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- jess21496, on 07/13/2009, -7/+198If it ever gets legalized. It will be a win win for everyone.
Less taxpayer money in the war on drugs.
Increased tax revenue from the sale and regulation.
Less beds to be used in jail. Again saving tax payer money.
Law enforcement can actually focus more on real crime.
I can guarantee you that 80-90% of people that grew up in the 80's in HS have at least tried it and they turned out to be OK citizens. Ask how many reps and senators in Congress have tried it. The numbers wouldn't surprise me a bit. - twiztidsinz, on 07/13/2009, -5/+134FYI: 41% in favor of Legalization does NOT mean 59% against it.
- TheJimid, on 07/13/2009, -5/+111Let's put the Cartels out of business and save Mexico!!
- CopsSayLegalize, on 07/13/2009, -6/+112Norm Stamper, the Seattle police chief who is featured in this article, really wants you to go to http://www.DrugWarDebate.com to take action.
- SimonWatson, on 07/13/2009, -1/+79Can't wait till the day we look back and actually laugh there was even a debate whether it should be legal or not, the only people against legalisation are the misinformed and uninformed.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -3/+79Why is the world so against money, freedom, justice, safety, and feeling good? Oh that's right... it makes white women listen to jazz music and have sex with black men.
- paperclipsNsoup, on 07/13/2009, -1/+66"It became very difficult for me to have to look at somebody and say, 'You're in jail for something that I did and my friends did and the president did -- but you have to stay here when I walk out the door.'" Carol Ruth Silver, served on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors for more than a decade.
Well said - Kyzzyxx, on 07/13/2009, -4/+57I don't give a ***** who says I can or cannot smoke pot or who thinks it should be legal or illegal. These numbers are meaningless to me. I WILL NOT recognize anyone's attempt to tell me what I can do with my own body as long as I don't hurt anyone else.
- charlie6969, on 07/13/2009, -1/+52"The United States has LESS than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it has almost 25% of the world’s prisoners."**(sidenote: About HALF of ALL people incarcerated are for NON-violent offenses. More than the combined populations of Wyoming and Alaska. *****)
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Anyone care to guess WHY this is? Are Americans just evil? Or are some laws wrong? - kemp34, on 07/13/2009, -2/+35A very large percentage of Mexican drug cartel revenues come from marijuana.
- twiztidsinz, on 07/13/2009, -3/+35Don't forget the hypocrites who drink alcohol and/or smoke tobacco.
- kylejn, on 07/13/2009, -1/+32I've never used it, but I support the legalization of it. Seems less harmful than alcohol or cigarettes, would bring in much-needed money, would reduce over-crowding in jails, and would decrease drug-related violence/power of drug cartels.
- peestandingup, on 07/13/2009, -2/+31Ugh, that Obama online forum video again.
Were those people in the background paid to just bust out laughing like idiots as soon as "marijuana" came out of his mouth? Seriously, whats so god damn funny?? - realeskimopimp, on 07/13/2009, -3/+30This ABC poll shows even greater support for marijuana legalization:
http://www.cannabisismedicine.com/images/abcnews_a ...
From this story: http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Obama100days/sto ... - inactive, on 07/13/2009, -4/+26If you're against government waste, then click this link and tell your congressman to stop wasting billions.
https://secure2.convio.net/mpp/site/Advocacy?cmd=d ... - diggwut, on 07/13/2009, -3/+24"Of the 420 surveyed..."
- xero69, on 07/13/2009, -1/+22Marijuana laws are outdated relics of times past. Some of them were created to punish and deport migrant farm laborers who used marijuana to ease their pains at the end of a long hard day. Laws banning hemp were passed thanks to lobbyists sent in by the cotton farmers. The American people are *not* benefiting from these outdated laws. Pharmaceutical companies, the cotton industry, and drug cartels are the only people benefiting from keeping marijuana illegal. All three of the aforementioned have lobbyists in Washington to help sway politicians to their point of view.
- Frankyfan3, on 07/13/2009, -2/+23"Only a pothead thinks more weed is what we need when we're all broke and down on our luck."
Only a drunk thinks whiskey is what we need when we're all broke and down on our luck...
was the mantra of the temperance movement against repealing alcohol prohibition, and your argument is just as inane and ridiculous as theirs were.
