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Originally posted by instar
This post is for the anti pot legalisation mob, who justify their own habits, tobacco and/or alcohol by saying, its legal.
Lets here you spout facts about health damage and social cost of alcohol and tobacco?
The direct question is, why is alcohol/tobacco use ok because its legal and pot use not ok because its illegal, apart from the obvious, is this criminalisation of pot justified when alcohol/tobacco is legal?
Originally posted by sen5e
I will continue to whistleblow on anyone using pot illegally.
Originally posted by EnronOutrunHomerun
Originally posted by sen5e
I will continue to whistleblow on anyone using pot illegally.
Whatever that means....*puffs on a bowl*
Originally posted by sen5e
It's an American expression translated to mean "I'll call the cops/feds on you".
Be forewarned immigrants.
Originally posted by TrueLies
Aren't they the biggest hardcore drinkers when it comes to liquors???
Burbon, brandy, scotch, cognac, the more potent the more relaxed their lives can be... why would they want their escape route taken away???
Originally posted by EnronOutrunHomerun
Whens the last time you heard of a politician drinking some Taaka vodka
Originally posted by LostSailor
The only problem is that anyone with a "respectable" job usually gets drug tested occasionally. Would people still lose their jobs if marijuana was legalized?
Originally posted by slank
I am a capitalist. Your body is your own temple. The government has no interest in that which affects no one but yourself.
Behavior is the key. You are always responsible for your behavior. Under the influence or not under the influence your actions and the judgements that likely contributed to them fall on YOUR head.
The government should do broad clinical research on all drugs with no biases. Then make findings available to the public. Individuals will make their own choices and be responsible for their own actions.
I am an adult. The government cannot/shouldnot make my decisions for me. Considering the way the government is run should be sufficient evidence that I can make as good [or better] a decision about my own life.
Socialistic impositions of other people's [so called] moral values is just creeping communism. And most proponents of invasive and imposing legislation are just little closet Hitlers and Stalins.
Pleasure seeking tends to be good for the economy. Those of high intelligence will be cautious about it, those that aren't cautious will probably imbib by illicit means. Does anyone find it interesting that the great depression coincided with prohibition? If you push commerce underground it simply creates crime which costs taxes to fight instead of contributing tax dollars from businesses and employment.
Originally posted by EnronOutrunHomerun
Most agree that as long as you don't show up to work stoned out of your gourd and smelling like a skunk, all is gravy....