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2012/04/20 09:54:00 (permalink)

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Do you think marijuana should be legalized in the US?
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 10:06:59 (permalink)
 I think its like legalized gambling. Six of one and a half dozen of the other.

 The advantages will be offset by further problems. The prison system would get a breather but there would be more of it and this would cause more trickle down problems...so IMO we would still have problems just a different set of them.

 People that want to do that bad enough do it now,so nothing would change in that regard.If it were legalized the govt. would still be regulating the sale and distribution of the stuff. No way they would allow a free for all.


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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 10:08:19 (permalink)
Yes.
Or make drinking illegal.
I'd much rather be around somebody stoned than
I had a drunk.
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 10:09:32 (permalink)
It really does not matter what gets done really.

I think that, like everything else, some will just overdo things anyways....

The space you have will always be exceeded in direct proportion to the amount of stuff you have...Thornton's Postulate.

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 10:46:42 (permalink)
spacey


Yes.
Or make drinking illegal.
I'd much rather be around somebody stoned than
I had a drunk.

Agreed.
Yes.
I've always said that if pot is illegal then so should alcohol, cigarettes and caffeine.
Which by the way are 3 of the hardest drugs to quit.

If you're going to draw a line, then make all drugs illegal.

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 10:56:48 (permalink)

If it were legalized the govt. would still be regulating the sale and distribution of the stuff.



True, but instead of the $$ going into the pockets of politicians, it would go into paying off some of our national debt.
Sure a few DEA agents might be out of work but so what. That's even more money we don't have to waste.


I've read quite a bit about this subject and am a member of NORML. I'm also a recovering addict.
It's said that the US spends $5 million+ every year fighting marijuana alone.
It's also been proven that if they legalize it, that within 5 years it would generate about $4 billion dollars in tax dollars and revenue. 


Seems like a no-brainer deal of the week to me. 


But This is just one man's opinion.


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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 11:00:43 (permalink)
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If it were legalized the govt. would still be regulating the sale and distribution of the stuff.



True, but instead of the $$ going into the pockets of politicians, it would go into paying off some of our national debt.
Sure a few DEA agents might be out of work but so what. That's even more money we don't have to waste.


I've read quite a bit about this subject and am a member of NORML. I'm also a recovering addict.
It's said that the US spends $5 million+ every year fighting marijuana alone.
It's also been proven that if they legalize it, that within 5 years it would generate about $4 billion dollars in tax dollars and revenue. 


Seems like a no-brainer deal of the week to me. 


But This is just one two men opinions.


Mike

Fixed.
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 11:13:57 (permalink)
Yeah, there's something about making things legal that sort of takes the thrill and fun out of it for kids.

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 14:52:17 (permalink)
With the 3 strike law in the US, smoking a joint could be the deciding factor for getting life in prison. Nobody should spend a day in prison for that. If not legalized, it should be decriminalised. Like booze, there could be fines for consumption out of residence and impared driving. IF all drugs of any kind could land you in prison the CH would be a bit dreary.

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:03:04 (permalink)
I OD'd on Viagra once.

Four hours later I was OK.
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:06:27 (permalink)
The Bapu


I OD'd on Viagra once.

Four hours later I was OK.

I got some stuck in my throat once - had a stiff neck for a week
 
 
 
 
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:07:56 (permalink)
I never needed it.

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:09:28 (permalink)
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I never needed it.

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:12:10 (permalink)
The Bapu


I OD'd on Viagra once.

Four hours later I was OK.


How long did it take to repair the damaged ceiling though?

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:12:12 (permalink)
to keep this on topic for uno momento, for the record, I am not a smoker and don't plan to become one legalized or not.
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:13:07 (permalink)
I don't partake near as much as I used to, but I'd think legalizing and regulating would be a step forward.

