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View Poll Results: Should Pennsylvania Legalize Marijuana?
Yes 65 82.28%
No 14 17.72%
Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-06-2017, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErDthrGT244

Could legalizing marijuana be a solution to Pa.'s budget woes? | PennLive.com

Our auditor general announced today that legalizing Marijuana before other states do it is the most logical step to closing the budget gap in the state.

What do people think?
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Old 03-06-2017, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Germantown, Philadelphia
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErDthrGT244

Could legalizing marijuana be a solution to Pa.'s budget woes? | PennLive.com

Our auditor general announced today that legalizing Marijuana before other states do it is the most logical step to closing the budget gap in the state.

What do people think?
I think it should be legal on general principle, as it's no more harmful than several perfectly legal drugs already being sold.

But I suspect that the revenue boost the state expects will diminish over time, just as casino revenues have plateaued, both because other states will follow our lead and because demand for the product will also hit a peak. And the peak will come sooner than anyone in Harrisburg expects.
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Old 03-06-2017, 05:03 PM
 
Location: The Flagship City and Vacation in the Paris of Appalachia
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Absolutely, should have been done years ago. I also feel that PA should try to become one of the first states to legalize sports gambling if it becomes an option. The key to revenue from new "sin" taxes is legalizing before surrounding states.
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Old 03-06-2017, 08:56 PM
 
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I support it and the legalization of all drugs. That said we are nation of laws, it's what separates us from the uncivilized world. Enforcement is not something that should be left to the whims of the US AG as it was the last 8 years. Until the Federal government gets it's act together and changes the laws the answer is no.
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Old 03-06-2017, 09:13 PM
 
Location: MMU->ABE->ATL->ASH
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Where is the 3rd Choice?

- Don't Care Either Way?
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Old 03-07-2017, 05:57 AM
 
Location: Swiftwater, PA
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I am against legalization. Of course I was also against legalized gambling. I also am well aware of all the pro-legalization arguments. However; it is just one more distraction on our roads. It isn't only that; but there was always a race to make more potent marijuana. Plus sometimes it is adulterated with other drugs. Then we have other problems like quick easy checks for law enforcement and we have never had an agreement with how much is too much THC to operate a vehicle. Our government thinks that just small amounts of THC are too much and some users think that they drive better when puffing on great weed - the truth is probably closer to our government standards.

I would have no problems with legalization if there were guarantees that users would never interact with anybody except other users - like on an island and they had to abstain before returning to society. But that would never happen because so many think that marijuana has no effect on their daily lives.

I watched as one brother-in-law and one friend's son died in their early 50's from the lifestyle of heavy using. Yes; they drank and smoked cigarettes as well as lots of marijuana. And, yes, I cannot definitively state they died from marijuana. But it was the whole lifestyle that killed them and marijuana was part of that lifestyle. There will always be some that abuse any substance.
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Old 03-07-2017, 07:04 AM
 
Location: Montco PA
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Yes.

And I have never touched the stuff. It doesn't interest me.

It's time to get out of the liquor and wine business, and use the state store system to sell marijuana.
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Old 03-07-2017, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Wherabouts Unknown!
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it's no more harmful than several perfectly legal drugs already being sold.
Actually it's NOT harmful, unless you still believe the government lies. And even IF there is a harmful aspect to it, it is FAR less harmful than hundreds of pharmaceuticals ( with a possible side effects list that takes 5 minutes to read ) that doctors routinely prescribe to a gullible public.
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Old 03-07-2017, 09:41 PM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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Legalize it, tax the **** out of it, and dedicate the revenue to infrastructure. Generally speaking, it'd be a rare case of tax money transfer from the unproductive to the productive.
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Old 03-07-2017, 10:42 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Yes, legalize it. Many people with all sorts of diseases and disorders would benefit.
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