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Should we outlaw cannabis in every state?

Should we outlaw cannabis?

  • Yes

    Votes: 5 10.6%

  • No

    Votes: 42 89.4%
  • Total voters
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I think it's important to outlaw cannabis in every state here in the US.
 
Greg. said:
I think it's important to outlaw cannabis in every state here in the US.
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Why?

Are you prepared to outlaw cigarettes and alcohol as well?
 
I don't mean to pull out the "argumentum ad populum" card but every single vote thus far has been no.

Thread OP = fail?

Cannabis shall flourish, and so shall the taxes collected from its sales.
 
Papa bull said:
It's already illegal at the federal level, which means that it is a federal crime to possess marijuana no matter what state you live in.

Marijuana Resource Center: State Laws Related to Marijuana | The White House

I think keeping marijuana prohibition in place is proof that our government is not capable of learning from mistakes of the past. Prohibition policy is a loser.
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It means admitting fault. Before we do that, we have to wait till anyone who's ego is subject to being bruised is either out of office, or dead. Then we can move forward with repeal. Until then? No way, jose. Too many people have reputations on the line, to admit fault.
 
Outlaw? The direct opposite in fact... we should make lawful all currently illegal drugs. People need to take responsibility/accountability for their actions and outlawing them only fills jails full of people who want to get high. They're going to get high no matter if it's legal or not so better to have it all out in the open - that improves education, demystifies drug use, and forces parents to help their kids understand what it is drugs do to them and how to avoid them.

Prior to the 1930's, America had no drug laws... people survived just fine.
 
Do you remember how the prohibition went? When Alcohol was made illegal the number of people drinking skyrocket. If some thing is bad but not well know the best cores of action is to slowly introduce it to the population and make it look like a bad idea. If we just made it illegal it would suddenly get a huge market.
 
I think banning a weed that grows profusely is asinine.
 
Greg. said:
I think it's important to outlaw cannabis in every state here in the US.
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Me too. I am completely opposed to allowing individuals to make decisions about what they do with their own bodies. That is why we have government: to make personal decisions for us. :roll:
 
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Having had several friends die from cancer and the success of marinol and other extracts in curing it, I would rather see big pharma banned than pot. I'm tired of seeing people die from a curable disease poisoned and burned from radiation because alcohol and tobacco companies own enough politicians to maintain outdated and counterproductive laws for their own profit.
 
What good would outlawing pot do anyway?

We go through the process of creating the law, jump through all of the legislative hoops, fight all of the inevitable court battles, finally get it passed... only to have it repealed a few years down the road when public opinion shifts and it becomes politically beneficial to switch sides. This is what happens to laws designed to legislate morality. Think DOMA.

The nation is moving in the direction of Washington and Colorado and I for one applaud the way that this is happening. Let the states decide for themselves.
 
azgreg said:
I'm anticipating a response. if I get one at all.
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You wont. 90% of those for Amendment 2 here in Florida have no medical use or know anyone with a medical use for marijuana.
I wish they had just been honest about it and wrote the amendment for recreational use.
 
CRUE CAB said:
You wont. 90% of those for Amendment 2 here in Florida have no medical use or know anyone with a medical use for marijuana.
I wish they had just been honest about it and wrote the amendment for recreational use.
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I hate incrementalism and that is exactly what "medicinal" marijuana is. It's the first step toward general legalization and everyone knows it.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
I hate incrementalism and that is exactly what "medicinal" marijuana is. It's the first step toward general legalization and everyone knows it.
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There will be other medical options.
 
Greg. said:
There will be other medical options.
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There very well may be but that isn't my point.

I just wish they'd cut to the chase and stop promoting pot for it's supposed medical benefits and just admit that they want to get high.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
There very well may be but that isn't my point.

I just wish they'd cut to the chase and stop promoting pot for it's supposed medical benefits and just admit that they want to get high.
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Right. So I think allowing cannabis in some states was an bad idea.
 
The General said:
Do you remember how the prohibition went? When Alcohol was made illegal the number of people drinking skyrocket. If some thing is bad but not well know the best cores of action is to slowly introduce it to the population and make it look like a bad idea. If we just made it illegal it would suddenly get a huge market.
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Historically before prohibition, it seemed as if half of America was walking around in a state of inebriation. That's how bad it was.

What prohibition accomplished was it allowed America to dry out for 15 years or so. When the Volstead Act was repealed, states regulated and put restrictions on the sales of alcohol like age limits, hours of sales, etc.
 
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