Washington & Colorado Legalize Recreational Marijuana - Page 3

Ibby · 11-11-2012, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by anonymous

If I'm stocked and have the cash I smoke like, a bowl every hour or two for a nice rolling high throughout the evening.

Big Sarge · 11-12-2012, 12:03 AM

legalize all drugs and tax them. it is a win-win situation. it will greatly impact the cartels and we'll cut our debt

richlevy · 11-12-2012, 03:02 AM

If the so-called Libertarian Republicans in Congress would join forces with the liberal Democrats, this could all be settled fairly quickly.

Trilby · 11-12-2012, 08:12 AM

Pot is waaaay less destructive than alcohol.

My sister has never been arrested or even had the police come to her house and she smokes pretty much every twenty minutes. (at least she did when I was with her in Maine but she said that was some pretty weak pot)

I don't smoke-one toke makes me paranoid and cotton-mouthed which I do NOT enjoy. Drinking is far more dangerous. Legalize pot and we've got a whole new revenue coming in!

Gravdigr · 11-12-2012, 06:41 PM

Legalizing LSD is just plain stupid.

Everyone of us has, at one time or another, had to deal with an unhappy/belligerent/unhappy/bad drunk...imagine if the streets were filled with hot and cold running LSDfreaks tripping balls.

'Course, if they bother you, all ya gotta do is yell "I'M A DRAGON!!! BLLLLAAAAAUUUUGGGHHH!!!"

Gravdigr · 11-12-2012, 06:43 PM

LSD's lack of prevalance is cuz i't illegal, and the penalties are through the roof.

If it was legal, it'd be as available as pot and alcohol.

Big Sarge · 11-12-2012, 06:59 PM

prohibition didn't work and gave rise to organized crime. we are seeing the same thing with controlled substances, especially sch i or ii. legalization, taxation, and treatment for addiction seem to be the best choice.

of course i say this having never smoked marijuana or used illegal substances. however, i can cook up some of the best meth using the sodium/ammonia reduction method. i'm a graduate of the dea clandestine lab school

Undertoad · 11-12-2012, 07:32 PM

There's also what happens when people switch from harder stuff to just weed. Some time in the late 80s early 90s, the cities switched from crack to weed, and crime actually dropped.

I talked about this with a cop associate recently and he said, yeah, that turn of events is actually studied in Criminal Justice textbooks now.

piercehawkeye45 · 11-12-2012, 07:35 PM

Impossible!

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

LSD's lack of prevalance is cuz i't illegal, and the penalties are through the roof.

I don't think so. Most people that I've talked to don't take it because they are not comfortable with the effects and it is seen as a big jump from weed.

Ibby · 11-15-2012, 12:25 AM

Reason.com:

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State legislators in Rhode Island and Maine will announce bills tomorrow to legalize recreational marijuana, a spokesperson for the Marijuana Policy Project announced today.

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MPP says that "similar proposals will be submitted in at least two other states — Vermont and Massachusetts."

Who wants to bet at least two of these pass?
Crossing my fingers, here.

infinite monkey · 11-16-2012, 04:27 PM

In the year 3027, I expect Ohio will follow along...

Griff · 11-16-2012, 05:20 PM

and Pennsyltucky in 4 more.

piercehawkeye45 · 12-04-2012, 08:56 PM

We may be hitting a tipping point with weed legalization / decriminalization.

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Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling has some new numbers that pot advocates are going to want to see: 58 percent of respondents said that marijuana should be made legal under federal law, compared 39 percent who said that it should not.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...on_of_pot.html

I know Illinois is thinking of legalizing medicinal marijuana in the next few months.

Ibby · 12-04-2012, 09:16 PM

I heard our governor on the radio the other day lamenting the fact that vermont, which has been ahead of the curve on many social issues, isn't a leader on this issue too. It looks real likely to make it through the legislature next session.

ZenGum · 12-04-2012, 10:35 PM

Good on ya, USA!

As Sarge said, legalise it and tax it. Even a lifelong stoner can work that out.

For other drugs, I believe that in general, prohibition does more harm than good.

11-12-2012, 12:03 AM	#2
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	legalize all drugs and tax them. it is a win-win situation. it will greatly impact the cartels and we'll cut our debt __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-12-2012, 03:02 AM	#3
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	If the so-called Libertarian Republicans in Congress would join forces with the liberal Democrats, this could all be settled fairly quickly. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

11-12-2012, 08:12 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Pot is waaaay less destructive than alcohol. My sister has never been arrested or even had the police come to her house and she smokes pretty much every twenty minutes. (at least she did when I was with her in Maine but she said that was some pretty weak pot) I don't smoke-one toke makes me paranoid and cotton-mouthed which I do NOT enjoy. Drinking is far more dangerous. Legalize pot and we've got a whole new revenue coming in! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-12-2012, 06:41 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Legalizing LSD is just plain stupid. Everyone of us has, at one time or another, had to deal with an unhappy/belligerent/unhappy/bad drunk...imagine if the streets were filled with hot and cold running LSDfreaks tripping balls. 'Course, if they bother you, all ya gotta do is yell *"I'M A DRAGON!!! BLLLLAAAAAUUUUGGGHHH!!!"* __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-12-2012, 06:43 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	LSD's lack of prevalance is cuz i't illegal, and the penalties are through the roof. If it was legal, it'd be as available as pot and alcohol. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-12-2012, 06:59 PM	#7
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	prohibition didn't work and gave rise to organized crime. we are seeing the same thing with controlled substances, especially sch i or ii. legalization, taxation, and treatment for addiction seem to be the best choice. of course i say this having never smoked marijuana or used illegal substances. however, i can cook up some of the best meth using the sodium/ammonia reduction method. i'm a graduate of the dea clandestine lab school __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-12-2012, 07:32 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There's also what happens when people switch from harder stuff to just weed. Some time in the late 80s early 90s, the cities switched from crack to weed, and crime actually dropped. I talked about this with a cop associate recently and he said, yeah, that turn of events is actually studied in Criminal Justice textbooks now.

11-16-2012, 04:27 PM	#11
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	In the year 3027, I expect Ohio will follow along...

11-16-2012, 05:20 PM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	and Pennsyltucky in 4 more. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-04-2012, 09:16 PM	#14
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	I heard our governor on the radio the other day lamenting the fact that vermont, which has been ahead of the curve on many social issues, isn't a leader on this issue too. It looks real likely to make it through the legislature next session. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

12-04-2012, 10:35 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Good on ya, USA! As Sarge said, legalise it and tax it. Even a lifelong stoner can work that out. For other drugs, I believe that in general, prohibition does more harm than good. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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