2 things

[Bricktop]

Well mi neva go law school suh why yuh haffi a show off pon mi?

[Lazie]

Reducing the burden on the court system?

The local Community Tribunal can still deal with those who break the law. I'm against sending user to prison, suh mek dem duh community service.

[Bricktop]

Ackee is a part of our national dish ... it is our national fruit.

Lazie dat was weak. Very weak. Gamma come kick off him face wit a lawyer talk please

[Gamma]

THAT is your reasoning?

why is ganja criminalised to begin with? that is my starting point.

[Bricktop]

The local Community Tribunal can still deal with those who break the law. I'm against sending user to prison, suh mek dem duh community service.

Should people caught with alcohol or tobacco also do community service?

[Lazie]

that is a tertiary reason.....following that argument to its logical conclusion ef wi had an over abundance of murder cases should we decriminalise the unlawful killing of a human being with premeditation and malice aforethought?

the RESULT of decriminalising ganja would be to reduce the burden on the court system but that is not a compelling reason to do so...again WHY is criminalised and alcohol isn't?

Well .. push fi alcohol be illegal then nuh if thats the problem.

[Lazie]

Should people caught with alcohol or tobacco also do community service?

Is possession of either item illegal? Wasn't aware of that.

[Bricktop]

Is possession of either item illegal? Wasn't aware of that.

Which brings us back to GAMMA's question which you keep dodging

[Gamma]

they did..it was called prohibition and it didn't work...

from the ground up....dem revile and ridicule obama's credentials of being a "community organiser" as no basis for running for the presidency...look what community organization duh tuh dem!!!!

no lazie....i'm really not for the criminalisation of alcohol ..... even though fermentation is a natural process that significantly enhanced by artificial means in the production of alcohol *much like producing cocaine from coco leaves) neither sugar cane, barley, wheat or hops are illegal but a ganja tree in its natural state, the way god made it...that is illegal?!! can you or can you NOT see the absurdity of that?

[Lazie]

THAT is your reasoning?

why is ganja criminalised to begin with? that is my starting point.

Mi ask unuh a question to begin with and unuh all over the place.
Okay ... according to NIDA the short term effects of marijuana include memory and learning problems, distorted perception, and difficulty thinking and solving problems.

With all the problems we have in Jamaica .... making ganga legal is a waste of time.

For those who need it for medicinal purposes (is there any scientific conclusion that it has medicinal purpose) a prescription is needed and a doctor's note with the doc's name, address and phone # in case there need to be a confirmation call, tight inventory control with documentation of who it was sold to etc.

[Bricktop]

Okay ... according to NIDA the short term effects of marijuana include memory and learning problems, distorted perception, and difficulty thinking and solving problems.

Do you know the effects of refined sugar on the body? Do you consume sugar?

[Lazie]

they did..it was called prohibition and it didn't work...

from the ground up....dem revile and ridicule obama's credentials of being a "community organiser" as no basis for running for the presidency...look what community organization duh tuh dem!!!!

no lazie....i'm really not for the criminalisation of alcohol ..... even though fermentation is a natural process that significantly enhanced by artificial means in the production of alcohol *much like producing cocaine from coco leaves) neither sugar cane, barley, wheat or hops are illegal but a ganja tree in its natural state, the way god made it...that is illegal?!! can you or can you NOT see the absurdity of that?

Understand yuh point, but don't see why the fuss, especially with the long term and short term effects.

[Lazie]

Do you know the effects of refined sugar on the body? Do you consume sugar?

Suh we ago turn to sugar now?

[Bricktop]

Suh we ago turn to sugar now?

You brought up health effects. So why stop @ Ganja? I would argue that you would be a healthier individual smoking a spliff every day than consuming salt every day. Don't you see the absurdity in the whole thing?

[Lazie]

You brought up health effects. So why stop @ Ganja? I would argue that you would be a healthier individual smoking a spliff every day than consuming salt every day. Don't you see the absurdity in the whole thing?

What are its long-term effects?

Marijuana smoke contains some of the same cancer-causing compounds as tobacco, sometimes in higher concentrations.Studies show that someone who smokes five joints per week may be taking in as many cancer-causing chemicals as someone who smokes a full pack of cigarettes every day.


Well, if yuh have a problem wid salt and sugar, argue fi be made illegal den nuh? Pointing out the ill effects of everything else in the world simply does not justify making weed legal. All now none a unuh can give a reason why it should be legalized.