Comments | feminist: Possession of pot will lead to a lower domestic violence rate! It's all so simple!

tarr in feminist

Possession of pot will lead to a lower domestic violence rate! It's all so simple!

Oct 15, 2005 20:27

I saw this in the Rocky Mountain News, and have to say I'm pretty disgusted:

Pot backers won't halt domestic violence ads

( Full article behind the cut )

feminist mvmt north america, marriage, domestic violence, advertising-media, relationships, laws and legal system, violence against women

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chapstickqueen October 16 2005, 02:45:21 UTC

Um...If a person were an alcholic, I'm not sure how they figure legalizing marijuana would make him switch drugs in the first place....

Other than that, I just think it's false advertising. They obviously don't think that simply advocating the legalization of marijuana alone is enough to pass the law if they have to blatantly not even mention what the legislation involved is about.

no2ndtroy October 16 2005, 03:00:31 UTC

This really upsets me considering that I'm from the area AND it's something I'd like to support anyway--but now I feel like I can't in good conscience given their deceptive and manipulative presentation of the issue. Great. :P

tarr October 16 2005, 05:20:20 UTC

That's exactly how I feel about it. They took an issue I support and have soured it for me through the idiocy. I don't know if I'll vote for it or not.

booklington October 16 2005, 13:31:16 UTC

In fairness, they are not politicians. Just because some idiots agree with you, or in this case, some sexist jerks, it doesn't mean that you're wrong.

pretzelsalt October 17 2005, 19:59:15 UTC

exactly.

like i think PETA is bullshit - but that doesn't mean i have changed my view on amimal rights.

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kleiosgirl October 16 2005, 03:09:08 UTC

Also, marijuana causes paranoia in habitual users. I'm sure that nice little side affect will cut down on domestic violence.

kadaria October 16 2005, 04:38:53 UTC

Not only that but pot can be abused just like alcohol or any other kind of intoxicant. And after verifying with http://www.nida.nih.gov:
-You can become dependent on marijuana and experience withdrawl symptoms
-You can create a tolerance for it
-And the disturbing statistic that 80% of cocaine and heroin users began with marijuana. I also saw an argument that this is just a coincidence but I find this hard to believe in the instance of habitual users (given dependence and tolerance). When you're burnt out, you move up.

While I agree that it has medicinal purposes and should be used as such (it would be given in a pill form) and would like to legalize its use in medicine I can't agree that replacing alcohol with pot is going to reduce instances of domestic violence.

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booklington October 16 2005, 13:35:34 UTC

I'm not sure if I've said this before, but I love your icon. And I was similarly shocked that someone in feminist (did I stumble into another community? I asked myself) was using that kind of "logic". Bah.

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dysgr8mystake October 16 2005, 03:10:29 UTC

... holy fuck.

Can you imagine where this could go?
How far they could take it, the people who would be willing to use this kindo f stuff.

Just sick.

smrtblnddiver October 16 2005, 03:10:58 UTC

Definitely false advertising. But it's an initiative campaign, that's the name of the game.