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The Failed War On Pot Users
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 10/20/2005
| Debra J. Saunders
Posted on 10/20/2005 7:51:19 AM PDT by cryptical
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If we just doubled the arrests and doubled the tax dollars spent, we can make a dent in the drug trade. Just because it's never worked before doesn't mean it won't work now.
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posted on
10/20/2005 7:51:22 AM PDT
by
cryptical
To: cryptical
"Marijuana is a much more serious drug than most Americans realize. It's a more potent drug than it was in the past."This is a pure BS talking point.
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posted on
10/20/2005 7:55:37 AM PDT
by
rhombus
To: cryptical
"This number of arrests is the equivalent of arresting every man, woman and child in San Francisco.
While this might appeal to some Freepers, I would suggest not giving them any more ideas...
To: cryptical
"When the number of marijuana arrests exceeds the population of some states"
What states only have 771,605 people??
Wyoming? Montana?
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posted on
10/20/2005 7:57:13 AM PDT
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: rhombus
If I may put on my serious hat for a moment, let me reply to that.
Whisky is much stronger than beer. However, it is customary to drink whisky out of tiny shot glasses, while beer is consumed in giant mugs.
Moreover, drugs like marijuana and hash are self-limiting compared to alcohol. No matter if the stuff is weak or strong, at a certain point the user loses interest in having any more, and becomes distracted by other pursuits (or falls asleep on the floor).
To: Bigh4u2
What states only have 771,605 people?? Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming.
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:01:11 AM PDT
by
cryptical
To: cryptical
Hmmmm What an original idea. Would you say the same thing about those people that indulge in alcohol? If not what is the difference?
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:02:58 AM PDT
by
zek157
To: cryptical
The power of a national government in a nation of law abiding citizens is minimum. The power of a national government in a nation of criminals is maximum.
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:03:27 AM PDT
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: cryptical
Raising drug free kids should be the goal, then demand will drop. We are failing to teach children to NOT do drugs, to NOT drink. They know their parents did or do, they see their friends doing it. It is smiled upon and winked at all through society. There is a lot of money to be made these days. These things have been with humanity a long time. I suspect little will every change.
To: Bigh4u2
Wyoming - 506,529
link
Montana - 926,865
link
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:05:22 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
To: cryptical
What states only have 771,605 people?? Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming. Hew Haw salute!
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:06:12 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Federal creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it)
To: PaxMacian; WindMinstrel; philman_36; headsonpikes; cryptical; vikzilla; libertyman; Quick1; ...
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:06:51 AM PDT
by
Wolfie
To: Names Ash Housewares
every=ever
Should read.......
I suspect little will ever change.
To: cryptical
The number of arrests for possession alone was 684,319 That's a lot of Rastafarians
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:07:10 AM PDT
by
gamarob1
(.)
To: Bigh4u2
What states only have 771,605 people?? Wyoming? Montana?
Hey, we just broke 900,000 here in Montana. Unfortunately I think most of the increase comes from immigrants from the People's Republik of Kalipornia and assorted other hippies.
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:10:11 AM PDT
by
GunnyHartman
(Allah is allah outta virgins.)
To: Enterprise; cryptical
Thanks.
Guess I should have payed more attention in geography class in school.
(blushing)
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:10:23 AM PDT
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: cryptical
I read the entire article. It's one big whine that should be accompanied by violin music, full of the same slogans that can be read on any one of the thousands of pot threads on FR.
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:14:22 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Federal creed: If it moves tax it. If it keeps moving regulate it. If it stops moving subsidize it)
To: Bigh4u2
The question was a good one though. I was surprised too that some of the States are so sparsely populated. Here in central Kaleefornia, Fresno County has more people than the whole State of Wyoming!
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:15:28 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
To: cryptical
The biggest problem we have with considering the question of what to do about marijuana is that the lobbying and policy groups promoting its decriminalization or legalization are some of the freakiest circus-act-refugees-masquerading-as-policy-wonks on the planet. There does need to be a serious discussion about it but how far can we really go when we're also told by the advocates for marijuana law reform that we can't wear leather, that ginseng should be served in school cafeterias, that cosmic rays from meteor showers are altering the human genome, and more?
I paid my way through college working in the restaurant business and that experience convinced me that hard liquor is an extremely dangerous substance, much more so than marijuana. I know someone will probably ping me with a link that says otherwise, but I've seen the ill effects of hard drinking up close and I don't chew twigs and berries.
To: cryptical
You'll like my idea. Video cameras in every home, watched 24/7 by government agents. And random house searches. You never know when it's coming. And if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about.
You see, we have to catch people who are getting high. Because that's the most important issue in the world. Someone is getting high right now, and if we had cameras in every house, we would catch him and put him in jail.
We also need to build more jails. Big ones. And we need to put everyone in who has ever used drugs. Drug users should be made to register after being released from prison so the police and military can drop by occasionally to make sure they are not high.
We can do this. It's going to take a lot of money and most of our liberty, but if it keeps one person from getting high, it's worth it.
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posted on
10/20/2005 8:17:35 AM PDT
by
mysterio
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