Another sign of whats wrong with our society

[tombogan03884]

Not as irrevelant as talking about making beer...
Remember wher you are, beer is NEVER irrelevant with this crew 
Sure, they could legalize pot and make money off of it. What's to stop that. Is it the right thing to do? Lot of people out here think so. Dr. Dean Edells show today talked about how less people actually used pot since it was legalized over in some country in Europe...sorry, forgot which one. So, would I rather the state and feds spent tons of our money trying to control something they have no way of every controlling? OR would I rather they just legalize it, undercut the growers and dealers, and tax it like cigarettes and alcohol? Can you imagine the money that would bring in? You know that RJR et al will ramp up the advertising machine and hype the shit out of it. Can you imagine a nation full of pot smokers? Even more than we already have? Try and see the big picture here. There is more than just do we legalize pot to make money off of the taxes. 
Will not make a difference, it's as common as tobacco now, just that most people don't talk about it
And how do you get 50% of homeowners out here grow dope? Haven't heard that one.
I don't know, It was an ABC7 News story out of San Francisco.

[Hazcat]

Marijauna is a gateway drug that leads to other, harder drugs. I always thought that was just anti-drug propaganda until I saw it happen in my own family. If marajuana is legalizeed should we also legalize all the other drugs that people use? Should meth, crack, and heroin be available at the drugstore without a prescription? I don't think so. IMO even if it's legal junkies will steal to get drug money, and illegal dealers will commit acts of violence.  

Jumbo,

That is like saying beer leads to whiskey.  Does it for some?  Yes.  but only because that person was predisposed to adiction.  (IMHO)

[tombogan03884]

JumboFrank, That "Gateway drug" stuff is a load of bullshit. Like Haz asked, does beer lead to whiskey, it has nothing at all to do with the DRUG it has everything to do with the PERSON, just like guns and crime.
You REALLY need to read "10 Things You Can't Say In America" By Larry Elder.

[Timothy]

I always preferred the shot of whiskey and then the beer!   

 


Just kidding....I'm an alcoholic, as Haz said, predisposed to have a problem because my Dad was a functioning alcoholic as were all of my four other siblings.  We have all learned to control that problem.  As I said before, it's a weakness in my opinion.  For the record, I really didn't drink excessively.

Did smoking pot lead to other things, maybe but I never let any of that get out of control like the drinking.  I can't find too many people my age that have not smoked pot.  I know of none of my friends that went to become an addict of smack, crack or meth....etc....

Smart people can be guilty of doing stupid things!  There are millions of people in this country that still smoke, lead normal lives and do no harm to any one but they just don't talk about it.

[saltydogbk]

I had something I wanted to say on this subject...but I forgot what it was

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[tt11758]

Who's bogarting the chips?