Marijuana legalised in 2 US states??

starpress12starpress12 Posts: 212
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so thousands of people have gathered in the US states of Washington and Colorado to celebrate cannabis culture as voters in both of these states have approved ballot iniatives to allow personal use of marijuana by anyone aged 21 or older for the purposes of getting high?? What is the world coming to, have there not been various studies done where drug use has been associated with mental illness not to mention the dangers and as for America with having strict regulations in place im really surprised, cannot see the logic in this whatsoever!!
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  • TheTruth1983TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462
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    Yeah because current drug laws have worked so well until now.
  • PlatinumStevePlatinumSteve Posts: 4,295
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    so thousands of people have gathered in the US states of Washington and Colorado to celebrate cannabis culture as voters in both of these states have approved ballot iniatives to allow personal use of marijuana by anyone aged 21 or older for the purposes of getting high?? What is the world coming to, have there not been various studies done where drug use has been associated with mental illness not to mention the dangers and as for America with having strict regulations in place im really surprised, cannot see the logic in this whatsoever!!

    That's not all, for the first time since polls have been conducted now more Americans than not favor legalizing marijuana nationally. http://www.gallup.com/poll/165539/first-time-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana.aspx
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,383
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    Legalise it, then tax it - isn't that what Governments generally try to do to stuff like this. I think they're missing a trick.
  • TheTruth1983TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462
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    That's not all, for the first time since polls have been conducted now more Americans than not favor legalizing marijuana nationally. http://www.gallup.com/poll/165539/first-time-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana.aspx

    Good, it should be legalised.
  • Jesse PinkmanJesse Pinkman Posts: 5,794
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    What fun meeting someone stone out of their head and carrying a gun.

    Will it be acceptable in court "Yes I shot the man dead but my mind was altered due to being stoned off my little twig."
  • TheTruth1983TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    Legalise it, then tax it - isn't that what Governments generally try to do to stuff like this. I think they're missing a trick.

    They are missing a big trick. Didn't the state of Colorado bring in $2 million during the first few months of it's legal status?
  • Si_CreweSi_Crewe Posts: 40,202
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    Legalise it, then tax it - isn't that what Governments generally try to do to stuff like this. I think they're missing a trick.

    Not sure that'd be popular in the southern states, where there'd probably be an increase in the amount of illegal, tax-free, marijuana smuggled in from Mexico, and all the crime and violence associated with it.
  • TheTruth1983TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462
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    Si_Crewe wrote: »
    Not sure that'd be popular in the southern states, where there'd probably be an increase in the amount of illegal, tax-free, marijuana smuggled in from Mexico, and all the crime and violence associated with it.

    Yeah, because that never happens now
  • AneechikAneechik Posts: 20,208
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    Possession is also decriminalised in Alaska, California, North Carolina and Vermont.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 5,383
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    I'm surprised no-one has suggested it to that idiot Salmond - might improve his indepedence chances by a couple of percent....
  • AneechikAneechik Posts: 20,208
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    LCDMAN wrote: »
    I'm surprised no-one has suggested it to that idiot Salmond - might improve his indepedence chances by a couple of percent....

    Under the current arrangement, drugs laws are reserved to Westminster.
  • CryolemonCryolemon Posts: 8,670
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    Aneechik wrote: »
    Under the current arrangement, drugs laws are reserved to Westminster.

    That's the point. The poster is saying that Salmond should say "vote for independence then I can legalise weed".
  • HypnodiscHypnodisc Posts: 22,728
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    so thousands of people have gathered in the US states of Washington and Colorado to celebrate cannabis culture as voters in both of these states have approved ballot iniatives to allow personal use of marijuana by anyone aged 21 or older for the purposes of getting high?? What is the world coming to, have there not been various studies done where drug use has been associated with mental illness not to mention the dangers and as for America with having strict regulations in place im really surprised, cannot see the logic in this whatsoever!!

    Welcome to democracy.
  • HypnodiscHypnodisc Posts: 22,728
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    What fun meeting someone stone out of their head and carrying a gun.

    Will it be acceptable in court "Yes I shot the man dead but my mind was altered due to being stoned off my little twig."

