[Kimmers]

I was talking to a women about her 18 yo (can't find a job yet) son. She admits to him smoking pot and feels it needs to be legalized and then tax the hell out of it. The point is what her son is doing is still illegal no matter what her feelings or mine are on the issue. He did have a potential job but did not follow through on it because he found out they drug tested. He made his choice, getting high over being a productive member of society.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

He made his choice, getting high over being a productive member of society.

Society's loss as well. We could have a society where he might be able to be productive and get high.

Maybe not. But I remember some students in college who smoked pot every night and pulled down 3.7 GPAs in the day...and not on touchy-feely classes either.

[highimpact]

He made his choice, getting high over being a productive member of society.

I personally know five "recreational" pot smokers who are very successful business owners. Their combined net worth is over $25M. Is your "productivity" comparable to theirs? Combined, they employ 96 people who earn a very nice living. What benefit does it serve society to put them in jail for toking up in privacy?

[VeniVidiVici]

She admits to him smoking pot and feels it needs to be legalized and then tax the hell out of it.

Such progressive feelings are meant to make you feel warm and fuzzy.

The funny part is they do this and end-up with a huge black market bigger than cigarettes. They same thing will happen (crime, smuggling, etc), the difference being it will have the government's (tax) stamp of approval.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Bump!