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prettyboyfloydJun 17, 2011
So the president who, with the stroke of a pen on an Executive Order, legalized the home brewing of beer to keep his idiot brother out of jail (and thus inadvertently created the booming microbrew industry), is now urging Obama to legalize marijuana. Should the new Chief Executive follow through in the same fashion, we would not only free millions of prisoners from the War on Drugs, but also create another booming peaceful industry to pull our country out of its depression.
kamtsaJun 18, 2011
Jimbo still alive? I thought that he reincarnated as Obama.
Darkeforce1Jun 18, 2011
There could have been worse fates. Carter did a lot more good for America than the Republicans let on. And he certainly didn't do near as much damage as Reagan did.
erik1421Jun 17, 2011
Former presidents are urging this to happen. I saw a speech of former President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, where he basically said the answer to South America's problems was legalization of certain drugs in the U.S.
graphictruthJun 18, 2011
it's amazing the things people say once they can afford to be honest. I recall bob dole saying a few things that made my eyebrows rise. :)
I'd have voted for him against Clinton, but the man could not have been more clear about NOT wanting the job.
Apparently, when it's your turn as a republican to run for president, "no" just isn't an option.
JustSayNoPartyJun 17, 2011
There's a lot I like about Jimmy Carter. There, I admit it. Count me fully in his corner despite all the 'demonizing' efforts of the right wing.
rastas11Jun 17, 2011
If Obama and the dems want to know what not to do, they should consult with Jimmy. A well meaning man but a total waste as a president.
JustSayNoPartyJun 17, 2011
IMO, that goes too far and attributes too much to his short Four Year Presidency. But yes, I'm not putting him up for Best President Ever. However, I do feel he's one of our most admirable Presidents in terms of motivation. He's worked tirelessly since leaving office. Most Presidents don't really contribute much after leaving office having already accomplished their main goal (highest office in the land). Was the President's Motivation to truly make a difference in the country and world? Or, was the main motivatoin to be the most Powerful man in the land?
rastas11Jun 17, 2011
Why do you think he was a one term president? The economy was in a tailspin. Interest rates were around 20 percent. He couldn't get the hostages out of Iran. One term was more than enough. Inflation was rampant.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
JustSayNoPartyJun 17, 2011
Carter was responsible for all that? As for the Hostages, I don't blame him for that. That was all 'Crazy Scheming' by Iran and the crazy regime.
rastas11Jun 17, 2011
Prices on everything were going up weekly. Not sure, but think there was a gasoline shortage also.
JustSayNoPartyJun 17, 2011
There was a Gas shortage. But again, your giving Carter too much blame for things that were 'building' before he was in office and for events caused by 'world wide' issues (embargo). Presidents get 'too much blame' for the bad times and 'too much credit' for the good. Long term issues and the fact that there are 'two' other branches of power in Washington must be in the equation. Republicans calling Carter the worst Pres ever holds little sway with me. I'd rate him as 'fair' during his presidency.
spartan777Jun 18, 2011
You had me until you repeated the old smear, "crazy Iranians." Iranian democracy was overthrown in the 50's by the CIA, which then installed the Shah of Iran. The Shah radicalized the once mostly-secular nation. The people overthrew the US-installed dictator and retaliated by kidnapping some people in the exact location, the US Embassy, where the overthrow of their democracy occurred 26 years before.
Once you know the full story, you can really sympathize with the supposedly "crazy" Iranians.
aronwyrthJun 17, 2011
I guess you think that P.O.S Reagan "freed" the hostages?
Darkeforce1Jun 18, 2011
Pfft. The Canadians freed the hostages; America had nothing to do with it.
thisisentirelybogusJun 18, 2011
You're fogetting the alien invasion that happened "about then" too.
graphictruthJun 18, 2011
best former president ever. :)
kamtsaJun 18, 2011
>> 'demonizing' efforts of the right wing.
Effort? it should be pretty easy.
Darkeforce1Jun 18, 2011
Considering that Carter did a phenomenal job with what he was handed, Carter easily ranks as one of the top ten American Presidents.
Reagan only just recently lost his record as the worst president in America's history to Dubya.
Closed AccountJun 17, 2011
Legalize and tax it, its the only sane course of action.
f**k the stupid bastards opposing the end of the drug war. You blind senseless assh**es need to wake up.
