[A. Pole]

Ok, you must be right. There would be no detremental effects to legalizing pot on our society, as it is the same as having a glass of wine. Riiigt.

One loss will be big layoffs in the prison industry which is the major employer in many areas. Also deficit in many police departments which got addicted to the revenue from forfeitures

I would not legalise pot completely. I would make the purchase sort of difficult through limiting amount and time when it can be bought and only in licenced places. Non licenced sale would be a minor crime or misdemeanor punished by fines.

[JMJ333]

I just think there are so many more important things to focus on than destigmatizing pot because eventually other drugs will be destigmatized as well. I look at Holland and see that they have slipped further down the cultural slope after they legalized pot, and I don't want to leave that kind of culture to future generations.

Most importantly we need to get a handle on the culture of death and promiscuity. In my opinion, we will not be able to do so if we pretend that desensetizing ourselves is normal. Bt, as I mentioned earlier, I continue to pray that we realize the road we are sliding down.