I think instead of shaking hands

And i changed my sig pic to avoid confusion.

 

I feel like i am picking on you now, i didnt intend to post more then a few comments in this thread.

But are you serious? that seems soo backwards to me, you wouldnt want marijuana legalized because it might be taxed!? it would be cheaper any way! and some would go towards the community, whats wrong with that?

And you think that they'd put worse ingredients then some dealers do on the street?

 

yeah, thats a shocking response.

as much as everyone hates being taxed, we NEED money right now bad, and that would be a great source of income.

 

why in the world would a dealer put something on weed? weed is one of the cheapest drugs on earth. lacing it with anything would be pointless. and if weed was legalized, it would put the honest dealer out of business much like how the end of prohibition put the moonshiner out of business. and as much as we'd like to think that taxes go back to the community. they dont. they go to pay the interest to the federal reserve. i think that if weed was not taxed, or government regulated at all, it would be alright. i think if we had something implimented like what alaska has, it would be alright. (if you dont know, norml it.)

 

well, we have to tax something, and unless you think they are going to abolish the Fed, very highly unlikely, it's the best shot we got.

 

to add weight, to make more money

simple

and weed isn't the cheapest drug by a long shot

around here, crack is

and heroin is a close second

followed by pills

weed is NOT cheap, unless you buy shitty stuff, in which case, you probably don't know what the fuck you're talking about anyway.

 

I think that if it was state, or even locally regulated, it would be great. because state and local taxes actually go to the people. If the federal government left it up to the states to decide, i wouldnt mind legalization.

 

That is sad that crack is cheaper than weed in your area. a rock sells for 20 around here, and a j sells for 5 or 10. pills are probably cheaper admitadly.. but the stuff that people weigh down weed with usually wont kill ya. ive had bags with dirt, rocks, seeds, but never anything like AJAX or rat poison, like you can get with coke.

 

that is probably the most likely scenario.... allowing the states to regulate it, for MEDICAL purposes. complete de-criminilization probably won't happen for many years to come, if ever. At least not until our generation is old, and mostly dead.

States are broke right now, and it would be wise for the federal gov't to allow states to legalize hemp, as well as medical pot and tax it, for revenue. Many states don't allow budget deficits and aren't allowed to go into debt, so they rely mostly on sales taxes, and income taxes to generate revenue. Cali did/is doing it, it generated quite a bit of money, the problem is, it could generate a whole lot more if the Feds weren't up their ass all the time.

 

Fuck the "honest dealer" (and the scumbags to), nothing wrong with growing and selling marijuana to adults but they can get themselves a real job (selling weed legaly perhaps?), not like im going to worry about his income when it comes down to people going to jail and at the end of the day, thats where the dealer makes most of his profit, off the risk. So why should, honest hard working reasonable citizens have to risk jail time to enjoy marijuana so you can justify the dope dealer getting paid?

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It would be nice if taxes go to the community, but if they dont, that isnt a reason to justify having people locked up because they like to smoke marijuana.

 

no, there is no reason that people should be locked up for having marijuana. selling marijuana is a risk. let them go to jail for it. that is where they make their money. hense the alaskan marijuana policy. up to an ounce is legal, but its illegal to distribute. the dealer makes his dough. and the honest smoker is free.

 

So what you are saying is that, it makes sense for the dealer to be locked up for selling, because he makes more money off the risk, so long as the smokers are free to smoke its all good? It makes no sense to me because i dont think the money is worth is the suffering, especially when it could easily be made in a legal well run business. And a less important note why should a smoker not be able to buy marijuana from a business without fear of a confrontation with police? Also, legalization of marijuana would keep it away from the kids, which i think is important.

 

how would it keep it away from the kids? its not hard to get someone of age to get booze. same concept. and kids would get it the same way most kids got it when it was illegal. stealing it from their parents.

 

Well it wouldnt make it impossible, but really the way it is (decriminalized, as it is where i live) it is easier for kids to get illegal drugs then it is booze. Plus, if heavy penalties were applied, im sure most people would think twice, but my first point is probably more important.

As for your second point, if kids are stealing it from their parents, then their parents are in control of the situation, and only have themselves to blame.