Onalaska police search for parole violator hiding in attic, fin...

While pursuing a man who had escaped into an attic by cutting a hole in the ceiling - with a sword - Onalaska police Tuesday stumbled across marijuana growing in a neighboring apartment, authorities said.

[Rob]

This says a few things. First of all, obviously many more people use marijuana than is supposed, as evidenced by the random nature of this find and many others. Second, the most paranoid approach to security of your personal marijuana use is the best. Keep things out of plain sight. It probably is a good idea not to grow pot, and if you do, don't do it for money. Third, clearly marijuana is harmless to society if not utterly harmless in every sense and is useful to many for anti-nausea and is a widely used mildly hallucinogenic relaxant with few, if any, side effects and no addiction or overdose. Thus it should be legalized. If ever there was an example of how an unjust law invades people's private lives this story would be illustrative of it.

[Take note]

A man who was minding his business and was not violent or a threat to anyone became a criminal over a plant. The "drug czars" like Barry McCaffrey have repeatedly said no one goes to jail for marijuana. Yet every year, over 800,000 Americans are arrested. Now, one would not want to have marijuana grows occurring in an apartment due to potential safety hazards, but prohibition INSURES that this happens, rather than legal personal or commercial grows under safe conditions. It's truly sad that if this man has a medical need that he would now go to jail. Let's let sanity prevail and reform our nation's drug laws already.

[Laughing]

What's the injury? Strained thumb ligaments from sports video games. Fire up the bong and throw in a new game dude!

[Godz Will]

Rob wrote:

This says a few things. First of all, obviously many more people use marijuana than is supposed, as evidenced by the random nature of this find and many others. Second, the most paranoid approach to security of your personal marijuana use is the best. Keep things out of plain sight. It probably is a good idea not to grow pot, and if you do, don't do it for money. Third, clearly marijuana is harmless to society if not utterly harmless in every sense and is useful to many for anti-nausea and is a widely used mildly hallucinogenic relaxant with few, if any, side effects and no addiction or overdose. Thus it should be legalized. If ever there was an example of how an unjust law invades people's private lives this story would be illustrative of it.

You're an idiot! Everyone knows smoking pot makes you gay!

[Rob]

Godz Will wrote:

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You're an idiot! Everyone knows smoking pot makes you gay!

How so?

[davejar]

Pot is still illegal around these parts. So, do the crime, serve the time. Pretty obvious, huh?

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[Rob]

davejar wrote:

Pot is still illegal around these parts. So, do the crime, serve the time. Pretty obvious, huh?
To find another interesting fun discussion forum, just Google:
La Crosse Chat:index

Lots of people commit lots of crimes and do little or no time. It all depends on policing(very unreliable), who has money and who doesn't. Most people who smoke weed(or have sex before the legal age, or drink too young or light off fireworks or speed or do rolling stops at stop signs) don't get caught.