Don't care The only reason I'd ever actually care if it was legalized is because everyone would finally stop plastering everything with legalize it stickers and stop saying LOL LEGALIZE IT IT DON HURT NOONE
Maybe if you give a valid arguement to the government then maybe tommorow, but I doubt anyone could.leonard88
Well it would help stimulate the economy is a good argument. There are more..but whatever, I don't care whether or not it is, I don't do it, but I believe it should be legalized.
[QUOTE="leonard88"]Maybe if you give a valid arguement to the government then maybe tommorow, but I doubt anyone could.needled24-7
There are plenty of valid arguments for its legalization. But they won't work soon, unfortunately. Yeah we are talking about the government and they are serious about everything they talk about and never hear anyone's side of the story.
My generation will be the generation to legalize. I'm only 16 so we have a while to go. It is a shame though that we're losing the war on drugs so badly. I mean, they spend billions on preventing drugs, and a lot of that money goes into marijuana prevention. And yet, its a billion dollar industry. If it were legal, the recession would be over a lot sooner. And no I'm not saying that marijuana alone would end the recession, I'm saying it would HELP.
[QUOTE="leonard88"]Maybe if you give a valid arguement to the government then maybe tommorow, but I doubt anyone could.AlphaRail
Well it would help stimulate the economy is a good argument. There are more..but whatever, I don't care whether or not it is, I don't do it, but I believe it should be legalized. Yeah it kinda would but only if its government grown.
[QUOTE="needled24-7"][QUOTE="leonard88"]Maybe if you give a valid arguement to the government then maybe tommorow, but I doubt anyone could.leonard88
There are plenty of valid arguments for its legalization. But they won't work soon, unfortunately. Yeah we are talking about the government and they are serious about everything they talk about and never hear anyone's side of the story. yeah the first ammendment, and the.... I forget which one (the protest one) are complete bull.
I really couldn't care..... The government has bigger problems to deal with right now, rather then people whining about not being able to smoke cannabis openly.
My generation will be the generation to legalize. I'm only 16 so we have a while to go. It is a shame though that we're losing the war on drugs so badly. I mean, they spend billions on preventing drugs, and a lot of that money goes into marijuana prevention. And yet, its a billion dollar industry. If it were legal, the recession would be over a lot sooner. And no I'm not saying that marijuana alone would end the recession, I'm saying it would HELP.nicknees93
Did you know, the cost to the government (AKA taxpayers) to put someone behind bars for marijuana possesion is more than one year of college tuition at most colleges? Yeah... that makes sense.
At SOME point, the US Government is going to have to deal with that debt and deficit. A LOT of programs are going to get cut out or reduced. I don't see 'The War on Drugs' as it stands today surviving as a policy. That's not to say they won't do anything about drugs, but the way they're handling it now is just a money sink with no real effects on supply and demand of the substances.
[QUOTE="nicknees93"]My generation will be the generation to legalize. I'm only 16 so we have a while to go. It is a shame though that we're losing the war on drugs so badly. I mean, they spend billions on preventing drugs, and a lot of that money goes into marijuana prevention. And yet, its a billion dollar industry. If it were legal, the recession would be over a lot sooner. And no I'm not saying that marijuana alone would end the recession, I'm saying it would HELP.Juggernaut140
I can see why you made this thread then :roll:
I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at...
I really couldn't care..... The government has bigger problems to deal with right now, rather then people whining about not being able to smoke cannabis openly.carrot-cake
Wasting billions of dollars every year on a frivolous and completely stupid campaign to tell people what they can and cannot put in their own bodies? That is a huge issue with the Constitution and general rights right there.
At SOME point, the US Government is going to have to deal with that debt and deficit. A LOT of programs are going to get cut out or reduced. I don't see 'The War on Drugs' as it stands today surviving as a policy. That's not to say they won't do anything about drugs, but the way their handling it now is just a money sink with no real effects on supply and demand of the substances.br0kenrabbit
true fact. i think obama actually mentioned this in like, 2005 or something. he said that the war on drugs is a war that the U.S. has pretty much lost by now and it needs to be handled differently.
A long time if it just remains some internet rah rah rah where folks declare the day coming soon ... some of those folks I'm not at all sure understand the political hurdles it has to make it thru.
A long time if it just remains some internet rah rah rah where folks declare the day coming soon ... some of those folks I'm not at all sure understand the political hurdles it has to make it thru.duxup
That's true, I think some people think Obama can just come out and say it's legal. But it has to make it through Senate and the House first...
