Won’t someone please think of the children? – Cannabis | weed | marijuana

Could someone please think of the children? This emotional fallacy – an “appeal to pity” – aims to manipulate people’s emotions.

The idea is to sidestep critical thinking or rationality in favor of an emotional response. We’re seeing that with the legalization of cannabis, no matter where you’re from.

Politicians and “public health authorities” justify restrictions on cannabis markets by targeting “young people”. As if someone under 25 didn’t have their own consciousness and moral agency.

The appeal to “the children” oversimplifies complex issues and stifles civil debate. Add in accusations of “racism” or “bigotry” and you’ve effectively curtailed free speech.

If “public health” were consistent with their propaganda, the outcome would only be frustrating for those who value freedom of expression, voluntary exchange, and peaceful association.

But “public health” is at odds with its appeal to children. When it comes to cannabis, the propaganda is relentless. “The best way to protect your health is not to use cannabis,” they advise young adults to use.

But overdosing on ‘safe’ opioids in teenagers? “No evidence,” they tell the grieving parents.

Do “the kids” smoke or eat cannabis? Well, that takes whole web pages. Worse, if you’re a parent “thinking about using cannabis,” you’d better heed government warnings.

Could someone please think of the children? Because Health Canada is not.

Toronto’s crack pipe kit

Photo courtesy of Anthony Furey Campaign

When you think of the city of Toronto and crack cocaine, you might recall a former mayor who smoked the substance during his tenure. His brother is now Prime Minister of Ontario.

At the time, the former mayor of Toronto was heavily criticized in the media. A politician can enjoy alcohol in moderation, but doing the same with crack cocaine is not a problem.

But it turns out the former mayor was just a decade behind the times.

Toronto Public Health is distributing crack pipe kits and crystal meth pipe kits to the city’s nonprofit animal shelter system. It includes the City of Toronto logo.

There is no evidence that “harm reduction” activists are pushing these kits “on the kids.” However, we know that a safe supply can have unintended consequences, including young people using hydromorphone because they believe it is safe.

Many young people or “the kids” believe in the authority of public health. You saw it during the Corona period when young people wore paper masks outside in the sun. Not to mention they are the least likely to die or become seriously ill from the virus. Or that paper masks are useless.

Seeing teenagers riding bikes with no helmet but wearing a mask is 21st century chumps.

This is the power that public health has over the minds of “the children.” They demand that we comply with their orders during a pandemic, but then backtrack and use our taxpayer dollars to put a City of Toronto logo on crack-pipe kits for homeless addicts.

If they really cared about “the kids,” they would fire their marketing team and reconsider their messaging deeply and seriously.

Think of the children. That’s why we’re giving out safer snuff kits for teenagers

Courtesy of Aaron Gunn/Twitter

When I was a teenager, my boyfriend used cocaine. Her older sister caught her, punished her and scared her to stop. My friend’s older sister did not provide a “safer snuff kit”.

But that’s exactly what a guest speaker at a high school in British Columbia did after his presentation. The kit included straws and wallet-sized cards for cutting powder into lines. There was also a brochure on the subject of “Caution when sniffing”.

“Maybe you are new to snorting drugs or you may have been snorting drugs for many years. Either way, this resource has something for you,” the introduction reads.

The presenter compared it to handing out condoms.

Fortunately, common sense prevailed. The Cowichan Valley School District said it would conduct a “full investigation.” They did not consider the material ‘appropriate’ for this age group.

But the statement sounds hollow. High school presentations are not teacher free. The teachers watched this group distribute drug paraphernalia to “the kids” and did nothing.

Separately, the Safer Snorting brochure comes from the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE), a group funded by our tax dollars through the Public Health Agency of Canada.

They routinely distribute “safer snuff kits” and “safer injectables” at Canadian universities.

What’s so bad about cannabis?

Brave Mykayla – a childhood leukemia survivor thanks to cannabis

One might think that opioids or alcohol would take precedence over “the kids.” And admittedly, Health Canada warns of the disastrous effects of alcohol.

But alcohol has more social capital than cannabis. So while alcohol gets more of a free pass, cannabis is treated like heroin.

Actually, cross that out. Heroin is treated better than cannabis.

British Columbia Chief Medical Examiner Lisa Lapointe said critics of safe care were “reprehensible” and “did not base their criticism on evidence”.

In a private conversation secretly recorded by a concerned doctor, she told the truth: Safe supply diversion can kill young people, but it’s worth it.

As former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright quipped, the deaths of half a million Iraqi children were “worth it.”

These people don’t care about “the children”. A generation of young people on the west coast is becoming addicted to “safe” opioids, but the real problem is cannabis.

Think of the children. Cannabis vs Opioids

Couldn’t someone please think of the kids?!

“Cannabis can make a person very anxious, panicky, sad and anxious,” states government propaganda.

“Cannabis can trigger a psychotic episode (not knowing what is real, experiencing paranoia, having disorganized thoughts, and in some cases having hallucinations).”

“Regular and sustained use of cannabis over time increases the likelihood that you will experience anxiety, depression, psychosis and schizophrenia.”

But opioids? A small section on short-term and long-term effects. Compare the government’s opioids versus cannabis page. And it’s clear that Health Canada doesn’t care about “the kids.”

You’re like that roommate who doesn’t like cleaning. Instead of doing tough jobs like scrubbing the shower or cleaning the oven, they’re content to sweep the floor or wipe the kitchen countertops.

Likewise, this incompetent, criminal federal government doesn’t want to deal with the country’s real drug problems.

It is far easier to issue factual warnings about a non-toxic herb than to do something substantial for the health of “the children” and the adult public.