Alcohol and Cannabis: Is Prohibition Rational? - Pt.1 Intro

Part one of the public roundtable discussion Alcohol and Cannabis: Is Prohibition Rational?, Held at Otago University as part of the first annual Cannabis Awareness Week. The event was an open lecture and roundtable discussion with Ross Bell (Director, New Zealand Drug Foundation), Pauline Gardiner (Founder, WellTrust; former National/United MP, Wellington Central), Chris Fowlie (President, NORML New Zealand), Nandor Tanczos (Green Party MP, Hamilton), Kevin Dawkins (Professor of Criminal Law, University of Otago), and Hon. Jim Anderton (Progressive MP, Wigram; Associate Minister of Health), it was a public discussion on: the relative evidence of harms from alcohol and cannabis use, whether or not current policies are working to reduce harm, and the place of harm minimisation in government policy toward alcohol and other drugs, moderated by award winning investigative journalist John Sellwood (TV One CloseUp) and held at the Otago University St. David Lecture Theatre on Thursday 1st May, 2008 as part of the first annual Otago University Cannabis Awareness Week.

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[diddymuck]

cannibis is usually smoked. Cancer causing agents are nearly 200 times more than in tobacco! Alcohol is dangerous but does not cause cancer. Cannibis is a VERY addictive substance, moreso than alcohol...you can have a beer 'cause you're thirsty or glass of wine to compliment a meal but you toke grass only because you want to become intoxicated, period. Marijuana intoxication accidents are a daily occurance, some quite horrifying! Familiar with Exxon Valdez? The '86 DC Amtrak accident?

[otagonorml]

Alcohol does cause cancer, actually. Cannabis forms no physical dependence, I'll grant you that it can be habit forming.

Alcohol is a deadly poison. The amount of accidents caused by alcohol out-number the accidents caused by cannabis many times over.

People shouldn't smoke cannabis at their place of work, just like people shouldn't drink alcohol at their work. Am I familiar with Exxon Valdez? Are you familiar with the hundreds of alcohol-related road deaths each year? How many for pot?

[diddymuck]

cannibis contains carcinigins, immediatiatly intoxicates and is addictive. think it ain't...try to stop! legalize grass and we'll have twice the accidents, twice the alcohol related problems.

[otagonorml]

Cannabis doesn't contain carcinogens, unless it is smoked. The plant on its own doesn't contain any cancer-causing agents. (Unlike alcohol). Cannabis's addictiveness pales when compared to alcohol's. Twice the accidents? How? Twice the alcohol-related problems? That doesn't make sense.

[speakman7]

I've smoked "cannabis" for 6 years now, i can still stop for months at a time with no withdraw symptoms. This is how i prove to myself i'm simply mentally addicted, just as i am to oreos... Oh, yeah and i can still run a 5:30 mile

[KoFIQuan]

and you shoot yourself in the foot by using an arguement stating the dealers use grass as a stepping stone to get onto harder drugs, because if it was legal purchasing cannabis wouldn't require a trip to a dodgy dealer!! therefore destroying the only valid point of the 'gateway' arguement. Also when you enjoy a glass of wine you do feel satisfaction because of warming qualities and even though you may not be inebriated that nice feeling is still an effect of alcohol

[WeAskThePeople]

it should NEVER have been made ILLEGAL in the first place..

---------------- REMEMBER THAT -------------------

no REGULATIONS , no TAXES , no PRISONS , no DEA SWAT RAIDS

no ASSET CONFISCATION , no GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION !

nick off OBAMA. !

VOTE >>>>>>>>>>NO PROHIBITION <<<<<<<<<<<< VOTE

FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS. No compromise.

GO the TOMATO MODEL. ... free to GROW & USE as we DECIDE..

USA government is full of IDEOLOGICAL MORALIST FUNDAMENTALIST morons.

they DO NOT OWN my BODY & my MIND !!!

[growfreeweed]

@diddymuck sex can be classed as addictive, i would have sex all day long if i could and the chances are you would do the same ? be honest with yourself pmsl  The dribble that your kind of people talk is a joke (ignorant) People will do what ever people with do RAPE MURDER ECT the list go's on ? yet im a family man wife 2 children , YET ! i own my own hotel plus yes plus a property company no morgage no debts yes NO DEBTS yet im the criminal ?All because i like a joint after a hard day ?

[growfreeweed]

@diddymuck un-educated fool lol

[diddymuck]

@winceify which one?

[winceify]

@diddymuck your argument is fabricated backed by no scienctific evidence.

[diddymuck]

@speakman7 how come you haven't stopped permanently?

[diddymuck]

@darkrx777 what magazines?

[darkrx777]

@diddymuck Cannabis actually prevents some cancers, Cannabis restores brain cells, And also, there are already canabanoids in our body that are produced naturally for THC Receptors in out brain, So its like banning people from having blood. These arnt just my opinions like diddys argument, these are F A C T S from science magazines.

[darkrx777]

@diddymuck Its not addictive, i had to stop for diversion, after 3 days i forgot all about weed. dick. it would be harder to stop drinking coffee than smoking weed.

[XxXxHunniexXxX]

@diddymuck ok, yeah not EVERY ONE is untrue lol.. bit of over exhaduration lol.. but see it as everyone has unfair factual quotes because they either believe or not beleive in cannabis being legalised so noones wrong or right i guess.. maybe i should be more equal minded and respect other peoples' arguments.. but yea i dont believe in what some people are saying ie you CHEERZ.