Creating a crime out of something that occurs entirely on ones own property with no possible victims but themselves IS the highest possible level of government intrusion. No other way to look at it.
It necessitates the creation of a stasi-like surveillance/snitching apparatus to enforce it. A system where people are randomly searched at will based on BS dog signals. A system to create the precedent of “protecting people from themselves” via the use of SWAT team home invasions. They are already taking innocent people’s cash until they can prove it isn’t drug money. ABSURD!
Slowly taking personal rights away “for the children” is the root of fascism
As one who believes in the Constitution and also in the wisdom of social limitations, I don’t have a problem with Colorado and Washington State legalizing marijuana. Where I do have the problem is all the other states seeing a bandwagon and jumping on instead of letting these two states be the laboratory for the ret of the nation.
This article has a couple examples of statistical effects of legalization in Colorado. http://pluggedin.focusonthefamily.com/the-costs-of-marijuana-legalization-a-colorado-snapshot/
It seems to indicate some serious negative societal effects. I think a couple more years are truly necessary for the big picture.
The kid next door to me smokes, a lot. He sits in his car for hours listening to the radio and smoking weed. He’s become far more angry and isolated, bordering on paranoid.
Sure, his behavior is fine for him, but his behavior also affects me. Imagine if I wanted to sell my house and prospective buyers walk up while he’s in his car. That’s a direct effect on me selling my house and you cannot make any claim that it isn’t.
There are significant negative effect on job readiness and employability. Homelessness among younger adults is up dramatically. I was in Spokane a few weeks ago and there were hundreds of high losers waiting for free meals, clogging up the system.
Like I said, I don’t have a real problem with legitimate medical needs. But, when there are more pot shops than gas stations, I does make one wonder just how many people are THAT sick.