Legalization of Marijuana in Mauritius
2009/03/18 - By Kurt Avish - 12,869 views
Today’s IC Hard Talk series will be on Legalization of Marijuana in Mauritius! For those who think Marijuana is the name of a girl I know then no! Marijuana is the thing that we Mauritian often call “mass” or “gandia” (written as ganja). It is illegal in Mauritius and we shall discuss whether this thing should be legalized or not.
The Hard Talk series started with the Legalization of sodomy in Mauritius and which went for a very long debate. Now its time for the second part of the series and its about Marijuana! So before I ask you the very important question whether we should legalize it or not, lets first have a brief insight about the famous ganja.
Marijuana most commonly called Gandia in Mauritius is in fact a dry, shredded green and brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol also called THC for short. THC is the chemical that give the ‘high’ sensation when someone take in Marijuana.
THC acts upon specific sites in the brain, called cannabinoid receptors, kicking off a series of cellular reactions that ultimately lead to the “high” that users experience when they smoke marijuana. Some brain areas have many cannabinoid receptors; others have few or none. The highest density of cannabinoid receptors are found in parts of the brain that influence pleasure, memory, thoughts, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement.
Source: Herkenham M, Lynn A, Little MD, et al. Cannabinoid receptor localization in the brain. Proc Natl Acad Sci, USA 87(5):1932–1936, 1990.
Ok. We agree Marijuana is a drug. It is a drug just like cigarette and alcohol are! Now did you know that marijuana has less carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide emission than tobacco?? Check these articles here and here. In Mauritius Marijuana is illegal while cigarettes are sold as breads in all shops and alcoholic drinks continues to rock the body of the alcothirsties(Term not yet in dictionary)! Some past studies stated that Marijuana is bad for health! Yes it is! It is bad for health in the same way that if you drink too much alcoholic drinks it is bad too. But here are some FACTS that recent studies have shown:
- Marijuana smokers smoke LESS than tobacco ones! If a tobacco smoker can smoke upto 10 cigarretes per day, a marijuana smoker can smoke only one in one to three days! You can conclude…
- Most marijuana smokers smoke the bud of the plant and not exactly the leaves. (Depend which type the person get). It is about 33% less toxic than tobacco smokes!
- Tobacco is reputed for lung cancer. Not Marijuana officially!
- Cannabis is also radically different from tobacco in that it does not contain nicotine and is not addictive. The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, THC, has been accused of causing brain and genetic damage, but these studies have all been disproven.
It is also to be noted that Marijuana is used in many religions and even in India which certain festivals are celebrated with it. Selven wrote an interesting article about Marijuana last month about how it is used by patients of epilepsy. Read it here.
So we come back to our discussion. Marijuana is a drug yes. Any drug which is consumed excessively can be dangerous for health. The same way that alcoholic drinks and cigarretes can be very bad for health. Marijuana can be prohibited by some religion while some other religions do not say anything against it. Some religions even use it.
Marijuana is classified as a light drug. So the question arises. Should it be legalized in Mauritius? If tobaco is sold like breads in Mauritius then why is Ganja like a hard core criminal? Why do people who want to consume Ganja have to get it by the BLACK MEANS and thus perform illegal activities? Do you think that by legalizing Ganja, it will make more people to smoke it? And do you think that people who smoke it are wrong to do it and why? Don’t you think it will be good if the government legalize it to be used with moderation for medicinal purposes?
Disclaimer: I do not smoke Marijuana nor do I possess any of it lol. But I perfectly respect those people who do consume it as long as they dont create a fuss in the society and till now I dont know any guy around who have consume it and make a mess around. It is to be noted that alcohol is much more a stigma to society than marijuana for those who are thinking to use this argument 
Your opinion? Lets discuss.
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Mauritius is an island of hypocrites … legalizing drugs will not lead to increase in consumption … a lot of Mauritians already consume it. Legalization will end the illicit traffic and will resolve many law and insecurity problems in Mauritius: with no drug black market, there will be no drug monopoly, less crime, theft due to lower drug prices … plus it’s easier to control level of drug users.
The best way to increase smoking in Mauritius is to make cigarettes illegal. The best way to increase the problem of alcoholics is to criminalize alcohol. We need to stop being hypocrites.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Said well. Infact its because its illegal that people are consuming it more in hiding and also consuming bad ones…(not the natural one as it should be) Refer to selven comments below.
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yusha Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 10:41 PM
You are right , It is illegal true on the other hand when u get caught the law is not enough powerful to prevent you from smoking again . No big if you are caught , u just pay a fine of 3500 rs app and 10 000 – reconnaisance de dette
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Anistah Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 10:33 AM
@Bruno,
Well what u said is right. I think we should legalize it because people are taking it more in hiding. As u knw people are curious by nature, so the more u will tell them not to do this they will persist…and those who are not aware of it will go and look for it out of curiousity.
We can’t stop people from taking marijuana!!! We should legalize it in fact and in order to prevent them from taking so we have to kill the demand in the people, their inside devils..
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bruno Reply:
December 15th, 2009 at 4:28 PM
@Bruno, kaver man p servi mo nom pou gandia lol
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I Ka Ha!!!
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Marijuana is what we often call “mass” or “gandia”.
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yusha Reply:
March 19th, 2009 at 8:16 PM
thxs for the info
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Yeah,, i agree with you on this.. if cigarette is legal.. y shouldnt marijuana…
Something which i always ponder upon… Why do the goverment sluts(sorry for the word. they deserve it) talk about making people stop smoking.. its bad for health bla bla.. conferences… AND WHY THEY DONT SIMPLY MAKE IT ILLEGAL????
its a business?? so what?? then why the fuck are you discouraging people from buying it?? Dont tell em they think that by increasing the prices, people will stop smoking.. jokers!!
Another parallel debate is Pornography. It is ilegal in mauritius. For people less that 18, thats ok. But why should an adult not be allowed to view these?? I mean, they are old enough to judge what they want.. I belive it is a VIOLATION of privacy..
Sorry for the agressive tones..
smokers… bring it on! XD
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Dont worry. Pornography is on the list of the hard talk too… it will be after the upcoming one.
Infact there is no logic really. Cigarettes…they increase the price WITH THE PRETEXT that people will buy less…but people still buy it. They now say shops cannot sell in retails…so must sell in packets… WITH THE PRETEXT that people will smoke less…but finally anyone having a logic know that if someone will buy a packet he will tend to smoke more as the tobaco will be in his pocket instead at the shop.
So they dont wanna legalize marijuana…THE PRETEXT is its a drug and its bad… HELL TO THE GOV THEN IF MARIJUANA IS A DRUG AND CANNOT BE LEGALIZE THEN IS TOBACO MY SHIT???
Infact tobacco is more dangerous than marijuana as the post said it and as selven commented below. Due to its being illegal people are buyinh shits instead of the real marijuana. There are fights due to drug transactions as bruno stated above… but the gov cannnot legalize it…cot zot pu bez cash lor tax lol.
