March 28, 201016 yr I dont think the state should be involved in growing this stuff.. if there is a real scientific study that shows a benifit to those who are sick, then register medical users and let them grow 1 plant a month...
March 28, 201016 yr the fact that we let illegals roam our nation and simply jump across the border, BUT YET waste millions of hours, tons of resources, and god only know how much manpower keeping a plant regulated, just shows how screwed up our country is... if YOU want to smoke pot in YOUR house... if YOU want to drink alcohol in YOUR house.. that is YOUR business, id much rather see my tax dollar going towards getting rid of illegals as opposed to busting some highschool kid who has a bag of pot.. no offense to anyone but the whole war on drugs is about as productive as prohibition of alcohol... and we all saw how that ended.. why can't we learn from history..
March 28, 201016 yr just the greed of the state.. it is all about the cash.. I am sure their are plenty of farmers who would have grown the plants for the purpose.. I wonder if bill clinton wil test the first batch..
March 28, 201016 yr why can't we learn from history.. Because most politicians are too stupid!! Look at the way they're going with the country now, moving towards a Socialist gov't take-over while some of Europe, realizing it didn't work, is moving away from it. Politicians think they know what is right, what is best and no one can tell them anything different. If they think it is cold out when it's 80 degrees, than to them it is cold and you can't convince them otherwise.
March 28, 201016 yr Eh, the drug issue is a Pandora's Box issue, and really has nothing to do with regulation. The difference between alcohol and drugs is the underlying principle that one is relatively "open source" while the other has multiple variations. Alcohol, generally speaking, while using different types of processes all create the same basic product. The types of alcohol that could endanger lives is regulated still of course. On the other hand, drugs, and specifically pot, vary from one source to the other. So, in one city, depending on who's running the sources and how vicious they are, there could be anywhere from a handful to hundreds of different types... and that's just pot. Start factoring in other illegal substances, as well as prescription drugs, and the number rises exponentially. Even by allowing pot, or other drugs, and slapping a tax on them-- it probably wouldn't do much in terms of the bigger picture (there will still be billions made for cartels, etc). Beyond the economic reasons, there are also the social implications that are a mixed bag (Amsterdam is not all peaches and cream). I don't think there is a right answer to be honest. Not enough is done now (though that's mostly because Mexico and other S. American countries won't let us beyond giving them supplies/funds), and inaction would probably be worse.
March 28, 201016 yr Eh, the drug issue is a Pandora's Box issue, and really has nothing to do with regulation.The difference between alcohol and drugs is the underlying principle that one is relatively "open source" while the other has multiple variations. Alcohol, generally speaking, while using different types of processes all create the same basic product. The types of alcohol that could endanger lives is regulated still of course. On the other hand, drugs, and specifically pot, vary from one source to the other. So, in one city, depending on who's running the sources and how vicious they are, there could be anywhere from a handful to hundreds of different types... and that's just pot. Start factoring in other illegal substances, as well as prescription drugs, and the number rises exponentially. Even by allowing pot, or other drugs, and slapping a tax on them-- it probably wouldn't do much in terms of the bigger picture (there will still be billions made for cartels, etc). Beyond the economic reasons, there are also the social implications that are a mixed bag (Amsterdam is not all peaches and cream). I don't think there is a right answer to be honest. Not enough is done now (though that's mostly because Mexico and other S. American countries won't let us beyond giving them supplies/funds), and inaction would probably be worse. alcohol kills people.. my mother included.. to my knowledge.. pot has not... spending my tax dollar to criminalize something just because you (not YOU per say but in general) find it immoral.. while the other is allowed to be sold nationwide is simply stupid..
March 29, 201016 yr Alcohol is more dangerous than pot on an exponential level. The two don't even come close. Does anyone know why pot is REALLY illegal? The real source of it? I'll tell you: The cotton lobby.
March 29, 201016 yr Alcohol is more dangerous than pot on an exponential level. The two don't even come close. Does anyone know why pot is REALLY illegal? The real source of it? I'll tell you: The cotton lobby. +1 the paper industry as well, silly laws enacted to help a lobbyist out, as always
March 29, 201016 yr True story. About 40 years ago I had friend in Haworth where I grew up who used to plant corn in his father's back yard. Oddly enough the rows were rather widely spaced. Strange weeds, or so thought his father a Sunday school teacher, seemd to grow in straight rows between the corn rows. One weekend when my friend went away, his father took it upon himself to do his son a favor and weed the corn patch. He tore out the offending weeds and took them to the town dump. When my friend came home that Sunday his father informed him of his good deed. Rumor has it my friend wept. All that being said, my friend is a college professor in Indiana, I haven't smoked the ganja in 40 years and then it was on the other side of the world, and I would gladly fire up a doobie now if it was legal.
March 29, 201016 yr True story.About 40 years ago I had friend in Haworth where I grew up who used to plant corn in his father's back yard. Oddly enough the rows were rather widely spaced. Strange weeds, or so thought his father a Sunday school teacher, seemd to grow in straight rows between the corn rows. One weekend when my friend went away, his father took it upon himself to do his son a favor and weed the corn patch. He tore out the offending weeds and took them to the town dump. When my friend came home that Sunday his father informed him of his good deed. Rumor has it my friend wept. All that being said, my friend is a college professor in Indiana, I haven't smoked the ganja in 40 years and then it was on the other side of the world, and I would gladly fire up a doobie now if it was legal. LOL bet the guys at the dump were happy to take that mess off of his hands...
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