Here you are, talking about Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and William Hearst. All of those men have been dead for a fairly long time, and the only reason you bring them up is to have something to cry about, like a kitten smacking the window with her paws. I'm talking about current events; a court case which happened this week. If you'd like to know why the article I mentioned doesn't go into a detailed examination of the court case and the evidence therein, it's because 99.999% of readers to a news site have little interest in the detailed specifics of the case. (It's called the inverted pyramid form of writing; produce the details that a reader most wants to hear first, then work down in decreasing order of importance. Remember, unlike you I've actually done shit with my life besides talk, so I have a bit of an experience edge on you in these things.) You, for instance, only have an interest in the details of this case because you are looking for any single item in there to go "nuh uh, see, I don't believe this, so I must be right!" It doesn't matter how qualified judges are to make their decisions-
Todd doesn't agree with it, and so they are avoiding THE TRUTH.
The more you have to insist to people that you're telling the truth, the more they think you're full of shit. Look at our respective positions; I haven't demanded the "truth" of my position once, and yet people seem to agree with what I say; if they don't, they at least respect my opinion. You, on the other hand, who demand that people recognize THE TRUTH of his position, have only managed to convince people that pot may very well cause brain damage. (Yes, I'm sure you're going to say "I don't demand" blah blah blah. You might think I mean "you're forcing people to believe what you say." I don't. I mean you're demanding people agree with you, and having absolutely zero success on that front.) Of course, the problem isn't
you, the problem is everyone else in existence whose ever talked to you. (You are at pains to tell us that every person you've never talked to must believe in your opinions; you still aren't grasping the idea that someone can be pro-marijuana AND think you're an idiot.)
But, you seem to think you have a point in demanding those court opinions. You still haven't gotten that a lot of people choose not to explain some things to you because they know you aren't going to understand them. Unfortunately for you, these opinions are always posted publicly, and have been for over 200 years. These days, you can even go online and read them!
Opinions Page for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
This is going to be a real mindfuck for you, but the world works just fine without you consenting to it working. It doesn't matter a lick of spit if
Todd thinks people aren't telling THE TRUTH.
And Todd? Any idiot can call themselves a scientist. You can even call yourself a scientist if you want. Unlike scraping up roadkill on the side of the road, or being a lawyer, there's no test to be a scientist; your merit is determined on how full of shit other scientists think you are. To an idiot, saying "I'm a scientist, so believe what I say" is compelling, but to someone whose education consisted of more than chasing stray dogs, calling yourself a 'scientist' is a cheap way to convince a fool that you know more than them. Your "do you know more than a scientist" line is pretty funny for that reason, especially coming right after you insist that you're smarter than a Federal appeals judge.
If you want to turn this into a specific debate over the evidence used in that case, I'll do it with a neutral judge, but I think I've established pretty solidly that you are batshit terrified of that idea.