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The problem is not that legalisation of marijuana will benefit people. The problem is that why should we have the ‘yenn’ of smoking marijuana coz the same feeling and more intense can be obtained through meditation
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Meditation? Well I dunno much about it. But it is true also that people tend to want easy ways na. Meditation…when i hear that I think of exams lol
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Anista Reply:
December 22nd, 2009 at 2:24 PM
@Swan,
How can u be so sure that the same intense feeling arise from meditation???
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F* hell Selven! I guess you are the first dude EVER to write a PhD in the form of a blog comment!
That was informative and convincing. My only source of relaxation and highness is abuse of coffee and hardstyle music. That works for me, I need nothing more!
(That’s only for me!
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:24 PM
I am not on marijuana too… But am hard addict of coffee lol. I can drink upto 15 cups per day
I have to add milk in it selment.
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InF Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:30 PM
That’s a bit too extreme for me.
I use it only when I really need it. Like before exams or when coding/designing stuff.
I can go up to 8 cups a day. Day. Not Night! Nights go towards 10-11. Depending. One per hour or so under stress.
And it works!!
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disclaimer: anyone who seems pissed off by my reply and want to use that in a legal manner is entitled to do so, this is purely an academic discussion, and all “diffamation” will be severely replied in a court of law.
First of all congrats for that topic you made. This is really something that is o the UTMOST IMPORTANCE currently for our society. You will see how soon.
Marijuana, as avish mentionned, is just a plant whose active ingredient, THC and CBD are mostly used for sometimes recreational use and medical use.. since quite a long time..
a tip: depending on the type of flowering time you choose.. you get either a nice mellow feeling, or a psycoactive feeling :p.
in mauritius, many of those crappy fucktards that sell weeds at the corner of the street [many cops are even into it, but am not giving out any names], sells leaves! leaves ARE NOT meant to be smoked, yes you can make hash out of em and smoke em, but it is infact buds that are meant to be smoked. To hell with those fucktards.
Secondly, [for those who buy weeds on the street], don’t ohhh please don’t encourage people to sell male plants, those are the worst of it all plant and some even trick people into saying that those are buds, when you see rugby ball kind of balls on that plant, just tell em to get the fuck out of there :p.
Another note: DO NOT SMOKE STEMS.. EVER.. those are dangerous to smoke.
okie now the reasons why i feel it should be legalized fom all views.
from the Freedom angle.
Freedom:
1. Marijuana is a plant, human being is an animal, now who gave us that right to be the one who has to decide which plants has to remain or which plant has to be eliminated??? If laws worked really well.. then by now all sativa and indica races would have disappeared … doesn’t this plant equally has a right to live???
If it were a danger to mankind i would understand, bring forward a proof that says, weed is a danger to mankind soo much that it needs to be wiped out.
2. A man is born free, society is something we invented to make it possible to cohabit with each other. So whatever the heck someone does in his house or private part of land, that’s his stuff, do you own this individual to be able to tell him what he needs to do?? if he is not harming anybody, where the heck is your problem ??? [to law makers]
Now, let’s move to the health angle.
health:
1. Since years, people have used marijuana for its medicinal value, it sometimes is used for epileptics [check the link avish gave], also, cancer sufferers who undergoes lots of pain during treatment are sometime allowed to have weeds in the US.. it makes em hungry.
Those who had aids can take weeds also [in the us], since weeds make them hungry [since many lose apetite etc..].
2. The stoned feeling one gets from marijuana helps people focus, ever imagined those stressful times near exams? Well, many just have a joint and it just helps in focusing, and sometimes helps in giving some inspiration, many artists have a joint.
3. Researches have shown that marijuana helps in building neurons .. and this has been a breakthrough, check out the researches being done to use marijuana against Alzheimer. [read those research papers on marijuana], research papers are meant to be read.
4. Now this is important: Weed doesn’t need to be smoked! you say smoking is bad for the health and lungs right??? Hell, if smoked, weeds goes in another part of our respiratory system, not those fine branches where deposits can cause cancer [google it up]. Weeds can be cooked, made into butter or bhang etc.. and its the best way to get the nicest stone feeling ever!
Now let’s look at from the societal angle.
Society:
1.Hard drugs like coke and heroine etc.. are bad for the health, cause dependency etc.. today in Mauritius, notice that there are many drug addicts which is causing lots of trouble… mainly because they need money to get their shit. AND that shit they get here, whether coke or heroine, or subutex, are mostly “cut” i.e mixed with other stuff, they don’t get pure stuffs [it would cost more], hence they get something twice as dangerous, and something lesser potent [gagne moins nissa than the real stuff] (no i have never try and will never try).
Now imagine, we allowed people to grow 1 plant for his own consumption, do you really think that he would have spent Rs.300 daily for a dose??? he would probably grow nice buds and smoke and get a better high… not only that!
his virility will not be in trouble with weeds!
Also, he wouldn’t be a moron who will go to steal in others house to get money to buy coke, subu or hero.
Also, remember that weed smokers .. when they smoke, they most of the time remain silent or talk shit in their corner, and never pick up fights with people. You just feel at peace and find everyone as mere creatures who have equal rights as you to be there. So is that a problem to society???
anywayz move on to next subject, law:
LAW & Economy:
1. Legalizing weeds reduces expences on our police forces who has to spend their time catching weed smokers or growers.. lol [and many a times there are cops selling weeds that was supposedly raided]. It doesn’t cause any trouble for the society, so why bother catching those dudes, wasting tax payers money, spend that money on something better, e.g education???
Make place in prison by taking out those weed smokers, and instead go and catch hard drug dealers, killers, rapists, pedophiles, liars!
2. Why do we have to waste the courts time to judge weed smokers or weed growers? they are not smoking in public? they don’t get other people’s lung affected so why???
3. Also for public safety, those weed smokers are just the types who will appreciate the beauty of things mostly and just will never pick up on anybody, so its good that people smoke weed, that’ll take out a bit of their anger :p,
Political:
1. I believe its mainly political reasons why weeds isn’t legalized in Mauritius, cigarettes which is more dangerous is allowed because it brings in tax money, its hard to grow tobacco, its easy to grow weeds, so the government will lose tax money if smokers starts to smoke home grown weeds instead of cigarettes.
Sexual:
1. Hahahaha, if someone tried smoking weeds and having sex, they’ll know what i mean here! Its just :p another world apart. hahahahaha!
Work:
1. Smoking weed the previous day/night, on the next day at work, you feel a certain “rush” to work, the only thing that comes to mind, is work, and you just feel at peace working, you can work like a robot the entire day and feel happy about it with a large smile on your face.. those who tried.. knows. So if this helps in increasing productivity, why ban it??? You may say its a placebo effect.. hell it isn’t .. remember that THC and CBD acts on the region of your brain which controls pleasure, this is where the magic occurs, it makes working a pleasure [google it up i say :p!!!]
