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Let’s Roll Americas Great Drug Story
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The Great Cannabis Con: Trading Health for Tax Revenue
Let's cut through the haze. In the frantic rush to legalize and tax cannabis, Americans have been sold a narrative that is not only flimsy but dangerously at odds with established medical science. They swapped the "Just Say No" campaign for a "Just Say Yes" commercial enterprise, all while ignoring a growing body of evidence that this substance is bad for health and lacks the proven medicinal value its proponents claim. Cancer spreads eight times faster in users of cannabis….. The recent decision by the DEA to move cannabis to Schedule III, legitimizing it as a substance with accepted medical use, is a capitulation to political and commercial pressure, but not a victory for science.
The Uncomfortable Medical Facts: Cannabis is Harmful
The pro-legalization lobby, fueled by billions in investment, would have you believe cannabis is a harmless herb. The scientific and medical facts tell a different, more concerning story and I’ll outline it here…
Mental Health Crisis: The link between cannabis use and the onset of psychiatric disorders is well-documented. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states that cannabis use can "increase the risk of psychosis, including schizophrenia," in a dose-dependent manner. The higher the potency (a market driven by THC content), the greater the risk, particularly for young users whose brains are still developing.
Cardiovascular Damage: It's not just the lungs. The American Heart Association has published research indicating that cannabis use can "increase the risk of heart attack and stroke." Smoking cannabis deposits tar and exposes the user to carcinogens similar to tobacco, while its psychoactive component, THC, can cause increased heart rate and blood pressure, straining the cardiovascular system.
Cognitive Impairment: Contrary to the "wake-and-bake" productivity myth, numerous studies, including those summarized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), show that cannabis "impairs cognitive functions in the short-term, including attention, memory, and learning." For adolescents, this damage can be long-lasting or even permanent, derailing educational and life outcomes.
The Myth of "Safe" Use: The concept of "non-addictive" cannabis is a marketing lie. NIDA reports that "30% of cannabis users may have some degree of marijuana use disorder," leading to dependence, withdrawal symptoms like irritability and insomnia, and a significant impact on personal and professional lives.
The "Medicinal Use" Fiction
The argument that cannabis is a legitimate medicine is a masterclass in rebranding a recreational high. The FDA approves drugs based on rigorous, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that prove a substance's safety and efficacy for a specific condition.
Lack of FDA Approval: The crude cannabis plant, as smoked or consumed in edibles, is not an FDA-approved medicine. The few cannabis-derived products the FDA has approved, such as Epidiolex for severe seizure disorders, are highly purified, prescription-grade cannabinoids. This is a world away from recommending the smoking of a combusted plant to treat anxiety or back pain.
Anecdote Over Evidence: The entire "medical marijuana" movement is largely built on anecdotal evidence. While patients may report feeling better, this is not the same as scientific proof. The psychoactive effects of THC can create a feeling of well-being that masks symptoms without treating the underlying disease, a dangerous substitution for real, targeted medical care.
The Placebo Effect in Action: Many of the reported benefits for pain, for instance, are indistinguishable from a powerful placebo effect. When you legalize a substance and create a cultural expectation of relief, people will feel relief—whether the molecule is truly effective or not.
Conclusion: A Society Surrendering to Its Vices
The government's push to legalize all narcotics, starting with cannabis, is a stark admission of failure. Having lost the cultural and enforcement battle, the state is now choosing to profit from our sickness and decline. It's easier to tax a vice than to stand against it.
Government is not legalizing cannabis because it is safe or medically valuable. Government has been legalizing it because it has lost control and sees a lucrative revenue stream and is trading the long-term health of its American population for long term budget fixes and retention of control and that’s because United States Government has a LONG HISTORY of LEGALIZING what it cannot control so that it may control it because without control the government ceases to exist so regardless of how much Trump appears to be shooting Venezuelans vessels off their coast, the fact of the matter is that the government of United States is ultimately going to legalize all narcotics in USA. Currently all constituents are being conditioned into acceptance of narcotics taxation narrative which is simply goin to piggy back rest of narcotics to assert control and by doing so the Government of United States will become the biggest narco State…
Cocaine use to be legal throughout USA, Coca-Cola had plenty of it right in the beverage and it will again! CIA use to traffic cocaine into the City of Los Angeles before, and cash strapped government of California must have seen dollar signs cause now they are dancing to the tune of $1. Billion + in tax revenues and the State is fighting Federal government to protect its narcotics taxation through which revenue streams.. See how that works?
How did the government pull that off?
Just changed the label from NARCOTICS to “MEDICINE!”
