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Be serious. Legalizing weed isn't going to just change everyone's minds and make them want to use it over night, and that isn't what is being said and you know it.
Weed being legal will normalize it, and make it more socially acceptable to future generations, meaning that future generations will be more inclined to use and /or abuse it. It doesn't help that we have a pop culture in this country that glorifies the use of weed and sensationalizes it. No more are we warning kids not to use it, we are actually encouraging it's use through entertainment. Recreational drug use is treated like it's no big deal in entertainment. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that pop culture leaves the impression that NOT using or experimenting with it is abnormal at this point. Despicable.
Being a libertarian with the belief that we all have a right to decide what to put in our bodies, I support the legalizing of weed, but begrudgingly so.
Oh noez! You might end up like Canada, and nobody wants that! A highly-educated, happy, functional country just won't do at all.
I thought the Warriors on Drugs said that I would be more tempted to do drugs if they were legal and available. Well, I drive by weed shops every day and I could legally buy some and smoke it if I wanted to. That's so weird how I haven't become a pothead. It's good thing that heroin is illegal, though. I need the government to protect me from myself.
People are werd in the context of the zeitgrist in which they emerge. Some people become attracted to things or activities of which society or government sends a disapproving message. Some other people obediently accept and comply with disapproving messages. Your Mileage May Vary.
The voting base for marijuana users doesn't generally vote in primaries or non presidential years.
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That's because they're.... potheads..... they have no clue that they need to turn out in primaries and non-presidential elections to vote for the people who will support legalizing pot. They think a pro-pot pres can do it all on their own.
I thought the Warriors on Drugs said that I would be more tempted to do drugs if they were legal and available. Well, I drive by weed shops every day and I could legally buy some and smoke it if I wanted to. That's so weird how I haven't become a pothead. It's good thing that heroin is illegal, though. I need the government to protect me from myself.
If it was legal in my state, I still wouldn't smoke it. Alcohol is legal now and the most I ever have is one bottle a day, and that's when I feel like going out and buying a case. Otherwise, I can go months without a single drop of alcohol
Point being legal marijuana sales will not increase the use by minors since it is already readily available to them through black market dealers. Why do you support throwing ADULTS in jail for using marijuana?
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Originally Posted by Wartrace
To legally buy Marijuana you have to be 21 years old. Please explain how these teens have serious marijuana problems due to legal marijuana sales. Could it be because they are buying on the black market where dealers do no care about age restrictions? Wake up.
Are you seriously going to sit here and try to pretend that having a legal market for something won't fuel easier access for the illegal market? That's really what you want to go with?
Think hard there dude (I know, it's Sunday morning), but fallacious reasoning can make an a$$ out of you and me...but mostly you. Where did I ever suggest throwing adults in jail for smoking pot? Where did I ever suggest throwing teens in jail for pot?
I don't have any answers to any of this, and I don't pretend to. But you currently childless millennials really need to think about this. By decriminalizing pot we are creating an atmosphere that is telling our kids pot is safe, and I suspect we will see an explosion in pot use by teens. Fifteen years from now you millenials may be struggling with your young pot smoking teen and wishing we'd never made pot legal. There will be consequences from legalizing pot, and it's interesting how anyone advising we go slow is shouted down by those mindlessly claiming we want to throw people in jail.
I'm a Millennial and I'm not drinking the liberal kool-aid..
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
I hate it that people think most millennials are liberals.
That's because they're.... potheads..... they have no clue that they need to turn out in primaries and non-presidential elections to vote for the people who will support legalizing pot. They think a pro-pot pres can do it all on their own.
So you're saying about 60% of the population are potheads?
I thought the Warriors on Drugs said that I would be more tempted to do drugs if they were legal and available. Well, I drive by weed shops every day and I could legally buy some and smoke it if I wanted to. That's so weird how I haven't become a pothead. It's good thing that heroin is illegal, though. I need the government to protect me from myself.
The gratification of doing something illegal and getting away with it, probably added to the excitement and adrenaline rush of getting one over on the cops. Getting by without getting caught probably made that high seem like the best high ever or was the best weed ever.
The fact that your state is filled with little more than potheads could start affecting how many businesses want to move in.
The fact that your post is filled with little more than overt generalization could start affecting how many posters take you seriously.
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