Tourism:
1. Yes, it brings tourist, we have to be realistic about it, the current weeds we have here sucks, [well some don't suck], they’ve come to relax here, well some weeds being available now and then sure would be great, so it does help keeping tourists happy
and finally finally ….
For the beauty of it… hell it is just a beautiful place, but its a pity we can’t grow it to show it off how beautiful we managed to make our “fougere” become!
Sorry if there was some typos etc… this was typed in a hurry. Glad that you read it, thanks.
Avish, thanks for this wonderful and daring topic!
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:21 PM
No more comments from my side lol. You said everything needed..
By the way MAHA long comment sa lol
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Bruno Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Yeah Selven deserves the award for the comment de l’annee
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count pietr Reply:
March 18th, 2009 at 10:04 PM
hahahaha @avish and bruno, thanks! hahahahahah
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Shar Reply:
April 4th, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Hi,
I arrived to Mauritius, got a job here, been smoking my whole life, and i cant find any
Can anyone help me? Where and who should i speak to?
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@swan:
pas gagne “yenn” kan fim mass!
it is scientifically proven that CBD and thc will act on your part of the brain which gets you that nirvana kind of feeling. and it last for hours.
I am not against meditation, infact, i say, it may even help you to get into a trance for meditating quicker.
When you meditate, you have to take several minutes or even hours to get in a trance like feeling, but with a joint with good buds :p its just some minutes away.
And tell that meditation stuff to an epileptic!
When you feel an aura [an aura for epileptic is when he feels that presence of an incoming seizure], you don’t have enough time to close you eyes and focus on something else.. because, the nature of it itself, is that you get hyper concentrated on something and you start to lose it all…
while if you had a joint ready, a quick put it in the mouth, have a smoke works well. secondly it helps in breaking any current concentration, which is good.
Another thing, epileptic’s medication have a LOT of side effects e.g for depakotes and valproic acid etc.., you don’t wanna be in the shoes of the guy who have those side effects, but atleast you can use marijuana to call yourself a bit and as your doctor will start noticing change in your health gradually your dose will be diminished [by the doc], hence you can use your medications along with marijuana as hybrid to help your health.
There are many people in this case for other sickness also :p
As for recreational usage swan…
Well those who supposed gagne yenn when they will be taking drugs, :p they would probably never jump out to meditation [probably rarely], but having marijuana around, can be an alternative path for them.. you should be some wee bit realistic about it…
ohh well, you are right saying that meditation is good though.
Thanks
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Just wanted to make this less one-sided lol
There are some valid reasons to legalise marijuana and a few countries around the world have partly or fully decriminalised its use.
But there are reasons why the govt won’t legalise it and a few other points:
- Marijuana is highly carcinogenic, and contains about 4 times more tar than cigarettes. I was reading this article about the American Cancer Society having doubts about the use of marijuana in treating chemo-therapy side-effects. Marijuana smokers are 2-3 times more prone to cancer than those who don’t smoke it apparently.
http://tinyurl.com/ccb4jw
http://tinyurl.com/xn57
- Continuous use of marijuana can lead to short-term memory loss, shortened attention span, impaired learning, social withdrawal, decreased motivation, anxiety attacks, panic reactions, delirium, and hallucinations. It can also cause severe damage to your immune system.
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/184/2/110
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/evidence99/marijuana/Health_1.html (THIS IS PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE IN TERMS OF LISTING ALL THE DANGERS OF MARIJUANA)
- There is also this belief that marijuana users are more likely to turn to harder drugs like cocaine and heroin. The ‘nirvana’ effect of marijuana is much more intense than that of cigarettes and alcohol, so users could be more tempted to try harder drugs to try and increase that sensation of ‘nirvana’. Right now, due to it being illegal, users smoke it less frequently than they would if it were legal, so they are less inclined to try drugs which are even harder to get.
http://tinyurl.com/dcy85j
- Someone said that the reason for not legalising marijuana is mainly political because they would lose on tax income from cigarette companies. This is simply NOT true. If marijuana is fully legalised, it would lead to bigger corporations (maybe the current tobacco companies) manufacturing and selling it, companies will still have to pay taxed and the govt will definitely benefit financially from this. Until now, the fact that marijuana is illegal makes it harder for people to get hold of it, its legalisation could make it available to everyone and everywhere and companies will of course try to boost their customer base and marijuana will be the new tobacco, the bad news is that it leads to more serious problems. One marijuana joint a day can lead to serious health problems, while 1 cigarette a day is not as devastating.
I think there are good reasons to legalise it and not to legalise it. I think it’s possible to come to a compromise by partly legalising and putting in place strict measures to control who uses it and who provides it. Of course, this is not going to be cheap. But Netherlands’ drug policy can provide a blueprint for any country out there trying to explore the possibility of legalising mary-jane
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 19th, 2009 at 7:37 AM
Thanks. This way we can keep the discussion flow lol
Ok.. concerning cancer..i will agree with you BUT… it is because of this legal problem. The gandia that those guys sell on the street illegaly is not what ought to be smoked. As selven said above…its the bud of the flower that is good but due to its illegality those damn drug dealers do not cater for the health…(they never did anyway lol coz they are dealers)… the stem is really dangerous. Why am sayiing this…? keep reading coz i will propose smthing.
Continuous use of marijuana yes…it can lead to mental problems if abused. However even alcohol can do so. Now not all people who drink alcohol..are drunkards na? Example I can drink an alcoholic drink ONCE A TIME when there is a party… I wont drink everyday lol. The same can apply for marijuana for people who wanna use it…they can do it when they want on an occasion IF THEY WANT.
If this is legalize here are what will happen:
Drug dealers will not be able to sell it. I propose that the law can PUNISH those who grow it in mass to do business…but the law must allow individual to plant atleast one or two small plant for individual consumption…
This will result that PEOPLE WHO WANT to use it can have their own little plant…just the same way we all plant chilli tree lol.. In this way the people who use it need not make drug dealers get a life. Now if someone plant his own little plant…he will use the bud of the tree and not the stem or poisonous mixture that those dealers usually sell. Patients of epilepsy and other illness which might need it will never have to pay an illogic price to get it illegally too.
Now as selven said above….gandia for those who consume can also be consumed in other way than smoking.. its true the smoke can contain other chemicals too…(good to note there no nicotine) – It can be boiled… etc etc.. if am not wrong during the hindu festival Holi…it is consumed in this way..
So the best I think will be to put a law that dealers cannot plant in in mass for business but individual can do it for individual consumpption if they want.
I am addicted to coffee i hope the gov wont ban coffee one day lol
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Yashi Reply:
March 19th, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Concerning the cancer, I was talking about this article by the America Cancer Society, who, I’m sure, used good quality marijuana for their research about the amount of tar in them.
