Congress could just decriminalize it at the federal level, while still criminalizing the importation of it, and let states decide the rest. While this isn’t my issue, it may be a good first step towards swinging back towards a strong tenth amendment.
From Daily Kos, Dems intend to get this on as many state ballots as they can for 2016, because it draws out the uninformed non-voter, who will mark the Dem ballot.
They likely aren’t going to have a black candidate in 2016, so this, and ginned-up Hispanic “racial tension”, is how they intend to bring out the stupid to vote.
What about employers that have zero tolerance? Now you have a bunch of unemployed potheads.
What about driving? What is the limit for under the influence? What jurisdictions have the ability to test for that?
2 recent cases here in Smalltown,USA where drivers were under the influence of pot only killed someone, one victim a mother pushing her twins in a stroller.
A large majority of arresstees for violent and property crimes have THC in their systems.
Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin were frequent users and had THC in their systems at the time they committed assault.
Also, I like the idea of taking this revenue stream away from the cartels but we have to know that they will recover that lost revenue by increasing/improving their heroin/meth/coke trade. Unintended consequences and all.
On the other hand, our enforcement agencies will be able to focus more resources on the more dangerous drugs which is good.
On the other hand it is not nearly as dangerous as alcohol, tobacco, or fast food.”
Tobacco and fast food are more dangerous than pot? Surely you jest. When was the last time someone smoked a cigarette and ate a hamburger from Mickey D’s and then was driving a car which was involved in an auto accident in which someone was injured or killed?
I saw a news story last week touting a phone poll of Colorado pot retail store owners and they said they were supporting Gardner over Udall 78%
Surprising to many here I’m sure
Leave as a states issue. I think it’s kind of nice having homeless Texans making career moves to Colorado because they can legally smoke pot there.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/pot-draws-homeless-texans-to-colorado/28186888
Weed is dangerous, but f the research is to be believed. Additionally, the impairment effects can be as deadly as alcohol. The issue I have is our socialist society. If somebody wants to destroy thier life with drugs, our social programs try to save him or her via my tax dollars. Eliminating the WOD will never save our country money; on the contrary, the funds will be shifted to take care of junkies.
You say people who smoke it contribute nothing to society but then say it’s mostly harmless. I don’t see it as harmless then. And what kind of military might will we be in years to come if our soldiers are stoned and slow to react? I don’t think we should give this supposedly “harmless” drug the green light. It’s going to open up a pandora’s box, I don’t care what anyone says. If we were like Native American’s of old living off the land and trading or farming to make living fine, but it won’t be good for a modern industrial society.
I hate it when government gets smaller.
If there were potheads that were not social parasites and did contribute to society, would you still hate them?
The main problem with the drug war is that the “cure” is far worse than the “disease”. Some of the worst excesses of government is a direct result of this phony “war”. I’m not a fan of any drug, and am reluctant to even take aspirin, but the insanity of the WoD drives government in a way that is more harmful to our republic than the drugs themselves would me.
I wonder if there's any cannabis product that would keep me from waking up all night long.
Melatonin, chamomile tea, pills, alcohol, valerian root or various other "natural" methods don't do squat.
I think legal grass will be just like casino gambling and lotteries.
Far too lucrative in taxes for state legislators to pass up.
Life as a politician is no fun without a lot of dough to spend.
