Eske Esquire wrote:
Shadow kind of strikes me as a "This is all a giant conspiracy to keep the wonder drug: medical marijuana, down." kinda guy.
It's not a conspiracy, it's good ol' fashioned corruption. The specifics of this corruption are over your head though and I'm not about to spend half the day explaining it you when you really don't care anyways. I'm starting to think that everyone on these forums has never taken a business class or has any background in how it works. Obama has straight up come out and said that lobbyists control politics yet people can't grasp such a fundamental statement. The FDA's budget is supported by politicians who are paid for(off) by donors like drug companies. Quid pro quo is all you need to remember and you're golden. The system in which the FDA regulates is corrupt and that is my complaint. If the industry were ran by credible people, this wouldn't be a problem. The problem is none of the federal agencies are impartial.
The USDA is another example of this federal problem. The USDA holds all slaughter houses to a one-size fits all standard and that's just not right. It causes small businesses to take short cuts to offset the increases costs of competing with these larger companies. Everything is situational and that's what federal agencies fall short on. I do find it humorous that illegal drugs like pots are banned and considered immoral, but we're guarding Afghanistan's poppy fields. We're so brainwashed by our society we've lost the ability to critically think for ourselves. Show me a single popular drug that doesn't have side effects. If you do manage to find one, chances are we'll find side effects in a few years. Booze is bad for you, but it's ok because we can tax it. The same goes for tobacco. It amazes me how people think that those substances are good, but something natural like weed is bad. Our values as a society are messed up. Why is it universally accepted that violence is tolerable, but nudity(not sex) is considered immoral? I apologize for jumping around on my reply, but you really need to observe all facets of life to make these assessments.