In an ideal world, everyone will consume marijuana in small amounts and not regularly smoke it. But it’s not going to happen. Alcohol is bad, but marijuana if used regularly is much worse. If alcohol is attacking you liver, marijuana is attacking almost every organ in the body and weakening your immune system.And I wouldn’t be too proud of alcohol being legal
The only reason cigarettes and alcohol are legal is due to their history and to companies having been making it for centuries. But the fact that these hamrful substances are legal doesn’t mean marijuana has to be legal too. I agree that sensible use of marijuana won’t cause a lot of harm, but that’s only in an ideal world where alcohol and cigaretters would not be abused, but that doesn’t happen in the real world.
Obviously, like I said, there are ways you can circumvent some of the problems which could be caused by full legalisation of marijuana, like allowing individual consumption only. There are countries which have such laws in place. I was reading about Belgium, where people are allowed to grow one female(?) plant in their house for their own consumption. They also have laws concerning where you can smoke it,so that you are not disturbing people around you. Sale of the drug is illegal though.
There are also other ways to consume it, like you mentioned. I have drank bhang in the past, for holi. We actually made it too strong and concentrated and I ended up being high for over 24hrs, I even slept, woke up and was still very high lol (btw even if there is no nicotine in marijuana, marijuana is still very addictive and can cause similar effects to heavy smoking) The govt can come up with a llist of ways you can consume marijuana with less harmful effects on your health. Once again, legalising it will be a massive operation and it should be, because the dangers of marijuana use should be taken seriously.
I hope they outlaw caffeine, I am addicted to tea and it’s not good…
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When you talk of all illegal activities in Mauritius, what is your intention? Do you want them to become popular in Mauritius so that later it become an accepted habit by people and some people make a case to make it legal.
You know the more you expose an article the more people will know about it and desire to get it will increase. This is done in business.
You started with sodomy and now marijuana and what next?
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Yashi Reply:
March 19th, 2009 at 1:06 PM
It’s precisely this attitude towards taboo subjects which makes Mauritius lag behind.
It’s actually good to talk about these and inform people about both sides of the story. It’s no good staying away from dicussing these, when already loads of people are involved in these. By your logic, maybe we should stop talking about rape, in case people increase their frequency of raping. I know I am exaggerating, but taboo subjects need to be discussed, it’s time to grow up as a population.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 19th, 2009 at 1:13 PM
The intention is to have people talk about issues that they do not really talk. Its nothing about marketing the stuff lol. This is a series of taboo stuffs which started with sodomy and there are 2 more topic till it ends. I see no one talking about these issues while we all know people want to talk they want to know the truth. Thats the aim of this series of articles.
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well, according to me, a heavy cigarette smoker, I think cigarettes should be banned in Mauritius and legalize cannabis as other countries. The plant grows very well in our country. So, this advantage must be taken of. Its a gift from god. But the fucking politics which always plays game with the public but they have been elected not nominated that’s the biggest problem, are trying to generate big money from the laws on cigarettes.
“Why you drink while you can fly”, caimps philosophy
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 20th, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Heavy smoker…yea lol… sa mo cone sa ki kalite enkor
Yes infact we should work on the facts rather than the WISHES. Its a fact so many people smoke in mauritius. The government suppose-to-be actions have noi effect on smokers…thos who want will smoke. And smokers themselves are saying its better to ban cigarretes.
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bear with me… hope you’ll read
@ Yashi:
marijuana doesn’t contain more tar…
your article was made by the ACS, which is mainly a body that is meant to enforce government policies and was in no way a reliable source of information.
on top of that it date 2001.
read this one http://www.news-medical.net/?id=18122
another things to reflect on:
1) Most marijuana smokers smoke the bud, not the leaf, of the plant. The bud contains only 33% as much tar as tobacco.
2) Marijuana smokers do not smoke anywhere near as much as tobacco smokers, due to the psychoactive effects of cannabis.
3) Not one case of lung cancer has ever been successfully linked to marijuana use.
4) Cannabis, unlike tobacco, does not cause any narrowing of the small air passageways in the lungs.
Another argument that you may consider… Marijuana can be cooked, made into butter, made into drinks and all.. those ways of consumption doesn’t offer much way for your get burn it and get tar depositted in your lungs if you think its bad for your health… notice that those are the best ways of consuming marijuana :p
decreased motivation
Totally fake, since actually, the next day after consuming marijuana, the only thing you want to do is to work or do something instead of idling, this is the beauty of marijuana. infact, if you say its immediate effect is idling, yes it is, but after a sleep with marijuana, you tend to want to do something rather than do nothing.
I don’t know who made that study, and i really doubt about the authenticity of this… i analyze lots of code, and its among one of the jobs that requires lots of focus and brains… :p
Maybefor for the short term memory loss you may be right, i might have experienced that a few times [but then those are side effects of my epileptic medication also, written on the box itself :p].
hahaha.. i don’t want to make that sound like a flame, but heh, actually this can be a thing that help communications, hahahaha, i was antisocial some years ago :p.
But then i can’t generalize my case.
As for the immune system and marijuana, note that you actually re quoted another study of dr. Tashkin [the one from the acs article). You want to read about marinol.
lol, :p you read that somewhere, i recalled reading that somewhere...
actually, the response to that is that most marijuana consumers consider marijuana as a stop of the road rather than a starting line!
:p Marijuana compared to hard drugs isn't addictive and fatal :p which is why people tend to stop at that only :p.
Marijuana is no more addictive than alcohol. The nirvana effect you don't get the same thing when under coke.
Legal marijuana solves the problem of hard drugs, since people can just get their own stone without spending, so why would they spend money on hard drugs?
1 example: Amsterdam!
Again: Amsterdam!
Dude marijuana can easily be grown, and as far as freedom is concerned if legalized, you can grow i crop at your place without problem, you can clone it and all, so how the heck do you think "more companies will try to boost their customer base?
Infact right now, because it is illegal, people are selling shits which can cause serious health trouble to customers, that money is being piped in fishy sectors, prostitution, hard drugs and all. So better make it legal and know where the money is going.
Given a cigarette of comparable weight, as much as four times the amount of tar can be deposited in the lungs of marijuana smokers as in the lungs of tobacco smokers. However, a marijuana cigarette smoked recreationally typically is not packed as tightly as a
tobacco cigarette, and the smokable substance is about half that in a tobacco cigarette. In addition, tobacco smokers generally smoke considerably more cigarettes per day than do marijuana smokers.
also, :p you have only mentionned about marijuana being smoked.. :p none of your health problem will even be "possible" if ever we start talking about consumption as oil :p.
Anywayz cheers, thanks for the AGAINST part of the topic, makes it even more spicy :p
Btw, not only the stem, male plants are also bad for smoke [for the health]. Buds and females are the only thing that is meant to be smoked!
@Avish
Indeed true.
Sa meme dir “AmizE pas abizE”
Indeed you can’t sell something when everyone have it :p.
@Yashi :
I know you fell in for that, but over the years, the DEA and the ACS has really been fucking a lot of research.. only lately have a few scientists manage to provide
Anywayz, do you know where ACS gets its weed for studies??? from the DEA, and guess what??? read this http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7033
:p 98% of those weeds are “wild hemp” hahahahaha mostly impotent marijuana not meant to be smoked! hahahahaha.
