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Kenneth E asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 1 decade ago

Millions have died from alcohol and tobacco. No one has died from Cannabis. Why is it still illegal?

Cannabis was legal untill the 1930's when a barage of yellow journalism and government propaganda like Reefer Madness caused its users to be legally labeled criminal.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    They need to get a really good an organized political action committee going. Maybe potheads don't have enough money to throw at politicians like the established alcohol and tobacco companies.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Do the research......it slows your reflexes, makes you lazy and very unmotivated.........a bag of Doritos and some pop soda for 3 days straight sounds "cool" when you are stoned.....what about people who are stoned on cannabis and jump off a high rock when swimming? Or drive a car and don't see someone's blinker in front of them? There is evidence....you just have to find it. My brother died of cancer at age 35..he smoked and did drugs off and on...he told us when he was dying that he wished he NEVER touched any of that crap........that should be all the proof anyone needs. Period. Good night.

    Source(s): Do the research
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    How do you know this? What research have you done? Smoke being sucked into the lungs is unhealthy, no matter what you are smoking.

    Weed smokers don't just take a drag, then immediately exhale like tobacco smokers do. They take in a huge drag, then hold it in a few seconds before exhaling. Now I ask you, do you honestly believe that doing this will not contribute to fatal lung diseases?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Because it is a drug,I know its harmless but our government makes so much money from illegal drugs.Most people who don't or never smoked Cannabis thinks it is the root of all evil.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Lets do surveys on the number of people who got high and then did something stupid to kill themselves.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    the tobacco companies won't allow it.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    http://www.cannabis.net/uk/mortality.html

    It's a start.

    Although it does look like he did try really hard.

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