    It's no different to meeting someone drunk in a bar who is carrying a gun - that's the US for you. Everyone's packing.

    And if you take ANYTHING from that analysis don't you think it'd be better to ban guns rather than cannabis? :confused:

    I mean, really, THIS is your point? :D
  • bspacebspace Posts: 14,303
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    What fun meeting someone stone out of their head and carrying a gun.

    Will it be acceptable in court "Yes I shot the man dead but my mind was altered due to being stoned off my little twig."

    and is it now acceptable in court to claim "Yes I shot the man dead but I was drunk."
  • KarlSomethingKarlSomething Posts: 3,529
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    Si_Crewe wrote: »
    Not sure that'd be popular in the southern states, where there'd probably be an increase in the amount of illegal, tax-free, marijuana smuggled in from Mexico, and all the crime and violence associated with it.

    Because people there would rather be customers of foreign paramilitary forces, than regulated local businesses?
  • Paradise_LostParadise_Lost Posts: 6,454
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    Si_Crewe wrote: »
    Not sure that'd be popular in the southern states, where there'd probably be an increase in the amount of illegal, tax-free, marijuana smuggled in from Mexico, and all the crime and violence associated with it.

    Not really. The difference attributable to taxes wouldn't be big enough to overcome the transport and smuggling costs. Much of it is already illegally grown domestically in the US already.
    What fun meeting someone stone out of their head and carrying a gun.

    An odd comment coming from someone named Jesse Pinkman. :p
  • chalkmarkschalkmarks Posts: 1,304
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    Anyone with rational intelligence that informs themselves of the scientific facts and weighed up the pros and cons of the effects of alcohol and the effects of marijuana from scientific and experiential knowledge would say that cannabis is the safer recreational substance. Economically it would change national budgets to the benefit of all.

    Regarding legalisation, in half the states you can pay a dr $100 and get a script and buy cannabis under the guise of medicinal use.

    I think governments should be far more concerned about the illnesses, chronic conditions and addictions being created through chemical prescription. If you have a pain, if you have an uncomfortable emotion, if you feel anxious, etc, it is now quite 'rational' to go to the dr and get a pill. Unless a person has a real chemical imbalance, the prescription of these strong substances really hampers a person's ability to meet life and deal with it in more practical ways.
  • Jesse PinkmanJesse Pinkman Posts: 5,794
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    So if we legalise it here you will be able to puff away on a joint but e-cigs will be banned.

    I can see it now.
  • Jesse PinkmanJesse Pinkman Posts: 5,794
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    An odd comment coming from someone named Jesse Pinkman. :p

    Yo Bitch! I have given all that stuff up now since a very nasty incident with a machine gun. I'm now in Alaska building wooden boxes and have been clean for a year now.
    I even have a girlfriend who has stayed alive longer than 6 months!

    :D
  • HypnodiscHypnodisc Posts: 22,728
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    So if we legalise it here you will be able to puff away on a joint but e-cigs will be banned.

    I can see it now.

    As per legalisation in other countries, when it happens here no doubt smoking cannabis in a public place will be banned.

    Worth bearing in mind as well that a lot of people aren't that happy about e-cigs being banned in public areas, so that might easily not happen. I know we don't live in a fantastic democracy but that's not to say we live in North Korea either.
  • chalkmarkschalkmarks Posts: 1,304
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    Yo Bitch! I have given all that stuff up now since a very nasty incident with a machine gun. I'm now in Alaska building wooden boxes and have been clean for a year now.
    I even have a girlfriend who has stayed alive longer than 6 months!

    :D

    LOL :D
  • Joey_JJoey_J Posts: 5,146
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    Give me a crowd full of stoned people over drunken people any day

    legalise it I say
  • Bad Wolf 525Bad Wolf 525 Posts: 5,552
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    They are missing a big trick. Didn't the state of Colorado bring in $2 million during the first few months of it's legal status?

    It 's total sales exceeded 5 million in the first week :D


    14 million in it's first month :D
  • Joey_JJoey_J Posts: 5,146
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    They are missing a big trick. Didn't the state of Colorado bring in $2 million during the first few months of it's legal status?

    indeed
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