Posted on 09/04/2018 2:15:01 PM PDT by fwdude
Nine states and the District of Columbia have now legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Is this a good thing? (Medicinal use is legal in 29 states.)
With loosening standards, it is no surprise that marijuana use is up across the board. Last year, 14% of Americans – one in seven – used pot. Laws actually do make a difference here, as 20% of Americans used pot where it is legal while only 12% used pot where it is against the law. The old saying is that “the law is a teacher,” and this serves as an example.
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No! And it will eventually be turned back.
I perceive drug laws are used as a tool whereby government makes inroads into the public’s Constitutional rights. That’s aside from any practical arguments for or against recreational drugs per se.
Seeing revenue above what was expected in NV. Where it goes-—— I have no idea where it really ends up.
Leaving it to medical was good enough
And I smoked for 15 years
Asset forfeiture and draconian sentence guidelines are worse
Absolutely. Police use the laws to steal millions on the pretext of enforcing drug laws, even when no crime is committed.
Only, pot never really becomes completely "legal." There will always be laws to mitigate the harmful fallout of legalizing it (DUI, access by children, use while in official capacity, selling on the black market outside the state profit center interest, etc.)
I know someone with PTSD that says pot is the only thing that helps. Legal drugs like alcohol makes it worse and is depressive to them. Our Vets with PTSD need it for medical use but it is not allowed in TEXAS. After speaking with the spouse of the person with diagnosed PTSD, I have changed my mind about the medical uses of pot. Not for recreational use but for medical reasons only.
The old saying is that “the law is a teacher,” ...
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Acutally, “The Law is an Ass.”
~~Oliver Twist
It would be one thing if it were possible for drugs to be used in absolute isolation from the interconnectedness of the world. But high people frequently go out into public.
Well, of course they do.
This is exactly why we have a federal system. Let each state decide.
No, but we are living in crazy times, so people are going to do it anyway.
Good idea or not, you are more likely to be able to put toothpaste back in the tube than reverse the current trend.
I couldn't agree more. And I think that's what the author was getting at.
Here's a practical argument against recreational drug use.
"China."
I am not pro-pot, I am anti drug war. Tired of militarized police and SWAT raids gone wrong coupled with gang crime related to control of the black market.
I do recognize that freedom comes with a price, but I still prefer the slightly higher risk of danger from intoxicated drivers to the loss of freedom to government and their jackboot enforcers.
Government and police need to re-orient themselves towards peace keeping and property crimes (and border control).
I don’t even care if we end up with more addicts on welfare and medicaid. Let them overwhelm the system. Maybe voters will get tired of supporting junkies and vote to end the welfare state.
Is making Alcohol illegal a good idea? Alcohol is leading cause of car fatalities, broken marriages, performance loss at jobs and it kills your liver.
But can our Treasury afford to build more court houses, hire more judges, bailiffs, prosecutors, cops, police cars, prison guards, prison buildings, public defender lawyers etc etc?
And the trial lawyers and car body repair shops will be badly hurt if alcohol is made illegal.
Marijuana prohibition has the same costs as alcohol.
I am sorry this is off-topic, but why is it so hard to put toothpaste back into a tube? I have tried when I needed only a small amount for travel. It never works. How do they get it in there, in the first place?
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