Nowhere near as many carcinogens as cigarettes to be fair.....
and of course, not carcinogenic whatsoever if you do edibles
...I've got some top notch recipes....happy to share.
Where would you stand on people burning the Union Jack?Farage was on top form today, played a blinder. The Dictators in Brussels had to shut it down because free speech is a crime. And most the morons on here want to be part of that. Sickening
Strange to legalise one narcotic substance and not ban another. Many cannabis products are stuffed with nicotine. Making cannabis legal and vaping regulated seems a contradiction
Cannabis is carcinogenic- so legalising another cancer causing product seems pretty dumb really
Farage was on top form today, played a blinder. The Dictators in Brussels had to shut it down because free speech is a crime. And most the morons on here want to be part of that. Sickening
Mainstream isn’t it Palestine?Aren’t you against Palestine protests?
Far right OK but far left beyond the pale?
Mainstream isn’t it Palestine?
Tried out my first recipe from the Anarchists’ Cookbook when I was 14 with an oz of soap bar - the good old days.Nowhere near as many carcinogens as cigarettes to be fair.....
and of course, not carcinogenic whatsoever if you do edibles
...I've got some top notch recipes....happy to share.
Soap bar. There’s a blast from the past. Squidgy Black anyone.Tried out my first recipe from the Anarchists’ Cookbook when I was 14 with an oz of soap bar - the good old days.
Edibles are heavily pushed in the USA; they were handing out free THC shots outside one dispensary last week.
Unfortunately those days are behind me now.
The same on the Public Order Act supporting Tories about a conference being closed down
Tried out my first recipe from the Anarchists’ Cookbook when I was 14 with an oz of soap bar - the good old days.
Edibles are heavily pushed in the USA; they were handing out free THC shots outside one dispensary last week.
Unfortunately those days are behind me now.
Impact On Lungs Of One Cannabis Joint Equal To Up To Five Cigarettes
A single cannabis joint has the same effect on the lungs as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, indicates new research. Cannabis smokers complained of wheeze, cough, chest tightness and phlegm. But emphysema, the progressive and crippling lung disease, was only seen in those who smoked...www.sciencedaily.com
I guess there’s a lot more vested interests in keeping a thriving alcohol industry than there is for tobacco.To be clear: all smoking is bad for you. But so are lots of things we don’t ban. And alcohol is significantly worse for you, yet is never discussed.
I guess there’s a lot more vested interests in keeping a thriving alcohol industry than there is for tobacco.
Well yeah. More people drink and it’s seen as socially acceptable. Which is fundamentally my issue. We shouldn’t ban drugs based on lack of popularity really.
I've posted this before.To be clear: all smoking is bad for you. But so are lots of things we don’t ban. And alcohol is significantly worse for you, yet is never discussed.
I've posted this before.
I know my kids have taken a lot of psychoactive substances over the years (legal and illegal). They got a lot of enjoyment from them in the past and don't bother much anymore.
Except smoking. It's so fucking difficult to give up.
If there's one substance I could wish into non-existence, it would be nicotine.
I'm going to reply, also without searching.Genuine Q as I can’t be arsed to look into it: is nicotine naturally occurring in tobacco or is it added to cause the addictiveness?
It's probably the 4000 chemical's added that are the problem?I'm going to reply, also without searching.
My understanding is that nicotine is a natural insect repellent which the tobacco plant has developed as resistance.
Nicotine is also present in tomatoes and other plants, but in much smaller concentrations.
Right, off to Google it now.
Starmer asks Sunak to explain how he will pay for his "completely unfunded" £46bn ambition to scrap National Insurance.
Sunak responds by bringing up the former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
He says Starmer tried to make his predecessor PM, despite him failing to deal with antisemitism, opposing Nato and "siding with our enemies".
Sunak accuses Starmer of putting "his own interests ahead of Britain's".
You answered your own question - it’s pointless theatreWhy do we even bother with PMQs if the PM is under zero obligation to take it seriously or answer questions?
I've posted this before.
I know my kids have taken a lot of psychoactive substances over the years (legal and illegal). They got a lot of enjoyment from them in the past and don't bother much anymore.
Except smoking. It's so fucking difficult to give up.
If there's one substance I could wish into non-existence, it would be nicotine.
This line of questioning is ridiculous, the government does not need to 'fund' it. Labour going with the household budget mantra to a greater extent than the government.Why do we even bother with PMQs if the PM is under zero obligation to take it seriously or answer questions?
This line of questioning is ridiculous, the government does not need to 'fund' it. Labour going with the household budget mantra to a greater extent than the government.
This line of questioning is ridiculous, the government does not need to 'fund' it. Labour going with the household budget mantra to a greater extent than the government.
I don’t think the Tories are MMT believers so it’s a fair question. They will want to take the money from somewhere, so asking where is legit. You just get triggered by the phrase.
Probably puts it in an election ad?If the answer is "we're going to cut departmental spending by £45bn to fund it" - where does Labour go next?
Probably puts it in an election ad?
It’s just realpolitik - when it comes to PMQs I don’t think it’s that deepBut they agree with the principle behind it? The Tory retort will be along the lines of "Labour intends to raise NI after the election". The whole charade is based on a false premise.
It’s just realpolitik - when it comes to PMQs I don’t think it’s that deep
If the answer is "we're going to cut departmental spending by £45bn to fund it" - where does Labour go next? Oh that's awful or oh we agree with your sound money philosophy
I didn't say I'd ban it.Nicotine on its own is a pretty good drug TBF. Weight loss, focus, extensively used by people with severe mental health issues to self medicate (the stats for schizophrenia and smoking are ridiculous). The delivery mechanism of burning shit and sucking it into your mouth is terrible though. And obvs the addiction issues. Though I know people addicted to caffeine on a similar level.
Are we as a society saying addiction alone is the requirement for a ban? I think it’s a fair bar, but one that would require gambling being looked at as well as a fair few others things (insert porn addiction is it real debate here).
I think generally I err on the side of personal responsibility for things that generally only affect the individual. I don’t think the state can keep everyone safe from themselves all the time. As long as the externalities are appropriately taxed so other people arent picking up your tab.
Once you get into deciding certain things should be banned, that logic almost always takes you to unintended places. Impact on NHS? Look at fast food. Addiction? Gambling. Impact on society? Alcohol. I’m just not sure there’s a clean line that puts bad things on one side and good on the other. I’m also very wary of banning psychoactives without a solid understanding of how we can replace what they bring to a lot of people in terms of coping strategies for mental health.
Although, alcohol is, by and large, a drug that people consume intermittently, to gain enjoyment.The problem I have with the cigarette ban is where do we go from there and is there really any proof that it will work. Personally I think there’s a bigger case for legalising cannabis and licensing the sale of it. And cannabis is the perfect example of something being banned and that ban not working. The health risks from smoking is unquestionable, as is the risks for drinking alcohol and if anything alcohol when you look at the bigger picture is more damaging to society. It puts a strain on the NHS same as smoking, it increases violence both in the streets and in the home unlike smoking and also puts a strain on the judicial system as a consequence of that. When you look at the facts for both alcohol is a far bigger problem for society as a whole not least because it affects every aspect of society but alcohol is used by a far bigger percentage of society.
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