Marijuana prohibition is a solution in need of a problem to be fixed, and it has exacerbated the costs and consequences of drug use, rather than limiting them.
The reality:
1. Drug cartels make 70% of their profits from marijuana sales, and they can't magically create that sort of demand for any of their other available products.
2. Americans who want harder drugs from the cartels are already getting them, already addicted to them and already contributing towards cartel wealth. Legalizing marijuana will not stop this, yes, neither will arresting adults for making different life choices than you that involve a plant made illegal for blatantly racist and corporate monopoly motivations.
3. The taxation argument is not an argument I can support, although the cost savings from relegating our law enforcement and justice system resources more efficiently, and to enforce laws which don't operate under the premise that our bodies are the property of the federal government rather than our own.
4. This is an issue of fundamental human rights and we do not stop people from doing drugs with prohibition. The problems caused by drugs are still here, and in most cases, exacerbated by our policy of prohibition.
If your goals are really to decrease drug use & abuse, then you should take a look at the facts and the history behind the success of prohibition enforcement and realize that we are on a whole, worse off maintaining the status quo. - ATXChappy, on 07/13/2009, -3/+23So, people will always be people so let's not fix problems when we find them? Not there is a genius idea.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -1/+2060-70% According to the National Office of Drug Control Policy
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/lat ... - Hetman, on 07/13/2009, -2/+21If it was made legal I would say we would have more people working. They would have to do away with drug testing. Which means more people who smoke would not be discriminated against. Secondly marijuana is easier to get now than it was in the 60s. The war on drugs has made it so that it is one of the most easiest items to obtain.
- MaryJCannabian, on 07/13/2009, -2/+20I love Norm Stamper, Jack Cole and Peter Christ, they are true defenders of freedom! Everyone should support LEAP http://www.leap.cc as they are fighting for each and every single one of us.
- twiztidsinz, on 07/13/2009, -1/+181). Marijuana is one of the highest profit drugs. Take away their cash cow, and suddenly they'll have a harder time funding production of the more expensive, but addictive substances. If I'm not mistaken, most of the price of marijuana comes from all the people taking their cuts for trafficking an illegal substance.
2). We've already got those.. they're called Cocaine.. Heroin.. Opium.. Nothing new.
3). You're right on #3. I read that they're proposing something like $400 for 2oz in Cali which is obscene. But lets take it one step at a time.. Get them to legalize first, then worry about the price they're charging.
Looks like you caught not thinking. - TheJimid, on 07/13/2009, -2/+1975% to be exact.
- twiztidsinz, on 07/13/2009, -1/+17Only a drunk thinks alcohol is what we need when we're all broke and down on our luck.
So lets bring back prohibition of alcohol! That worked well, right?? - Hetman, on 07/13/2009, -2/+17The only drugs I do are the ones I cannot pronounce. Hopefully they have the side affects of "Depression, exploding diarrhea, increased likely hood of suicide, habit forming, itching, sneezing, bloated feeling," I know these are safe because pharmaceutical companies tell me. Anyone need a Zoloft?
- BedPost, on 07/13/2009, -4/+19I smoke meth pretty regularly, but I hope they never legalize weed. ***** potheads are ruining our OH MY GOD I'M COMING DOWN
- Lobsterfish, on 07/13/2009, -3/+17Most people seem to be pushing the political benefits of ending prohibition. Besides that, why should the government decide whether pot is a legitimate form of recreation or not?
- awtripp, on 07/13/2009, -1/+15Talk to any knowledgeable Police Officer and they'll tell you how much of a waste of resources it is busting pot heads.
You don't even know why you think the things you do. - noangelcame, on 07/13/2009, -1/+15We are arresting people for possessing a plant, who would other wise be holding down full time jobs,. or in some cases creating jobs, and helping this country by paying their fair share in taxes. Prohibition hurts everybody.
