chron.com — Texas Ind. gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman for the decriminalization of marijuana to avoid further clogging state prisons with nonviolent offenders. "We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians," said Friedman, a humorist and author.
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asdfasdfSep 14, 2006
I hope you're right but what makes me lose hope is the fact "they're gonna legalize it soon" has been people's attitudes since the 70s. You can get so close but then the DEA comes up with another bogus/exaggerated argument. It's very very important to realize that while all drugs have to be legalized, marijuana prohibition is the #1 thing that keeps the DEA going. Legalize that and then the DEA has nothing. It will lose all credibility for lying for a whole century. What if people actually find out that Pot is relatively harmless? *gasp* think of THOSE consequences. Think of everyone benefiting from prohibition. Alcohol companies, drug dealers, corrupt politicians, corrupt police, etc.. some of the richest/worst people are keeping prohibition alive for their own sake. It's going to be hard to undue a century of damage. But to end it on a good note, the Internet and sites like Digg are spreading awareness about the Drug War and about the truth on Pot. So we might be closer than ever.
asdfasdfSep 14, 2006
"I'm not 100% sure on this but isn't pot much more addictive than alcohol? I know many many more addicted potheads than alcoholics. And 2nd, although alcohol will screw up your liver, ect... weed from what I've heard slows the brain down even while off the high. Am I just being mislead or is this true?"Sigh. Do your own research, don't read bias .gov bulls**t. Pay attention to the source of information. People have self interests that they want promoted. Anyone who thinks Marijuana causes much damage to the body/brain is seriously misled. <a class="user" href="http://www.perkel.com/politics/issues/pot.htm">http://www.perkel.com/politics/issues/pot.htm</a>The founder of NORML is a 62 year old pot smoker. He's been smoking daily for 40 years and look at how good his health is.
craggaSep 14, 2006
pesonally, i feel things like seatbelt laws are f**king up darwinism for us all, if the dumb ones never get killed off they just keep becoming president, and you know how much that can suck.
ellisglSep 15, 2006
@LoungeActx:IIRC - California is that way. I remember growing "Shrooms" was legal in Texas until President Clinton signed a major drug law that included "Shrooms" that to be a controlled substance. Of course the laws in Texas were jacked up about them (and other laws specially recently ---- personal fit here: can't transport hand guns with out a license which makes it hard to transport unarmed guns to a firing range)Of Course I just watched a new episode of SWAT (A Dallas based show) where they were ripping apart houses for marijuana.... Funny thing is they didn't find anything - and guess who has to pay to repair the house? Not Dallas County...
realpersonSep 18, 2006
prohibition causes violence by making CRIMINALS the enforcers of the EXISITING MARKET . In a legal market trade disputes are solved by rule of LAW. In a black market trade disputes are solved by the LAW OF THE JUNGLE.You can pretend that by making trade goods forbidden the market goes away, but demand will generate supply regardless.
alexlibmanMay 11, 2007
Most pedophiles don't belong in jail, only the violent ones.