Legalization of Marijuana
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Danoff
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RO_JAWow bunch of potheads up in here. Almost double votes for yes.Don't mind replying to this, I won't see it.
Maybe there are potheads in this thread, but I have never smoked pot and I never intend to - that doesn't stop me from knowing it should be legal.
A "yes" vote for legalization does not mean that the person smokes or wants to smoke pot.
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- skip0110
And a "no" vote does not mean that a person doesn't smoke.
I do (sometimes), but I don't think that we have the right infrastructure to legalize pot.
It impairs judgement just like alcohol, but I don't think there is any accurate breathalyzer-type test to tell if a person is high. Which would make any sort of enforcement difficult.
I do (sometimes), but I don't think that we have the right infrastructure to legalize pot.
It impairs judgement just like alcohol, but I don't think there is any accurate breathalyzer-type test to tell if a person is high. Which would make any sort of enforcement difficult.
Young_Warrior
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lol I doubt the FBI would care.
Just out of curiousity say a kid in america whose 16 got caught with $50 worth of ganja what would happen to him. Jail time? Warning?
Oh and whats the current street price per ounze where you guys live.
Just out of curiousity say a kid in america whose 16 got caught with $50 worth of ganja what would happen to him. Jail time? Warning?
Oh and whats the current street price per ounze where you guys live.
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- kylehnat
Young_Warrior
I think $50 possesion is still a misdemeanor, so for a 16 year-old, that means a little bit of community service? I knew a guy in high school who was a dealer. He was 17 when he got caught, and got a few days in jail + community service. Not big stuff if you're a minor.
I voted "yes" even though I don't smoke it. I don't see how it's any worse than alcohol, which is legal.
Young_Warrior
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I think it would be good legalised because then the law would be free to persue other more important issues. I think weed isnt even that bad.
Master_Yoda
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we need marjuana just for the kicks, and to get high, the world would simply be a happier and better place with weed 👍
I say aye.
I could list all I know about NORML, cannabinoids, etc. but I don't want to confuse.
So instead I will show the Hawaii example (I live there too).
Pot proliferates in Hawaii for a while. People are all getting along fairly well, and only a few crimes over pot appear in the news. (I watched this all happen, by the way.)
Then the U.S. Government sees this and begins an enormous "eradication" campaign. Pot is all but eliminated from the news (a few people make it through with their pot.)
Good job! You solved the pot problem! Now guess what happens? Crystal meth swallows the Big Island(where I live) whole and meth babies are being born everywhere, chaos beginning, and people complaining about the NEW problem.
It makes me sick.
I could list all I know about NORML, cannabinoids, etc. but I don't want to confuse.
So instead I will show the Hawaii example (I live there too).
Pot proliferates in Hawaii for a while. People are all getting along fairly well, and only a few crimes over pot appear in the news. (I watched this all happen, by the way.)
Then the U.S. Government sees this and begins an enormous "eradication" campaign. Pot is all but eliminated from the news (a few people make it through with their pot.)
Good job! You solved the pot problem! Now guess what happens? Crystal meth swallows the Big Island(where I live) whole and meth babies are being born everywhere, chaos beginning, and people complaining about the NEW problem.
It makes me sick.
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danoff
I agree. Corporate handouts and subsidies should be eliminated.
Me? I don't think so.
I'd be the first in line to invest in a publicly-traded pot company (as long as they don't use pesticides).
THE ED3
The CIA's worse... so I've heard.
Plague.Ghost
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emad
Fifth Gear even did a driving test with a..."subject", and the subject did his driving test quicker and more accurately after smoking marijuana.
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danoff
I agree!
Pesticides are more dangerous than the FDA.
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I think alcohol is worse than Marijuana. Im not saying we should ban alcohol but realise that Marijuana isnt really that bad. It doesnt encorage violence like alcohol and doesnt give you a hang-over the next morning like alcohol and i dont think its that addictive. I think computer games are more addictive than Marijuana!!
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- skip0110
Cannabis doubles the risk of fatal crashes
I think this is reason enough to keep it illegal--just becuase it is safer than alcohol does not mean it is safe.
I think this is reason enough to keep it illegal--just becuase it is safer than alcohol does not mean it is safe.
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But the thing is, we have a reliable and objective way to tell if someone has been drinking (breathalyzer test).danoff
I don't believe such a test exists for THC...please correct me if I am wrong. They have the saliva test but that does not tell if you are currently "high" or just have used it recently.
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skip0110
You know what? Fine. It's a risk. Far smaller than alcohol, but still a risk.
This country is built on risks. That's what freedom is. We have the freedom to own steak knives. There's a risk of me killing my neighbor with one if I was pissed off enough, but of course it's still legal to own one. Part of being free is accepting risk.
Freedom over government-mandated "safety"? I choose freedom.
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I would much rather be in a car with a high driver, than a car with a drunk driver.
Anyday.
Anyday.
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People drive on anti-depressants and stuff like that all the time, they are mind altering...?
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- kylehnat
Anti-depressants are mind-alterning, too, but they don't whack your reflexes too much. I would never try driving drunk or high, because I feel too messed up in those conditions, but most medications and over-the-counter drugs don't affect the body nearly as much. And any medication that MIGHT impair your driving has a warning on it.
