Do you believe marijuana should be legalized?
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Yes or at least de-criminalized so its fines instead of jail time...
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ReplyDeleteYes, absolutely, but just a small amount for personal use, maybe no more than two cigs or ¼ oz. Then our courts, jails and police would be free to go after the real hard drugs and users! This would save millions of dollars in taxpayers’ funds to combat real law breakers, and free up time in the courts to prosecute them, fast! Crack, cocaine, meth, and prescription drugs users and sellers need quick prosecution and longer sentences! Minimum of 5 years if caught in possession, regardless of the amount! That is how you stop drug use and selling, 5 years min. in the jail, period! Second offence would earn you 25 years! That is how you win the war on drugs that we have so called been fighting since Nixon announced it. Lock them up and throw away the key!
ReplyDeleteif you can drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes I don't see any reason why not?
ReplyDeletewe learned almost a century ago that prohibition did not work and only helped create more money for organized crime to pay off law enforcement and politicians
gateway drug. no
ReplyDeleteYes. You know that they would tax it. Imagine what that would do for the economy!
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ReplyDeleteyes, definitely yes. it'll be a pain to get it rolling (no pun intended) but it has to happen.
ReplyDeleteyes, but not until they can do a test similar to a breathalyzer for it
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ReplyDeleteWhy does the only person saying no feel they need to shout?
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ReplyDeleteyes , next thing will be heroin , oh boy we will have fun with opium and all other drugs. good ole U.S.A. the lawless nation falling to the muslim brotherhood. Anybody who said yes is an idiot.
ReplyDeleteOnly the pot that has no seeds, send the rest back to Mexico. Nobody wants that dirt weed anymore.
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ReplyDeleteLegalize all drugs. If your stupid enough to abuse the it's on you.
ReplyDeleteWe are "not" our brothers keeper.
11:49-You brought up a really good point about the breathalyzer.I'm curious if there is such a thing.If one does exist,testing the air in a vehicle would also be relevant.I'm for legalizing marijuana,but I'm also for treating the overuse as a dui just like alcohol if the user is intoxicated on marijuana while driving.
ReplyDeleteYes. I use it occasionally at home and refuse to drive after use. Of course, I only use a couple of hits so my faculties are still fully functional and can make the decision not to drive. Unfortunately, there is not a "breathalyzer" for marijuana and a blood test would not tell when (be it 30 minutes or 2 days) it was injested.
ReplyDelete1:03 Anybody who compares marijuana to heroin is an idiot. And yes, as a younger generation comes into power it will happen, just a matter of time.
ReplyDeleteDouble edged sword.
ReplyDeletefirst i say no. as one who experienced the late 60's and early 70's. marijuana was just the tipping point. it definitely lead to more experimentation with other substances. which i'd never tried if i hadn't smoked pot to begin with. no doubt.
on the other side, it's a cash cow. and i do believe there are people who can just smoke dope, just like those who just drink beer.
but there are also those who can't stop drinking. which should also be taxed much higher, or discontinued all together.
overall, i say no, unless it's tax is so expensive only few can afford it. and even that most likely won't help..
if it leads one person to experimenting with more severe substances, and it will do that to many, undeniably, it should not be legalized.
Absolutely! Don't fall for the "decriminalize" talk, where it's still available to kids & totally unregulated. We need to tax & regulate with strong penalties for unlicensed distribution and sale to those under 21, just like we do with alcohol.
ReplyDeleteEven with heavy taxes, it would be on par with cigarettes cost wise & we'd no longer be subsidizing criminals to the tune of $250-$500 /oz of plant.
To all those who don't wish to legalize (probably because of a moral objection & their concern for children), they can still abstain & feel better knowing it would be harder for kids to get it.
The system we have now is the absolute worst possible scenario. Kids can get at pot easier than cigs/alcohol & there are many who can make a (tax-free) living off of the production & distribution, while still collecting govt handouts due to their lack of reportable income. As it is now, they don't card their customers & have no incentive to go out & work for a living. There is also no legal recourse for business deals gone bad, hence the increased violence to protect their product/ earnings.
