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- alexllanio, on 04/12/2009, -3/+170I don't understand.... why the United States Government keeps dodging this. Look... Its a hot topic that keeps coming up, can a strong political figure please grab their balls and take this to the supreme court or congress and debate this? I mean... If its going to IMPROVE society, with the billions its going to bring in, then why is it such a big deal to legalize it? I can't believe the United States supports the incarceration of someone for smoking and having pot, little or large amount. Its a plant no matter how you look at it.
Why is it a big deal i ask again? If at every debate that I've seen, the person defending the criminalization of marijuana gets owned by the Marijuana legalization supporter... America do i need to tell you at this point that 2+2=4?
I'm telling you, most people that defend the criminalization of Marijuana on tv, don't even have a strong defense structure. All they wanna do is keep their job so they do what they are told. ***** TOOLS!!!!!!!!!
***** IT! I SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY, I don't give a *****! - CopsSayLegalize, on 04/12/2009, -3/+104If you think this issue should be seriously considered too, you can easily tell your members of Congress about it at http://www.DrugWarDebate.com
- uberdragon, on 04/12/2009, -0/+91You know there is something to all of this legalization talk when not only does the "please legalize it" cry come from your own people, but it comes from your neighboring governments as well.
- TexMexRex, on 04/13/2009, -2/+58You know, he could set an example by legalizing it in...... Mexico.
- jhails, on 04/13/2009, -0/+47Portugal is 8 years into legalization of all drugs and crime is down and the dreaded upsurge in drug abuse never materialized.
- nanowerx, on 04/13/2009, -3/+49Legalize and tax it already. I am sick and ***** tired of having to avoid something harmless that I love because my employer forces me to piss in a cup every so often to make sure i'm not doing it. Its *****!
- alexllanio, on 04/12/2009, -6/+45Federal laws shouldn't dip their nose in the culture's of individual states.
- jeff1091, on 04/13/2009, -3/+40The United States has a policy to not trade with nations that are tolerant of what it calls "drugs". This is why Canada, Europe and Latin America have not legalized it already. Once the US legalizes cannabis, the rest of the world will legalize it soon after.
- poidh, on 04/13/2009, -7/+37Legalize it, tax it, be done with it.
But..... make sure that those who smoke it take responsibility for themselves. If someone smokes so much that they can't work any more, they cannot sue the state or federal government when they get fired (you legalized it so I want $500,000 dollars if I lose my job because you said it was ok to smoke it).
Rights have responsibility attached to them. - Derka010, on 04/13/2009, -3/+30All in favor of legalizing say I. I!
- toastgodsupreme, on 04/13/2009, -1/+26What's funny is that I'm sure a good number of congress smoke weed from time to time.
But of course they'd never admit it. Publicly they have to pretend that they're the moral highground asshats they appear to be and can't risk losing a group of voters (uptight butthurt moms or the super moral religious nuts) just to decriminalize it.
They won't lose voters because they DON'T decriminalize it, but they may lose voters if they do. And that's how they're approaching this. Which just shows how flawed our political system is. - curtisag, on 04/13/2009, -1/+24Why does society insist upon illogical and ineffective solutions to problems we face? What is it about us as humans that we want to control and dictate what people are allowed to put in their own bodies? Why must we feel the need to legislate our conception of morality, and assume this is correct and right for every other individual in the world?
- TViss, on 04/13/2009, -2/+24Please America, do the logical thing and listen to them.
- inactive, on 04/13/2009, -2/+24meth, crack, and coke hardly can be compared to weed. ***** off.
- normlsparky, on 04/13/2009, -5/+26I agree with the ambassador about his position on encouraging honest debate on our drug laws. However, he is repeating the same old lie about 90% of the assault weapons coming from the US.
Following the link within his statement leads to an interview where he can't give supporting evidence to back up his claim. FTA:
"Schieffer noted that the NRA has taken issue with the statistic, and asked the ambassador where the data originates – a question Sarukhan did not directly answer..."
He didn't answer because it is false. Even Holder has backed away from the number. This misinformation stems from a quote that claimed 90% of all weapons SENT TO THE US TO BE TRACED had originated from the US. Most weapons that are seized from the cartels are not sent to the US to be traced. They are obviously not from the US because they are not available to US citizens or have no serial number indicating US origin. - ZhiZaki, on 04/12/2009, -3/+23Alright, it was a hard sell before, now it should be a lot easier......