Come on congress, we can do this and we need to do it now.
duncan202Jun 17, 2011
Legalize it, hold the taxes.
darkphenoxJun 17, 2011
There are two things in life you can't escape, death and taxes, its going to be taxed if it gets legalized so why not bring the idea up ourselves? If we use taxes as incentive then more people might be receptive to the idea of legalization.
linuxpersonJun 17, 2011
And if you manage to escape taxes, the government will ensure that death follows shortly.
Darkeforce1Jun 18, 2011
Legalize it, Regulate it, Tax it. If the government isn't making money on Marijuana, then their idiots.
And for God's sake, regulate it! With proper quality control, Marijuana can be a much, much safer drug than Tobacco or Alcohol.
slearwigJun 18, 2011
Legalize it? The 9th Amendment says we can do that Right Now without the politicians.
We need representatives, not leaders, and we need to start telling our representatives to do it instead of asking them pretty please.
Tax it? Of course, but at the same rate as anything else, paper towels, etc.. Why milk We the People like Cows with Stupidly High Unjust Taxes when it is Our Right to Smoke pot, tobacco, drink beer, whisky, no arguments here.
I think anyone who insists on telling us that We the People need to pay Stupidly High taxes so we can enjoy a puff is likely some kind of blood-sucking bureaucrat seeking deficit bailout.
And regulate it? Safer than tobacco?
You might recall the MSA was over the use of ammonium additives in cigarettes, and you might consider looking up the tobacco Cancer rates by the numbers. The actual number of people who die from Cancers caused by tobacco use are too small to be blamed on tobacco.
And do you really want pot to be regulated like tobacco, to the point that flavored wraps and anything else that might make marijuana attractive to children would not be allowed?
Remember, smoking pot was recently declared carcinogenic by The State of California, but only when you smoke it.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Darkeforce1Jun 19, 2011
Wow. That is seriously untrue about Tobacco. Millions upon millions of cases of cancer death have been directly linked to Tobacco.
And no, America doesn't have anything even close to "Stupidly High Unjust Taxes". It has "Stupidly Low Corporate-Serving Taxes".
linuxpersonJun 17, 2011
Show me where Carter advocated for ending the drug war. As far as I can tell, all he wants to end is cannabis prohibition. While that position is commendable, it's not as commendable as calling for the end of prohibition of all drugs.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
effyochickenJun 18, 2011
Calling for the prohibition of all drugs is not commendable at all. Heroin and cocaine really ARE dangerous and worthy of a ban. People die all the time from overdoses, and nothing good will come from legalizing those particular substances.
As of yet, marijuana has killed less people than alcohol, cigarettes, paint thinner, car accidents, terrorism, hell.. more people have died from drinking too much WATER.
(Note: Nobody has ever died from a marijuana OD before, for those who don't already know this.)
linuxpersonJun 18, 2011
Give it a rest. Alcohol is just as dangerous as cocaine or heroin. Further, even if heroin and cocaine were legal, tobacco would almost certainly still kill more people than both of those drugs combined.
Ending the war on drugs should not be driven by pragmatism as is the case in your mind. We should respect that people have a right to self ownership, no exceptions.
mikelistJun 18, 2011
you have a point, but let me make an analogy.
suppose your state makes unrestricted concealed carry legal. in the end, people might treat others with increased civility, but for the first period of time, it will result in a blood-bath as people get used to the idea that the guy they impose on might have a pistol, and a short fuse, and the unrestricted carry legislation will get the blame. best case scenario for rabid anti-gun liberals, with whom i don't quite agree.
darwinist jokes aside, sudden, complete legalization of all psychotropic substances is not a good idea. it would result in a best case scenario for rabid behavior controlling politicians of all stripes. with whom i don't agree at all.
slearwigJun 18, 2011
[quote]Further, even if heroin and cocaine were legal, tobacco would almost certainly still kill more people than both of those drugs combined.[/quote]
Really? In the State of California, the annual Cancer death rate from smoking tobacco is One-Third of One Percent of the State's smoking population; approx. 16,700 Cancer deaths out of a total State smoking population of more than 4.5 Million Smokers.
Two-Thirds of the States Lung Cancer cases are Not smoking-related.
The State of California has declared marijuana smoke to be carcinogenic.
Are you going to continue to defend our decriminalization/legalization arguments by repeating the political rhetoric that is provided by the same governments who currently consider you to be a criminal?
Or by repeating the false attacks provided by organizations who have a financial interest in prohibition against other people's habits?
Yes, I do believe in self-ownership. Long live Liberty.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
linuxpersonJun 19, 2011
@slearwig
Easy killer, I was only challenging his unprincipled pragmatic assessment of why government should have the moral authority to arbitrarily select which potentially dangerous drugs to ban and which to allow.
