IntenseDebate - goobster71

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - 7 injured in Lacey hou... · 1 reply · +1 points

I think you've proven that you have no working brain... or heart.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Police arrest man susp... · 0 replies · +2 points

All three sounds better

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Occupy Seattle vows mo... · 1 reply · -10 points

A picture of one person covering his face doesn't equal "covering your faces"

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Banking via your smart... · 1 reply · +1 points

Shouldn't online banking servers allow *only* secure connections? It shouldn't matter whether you are on public wi-fi or at home... the Internet itself is considered insecure, so a secure connection should be required.

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Health overhaul may me... · 0 replies · +3 points

He's right-on with his post. My ex-wife does this on a regular basis (which is one of the reasons that she is now my EX-wife). I've seen this going on and on for years now.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Homeowner shoots would... · 6 replies · +6 points

Yes, and abusers are going to abuse whether or not something is legal. The facts are that cannabis is less intoxicating than alcohol, not addictive and a person cannot overdose. As a matter of fact, it has many health benefits, especially for those who are chronically ill.

Honestly, I would rather see alcohol illegal and cannabis legal.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Homeowner shoots would... · 3 replies · +4 points

No, not a dope smoker. You're just assuming that.

It's not about exceptions, it's about properly interpreting the available data. There is no data that proves that cannabis is a gateway drug. Those who think so are interpreting the data wrong.

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Homeowner shoots would... · 8 replies · +6 points

Both alcohol, and tobacco tend to precede cannabis use, and it is rare for those who use hard drugs to not have used alcohol or tobacco first. Data from the 2005 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) in the United States found that, compared with lifetime nondrinkers, adults who have consumed alcohol were statistically much more likely to currently use illicit drugs and/or abuse prescription drugs in the past year. Effects were strongest for cocaine (26 times more likely), cannabis (14 times more likely), and psychedelics (13 times more likely). In addition, lifetime drinkers were also six times more likely to abuse or be dependent on illicit drugs than lifetime nondrinkers.

As with cannabis, this correlation does not, however, necessarily mean that alcohol is a gateway drug (i.e. a causal relationship). In addition, whether one tries alcohol or cannabis first before the other does not accurately predict later substance use disorders.

Why don't you check the facts before you spout your nonsense?

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Homeowner shoots would... · 5 replies · +5 points

It's not twisted reasoning, it's plain fact. In fact, there are scientific studies that show that there is no causal relationship between cannibis and harder drugs.

It is also statistically correct that the majority of cannibis users consumed alcohol and tobacco prior to using cannibis (Data from 2005 National Survey of Drug Use and Health in the United States). This, however, does not prove that there is a causal relationship. I can see, however, that someone uneducated as you are would see it that way.

As for real life, I am a father, homeowner, church-goer and make a six figure income. I think I have a good handle on life.

keep "looking fo sum ho's"

16 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Homeowner shoots would... · 12 replies · +8 points

"Ask any drug counselor how many "hard drug users" started with marijuana? "

You cannot make that assumption, because that isn't a scientific study. One could say that all these hard drug users ate pizza as a child, so you can make the assumption that pizza is also a gateway drug. There is no proof that one causes the other.

Your statement doesn't take into account how many marijuana users do not become hard drug users. It also makes the asserts that if marijuana didn't exist, then there would be no hard drug users.

Let us know if you have any proven, scientific facts to share. Also, it's hard to take someone seriously when his profile says "You guys looking fo sum ho's" You sound like an intelligent guy. (Sarcasm intended)

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