Marijuana, coca, magic mushrooms (psilocybins), opium, ergot alkaloids (LSD), and a whole host of other plants have long, revered histories as well, for the record. Many of these have sacred and religious roots and purposes and have traditionally been considered divine going back thousands of years. Alcohol is not unique at all in this manner; but only as it pertains to white European culture. For the record.
And for the record, the Caucasian European culture (Namely that of the French and British)is the two dominant contributors to Canadian culture when our laws and nation were first formed. We have already had one vice accepted into our cultural fabric, I certainly will not just give up and legalize further vices, especially when we have an opportunity to act against them now.
Kind of funny - I think this type of mindset is actually at the crux of our current failing drug approaches across the continent - namely, the Nancy Reagans of the world who decry any sort of drug use without having any first hand experience themselves.
We get health care experts to help form health care policy and teachers and other education professionals when developing education policy.
But I speculate the majority of those who work on drug policy have no real idea of drug culture or the drugs themselves.
The result of this dichotomy is the complete and utter demonization of these drugs as things that can only produce evil: 'vices,' as you say.
Failing to factor the historical and cultural importance of responsible drugs and their usage throughout many countries, as well as various positive benefits is a shortsighted misrepresentation at best.
By the way, are you suggesting Cocaine and Ecstacy users today are merely practicing some forgotten religous rituals? If that's the case, I'll be sure to pass that on the RCMP Constable I work with.
Slippy, I should start by apologizing, I have been rather arogant in the responses to both you and Alain and will move to change that from here forward. Now putting that aside, have you ever had a paramedic explain to you exactly what gives "E" that powerful force you describe? I encourage you to look at the medical side to many of these illegal narcotics and see for yourself the damage they cause to a person's bodily and neural functions.
Marijuana, coca, magic mushrooms (psilocybins), opium, ergot alkaloids (LSD), and a whole host of other plants have long, revered histories as well, for the record. Many of these have sacred and religious roots and purposes and have traditionally been considered divine going back thousands of years. Alcohol is not unique at all in this manner; but only as it pertains to white European culture. For the record.
slippyhippy 4 years ago
And for the record, the Caucasian European culture (Namely that of the French and British)is the two dominant contributors to Canadian culture when our laws and nation were first formed. We have already had one vice accepted into our cultural fabric, I certainly will not just give up and legalize further vices, especially when we have an opportunity to act against them now.
mikeforpm08 4 years ago
Kind of funny - I think this type of mindset is actually at the crux of our current failing drug approaches across the continent - namely, the Nancy Reagans of the world who decry any sort of drug use without having any first hand experience themselves.
We get health care experts to help form health care policy and teachers and other education professionals when developing education policy.
slippyhippy 4 years ago
But I speculate the majority of those who work on drug policy have no real idea of drug culture or the drugs themselves.
The result of this dichotomy is the complete and utter demonization of these drugs as things that can only produce evil: 'vices,' as you say.
Failing to factor the historical and cultural importance of responsible drugs and their usage throughout many countries, as well as various positive benefits is a shortsighted misrepresentation at best.
slippyhippy 4 years ago
By the way, are you suggesting Cocaine and Ecstacy users today are merely practicing some forgotten religous rituals? If that's the case, I'll be sure to pass that on the RCMP Constable I work with.
mikeforpm08 4 years ago
1) Who says they've been forgotten?
2) That's twisting my words. But look at Evo Morales' stance concerning his Bolivian people and coca.
3) I never said anything about Ecstasy, but I think anyone who has been on E at a decent rave can agree that a powerful force of
honesty, love, respect, and unity exist in this strangely organic cohesion. Is this religious? Well, for what it's worth, I'd take it.
slippyhippy 4 years ago
Slippy, I should start by apologizing, I have been rather arogant in the responses to both you and Alain and will move to change that from here forward. Now putting that aside, have you ever had a paramedic explain to you exactly what gives "E" that powerful force you describe? I encourage you to look at the medical side to many of these illegal narcotics and see for yourself the damage they cause to a person's bodily and neural functions.
mikeforpm08 4 years ago