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- voteforblank, on 10/12/2007, -14/+80The Overment counts stems, leaves, and the rest of the plant when it counts yeild. Growers only count BUD!
Same ***** happens when you get busted for growing... they take the whole plant, roots to bud to figure out how to ***** you the hardest!!!!
I've seen and been so drunk that I can't even stand. Ummm... ever see a stoner get so ***** up that they can't realize that they shouldn't drive.... ummm NO, why? Ever hear of someone getting high and Killing somone? Ummm... NO! Why?
Get Real, Legalize NOW!! - SidSmoKer, on 10/12/2007, -3/+65The government should control marijuana in the same way as beer and wine. Drug dealers don't card kids for weed, but the 7-11 or where ever it would be sold, surely would card. Second, Gangs and violent criminals are making that cash. Decriminalizing would take the money right out of the hands of the black market, and place it in tax payers hands. can you say "tax the hell out of it"??? Stand up for Responsible marijuana users
- SidSmoKer, on 10/12/2007, -5/+56This isn't to say legalize driving while intoxicated. Decriminalize marijuana for responsible users, treat it just like beer and wine. bust people for driving while under the influence. let me be free to do as i choose in my home. Thanks
- LogicBomB, on 10/12/2007, -4/+51@muyoso
Under you logic, forks and knives should be banned. Just because the stoner was an idiot doesn't make it the drug's fault.
BOTTOM LINE: You are either for the legalization of pot or for the illigalization of cigarettes and beer. There is no in-between. Yes, people are dumb - you cannot change that, but when you look at the effects of the drug itself, there is NOT ONE REASON to ban it. Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs on the market but you very rarely see an anti-drug activist marching around saying "ban liquor". No more of this "I knew a guy who..." crap - that doesn't make your claim true. You look at everything or look at nothing. - HamsterOfDeath, on 10/12/2007, -4/+46It's tough to buy weed if you don't work! Most potheads are like regular people but they like to smoke put during the day.
- JackyTreehorn, on 10/12/2007, -4/+43@Muyoso
I rewrote your argument.
"I HAVE seen [an alcoholic] get so [drunk] that he falls asleep at the wheel and kills [somebodys] best friend. That covers both of your contentions. Legalization of [alcohol] is NOT a good idea, and will lead to even more death as a byproduct. The claim that [alcohol] has never killed anyone is total BS, and is blatantly overlooking the countless deaths from driving and other activities while [drunk]." - baxtermaddux, on 10/12/2007, -5/+45if weed was legalized. i could easily imagine it would be a trillion dollar industry. just imagine all the different products hemp could go into if it were legal to grow here. growing hemp would be so incredibly good for the environment for many reasons, and its an extremely renewable resource that we are just chucking away. it literally would be as valuable to Americas commodities market as the oil fields of the middle east if we would just open it up to harvesting by farmers. its a damn shame that we are pissing that potential away so we can fight a culture/drug war that is a lost cause
- loudribs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+37I'm high right now, playing minesweeper, in a bassment, at work, at NORAD. Sleep well everyone.
- Artifez, on 10/12/2007, -3/+36I knew it would beat corn eventually. Congrats, weed, it been a long time coming.
- Buelldozer, on 10/12/2007, -2/+32I don't know whose digging you down, but they need to be slapped until they open their eyes to the truth of your post.
Marijuana is no more harmful, and many would argue less harmful, than either Cigarettes or Alcohol. Logically we either need to ban those two or make Marijuana legal, anything else is inconsistent. - lnf69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29Prohibition is the best friend of organized crime.
- Misanthrope, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30Funny, I was high 2 days ago and the day before that for that matter. And yet here I am at work, doing what's asked of me. Granted I'm not supposed to be Digging, but I'll get done what I need to get done. And, oddly, the pot had no effect on my work. At all. And I didn't play any minesweeper all weekend. I did have fun though, but I guess that's why we're in such a sad state of affairs.
- devoinregress, on 10/12/2007, -2/+30The heavy pot smokers I know generally have much better work ethic than the heavy drinkers I know.