Also, if ACS wanted so badly to blacklist marijuana… why did the FDA allowed marinol immediately?? [marinol is a pitiful attempt to synthetize THC!] hahahaha nad they made something with side effects instead! hahahahaha.
As i mentionned above, this is absurbly false!
Hmm.. i wonder where you got that… you get get a habbit of smoking marijuana… but its not like you can’t live without it!
Did you ever had marijuana??? :s:s:s Everyone knows that marijuana is not addictive!
The dangers are not MORE than that of alcohol and cigarette!
What dangers are you talking about, please be specific!
@Reddy
Well.. wise people are open minded and reason logically instead of hiding everything behind a curtain and say its bad because it is bad!
@yashi
Very true.
Not talking about teletubbies will not make mbc stop showing it!
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Yashi Reply:
March 20th, 2009 at 12:34 AM
First of all let me make it clear that the health hazards I described occur in the case of continued use, like daily use, not occasional use. Especially the way it can affect the brain like increased risk of psychosis (http://www.ukcia.org/research/AssociationOfCannabisUseWithProdromalSymptoms.php). Decreased motivation, social withdrawal, impaired learning,hallucinations (all symptons of psychosis)…etc are only going to happen if you consume a lot of marijuana. Before you say it, yeah heavy use of alcohol and cigarettes can have catastrophic effects on your health too, but that’s not why the govt would want to legalise it.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article2148315.ece
: an interesting sentence says that “policymakers need to provide the public with advice about this widely used drug”. Marijuana is not entirely safe like cigarettes or alcohol, but if consumed properly, it can do more good than harm. It’s like wine lol Wine is known to contain antioxidants which extends life expectancy, but drinking it too much can cause problems. There need to be a balance. It’s good you can strike a balance, Selven, unfortunately not everyone will. I actually know a friend who was addicted to marijuana. Not physically addicted but psychologically. I agree I got a bit over-enthusiastic because on the addiction side, it’s not as bad as nicotine and alcohol, but there are people out there who are known to experience withdrawal symptons if they don’t consume marijuana.
Also, smoking marijuana has a set of effects, like impacts on the respiratory system, eating it in cakes and drinking it in beverages is completely different and eliminates those effects, but you still have other effects I described, like effects on the brain. Once again, continued use can cause this, not occasional use. Obviously not smoking it has less risks associated to it. That’s another consideration if it were to be legalised, that is, to inform people about how consuming marijuana in a controlled way and in ways other than smoking it reduces long-term effects associated with smoking it.
Another thing, just because cigarettes and alcohol while being legal pose as much threat as marijuana, that’s not a reason to legalise it fully. In an ideal world, cigarettes and alcohol would be illegal, who knows. Also, when I mentioned companies targeting consumers and promoting cannabis to increase the number of people who smoke it and increase frequency, I was talking about the consequences of legalising it fully. Consumerism is a well-known trait of humans, it being available on a supermarket shelf will end up convincing people to buy it (probably at a lower price than cultivating it themselves) rather than grow it themselves. If it’s available widely, people would slowly stop to grow it and buy it directly. But that’s only if it’s legalised fully and sold in an industrial scale. There is an obvious way around this: just legalise it for individual use and maybe allow one plant to be grown at home. This makes sure there is controlled use of it.
Concerning tar content and incidence of cancer due to smoking marijuana, there are various studies around, some with hidden agendas, others purely sensationalist and some actually credible. I came across this newspaper article published in 2007 about a study done in New Zealand about how one cannabis joint causes as much damage to the respiratory system as 2.5 to 5 cigarettes smoked in succession. But then on the same page, there is a link about how cannabis carries a less significant cancer risk lol Studies abound, I don’t know which one should be completely trusted, I don’t how anyone can know which one to trust and which one not to.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/jul/31/drugsandalcohol.drugs
A few letters from professionals which argue for both sides : http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/jan/23/drugsandalcohol
I have had marijuana on several occasions by the way, through smoking and drinking the famous bhang drink. I know how good it can be when sensible people use it
The whole point of me contributing to this article is not say how devilish marijuana is or why it should NOT be legalised. I just think it has enough potential risks to be taken seriously and people need to be informed about it. People consuming cocaine and heroin do know they are fatal, but they would still do. Same goes for cigarettes and alcohol. But there is enough evidence out there to suggest that heavy use of marijuana can cause health problems. I am actually all for legalising it, but it should be controlled, not sold, and strictly restricted for individual use. Instead of arguing here, we could just look at countries which have legalised it without drastic degeneration of the health of the population.
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count pietr Reply:
March 20th, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Yup, if someone if stupid enough to OVER use, still he won’t be addicted, but then, he will “feel” he wants to continue to take more, that’s a psychological effect like you said it.. and the withdrawal effects will be definitely … psychological.. nothing really “real”.
I guess, this applies to everything in life, if you abuse on something, it will be a problem. Even on peanut butter that can happen!
As i mentionned above, recent studies shows that THC helps in boosting brain cell growth… [reference above].
see brain cell growth and marijuana.
Smoking what you grow is :p far more better, since you know what strain you are smoking and no chemicals added [all good smokers worldwide say that.. even in amsterdam :p].
Also note that for those who can’t grow in a world where everyone can grow, the later can just hop in to his next door buddy for a nice smoke :p [would be lame to buy]. Secondly, notice that e.g in amsterdam, the amount the a coffee shop can sell daily is limited.
According to the article you gave form the guardian:
:p Why does someone hold his breath longer and inhale harder when smoking weeds??
Because he has a limited amount of weeds, and such wants to get the maximum out of it… so you see.. the dangers of banning it??
As for filters … well, the same can happen smoking cigarettes with filters… :p with legalization maybe we can use marijuana filters???
e.g vaporizers??
http://marijuanavaporizer.com/
No arguiing intended .. such talks tends to be productive!
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Yashi Reply:
March 20th, 2009 at 7:30 PM
I don’t think you can say that psychological effects are not REAL. They are very real, they occur if someone stupidly over-uses marijuana as you said. You should never assume that everyone will use it properly like you and me, there are loads of stupid people out there. Once hooked, the psychological effects are not physical but they are still real and can lead to psychosis. That’s the damage it can do to the brain if abused and there has been links to schizophrenia too in science magazines like the on which talked about brain cell growth. Believe me, people will over-use it, people over-use cigarettes even if it says on the pack that it kills you. People should be made aware of the dangers or over-use. Brain cell growth is irrelevant, good effects are great, but one bad effect is enough for a substance to be banned. I believe marijuana should be legalised but people should be informed accordingly about both its good sides and bad sides.
