Posted on 07/02/2014 11:27:52 AM PDT by Rebelbase
$19 million in new tax revenue.
Marijuana-related arrests, which make up 50% of all drug-related crimes, have plummeted in Colorado, freeing up law enforcement to focus on other criminal activity. By removing marijuana penalties, the state saved somewhere between $12 million and $40 million in 2012, according to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.
According to government data, the Denver city- and county-wide murder rate has dropped 52.9% since recreational marijuana use was legalized in January. This is compared to the same period last year, a time frame encompassing Jan. 1 through April 30.
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Legalization has nothing to do with sin. By your premise it should be illegal to lie and not go to church on Sunday.
Peace, brother.
If the answer to the above 2 questions is 'no', what is the biblical justification for drug prohibition under secular law in modern times?
No chit!!
A stunningly stupid argument.
"We looked at the different regions of the brain. The back of the brain develops first, and the frontal parts of the brain develop during adolescence.
We found that the frontal cortex is much more affected by the drugs during adolescence. This is the area of the brain that controls executive functions, such as planning and impulse control. It is also the area most affected in schizophrenia."
New research may give backing to parents telling teens to "just say no." A study in mice from the University of Maryland School of Medicine reveals that regular use of marijuana during adolescence could damage brain function, potentially increasing the risk for schizophrenia and other psychiatric problems.
The study, which was recently published in Neuropsychopharmacology, had scientists examining cortical oscillations - patterns of the brain's neuron activity - in mice. These oscillations become abnormal when schizophrenia or other psychiatric disorders are present.
Researchers exposed young mice to low doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the active ingredient present in marijuana, for 20 days. Then the mice were returned to their family to continue developing.
When the mice became adults, the scientists discovered that their cortical oscillations were severely modified, and the mice showed signs of impaired cognitive functions.
Sylvina Mullins Raver from the University of Maryland says: "The striking finding is that, even though the mice were exposed to very low drug doses, and only for a brief period during adolescence, their brain abnormalities persisted into adulthood."
Supposed conservative police/nanny state call to arms.
Ah, one test disproves it all
my only problem with legalize pot is that we have not only drunk drivers, but stoned one also.....watch for increae in auto accidents...
I agree with that. I also believe that it's not a good idea to consume huge amounts of sugars and starches and fatty red meat. It's not a good idea to ride a motorcycle without a helmet, leathers, and boots. It's not a good idea to over-indulge in alcohol. It's not a good idea to watch endless hours of television. It's not a good idea to never exercise. It's not a good idea to smoke or chew tobacco.
But none of those things are any of my or your business in a free society. Otherwise, we are no better than Nanny Bloomberg and the other leftist totalitarians who want to run everyone else's lives.
Wrong. "We reviewed the literature".
disproves it all
Disproves what - your memories? I Googled it for us, and that's what's on the table for hard evidence.
Young people have been reporting for several years that they can get illega-for-adults pot more easily than legal-for-adults beer or cigarettes. It appears that the most effective legal policy for keeping drugs away from kids is to legalize them for adults, which gives legal sellers an economic incentive to not sell to kids.
So if something is bad for kids, it should be illegal for adults, correct?
In case you haven't noticed, the new legalized pot laws still require enforcement, as there are myriad restrictions as to its use: prohibition to minors, locations use is allowed, amounts allowed, possession for use or sale, etc.
If you consider all of the management laws now required, outright prohibition was much, much simpler and easier for law enforcement to implement.
Additional paperwork is preferable to a war.
We’re not talking about mere paperwork, but real, enforceable, arrestable laws.
And when children are in the mix, the laws become even more critical.
In case you haven't noticed, the new legalized pot laws still require enforcement, as there are myriad restrictions as to its use: prohibition to minors, locations use is allowed, amounts allowed, possession for use or sale, etc.
All those regulations on alcohol have not created a breeding ground for a significant black market in that drug.
If you consider all of the management laws now required, outright prohibition was much, much simpler and easier for law enforcement to implement.
Simpler? I suppose. Easier? Doubtful - monitoring transactions that can occur anywhere and all of whose parties want to hide them is much harder than monitoring sales in a fixed storefront.
Young people have been reporting for several years that they can get illega-for-adults pot more easily than legal-for-adults beer or cigarettes. It appears that the most effective legal policy for keeping drugs away from kids is to legalize them for adults, which gives legal sellers an economic incentive to not sell to kids.
abortion is legal -— however, it remains a sin in the eyes of God.
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