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Iris Scanning Set To Secure City In Mexico
kkleiner writes "The million-plus citizens of Leon, Mexico are set to become the first example of a city secured through the power of biometric identification. Iris and face scanning technologies from Global Rainmakers, Inc. will allow people to use their eyes to prove their identify, withdraw money from an ATM, get help at a hospital, and even ride the bus. Whether you're jealous or intimidated by Leon's adoption of widespread eye identification you should pay attention to the project – similar biometric checkpoints are coming to locations near you. Some are already in place."
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Guns don't kill people; Physics kills people! - John Lithgow as Dick Solomon on Third Rock From The Sun
LSD does seem to cause psychosis, in people who have never done it. *Tips hat to Mr. Leary*
He might have been way off on the rest of it,but LSD can in fact cause psychosis. My neighbor (who mistakenly walked onto the freeway...) had LSD induced psychosis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide#Psychosis
Rebellious youths with try whatever is available. Making marijuana acceptable means more who abstain now will try - with attendant consequences.
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I know folks who are big on heroin etc now. They all stated they would never go past pot, but in truth it was the 'gateway' for them.
The evidence from countries such as Portugal is that relaxing prohibition actually tends to reduce usage. It isn't exactly "rebellious" to take a legal drug
IIRC the most common actual "gateway drug" is tobacco. Any "progression" from pot having more to do with the economics of the drugs market than anything else.