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Definitely the most stupid and ignorant article I have ever come across. Let’s do some fact checks –
Economically – US alone generated a revenue of $ 52 Billion i.e. (Approx – 38,08,80,24,00,000.00 Indian Rupees) this year from the cannabis industry and is showing an increasing trend of 30% by every year and the industry employs at least 250,000 people showing a 57% increase in jobs in this industry for 2018-2019 alone.
Secondly , talking about medicinal values its not just for “Glaucoma” and is certainly not a depressant(Alcohol is a depressant) , you shouldn’t alter the facts to serve your agenda. To name a few diseases in which cannabis serves as a magic wand – Epileptic Seizures, Depression , stress and anxiety , Alzheimer’s disease , helps with PTSD symptoms ,helps provide relief to individuals with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and various others. But the most significant and recent achievement has been in the treatment of Cancer and its symptoms.
Other than this , the industrial uses of Hemp is just simply massive, theres everything from Clothes to brick. I recommend to research about that too.
So next time when you write an article this long , you are expected to do at least a decent amount of research if not extensive and if you don’t want to address the actual facts on this subject at-least don’t spread misinformation.
Talking abut Cannabis in India and its usage , its already being heavily consumed in India , Delhi and Mumbai are among st the top ten weed consuming cities all across the globe. (approximately around 100 tonnes annually), hence its not something new to India, in fact India is the only country which has had an integral cultural aspect of cannabis for thousands of years.
But the most important thing which people are not realizing is that , its not just about the ADVANTAGES of legalizing cannabis but to confront the MAJOR DISADVANTAGES we are facing due to the illegalization. The black market for cannabis is currently flourishing which is resulting in tremendous movement of power and money in the hands of all sorts of “wrong people”. A huge chunk of this black market is being run by Naxalites, Underworld Cartels and local gangsters. And this massive illegal movement of cannabis opens the routes for smuggling far more deadly drugs and other illegal items such as guns, explosives etc into and through out the country from almost all the borders of the country (Specially North- Eastern). Infact, selling illegal cannabis has been the primary source of income for the Naxalites residing in north- eastern India , which then utilize the money to procure illegal weapons and resources.
So , I can just go on pointing out the various reasons why we should legalize cannabis. And now that countries like America and Canada has made it legal we know we too definitely will at some point, if not now maybe 5,10 -15 years later . But most importantly I want to point out one other infamous reason, so as to why we should legalize cannabis as soon as possible in India. Every year around 50000 arrests are made in India for either possession or selling of cannabis. A huge amount of these arrests are of young people and not all of them are so called “drug dealers”. A significant amount of these include various normal (Potential) college going students or working professionals whose lives just simply gets destroyed in a snap of second. They are expelled from the institutions and loose their jobs and get tagged as “drug dealers” for whole life. Let’s take a real case study-
Similar situation arose in America, during the war on drugs and until recently before the legalization thousands of people were arrested and a lot people even lost their lives before this legalization. However, for America so called “war on drugs” became a subject of racism as most of these people were African – American who were loosing lives. And the irony today is that all the top Cannabis Companies in America are currently being run by white people who are just getting richer by the day. So now people have started asking questions , How is it fair to those who literally got killed or whose lives were destroyed for something on which now you are cooking your breads on?
So instead of waiting and letting tide and time take control of the things , I believe we (Government) should take a conscious step towards this cause before more and more lives are destroyed every year and bring out a beautiful framework to legalize and regulate cannabis in a way which benefits/suits our country the most. Now we can even refer to and learn from the policies that government of Canada, America , etc have laid out and and use that information to come up with a unique framework for a unique country like ours. And show them how its done.
Regarding the negative effects of the drug, it doesn’t damage the lungs. more so, its said to increase the lung capacity. because weed has never beeen a harmful drug. sure, it leads to lack of motivation, maybe. but one of the strongest arguments of tharoor for supporting legalization was making the people fully aware of the drug so that people can make a more informed decision.
Came across this post in 2019, June. The marijuana industry which you pointed out is a failure just as it started is a 3 trillion dollar busines in which half of the world has already put their legs in. They are reinventing what was already ours. Could have done India some good. Sad.
I being a smoker think that though its been illegal at present 80% of population is a weed smoker,and 90-95%are addict to either smoke or alcohol….and what i say is if we dont do there are a lot person to do the same but the thing is it will be done somehow…..as there is a saying what a person wants he will get it by hook o crook…..i say this because i do it…..i am not opposing you….its just my view
I’d say the writer was stoned when he wrote this but it would be an understatement. One would have to be dropped on his head several times at birth to even come close to this level of stupid.
Interesting! I’ve never heard an unbiased opinion from any stoner. Yes, I’ve definitely come across stubborn stoners who thought limited amount of marijuana won’t affect them and later had to go through therapies and treatment and loads of regret. So much for “medicinal” use of marijuana.
Elitist leaders like Shashi Tharoor should keep quiet on issues of non-priority such as pot legalization. That’s for US and wealthy European countries to worry about. In India, where 50% of the population is illiterate, and 35% more are just functionally literate, any talk about stuff like pot and alcoholo legalization has long-term political consequences. Already BJP IT cell trolls are on Shashi Tharoor’s case.
