Marijuana Debate - Oak Forest, IL

[Felix da Cat]

cost of the drug war, no results...we lock too many people up and that cost is borne by society

[Old School]

The country spends billions of dollars every year and doesn't put a dent in the flow. Legalize it and tax the hell out of it.

[Mike]

Too much money spent on a war that has produced zero results. More people locked up for possession of small quantities of weed that for more violent crimes.

[Sideliner]

Good post Cat. The country spends billions of dollars every year for enforcement, and it doesn't make a dent in the flow. Legalize it and tax the hell out of it.

[Felix da Cat]

For lack of a better plan...It worked for prohibition, and it restricted, relativly quickly, the flow of money to the hundreds of GANGS that operated in Chicago during that era. Not an ideal solution, but we've seen it work. A sunset could be considered to the legality law. Any better ideas I'm all ears.

[Mike]

Isn't there a saying about those who fail to follow history? The parallels between the current drug war and what happened during prohibition are incredibly similar. If you legalize and tax the crap out of certain drugs, you immediately put a huge section of the dealer network out of business.

Why is it so hard for our 'leaders' to see?

[Old School]

Mike wrote:

Isn't there a saying about those who fail to follow history? The parallels between the current drug war and what happened during prohibition are incredibly similar. If you legalize and tax the crap out of certain drugs, you immediately put a huge section of the dealer network out of business.
Why is it so hard for our 'leaders' to see?

I a an old man, and I have never been able to understand. The federal government is a waste, and not our friend.

[Me Too]

Felix da Cat wrote:

For lack of a better plan...It worked for prohibition, and it restricted, relativly quickly, the flow of money to the hundreds of GANGS that operated in Chicago during that era. Not an ideal solution, but we've seen it work. A sunset could be considered to the legality law. Any better ideas I'm all ears.

True, very true, but how many cops would lose their jobs.LOL.

[OF Resident]

Me Too wrote:

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True, very true, but how many cops would lose their jobs.LOL.

I guess they could become pot farmers I hear that is very profitable.

[OF Resident]

Legalize, tobacco kills many more people than marijuana.

[janedilldoe]

weed never hurt any one... facebook.com/janedilldoe if you want to reply to me

[janedilldoe]

weed never killed any one... hell it probably stopped me from killing people lol ... no but seriously legalize it

[Meg]

janedilldoe wrote:

weed never killed any one... hell it probably stopped me from killing people lol ... no but seriously legalize it

Hey boo ;)