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I am so glad that this seems to have become a jury nullification thread rather then a marijuana thread. Hopefully, American jurors will wake up - and exercise the power they have to judge not only the facts - but also the law.
The gateway drug argument is a definite fact, but nice try.
The potheads refuse to accept facts, though.
The gateway drug argument typically fails to take in all the factors, such as the drug dealers pushing the harder drugs, and lacing pot with cocaine and whatnot to get their customers hooked.
Therefore, the gateway drug argument is rather irrelevant to the discussion of pot.
The gateway drug argument typically fails to take in all the factors, such as the drug dealers pushing the harder drugs, and lacing pot with cocaine and whatnot to get their customers hooked.
Therefore, the gateway drug argument is rather irrelevant to the discussion of pot.
Shoot - the gateway drug tends to be marijuana - when it should be alcohol.
When I can identify and advocate against alcohol - it can be dangerous.
Shoot - the gateway drug tends to be marijuana - when it should be alcohol.
When I can identify and advocate against alcohol - it can be dangerous.
The "gateway drug" argument is just an old leftover argument from the D.A.R.E. (or any other anti-drug) program (which I realise is still going on) where fearmongering was the way to get kids to not do drugs.
ANd hey, for me, it worked. Until I grew up and realised how full of crap most of the stuff they taught us in D.A.R.E. was. The only reason I don't touch pot is that it's illegal and as a father, I don't need to go to jail. But once it's legalized, I will probably partake in the drug again (however, not around my daughter, of course. My rule of "no drinking around her" will extend to pot.)
Doesn't happen too often. Not to say I advocate driving while stoned, but its not as dangerous as you think. And with your reasoning, why not outlaw alcohol? Even smaller amounts of alcohol are more dangerous while driving than marijuana.
I don't believe KUchief is advocating keeping pot illegal because of inebriated idiots, just trying to clarify the poster's postition.
Which I do agree with the above, drop the pot charge, keep the DUI charge.
You don't need to clarify anything for me.
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