Also, ANY petroleum product (save the planet and STOP fighting over in the middle east) can be made from hemp as well as paper (save the trees) and clothes. I believe that marijuana will never be legalized because of it's cousin hemp which they would HAVE to legalize if they legalized pot and then all the big oil moguls would be SOL.

IceNine said:

So how come every time you go out drinking and come home & pull a couple of rips off the bong, you puke? Or is that just me?

Pisser this didn't pass. Wanna revitalize the economy? Wanna free up jail space and courtroom time in order to address more serious concerns? Wanna' reserve PRISON for those individuals proven to be a threat to society?

Or, do we want to let a few more rapists and armed robbers out of prison to lock up a few Phish fans perpetuating a 20 year long scam on the American public called "war on drugs"? BTW, are we winning that war or not? I lost track.

Way to go, America.

I'll be really curious to sit back and see what the Republicans can do over the next few years now that run out of opposition to blame for thier failures. Everything and everyone I voted for lost.

"The Times They Are A Changin'...Back"

Ya CAN"T drink all night and THEN toke, silly!

You have to toke alittle first or WHILE you drink.

herbthe4 said:

Agreed...the "war on drugs" is a complete failure and a scary encroachment upon our rights. The DEA and the IRS are both very scary.

CarrieLee said:

I'm sorry to hear that you blame your use of weed for your academic failings. I graduated from The University of the Arts with a 3.47 GPA and smoked pot every day. Granted, I was painting and drawing most of the time, but I did manage to mix in history, english, psychology and math in there. KNow what I did? I CHOSE not to get high when I had a test or needed to do any studying that required memorization of any kind.

Perhaps things may have been different for you if you'd made different decisions, but this logic is flawed and all too common. The question was not "is pot good for you" or "is it wise to smoke it". The question is IS IT A CRIME - or should it be - and the answer to that from any logical and rational approach is a resounding "NO". Too many people think like this and it's frustrating.



I despise this argument too. It's like suggesting that beer is a gateway to whiskey, masturbation is a gateway to rape, bb guns are a gateway to uzis, the Cub Scouts are a gateway to the military or that ear piercing is a gateway to S&M. Everything could be labled "gateway" in this sense, and it still doesn't make it criminal. Atari was my gateway to Playstation. I suppose working out is a gateway to steroids. Let's outlaw that.

I've never heard ONE well thought out, rational and succinct argument as to why it is a crime to smoke a joint and watch Seinfeld.



I guess.



There really isn't much medicinal use for it.



I hate to say it, and I'm not trying to be rude, but this is complete bullshit. I smoked pot for 15 years and simply stopped - twice. Once for a year where I just didn't want it
and currently, where I haven't smoked for 9 months. No DT's, no cravings...no addiction. Anything is addcitive to an addictive personality, but again, does that make it a CRIME? We're talking about imprisoning people for this, not whether or not we think people should smoke it.




i couldn't agree more. So let's stop allocating our already thin law enforcement resources towards mellow, lazy, peaceful dreadlocked potheads and free them up to persue the ones with the bombs, guns and violent tendencies.

Bongs, not bombs.

Legalize it now.

CarrieLee said:

So that good people can enjoy without being persecuted, that's why.

What gives you or the scary majority the right to stop me?

Does it really matter? I mean people who smoke it, don't care if it's legal or not, they smoke it anyway.

Never smoked it, not even cigarettes. Too afraid.

Heavenly said:

uh...yeah it matters...when you get busted for it.

By them not legalizing marijuana just gave all dealers the ok to keep on selling and if they get busted be prepare for the jail time. The government is the people that's issuing the marijuana to the dealers so they are taxing people.

See here the marijuana comes from the crooket cops and they are being penny pinchers right now because we are still having a drought.What I don't understand is why they are so gun ho on getting marijuana off the streets, but still are allowing crack to be sold.

Given all the Republican/Democrat issues flying about since the election, I'd like to point out that NEITHER party favors drug legalization, whereas the Libertarian party is pro-legalization for the many reasons stated above.

Republicans and Democrats are very similar. Try the new flavor!

Is it really a fact that nobody has died from a marijuana overdose??? I've smoked pot quite regularly for almost 10 years and there have been at least 3 occasions where I was so high I thought I was about to have a heart attack. Maybe I have some other health issues (I'm not aware of any). It's pretty common that pot makes your heart race...like Ice Cube in Friday!!!

divo02 said:

I know what you're talking about...been there...but no, your heart is not in any danger!

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