Regarding your claim that I am repeating government rhetoric, please point out a government that upholds an individual's absolute right to self ownership.
Bare in mind, this is not a partisan issue. Both sides are supporting this so-called war on drugs.
msagnosticaJun 19, 2011
When the government went broke they ended prohibition for cold hard cash. Why not do the same thing with marijuana. Although I don't want the corporations grubby hands on it.
novenatorJun 17, 2011
Well spoken Pres. Carter. It's always a good time to stand up for freedom.
IwantUKSocialMediaJun 17, 2011
Or jump on the bandwagon.
4Herp2Derp0Jun 18, 2011
"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marihuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marihuana." - Jimmy Carter - 1977
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=7908#axzz1PcnD7hIb
He is not jumping on any bandwagon but rather utilizing the knowledge we have gained about the plant to change his opinion from wanting a decriminalized model to a more sensible legalization model.
icwydJun 18, 2011
Every time I hear him speak I realize why he was our president. I wish we had more like him today, someone who understands the issues and truly cares about making things better.
Darkeforce1Jun 18, 2011
What are the Bushes doing in their retirement years? They certainly aren't building houses for poor people. Do you know what they're doing? Manipulating the CIA and bribing politicians to bend the laws in the favour of corporations, and against the welfare of American citizens.
scarredupJun 18, 2011
but how are the alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceutical and private prison industries going to make their money? /s
marcglezJun 18, 2011
Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana: what happened to No Government interference?
xaulted1Jun 17, 2011
Carter just gained 6 points of cool.
All600Jun 17, 2011
f**k YEAH Jimmy! Jimmy Carter for Prez...again!
neondistractionJun 18, 2011
Well he did only serve one term, so he could run. Then he could join the illustrious Grover Cleveland in the history books.
nick041Jun 17, 2011
If not legalizing it, decriminalize it. I mean s**t, the war ain't working. I know it isn't working because I'm smoking weed right now. Plus why the f**k should I pay for this war on drugs. I have no problem with grass. I like grass. Let the people that don't want it pay for it.
duncan202Jun 17, 2011
I actually prefer this route... then they can't tax it.
dustinthewind2Jun 17, 2011
I don't care what route is taken as long as non-violent people can no longer be thrown in jail over this stupid s**t.
toxicshokJun 18, 2011
decriminalizing is just dumb, it keeps organized crime in power. Legalize it.
dustinthewind2Jun 18, 2011
I agree, but decrim is better than what we have now (in most states).
rastas11Jun 18, 2011
Try this out. They make some good points. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZnyrLiKCyuw#at=309
Darkeforce1Jun 18, 2011
You're an idiot if you don't tax it.
jefffurryJun 18, 2011
Jimmy Carter has become one of the greatest elder statesmen of our time.
WeddingRadioJun 18, 2011
I love Jimmy Carter
nihilJun 18, 2011
As a conservative, I don't agree with Carter on much, but I have to agree with him here.
hyaghiJun 18, 2011
Why not ? If Marijuana were ever to become a legal drug (or a legal substance), then some of the huge illegal profit which mounts to billions could come back into the economy in a legal manner. Additionally, we could see some cost savings in the fight against illegal drugs.
Darkeforce1Jun 18, 2011
Not to mention that the hemp industry could start up again, and remove the need for a lot of petrochemicals in our society.
bowwowbillJun 18, 2011
Hell yeah! Thanks President Carter
msagnosticaJun 18, 2011
Some people's lives depend on using marijuana. I'm one of those people. It's the only thing that helps with my BPD.
kaegroJun 17, 2011
Shamoo can doo doo, but Jimmy Carter is smarter.
-Homer Simpson
sandersdamnitJun 17, 2011
*Scooby-Doo can doo doo.
kaegroJun 18, 2011
I guess you're right.
Closed AccountJun 17, 2011
i used to hate that guy. now i think i love him.
quickregisterJun 18, 2011
Thousands are dying in Mexican border towns fighting over who is going to sell us our pot. We should either legalize it or all of us should have a voluntary boycott. Too many people are dying. Too many resources are being used to fight this problem. Pot smoking is not so "cool" after all.
bijaJun 18, 2011
I am sure the pharmaceutical companies will fight against that tooth and nail.
gonzozJun 18, 2011
Legalize and Tax the snott out of it!...do it!
rixar13Jun 18, 2011
Thumbs up ^....
mikeloveschristineJun 18, 2011
damn straight
atlanticworldJun 18, 2011
Portugal has an interesting model in this respect.
