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legalizing pot in the US

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SkeeOrDye
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so i was skimming through the radio in the car and i stop on some public broadcasting in the middle of the news, they said that some polititions or somthn were goin to start a legalizing campaign because of the millions of doillars the government spends on enforcing illegal pot laws. this is what we need, some important people who want pot legalized. i only heard the end of the report though. i just dont understand why its illegal anyway. they talk about shit like its the gateway drug, only reason it is the gateway drug is because its illegal and some ppl have to go to hard drug dealers to get some.
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Sep 7 2003 1:35AM
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P-JO
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gateway drug, immpossible to control, and it just wouldn't be as cool to do if it wasn't 'illegal'. I can see pot becoming legal with lotsa restrictions in like 5-10 years.





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Sep 7 2003 1:39AM
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Lord_Piot
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gateway drug, immpossible to control, and it just wouldn't be as cool to do if it wasn't 'illegal'. I can see pot becoming legal with lotsa restrictions in like 5-10 years.

stupid people like you should be shot

1) its not a gateway drug
2) holland doesnt have too much trouble
3) why do you smoke to be cool and to be a rebel. smoke it cause you like it.


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Sep 7 2003 1:43AM
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i second that satement of 'exellent point'

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Sep 7 2003 1:58AM
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P-JO
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yeah sorry I don't always know what im talkin about, thats a little harsh though. sorry for offending you if because obviously you really were...





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Sep 7 2003 2:01AM
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P-JO
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plus those were just my reasons for it not being legal already...i don't actually think it was a gateway drug, and the other things. I do smoke pot though, not really to be cool, just to be high.





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Sep 7 2003 2:03AM
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seward
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hahaha

never ever ever gonna happen in the states cause its full of hard ass'

sure we could go in to a huge political debate with proof and point but there is really no need.

not gonna happen


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Sep 7 2003 2:04AM
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he just keeps digging his hole deeper and deeper
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Sep 7 2003 2:06AM
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ReggaeConcept1
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it wont happen anytime in the near future and this is the reason: the people in the senate now are either pre-hippy time people or post-hippy people who hate hippies either way. when our generation gets to the the house and to congress and to the supreme court there is definately a chance of it becoming legal, but not really until then.

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Sep 7 2003 2:46AM
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Mykel
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our society does not have the ability to hold up to the sort of wide spread moral and social decay that would be brought forth with the legalization of marajuana. I don't have the time to go into the details, but trust me, it would definitely be for the worst. Actually, one example before I go, medicare and welfare and other social reform programs. We would see an increase in the costs of implementation for these that would be so high, taxes would be through the roof. Stock market would subsequently plumet and generally all hell would break loose.
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Sep 7 2003 3:01AM
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wntrwill
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For the next ten years at LEAST there will be absolutely no way pot will be legalized, there have been pro pot coalitions going on for a long time already, and here we are no where closer to legalizing it.
Sep 7 2003 3:07AM
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If pot was legalized do you think that people would still buy from drug dealers?

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Sep 7 2003 3:17AM
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ReggaeConcept1
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^no, there would be pot bars just like alcohol. you go there to buy it just like you go to bars to buy booze. who knows, in fifty years you may be able to go to Shaw's and buy some ganja. wouldnt that be a riot?

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Sep 7 2003 3:20AM
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SkeeOrDye
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how would it hurt the economy, does alcahol effect the economy greatly? it will just gives some farmers good work. if they sell alcahol why not weed, weed is safer, and u dont even get as fuked up as u usually would drinking. and hell holland is doing great. when they legalized pot crime significantly went down. its not like everyone is gonna be bustn out some pot 24/7 walkn down the sidewalk like someone would be smokn a worthless cig. cmon seriously now, any reason u give for pot being illegal i can turn back on it... try me.
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Sep 7 2003 3:29AM
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RideBLUNT
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Um, I like the point above, cept i dont agree with the 'holland doesn't have problems'.....

Holland is one of the most fucked up countries, in a drug sense. The city of Amsterdam has had a HUGE influx of heroine addicts and a HUGE loss of jobs since they legalized pot, mainstream and a HUGE increase in the amounts of robberies/crime in general. Other than that, yeah, holland's doin great since they legalized pot. Yay.

