Posted on 09/21/2002 5:49:50 PM PDT by Libloather
Liberteens come, and Liberteens go. But they seem to have an awful time with their own (and biggest - maybe only) issue - pot.
As far as anyone can tell, not ONE person has been placed behind bars for smoking pot. But the Liberteens paint an entirely different picture. They claim that HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS are behind bars for smoking.
Can anyone provide any proof either way?
realpatriot71 had previously stated he lives in California, and I helped him understand what exactly the laws have been for the past 29 years.
Bright light, judging by the way the libertines cover their eyes and shriek when he posts.
You have dose?
hb-- LL's question is a riddling game rather than a serious topic of debate.
As far as I know, there is no law against smoking MJ and therefore no one has been charged with or jailed for such an offense.
People do use the terms smoking and possession interchangeably. LL thinks he has stumbled onto something profound by pointing out the inaccurate mixing of the terms.
Several people have said basically the same thing. Doing that even prior to Libloather's #166 post. IMO, he has a Grand-Canyon sized blind spot or he's "shnockerd" (drunk) out of his mind. On the other hand, perhaps he's stalling in hopes of coming up with some revelation that will extricate himself from the hole he dug.
You sure poked a touchy libertarian nerve. 140
Libloather: The Liberteens have no idea what's comin'.
Please leave me in my revelry...166
You aren't really - are you? Maybe some of this should be resolved in private email - no?
Who? You? I'm praying that you aren't a judge.
Are you?
People do use the terms smoking and possession interchangeably. 186
Cops and judges don't. Why do you? Who ARE you? 192
From my first post (19) on this thread. Note the part in bold.
"As far as I know, ironically, there is no law that prohibits smoking marijuana."
That quote was from me to you over on this thread: Drug Czar on Anti-Marijuana Crusade. (An interesting juxtaposition between myself and liblother.)
IMO, it is a misnomer that smoking marijuana is prohibited by law. As far as I know there is no law that prohibits smoking marijuana. There are laws prohibiting possession of marijuana.
In a court of law the distinction is critical. One act can result in a court trial, the other doesn't. One act can result in being sent to prison, the other can't.
This forum is not a court of law and it is logically assumed by the vast majority of people that in order to smoke marijuana a person must have marijuana in their possession.
You appear to be making a very petty argument.
I just said no one has been charged or jailed for smoking. Poor reading comprehension on your part.
You think that's bad!? It's not the half of it. LL flagged me complaining that I failed to show up on this thread. Problem was, I had already posted several times to this thread, and some of those posts were to LL. Apparently he has the attention span of a gnat. See post 134
Then you agree. Thanks.
It was mentioned in the original post. It's there for all to read.
Still, the question still remains unanswered - Has ANYONE ever been imprisoned for smoking pot?
Got any leads?
I had the answer on the first try a couple of nights ago, remember?
You mean to tell me (us, whoever) he was harping on this inane semantics issue that long. Oh. that's right, this is different. LL has some grand eye-opener to share with us... He's just waiting for the right time. He better hurry before he loses his audience. But maybe that's what he is waiting for.
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