It's pretty simple really, we've just been conditioned to have the knee jerk "lock em' up" reaction. Most propaganda against cannabis comes from law enforcement agencies & lobbyists from the private prison industry, who are more concerned with their own budget/ profit than they are in adopting a healthy public policy.
Decriminalize it. I don't want a red cent going to taxes. No more for public sector sponges!
ReplyDeleteNo people are dumb enough already.
ReplyDeleteLegalized and taxed. Might help us get out of the bottomless pit we are falling into.
ReplyDeleteIt's no more a gateway drug than simple bordom. Legalize it!
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ReplyDeleteThey should make the blunt wrappers illegal, they stink like crap just like Joes cigars. Get yourself a Tokemaster ans enjoy while you conserve.
ReplyDeleteYes. Nobody gets stoned and wants to fight but give most men enough to drink and we all want to fight. Also, imagine all the business legalizing pot would generate for the fast food restaurants.
ReplyDeleteIf it IS a "gateway" drug, its because after someone tries it, they realize that everyone has been lying to them about its effects. The strongest pot in the world --- the strongest! -- will NOT make you see "colors", hallucinate or see anything that is NOT really there, doesn't cause loss of any motor functions or distort reality, will not make you crave stronger drugs, is NOT addictive, and actually inhibits violent behavior (all you want is some cookies and milk). After the first time user finds out the truth, all the OTHER crap that uninformed and hysterical people (who have never tried it but know EVERYTHING about it and just repeat what someone else has told them) say about other drugs also seems to be a lie. Which it often is....Legalize ALL drugs and let nature weed out the stupid. Like Ron Paul said -- if heroin was legalized tommorrow, how many of you would go out and get some?? You know-it-all, and know whats best for everyone else, holier-than-thou "do gooders", why don't you sit down, STFU, and manage your OWN life. Leave the rest of us alone. We don't need your advice.
ReplyDeleteYes, I absolutely do. I doubt if it will happen but it doesn't matter to me. I will continue to smoke it--the law doesn't really matter to me. I live in Delaware where I "should" be able to get it medically or at least get a medical card saying it is okay for me to smoke it for medical reasons, but even though the law passed, you can't find a doctor in Delaware who will write the letter. Our leader doesn't pay any attention to the laws, as we can see by his stance on "illegal" aliens so why should I have to follow them. I remember when he was elected and he said that he wasn't going to go after the "medical marijuana" people. We see how long that lasted, right? But the answer to the question is YES.
ReplyDeletegateway drug? wouldn't alcohol be a gateway drug too?
ReplyDeleteyes, absolutely legalize it and create a lot of jobs
the farmers might be able to keep the farm and hold off selling the farm to greedy developers
No. The line has got to be drawn somewhere. Never knew a successful pot smoker. It's a gateway drug.
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ReplyDeletecan't wait to smoke that blount, legally.
gateway drug. no
ReplyDeleteJuly 13, 2012 11:28 AM
lmao. you stuck in the 70's? Alcohol is more of a 'gateway' drug that pot ever was or will be.
yes , next thing will be heroin , oh boy we will have fun with opium and all other drugs. good ole U.S.A. the lawless nation falling to the muslim brotherhood. Anybody who said yes is an idiot.
ReplyDeleteJuly 13, 2012 1:03 PM
Count them. A whole lot of 'idiots' say yes, myself included. You have been listening to the government saying pot leads to this and leads to that, which they have no proof whatsoever of anything they say.
Just more fear mongering to influence the weak minded and easily influenced.
Which one are you?
No. The line has got to be drawn somewhere. Never knew a successful pot smoker. It's a gateway drug.
ReplyDeleteJuly 13, 2012 7:31 PM
lmao. That's because you don't know who is smoking it. If you don't think successful people smoke pot, you are naive. And you think pot is a magical 'gateway' drug so yes, you proved you are naive.
How come the most people that are against something, are the ones least educated about it?