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Ae... · #26 (**permalink**) Oct-02-2005, 12:17

Yes decriminalization sounds good to me. I can just see how the goverment would take over and tax it beyond the average person's paycheck. Not to mention how the quality would more than likely be down-graded significantly. They would probably still have private growing illegal as well. All along they tell us(the people) we got we asked for(legalized marijuana.)

On the other hand, no plant that grows out of the ground should be made illegal. Just an example that first comes to mind would be Datura. Anyone looking for a legal alternative may turn to this and use it without being aware of the lethal side effects commonly associated with it. All because they were scared of the ''legal side effects'' of using marijuana. This person may say to themselves if Datura is legal then is must be harmless, unlike marijuana which must be illegal because something is 'unsafe' about it. Then again, consuming either of the two should be narrowed down to personal choice.

vessman · #27 (**permalink**) Oct-02-2005, 20:55

yes legalize

doctor G · #28 (**permalink**) Oct-02-2005, 21:50

Please see my post under activism titled A Brief History of the Politics of
Cannabis in North America. The original legislation was fought by numerous
groups ranging from the American Medical Association to the Paint Council. The financial costs of the current legislation are obsecene, ranging into the billions of dollars depending on the data used. Any honest reevaluation of the original legislation will result in changes for the better
Doctor G

Charles Anthony · #29 (**permalink**) Oct-04-2005, 15:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Bennett

Should cannabis be legalized?

Vote choices:

* Yes

* No

* Maybe

* None of the above

Ron

I have always liked the word decriminalization. Those that use are criminals. If legalization is the way, I'm all for it. But I like decriminalization better. For what it's worth, the government that governs least, governs best.

C.B · #30 (**permalink**) Oct-04-2005, 16:13

I dont know cause maybe they will sell it for more money or the weed can be crapy but if not. LEGALIZE IT!

weedman182 · #31 (**permalink**) Oct-04-2005, 16:26

After you do time a couple of times, legalizition. But let the fucking goverment stay to fuck out of it with there tax and jail.

WalkaWalka · #32 (**permalink**) Oct-04-2005, 18:36

i want weed legalized so i can grow it and sell and the goverment shouldn't have any of their greedy little hands in the weed bag cuase they fuck everything up

POINT

death of sXe · #33 (**permalink**) Oct-04-2005, 18:39

^^WERD

yoda · #34 (**permalink**) Oct-04-2005, 21:32

in ludacri's red light district video, he was talking to some shop owner or something in amsterdam, and the guy said that they have the lowest problems with heroin and coke, and that not many kids are smoking. so whats the problem with it being legal? and besides, why can you hate someone who does it when they want to relax.

death of sXe · #35 (**permalink**) Oct-04-2005, 22:45

^^YES I AGREE

Mindfields · #36 (**permalink**) Oct-05-2005, 08:01

the amswer is yes legalize it but but age restriction of 17+ on it

st0n3r · #37 (**permalink**) Oct-05-2005, 17:05

YES YES YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS

1234abcd · #38 (**permalink**) Oct-05-2005, 17:57

FREE THE WEED!!!!!!

hasansabbah · #39 (**permalink**) Oct-05-2005, 20:42

hey thats waht im say

Rationally quip that who cares

fry and fire smoke and driver

Kryzco · #40 (**permalink**) Oct-06-2005, 02:26

Like sean paul sings

"Legalize it, got to recognize it!"

Man I wish it was legal so I could grow some...

They should just regulate it the way they do with tobaccco

the taxes would suck esp in winter tho...

moomoo · #41 (**permalink**) Oct-07-2005, 14:57

it would be great for us and a HUGE tax base!! think of all the revenue it would create. hopefully it could go to good things like for the elderly day care homelessness, education health care you name it! i would quit my job and work in a pot store if that happened!

pimpofthenation · #42 (**permalink**) Oct-07-2005, 15:13

legalize in usa/canada ? ohuhoo i don't think so
canada-->maybe
but usa-->IMPOSSSSIBBBLEEEEEEEE!!!!

Gnomey · #43 (**permalink**) Oct-07-2005, 22:21

I'm one of the assholes who said no. Weed would be so damn expensive over the counter... Look at cigarettes. A pack of cigarettes I remember used to be about 4$. Now it is between 6 and 7. Too crazy. I'm not gonna pay the government for them to allow me to smoke weed when if we just stay smart we can smoke it in secret. And legalizing it would lead to a nastier black market... Potentially more smuggiling and theft and sh*t. Don't worry about the government it won't make a difference what they say... we'll still do what we want.

l330 · #44 (**permalink**) Oct-08-2005, 08:45

the dreamz will come ture....let's pray
lol

DazedandConfused · #45 (**permalink**) Oct-08-2005, 11:43

I voted yes because i think that with the things we have legal right now, there is no reason for MJ to be illegal. but i'm just curious what anyone would vote none of the above for lol. it's a yes or no question. but it definitely should be legal.

esrabalamir · #46 (**permalink**) Oct-08-2005, 12:19

ROLL IT UP LIGHT IT UP SMOKE IT UP

kmic · #47 (**permalink**) Oct-16-2005, 03:40

Cannabys has made some progress also in medicine so... let us soke eat and drink it
This ideea of cannabys legal makes me feel hy

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In romania cannabis is a drug and those loked up idiots that rule this cowntry are fascist and ex communist so what 2 ask from them
If cannabis woul be legal like in cannada the rate of consumers will divide
first reason some people will get bored of it and some will somoke it just for fun .. but you now how is it what is illegal it's fun and what is legal boring so... we'll smoke cannabys eyther way's

kmic · #48 (**permalink**) Oct-16-2005, 03:42

HoW hy can a man be without cannabys [quote] ?

Monkey4Sale · #49 (**permalink**) Oct-19-2005, 16:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torog

Howdy Ron,

I voted yes..I believe that cannabis should be taken off the Schedule C list and legalized and regulated like alcohol. Even though I started toking at 12 years old,I don't believe that those under 18,should be smoking marijuana..they should be focusing on their education instead. I know that I wish that I had done less partying and more studying,job skills are paramount..git that out of the way first-then ya can party. However,if the younguns must party-then I'd rather see them toking marijuana,than drinking alcohol.

Have a good one ...

Marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug, which compairs it to the likes of cocaine and heroin, which in my opion is outrageous, I'm not sure what Schedule C means but It isn't the commonly used schedule.

drgreenthumb1238 · #50 (**permalink**) Oct-19-2005, 16:57

I think it should be legalised and have an age restriction like alcohol and tobacco. Its the only way it will ever happen. As for taxation, yeah thats inevitable but perhaps some of the tax revenues could be used to assist people who are addicted to hard drugs. At the moment we all pay a premium to buy weed due to the "risk" involved do you really think it costs anywhere near what you pay to actually produce it? Also if it were legalised teenagers wouldn't have to go to drug dealers to buy it, thus negating the "gateway drug" theory. In addition you wouldn't have the droughts that seem to keep happening in the UK with monotonous regularity, so you could just buy it when you wanted it/needed it. I don't know about in USA but in the UK people brew their own beer and make their own wine and you can buy kits from high street chemists so you can make your own spirits thus dodging the gvernment leived taxes, I'd imagine if weed were legalised it would be a similar situation.