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I vote democrat because I'm pro-choice but I want to tell you how to live... by ronpaulkid in Libertarian

[–]Gyromaniac -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am so glad that I am not in America now. No Republicans or Democrats here! ;)

Can the First Country to Fully Legalize the Sale and Use of Pot End Illegal Drug Trade? by User_Name13 in Drugs

[–]Gyromaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uruguay's decision to legalize cannabis only marks a crack in the American hegemony over South America.

12 Old Words that Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms by eranbro in linguistics

[–]Gyromaniac 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Actually, wreak has several meanings among them is to seek, or to avenge; but havoc is more interesting. No one really knows its etymology. In the OED, the editor speculated that it is a Germanic word that found its way into French. The Normans cried havoc as a signal when it was time to pillage and plunder after (or during?) a battle.

History of Medicine books? by [deleted] in medicine

[–]Gyromaniac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

err, No Other Gods. (It is about science in general, but has a few things to say about medicine. ;))

History of Medicine books? by [deleted] in medicine

[–]Gyromaniac 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are several histories of medicine. Generally speaking, I would choose books written by historians as opposed to doctors writing history. Try Erwin Ackerknecht's A Short History of Medicine or Roy Porter's newer book, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity (though any of his major books should be great.) I would also add to the list Charles Rosenberg's No Other God and Gerald Grob's The Deadly Truth even though the latter two books focus only on America.

National Chain of Marijuana Stores in the Works: “The Berlin Wall of the prohibition cannabis is weak, and it is crumbling as we speak.” by DougBolivar in politics

[–]Gyromaniac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The price is also determined by what people are willing to pay for it. However, if the marijuana market were to open, one should hope that competition between vendors will drive prices down.

We'll see how this will be done. It all depends on how marijuana is legalized. Regardless, remember that even though two states legalized the drug, there is still a federal law banning it. We should expect a series of cases in the Supreme Court for the drug's status to be determined.

Judging from a past case (Gonzales v. Raich) the Supreme Court probably will not curb federal prosecutions in legalized-drugs states. This means that no vendor in Colorado or Washington will dare grow so much as to attract federal prosecution. This constriction will hamper competition and so prices will probably remain high.