Once again, I agree growing it yourself is better. But you should think outside of yourself. There are loads of people, maybe students even whose parents won’t allow them to smoke it maybe. They will get it through other means. Loads of people tend to look for something quick and cheap. We live in a very consumeristic (don’t know if this word exists!) society. But this easy availability is only going to cause a problem if marijuana is alowed to be produced and sold industrially. Otherwise this is not a worry.
Yeah, maybe users do hold their breath in because of limited marijuana, but that’s not why I do it :S I thought holding it gives a greater sensation. Maybe I am doing it wrong lol But that’s just a small point from the article. Nothing conclusive about what effect that has.
I didn’t mean arguing as in ‘laguer’ lol i meant discussing. I used the wrong word lol What I meant was that all we discussed is great, but in the end if the govt is going to legalise it, it’s much better to look directly at countries which have legalised it and follow their blueprint. The Netherlands are a very good example.
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forgot to mention another thing:
Long term alcohol use will damage brain cells or their connections, but then, long term marijuana usage will regerate brain cells :p
I love my brain and enjoys being having a nice brain
alor!
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8155
http://www.aphroditewomenshealth.com/news/20050913230228_health_news.shtml
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That is a horrible news man! Especially for those countries that has tourism centric business models. I hope your beautiful country doesn’t become like one of those mafia places at the end.
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Mauritius legalizing drugs and what again..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This Mauritian gov is so fu..ked up that I am seeing all sorts of crap going on in a country which by this era should be as advanced and developed as Singapore but we have now become a retarded nation spoiled by corruption and dirty politics..Not to say that the potential of this nation is so big due to a high level of education but we are unable to make the right decisions and make the most of it..
We should kill drug dealers, elect younger elite educated high profiles to drive the country, get new ideas and develop..Now we look like all those under developed african nations at the mercy of western economic power, in other words an economically colonized nation..
DO SOMETHING PLEASE..
People need food, health and all the rest really does not matter..
The country needs elite brains, discipline and vision.
J
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@Yashi and Selven: Thanks for all the supporting link articles with your comments. Very nice indeed. Hopefully with your contributions this post will be valuable for people looking more on the topic.
@Sixth Sense: You said it right “We should kill drug dealers” – But the way the government has made marijuana ilegal it is infact PROMOTING drug dealers.
Those who consume the drug start by consuming the marijuana which should not be consume. The drug dealer will not care whether he is giving a male plant or whatever. Please note here that this post is NOT TO ENCOURAGE people to consume marijuana.
Lets imagine alcohol become illegal….do you people think people who used to drink will stop? Or will those who drink ocasionally not drink it? Infact no! These people will even get it by the black ways. Commentators above has debated the subject with relevant links to research articles…
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@Ajith: Yea. thats the problem. Infact now itself it is already a mafia place lol. I fully agree that drugs should be illegal and those dealers should be kick.
Thats why what we are proposing is that since there are so much people who feel marijuana is fine… i mean a light drug…then it will be better if the government come with a law that PUNISH SEVERELY someone who is growing the crop for selling and even if someone is selling marijuana he should be severly punish. On the other hand to cater for those who might want to use it for individual consumption..they might have the right to plant one single plant for their own consumption.
The way we are going these days its a fact that many people consume marijuana here but since illegal… they are supporting drug dealing in another way and the marijuana beeing sold is really the toxic one. There is a hindu festival where hindu consume it as a tea…(Not smoke) – However a BIG question arises…where do they get the leaves?
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@avish
Let alone that, some will try to distill alcohol and make dangerous crappy stuffs that can kill!
As for the drug lords.. Hell, this is sooo true, if you knew mauritius the way i see it, probably many would be scared, there are “reglement de compte” at night, between dealers or customers who didn’t pays, [as in "big groups kick the ass of 1 dude who didn't pay", or "another dealer or grower come with his group of junkies kickng the ass of a new dealer in town, just coz the later is playing with the prices a bit". Everyone has his own turf and someone else entering that place can get in real trouble.] Walking at night and there’s such a “reglement de compte” and there’s no alternative path, you’ll walk down there damned scared and you have no idea what could happen next.. head bowed down. You’ll hear the guy being beaten up [savagely] crying out for help, and all you can do is … walk your way coz its not wise to get in a fight with 15+ dudes armed to help a dude who isn’t a friend and who you know is not different from those that are beating the heck out of him.
What brings those drug barrons such power is that they have the ability to offer free drugs to those junkies, and junkies will side people who will offer em some “nissa”.
Had those junkies got some free weeds, they wouldn’t be risking their balls for powder or subutex. They’ll just say fuck off. [note: a weed smoker isn't a junkie :p]
I’ve been in a few of such situations, thank god :p most people know my dad around, and wouldn’t try something stupid. But still… the actual environment encourages such stuffs.
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 20th, 2009 at 6:40 PM
Yes this is very true. Infact its funny that in Mauritius many people think that what they see in movies are just in movies lol.
If all Mauritians actually knew what really happen all the nights in the little island…if they knew what happend when there is an election…if they knew atleast some of the things that are never talked on radio or newspapers…
I think many will say Mauritius is not really far from the movies.
I wont say more on that as I dont wanna create a psycho in the country lol. But its good to know that the little island is not what it is made so that everyday people see it.
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i think there must be a reason for it to be illegal..
from what i know, these drugs increases your blood pressure and can be fatal and lead to death.
i think it should be legalized.. so that people use it freely and maybe most of them just die like that.. good idea for population control.. lol
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Kurt Avish Reply:
March 21st, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Even coffee does that lol if in excess consumption. Redbull is no exception. Why is it on sale? Tax lol.. MOney is behind it.
By legalizing marijuana…people who REALLY need it… will use it for their use…ofcourse those who abuse will get **** lol…
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Anyways, some point of this seems not to make any sense…
for example…
i am more addicted to MSN and Facebook than cigarettes or alcohol! (finally stopped cigarettes though :p). Most people are addicted to MSN and Facebook!
Disadvantage of msn and facebook:
>Lack of real social activities tends to make people anti social.
>Staying to much infront of a Computer screen increases your chance to become epileptic [which was what happenned to me].
>Lacking of sleep due to spending horrible amount of time infront of the computer.
>Failing in exams for having spent too much time online. [thank god i am a fast learner :p].
>Staying infront of the computer for so many hours makes people couch potatoes and gets obesity problems and heart problems.
Hell.. even drinking too much of water is fatal!
ALL ABUSE IS BAD! :p that’s it!
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I missed this thread
What do I need to type? Refer to: http://www.blogged4ever.com/2009/01/14/medical-marijuana/ – track back
(already left the comments there)
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Weed messes with your head. It turns you into something you’re not. You lose your verbal skills, your learning or retaining abilities r not the same anymore.You start forgetting things a lot. The list goes on. People who say that it brings out who you are inside have no idea that the weed has messed with their heads so badly that they don’t realize its the weed talking. Subconsciously, ppl’s brains develop a need for weed which makes them defend their addiction to it.