4Herp2Derp0Jun 18, 2011
Portugal has not legalized any drugs. They only decriminalized personal possession of drugs.
nancbrayJun 18, 2011
please let me have my medicine so I may try to live my life like a NORML person...like YOU?
publikjohn9Jun 18, 2011
Every time I see Jimmy Carter, I think of Mr. Peanut.
theprickofthepeJun 18, 2011
Smart man.
theprickofthepeJun 18, 2011
Smart man.
keenastuartJun 18, 2011
THIS ARTICLE IS SOOO TRUE
beatzmanJun 18, 2011
Good for him! Love this guy!
lonestarlizardJun 17, 2011
Well, even a stopped clock is right twice a day..
davidkincaJun 17, 2011
His administration also deregulated the beer brewing industry which allowed for more microbreweries, according to Reason.
ryanwbJun 17, 2011
Which is where Billy Beer came from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Beer
Billy Beer made Milwaukee's Best seem like a high end microbrew
graphictruthJun 18, 2011
now a coveted collector's item!
djguerrillaJun 18, 2011
"Billy Beer. We elected the wrong Carter" -Homer Simpson
PlayarunnerJun 18, 2011
As a Canadian living in Mexico, its finally great to hear this perspective coming from a respected Amercian. Hope that decision makers take this to heart.
ganjadude4391Jun 17, 2011
best thing hes ever done
theaeneidJun 17, 2011
Don't waste your time Jimbo, President Hopey Changey ain't listening.
abbeypinkJun 18, 2011
thats just crazy
zaibjeeSep 26, 2011
http://wishtodownload.blogspot.com/2011/09/terminator-3-war-of-machines.html
mourningzooJun 27, 2011
Why is everything on ToT down...
toy121Jun 23, 2011
its time
hugosalinasJun 21, 2011
get some!
partrowJun 20, 2011
Well, he likes to burn too . . .
bluenose2Jun 20, 2011
I liked and still do like Mr. Carter.
nancbrayJun 19, 2011
Apparently, my previous, seemingly clearly stated comment in favor of this decision has caused a teeny bit of confusion? Let me be more clear. I am disabled. Due to meds Docs gave my mom while pregnant w/ me I was born with a "semi-functional" digestive tract and reproductive system. I've had 33-36 surgeries or procedures in Hospital to try to fix some of it but other things were made worse AND I developed severe chronic pain because of all of the cutting. Now, at age 41 my life is basically non-existent outside of my home or doctors offices, and I have a digestive system that is almost TOTALLY non-functioning. I never get hungry because the meal I forced myself to eat 5 days ago is still processing, so now I never feel hungry on my own anymore. My brain gets in the way because of a fear the food will make me go into a cycle of vomiting that can last up to a week.
I've tried EVERY synthetic drug there is to try to stimulate my appetite, and then another group to help aid the digestion. The ONLY thing I have ever used that can achieve BOTH results is Marijuana. But because there are some bad, bad people out there abusing it and hurting people for it (just like "legal" drugs), I have to break the law JUST TO EAT! Is that fair? If kids started getting high off chemo drugs, would it be all right to outlaw the drugs, even though they are proven to help people who need them?
Science has proven to us "ad nauseum" that Marijuana is more helpful to people than harmful. Researchers have proven over and over again, "ad nauseum" that nobody's been found dead in bed w/ a half smoked joint in their mouth, you cannot OD on it, and the worst thing you are likely to do when you use it is break your diet rules and sleep an extra few hours. Are these things really so frightful that it's worth putting good citizens in jail? Or denying someone- who is suffering enough already- the one medicine that can actually help? Shouldn't the suffering and deaths from alcohol abuse weigh even more heavily on us?
America, we've become an embarrassment. We punish people for things that should be a basic human right, and we are OK, as a society, in being so selfish that we can live with ourselves while saying "I don't care if other people suffer and die... as long as it doesn't affect my life". It just adds to my already unbearable constant nausea.
welsalexJun 18, 2011
There has been so much talk about this recently. Things are heading in the right direction finally. Too bad addicts are still addicts and me smoking weed leads right back to riggin dope for my veins.
roblawtonJun 18, 2011
"Hello... I am President Jimmy Carter..." (Latka Voice)
beestickJun 18, 2011
One of the first things we should do for change is to stop calling it Marijuana and start calling it Cannabis.