Colorado and Oregon legalize Marijuana?

[VeloClone]

Veloclone:
I don't want to discuss the Iraq war. I did want to respond to a comment about how people are too stupid to determine for themselves the right course of action for a nation to take regarding war.

And you may not agree with or perceive the connection the right to "get high" has with the issues raised. The irony is that talking about marijuana on this board was also a "to the cave" issue on this very site only a few years ago.

I see the connection. I also know that I have had a simple joke about Gore and inventing the internet deleted when it was in the flow of the thread because that was cave material. I think this is a good discussion and you are doing your darnedest to get it exiled. Whether connected or not that will be the result. You made your point. Just stay on topic.

Also don't assume that someone who tries to keep this discussion from ending up in the cave is automatically opposed to your point of view on legalization.

[ShopTalk]

Fair enough. Rant over. I deleted all posts deemed offensive. If you want them all gone, you'll have to edit out comments on yours as well.

[IAMAIRBHG]

What happens to people serving time right now for mary jane related offensives?

[Rabbuk]

What happens to people serving time right now for mary jane related offensives?

We roll a j toke up and go laugh at them.

[ShopTalk]

They sit in jail. No help to them at all. Is not a retroactive law and no amnesty clause.

[tyler24]

I am curious to hear what some of the people who said no have to think on this topic. I don't want to call them out, I am just curious as to why they believe it should be illegal. The hemp plant has so many positives to it that it is unbelievable. I am fine if it just becomes a medicinal drug, its a start to something that I believe should be legal and could help plenty of people. The reason I would love for it to be legal is my struggle from panic disorder. I would love to be off of certain medications that can cause more harm to me than can help me.

[IAMAIRBHG]

I am curious to hear what some of the people who said no have to think on this topic. I don't want to call them out, I am just curious as to why they believe it should be illegal. The hemp plant has so many positives to it that it is unbelievable. I am fine if it just becomes a medicinal drug, its a start to something that I believe should be legal and could help plenty of people. The reason I would love for it to be legal is my struggle from panic disorder. I would love to be off of certain medications that can cause more harm to me than can help me.

something along the lines of: "blah blah blah.... Bible"

[Cychotiic]

So, norml made an announcement on Facebook that Maine and Rhode island are releasing bills tomorrow with regards to legalization. Dominos are finally starting to fall. About ******* time too

[NATEizKING]

What happens to people serving time right now for mary jane related offensives?

I would assume if they are in jail on a charge for very long, they would be in there for doing the same thing even now that it's legal. The limitations as to what is now legal would not have resulted in much of a jail sentence previously.

[Bamacyclone]

something along the lines of: "blah blah blah.... Bible"

You lost me with bringing Christianity into this. I'm a Christian and have never seen the sense of pot being illegal. I know many of our friends feel the same way. I believe the issue to be more age related.

I went to ISU in the seventies. Pot use was common, maybe more so than today. We knew it to be generally harmless. Go to the decade before and earlier and that familiarity is not there. Thus, concern over the unknown.

[Cychotiic]

You lost me with bringing Christianity into this. I'm a Christian and have never seen the sense of pot being illegal. I know many of our friends feel the same way. I believe the issue to be more age related.

I went to ISU in the seventies. Pot use was common, maybe more so than today. We knew it to be generally harmless. Go to the decade before and earlier and that familiarity is not there. Thus, concern over the unknown.

This. The population that is against it are the old people, probably born before the mid 40's. There is probably also a generation aground the late 70's to mid 80's against it too, when they started the just say no ********

[jaretac]

This. The population that is against it are the old people, probably born before the mid 40's. There is probably also a generation aground the late 70's to mid 80's against it too, when they started the just say no ********

How many people do you think that makes up? 70 and 20 year olds would be a small portion of the population, why are these bills narrowly passing?

I think frustration over the drug wars not getting anywhere is driving as much or more than anything. In Washington the law was paraded as a bill that will finally get a handle on the marijuana usage by regulating the sale. In the voters pamphlet the argument against the law started off, "if you want to legalize marijuana vote no". This was more about getting a handle on the sales and distribution of it, iliminating the need for smuggling that can lead to even worse issues, than it did about people just wanting to smoke it. I

[alarson]

Because old people vote so they are overrepresented.

[Cyclonepride]

I think there are some powerful lobbies against it, and I think we know that money talks, especially when it's easy to be against it on "moral" grounds.

[Incyte]

If you want to be loser and ******* bake all of the time have at it. I just hope it lowers your sperm count. You're little value to society but.that's your right..