Weed also causes derealization and depersonalization.Some ppl smoke weed for years with no problems and then one day, bam, out of nowhere they feel unreal, detached and everything looks different and sounds different. .The felt like they r on a bad acid trip and just never come down. And nothing is the same again.
Its a lot easier to pick up your life before you make decisions that are destructive, and most decisions made by marijuana user are, simply because they are focused around weed…how to get it, when you can have your next toke, avoiding people and situations so you can have another session…and they dont realize that weed is harmful, until one day they have a panic attack, and experience depersonalization, derealization or even OBEs! I know u wont pay heed to this unless you experience it yourself..but believe me, if you experience that, you wont wish that to happen to your worst enemy.
Many ppl have to undergo psychiatric treatment because of marijuana. Then they have trouble deciding to quit, and they have withdrawal symptoms on top of that. Now you’ll tell me that this happens to heavy smokers, not to occasional ones…but it’s so easy to be addicted to weed. Else there wouldnt be so many heavy smokers in the world, and so many ppl suffering from the psychotic effects of marijuana.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1558624/Cannabis-doubles-risk-of-psychotic-illness.html <Dir mwa zot mem, zot envie banla legaliz sa pou ki ici aussi dimun bizen admit dan lopital akoz marijuana? Nou tizil deja ena assez problem, kifer bizen ajoute enkor ladan??
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080626194318AAT56aw <—Lirr entry la ek ban comments la si.
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bill Reply:
September 20th, 2009 at 2:25 AM
@A_Woman_Somewhere_in_Mauritius,
Marijuana only makes you forget the social programming you have received, but it help you to be more creative, more yourself instead of who you were told to be.
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@ a_women_somewhere_in_mauritius
(pfft first of all why the need to hide behind a nick?? pfft lame.)
Did you went through that when you were just on weeds for years?
Are you sure you smoked weeds and not some other stuff?
It is scientifically proven that weed isn’t physically addictive… how can you prove it the other way round? Did you do some research which the world isn’t aware of??
If there is no physical addiction, it is just psychological addiction only [if ever there is], but one gets equally psychologically addicted to msn, facebook, kfc or even fashion… you can’t do anything about this, because in one way of the other it only depends on your mental power, you will get addicted to some other thing ..e.g msn, and consequences will be the same.
pffft.. breaking up your clauses:
True marijuana PASSIONATES tend to be focused about this… just like wine passionates focuses around wine.
Are you really sure you are an ex addict?? Coz marijuana isn’t really hard to get.. its mosto f the time… taken for granted… people don’t even lose time on this!
May i point out that this seems really like some kind of joke! Its like you are saying marijuana uses will lack THC in their blood and will want more and more and will find all possible ways to smoke anytime… let me tell you that you are very wrong.. by peronal experience, i know that one would mostly smoke at predefined times! when the person feels safe and private and cosy.
Wahahaha, sorry, this argument is bullshit! Sorry, it really seems like you are like some idiot who has had no experience of that and you are just saying stuffs just like that “because you fear it and that how you have been brought up”.
If you knew the world the way i see it, you would be surprised to know the amount of people [big shots] that smokes and yet..
are highly regarded in society and they manage to balance there life properly.. and infact are really well off and way above average.
Of course you are free not to believe me
You can have your set of beliefs.
Why does this seems to be symptoms from LSD consumption…. you’ve read the wrong page i think….
Anywayz.. as for the link you gave…
Remember that the press is usually just a medium that provides you a “general overview of a subject… not a deep study, you should always look for more detail explanations of any paper you read… so
read this
as for your next link [yahoo one]… its just layman answering laymans… so…. besides the guy’s shit was probably laced.
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1. Legalizing marijuana in Mtius is just a ‘volonte politik’.It all depends upon our leaders coming up and go to start debates on it.Who will dare to do so and why?
These big bosses who do smoke same r not worried about legalizing it;For them ,there are no problem about legalization.Cops will not go up at these people places or they are not even worried about these latter to have constant looks upon them.
the debate is so tabbooed in Mtius that no one among our leaders will ever come with this debate{Just like sodomy}
2. U can say that marijuana is bad,addictive……. but all regular habits bad or not turn out to be bad for anyone at last. EVEN EXCESS OF LOVE IS BAD
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 13th, 2009 at 2:16 PM
Infact I think people make habits to turn bad. Coming back to the sodomy stuff yea exactly, it has been talked form some days before and I guess the ministers are now shy to talk about it again. There are far too much taboo in this country. And IMO taboo helps a lot in keeping us backward from the other progressed or progressing countries.
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Alcohol/Cannabis
So Simple,Excess of one or other undoubtedly is bad,but the great hypocritism from that is why one and not the other
In fact,ALCOHOL IS A LEGAL DRUG while cannabis is not and when prohibiting it,we are encouraging the traffic of it.U got dealers selling bad herbs,increasing dealers,and criminality.
Let’s not be blind: Anyone will admit that SMOKING A POT AT HIS PLACE IS MUCH BETTER THAN DRINKING ALCOHOL IN PUBLIC FOR ONESELF AND OTHERS.
U will rarely find someone high doing dirty in public than a drunk person
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GOOD MORNING
in the whole world five countries have legalized marijuana namely Holand,Argentina,Australia,Belgium,Colombia.
Scientist have done various test on maijuana and found no damage to the brain,to the reproductive system, immune system,and people using marijuana drug will stop using hard drugs like cocaine as it is less toxic than cigarettes. hard drug trafficking will stop or diminish,but one disadvantage marijuana has it impairs performance similar to alcohol and this can cause accident on the road.
Government should legalized marijuana in mauritius as drug users are increasing as a result theft is increasing causing insecurity for maurician people and tourist surveyance camera is not enough to combat crime and theft
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count pietr Reply:
May 21st, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Hmm australlia has never legalized marijuana as far as i know.. .but the reasoning were fair enough.
just legalized medical marijuana :p
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nilou Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:01 AM
@selven, west australia has legalized marijuana info on internet
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count pietr Reply:
May 24th, 2009 at 12:41 AM
@nilou, hmm
legalization = you are not prosecuted when in possession of or growing cannabis.
if caught with less than or equal 30grams of cannabis, you shall be fined
but with no arrest in western australia. So… its not really “legal”. You will still have to go to a court of law or pay a fine.
info is available on the net? I just discoverred the net and i thought that the net is .. huge.. and when one references, proper linking should be done
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truly speaking all these friends have good knowledge and with open minded they express their feeling , as well when sharing comments about smoking over the world , some refers to leisure, some for bad habit or cool drugs, where as some its rubbish, where as Hard smokers are only less than 12% over the world , when caring for Mauritius, illegal profit brings to mafia and thus very bad for the island as one of our friend thought before, even politician are unable to move forward to legalize it as tobacco had take widely high opinion of bad and useless thing in Mauritius , well to one friend’s point of view, tourist will be more attractive, well dear you are dreaming as Mauritius has its own culture and not IBIZA , Well when you wish to enjoy it be prepare to visit countries where its legal and sure you will enjoy as much as you want .
