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Old 03-06-2009, 07:41 PM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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We sent Astronauts to the moon.

We invented Electricity.

Henry Ford built the first Patented Automobile.

We are the last Super power.

Why can't we stop drugs from entering our land?

Do you believe it can be stopped or do you believe it should be legal?
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Old 03-06-2009, 07:43 PM
 
Location: Here
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Legalize it and tax it.
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Old 03-06-2009, 08:08 PM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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No. They can never be stopped.

They can be controled and taxed, and the criminal element can be relegated to a minimal role in their distribution.

Provided, of course, you elect politicians who are not afraid. <Snicker>
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Old 03-06-2009, 10:34 PM
 
Location: James Island, SC
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I wish they could be.

But then, I wish that sociopaths, and people who have no compassion for others and no self-respect could be changed as well. Sigh.
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Old 03-06-2009, 11:28 PM
 
Location: Yes
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Legalized and taxed
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Old 03-06-2009, 11:40 PM
 
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i believe in the legalization of marijuana, but not the rest.
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Old 03-07-2009, 12:28 AM
 
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Marijuana: legalized and taxed. It's downright stupid not to do it.

Other drugs: remain illegal.
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Old 03-07-2009, 03:22 AM
 
Location: Houston Texas
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Marijuana: legalized and taxed. It's downright stupid not to do it.

Other drugs: remain illegal.
Why only marijuana?

I think all drugs should be legalized and taxed. That would go a long way toward solving money woes in this country

It would also do alot to stop the violence at the Mexican border and in our streets

Pot legalized only would only bring in a certain amount of tax revenue but would do little to free up jail overcrowding since very few are in for selling or using pot
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Old 03-07-2009, 05:48 AM
 
Location: Way South of the Volvo Line
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I would like to see marijuana legalized. I believe if taxed and regulated it would have less negative impact than alcohol now does. God put certain plants and foodstuffs on this earth for our freedom to choose their benefit or ills. It it's something that need s to be more than just dried like parsley then it is drug production.
Coca, chat, coffee, and even poppies can be tolerated by the human body in SMALL doses in their NATURAL state. Distilling, processing and further alteration to simplify them to the most potent ingredients, to a large extent, is what's killing us. But since many of these substances are so potent I suggest that just marijuana can truly be controlled.
People don't beat their wives and rob convenience stores when they're high on weed. They might wreck a car or hurt themselves or others with large machinery, thus the regulation.
Legalize it, get it out of the hands of the vicious criminals and suck in the new tax revenue. Lord knows we can use it!
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Old 03-07-2009, 06:29 AM
 
Location: WV
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As the mother of a recovering addict, I say legalize and tax it. Use the tax money for treatment centers for those who wish to stop using. Many addicts want to quit but there are no affordable facilities available.
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