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Oh come on. How much better is Zoloff than Pot? Bored housewives in 8,000lbs trucks hopped up on a prescription of Valium... I'll take a pot head anyday.

Don't legalize Pot. Decriminalize it. Don't send some 18 y/o college student to jail for 5 years over a couple of joints. Give him a ticket.

Far more damage is done with leagal drugs like alcohol and tobacco than will ever be done with Pot or Heroin.

And no, I don't smoke dope
28 posted on 05/16/2003 11:53:04 AM PDT by forktail
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To: forktail
Don't legalize Pot.

Why not?

29 posted on 05/16/2003 12:02:06 PM PDT by MrLeRoy (The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
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To: forktail
Don't legalize Pot. Decriminalize it. Don't send some 18 y/o college student to jail for 5 years over a couple of joints. Give him a ticket.

I agree with you point but not with your premises, the only people going to jail for 5 years are the ones cultivating or selling large quantities.

With some in the pot debate it’s about the freedom to do what they want and I can accept that libertarian argument, however with a lot of people it’s really about making easy money.

Decriminalization is the worst of all choices because it keeps intact the criminal profits and the associated crime that accompanies it. Make no mistake good people and bad are killed over pot money every day.

Legalize and regularize it or keep it illegal. IMO a wink and nod approach would only further enrich the drug traders and lead to further crime.

36 posted on 05/16/2003 1:09:49 PM PDT by usurper
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