Should more states legalize marijuana?

[Mike_Yates]

Legalizing cannabis for recreational use puts criminals and drug dealers out of business and cuts down on crime.

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

yes...

 

[badbabysitter]

holy shit


some one make a note of this day... Mike_yates was right about something

 

[Beco]

Its a good revenue source, why not. States like Maryland has gay marriage, casinos, free tuition, why not pot?

 

[Peaches_n_cream]

If alcohol is legal, marijuana should be too. It's less harmful, after all, and if you stop it--chances are you'll lose weight as opposed to having a seizure. So, yes I don't think it's bad. People are doing it whether it's legal or not--the key is to regulate better. The only problem I see with it, besides the obvious side effects of marijuana/alcohol use--is that people drive on it. So, quit spending millions upon millions on the war against drugs, and siphon that shit into the war against drunk driving and the war against drug cartels! Oh and might I add, that yes--the economies boom when they're able to offer medicinal marijuana--just like bars, it is highly lucrative for the economy. So as long as bars are legal, so should dispensaries be too, right? That's just my humble opinion..

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

 

[ChinaBandit]

Cough, cough again, "Oh shit G, take a hit off this."

 

[thelovingsadist]

I've read a bit about lots of countries doing it. Canada and The Netherlands come to mind, in particular. And as far as I know, they've only reported good things because of it.

Humans are rebellious by nature, usually. If you tell them not to do something, they want to do it that much more. If you make it readily available, though, then it just becomes just another thing and it isn't that big a deal or that interesting anymore.

So even though I don't smoke it and don't want to, yeah--I think it would be a good thing for it to be legal.

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

Cough, cough again, "Oh shit G, take a hit off this."

hahah

 

[blobfish]

Portugal.

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

Here ya go MIKE

ENJOY!

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[LiFeNdEaTh]

this one is mines

 

[Mike_Yates]

holy shit


some one make a note of this day... Mike_yates was right about something

The US federal government and intelligence community makes countless billions of dollars off their involvement in the international narcotics trade.

The only reason why marijuana is illegal is because they (the govt') wouldn't be able to profit from it if it weren't.

Read here about government drug dealing, the CIA, black budget funding, and the corrupt and fraudulent war on drugs.

Marijuana is a major profit center for criminal elements of government to make money off of and to fund covert black operations. Government complicity in these nefarious activities has been extremely well-documented over the past 50 years.

The war on drugs has increased the profits, size, and scope of the prison industrial complex by many times since Nixon first started it in 1971. In a nutshell, the war on drugs all boils down to greed, power, corruption, control, and the subversion of civil liberties.

http://www.csun.edu/~hfspc002/news/cia.drug.html

 

[LiFeNdEaTh]

 

[Mike_Yates]

I might enjoy some cannabis to help alleviate my soul-crushing anxiety.

I've been told that I am under levels of stress that would kill ordinary people.

 

[CandiCame]

Here ya go MIKE

ENJOY!

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Why do i think that's mr rogers?

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

What's the point of a state legalizing it if it's still illegal on the federal level?

 

[MissMaidenMinx]

What's the point of a state legalizing it if it's still illegal on the federal level?

The more states that legalise it, the more pressure there will be on a federal level. It also takes pressure off an already struggling legal system.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

The more states that legalise it, the more pressure there will be on a federal level. It also takes pressure off an already struggling legal system.

I'm not sure I agree.

The Feds can always pull federal funding if states don't comply with their laws. No state wants that to happen.

 

[Angeline]

I think it will be treated as alcohol is eventually. That's a good thing. I'd much rather smoke weed than drink booze. Actually I'd rather not smoke anything, but weed is harmless compared to alcohol. And the states could solve some of their fiscal problems and get rid of criminals young people are most likely to come in contact with: if you could buy a joint legally it would be the end of marijuana as a gateway drug.

 

[thelovingsadist]

I'm not sure I agree.

The Feds can always pull federal funding if states don't comply with their laws. No state wants that to happen.

The federal government won't pull federal funding over something so small as a state law being different then a federal law. Most states have at least a few laws that differ and even contradict federal laws.

The federal law still makes weed illegal, but because the state would choose to not have it's own law, then local and state law enforcers don't have to be as strict on enforcing weed laws. Federal law enforcement ends up doing more work, because the state doesn't have to be so strict anymore.

That's why the more states that legalize it, the more pressure the federal government has on them regarding the issue. Because the fewer states that choose to not participate in enforcing the law unless they have to, the more federal law enforcement has to spend in time in money to continue enforcing the federal law. Eventually, it gets to a point where it's just cheaper and more logical to change the federal law to match the state's.

But then, politicians aren't exactly known for always doing logical things.

if you could buy a joint legally it would be the end of marijuana as a gateway drug.

History tends to agree with you, when you look at the other countries that have already done this. Like Canada and The Netherlands. I don't remember the numbers, but I remember reading more then one article about how The Netherlands in particular have much fewer serious drug problems since they legalized marijuana.

 

[SgtSpiderMan]

The federal government won't pull federal funding over something so small as a state law being different then a federal law. Most states have at least a few laws that differ and even contradict federal laws.

The federal law still makes weed illegal, but because the state would choose to not have it's own law, then local and state law enforcers don't have to be as strict on enforcing weed laws. Federal law enforcement ends up doing more work, because the state doesn't have to be so strict anymore.

That's why the more states that legalize it, the more pressure the federal government has on them regarding the issue. Because the fewer states that choose to not participate in enforcing the law unless they have to, the more federal law enforcement has to spend in time in money to continue enforcing the federal law. Eventually, it gets to a point where it's just cheaper and more logical to change the federal law to match the state's.

But then, politicians aren't exactly known for always doing logical things.




History tends to agree with you, when you look at the other countries that have already done this. Like Canada and The Netherlands. I don't remember the numbers, but I remember reading more then one article about how The Netherlands in particular have much fewer serious drug problems since they legalized marijuana.

Read an article in USA Today that stated universities in Colorado were worried they would lose federal funding if it appeared they were tolerant.

 

[Mike_Yates]

The federal government makes billions of dollars in profits off of their involvement in the international narcotics trade. Marijuana is a huge profit center for them.

Legalizing it would eliminate this profit center.

 

[CandiCame]

What's the point of a state legalizing it if it's still illegal on the federal level?

It's not illegal on a federal level. It was decided I wanna say around 2 years ago- that it was a state issue.

 

[renard_ruse]

No, of course not, but to shut the damn dope heads up I guess I would support it anyway. Sick of hearing their damn whining about this for years.

Just don't tell employers they "have to hire" users.