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Reese · 11-15-2003, 02:39 AM

So.. All night, tonight I watched(listened to) Penis enlargement infomercials. All of them said they were herbal so they were 100% safe but isn't marijuana an herb? So therefore it is 100% safe... right?

Destrox · 11-15-2003, 04:54 AM

Nothing, and i mean nothing is 100% safe.

And by all means, pot is as far from that as possible.

gloveshot3 · 11-15-2003, 07:44 AM

I went to visit http://gaylor-web.com/Herbs/posin.html and camd up with a list of herbs considered to be poisonous:
Aconite
Apple (Balsam)
Apple (Bitter)
Baneberry
Bloodroot
Bryony, Black
Bryony, European White
Bryony, White
Cabbage Tree
Calabar Bean
Calotropsis
Cherry Laurel
Clematis
Coca, Bolivian
Cocculus, Indicus
Dropwort, Hemlock Water
Foxglove
Gelseminium
Hellebore, Black
Hellebore, False
Hellebore, Green
Hellebore, White
Hemlock
Hemlock, Water
Hemp, Indian
Ignatius Beans
Ivy, Poison
Laburnum
Laurel, Mountain
Lovage, Water
Mescal Buttons
Nightshade, Black
Nightshade, Deadly
Nux Vomica
Paris, Herb
Poppy, White
Saffron, Meadow
Spurges
Stavesacre
Strophanthus
Thornapple
Wake Robin, American
Yew

so not all herbs are 100% safe

Baldrick · 11-15-2003, 07:57 AM

Of course not all herbs are 100% safe and good for you. But infomercials like that rely on the ignorance of the "lower/middle class" who are looking for the quick and easy (lazy) route to improving themselves and their life. They're willing to believe anything that they're told, if there is even a small chance that the claims this unknown stranger on TV tells them is true. Deep down, they know it's a load of crap, but their first thought is "what if it's true!".

Infomercials really bother me, because I see them is a huge measuring stick of how much like sheep our society is becoming...

Tiser · 11-15-2003, 08:02 AM

Thank you DSHEA. Alternative remedies are protected from FDA scrutiny... so many people are getting hurt from the false belief that if it's "natural" its okay.

Forget just weed... What about 99% of mushrooms, woodworm, hundreds of venoms... COCAINE. All naturally deadly goodness.

muckluck · 11-15-2003, 09:11 PM

Not all herbs are safe. Just companys trying to make people think it is. Herbs have the same risk as chemicals, they're just natural.

sadistikdreams · 11-15-2003, 10:07 PM

wormwood?

MSD · 11-15-2003, 10:07 PM

What they mean is that the herbs that they use are 100% safe.

It's still bullshit. I'd trust some home-grown pot over a mystery herbal pill, and I don't smoke.

WhoaitsZ · 11-16-2003, 09:16 PM

if someone is stupid enough to pop magickal pills for a big boner they were destined for extinction. carry on.

Redlemon · 11-17-2003, 06:39 AM

You aren't the only one who yells at the radio during these ads, cybermike. I keep thinking "100% natural, so there are no side effects? Like arsenic? That's natural, right?"

11-15-2003, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	Herbal Medicine Safe? WTF... So.. All night, tonight I watched(listened to) Penis enlargement infomercials. All of them said they were herbal so they were 100% safe but isn't marijuana an herb? So therefore it is 100% safe... right? __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

11-15-2003, 04:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	Nothing, and i mean nothing is 100% safe. And by all means, pot is as far from that as possible. __________________ You bore me.... next.

11-15-2003, 07:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Baldrick We are everywhere... Location: Barrie, Ontario	Of course not all herbs are 100% safe and good for you. But infomercials like that rely on the ignorance of the "lower/middle class" who are looking for the quick and easy (lazy) route to improving themselves and their life. They're willing to believe anything that they're told, if there is even a small chance that the claims this unknown stranger on TV tells them is true. Deep down, they know it's a load of crap, but their first thought is "what if it's true!". Infomercials really bother me, because I see them is a huge measuring stick of how much like sheep our society is becoming... __________________ You can be young only once, but you can be immature for the rest of your life...

11-15-2003, 09:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
muckluck Psycho	Not all herbs are safe. Just companys trying to make people think it is. Herbs have the same risk as chemicals, they're just natural. __________________

11-15-2003, 10:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	wormwood? __________________ "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a.

11-15-2003, 07:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
gloveshot3 Crazy	I went to visit http://gaylor-web.com/Herbs/posin.html and camd up with a list of herbs considered to be poisonous: Aconite Apple (Balsam) Apple (Bitter) Baneberry Bloodroot Bryony, Black Bryony, European White Bryony, White Cabbage Tree Calabar Bean Calotropsis Cherry Laurel Clematis Coca, Bolivian Cocculus, Indicus Dropwort, Hemlock Water Foxglove Gelseminium Hellebore, Black Hellebore, False Hellebore, Green Hellebore, White Hemlock Hemlock, Water Hemp, Indian Ignatius Beans Ivy, Poison Laburnum Laurel, Mountain Lovage, Water Mescal Buttons Nightshade, Black Nightshade, Deadly Nux Vomica Paris, Herb Poppy, White Saffron, Meadow Spurges Stavesacre Strophanthus Thornapple Wake Robin, American Yew so not all herbs are 100% safe

11-15-2003, 08:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tiser Crazy Location: Some big island.	Thank you DSHEA. Alternative remedies are protected from FDA scrutiny... so many people are getting hurt from the false belief that if it's "natural" its okay. Forget just weed... What about 99% of mushrooms, woodworm, hundreds of venoms... COCAINE. All naturally deadly goodness.

11-15-2003, 10:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	What they mean is that the herbs that they use are 100% safe. It's still bullshit. I'd trust some home-grown pot over a mystery herbal pill, and I don't smoke.

11-16-2003, 09:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
WhoaitsZ Crazy Location: right behind you...	if someone is stupid enough to pop magickal pills for a big boner they were destined for extinction. carry on.

11-17-2003, 06:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	You aren't the only one who yells at the radio during these ads, cybermike. I keep thinking "100% natural, so there are no side effects? Like arsenic? That's natural, right?" __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.