For Mauritius be free of these need lots of time may be centuries , however hope so ,
Thanks for giving the opportunity to express some of my idea and facts
Ali
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Thanks for commenting. Keep in touch and do keep sharing yr ideas. Yr point is right, by making these things so illegal they are actually just promoting the Mafia here and giving them a life.
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hey i’m a mauritian living in london.
or vaporizer negates all carinogens, tar carbon monixide and other harsh chemicals.
this is a very very interesting discussion. marijuana in london is completely illegal and can result in imprisonment upto 15 years.
for people who suggest that cannabis leaves you at higher risk to cancer that is an interesting notion but the fact that to date not a single person has been diagnosed with cancer caused principally by gandia means it is just a scientific conclusion with no evidence.
What Kurt Avish has stated is justified by these statistics which are true of America
Smoking – 400,000+ death
drinking – 100,000+ death
hard drugs (cocaine, ecstacy) – 20,000+ death
marijuana – 0, yes no one has ever died from excessive marijuana use or marijuana overuse, in fact it is believed you would have to smoke 2,000 joints in one day to die.
Also, smoking gandia through a bong,pipe
Hemp (marijuana) was the most common agricultural product at one point producing the majority of clothes, rope and plastics in the modern world, however a series of lie fuelled propaganda by american oil companies led to it being criminalized the u.k followed suit and of course so did the fuckin rest of the world.
Do a bit of research then answer Kurt Avish as to whether it can legalized, if it was legalized the mauritian government would have to spend less money on enforcing laws on it and the money could go back into fixing an economy reliant so heavily upon tourism and american trade, also the government could tax gandia sales and even more money could be spent on making mauritius a role model of a paradise island. take a second,,, why do you think alcohol and cigarettes are legal and taxed, the u.k make £billions from taxing alcohol and and cigaretted.
Mauritian government needs to change instead of being run by a family it need sharp dedicated mauritians who envision an island in political and economic prosperity like i do. I hope i didn’t come across as too passionate but mauritius is the most beautiful dot on the map
please feel free to comment
Josh
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Kurt Avish Reply:
May 25th, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Thank you for the statistical and details Josh. It’s a BIG truth but the psychological taint installed in the mind of people since so many years abt marijuana has really made people become a sort of racist against it.
Many even forget that in many religion including Hindu that it is used for some festivals originally and ofcourse no one died or got ill due to it.
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bill Reply:
September 20th, 2009 at 2:36 AM
@josh virasami,
Hemp (marijuana) was the most common agricultural product at one point producing the majority of clothes, rope and plastics in the modern world, however a series of lie fuelled propaganda by american oil companies led to it being criminalized the u.k followed suit and of course so did the f*ckin rest of the world.
This is true. It wasn’t even called marijuana until early 1900s it was called hemp and the name Marijuana, a Mexican slang term, was chosen, by the tobacco industry.
Even George Washington had hemp fields. As far as the UK is concerned however, the US has never really received independence, the US Federal Reserve is mostly controlled by the British Royal bank.
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well just think if gandia has been legalised and tomorrow our children will asked ” papa mo gagne ene bout pou fumer” then what will be your answer?? if still you agree that your children will consume it no matter but what if one day they come and say “dad its not enogh why not take hard drugs(heroin) to have the same effect” my advise will be that why should we take something which we know that it will affect our body even not now but at a latter stage. therefore, i am agaist the legalization of gandia
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It will remain illegal because it promotes free thought, the government is threatened by this.
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i hate drugs…bbbrrraaakkkk
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just f*ckin smoke it yo… lol
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illegal in mauritius means you can’t do it ‘officially’. The reason behind something illegal in mru, some fat ass people are making money out of it. Tats y many like me will say case close, m will never be legal, not in mru anyway. so whoever want to do it jst do it. finish ths f dealers ripin people n grw ur own for ur own.
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in spite of the fact that smoking is bad for us and it causes complicated diseases like lung cancer, cirvical cancer, heart diseases, and other diseases. Dont u think that we should put a full stop to tobacco smoking, drug and gandia.
one has to be realistic stop smoking and save live as well as your money.
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bruno Reply:
December 14th, 2009 at 12:29 AM
@Poonam, ouai mai mo libre pou fime gandia . to pou aret li ou pa ena dimun ki pou continier fime li .couma moi
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moi mo content fime gandia. ceki pa content li mo bien sagrin mo pa pou capav fer nanier , mai ceki content fime gandia mo truver ki li pli bon ki rhum. apres tous ,tous gouvernment koner si legaliz sa la police pa pou gagne travail parski bisin done sa bane lichien la loccupation.
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Hehe cool found a blog of me island about marijuana..
Well lemme post ma view..
@ writer and all haters of marijuana!
Well to add some stuff to your blog, marijuana is not only a drug but it is also used for medicinal purposes.. My current country allows the use of marijuana (the Netherlands), doctors would prefer you to smoke marijuana your whole life than use alcohol or tobacco..(http://www.mjlegal.org/alctob.html)(FOR MORE INFO).
Why be hypocrites as most ‘haters of marijuana’ has the wrong image about it and if YOU as alcohol/tabacco user can use liquor/smoke tabacco freely why shouldn’t a marijuana user be able to do the same?!?
And don’t come telling me that its a gateway drug bcoz its not..(As marijuana user)!!
HEMP is also use to make biodegradable plastic..(Think about that it would be 10x less trees chopped and just a couple of plants would allow that)
@Marijuana users march on………
PS : SAY NO TO HARD DRUGS (crack,cocaine,heroine…etc)
PEACE
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@Victor,moi mo pour la legalization.mo ti en patient brown sequart.mo ti ena prblm depresion.mo ti p gagne comprimes valium xanaks pour mo rest dormi em.en 1991 mo cousin ti sorti sud afrique ti vine get moi.pour moi c like god send him to save my life.mo ti fume mo premier joint r li.e depi sa mo pa fine prend psychotrope zamain.mo mem pas fine bizin al suivre traitment.everyday i smoke.zamain mo fumer lor coltar.e let me tell u am a success man today.canabis d’t harm anyone.plz legalize it.
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[...] This is a guest article in creole language by Victor about the analysis of Cannabis consumption versus Tobacco and specially its effect in Mauritius. For those who do not understand creole, you can still share your views after reading our previous article on almost the same subject here. [...]
Hello everyone,
I just heard from a friend that Marijuana is on its way to being legalize or depenalize.
Apparently he read this from a newspaper and it was written that they need 30 thousand signatures to be able to do this.
Can somebody help regarding this issue?
I can’t wait to sign those fucking papers. (if its true)
LEGALIZE IT!!!!!!!
Peace
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I really think Marijuana should be legal for medicinal use in every state.
–Jessi
I ♥ Glass Pipes
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Medical Marijuana is legal in several states now.
Kathy | medical marijuana dispensary directory´s last blog ..Welcome
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VIVA LA GANJA. I’m high now!!!!!!
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