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All illegal drug abuse is a national health problem. It is the government that creates criminals out of people who use drugs. All drugs should be "legalized" and we should treat abusers as dealing with the health problems they have from drug abuse, either psychologically, bodily, or both.
It makes absolutely no sense at all to imprison people for being sick with addiction. The cost of prevention and treatment is likely far less than maintaining a prison population incarcerated for drug use. Take the crime out of drugs and law enforcement would be free to deal with the dangerous and violent criminals. It would lessen overcrowding of our prisons and deal with this problem on a humanitarian level. Over 40% of prisoners in Federal prisons are there on drug convictions.
People who are incarcerated for sales and distribution would be almost eliminated since sales would be legal and controlled by the goverment as liquor is done today. Sure some "moonshiners" would conduct illegal sales, but it would be small in comparison to what it is today. How many moonshiners are there in prison today?
okay this is about legalizing MEDICAL marijuana, not just marijuana in general, which I thought it was about from the title of the thread. But I am very impressed that North Carolina is considering medical marijuana as I always though most of the South seemed too socially conservative for that to happen. It's a step in the right direction imo.
I just signed a petition on Saturday to put an initiative the 2010 CA ballot to legalize marijuana for everyone, so hopefully it will get enough signatures to qualify for the ballot and CA could possibly be the first state to legalize it for all adults.
Doesn't Federal law trump state law? I don't understand how a DEA controlled substance can be made legal by one state somehow overturning federal law? Does DEA just not get involved with it in California, sorta like don't ask don't tell?
Doesn't Federal law trump state law? I don't understand how a DEA controlled substance can be made legal by one state somehow overturning federal law? Does DEA just not get involved with it in California, sorta like don't ask don't tell?
The official policy of the Obama administration is to not arrest medical marijuana suppliers and users as long as they conform with state law. However, that hasn't stopped the DEA from acting like a bunch of thugs.
The only problem for pot users, is that once they legalize the stuff, they'll be charging taxes on it like its nobody's business. Legalizing it will make it illegal to sell it from your house without a permit. The businesses with permits will charge whatever they want, and inflate the price. Most pot users won't be able to afford weed anymore. So many will try to sell it on the sly, so they don't have to pay taxes on the product. That means that those selling without a permit will still be doing something illegal, and on top of getting shut down, will have to pay a fine for running a business without a permit. I can just imagine what the government getting involved will do to the product.
Why not? Druggies are going to be druggies whether it's legal or not, just like drunks will be drunks regardless (prohibition showed us that). As long as the druggie isn't harming others, there's really no need to treat it as criminal activity. I'm all for personal freedom--regardless of whether it leads to good things or an abject living hell that ruins your life. It's your body and your call, and as long as your action's consequences are confined to you and you alone, and not me, I don't care what you do. Legalize away.
I found out the original flag of the 13 Colonies when they became states was made out of Hemp. Apparently, so too were the original copies of the Constitution and probably the Declaration of Independence.
The only problem for pot users, is that once they legalize the stuff, they'll be charging taxes on it like its nobody's business. Legalizing it will make it illegal to sell it from your house without a permit. The businesses with permits will charge whatever they want, and inflate the price. Most pot users won't be able to afford weed anymore. So many will try to sell it on the sly, so they don't have to pay taxes on the product. That means that those selling without a permit will still be doing something illegal, and on top of getting shut down, will have to pay a fine for running a business without a permit. I can just imagine what the government getting involved will do to the product.
one would hope that if marijuana ever became legal, ownership of marijuana plants will also be legal. just like it isn't illegal for people to brew their own beer, it shouldn't be illegal for people to grow their own pot, should marijuana become legal. b/c, honestly, it'll be very difficult to curtail that if it did become legal (difficult to curtail now)
I don't really care if someone wants to get high at home. I do have an issue with someone wanting to smoke pot in a public place. Unlike cigarettes, you can get a contact buzz from pot. That, in itself, is quite an issue seeing as no other commonly used products will affect you in the same manner.
My thoughts are make it okay for home/private place use but not allow it in public places.
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