Pot law backers draw flak

Rocky Mountain News ^ | 10/14/2005 | Alan Gathright

[cryptical]

Next thing you know, the politicians will demand a monopoly on misleading the public.

[goldstategop]

Yeah, its dishonest. Personally, I do think marijuana should be legalized. Its no more addicting than alcohol or tobacco. And prosecuting marijuana medicine patients makes no sense whatsoever to me.

(Denny Crane: "I like nature. Don't talk to me about the environment".)

[krshnbrn]

the politicians will demand a monopoly on misleading the public.

I think they've had the monopoly for quite some time. Just desperately trying to protect it anymore.

[Mr. K]

You know, I think a lot of people would.

I hate alcohol in nearly any form (except someone mentioned Creme de Menthe erlier...mmmmmmmmmmm Oh an Bailiey)

And as a FORMER pot smoker I agree 100% that it is less harmful than drinking. The problem with pot is the peopoe who smkoe it all day every day- imagin if you DRANK that much- you would be sick alcoholic.

[Mr. K]

geez- I look like I was stoned when I wrote that previous post- I REALLY need to actually do a preview before I post...

[ActionNewsBill]

I I don't really drink either, in fact I don't keep alchohal in the house,

Coulda fooled me . ; > )

[mysterio]

Well, considering they made it illegal in the first place with outright lies and racist propaganda, it seems turnabout is fair play.

[robertpaulsen]

"A pro-pot group, Change the Climate ..."

Change the Climate? Even that is misleading -- sounds like an environmental group.

(Oh no, robertpaulsen, we're referring to the political climate. Uh-huh.)

[robertpaulsen]

You're not saying our current laws are based on outright lies and racist propaganda, are you?

These are current ads, you know.

[robertpaulsen]

TEXT OF PROPOSED INITIATIVE
(proposed addition in all caps, underlined)
Amend Art. 5, Div. 3, Sec. 38-175 (Revised Municipal Code)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE (21) to possess one (1) ounce or less of
marihuana. If such person is under the age of eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the offense, no jail sentence shall
be imposed and any fine imposed may be supplanted by treatment as required by the court.

Stupid. So if you're under 21 and possess 2 ounces, it's legal.

[mysterio]

Many of our current drug laws are based on outright lies and racist propaganda, yes.

[mysterio]

Stupid. So if you're under 21 and possess 2 ounces, it's legal.

That's funny! The new law makes it illegal for kids to not have pot on them!

[robertpaulsen]

"The new law makes it illegal for kids to not have pot on them!"

To not have enough pot on them.

[robertpaulsen]

"Many of our current drug laws are based on outright lies and racist propaganda, yes."

Well, I was referring to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, under which our current federal laws are written.

But I'd be interested in hearing about some of the laws to which you're referring.

[mysterio]

Illegal to posess one ounce or less. 0 ounces is less than one. So technically, if a child posesses 0 ounces of pot, that's less than one, so the child is in violation of the law. Awesome!

[mysterio]

Racist propaganda was used to ban pot. Posters and films stated clearly that if your daughter smoked pot, she would begin to have urges to have sex with black jazz musicians.

The the controlled substances act is a lie in and of itself. It classifies pot and heroin in the same category and states neither have any medical use.

The WOD has accomplished nothing except to grow government and degrade the Bill of Rights.

[adaven]

That's pretty messed up. They should have waited for the bong rips until AFTER they wrote the initiative! Yikes.

[robertpaulsen]

I stand corrected.