Nice tune. Anyone know the name of the song or the performer?

Sarah Harmer, the song is "Oleander" - http://www.youtube.com/v/Doc_69BPWmE

The point would've come across better if they hadn't said the "never hurt anyone... ever" part. Good find though.

Too bad about the grammar error near the end. Downvote.

I'm not seeing his point here. All those other plants aren't regulated because they aren't hallucinogens. It may be impossible to OD on marijuana (so I've heard), but that does not mean it's not dangerous.

doesn't it? I'm pretty sure that's precisely what it means.

Not harmless, but not all that dangerous. For most people. There are exceptions who should probably avoid it and if you haven't tried there's really no reason to run out and do it, nothing much to worry about with moderate or light use either. Less than with drinking, though abuse is a problem with anything.

DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis Young ruled on a marijuana petition in 1988. The ruling was non-binding so the DEA ignored it but after nearly a year he ruled against the DEA. Among his conclusions were these.

In practical terms, marijuana cannot induce a lethal response as a result of drug-related toxicity.

In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example, eating ten raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison, it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death.

Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care.

You can read the full case notes at the following, conclusions are in part 4. http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/studies/YOUNG/young.html

Just in case anyone is concerned about the old cancer scare, look up the name on the papers which made the initial claims. Many were done by or based on the work of Dr Tashkin. He never did prove it but always wanted to so not long ago did his most in depth study yet and disproved his own theory. No cancer link he could show, and a possible negative correlation.

Scientific American reported on it at the following. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0002491F-755F-1473-B55F83414B7F0000

All that said, no it's NOT harmless. Many dangers are overstated but there are real good reasons to not be high all the time and certain people who may be more prone to problems than others. A decent place for the short story, not just medical, on many drugs and angles of the drug war is the following, if you want to read the full medical reports they are listed so you can research it for yourself. http://www.drugwarfacts.org/index2.htm

Sorry for the long note. Seemed a lot to say, and I'd like to have said more actually edited to correct a typo.

I'd stack weed up against alcohol anyday. Alcohol destroys lives in a multitude of ways, directly and indirectly. I think the fact that it can be easily cultivated by the individual is why it's illegal. No profit for the government and corporate monsters.

Quality links drattus, thanks for your input and research.

No problem. Drugs themselves I refuse to defend, not even pot, if people want to use or not it's their choice. Just be safe and educated. The drug war however makes no sense and we can prove it does more harm than good if the conversation is allowed, problem is getting that conversation started in the first place.

Anyone ever wants to talk about the subject in those terms, I'd be happy to talk with them or help in whatever way I can. If we can strip the subject down the the real facts and look for what works or not with a scientific rather than propagandist approach I'm sure we can do better.

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