On a side note, the stuff they grow these days ain't nuthin like it used to be. A buddy of mine offered me some a couple of weeks ago to take home and try. He warned me "Be careful, it's pretty potent". It had been maybe 5 years since I smoked. I got home and the wife was at a meeting, so I scrounged thru a drawer and found an old pipe, loaded up and lit up. Took maybe 4 or 5 hits, and got up to let Elvis out. So I'm sitting on a bench under the pine trees in my backyard, then I'm lying on the bench, then I'm hanging on to the bench like I'm stranded at sea and afraid to fall off a board. Jumpin boseephus! I finally rolled off of the bench and kinda staggered in the house and sat down on the couch, my head kinda lolling around on my neck. WTF? Pulled myself up and wandered into the kitchen and found a half a bag of Oreo's, so I grabbed the half full gallon jug of milk from the fridge and sat down at the table and began to snack in earnest. Dunking Oreos and drinking from the jug like it was my job. That's when the wife walked in. She's got this look on her face like Elvis gets when I whistle at a real high frequency. Head tilted and quizzical. She says "What are you doing?" and I reply with milk dribbling from the side of my mouth, "Wanna get high?".   She just shakes her head and says I should go lie down for awhile. "Good idea" I say and as I'm walking out of the room she gently takes the cookies and milk from my hands and I never broke stride on the way to bed.

It ain't like it was folks. This new stuff in powerful!

Randy
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:13:43 (permalink)
daryl1968


to keep this on topic for uno momento, for the record, I am not a smoker and don't plan to become one legalized or not.



Crazed hippie loon!

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:13:58 (permalink) ☄ Helpful

For no particular reason other than Daryl1968 likes it.




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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:17:58 (permalink)
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I don't partake near as much as I used to, but I'd think legalizing and regulating would be a step forward.

On a side note, the stuff they grow these days ain't nuthin like it used to be. A buddy of mine offered me some a couple of weeks ago to take home and try. He warned me "Be careful, it's pretty potent". It had been maybe 5 years since I smoked. I got home and the wife was at a meeting, so I scrounged thru a drawer and found an old pipe, loaded up and lit up. Took maybe 4 or 5 hits, and got up to let Elvis out. So I'm sitting on a bench under the pine trees in my backyard, then I'm lying on the bench, then I'm hanging on to the bench like I'm stranded at sea and afraid to fall off a board. Jumpin boseephus! I finally rolled off of the bench and kinda staggered in the house and sat down on the couch, my head kinda lolling around on my neck. WTF? Pulled myself and wandered into the kitchen and found a half a bag of Oreo's, so I grabbed the half full gallon jug of milk from the fridge and sat down at the table and began to snack in earnest. Dunking Oreos and drinking from the jug like it was my job. That's when the wife walked in. She's got this look on her face like Elvis gets when I whistle at a real high frequency. Head tilted and quizzical. She says "What are you doing?" and I reply with milk dribbling from the side of my mouth, "Wanna get high?".   She just shakes her head and says I should go lie down for awhile. "Good idea" I say and as I'm walking out of the room she gently takes the cookies and milk from my hands and I never broke stride on the way to bed.

It ain't like it was folks. This new stuff in powerful!

Randy
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I also used to see Elvis when I got high. He never looked at me funny when I whistled though - he would just rotate his pelvis like he always did
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:19:12 (permalink)
Do I think marijuana should be legalized in the US?


No.


It should be made legal over here first

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:22:22 (permalink)
Wow Randy, that must've been the medical type? I watched a documentary on this a few months ago and they actually have "specialists" that grow this for medical purposes with different grades/names etc....
A guy in San Fran. (I think) was trying to legalize/promote it and actually had all his documents ever ready when the Popo/DEA came (on a regular basis) to his place of business. 

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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:40:32 (permalink)
That was  a funny story Randy!
  


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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 15:44:19 (permalink)
Randy....I got high just reading.
One thing for sure....when I retire I really won't care if it's legal or not.
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 16:31:19 (permalink)
  Absolutely, should have been decades ago....carry on luminaries.
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 17:03:39 (permalink)
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I don't partake near as much as I used to, but I'd think legalizing and regulating would be a step forward.

