LLPF=BP. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire equals Bad Policy.
When the public notices a blatant lie, it undermines credibility on all statements. People automatically conclude that if they were lied to on one subject, then they question the validity of other subjects.
Case study: Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base written by the Institute of Medicine; National Academy of Sciences. Copyright 1999
Conclusion: Marijuana has medical potential and should be made available to patients.
However, Marijuana is classified Schedule 1.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/scheduling.html
Schedule I.—
(A) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
(B) The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
(C) There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision."
So what we have here is a law that is in direct opposition to actual reality. How is a sane person supposed to respect the law when it is obviously based on lies?
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FREE THE MEDICINE! Smokers want to do our part, by paying taxes. not taking up jail space that should be used for REAL criminals!