- loudribs, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28Reinstate the draft! Bring back workhouses! Ban mindsweeper! And basements! Anything to stop people having a sly spliff!
dshPls....your a dick. - devoinregress, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27I don't know if I would wan't to smoke 7-11 weed
- pgoetz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+25@Muyoso
This comment is, at best, retarded. People fall asleep at the wheel all the time -- I doubt this has anything to do with being stoned. On the contrary, as has frequently been documented, driving stoners are usually paranoid and consequently overly cautious. The problem is cars, and how dangerous they are -- not marijuana. But thanks for adding to the idiot chorus. - lnf69, on 10/12/2007, -4/+24dshPls - you know you're an ass right?
- Smoktiludy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+18The War on Drugs failed a long time ago.
- Artifez, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21Which specific state of affairs are you talking about, or are you one of those people who endlessly pines for "the old days"? If you are actually referring to the shrinking middle class and the corruption in our government, well, you just can't blame that on weed. Possibly corporate greed and mentally retarded trade policy, and most likely amoral mercenary politicians.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18"I don't know if I would wan't to smoke 7-11 weed"
I can see it now. The Big Toke. - CBTF, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18Seriously. Every pothead I know spends a lot of money on their habit. This money does not appear out of nowhere, it's expensive- just like drinking or smoking cigs, our society's other favorite recreational drugs.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17@secretsnack
hemp is legal to import and trade; but it is still illegal to grow within the US (in very few special cases a permit has been issued). - jftitan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17And if legalized... it will surpass tobacco. Or is this my dream, because of my cannabis crop smells better? . (seriously, don't raid me SWAT, I don't actually have a crop, but a licensed gun, and a bullet shield for when you bust in my bedroom door in the middle of the night)
- devoinregress, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14Even for non-drug use hemp is a cash crop with the great fibers and oils in the plant. Drug usage is relitively safe and they should definitly decriminalize it.
- lordthor, on 10/12/2007, -3/+16I posted this forever ago, but it was a different link. I don't care about dupes, I just thought I'd offer the rest of the information, which is at www.jackherer.com
- williamdyer, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17@Muyoso
Post a link to the news story and his obit, or it's *****.
You won't, because you are a liar. Pot does not put people to sleep. Sudafed is far more dangerous as far as falling asleep at the wheel, which is a very common cause for car accidents. One glass of red wine, far under the legal limit, is also very soporific.
A pot buzz does not reduce fine motor control, which is why you can have elite musicians performing at high levels while stoned. - SecretSnack, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15hemp IS legal. and yes it is very useful.
- ardenr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. No argument necessary, but if you really want a good one ring Carl Sagan.
- SirTezzy, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14@ voteforblank
I completely disagree with you. Marijuana is just like any other mind-altering substance. I believe it should be legalized, but I also think restrictions should be placed on it just like there are on alcohol. I've gotten so high I was falling all over, and I don't even want to think what would've happened if I was driving. - Corrosionx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11It says they are sadistic ***** who don't care about the people they hurt with their stupid laws.
- lnf69, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Just legalize it!!!
All those tax dollars going to waste. - drmobutu, on 10/12/2007, -5/+15Legalize it? Are you crazy? What are you smoking?!
You'd take that 35 billion dollar industry and turn it into a 35 dollar industry! That's not gonna be good for anybody!
Think of the children, who won't be able to enjoy the illicit thrill of sneaking off behind the barn to roll their first joint!
What about the hard-working pot farmers, who will have sell their crops at market rates, without their Federal subsidy?
What about the hard-working narcotics agents & prison guards, with wives and kids to feed, who will be out of work, with no potheads to bust and incarcerate?
Face it, if pot were legal, it would be about as valuable as your lawn clippings! Hate to say it, but pot needs to stay illegal - too many American jobs are at stake! - crexor, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11i think thats why he added "with my bullet shield"
- bear^, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9sidsmoker laid it right out for everyone
to add to his post...
many drug dealers also deal more hardcore drugs(coke, meth, etc), which gives people the opportunity to make the bad decision of using these hardcore drugs
sell pot at 7-11, that will help your drug war more than anything u've done in the past
rookie anti-potheads!!! - UGM2099, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10"it literally would be as valuable to Americas commodities market as the oil fields of the middle east if we would just open it up to harvesting by farmers. "
Historically is similar to oil in that way. The British fought wars over hemp because it was needed by their Navy for ropes and such. - loudribs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10dude, I work at NORAD...we're all about Missile Command...Minesweepers for the grunts in the Pentagon.
