Should US Legalize Marijuana?
 

...for economic purposes?

I found a thread on this topic already, but was locked. Please debate intellectually.
Should Governments Legalize and Tax Marijuana?
Just been reading about this alot, and I support it.

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I strongly support the idea for the following beneficial reasons

1. Revenue generated through tax and regulation of the industry

2. Countless man hours and dollars saved in the "war on drugs"

3. Less crowding in prisons for non-violent criminals

4. Takes power away from Gangs and Drug rings

5. I no longer have to visit with my guy for 90 minutes every time I pick up a new bag.

I, too, agree for the same reasons as Jay minus the long drive and plus cannabis hemp is extremely resourceful to our society:

- Cannibis hemp can replace anything made from timber.
- Though not the best (in my opinion), it is considered an alternative energy source.
- Hemp seeds are a super food. We could live HEALTHILY in eating nothing but hemp seeds!

hemp isnt illegal...

I think you have to distinguish something else as well. When you say legalize marijuana, do you mean in an all-or-nothing sense, or just for approved medical purposes?

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There was really no mention of med purposes, and thats kind of silly because on the west coast it pretty much is all in all legal due to med purposes, hence the club card, and growers.

Yes, I know that; however the discussion at hand involves the US, and at the moment, most of our hemp is imported from Canada, France and China. Care to draw a conclusion on what that means about the status of cannabis hemp cultivation in America? Practically non-existent as far as I know. My point is that though it is legal in America, socially and mentally, most Americans are not accepting to it. To me, this is equivalent to, if not worse than, it being illegal.

Well yes, and no. I just threw the question out there. I'm in support of full legalization. I've also lived in Northern California my entire life, so, yeah... it's legal for medical purposes, and it's not hard to get a card, but I still smoke behind closed doors- it's still illegal otherwise. Having seen the economic benefits I support it.

Mendocino County would shut down without the revenue from pot. Something like 75% of their economy is tied to weed and weed paraphernalia.

oh well i live in canada so... sucks for you guys

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Awesome discussion. I really feel like we connected there.

welcome to the internet
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I agree that we should do as we please with our bodies. I do not agree that it is pathetic to be discussing this matter. Lack of communication is most definitely a factor in how emotionally and mentally dismantled we are as one race. No doubt the internet has become one of many impersonal ways of communication, but it doesn't make communicating pathetic.

Aw, how cute.

I need marijuana smoking to be a semi-subversive activity. If it were legal I'd have to quit.

Should this even be turned into a topic of debate? Seriously. The argument is going to last until eventually enough generations pass where lawmakers of that time won't have the stigma attached to legalizing something they've been damning to hell since Nixon.

Let's face it.
We won't see full legalization until we're the motherfuckers in positions to make such decisions.

So you smoke out of spite?

No I Smoke out of a gravity bong.

Not as efficient as a spite bong.

Mmm spite.

No, not so much, but I don't like to feel vindicated when I'm high. It makes the munchies go away.

We could all migrate over to the Sexual Experience thread and drive that into the dirt for a while. No pun intended......well, maybe.

You see, I still disagree with you, but I'm okay with that.


PS
When can we talk about Bill?

Hehe. Munchies will remain, vindication or nay.

More to the point though, I would assume that smoking without consequence would ease up on some of the po po paranoia. Especially when you're high as balls and have a QP in the back seat.

U know...
Standard precautionary high....

Who are you talking to?
If you'd have made it clear, I wouldn't have had to type this.

Which I'm billing to your account, btw.

Oh you're so bringin' me down by just saying that. Now I gotta' go lock my doors.

Remember to close your curtains............

No use. I'm pretty sure they got his house all wired up. :beer:

Yup. And they got his whooooole list of all the websites he's visited in the last 3 months.

dun dun DUUUUNNNNN!

I try to explain to people that fisting the alphabet inside a horse's ass is a culturally enriching activity, but they don't seem to listen.

Do I vomit? Do I laugh? I'll go with choice 3. BOTH!

Haha that just turned into a new fetish.

What kind of porn do you watch? :eek: You sick fuck.

lol...
The kind where you're vomiting and laughing at the same time.
Doesn't have to be erotic.
Just has to be hilarious.

wink.

I'm really not like that. I would never fist a horse. Give em' too much foreplay and they expect it every time.

Facepalm.
That joke just has too weird of an edge, after viewing that 2 guys 1 horse video.

Well the topic was in regards to the economy, but thanks for your input. It is pathetic you even wasted your time typing that, since its such a pathetic topic.

Quick on the draw, are we?