But for real, legalizing pot is a bad idea for the US. Economically it would be a disaster, people would lose motivation to work and would just want to smoke pot all day and not give a fuck about work, which is most people i know, but anyway, u get my point.

I have nothin against smokin the reefer/dank/bud/pot/cannibus/weed/grass/mary jane/ganja/marijuana I just wouldnt vote to legalize it.


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Sep 7 2003 3:34AM
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SkeeOrDye
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^^ then why dont people just quit work and drink all day. i agree in a sense though, but i would solve it by putting a tax or hefty price on pot like cigarettes.
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Sep 7 2003 3:45AM
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RideBLUNT
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cuz drinking doesn't get u high, it gets u drunk. Totally diff feeling


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Sep 7 2003 3:47AM
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SkeeOrDye
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but when u drink u r way more fuked up than when u smoke.
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Sep 7 2003 3:50AM
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west
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i did a debate on legalization for a AP Lititure class. the facts will blow you away.

-caffine is more addicting then pot
-no one has ever directly died from pot
-its more dangerous to asperin then smoke 3 grams of pot
-there is no reachable toxicity level of thc

feel free to ask and questions or to comment. i won the debate and got a A+





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Sep 7 2003 3:52AM
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Nickskier
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the reason its not legal: because they couldn't make any money off it. period.
Sep 7 2003 3:53AM
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RideBLUNT
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uhh, r u kidding, they would make TONS of money. It's called Taxing and Tarriffing.


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Sep 7 2003 4:00AM
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Nickskier
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yeah, and how are they going to control the flow, every kid goes to their corner dealer.
Sep 7 2003 4:10AM
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west
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flow would be controled the same way tobacco is. it would be very hard at first. but within 4-6 years it would be very easy and controlled





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Sep 7 2003 4:12AM
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Nickskier
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tabacco is a very different plant. its alot harder to grow that pot.
Sep 7 2003 5:20AM
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SkeeOrDye
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they could require a licence, so if u r selln pot without a licence then u r in jail, just like a liqor licence or tobacco licence. and then u will have to pay taxes. it would be easier to be goin to the store and buyn pot than goin to a drug dealer.
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Sep 7 2003 5:27AM
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JFerg
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holland makes shit loads of money of pot. the have 'coffee shops' that specialize in weed. u tell them what kind of high u want and they prepare it for u in minutes. the goverment gets liek 20% tax on it. its big bucks.

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Sep 7 2003 6:06AM
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thats so cool, what kinda high u want!
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Sep 7 2003 6:48AM
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LC.
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Full legality is ever going to happen I think. The government are too far up their own asses to change a law that they've stood behind for so long.

What I could see happening though is that personal possession will be decriminalised - you'd get a warning and maybe the pot taken from you if you're caught with less than say, an ounce. This approach has been trialed in parts of the UK (government called it the 'softly softly' scheme), claiming that it frees up police time if they don't have to make arrests and do paperwork just for catching someone with small amounts.
Sep 7 2003 11:06AM
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Lord_Piot
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i dont even know what to say to you 14 year olds anymore.
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Sep 7 2003 11:22AM
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Lord_Piot
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boredomguitar - you are wrong plain and simple. stop listening to DARE legalization works!

http://drugwarfacts.com/thenethe.htm
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Sep 7 2003 11:32AM
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Rogge
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howard dean said if elected president he will put marijuana through harsh testing with the FDA and find out if there are medical uses for it...i don't think marijuana will ever be legal to the general public because there are too many hardcore suporters against it and soo many supporters for it...also it does have some health issues involved and if you dont believe me come and talk to my dad. he smoked for about 6 years as a casual thing. he went to a doctor and hehas a seriouis memory loss problem where he has to write almost everything down and the doctor said it was mainly caused by his smoking...

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Sep 7 2003 3:00PM
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CTripper
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wow, you got an A+ in the class and you can't even spell it right.
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Sep 7 2003 3:22PM
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the best law for marijuana would be

It is legal to do it, have possession of, and grow marijuana. But, it still has to be privatly sold. There can be no businesses or stores selling over the counter, unless grown in the store, that is not a chain.

^that way no big corps try to make money off of it.