*Raises hand and waits to be called on for what the next steps towards ending the violence in Mexico should be* - Alkali, on 04/13/2009, -2/+20Wait so your saying that if Canada, Europe and Latin America all legalized pot America would stop trading with them and instead trade with... Who?
I think its more likely that we would re-evaluate our position on the topic. - DankBuddz, on 04/13/2009, -4/+20Does that happen to people who drink too much or something?
Damn, you mean I could just drink myself stupid, not go to work, and sue the government?!
Hot damn, what am I missing?!?!? - inactive, on 04/13/2009, -0/+15You're going to get dugg down because everybody here wants it legalized NOW, but you're completely right. If the president is going to do anything about this, it will be a second-term thing where he doesn't have to worry about re-election.
- dirtridr, on 04/13/2009, -0/+15I dont understand why this is still an issue. Seriously. OTHER COUNTRYS are telling us to legalize marijuana. WTF is the holdup?
Oh yeah...Obama disregards marijuana as a joke - JollyDumple, on 04/13/2009, -0/+14I. I!
- buggles, on 04/13/2009, -0/+13So why doesn't Mexico legalize?
- inactive, on 04/13/2009, -0/+12He will want to when it favors him politically. Like everyone else, he doesn't give a ***** about anything except keeping his job.
- Moterreal, on 04/13/2009, -0/+11@ Solid There isn't such a thing as a cannabis "junkie" you moron. You automatically assume someone needing drugs stole your *****, for all you know it could of been someone you knew. And from the amount of articles on Digg lately about this subject, cannabis users really don't destroy society too much last time I checked...Phelps, Obama, 3/4 of the U.S.....
- jdcurtis67, on 04/13/2009, -0/+11That is an inadequate generalization. While the Federal preemption here is unfortunate, generally Federal laws via the 14th Amendment protect the rights of individuals against intrusions by the State. The entire line of Civil Rights cases demonstrate the importance of this check on State power.
- ChuyMX, on 04/13/2009, -0/+11the process is underway in mexico
- ath1337, on 04/13/2009, -4/+15When you smoke weed, you take time out and think about *****... and that is NOT what the government wants you to do.
- EndersGame, on 04/13/2009, -3/+14I happen to know from experience that weed is no worse than cigarettes or alcohol. I happen to think that alcohol causes many more problems for society as a whole than weed could ever hope to. It amazes me that the people in government can't figure this out but its obvious they are going to be ignorant for quite some time.
Even so, the bottom line is the prohibition on marijuana is never going to accomplish anything. They need to realize that whoever wants to smoke pot is going to smoke pot. It grows out of the ground and you can't change that. End the war on marijuana and stop funding the drug cartels. - savethehobos, on 04/13/2009, -0/+10I think I know what you mean, but the problem is that the guy in the interview...is just an ambassador...can't actually make that decision.
- teichenauer, on 04/13/2009, -0/+10I'll disagree. Obama could de-escalate the insane war on drugs and most voters and citizens of the US would by and large care less. Some DEA agents would have less work, some might even get laid off. Federal prisons would have less inmates. Some federal judges would preside over non-drug cases instead of drug cases. Plenty of people would say "about time the President got out of the drug was business". Eliminating federal involvement in drug prohibition is plenty popular, just not popular enough among those who matter to government, the government prison-police-court industrial complex.
http://www.google.com/search?q=prison+industrial+c ... - jeremymccurdy, on 04/13/2009, -0/+10Taxing would help boost government assets and be an aid in helping the economy overall. Taxes aren't always a bad thing.
- datacowboy, on 04/13/2009, -1/+11I just hope President Obama chooses to show more respect for these thoughts from our neighboring governments. Don't get me wrong, I supported and voted for Obama. But I am still smarting over his dismissive attitude toward his online community over this exact issue.
"It makes you wonder about our online audience." Geez, that was disappointing coming from him. If you have to wonder about your online audience because of their interest in this topic, consider the following:
Some are looking for economic solutions.
Some are looking for drug related crime solutions.
Some are looking for prison overcrowding solutions.
Some are looking for medical solutions.
Some are looking for regulation and reducing illegal drug availability to their children solutions.
