[hurley_108]

"If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns," right? So is it any fucking surprise that with marijuana outlawed, outlaws play a major part in it?

[Wally_Sconce]

the marijuana grow op industry is an export industry. they smuggle the marijuana into the USA and come back with illegal firearms and hard drugs like cocaine and met.

why do you want to do you want to give gun runners and drup pushers a free hand in Canada? You talk like they are performing a public service.\

[hurley_108]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

the marijuana grow op industry is an export industry. they smuggle the marijuana into the USA and come back with illegal firearms and hard drugs like cocaine and met.

why do you want to do you want to give gun runners and drup pushers a free hand in Canada? You talk like they are performing a public service.\

You talk like the influence of crime on legal marijuana can never be reduced.

[Wally_Sconce]

they dont get paid in money, it's a little hard to legitimize and tax them.

[romanP]

dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:

RUEZ RUEZ:

Robair Robair:

Mary Jane is not addictive.

Really?

I'd have to agrue with that as well.

Show us the non-existant evidence.

[romanP]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

i recognize the government's right and responsibility to regulate and restrict pharmaceutical companies, food producers, snake oil salesmen, and ...yes.....even drug pushing criminals.

But once I take a liking to a drug, then I feel it is totally apropriate for that drug to be legalized because I can not fathom the possibility that I might be wrong for using it.

sincerely,
Aging_Narcicist

What is wrong with using marijuana?

[romanP]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

no, I prefer to buy dope from drug pushing rapist that like to murder for profits.

Never encountered any of those while picking up a quarter. I buy all of my drugs from trusted friends, and I don't make friends with pushers, rapists or murderers.

$1:

then i smoke it in the privacy of my own home where i can deny that im playing a role in organized crime...a money roll.

It's only a crime as long as it's illegal. If it were legal and taxed in a balanced manner, the organised crime would go away.

[romanP]

dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:

So really you can be addicted to mj even though you're not physically dependant

You can also be addicted to playing video games. Should we make video games illegal?

[Wally_Sconce]

the grow op industry gets paid in guns and heroine, how will the government tax that?

[CanadianJeff]

romanP romanP:

Robair Robair:

poquas poquas:

Second I’m certain the organized crime groups will always produce more TAX FREE goods and be competing with the government for all the new addicts who will be attracted to the government approved drugs.

Prohibition is over, why isn't organized crime still making a killing south of the border selling tax free booze?

Mary Jane is not addictive.

The only logical reason I've heard for keeping BC bud illegal, is there is no test for high drivers. If they figure out how to check drivers for THC blood levels I'm all for legalizing and taxing the stuff.

There is no way to test for a lot of things that people could consume and then drive while high. I don't understand why this keeps getting limited to marijuana. There are over-the-counter drugs that would be far more dangerous to drive under the influence of than marijuana.

It's a valid question but 10 seconds of thinking and I came to a simple answer.

a) if you did drive under the influence of those drugs and the police found out you would still be charged but...

b) Very few people are on those drugs compared to how many people would drive stoned if pot was legal so...

c) having a lot of people on a substance that slightly impairs driving could cause more risk for normal drivers then simply having one or two people hopped on on harder stuff on the road.

[romanP]

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

the grow op industry gets paid in guns and heroine, how will the government tax that?

They wouldn't need to trade drugs for guns if their product was legal. You could buy it in a store instead of some guy's apartment.

[CanadianJeff]

well point in case I've got one big concern before I'd ever back legalized weed and that's knowing what effects it has on a pregnant woman and those with other common conditions such as bipolar and attention disorders.

The chemistry in these peoples brains is already different from usual and adding THC to the mix could create some interesting reactions. That and how is this going to affect a fetus?

There's also the dilemma of how this will interact with both over the counter and prescription medicines. I think more research is needed.

I'd be fine with legalizing it proven that any groups at risk are made very aware when they go to purchase and that you are never allowed to operate any kind of heavy equipment or motor vehicle while high. Also you really shouldn't be stoned in public around kids.

[Public_Domain]

[Wally_Sconce]

romanP romanP:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

the grow op industry gets paid in guns and heroine, how will the government tax that?

They wouldn't need to trade drugs for guns if their product was legal. You could buy it in a store instead of some guy's apartment.

its an export industry, how do you plan to legalize marijuana in the USA?

[romanP]

CanadianJeff CanadianJeff:

It's a valid question but 10 seconds of thinking and I came to a simple answer.

a) if you did drive under the influence of those drugs and the police found out you would still be charged but...
b) Very few people are on those drugs compared to how many people would drive stoned if pot was legal so...

Really? Are you certain? Do you have any information whatsoever to back this up? I don't have information on how many people drive while under the influence of prescription or over-the-counter drugs, but my hypothesis is that there are probably more people driving under the influence of, say, dextromethorphan, which is the active ingredient in cough syrup which serves no real purpose other than to get you high, than there are people driving under the influence of THC. These packages that say "non-drowsy" on them might give drivers the confidence to drive while they're taking those drugs, without realising that, despite not putting you to sleep, may still impair or slow your judgment.

$1:

c) having a lot of people on a substance that slightly impairs driving could cause more risk for normal drivers then simply having one or two people hopped on on harder stuff on the road.

It is quite possible that there are already a lot of people driving around on substances that are not THC which impair motor skills and reaction time.