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What exactly would you lose if this law was enacted? Cigarettes are legal, just as long you smoke those cancer sticks away from people. Now they're decriminalizing certain amounts of weed. Sounds like a step in the right direction for me.
No it doesn't fit the line of the war on obesity that the idiot mayor keeps squealing about. Dorito sales will skyrocket if weed is legalized. He chose the battle he wants to fight and now is doing the opposite. Kinda like banning soda then honoring nat donut day. Like the previous poster said the guy is an idiot.
First off this proposal isn't being made by Bloomberg, he is agreeing with a proposal made by Governor Cuomo (and its a good one) to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
On top of that, weed is less unhealthy than all of the other stuff you mentioned.
But hey, why spoil a perfectly good conservative rant with THE FACTS?
First off this proposal isn't being made by Bloomberg, he is agreeing with a proposal made by Governor Cuomo (and its a good one) to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
On top of that, weed is less unhealthy than all of the other stuff you mentioned.
And that means it's perfectly fine for the government to say no happy hour, no smoking cigarettes, no LARGE SODAS?!?!?
Just as long as everyone can smoke as much pot as they want...it's all OK by you, right?
What exactly would you lose if this law was enacted? Cigarettes are legal, just as long you smoke those cancer sticks away from people. Now they're decriminalizing certain amounts of weed. Sounds like a step in the right direction for me.
Will you be OK with weed being banned from bars, restaurants, apartment buildings, playgrounds, beaches and Times Square like cigarettes are?
Will you be OK with weed being banned from bars, restaurants, apartment buildings, playgrounds, beaches and Times Square like cigarettes are?
That's usually how it works...smoking is smoking. Are you under the impression that decriminalizing a small amount = smoking pot everywhere whenever you want? Why?
This is about possession and the law and the exact OPPOSITE of nannystateism.
Will you be OK with weed being banned from bars, restaurants, apartment buildings, playgrounds, beaches and Times Square like cigarettes are?
Second hand marijuana smoke is not harmful as second hand cigarette smoke With that being said, this doesn't allow someone to smoke weed in a public place, that is not changing. This is decriminalizing possession of small amounts of weed.
This guy is becoming competition for Comedy Central.
You can't smoke tobacco just about anywhere in NYC, and you'll pay 10 bucks a pack for your smokes, but he thinks it should be OK to smoke all the weed you want?
So...taking marijuana smoke into your lungs isn't unhealthy, but tobacco smoke is?
What a city! No smoking, no trans-fats, no salt, no big sodas! That might make you unhealthy...but by God pot is good for you so go right ahead!
No, this isn't a thread about legalizing marijuana (I think it should be) so please don't turn it into one. This thread is about Bloomberg and his idiocy....again.
The thread IS about the legality of marijuana. Bloomberg wants to cut down on the cost of enforcement. That's an absolute softening of marijuana laws and has more to do with that than big sodas.
They can't be policing small amounts of pot with limited resources. They need them to police the spots where they are needed the most --- fast food restaurants.
Will you be OK with weed being banned from bars, restaurants, apartment buildings, playgrounds, beaches and Times Square like cigarettes are?
Hmmm, you might be onto something there. The fine for smoking cigarettes is $50? If you make it legal to possess and then make it illegal to smoke in public place you could rack up all kinds of fines without the expense of court etc.
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