Hey, you wannuh go to medical school to be a fuckin nurse while I produce another satire video portraying Kash Oatelnas a cannabis addict?
stateless Warrior
Let's cut through the haze. In the frantic rush to legalize and tax cannabis, Americans have been sold a narrative that is not only flimsy but dangerously at odds with established medical science. They swapped the "Just Say No" campaign for a "Just Say Yes" commercial enterprise, all while ignoring a growing body of evidence that this substance is bad for health and lacks the proven medicinal value its proponents claim. Cancer spreads eight times faster in users of cannabis….. The recent decision by the DEA to move cannabis to Schedule III, legitimizing it as a substance with accepted medical use, is a capitulation to political and commercial pressure, but not a victory for science.
The Uncomfortable Medical Facts: Cannabis is Harmful
The pro-legalization lobby, fueled by billions in investment, would have you believe cannabis is a harmless herb. The scientific and medical facts tell a different, more concerning story and I’ll outline it here…
Mental Health Crisis: The link between cannabis use and the onset of psychiatric disorders is well-documented. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) states that cannabis use can "increase the risk of psychosis, including schizophrenia," in a dose-dependent manner. The higher the potency (a market driven by THC content), the greater the risk, particularly for young users whose brains are still developing.
Cardiovascular Damage: It's not just the lungs. The American Heart Association has published research indicating that cannabis use can "increase the risk of heart attack and stroke." Smoking cannabis deposits tar and exposes the user to carcinogens similar to tobacco, while its psychoactive component, THC, can cause increased heart rate and blood pressure, straining the cardiovascular system.
Cognitive Impairment: Contrary to the "wake-and-bake" productivity myth, numerous studies, including those summarized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), show that cannabis "impairs cognitive functions in the short-term, including attention, memory, and learning." For adolescents, this damage can be long-lasting or even permanent, derailing educational and life outcomes.
The Myth of "Safe" Use: The concept of "non-addictive" cannabis is a marketing lie. NIDA reports that "30% of cannabis users may have some degree of marijuana use disorder," leading to dependence, withdrawal symptoms like irritability and insomnia, and a significant impact on personal and professional lives.
The "Medicinal Use" Fiction
The argument that cannabis is a legitimate medicine is a masterclass in rebranding a recreational high. The FDA approves drugs based on rigorous, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that prove a substance's safety and efficacy for a specific condition.
Lack of FDA Approval: The crude cannabis plant, as smoked or consumed in edibles, is not an FDA-approved medicine. The few cannabis-derived products the FDA has approved, such as Epidiolex for severe seizure disorders, are highly purified, prescription-grade cannabinoids. This is a world away from recommending the smoking of a combusted plant to treat anxiety or back pain.
Anecdote Over Evidence: The entire "medical marijuana" movement is largely built on anecdotal evidence. While patients may report feeling better, this is not the same as scientific proof. The psychoactive effects of THC can create a feeling of well-being that masks symptoms without treating the underlying disease, a dangerous substitution for real, targeted medical care.
The Placebo Effect in Action: Many of the reported benefits for pain, for instance, are indistinguishable from a powerful placebo effect. When you legalize a substance and create a cultural expectation of relief, people will feel relief—whether the molecule is truly effective or not.
Conclusion: A Society Surrendering to Its Vices
The government's push to legalize all narcotics, starting with cannabis, is a stark admission of failure. Having lost the cultural and enforcement battle, the state is now choosing to profit from our sickness and decline. It's easier to tax a vice than to stand against it.
Government is not legalizing cannabis because it is safe or medically valuable. Government has been legalizing it because it has lost control and sees a lucrative revenue stream and is trading the long-term health of its American population for long term budget fixes and retention of control and that’s because United States Government has a LONG HISTORY of LEGALIZING what it cannot control so that it may control it because without control the government ceases to exist so regardless of how much Trump appears to be shooting Venezuelans vessels off their coast, the fact of the matter is that the government of United States is ultimately going to legalize all narcotics in USA. Currently all constituents are being conditioned into acceptance of narcotics taxation narrative which is simply goin to piggy back rest of narcotics to assert control and by doing so the Government of United States will become the biggest narco State…
Cocaine use to be legal throughout USA, Coca-Cola had plenty of it right in the beverage and it will again! CIA use to traffic cocaine into the City of Los Angeles before, and cash strapped government of California must have seen dollar signs cause now they are dancing to the tune of $1. Billion + in tax revenues and the State is fighting Federal government to protect its narcotics taxation through which revenue streams.. See how that works?
How did the government pull that off?
Just changed the label from NARCOTICS to “MEDICINE!”
Hey, you wannuh go to medical school to be a fuckin nurse while I produce another satire video portraying Kash Oatelnas a cannabis addict?
stateless Warrior