I really couldn't care..... The government has bigger problems to deal with right now, rather then people whining about not being able to smoke cannabis openly.carrot-cake
We don't want to be able to smoke it openly, we want to be able to smoke it without getting in trouble.
[QUOTE="nicknees93"]I sometimes wonder, if they did legalize it to stimulate the economy and it works... will it stay legal?leonard88
Yes but the price would go really high. yeah there would be humongous taxes. but it wouldn't effect people's decision to buy it. besides, they would put an age limit on it so it's not like a small child could walk in and buy a pack of "Marlboro 420's"
[QUOTE="nicknees93"]How soon do you think the U.S. Federal Government will vote to end prohibition on cannibus? Lockedge
Ugh. There's honestly hundreds of things more important than legalizing cannibus. My answer: When there's time to review it for legalization. I'm not saying it needs to be right now. I'm just wondering if you guys think it will be within Obama's term?
When it becomes a financially profitable industry. Until then, they will continue wasting billions putting people behind bars for victimless crimes.foxhound_fox
It is financially profitable. There was a special on the National Geographic Channel called Marijuana Nation and it said marijuana may be America's cash crop.
[QUOTE="carrot-cake"]I really couldn't care..... The government has bigger problems to deal with right now, rather then people whining about not being able to smoke cannabis openly.foxhound_fox
Wasting billions of dollars every year on a frivolous and completely stupid campaign to tell people what they can and cannot put in their own bodies? That is a huge issue with the Constitution and general rights right there. I would prefer if crack and others stayed illegal. We have enough idiots who are willing to do somthing stupid just because "Its legal, so theres no harm", or "Trying" a drug. Plus, legalizing drugs is not going to solve any problems, it would create more. The campaigns against drugs are the only way to defer people from it because most who would get addicted to that type of thing has no will power of their own to stop and think about the consequences.
[QUOTE="leonard88"][QUOTE="nicknees93"]I sometimes wonder, if they did legalize it to stimulate the economy and it works... will it stay legal?nicknees93
Yes but the price would go really high. yeah there would be humongous taxes. but it wouldn't effect people's decision to buy it. besides, they would put an age limit on it so it's not like a small child could walk in and buy a pack of "Marlboro 420's" I think you mean "Marlboro Greens"
[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]When it becomes a financially profitable industry. Until then, they will continue wasting billions putting people behind bars for victimless crimes.needled24-7
It is financially profitable. There was a special on the National Geographic Channel called Marijuana Nation and it said marijuana may be America's cash crop. there's a lot of shows like that lately. Marijuana Inc. on MSNBC is another one similar to Marijuana Nation. A movie called Super High Me also showed how profitable the plant is.
[QUOTE="nicknees93"][QUOTE="leonard88"] Yes but the price would go really high.needled24-7
yeah there would be humongous taxes. but it wouldn't effect people's decision to buy it. besides, they would put an age limit on it so it's not like a small child could walk in and buy a pack of "Marlboro 420's" I think you mean "Marlboro Greens" haha either way :)
[QUOTE="leonard88"][QUOTE="nicknees93"]I sometimes wonder, if they did legalize it to stimulate the economy and it works... will it stay legal?nicknees93
Yes but the price would go really high. yeah there would be humongous taxes. but it wouldn't effect people's decision to buy it. besides, they would put an age limit on it so it's not like a small child could walk in and buy a pack of "Marlboro 420's" oh and that too other company's would try to knock it out by selling there own kind of cannibus ciggerates which people will try and get hooked
[QUOTE="leonard88"][QUOTE="nicknees93"][QUOTE="leonard88"] Yes but the price would go really high. yeah there would be humongous taxes. but it wouldn't effect people's decision to buy it. besides, they would put an age limit on it so it's not like a small child could walk in and buy a pack of "Marlboro 420's" oh and that too other company's would try to knock it out by selling there own kind of cannibus ciggerates which people will try and get hooked true, the one thing that i would hope they wouldn't do is put additives in it. it's fine the way it is, no need for cancer causing additives to ruin it. they made that mistake with cigarettes. well, in their case it wasn't a mistake, because they profit so much. but it sucks for anyone addicted to nicotine. at least marijuana isn't addictive on its own.