On a side note, the stuff they grow these days ain't nuthin like it used to be. A buddy of mine offered me some a couple of weeks ago to take home and try. He warned me "Be careful, it's pretty potent". It had been maybe 5 years since I smoked. I got home and the wife was at a meeting, so I scrounged thru a drawer and found an old pipe, loaded up and lit up. Took maybe 4 or 5 hits, and got up to let Elvis out. So I'm sitting on a bench under the pine trees in my backyard, then I'm lying on the bench, then I'm hanging on to the bench like I'm stranded at sea and afraid to fall off a board. Jumpin boseephus! I finally rolled off of the bench and kinda staggered in the house and sat down on the couch, my head kinda lolling around on my neck. WTF? Pulled myself up and wandered into the kitchen and found a half a bag of Oreo's, so I grabbed the half full gallon jug of milk from the fridge and sat down at the table and began to snack in earnest. Dunking Oreos and drinking from the jug like it was my job. That's when the wife walked in. She's got this look on her face like Elvis gets when I whistle at a real high frequency. Head tilted and quizzical. She says "What are you doing?" and I reply with milk dribbling from the side of my mouth, "Wanna get high?".   She just shakes her head and says I should go lie down for awhile. "Good idea" I say and as I'm walking out of the room she gently takes the cookies and milk from my hands and I never broke stride on the way to bed.

It ain't like it was folks. This new stuff in powerful!

Randy

You left out the part about Elvis eating rocks.


Funny story though.
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 18:02:23 (permalink)
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 I think its like legalized gambling. Six of one and a half dozen of the other.

The advantages will be offset by further problems. The prison system would get a breather but there would be more of it and this would cause more trickle down problems...so IMO we would still have problems just a different set of them.

People that want to do that bad enough do it now,so nothing would change in that regard.If it were legalized the govt for me, has it spot . would still be regulating the sale and distribution of the stuff. No way they would allow a free for all.
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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 18:16:14 (permalink)

I regularly use Viagra eye-drops.






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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 18:18:57 (permalink)
rsp@odyssey.net

It ain't like it was folks. This new stuff in powerful!

Randy

So much for the blow, what are the other things like these days?



Just out of interest of course...



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Re:shmoking 2012/04/20 18:25:42 (permalink)
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I don't partake near as much as I used to, but I'd think legalizing and regulating would be a step forward.

On a side note, the stuff they grow these days ain't nuthin like it used to be. A buddy of mine offered me some a couple of weeks ago to take home and try. He warned me "Be careful, it's pretty potent". It had been maybe 5 years since I smoked. I got home and the wife was at a meeting, so I scrounged thru a drawer and found an old pipe, loaded up and lit up. Took maybe 4 or 5 hits, and got up to let Elvis out. So I'm sitting on a bench under the pine trees in my backyard, then I'm lying on the bench, then I'm hanging on to the bench like I'm stranded at sea and afraid to fall off a board. Jumpin boseephus! I finally rolled off of the bench and kinda staggered in the house and sat down on the couch, my head kinda lolling around on my neck. WTF? Pulled myself up and wandered into the kitchen and found a half a bag of Oreo's, so I grabbed the half full gallon jug of milk from the fridge and sat down at the table and began to snack in earnest. Dunking Oreos and drinking from the jug like it was my job. That's when the wife walked in. She's got this look on her face like Elvis gets when I whistle at a real high frequency. Head tilted and quizzical. She says "What are you doing?" and I reply with milk dribbling from the side of my mouth, "Wanna get high?".   She just shakes her head and says I should go lie down for awhile. "Good idea" I say and as I'm walking out of the room she gently takes the cookies and milk from my hands and I never broke stride on the way to bed.

It ain't like it was folks. This new stuff in powerful!

Randy
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