Legal Weed

Townhall.com ^ | January 9, 2019 | John Stossel

[1Old Pro]

So, all we can do is follow the money, and the big money people are spending millions to get drugs legalized under the rubric of “Well, they are gonna do it anyway, legal or not, so we may as well cash in and get the criminal element out of the drug business.”

which is one reason perhaps we should just allow people to grow their own for their own use on private property.

[originalbuckeye]

Absolutely! And there is no filter on a marijuana cigarette.

[thefactor]

Haha. I know I’m going to regret this, but I have to ask. Why am I an idiot?

[socalgop]

Weed isn less harmful than alcohol - it doesn’t give you liver cirrhosis or delirium tremens or cause you to fight and it causes way fewer DUIs. But it also makes you zone out and not be present and a terrible role model to kids. Alcohol isn’t legal because it’s good for you, it’s legal because humans will always use substances to get in an altered state and the least harmful approach is to regulate substances, not prohibition. We tried prohibition and it didn’t work.

[hardspunned]

It is regulated in public places. I believe most states only allow it in the privacy of your home. I certainly don’t recommend pot but it is no worse for society than alcohol. If someone wants to drink, smoke pot in their home or ride a motorcycle with no helmet it should be no business of mine or the state.

[TheStickman]

Bullshite!

I use cannabis daily as a legal patient here in Florida. I believe sincerely alcohol is far deadlier & destructive than cannabis. It’s not even close from where I sit.

I do not believe it is ok to smoke it around children for any reason.

Cannabis helped me get free of decades long depression, anxiety & insomnia. I’ve lost 116 lbs of flab using cannabis and I went from being 100% unemployable to a thankful, thriving 57 year old who’s on his last week working TWO jobs before ‘just’ working one full time job.

[thefactor]

In Colorado, at least, smoking in public is a ticket-able offense. There are private establishments where people can ingest/smoke together. I’m fine with that.

[stubernx98]

Don’t hire any Pot people. Work effort is at about 15%

[discostu]

You can also expect them to be alcohol free. None of those rules changed.

[JimRed]

I figured all the undesirables would flock to those states from here. But now our governor supports legalization.

[gundog]

It’s illegal to smoke pot in public, in Oregon. It’s almost illegal to smoke tobacco in public.

[familyop]

"Some mid-wive’s and naturopaths are recommending marijuana to alleviate symptoms associated with morning sickness. There is evidence that marijuana usage during pregnancy may have bad effects on the unborn child’s brain development."

I've seen the results in person. Doctors drug the perpetually agitated children further into stupors. The parents conceal and deny it. Doctors pretend that it isn't happening. It's horrible. Who will guard them all in adulthood? Who will support them? What kinds of facilities will be built to hold them?

[BlueLancer]

Thanks for the info ...

[lilypad]

People puffing on weed look so dirty. They have dirty hands and it’s just icky. Maybe it’s just me but I’ve never seen a picture of clean cut, clean looking hands or body.

[blu]

Medical or Recreational Marijuana Means No Gun Rights

That article is 3 years old and speaks to Florida laws. I would suggest that folks do their own research based on their own state. AFAIK, in Michigan you can have both.

[vpintheak]

I get so PO’d driving around town and smelling skunk-butt everywhere. It’s sickening. And the negative aspects of pot is never brought up.

Idiots one and all.

[blu]

What about unemployment rates? What about welfare rates? What about the tax and spending increases that Colorado has suffered with?

Check your data and see how many of the folks on unemployment and on assistance are actually transplanted from other states. It seems that especially Boulder had an influx of out of state people who moved there for the legal pot.

[Taxman]

I’m agin it!

The cost to society for legalizing drugs will be enormous! Lives, money, wasted time, wasted talent, etc,etc.

We have ample evidence that a drugged society cannot sustain itself, and the last thing our society should do is encourage drug use!

[Rustybucket]

Except for the thrill of being able to buy pot from a store front, it is quickly replaced by the fact that it is so expensive from a dispensary.

As in high priced alcohol, people will seek more affordable pot. Also, people from long ago smoked much weaker pot, and the stuff today is far too strong.

People will by strong pot, and cut it with shake just to make it smoke able.

Home grown is not as strong, does not have as strong an odor, and gives a more pleasant high, and does not last so long.

The old days of getting the munchies is gone with stronger pot, you just want to come down.

Shake and less strong pot is preferable to most people I know. Homegrown is becoming more popular because of reduced potency, and a nicer buzz, like a good drink that is watered a bit.

Like alcohol, most recreational smokers save it for the weekends or with friends...

Just my opinion, and that of MANY people I know.

Good homegrown is always preferable.

[Responsibility2nd]

Transplants? That only bolsters my claim.

I was in Colorado this past September. A small town of about 1,000 people that had no pharmacy, no hotels or motels, no grocery store, no library, no parks, no banks, doctors, lawyers, realtors, no nothing.

It did have dollar store and 3-4 crappy places to eat.

Oh. Also 3 marijuana dispensaries.

Priorities first, right?