And FUCK IT..we all lose our memory anyways, so whyh not? And also, people usually say if you smoke a pack a day for like 10 years be worried about lung cancer. If you do marijuana even once a week your all set.






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Sep 7 2003 3:27PM
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SkeeOrDye
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^your idea goes back to why ppl think weed is gateway drug, because its sold privately, somettimes with dealsers
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Sep 7 2003 3:35PM
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Mykel
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it seemed as though lord_piot had something to say there...but then his ignorance got in the way
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Sep 7 2003 11:25PM
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Ghost
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There is so much more force going against this than meets the eye.

Alot of big money, and alot of power that would prevent this before it ever materialized.

But you never know, who would've thought a porn star, owner of a porn magazine, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Gary Coleman would run for office here in California?

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Sep 7 2003 11:37PM
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Lord_Piot
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im ignortant?

im just citing sources. your the one spewing opinions.
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Sep 7 2003 11:50PM
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ill smoke either way
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Sep 8 2003 12:29AM
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yeah no shit


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Sep 8 2003 4:29AM
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jtski
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fuck that, i tried 2 grow tobacco and dope..and i tell u pot is alot easier

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Sep 8 2003 4:32AM
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Sorry suckers, but weed actually is 100% legal for me in california!! I have a docters recomendation to smoke dank, and grow plants. I can get in my car, drive 5 mins to the local cannabis club, and choose from 40+ types of weed and hash plus other goodies to get me high. Maybe pick up some tainted brownies or rice crispie treats while I'm there. And if I'm anxious to try the new bud, they have plenty of bongs, pipes, papers and blunts wraps for me to use, and hella couches to chill. I can also buy plants there too. And if a cop ever tries to steal my dank, I simply show him my card and tell him I'm a patient. There are also about 10 more cannabis clubs all clustered in a within a few blocks down in 'Oaksterdam' about 15 mins away. and about 15 more clubs in northern cali.

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Sep 8 2003 6:04AM
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not gonna become legal anytime soon , would be cool if it did happen. but its not gonna
Sep 8 2003 6:33AM
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mammothpunks
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club herb is the shit. i have a bunch of friends who have their cards and make weekly trips bringin back the good shit. got some nice ass ultra skunk right now. i need to make my way to the bay area and get myself a card.

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Sep 8 2003 7:39PM
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i didn't read most of this thread, but i do know that one of the democratic presidential canidates nominees is all about hippies and shit. they showed a rally for him on the news and all kinds of people had tie die shirts and shit


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Sep 8 2003 9:26PM
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SkeeOrDye
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^like hes gonna last, but i hope he does. and just off the bat says, 'we need more freedom, trees for everyone' and instead of a tax return u get buds. wow they would save so much money. im gonna run for president.
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Sep 9 2003 2:22AM
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-madd_trixx-
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actually, he was the democrat favorite.....but i forget his goddamn name


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Sep 9 2003 2:38AM
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wolfmansbro
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OK ask answer me this, why would you want it legal. its better for everyone to keep it illegal. if it was legal it would be harder to get (Expecially if you are under age). i mean right now, you can literally walk the streets or go through a hallway at school and ask people and someone will sell it to you. if it was legal then there would be so many laws regulating it, it would just be a bitch to get ahold of. i rather keep it illegal because it control...
1. the quality would become shitty because of other people trying to make a profit
2. dank would increase in price because it would be harder to find becaues of the control of the government and all the taxes.
3. I dont want the damn government controling my bud, they already control enough of our lives
keep cannabis out of the government and just relax the laws. Just like canada is working on
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Sep 9 2003 2:53AM
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-madd_trixx-
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it's already in our government, bud. face it, it's GOING TO become legal, no question in my mind. and i doubt it will be likeyou said about quality and all. look at amsterdam, they're doing fine with it in canabis shops and shit, that's what we need to do


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Sep 9 2003 2:58AM
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Nickskier
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i like what JMW said, as long as your not stupid about it, its better for you if its not legal.
Sep 9 2003 3:06AM
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666
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pot is never gonna be hard to find or expensive just becuase it is so easy to produce in your own home. u can also make ur own booze easyly but it will taste like shit.
Sep 9 2003 3:08AM
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