Missouri, Kansas Lawmakers Cracking Down on Fake Marijuana, K2

• Youth, your rhetoric is depressing. I suppose it is understandable coming from someone who has yet to develop critical thinking skills. THC is extremely dangerous? Scientific data to back this up please... K2 does not have formaldehyde (although great use of fear there)... Whether or not K2 was truly safe for human consumption was never researched prior to the attempts/decision to make it illegal. This may have been an excellent reason for a temporary ban while research was conducted, unfortunately rational approaches to reach unbiased and informed decisions are not the norm for government. As to the negative effects of drugs in general, I will concede that, like anything in this world, they have that potential. However, if you educate yourself on the topic instead of regurgitating the same rhetoric you've been spoon fed you would realize that prohibition exacerbates the relationship between drug use and it's potential for harm.

• Thank goodness. <b> K2 is now illegal in MO</b>, thanks partly to youth advocation. Yes, YOUTH advocation. (Trust me, my anti-drug, youth-only group were some of the ones going around to legislators urging them to ban it. And they voted to ban it the same day. Because guess which group this stuff is most likely to get in the hands of, and therefore mess up? YOUTH.) K2 is a potpourri mix (the same stuff your mother burns for incense) laced with THC, which is extremely dangerous, as well as possibly laced with other chemicals, such as formaldehyde (used to embalm dead bodies, and typically taken directly from <b>funeral homes! EEEWWW!</b>) <b>NONE</b> of the things I listed here that make up K2 are safe for human consumption. DO NOT USE OR ABUSE DANGEROUS DRUGS. I am severely dissapointed by the comments here. I would have thought that adults, not teens, would have more common sense. Guess I was wrong. DRUGS KILL. DRUGS MESS UP FAMILIES. ADDICTION IS NOT WORTH GETTING HIGH. DO NOT USE K2 OR OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS!

• I say crack down on all the crap that laces the food that is stocked in our grocery stores. Why does no one care about chicken pumped full of hormones, or MSG or Aspartame. Go and check out what that crap is doing to your bodies right now. This is a bigger problem that some people who like to smoke a little weed or k2 incense.

• I think they should just back off its not hurting any one infact for some of us its a legal alternative to some not so legal issues. Either that or just legalize the real thng; its insane the lengths people have to go to and the risks they have to take to get stoned wich hurts no one when you can go to 98% of the retail comunity buy a bottle of whiskey beat your wife abuse your children kick your neighbors dog or just get in your car and kill an entire family and this country is alright with this being legal! WTF?

• "A 10-year-old can buy potpourri the problem is that's not what its being used for," says Rep. Ward Franz from West Plains,"I worry about the effect one our children." 10 year olds can get alcohol also, and has much more damaging effects on "Our Children," this is where the role of "Parenting" kicks in. I am a respected wine professional, and I must say, the effects from consuming alcohol are far more intoxicating and dangerous to the person and other people around you. Sure wine is a great thing and is good for you, in moderation, but consume too much and its just as bad as taking shots of vodka. Right now all the government knows is that someone has figured out a loop hole and created a product somewhat similar to marijuana so they are fast to try to outlaw it. If they were smart, they would put a tax on it, and start taking in money that would originally be going to the black market, to Mexico ect.. This would create little demand for the harmless, natural, illegal drug, because nobody wants to get criminal charges. The Gov. could also have control over this product because its not like you can grow it in your closet where there would be lost revenue in Gov. tax. I'm sure the pharmaceutical companies do not care for this product either with its ability to help aid in the relief of a broad spectrum of minor to severe health issues, from minor to severe headaches all the way to cancer patients, or as simple as an instant de-stressor from a hard day at work. The key here is that the people in charge of our Government are from an aged generation where getting "High" or what I like to call it, getting "relaxed and stress free" is unacceptable, and men will grow boobs if you smoke it. I'm sure most of them buy nice bottles of wine too, because its accepted, ignoring the simple fact that alcohol will always be one of the most damaging, life ruining drugs. I've known hundreds of people who smoke MJ on a regular basis, even some of the most well known, respected people in your area. In all honesty, some of the most successful people I've ever known are avid Wine, and Marijuana Connoisseurs, and MJ has never held them back from anything. No one knows the effects of K2 on the human body, there is no research, from a Doctors referral, rather than take addictive prescription drugs for stress, or a better word, "Medicine". I have tried this legal alternative, because its legal and I must say it is almost exactly the same minus flavor, the only side effects I have noticed are pure relaxation after a hard days work, and stress relief in these hard economic times. If that sounds damaging to society, revisit something called "Methamphetamine." Congrats Missouri for being the #1 Meth Capital in the U.S. for the 9th year straight. Dear Missouri Government, try to stay focused on real issues.

• I hope here in NY they don't crack down on it, leave it to kansas to mess it up for all of us......

• cops are the assholes that set cats on fire when they were in jr high...

• and eat their donuts!!!!!!!!11

• tell the police to go smoke their Cigars and drink their bud light and shut the F_ck up and leave the people alone.

TotalComments: 9