RE: marijuana, tobacco, etc.

Those are mighty bold claims. Any proof you'd like to post?

Simple chronology should suffice.

The women's suffrage movement began around 1885. Most of the constitutional amendments that spelled the doom of the constitutional republic were enacted between that time and 1930, roughly. Those would include the sixteenth (the income tax, ratified in 1913), the seventeenth (senators elected by popular vote, ratified in 1913), the eighteenth (prohibition, ratified in 1920), and the nineteenth (women's suffrage, ratified in 1920). The degenerate interpretation of the fourteenth amendment by the Supreme Court occurred roughly around the time of the nineteenth amendment.

It is axiomatic that women, in general, base the whole of their political agenda on majority rule and safety. Look at most female politicians' rhetoric and you will find those two core elements. Look at who women vote for, and you will find those two to be the foundation of that politician's campaign.

It is also well established that democracy will result in tyranny and the closer we move toward a more participatory form of it, the more tyrannical our government will become. Those who complain the loudest about the excesses of the Bush Administration with regard to civil liberties would do well to realize they are simply reaping the fruits of the democracy they have sown.

It appears that you're right about the'more tar' thing, but it seems that marijuana tar acts differently than tobacco tar (and, theoretically, may be helpful)

Different studies show different results. For instance, this website seems to find both equally harmful. But it isn't just the issue of "tar" that concerns me. Marijuana smoke contains three to five times more carbon monoxide than tobacco smoke. Carbon monoxide is a leading cause of heart disease, right behind plaque. Also, long-term carbon monoxide exposure has been linked to Alzheimer's, indicating any helpful benefit that could be obtained from pot smoking might be negated by the exposure to carbon monoxide. In all, if THC does benefit Alzheimer's, I'll have mine in a pill, thanks.