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Freedom to make your own choices is always a good thing. Anyway sounds like your cousins were already pot heads before legalization and your mother made her own choice too. You know at weddings there is typically a place to sit and drink booze and get drunk?
What else would you like banned today mr. John q public?
I tend to think that if it were legally and commercially available, it would be much less of an issue than it is under the current scheme of things.
The moronic war on drugs is a social and economic failure of epic proportions. After decades of going down this wrong path, it's time for us to wise up and try a new approach. We already have too much of a track record of perpetuating policies that don't work and cost the taxpaying public far too much in the process.
and this is coming from someone who was initially pro legalization, but was unaware of what was going on in washington.
my mom was there a few weeks ago(sister getting married) and she told me they advertise it constantly on television.
she said my cousins would sit inside the bathroom all day and smoke pot, and that even at the wedding there was an area for them to smoke.
she even took a hit herself(i think the first time in her life) and didn't like it, made her feel sick.
i think in the end this is going to come back and bite us.
It would have to come down to this and all of the studies for and against have been debated. What it really comes down to do you really want to see your family self destruct?
This poster who spoken against, is years beyond his age!
and this is coming from someone who was initially pro legalization, but was unaware of what was going on in washington.
my mom was there a few weeks ago(sister getting married) and she told me they advertise it constantly on television.
Ever count the number of commercials from pharmaceutical companies pushing their drugs on television constantly? Go research the very real dangers posed by prescription drugs, compare that against the non-dangers of marijuana and get back to us.
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she said my cousins would sit inside the bathroom all day and smoke pot, and that even at the wedding there was an area for them to smoke.
Was there alcohol served at this wedding? Were you upset that people had access to it?
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i think in the end this is going to come back and bite us.
Do you believe repealing prohibition "came back to bite us"? As a third generation Italian from Chicago my family has first hand knowledge about the violence and destruction prohibition wrought. The only people who will lament the end of the war on drugs are those who reap billions from incarcerating drug users.
If marijuana should be illegal because your cousins smoke too much, then alcohol should be illegal because some people drink too much, and fatty food should be illegal because some people eat too much. The list could go on and on and on. Why should the majority of us, who are able to moderate our behavior, be prohibited from things because a few cannot?
A little perspective would do you a world of good.
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Freedom to make your own choices is always a good thing. Anyway sounds like your cousins were already pot heads before legalization and your mother made her own choice too. You know at weddings there is typically a place to sit and drink booze and get drunk?
What else would you like banned today mr. John q public?
I'm fine with drug legalization as long as I, as a non-user, am not required to pay for the health consequences of those who choose to use.
But that is not currently the case, nor is it likely to be anytime soon.
"Ever count the number of commercials from pharmaceutical companies pushing their drugs on television constantly? Go research the very real dangers posed by prescription drugs, compare that against the non-dangers of marijuana and get back to us."
As I watch those commercials, my only thought is "If THOSE are the "possible" side effects, I think I would rather put up with the disease or problem! I'm certainly NOT going to take THAT junk!"
Oddly enough, there is evidence, both scientific and anecdotal, that marijuana, properly administered, could be just what the patient needs!
But, grow medicine in your backyard greenhouse? Oh, no, that can't be allowed!
STOP the so-called "war on drugs". It has accomplished nothing but the waste of lives and money. Release anyone who was incarcerated for "Possession". they do not belong in prison or jail.
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Marijuana legalization may not be the right thing
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