Comments on: Marijuana Advocates See "Tipping Point"

Pot Smokers Celebrate "420" With Protests, Smoke Outs As Usage Becomes More Accepted And Supporters Push For Legalization

[honestabe8]

guest173: there are a lot of unhealthy things that people indulge in. should we prohibit those, too?

[honestabe8]

Cause, if they're already sick, why would you make it legal and create a further tax burdon on the tax payer who doesn't indulge? Taxes from alcohol sales don't go to rehab people,

sbbm: are you saying that no government money goes to the treatment of drinkers, smokers, lard *****, etc?

[honestabe8]

No, no...not at all - I'm saying special interest groups always find a home, that's all - if you open the door for one group, there's ALWAYS another 'group' knocking, no matter how fu(ked up they are.
Posted by sbbm-2009

Of course, special interest groups will look for a home. Doesn't mean that we have to provide it. If you feel that drugs should be a criminal issue, why not re-institute alcohol prohibition?

The money for all the "treatment" of mariuana smokers can come out of the money saved by not putting them in the criminal justice system to begin with.

[guest173]

criminals are advising others to light up marijuana in public. having a drug conviction on your record can stop people from getting college tuition help and maybe things like Medicaid and food stamps if you ever need a little help in that way. I think it is too bad they are encouraging people to break laws that have consequences that could really hurt some people who don't know what they are jeopardizing. When I was a teen I didn't know marijuana could jeopardize college grants. I am also glad I quit messing around with all that body-pollution, marijuana smoke is not healthy for your body.

[mruin3]

the system allows you to buy all the liquor you desire, drink and drive, then ruin peoples lives, the same system ruin peoples lives daily by condemning and treating people like criminals for smoking marijuana instead of cigarettes which is labelled 'danger to your health" I SAY LEGALIZE IT AND LET THE COPS FOCUS ON DEALING WITH REAL CRIMINALS

[gunownerdan]

Cops Say LEGALIZE MARIJUANA!
Find out why...
www.LEAP.cc
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

[honestabe8]

"you want to be able to own a gun? i suppose you support molesting children, right" goes the mantra

[honestabe8]

i withdraw my last post

[honestabe8]

besides, if the molesters want their perversion to be "legal", it would still be up to the voters. just as marijuana should be

[honestabe8]

sbbm: you seriously equate taking a drug with molesting children? really....

[honestabe8]

sbbm: no, the idea would be to treat drug abuse as a medical issue, not a criminal justice one.

[gunownerdan]

Marijuana was made illegal over 70 years ago and since then it has become America's #1 cash crop. It is now stronger and easier to get than it has ever been before and drug gangs, drug cartels, even terrorist groups are richer and more violent than they have ever been before.
If this isn't proof enough that the policy of marijuana prohibition is a total FAILURE then you just aren't paying attention!

[honestabe8]

LOLOLOLOL!!!! Gee...shouldn't Obama's entire cabinet be in jail then??
Posted by sbbm-2009

Don't know. Didn't vote for him

[honestabe8]

sbbm: perhaps the idea is just to rid ourselves of bad policy

[honestabe8]

That's why they all voted for the Socialist dictator Obama.
Posted by CBSisSocialistPropaganda

It's kind of funny to see those with no argument go off to the insults and ad homs.

[AB390]

If you live in California and support legalization of marijuana, please support Assembly Bill 390 by visiting yes390.org

[honestabe8]

Look at the history of drug use in this country and maybe you will come to understand why drugs became illegal.
Posted by endurorob

Could you be a bit more specific?

[honestabe8]

So you think those that are not paying taxes should be dealt with legally but have a problem with those selling and using illegal substances from be dealt with legally.
Posted by endurorob

i believe the prohibition of pot to be bad public policy.

[endurorob]

I think 80 years of prohibition has shown that we are incapable of even reducing illegal drug use in the US much less eliminating the billions of illegal dollars being made off of it. When you tell certain people "Don't walk on the grass" they have an inherent uncontrollable urge to stomp on it and nothing you say or do will prevent it from happening.
Posted by jbar116 at 11:40 AM : Apr 21, 2009

Look at the history of drug use in this country and maybe you will come to understand why drugs became illegal.

[endurorob]

Those who don't pay taxes on the sale of pot should be dealt with in the same manner as those who don't pay taxes on income of any sort.
Posted by honestabe8 at 11:32 AM : Apr 21, 2009

So you think those that are not paying taxes should be dealt with legally but have a problem with those selling and using illegal substances from be dealt with legally.