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keefriff99
The Weekly Standard is a right-wing rag...they're just trying to be edgy and contrarian.
It depends on the topic.Quote
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keefriff99
The Weekly Standard is a right-wing rag...they're just trying to be edgy and contrarian.
Interesting times...at one time is was the 'left' who were edgy etc and the 'right'
were the established, or establishment view.
I think the left/ right description has probably had its day.
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keefriff99It depends on the topic.Quote
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keefriff99
The Weekly Standard is a right-wing rag...they're just trying to be edgy and contrarian.
Interesting times...at one time is was the 'left' who were edgy etc and the 'right'
were the established, or establishment view.
I think the left/ right description has probably had its day.
Swap out cigarettes for weed, and all of the sudden the left are the edgy ones, and the right are the repressive killjoys who want to shut down dispensaries and legal sale at the state level.
Politicians tried for years to quash any investigation into tobacco because they were reliant on Big Tobacco campaign contributions.
As much as I despise tobacco, I can't intellectually justify saying weed should be legal while saying tobacco should be banned as a public health hazard (although it is).
Both should be legal with the full risks known and publicized. Smoking rates have gone down precipitously in the U.S. just by educating the public on the dangers, yet is still readily available for purchase at any gas station or truck stop.
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keefriff99It depends on the topic.Quote
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keefriff99
The Weekly Standard is a right-wing rag...they're just trying to be edgy and contrarian.
Interesting times...at one time is was the 'left' who were edgy etc and the 'right'
were the established, or establishment view.
I think the left/ right description has probably had its day.
Swap out cigarettes for weed, and all of the sudden the left are the edgy ones, and the right are the repressive killjoys who want to shut down dispensaries and legal sale at the state level.
Politicians tried for years to quash any investigation into tobacco because they were reliant on Big Tobacco campaign contributions.
As much as I despise tobacco, I can't intellectually justify saying weed should be legal while saying tobacco should be banned as a public health hazard (although it is).
Both should be legal with the full risks known and publicized. Smoking rates have gone down precipitously in the U.S. just by educating the public on the dangers, yet is still readily available for purchase at any gas station or truck stop.
Oh, I completely agree, but from a civil liberties perspective, I think both should be legal.Quote
TheGreekCorrect , but weed gets you high .What does tobacco do ?Quote
keefriff99It depends on the topic.Quote
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keefriff99
The Weekly Standard is a right-wing rag...they're just trying to be edgy and contrarian.
Interesting times...at one time is was the 'left' who were edgy etc and the 'right'
were the established, or establishment view.
I think the left/ right description has probably had its day.
Swap out cigarettes for weed, and all of the sudden the left are the edgy ones, and the right are the repressive killjoys who want to shut down dispensaries and legal sale at the state level.
Politicians tried for years to quash any investigation into tobacco because they were reliant on Big Tobacco campaign contributions.
As much as I despise tobacco, I can't intellectually justify saying weed should be legal while saying tobacco should be banned as a public health hazard (although it is).
Both should be legal with the full risks known and publicized. Smoking rates have gone down precipitously in the U.S. just by educating the public on the dangers, yet is still readily available for purchase at any gas station or truck stop.
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stone4ever
Couldn't be bothered reading all the article, its something i worked out for myself a few years ago.
Smoking kills, yeah, but it doesn't kill everyone.
Trouble is you can never know if it will kill you or not, and for that reason i quit a few years ago.
But its no good giving up cigarettes if you are going to be a couch potato, put on 4 stone, drink 6 beers every night eat shit and never take a walk.
People need to look at the whole picture, if you must smoke stay fit and eat healthy.
When i smoked cannabis i got the munches so bad i put on 3 stone, so i don't recommend that either.
Its a boring life with no vices though, you just gotta do what makes you happy to some extent. If having no vices makes you happy then bingo thats me most of the time. Its not always about how long you live so much as how you live.
And lets not forget we all live in a toxic environment these days, from the air you breath to the food you eat and the water you drink.
Smoking is just one concern. Lets not forget about the others, prescription drugs is the new evil in imho.
Take uncle Keith's advice children, don't do this at home.
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stonehearted
Why is it that people can only think of cigarettes in terms of smoke-aholics, always fiending away like crazy? Ever hear of smoking just 2 or 3 cigarettes a day, and instead of buying from big tobacco maybe try organic tobacco instead?
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35love
Isnt tapping a pencil or playing with a fidget spinner kind of the same thing?
*not unless it simultaneously injects nicotine in your system.
It is the actual drug itself
"Nicotine, when examined separately from smoking, is thought to be an excellent and safe brain enhancer. It boosts brain function in healthy adults and in those with mental health problems. It shows promise in treating brain disorders including ADHD, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's."
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stonehearted
They don't break records like this anymore.