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Re: The economic benefits of Porn ‘n’ Pot
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 4 May 2003 02:31:47 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > Moral issues aside, this makes interesting reading:
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> > With pot and porn outstripping corn, America's black economy is flying high
> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,947692,00.html
> > ==+==
> > Marijuana, pornography and illegal labour have created a hidden market in
> > the United States which now accounts for as much as 10% of the American
> > economy, according to a study. As a cash crop, marijuana is believed to have
> > outstripped maize, and hardcore porn revenue is equal to Hollywood's
> > domestic box office takings.
> > ==+==
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> > We live in interesting times.
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> > Scott A
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> Seriously, why isn't this stuff legal? Forget the moral issues--what is the
> downside to legalizing pot? And isn't porn already legal? Can't I walk
> into AOV and buy por nmovies/magazines?
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> I would love to hear a debate on legalizing prostitution take place without
> morals cropping up. Same with pot--if smoking/booze is legal, why not pot?
> Saying then why don't we legalize heroine/cocaine... well, why not? Is an
> alcoholic just as addicted to booze as a junkie? And if it's legal it can
> be *regulated*.
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> Anyway, stuff thrown out there.
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> Dave K
The reason you won't hear a debate about porn and prostitution without
morals cropping up is that that is the ONLY argument against these issues.
The worst thing the US Supreme Court ever did to free speech was to define
obscenity as community standard, it should have never been defined at all.
-Orion
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| (...) Seriously, why isn't this stuff legal? Forget the moral issues--what is the downside to legalizing pot? And isn't porn already legal? Can't I walk into AOV and buy por nmovies/magazines? I would love to hear a debate on legalizing prostitution (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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