What do you think about the new marijuana laws in washington and colorado? Are you pro or con on legalization and why?
22 Answers to "What do you think about the new marijuana laws in washington and colorado? Are you pro or con on legalization and why?"
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I think it's a good start, and I would like to see this lead to full legalization. I see absolutely no logic in incarcerating people for what they choose to do to their own bodies.
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Yes. Freedom to make bad choices or choices many of us might disagree with is a part of freedom. As long as measures are taken to protect children and those who are not consenting, it's no one's business what consenting adults choose to do to themselves. If someone endangers others (by operating a vehicle, for example), then throw the book at them. However, we need to stop punishing people who are only harming themselves and filling our prisons full of people who have not harmed others or placed them in harm's way. If a free adult decides to sit in their room in a constant fog, it's no one else's business. If two consenting adults decide to exchange money for sex, it's no one else's business but theirs. Freedom includes choices made by others that we wouldn't make for ourselves. Freedom doesn't mean to be free to simply follow evangelical morality.
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I'm all for it. Too much time a resources have been wasted locking up people for smoking a little herb.
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I voted for it.....its no worse than booze....less so I think
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I'm a libertarian when it comes to such laws.
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Pro, it's no worse than drinking or tobacco.
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It never should have been illegal!
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I tend to agree with this, if alcohol is legal then there is no reason for marijuana to be illegal. I've seen people make crazy insane decisions because of being drunk, I've never seen a pothead get into a fight because they were stoned. Furthermore it seems to me that Rx drugs are worse for your body than marijuana. My only real concern is that people will be out driving under the influence and I wonder how they can test people for that.
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Pro, we spend way to much to prevent it, and the cartels are making way to much from it, I think everything should be legal, I don't use any of it. Just control and tax the **** out of it, treat the homemade stuff like moonshine.
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Very very pro. Wish it was legal here. Why? Because I like it, that's why. It helps me. But I can't have it regularly because I can't take the risk now. I lost someone very dear to me because of one single pinner. Probably torn in half. He was arrested, charged with possession, then deported. He was taken from his family here, his little girl, everything. Yes it was stupid for him to have it, but it shouldn't have been illegal in the first place. It's no more harmful than what you can buy at most convenience stores. Not just beer either. Caffeine and other stimulants added to drinks and gum and candy is big right now. that stuff is so bad for you, not just at soda levels but the large quantities I've seen my daughter's friends consume. But have a joint in my city can land you in jail for months if you don't have a decent attorney.
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Hi friend
Let you tell you why i am all for it
I dont smoke anymore ,but i used to and let me tell you a little something about the drug dealers
Biggest reason They dont give a dam about kids...
For instance this one time i was maybe 16 at the time and after i bought my product, there's probably a 12 year old kid knocking on the door...
Also drug dealers carry around guns, this one time my guy was out of weed and you know what he asked me, hay man im out but i got some coke its kinda like weed...
And of course i haven't smoke in a long *** time but here is some straight facts
its not addictive
it makes you feel good
ive never thrown up from it unlike alcohol
i see no reason to keep it illegal and fuel gangs and cartels when we can tax it and build roads and help funding for schools...Like (2)
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I know you are not lying because I've seen those same incidents .Like (1)
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I'm glad! Now lets get it legalized everywhere so everyone can SHUT UP ALREADY! And I don't even like weed!
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me neither but I think people have a right to choose what they do in they're own homes!
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pro. drug war is costing us, pot doesn't kill anyone, making it illegal makes it seem taboo and can't deal with it like adults, it is great for pain if your older, i could think of a lot of crazy people that could use one joint, people will have to actually think about drugs and our relationship to them.
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WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING THIS WHEN I MOVED FROM WASHINGTON, BACK TO TEXAS?
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They heard you bogart.
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Now, that's funny!
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con. puny humans cant even work out a simple thing like recreational pot....
meh im a commie.. ;)Like (2)
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It makes me sad I live in such a restrictive state (Arizona).
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I am biased since i toke regularly, but I think a man should have the right to smoke if he wants. In American I think a man has a right, in the privacy of his own home, to smoke a bong/blunt/joint/bowl whatever. That way he is away from others and from violating their right to breath clean air.
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Some who know me may be very surprised to learn this, I am very traditional, but I do think it should be legalized. In my opinion, our war on drugs is a joke, we lose billions in revenue. And lets face the facts, its not working! As far as it being a gateway drug (I'm not even sure I would classify a plant as a drug, to me drugs have chemical makeups, and are usually pushed by the FDA, only to find out years later they have devestating side effects) but none the less lets assume for the sake of argument it is a gateway drug. Again only my opinion but if parents stayed more involved in their childrens lives, perhaps this would not be such an issue. We as a nation rely on school systems to teach our children about drugs and sex. To many parents live vicariously through their children, wanting to become their friends instead of strong parental figures. Its easier to give into them instead of giving them what they need. Perhaps if more parents stepped up to the plate, and became more involved during the tender years where they need us most, the war on drugs would not be necessary at all. And yes, even then I know some children will slip through the cracks, but statistically I do believe that the fore mentioned would only cause the so called war to tip in our favor. Back to the original question, as far as I know there are no serious medical side effects to marijuana. If somone knows differently please pass it along, with a site to or literature to back those facts. As far as I know it has not caused human death, by over medicating or over using. It is a wonderful substance for cancer patients to use because it subsides the nausea, as well as any other type of patient having to take medication with nausea as a side effect. It is also a wonderful tool to be used in glaucoma patients, it has been know to helped ease the pain associated with this. I think even Montel is a spokesperson for this as a treatment to be used with his MS. I remember him stating that it is the only thing he's used that continues to help him function in day to day life (Interesting to know, that the meds the DR's prescribed, left him unable to funtion in the day to day). Medical issues aside, if it were taxed it would only make our nation money, possibly helping take out a chunk of the National Debt. Other uses, clothing can be made, rope can be made, paper can be made (Just think, our trees would thank us), and all at a very low cost. Like I said, I am a fact junky, so if anyone has any info. that I can check on the negative effects (besides the ol' gateway thing) please pass it along.
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Like I said, a huge fact junky. According to TimeHealthland (http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/17/top-10-) hope I got that right, we have currently spent one trillion dollars on the war against drugs, since President Nixon's declaration on the war against drugs.
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No. People confuse the hell out of me, honestly, they see legalizing a drug as a good thing..what the fück America? Oh, here comes the "no negative side effects" or my favorite "WELL ALCOHOL IS A DRUG TOO!!!" arguments. God help this country..
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Marijuana is bad for humans. If it were examined in a context devoid of all the political support it has, the FDA or a similar outfit would surely reject rather than approve it.
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In that context, alcohol and tobacco would surely be illegal too!
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They tried to make tobacco illegal elvinsinatra. Don't even bother bringing up alcohol, the two are not equatable.
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I dont know, but I'll tell you one thing legalizing its not gonna work, just like it didnt work on Mexico, those states better be ready soon will have, 18yr olds looking like 35
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Because people who like weed STILL look younger than me? lol
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Posted by wuliheron Nov 13th, 2012 at 12:37AM
Pro. We've got the world's largest prison population in history thanks to closing all the mental institutions and busting all the potheads. There is no way with the debt we can afford to keep up this insanity of spending 32-40k a year to jail potheads and crazies.
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Reply by Katy1984 Nov 13th, 2012 at 1:09AM
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Reply by wuliheron Nov 13th, 2012 at 1:23AM
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