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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
It seems to me that you have double standards.
You have made a statement, which I have highlighted in red above.
This goes against much of what you have been saying in the thread about illegal drugs.
And then you go on to say:-
The drugs you are keen to legalise, you tell us, are safe for recreational purposes.
I think that you are operating double standards here.
Gambling and pornography are no better that taking recreational drugs(I'm not saying that they are any worse either).....but it seems to me that you have advocated that responsible people, should be allowed to get their recreational highs in any way that they see fit.
Yet here you are, pontificating about the gambling and pornography that is available on TV.
What bit of pornography and gambling are you worried about? That because it is on TV it is accessible to children? My TV has parental lock on it....that alone would not stop a teenager from viewing such stuff as it is freely available on the internet.
This is not a personal insult to you(I am just saying it as I see it)......but I think it is time you got down from your high horse. It is clear that there isn't enough oxygen up there for you to function properly.
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I am not worried about anything - the issue I am making is that the government is promoting gambling and porn which both have damaging effects - but Cannabis is illegal! It's that simple.
There are people posting here that attack straight away over the issue of these drugs and make personal claims about the effect of drugs on me.
Certain drugs can make people see through this society - all drugs are not the same.
There is a lot of conflicting reports about how harmful drugs are and there are those who will make attacks on me personally about drugs.
As for the statement I made, but I say this in response; like many other things in life if used wrong can cause damage, some people can be harmed by their "over use" of drugs but that is their responsibility!
Ken Kesey the man who wrote "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest!" used various psychedelic drugs and lived till 66 (same age as Davy Jones)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey
So did Timothy Leary and he lived to over 70!