oakland, California on Tuesday legalized large-scale marijuana cultivation for medical use and will issue up to four permits for "industrial" cultivation starting next year. The move by the San Francisco Bay Area city aims to bring medical marijuana cultivation into the open and allow the city to profit by taxing those who grow it. The resolution passed the city council easily after a nearly four-hour debate that pitted small-scale "garden" growers against advocates of a bigger, industrial system that would become a "Silicon Valley" of pot.' Yes, you read that right. MSNBC just compared computer chip fabrication to pot cultivation."

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Re:That didn't take long

[wxjones]

We should be honest about this. Legalized pot will result in more people using, more people abusing, and all the problems that implies. We all remember smart kids from high school that wasted their lives on pot. But, this is still far better than incarcerating people for only harming themselves and the huge amount of money and abuse of freedom that we currently have. In addition, we will be taking away a guaranteed source of income from drug gangs, some of the nastiest people on earth. It is not a panacea, but it is a large net gain.

Re:sheesh!

[drinkypoo]

you can not die from an overdose

You most certainly can, its not something that happens due to the impracticality of it. You'll die from oxygen deprivation first if you're trying to smoke it.

This is one of the dumbest things I've ever read on slashdot. If you ever tried this experiment you'd know it's impossible. But of course, you're talking out of your ass.

you can not get addicted to it

This is ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT. Only a completely idiot would make such a statement. The withdrawl symptoms from the physical addiction are rather lax and are far less to deal with than nicotine withdrawl but they are most certainly there.

Citation?

Second, ANY SUBSTANCE can be mental addictive, which is FAR worse than ANY physical addiction.

Physical addiction can kill you. Mental addiction can not. Logic fail.

Next time you have a thought on the subject, just let it go. We'll all be better off because of it.

Right back at you, and welcome to my foes list for your hypocritical ignorant spouting.