Alcohol vs marijuana

[ovrszd]

I'm not sure which lengthy story about nothing you were quoting. Do you have a link to the story? Thanks.

I was talking about the story you posted. I read nothing in that story that was earth shattering. The best part was her ability to use the English language to instill intrigue and spike curiosity. But then, I guess that's the intent of any writer.

What was your point in linking to it?

 

[MossRoad]

You've lost me.... let's try it again...

You said this:

Being a reporter is akin to being a weather person. You can say anything you want with no accountability. For example, the second paragraph of the lengthy story about nothing.

The people familiar with the plan spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it before an announcement expected Thursday.

To which I replied this:

Not true. Reporters at newspapers, AP, etc.. have to be accurate to avoid libel because they are reporting the story as fact. Whereas internet bloggers and opinion writers can pretty much say whatever they want, because its opinion, not accountable facts.

I was expecting a link to the story you quoted in bold.

 

[ovrszd]

You've lost me.... let's try it again...

You said this:


To which I replied this:


I was expecting a link to the story you quoted in bold.

I didn't lose you, you did.

I responded to the story you linked. If you read it, you saw the second paragraph that I quoted in bold print as a reference to support my point.

Then you responded defending AP reporters as always being accurate.

Since you were confused I was going to relink that story. But it's gone already. They've moved on to Session's announcement.

 

[/pine]

The Justice Department is rescinding critical rules directing the federal government to keep its hands off of states' legal marijuana | Markets Insider

 

[ovrszd]

Moss, if you read the current "AP newsbreak" attached to your link you will see that this AP reporter is so lazy she squeezed two stories out of one. She simply added 3 or 4 short paragraphs to the original story and reposted it as a new "newsbreak"......

 

[MossRoad]

I didn't lose you, you did.

I responded to the story you linked. If you read it, you saw the second paragraph that I quoted in bold print as a reference to support my point.

Then you responded defending AP reporters as always being accurate.

Since you were confused I was going to relink that story. But it's gone already. They've moved on to Session's announcement.

I wasn't the one that posted the link to the story you quoted....

 

[MossRoad]

BTW, I read the AP link after /Pine posted it...

SHE is a GUY named Jeremy.

 

[prichard]

A lot of folks in the government and the criminal world made a lot of money from prohibition. The war on drugs is just prohibition part 2. And now we have the added money of big pharma trying to keep mj illegal because they are losing money in those states.

 

[Thall303]

I have no problem with drunks drinking and killing themselves or addicts smoking or ingesting anything they like.......as long as I don’t have to clean up after them.

 

[/pine]

What bothers me the most about the current status of pot is the fact that here in the United States of America...The EXACT same thing that you can legally buy and consume in one state can get you life in prison in another...it just ain't right IMO...and something definitive needs to be done about it...