anybody know where to get a theme. I'm gonna try to make one seeing how I haven't been able to find one, but since I'm not really skilled in skinstudio it'd be great if someone interested in it had found one. Thanks.
I was actually referring to the movie but,,,
I'm going to go on the side of legalization. Pot and it's derivatives (THC, hash, hash oil, keefe, etc.) are no worse than booze or tabacco and of the three, probably less harmful. Hard core drugs should remain hardcore with the exception of "E" which would be better served if sold over the counter...
Any person's opinion as to the rights/wrongs, legality etc are irrelevant. Here it is a Class B drug, possession of which has a maximum sentence of 15 years, or unlimited fine, or both.
I wouldn't say that people's opinions are irrelevant, Fuzzy.
They should however be tempered with knowledge, not often the case with exposure to drugs in a "social" setting among young people. Parents and schools often fall down on this.
I certainly do agree, however that it's possession and usage are crimes, and that's "Where the rubber meets the road".
Consequences should be weighed before actions taken. Unfortunately, the young lack judgement which only tends to start around 21-23 years of age.
The real crime is allowing governments to determine...usually base on greed or extreme lack of knowledge or ignorance...what is good or bad for us. Marijuana/Hemp used to be a cash crop here in the U.S. and because of the ignorance of people in government and the ever so good propaganda that "Marijuana is evil" crap they keep spewing and that the ignorant people in society blindly accept without question it was suddenly deemed bad. Which is just bull. Yeah yeah I know...it's illegal...they should also make stupidity and ignorance illegal. Oh wait! Then we wouldn't have a government! Hmmmm!
Do a search on Youtube for "Hemp for victory!"
are you talking "pot" here. maybe in the UK but in many states it is a misdemeanor for possession of less than an oz.
That is true, but a crime of omission which happens out of laziness.
I'd avoid "good/bad" but point up that it is more of an irritant to the lungs than tobacco, and does produce carcinogens when burned.
Well, it would certainly become a lot smaller. And prisons a lot larger....after all, we're all "guilty" of stupidity and ignorance at some time. For me? Guilty of the latter from birth and will be through death.
Just ran across this on the web, and can't vouch for it's veracity (someone can be a good egg and try googling it), but:
(This is reportedly based on an actual experiment conducted in the U.K.) Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder. One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder. All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why. However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder. A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey. One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why. And that is how most policies get established.
...and Coka Cola used to have cocaine in it...hence it being 'the elixir of the mind'...
And so government is born!
That's an amazing study, Seth. Thank you for sharing it.
It's two fold...also to lighten things up a little
While I'd never use a marijuana theme, I didn't see anyone bash any of the toxic themes or even the camouflage themes which definetely are promoting war and carnage...
Maybe I should announce a "Terrorist theme", I bet alot of CS fans would love it...I also bet it would get alot less bashing than a drug theme.
(Yeah yeah, I ended up trolling... Never mind, I'm just being silly... But I feel I DO have a point here...)
I'd be afraid the DEA would kick my door down at 2:00am and confiscate and burn my computer.
Besides,I don't have any papers large enough to roll my monitor up in.
Nuff said Techman619, got your answer, no one is interested!
The problem with this scenario is that this is not how the relationship between the federal and state governments actually works. As an example, FDA's regulations only apply to regulated products that enter interstate commerce. However, the way that you define interstate commerce may be as broad as saying that a cookie produced in Connecticut that contains chocolate chips manufactured in Rhode Island is a product of interstate commerce. Frequently, federal regulations preempt state regulations that address the same issue. I'm no expert on this particular area, but I suspect that federal drug laws preempt state laws allowing for the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes and the possession of small quantities.
Doc, I have a hard time believing that this would pass any animal use and care committee. It's difficult for me to conceive of any useful information that could be gleaned or additional hypotheses that could be generated on the basis of such an ethological experiment that would justify the suffering of the primates involved. I strongly suspect it is an internet urban legend.
Thank you for correcting my misunderstanding of state vs. federal law. Apparently I was focusing on the cute guy in my government class rather than paying attention to the teacher when we were suppose to learn about the supremacy clause.
That aside, I just received this bulletin in my e-mail today: http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2009/feb/26/medical_marijuana_raids_are_offiMedical Marijuana Raids are Officially OverAttorney General Eric Holder in a press conference today declared that "what the President said during the campaign, you will be surprised to know, (background laughter) will be consistent with what we will be doing here in law enforcement. (more background laughter)."I'm not going to celebrate by rolling a big fatty, but I am extremely pleased to know that my federal tax dollars will no longer be squandered on farcical raids of medical marijuana dispensaries in states where they are legal.
Then you probably had your priorities straight. . .
No argument here.
Bet they were just "monkeying" around. But I'll also bet it could have been performed...who know when....perhaps before those committees came into existence.
Anyway, it was also meant to lighten things up a little.
Marijuana theme?
http://sharebee.com/88a47948
Ouch!
Doc, I understand what you were trying to do, and, for your efforts, a monkey joke culled from the Internets:
A guy walks into a bar with his pet monkey. He orders a drink and while he's enjoying it, the monkey jumps all around the place. The monkey grabs some olives off the bar and eats them. Then he grabs some sliced limes and eats them. Then he jumps onto the pool table, grabs one of the billiard balls, sticks it in his mouth, and to everyone's amazement, he somehow swallows it whole. The bartender screams at the guy, "Did you see what that monkey did?" The guy says, "No, what?" "He just ate the cue ball off my pool table - whole!" "Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replies the guy. "He eats everything in sight. Sorry. I'll pay for everything." The man finishes his drink, pays his bill, pays for the stuff the monkey ate and leaves. Two weeks later, he's in the bar again, and his pet monkey is with him. He orders a drink and the monkey starts running around the bar again. While the man is finishing his drink, the monkey finds a maraschino cherry on the bar. He grabs it, sticks it up his butt, pulls it out and eats it. The bartender, thoroughly disgusted, asks, "Did you see what that monkey of yours did now?" "No... what?" replies the guy. "Well, he stuck a maraschino cherry up his butt, pulled it out, and ate it!" says the bartender. "Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replies the guy. "He still eats everything in sight but ever since he swallowed that cue ball, he measures everything first"....
(It's really a pretty plant).
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Dear Sir,
Excellent research and essay.
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