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It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
no legalization
period.
no legalization
period.
It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
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I'm all for legalization and tax. N.B. - Colorado is making so much money from cannabis it's having to give some back to citizens
They need to keep it. They are going to need it.It's funny watching them scramble to try to keep it.
They need to keep it. They are going to need it.
legal in all states and treated like alcohol.
lol... How the **** do you call yourself a "libertarian"? is it some kind of joke?
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Legalize it, end the war on drugs use 1/10th of the savings on drug education and treatment programs (reluctantly as it's not my problem if you use drugs).
It will be a presidential campaign issue in 2016. Where do you stand on the issue?
For what?
i could give a **** less whether or not you think i am a libertarian
i have said previously in countless posts, it is the "closest" box i can check related to how i lean
as far as your second statement.....it isnt your problem?
maybe, maybe not
but when a stoner gets behind the wheel and takes out someone you love.....remember that statement
maybe it will give you solace.....maybe
no legalization
period.
Because there is NOT libertarian government rule in Colorado. The legalization of marijuana (a decidedly LibertariaN goal for decades) will not be accompanied by a libertarian approach to social services. Use has already been shown to have skyrocketed, with use increasing in kids as young as age 12. Use of other illegal drugs have also increased during that same time period. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2013
There is a dirty little secret. SOME people can use marijuana just like they use alcohol. Function perfectly well during the week, hang out, smoke a few joints and get mellow once or twice during the week and maybe get lit on the weekend...life is good. Others...others are addicts. Psychological addiction comes with a cost. Homelessness, joblessness, increase in crime, increase in health care costs, to say nothing of the increase in those populations from homeless people in other states moving to a state with friendlier drug rules. Its far too early to tell what kind of long term impact it will actually have on schooling, graduation rates, college attendance, job prep, etc.
Will there be identified gains? Sure. Incarceration costs may immediately decrease. And as far as 'addictions' go, its an easily treated disorder. Essentially...there is no treatment for marijuana addiction. But...all addicts tend to suffer greater health problems. Someone is going to have to foot the bill. To that end, Colorado would be wise to bank that money.
legal in all states and treated like alcohol.
Or forbid alcohol too?
No.
Not national legalization.
Removal of it from the narcotics list as it isn't one, and allow the individual states the right to regulate or ban.
that didn't work out so well the first time, nor has neoprohibition.
Though, I do think it narcotic as is alcohol, it should be legal, from what I can tell.