And yes, some are looking to get stoned instead of drunk solutions.
So if you are still wondering about your online audience.... That is basically who they are. - DankBuddz, on 04/13/2009, -1/+11Leave it up to you to warp rationale and logic to fit whatever makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Props! - FaithclubDotNet, on 04/13/2009, -1/+11Pissing in a cup is such a shameful thing employers require people to do.
- kahlessreborn, on 04/13/2009, -1/+11You know just to be fair, if you watch the actual video of the ambassador her never says the US should consider legalizing weed. He just says that legalizing should be a debatable subject.
- Moterreal, on 04/13/2009, -0/+10Guess who should of gone to Portugal for spring break!
- canchin, on 04/13/2009, -3/+13"Those that suggest that some of these measures need to be looked at understand the dynamics of the drug trade."
Well, that certainly clarifies that the corrupt politicians in Washington haven't got a clue about "the dynamics of the drug trade" - beyond how much money they can make by keeping it illegal.
What is worse, Mexican marijuana is quite simply ragweed and keeping it illegal is damaging the American economy and the health of Americans that use Mexican ragweed.
Based on a comparison with average production values of other crops from 2003 to 2005 marijuana is the top cash crop in 12 states, one of the top 3 cash crops in 30 states, and one of the top 5 cash crops in 39 states.
Marijuana is the largest cash crop in Alaska, Alabama, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. (http://www.drugscience.org/Archive/bcr2/cashcrops. ...
In North Carolina, South Carolina and Kentucky, it beats tobacco, in fact, in Kentucky, 10 TIMES the value of the tobacco crop!
For the country as a whole, it is also Number One (annual averages, 2003-2005):
1 Marijuana $35,803,591,000
2 Corn $23,299,601,000
3 Soybeans $17,312,200,000
4 Hay $12,236,638,000
5 Vegetables $11,080,733,000
Having this plant illegal is the stupidest policy in Washington...except, perhaps, for Washington itself and those conning the American people to put them in Washington.
Allowing such low-quality ragweed as Mexican product to be sold in America when there is such high-quality product possible from professional AMERICAN farmers in America, is ludicrous! - inactive, on 04/13/2009, -0/+10Yea like the US will ever take advice from mexico.
- inactive, on 04/13/2009, -1/+11"your last cuple sentences are why people don't take your cause seriously. You do NOT help yourself by playing right into the stereotype."
When alcohol was illegal, the people who wanted to drink drank anyway...all the prohibition did was cause gangs, violence, and put unnecessary stress on the justice system, just like prohibition does today. - PeachesTheCow, on 04/13/2009, -0/+9Yes - and start with California. Tom Ammiano has a bill on the CA-State legislature right now that needs the support of only a handful of other reps to be given serious attention. They're too fearful now to lend support, so if you live in CA, and not in SF, please contact your rep and tell them you support his legalization bill. More here - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2 ...
- nmustangs074, on 04/13/2009, -0/+9Massachusetts Legalization bills are in legislature now!! Write to officials, this actually helps!!
http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=129 ... - ChuyMX, on 04/13/2009, -0/+9***** it!!! We'll do it high!!!
- o76923, on 04/13/2009, -0/+9it's because the US was founded by Puritans, the religious whackjob conservatives of their day. We never actually grew out of that.
- scottsutherland, on 04/13/2009, -0/+9See, this is why you don't have any friends.
- jeff1091, on 04/13/2009, -1/+10Aye
- bobbknight, on 04/13/2009, -1/+9Legalize Marijuana and tax pot from Mexico at 1000%
Home grown pot gets taxed like booze. - nanowerx, on 04/13/2009, -0/+8Contradicting your own statement within the same statement makes you a moron. I'll bet you are unemployed and jealous that there are potheads out there with good paying jobs. Kindly ***** off
- Coinspinner, on 04/13/2009, -1/+9No, they would rather put free people in prison just because they think it is saving their jobs.
- inactive, on 04/13/2009, -0/+8On the flip side, if he were to take the opposite route and legalize it ASAP, it would give it enough time to prove to everyone that legalizing marijuana didn't bring on the apocalypse before the 2012 elections. It could increase revenue and decrease crime and drug trafficking to the point of the general population realizing how stupid prohibition was for so long. Just a thought.
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