It's time to legalize pot

Sentinel Review ^ | 9/5/2002

[MrLeRoy]

It's enough for a big thumbs up ... or a big light up, if you prefer.

Canada should legalize marijuana use by adults, a Senate committee recommended Wednesday. The report comes on the heels of a two-year study of public policy relating to pot.

The present system of prohibition on marijuana just doesn't work, the committee found. Obviously, the committee learned something from early 20th-century history, when alcohol was prohibited in the United States. Then, prohibition simply gave gangsters a product to move and people to shoot.

Instead of the current system that penalizes people for having small quantities of pot on them, there should instead be a regulated system for marijuana, perhaps like our current system for alcohol, the committee determined.

"Scientific evidence overwhelmingly indicates that cannabis is substantially less harmful than alcohol and should be treated not as a criminal issue but as a social and health issue," said Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, the committee chair.

It's true that taking pot still involves the harmful intake of smoke, which the committee recognized. But, as the committee pointed out, it's more of a health issue than anything else.

In addition, making pot legal would clear the way for our police to tackle other, more harmful crimes relating to the public good. Really, would you rather see a pot smoker or a child molester behind bars?

Whether the federal government will ever adopt the Senate recommendations is up in the air. Hopefully the feds won't throw up a smokescreen on this to cloud the issue, and goes ahead with legalization.

[Destructor]

"Again" I said! LOL!!

[Dakmar]

But we don't know what he means by again. A second time? Third? Twentienth?

[Willie Green]

Canada should legalize marijuana use by adults, a Senate committee recommended Wednesday.

Sounds good to me.
Let the druggies emigrate to Canada and overburden THEIR socialized health-care system.
Just gotta put tighter controls on both our boders to keep 'em out once they're gone.

[FeliciaCat]

Do you think everybody who believes that Pot should be legal is a "Pot Head"???? weird.

I don't smoke Pot, never did, never want to. I COMPLETELY BELIEVE it should be legal. I don't see a valid difference between stoners and drunks. Why is one head trip legal and one not?

[Dakmar]

I doubt if any of have ever hit the abuse button on you. I, personally would prefer that you're crass remarks remain posted for the entire world to see the inner workings of the mind of a prohibitionist. The misspellings are entertaining too.

[f.Christian]

"I sent a reply saying that I never said he was for legalisation, but knew that he was against the tactics currently being used in the WOD then asked if he wanted cessation of all drug-related posts."

"And a question: What is the dope scene? Could someone describe to me the alcohol scene? Or the tobacco scene? Or is it varied? Am I missing something?"

"And does it seem to be a tad hypocritical to say that FreeRepublic is working to roll back decades of gov't largesse, but then Jim goes on to say not to post about the WOD?"

"His response to my reply:"

"I... do not want---to use FR for glorifying pot or legalizing drugs." Jim

[dread78645]

another chance to parade around in your pink tu-tu's.

Wouldn't that clash with the brown shirt ?

[tacticalogic]

It's never time to legalize something that is harmful that is already illegal.

Regardless of the means that were used to make it illegal, or the unintended consequences of accepting those means?

[Dakmar]

But if we all moved to Canada, who is going to be here to fight against socialized medicine? The RINOs and neocons don't seem to be leading the charge.

[Dakmar]

What JimRob would prefer and what he will allow are two entrely different things. Until he asks me to quit posting anti-WOD comments, I will continue.

ps: I've also seen him tell posters that this is a political forum, not a religious one. Are you going to let that deter you from posting Bible passages? I should hope not.

[Dakmar]

entirely - I do know how to spell, that was a typo. :-)

[vin-one]

original post again, how creative of you.....

[Willie Green]

But if we all moved to Canada, who is going to be here to fight against socialized medicine?

With the druggies gone, the market for socialized medicine disappears as well.

[MrLeRoy]

Interesting how often the WODers whine about pro-drug-freedom posts being contrary to the Will Of Jim. I think their WOD-love and this whine both stem from their basic attitude of craven submission to authority. If Jim wants to kick me off his board, fine; I've already been kicked off FreeConservatives for the crime of kicking the pro-WOD moderator's ass all over that board---and my life went on.

[f.Christian]

This is original...

Government would wither away if you could put your brain back---functioning in your head/body...

everyone else too!

[Dead Corpse]

You missed the double-negative in my statement. ;-)

So did he.