Overdose Crisis: NBC NM on New Drug Policy Alliance Report

A new report from the Drug Policy Alliance and newly introduced federal legislation address the overdose fatality crisis in the United States.

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[thetruthaboutstuff]

if they would make marijuana leagel then they money they save and make off of pot could be used to help stop overdose deaths. Also just as a side not, no one ever in the history of man kind has ever OD'ed from pot.

[thetruthaboutstuff]

in 2001, 723,627 persons got busted for marijuana violations . Of those charged with marijuana violations, 88.6 percent - some 641,108 Americans - were charged with possession only. The remaining 82,518 individuals were charged with "sale/manufacture," a category that includes all cultivation offenses - even those where the marijuana was being grown for personal or medical use. so yea, almost a million go to jail each year for pot. good way to use are tax money.

[ucantcme123]

I'm 15. My school has a drug test. It looks for THC. If it wasn't for this test I would only smoke weed. I'm not even a real big fan of drinking but I feel sometimes like I should fill the void with other and way more harmul drugs. If I could smoke weed I wouldn't have to deal with chosing to use harmful drugs like alcohol, cigarretes, hell I've even thought of using perscription drugs. When wlll the world stop being ignorant and stand up for something that will actually help us?

PeAcE

[boldertits]

Overdose is the cure for a addict.

[thetruthaboutstuff]

its related in the fact that the want to talk about the harm that drugs have, including OD. Well there is a drug out there that you cant OD on but they spend billions going after. I am right with you on hemp, there is no reason we should not have the right to grow it. they want to talk about GREEN, hemp is the way to go to do that. the fight for marijuana is also the fight for hemp as well as people who cant think, think they are one in the same.

[AikidoSaintTKE]

While I agree with all points made, what I'm not sure how your comments on marijuana relate to this video. Keep up the fight. I'd encourage you to look up and use in your argument for marijuana, all the products we could make from hemp and how they compare to what they would compete with.

[thetruthaboutstuff]

I was just putting out some facts with a bit of how I feel about what is going on. I was not going after you in any way. sorry if it felt like that.

[exacerbatedtaboo]

I don't disagree with you one bit actually. Although I kind of took your bulletin to me as combative. Was it intended to be or did I misread it? Believe me, I'm well aware of these facts and that's why I'm doing all I can to help get marijuana legalized. I would love to have me a garden of red haired skunk to last me through the winter...lol

[exacerbatedtaboo]

That's very true. Also imagine how legalization would reduce the crime rate.