Local Fight to Legalize Pot

[slice]

...what happens when you have a prohibition on a product that a large majority of Americans use? what you have to a large extent is the folks whose business thrives on the illegality, i.e., Organized crime families, cartels, and narc-terrorism groups are making a fortune to perpetuate their businesses and agendas. you also have a large portion of the forces that are supposed to be protecting us and our interest ( police, Border Patrol, ATF, and the Coast Guard) tied up spending great deals of tax payer money to intercept and stop trafficking. they should be used for their intended purposes, protecting our citizens and borders. the Federal Gov'T has spent in excess of 13 TRILLION dollars since the inceoption of the DEA. we could'nt use that money to better serve the citizens in more useful areas. not to mention the prison situation. did you know that they make room in prison for mandatory drug sentences by letting out violent criminals such as murderers, rapist and molesters? makes a lot of sense does'nt it? contact your local repesentatives and let them know this is ludicris. the government can't protect people from themselves, you're always gonna have 1%ers that are gonna screw up, let them it's their life. there's a million ways the government can recoup losses by permits and licenseing and fines, not jail time, for non-compliance. I never thought I would be this old and still see marijuana not legal...and for all the wrong reasons.

[franklin]

why do you people think you could afford pot after the goverment gets involved.
state, fed., local taxes. fed. regulations. Branding. packageing, advertizing. awarding contracts. business lic. enormous red tape.

you would be right back where you are now. buying it illegally on the street.

[slice]

...the government is gonna have to be involved with it if it is going to become legal and they are gonna want their cents, belive me they always do. I'm just throwing ideas out to justify four things. 1) it would create revenue for the state 2) it would free up prisons to hold more folks that belong there 3) free up our police, Coast Guard,ATF, etc. to do the jobs they were created for 4)finacially kneecap certain illecit organizations. I don't think the government should be the sole supplier or distributor. licensing or permits would take that out of their hands and maybe save us a buck or two by not having to finace agencies like the DEA. it's gonna be like alcohol or cigaettes, the gov't is gonna get their share, make no mistake about it.

[Legalise marijuana]

franklin wrote:

why do you people think you could afford pot after the goverment gets involved.
state, fed., local taxes. fed. regulations. Branding. packageing, advertizing. awarding contracts. business lic. enormous red tape.
you would be right back where you are now. buying it illegally on the street.

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[Willie Wonka]

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[craig]

Paul wrote:

<< "A lot of politicians actually share our views but many of them are afraid to offend their conservative base." >>
Anyone who's for the prohibition of cannabis isn't a true conservative.
Prohibition operates on the same premise of gun control, I.e. a mature adult can't be trusted to be safe.
It also operates on the same premise of universal healthcare/education, that a social ill can be solved by endless government spending.
Then there's medicinal marijuana. Apparently a bureaucracy like the DEA can supercede state law.
Let's not forget denying people with cannabis possession financial aid for college via the Department of Education. Now, instead of letting local judges and the colleges themselves make decisions, instead, blanket decisions are ceded to the Department of Education on a national level.
I don't know who the hell some of these "conservatives" are.

How many concervatives do you think smoke pot in private and vote no to legalize it?How many conservatives are closet queens that chat with other gay people on the internet in private and goes to church and vote no to gay marrage.I bet more than half of the conservatives are homophobic,pot smoking assholes.You cannot trust conservatives because they are a bunch of hippocrits(spelling wrong).

[Gimme some weedage]

Another2 wrote:

I don't want to see "doped" up people on our roads. We already have enough trouble with accidents, speeding, hit and runs as it is...we don't need some high person driving around not realized how reckless they are, or even that they hit someone!

I believe u are talking about "DRUNK DRIVERS" driving stoned is NOWHERE NEAR THAT! FACTS ARE FACTS! I have NEVER seen nor heard of pot making u kill someone, or etc.... i drive stoned all the time, the truth is when i am SOBER i am a more eractic driver. ROAD RAGE IS A BITCH!

[nonya]

its illegal cause the gov makes billions every year both selling it and stealing your money and stuff when they catch you with it. what a bunch of crooks. they are the real kingpins!

[toker1]

driving on pot is not dangerous. IDIOT!

[prohibition]

Drug prohibition does way more harm than the drugs, just like it did with alcohol. Legalize adult use and regulate based in facts not reefer madness type thinking.

[whats up with that]

Bad idea! Like everything else, if enough people want to persue this, I am sure they can have it made legal. Then they can move on to the next law that they choose to be able to break by making it legal. Sooner or later there will be no laws left, but hey, then there will be no criminals.

[Sick N Tired]

once it's legalized it will be to expensive to buy by the pack.

there will be even more pothouses than there are now.

[St Aug Big Trike]

whats up with that wrote:

Bad idea! Like everything else, if enough people want to persue this, I am sure they can have it made legal. Then they can move on to the next law that they choose to be able to break by making it legal. Sooner or later there will be no laws left, but hey, then there will be no criminals.

It only took 435 people to make it illegal. Your question is how many people will it take to make it legal again? We cant only the congress can make it legal. And as we have seen the congress likes to move very slow and defy the people it represents in favor of big business. If one person had a billion dollars to throw at politrickshins then maybe one person could do it. Its not something we can vote on at the federal level.

[St Aug Big Trike]

Sick N Tired wrote:

once it's legalized it will be to expensive to buy by the pack.
there will be even more pothouses than there are now.

Your so trite. Thats the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.