Posted on 07/23/2004 7:55:29 AM PDT by cryptical
Here's my answer: Marijuana laws protect a very lucrative business for lawyers, and cops.
You are referring to laws as government telling people what to do.
I look at the reasons for some laws as being there because some thick headed idiots don't know the boundaries of safe behavior or reasonable use and the boundaries are spelled out in laws.
This isn't the 1700s and the closer we live next to others, the more likely there will be laws you have to live by.
Do yourself a favor and don't admit to your own self-righeous past, it tends to lead to people disregarding anything you have to say on the drug or conservative issues.
So you are an anarchist perhaps wanting the furthest extent of freedom? Sure sounds like it!
Branded Radical placemarker.
;^)
Do you propose that we also legalized cocaine?
"Marijuana Prohibition: Who Does It Protect?"
NORMAL people who don't need drugs to cloud reality. People on drugs hide from reality. There's a reason why Home Depot and other employers do NOT want druggies working for them. Drugs alter their mind and they can be dangerous to NORMAL people in society.
Only a dope would want to do drugs.
Seems more a drug lust trying to use the constitution as a shield.
I would imagine that pedophiles, bigamists and other similar oddities could use your arguments in their slants on ways to force their way into the mainstream society as well.
Hey, that's exactly the way we handle alcohol -- each state decides. I propose that we vote on an amendment which contains similar wording to that of the 21st amendment (which gave the alcohol legalization power back to the states). Agree?
I mean, if we don't, we could end up with California being the only state to legalize pot which may cause problems in the surrounding states -- it's only fair to give those states a say-so in the legalization process.
But are you saying that the legalization decision for all drugs, including prescription drugs, be turned over to the states or just marijuana?
BTW, save the namecalling for someone else. I didn't call you any names.
Are you a federal jackboot or just an uptight AR cop wannabe?
So, I can safely conclude that you essentially agree with the propaganda of the almighty State and despise the Creation of God, at their command.
That's a very odd position for someone with your tagline.
I propose you go to prison for your crimes, just like you advocate for others who have committed the same crimes as you. That is the first thing I propose. In lieu of that, I propose you stay off these threads because you have no standing or credibility on the issue.
Yes. The only provision is that states would have to allow the shipping of pot grown in, say, NY to, say, CA through Indiana, even if Indiana bans the sale of pot.
But are you saying that the legalization decision for all drugs, including prescription drugs, be turned over to the states or just marijuana?
Interesting question, actually. I see drugs prescribed for a medicinal purpose to be in a different category than recreational drugs, so I would leave regulation of prescription drugs to the FDA.
I'm also not in favor of going whole-hog with this proposed experiment. I recognize that a lot of other drugs, like cocaine and heroin, are dangerous, while marijuana is not. So, let's try this experiment for a couple of decades with the least dangerous drug and see what happens. If it's a disaster, at least legal marijuana would do less damage than legal cocaine.
More great logic. Pick and choose at what shall be free and what shall not be...just like the liberals. And then go on to say that FR is not worthy this issue. Censorship is favored then eh? Who are YOU to say what is discussed on FR and what is not?
Calling the WOD only a liberal issue is ignorant, and intended only to vilify it by name-calling. It's all you socialists can do when you have no logical argument.
I also oppose hypocrisy on the issue.
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If that is the case, then the best response would be to legalize and regulate it so it won't get into the hands of children.
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This is too funny. So, all your arguments about how drug-related crime would go away if drugs were legalized is just so much hooey because keeping drugs illegal for the largest group of users (minors) would fix all the problems of drug-related crime.
I just have to laugh at the mental abilities of the proponents of legalizing drugs. Of course, I shouldn't be surprised. They're called pot-heads for a reason.
Once again you make up things. But, I guess, truth is not really that important to you, demonization is your game.
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