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To: smokingfrog

These people vote, and their most important issue is legalizing pot. Sad, sad commentary on America.


3 posted on 07/20/2016 2:19:15 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

Well, you may not like pot heads, I can take or leave ‘em but the pursuit of happiness is a constitutional right.


12 posted on 07/20/2016 2:25:08 PM PDT by Jolla
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To: Robert DeLong

>These people vote, and their most important issue is legalizing pot.

The GOP would do well to include making this weed legal for adults. While prohibition was real stupid, banning a weed is beyond stupid.

Refer Madness was NOT a documentary.


28 posted on 07/20/2016 2:50:29 PM PDT by soycd
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No, actually it’s a good thing. The late William F. Buckley always argued marijuana should be legalized. The fact that it isn’t is why it’s available to kids. Drug dealers don’t ask for id.


37 posted on 07/20/2016 3:22:24 PM PDT by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: Robert DeLong

Meh. There are people who voted to repeal the 18th amendment. Does anyone really need a drink that bad?

Disclaimer: I’m about 1/2 way through a vodka martini right now.

I smoked from about the time I was 16 until I was 20. It didn’t make me violent, never kept me from holding a job and I was not supporting my habit by stealing car stereos. In fact all I really wanted to do was eat Doritos and laugh at things. All in all I would say it is more benign than booze. Wake up in the morning... No hangover. Feel well rested.

The violence that is resultant of outlawing something usually has more to do with the lack of recourse people have when dealing with prohibited things. You can’t take a dealer to court, can’t report him to the BBB and have to worry about getting shot if you try to deal with it on your own.

I have smoked twice in the past decade for nostalgic proposes and have been disappointed but will admit, the old line is that pot is a gateway drug is 100 percent true. The people who are selling it are,usually not limited to one product and thank God I was never tempted to try things like heroin (which some of my friends were).

I was in Denver for work about a year and a half ago and it was no different than any other major city even though it’s legal. Was in Prague last July and the bodegas were all selling edibles. I didn’t see any chaos or crazy stuff.

Just my opinions and personal observations.


60 posted on 07/21/2016 6:33:38 PM PDT by SouthParkRepublican
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