The ironic thing is that anyone who actually enjoys smoking weed wouldn't benefit from legalisation at all. You'd be paying more for far lesser quality weed.
[QUOTE="Lockedge"][QUOTE="nicknees93"]How soon do you think the U.S. Federal Government will vote to end prohibition on cannibus? nicknees93
Ugh. There's honestly hundreds of things more important than legalizing cannibus. My answer: When there's time to review it for legalization. I'm not saying it needs to be right now. I'm just wondering if you guys think it will be within Obama's term? Not likely. I don't see it happening within even 8 years' time. I figure a decade and a half, at LEAST. That said, I predict this bailout will fail, and the economy will stumble again, and it'll cause a fair bit more problems that will be of more importance. There won't be time to worry about pot. Honestly, I could care less about the plant, but the fact it's used as a drug...if it's legalized(which would set in place a route for other drugs to be legalized) at least smoking laws/restrictions will prevent people from smoking pot in most public areas.
The ironic thing is that anyone who actually enjoys smoking weed wouldn't benefit from legalisation at all. You'd be paying more for far lesser quality weed.Ninja-Hippo
Unless you grew your own or bought from people that grew their own, etc. But I would pay more if I knew that there was no risk of getting arrested.
[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]The ironic thing is that anyone who actually enjoys smoking weed wouldn't benefit from legalisation at all. You'd be paying more for far lesser quality weed.needled24-7
Unless you grew your own or bought from people that grew their own, etc. But I would pay more if I knew that there was no risk of getting arrested. It's probably a much bigger deal in the US, as for some crazy reason they'll actually put you guys in jail for having weed, which seems ridiculous to me. Here, if you're caught with it all they'll do is confiscate it from you, and your punishment is that you just paid for weed and got it taken off you. If you do it consistently you'll get a fine, and if you're selling you'll get jail time, but even then they give you community service instead more often.
[QUOTE="needled24-7"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]The ironic thing is that anyone who actually enjoys smoking weed wouldn't benefit from legalisation at all. You'd be paying more for far lesser quality weed.Ninja-Hippo
Unless you grew your own or bought from people that grew their own, etc. But I would pay more if I knew that there was no risk of getting arrested. It's probably a much bigger deal in the US, as for some crazy reason they'll actually put you guys in jail for having weed, which seems ridiculous to me. Here, if you're caught with it all they'll do is confiscate it from you, and your punishment is that you just paid for weed and got it taken off you. If you do it consistently you'll get a fine, and if you're selling you'll get jail time, but even then they give you community service instead more often.What country do you live in?
I do think it's a big deal here in the US. People getting arrested for something as small as smoking weed.
I do think it's a big deal here in the US. People getting arrested for something as small as smoking weed.
Ninja-Hippo
England. It's illegal here too, but the punishments you face for getting caught with it are negligible. I wish here if they found you with it they would just take it and tell you to leave. I was arrested for possession and it's costing me $2000+ for an attorney, substance abuse classes, drug tests, etc. It's too much **** to go through just to get high.
[QUOTE="nicknees93"]My generation will be the generation to legalize. I'm only 16 so we have a while to go. It is a shame though that we're losing the war on drugs so badly. I mean, they spend billions on preventing drugs, and a lot of that money goes into marijuana prevention. And yet, its a billion dollar industry. If it were legal, the recession would be over a lot sooner. And no I'm not saying that marijuana alone would end the recession, I'm saying it would HELP.nicknees93
I can see why you made this thread then :roll:
I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at... Because people your age are constantly acting like they're some kind of bad ass just because they smoke :|
I wish here if they found you with it they would just take it and tell you to leave. I was arrested for possession and it's costing me $2000+ for an attorney, substance abuse classes, drug tests, etc. It's too much **** to go through just to get high.needled24-7
Yeah that's absolutely ridiculous. :? A waste of police time as well, if you ask me. They have to process your case and your paper work when they could be catching REAL criminals doing genuinely bad things.
When the government realizes it's not their place to tell it's citizens what they can or can't put into their bodies in the privacy of their own homes.
[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]The ironic thing is that anyone who actually enjoys smoking weed wouldn't benefit from legalisation at all. You'd be paying more for far lesser quality weed.needled24-7
Unless you grew your own or bought from people that grew their own, etc. But I would pay more if I knew that there was no risk of getting arrested. I doubt it would be lesser quality. In california they sell tons of different types that are amazing and extremely rare.
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