Couldn’t we tax the seeds?
Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think.
Couldn’t we tax the seeds?
Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think.
Taxation would only result in a revenue windfall if a) the pool of marijuana smokers greatly expanded following legalization, and b) contrary to everything we know about economics, taxation did not act as a disincentive to purchase.
But I still think it should be legalized.
Almost four years ago, I met a very special lady debating this same topic, here on SDMB. We became very close and I now visit her three times a year, two weeks per visit.
One of the things that makes her so special is that she is alive after 20 years of repeated surgeries for her brain-stem tumor, which is a pediatric form seldom seen in adults, because of high mortality. She takes almost a dozen different medications, including Marinol, for nausea.
Marinol has given her substantial relief from the nausea which is related to the tumor’s effect on the brain stem and autonomic nervous system. She isn’t taking chemo, though some might say that the numerous meds constitute chemo. Her only complaints about Marinol are dosing difficulties and the delayed onset of action. A 2.5mg pill is often not quite enough and a 5mg can zonk her out, when it finally hits.
Marijuana is superior to Marinol as far as speed of delivery and efficacy are concerned. Unfortunately, my friend’s upper respiratory tract cannot tolerate smoke, so she must weigh the issues of immediate relief against her allergy. Usually, this means Marinol for her.
I would support the de-scheduling of all medicinal plants. In fact, a complete overhaul of the CSA might bring some form of objective or scientific equity to the process of deciding which molecules we may touch and which ones we may not.
Mike Sanders
St. Louis