tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30710387.post2586695150146937785..comments2024-03-17T19:10:13.841-07:00Comments on A Closer Look: Jody Paterson: Jody Patersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038299584414910712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30710387.post-62624341012318024132007-07-09T09:40:00.000-07:002007-07-09T09:40:00.000-07:00Thanks for another great read. Keep it up!Thanks for another great read. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30710387.post-78347112940046219152007-07-09T01:40:00.000-07:002007-07-09T01:40:00.000-07:00First let me say I appreciate the intent and spiri...First let me say I appreciate the intent and spirit of your post.Just a few things;<BR/>you said..."Like any drug, marijuana has its downsides"<BR/><BR/>First Marijuana is not a drug it is a herb.It is not comparable to tobacco or alcohol.<BR/>All studies to date have yet to find one negative consequence,stemming from the use of this herb.But these same studies have found one positive after another.<BR/>I which people would stop amending their views on marijuana with words like "but like all drugs" or "compared to alcohol or tobacco marijuana has less negative consequences".The fact of the matter is there are no negatives,it's is a benign herb,and a medicinal herb.<BR/>That said I also have to agree,irrespective of ones views on Marijuana,people should be very concerned about this blatant violation of ones right to freedom of expression.<BR/>This young man actions is what education should be all about.Inspiring kids to think,to examine,and not to fear going against commonly held beliefs.<BR/>"Threat assessment", how absurd is that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com