Myriad Posted January 4, 2007 Posted January 4, 2007 Isn't it just so sad? :( You always hear about people hating it on their first try, but then how would they get into it?
Chipmonker Posted January 4, 2007 Author Posted January 4, 2007 Probably the nicotine "buzz" if enough gets into the system. Either that or they smoke again, which is more likely. This is a good question. I think basically it should be illegal to manufacture and sell tobacco products. Just like with marijuana. Smoking it should probably not be a criminal offence - just like with marijuana. It's not the peoples fault that they smoke - it is the manufacturers. If it wasn't available people would be less likely to take it up. It might initially cause it to go underground like buying drugs, but I'd say within a generation or so nobody would start getting addicted to it because there is no instant high like with other illegal drugs. Smoking is targeted to the young, and the communities that are poor, just like junk food is. So younger and poorer people are getting more and more unhealthy while the rich manufacturers wouldn't touch their own products. Tell that to the tobacco farmers and companies. :sad02: America's economy was founded on tobacco and those companies still have a foot in Congress. (In fact, I think like half of the top ten largest lobbyist firms represent the tobacco interests.)
.Dan. Posted January 5, 2007 Posted January 5, 2007 Hemp is a legalised strain/format of marijuana/cannabis, used for making ropes,paper and oils...I don't see what's so bad about cannabis...
Myriad Posted January 5, 2007 Posted January 5, 2007 Yeah, well the rope-y thing would be alright, there's nothing wrong with that. I think. So younger and poorer people are getting more and more unhealthy while the rich manufacturers wouldn't touch their own products. That is so mean. And sad. I hope some bugs or stuff eat their crops.
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