Posted on 10/20/2005 7:51:19 AM PDT by cryptical
IN 2004, law enforcement officials arrested 771,605 people for marijuana violations, according to federal statistics. Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project was so alarmed he sent out a press release noting that there were more arrests for marijuana charges than all violent crimes combined. The number of arrests for possession alone was 684,319.
Said Mirken of the 771,605 statistic: "This is, in fact, an all-time record. This number of arrests is the equivalent of arresting every man, woman and child in San Francisco." Some 40 percent of Americans say they have used marijuana or hashish in their lifetime, and 34 percent of high-school seniors say they have used marijuana in the last year -- even though the last decade has seen a huge spike in marijuana arrests, according to federal research. When the number of marijuana arrests exceeds the population of some states, the country should be asking: Does it make sense to keep millions of otherwise-law-abiding citizens on the dark side of the law?
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Nobody forced you to click on the thread, Moonbat.
Or do you enjoy hearing yourself pontificating over the rest of us sheeple who need gov't to hold our hands?
Strawman arguments....
But why is that? Couldn't be because of prohibition, can it?
Nah....
Barf Alert!
Honestly, do you think those who never done marijuana before would all of a sudden use it if it became legal?
You and I know that if the government legalized pot they would put a filter on the cigarette and lower the THC lever well beyond the tolerance level that most pot heads need for their high in todays world.
Those websites are about as objective as CNN.com.
"It's not about keeping someone from getting high..that deflects from the real reasons: some of those are--drug users steal your stuff, attack you and make your free enjoyment of life difficult; do you want the chief of police high every day? Do you want your kid's teachers high every day? Do you want lots of people roaming around our highways high?"
What a load of crap. If someone wanted to grow a little weed to smoke instead of having evening cocktails, why is this going to make them steal form someone. If the chief of police wants to have a couple tokes after work, that's OK with me. Do you really think that everyone who drinks alcohol goes to work wasted every day?
All you have to do is a little research on these web sites to find out. NIDA, DEA, Hazelden, Marijuana Anonymous and the The White House web site.
Something tells me you may not want the truth because its not fitting to your agenda. I hope I am wrong.
Granted they have been able to make weed "stronger" than it used to be. But, that weed is not what most are smoking. Most people get the cheap weed from Mexico that is no stronger than it used to be.
You are being kind, indeed, with this poster's hysterical bullsh*t.
Pot is Evil
Evil is Sin
Sin is Forgiven
So Pot is In!
Yeah, that Humboldt County sh-t is da bomb man! Quit Bogarting the nachos Cheech...
I would suggest that you stay away from government websites for accurate information about Marijuana, and look for more reputable and unbiased sources, such as erowid.com, which is a fantastic site to find information on psychoactive substances.
Websites such as the DEAs is mostly filled with half truths and skewed information intended on providing strong justification for their current operations.
Indeed Marijuana is stronger today due to extensive strain selection and breeding techniques. I havent seen any conclusive data that shows that increased potency leads to increased side effects but would like to see a study done if there hasnt been one already.
And conversely, has marijuana being illegal kept many people who wanted to try it from trying it?
You and I know that if the government legalized pot they would put a filter on the cigarette and lower the THC lever well beyond the tolerance level that most pot heads need for their high in todays world.
They would just grow their own. That's why it's illegal, no money in it for the gov't. But we can obviously see how much the gov't makes keeping it illegal.
And the result is that a user smokes less to get the same effect. It's a means to an end, the end being to get high. If you can do it on one or two puffs vs. sucking down an entire joint, that's what you do.
This is what making it illegal has wrought. Legalize weed and it'll be pure as the driven snow. Pass the Doritos.
Did you forget the /sarcasm at the end of that?
I hope!
The statistic cited in the article (700,000+ arrests; the large majority of them being for possession, not dealing) is proof-positive.
So what does that mean? Are those people addicted, incredibly stupid, or possibly both?
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