- mutatron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9From the article:
Tom Riley, a spokesman for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, cited examples of foreign countries that have struggled with big crops used to produce cocaine and heroin. "Coca is Colombia's largest cash crop and that hasn't worked out for them, and opium poppies are Afghanistan's largest crop, and that has worked out disastrously for them," Riley said. "I don't know why we would venture down that road."
What a liar! Does this guy get paid to twist the truth or something? Oh, wait... - vannasty, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9No gang or violent criminal is making money off "weed" per say. Not to say thats their is no money in it , you can make anywhere between 600 to 1500 or more $ a week if you have steady clientele and you dont smoke your own product. The big money is in the hard drugs coke,heroin,crack that's where the really money is made from the "gang" "violent criminals" stand point. No illicit organization relies on weed to support them because it cant it just to cheap. For most organizations its like an ancillary business, something they provide cause they can, that brings in some additional cash flow. The only reason its a 35billion dollar crop is because of its pervasiveness, not because its a big money item. But I'm all for legalizing it and "taxing the hell out of it" not that that would work but its a nice idea.
- scotus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10me thinks you should have a look at http://digg.com/political_opinion/The_rising_use_of_SWAT_teams_is_bad_but_it_s_about_to_get_worse
- Gerz1219, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10If you're over 14 and you're still buying the government's drug propaganda, you're an idiot.
- littlebylittle, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12What say we just take that cash crop and Nationalize proceeds into the US Treasury? Get what I'm saying?
- nicepants, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Cigarettes have "the hell" taxed out of them...yet I don't know of anyone who grows tobacco at home and produces their own cigarettes. It all comes down to economies of scale. If someone can mass-produce the stuff, they're going to be able to create the product a lot cheaper than you can at home, and you'll pay the premium to avoid having to shell out for all of the equipment and time to produce it yourself.
- Doghound, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9@Jacky
"I HAVE seen [a cigarette smoker] get so [light headed from smoking a cig] that he falls asleep at the wheel and kills [somebodys] best friend. That covers both of your contentions. Legalization of [cigarettes] is NOT a good idea, and will lead to even more death as a byproduct. The claim that [cigarettes] has never killed anyone is total BS, and is blatantly overlooking the countless deaths from driving and other activities while [light headed from smoking a cig]." - jpmoney03, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@mutatron
Pretty sure prices would go down a lot if it was legalized. Therefore you could tax the hell out of it and still be cheaper than today's prices. - lnf69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Well....
35 billion to 35....
- exaggerating a bit, no?
Kids will still get their thrill of the illicit, just like the first cig, underage drinking, etc.
Face it, if pot were legal, we'd have an highly taxable consumer target that would in a very short time become larger then the cigarette industry ever was. - aa3000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Quote: Tom Riley, a spokesman for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, cited examples of foreign countries that have struggled with big crops used to produce cocaine and heroin. "Coca is Colombia's largest cash crop and that hasn't worked out for them, and opium poppies are Afghanistan's largest crop, and that has worked out disastrously for them," Riley said. "I don't know why we would venture down that road."
Big difference in Coca and opium poppies. Have you ever seen someone addicted to pot the way someone is addicted to Heroin or Coke? - mutatron, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8You can't tax the hell out of it, that would just keep most of the marijuana economy underground. You can tax it a little, but it's got to be whatever the market will bear. Most pot smokers will elect not to grow their own, and will be willing to pay a small tax for the convenience of a pre-packaged product. But they will always know people who grow pot, who can undercut high taxes.
- LogicBomB, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7If you think the average pothead is a poor burger flipper wasting their lives in the basement you need to open your eyes and look around a bit - for instance, you might want to look at a good quarter of everyone you work with.
- Dangeruss13, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6DAMMNIT Harry Anslinger. Why did the public listen to this moron? All of your grandparents were morons for listening to this guy. He even went global on his war against marijuana. And the government spells it differently why?
- crexor, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9its only outselling those crops because instead of selling for a nickel a pound, it sells for $5,000 a pound because of its current legality issues. Also, theres not much exportation of marijuana to other countries, because theyve come out of the dark ages, and realize crimilizing a plant is backwards, and tend to worry more about violent crimes.
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