Legalization of Marijuana. We have come a long way haven't we? We've gone from being totally illegal across the board in every state in the union and overpopulated prisons, to now states dropping one by one, so to speak, legalizing it in one fashion or another. Some states for medical use and of course most recently Colorado Legalizing it for recreational use.
The result has been a split down the middle between those who are for and those who are against the use of marijuana. This is really not a surprise as the battle between the two factions has been intense for years. We've seen the result of that over the last week pretty clearly. Not so much from the pro side, but definitely from the anti side.
two major stories broke. The first one earlier last week involved the supposed deaths of of 37 people in Colorado that had died of a marijuana overdose shortly after the 1st, after the recreational use laws had gone into effect. Did this really happen? Short answer...no.
So where did this story begin? Apparently on a website called Daily Current, a website that is similar to The Onion website, and like The Onion, its a satirical website dedicated to creating spoof stories based on current events. Unfortunately, it seems, just like Onion, Daily Current suffers the same problem of uneducated readers stumbling on them and taking them seriously without checking sources or validating the story as being real. The story was taken from satirical and elevated to a hoax story spread though the internet by the anti pot supporters, and presented as real and factual...seems they've taken a cue from Fox News.
Thankfully there are still smart people out there that verify their sources before opening their mouths. Unfortunately politicians are not one of them...as usual.
Which brings us to the second story that broke this past Thursday, January 2nd. The state of Kentucky held a hearing of the Kentucky House Health and Welfare Committee, which in part discussed the idea of legalizing the medicinal use of pot. and of course State Rep. Robert Benvenuti (R-Lexington) had to open his mouth. Benvenuti said that he believes that the availability of medical marijuana in Kentucky could be "a Trojan horse" for legalizing recreational weed in the state and could lead to the deaths of children, also stating that he could fill the room with different municipalities such as police and first responders who could report on all the deaths of children based on the effects of marijuana.
Oh really now? And can Mr. Benvenuti, provide documented proof of his statements showing in absolute terms and not is speculative ones, that use of pot was what resulted in these children's deaths? Well of course he cant! Republicans that speak out on issues like this rarely are able to provide proof of anything and the "proof" they do provide is always easily debunked with actual facts.
So here are some facts for you:
Death caused by tobacco (cigarette) use: more than 440,000
Death caused by alcohol use: more than 88,000
Death caused by Marijuana use: 0
That's right! there are no known cases on record of anyone losing their lives by overdosing on marijuana! But that's what these people want you to believe, is that all kinds of death tolls are in our future if this goes though. There's no truth to it. There is a study out and about that states that a marijuana smoker would have to consume 20,000 to 40,000 the amount of THC to even be close to being at risk of dying from an overdose.
The reason for this resistance from the GOP and their supporters, even though there are no solid verifiable facts to back up their claims? Is it because they are genuinely concerned about a persons well being while using pot? Well of course not! for decades they've been fighting on the losing side of this "war on drugs". They are very well aware of the real data. But like most things, they ignore real data, unless it supports their argument of course.
The basic idea: Lets control everything we can while at the same time claiming we want small government. We see it every time they open their mouths, and of course when that happens we get set back in our countries progress...and that's their ultimate goal, to make things the way they used to be so they can claim they are honoring their sky god, when really they probably have some plan in mind that will line their pockets. It seems for them when you peel back the layers that's what it always comes down too...you just have to sit back and wait until it manifests itself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/03/marijuana-overdose_n_4538580.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/daily-extras/hoax-story-claiming-marijuana-overdoses-kill-37-in-colorado-fools-some-not-all
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/fill-a-room-killed-by-marijuana-kentucky-politician-says_n_4576996.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003
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