Definitely the most stupid and ignorant article I have ever come across. Let’s do some fact checks –
Economically – US alone generated a revenue of $ 52 Billion i.e. (Approx – 38,08,80,24,00,000.00 Indian Rupees) this year from the cannabis industry and is showing an increasing trend of 30% by every year and the industry employs at least 250,000 people showing a 57% increase in jobs in this industry for 2018-2019 alone.
Secondly , talking about medicinal values its not just for “Glaucoma” and is certainly not a depressant(Alcohol is a depressant) , you shouldn’t alter the facts to serve your agenda. To name a few diseases in which cannabis serves as a magic wand – Epileptic Seizures, Depression , stress and anxiety , Alzheimer’s disease , helps with PTSD symptoms ,helps provide relief to individuals with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and various others. But the most significant and recent achievement has been in the treatment of Cancer and its symptoms.
Other than this , the industrial uses of Hemp is just simply massive, theres everything from Clothes to brick. I recommend to research about that too.
So next time when you write an article this long , you are expected to do at least a decent amount of research if not extensive and if you don’t want to address the actual facts on this subject at-least don’t spread misinformation.
Talking abut Cannabis in India and its usage , its already being heavily consumed in India , Delhi and Mumbai are among st the top ten weed consuming cities all across the globe. (approximately around 100 tonnes annually), hence its not something new to India, in fact India is the only country which has had an integral cultural aspect of cannabis for thousands of years.
But the most important thing which people are not realizing is that , its not just about the ADVANTAGES of legalizing cannabis but to confront the MAJOR DISADVANTAGES we are facing due to the illegalization. The black market for cannabis is currently flourishing which is resulting in tremendous movement of power and money in the hands of all sorts of “wrong people”. A huge chunk of this black market is being run by Naxalites, Underworld Cartels and local gangsters. And this massive illegal movement of cannabis opens the routes for smuggling far more deadly drugs and other illegal items such as guns, explosives etc into and through out the country from almost all the borders of the country (Specially North- Eastern). Infact, selling illegal cannabis has been the primary source of income for the Naxalites residing in north- eastern India , which then utilize the money to procure illegal weapons and resources.
So , I can just go on pointing out the various reasons why we should legalize cannabis. And now that countries like America and Canada has made it legal we know we too definitely will at some point, if not now maybe 5,10 -15 years later . But most importantly I want to point out one other infamous reason, so as to why we should legalize cannabis as soon as possible in India. Every year around 50000 arrests are made in India for either possession or selling of cannabis. A huge amount of these arrests are of young people and not all of them are so called “drug dealers”. A significant amount of these include various normal (Potential) college going students or working professionals whose lives just simply gets destroyed in a snap of second. They are expelled from the institutions and loose their jobs and get tagged as “drug dealers” for whole life. Let’s take a real case study-
Similar situation arose in America, during the war on drugs and until recently before the legalization thousands of people were arrested and a lot people even lost their lives before this legalization. However, for America so called “war on drugs” became a subject of racism as most of these people were African – American who were loosing lives. And the irony today is that all the top Cannabis Companies in America are currently being run by white people who are just getting richer by the day. So now people have started asking questions , How is it fair to those who literally got killed or whose lives were destroyed for something on which now you are cooking your breads on?
So instead of waiting and letting tide and time take control of the things , I believe we (Government) should take a conscious step towards this cause before more and more lives are destroyed every year and bring out a beautiful framework to legalize and regulate cannabis in a way which benefits/suits our country the most. Now we can even refer to and learn from the policies that government of Canada, America , etc have laid out and and use that information to come up with a unique framework for a unique country like ours. And show them how its done.
Regarding the negative effects of the drug, it doesn’t damage the lungs. more so, its said to increase the lung capacity. because weed has never beeen a harmful drug. sure, it leads to lack of motivation, maybe. but one of the strongest arguments of tharoor for supporting legalization was making the people fully aware of the drug so that people can make a more informed decision.
Came across this post in 2019, June. The marijuana industry which you pointed out is a failure just as it started is a 3 trillion dollar busines in which half of the world has already put their legs in. They are reinventing what was already ours. Could have done India some good. Sad.
I being a smoker think that though its been illegal at present 80% of population is a weed smoker,and 90-95%are addict to either smoke or alcohol….and what i say is if we dont do there are a lot person to do the same but the thing is it will be done somehow…..as there is a saying what a person wants he will get it by hook o crook…..i say this because i do it…..i am not opposing you….its just my view
I’d say the writer was stoned when he wrote this but it would be an understatement. One would have to be dropped on his head several times at birth to even come close to this level of stupid.
Honestly, your own comment applies to you more than anybody else. No wonder you couldn’t write one sentence of constructive criticism.
This is the stupidest article on the internet today
One of the most biased and stupid articles I’ve ever read. Hahahahaha
Interesting! I’ve never heard an unbiased opinion from any stoner. Yes, I’ve definitely come across stubborn stoners who thought limited amount of marijuana won’t affect them and later had to go through therapies and treatment and loads of regret. So much for “medicinal” use of marijuana.
A-hemp.
Could you please share the references utilized for the ‘The main downside to pot is that it reduces motivation, and hence productivity’ part?
Elitist leaders like Shashi Tharoor should keep quiet on issues of non-priority such as pot legalization. That’s for US and wealthy European countries to worry about. In India, where 50% of the population is illiterate, and 35% more are just functionally literate, any talk about stuff like pot and alcoholo legalization has long-term political consequences. Already BJP IT cell trolls are on Shashi Tharoor’s case.