- forgedfour, on 07/14/2009, -2/+16my sister was raped and murdered in 1994, i was arrested in 2004 for trifficking in marijuana. they spent more money investigating me then they ever did trying to solve my my sisters case. you see theres no money in murder cases. it remains unsolved. not to mention losing all my college grants immediately i still feel the effects of this everyday when i wonder why no one will hire me. i was 18 at the time of arrest im 23 now.
some people say that i got what i deserved because i knew it was illegal and did it anyway, i noticed that most of those people claim to be christians. IF JESUS WERE TO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE HE WOULD LOSE FOR BEING SOFT ON CRIME and i think that sums up my feelings on that - Hetman, on 07/13/2009, -2/+16I never said drug users were victims. I said potheads were victims. The simple fact is someone can go out on friday Drink as much alcohol as they can stand, drive drunk, get into fights etc. If they show up for work on monday there is legally nothing an employeer can do about this behavior. If however someone smoked a joint a week ago and are sober on the job and are randomly drug tested they can be fired. That sounds like discrimination to me.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -10/+23I predict at least 4000 diggs on this submission before all is said and done.
- ManoWar, on 07/13/2009, -3/+16If all you people who haven't tried it would. It would already be legal.
- ATXChappy, on 07/13/2009, -2/+15@chinaman1212, tell me, what color is the sky where you come from(near the city)? Pot busts are large and they have an ass load of money? What does that even mean? Of course the bust are large and flush with cash. That's what drug trafficers do. They make tons of cash by dealing in illegal products. Take away the black market for Marijuana and you take away their cash.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -1/+14You seem to wear stupidity as if it were a badge of honor...
- paperclipsNsoup, on 07/13/2009, -2/+14@TheJimid,
Not to be a nay sayer, but I don't think there is a way to exactly tabulate where the money comes from in an illegal market.
It IS safe to say that a huge majority of the money comes from pot, I wouldn't be surprised if its more than 75%. - michaelangelo09, on 07/13/2009, -1/+13I love Radiohead too. But your comment is pointless.
- juankovo, on 07/13/2009, -1/+13I predict over 9000!
- Coinspinner, on 07/13/2009, -1/+12So true.
Your rights are un-alienable. The Constitution gives you no rights, it just lists the rights you already have because you are human.
And many of those rights indicate YOU own your body. - inactive, on 07/13/2009, -1/+12the 7% think that if it is taxed and put into schools etc. they would vote for it. read the article.
- massmang, on 07/14/2009, -1/+12OK, now take away the government funded propaganda that's been fed to people for the last 70 years, and that number would easily be over 50%.
I've noticed that the majority of people who have real world experience with marijuana, weather using it themselves, or being around friends who have used it are for legalizing it, and most people who have no experience with it, or never used it are opposed to it being legalized. It's because their knowledge of it came from reefer madness, or propaganda.
I would recommend this documentary to anyone who's for, or against marijuana. It will be out on DVD July 28th of this month. It details the history of marijuana prohibition, and has several Doctors, scientist etc., who talk about marijuana.
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1039647/ - jrm125, on 07/13/2009, -1/+11According to the article:
"Forty-one percent said they think marijuana should be made legal and 52 percent are opposed."
So I'm basing it on the best info we have. - FXNGLAS, on 07/13/2009, -2/+1252% are against it. So that's 7% that don't care/have an opinion.
- twiztidsinz, on 07/14/2009, -0/+10Please re-read the comments...
I'll rephrase the whole thing in one line:
If you oppose the legalization of marijuana but drink alcohol and/or smoke tobacco, you are a hypocrite. - yournightmare, on 07/13/2009, -2/+12"Rationality cannot prevail in the face of a kool-aide drinking Liberal."
--By that comment, I'm guessing you are a conservative. That's weird, I figured conservatives would actually be against federal laws that are gross expansions of federal power based on overly broad interpretations of the Commerce Clause by activist judges in the early-to-mid 1900's and are a clear violation of states rights. But I guess like most "conservatives," you're not really a conservative and instead just an idiot. I'm against marijuana laws because I actually *am* a conservative. - specialbuddy1, on 07/14/2009, -1/+11troll
- chongli, on 07/14/2009, -1/+11Legalize all drugs. Prohibition doesn't work.
Portugal has proven that you can be far more successful treating hardcore drug addicts if you stop putting them in jail. - jareddennis, on 07/14/2009, -0/+9Please make it legal. Restrict it to adults, tax the crap out of it, make it available at every liquor and convenience store, and label it for potency so I know what I'm buying. Let my habit fix the roads instead of buying bullets in Mexico.
- Coinspinner, on 07/13/2009, -2/+11In California it is 52%. (and actually nationwide it has been greater than 41% depending on the poll)
Hello California legalization!! -
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