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Marajuana Legalization Yay or Nay

Postby Swag Jerusalem » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:13 am

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MJ, Cannabis, Weed, Pot ect. It's called many names, many forms. What do yall think. Discuss

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Postby Great Malema » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:16 am

Even though I wouldn't go near it, I do support the legalisation of marijuana. Primarily because I hate patronizing governments telling its people what to do and keeping drugs illegal just doesn't work.

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Postby Lackadaisical2 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:16 am

I think you should elaborate your position on the matter, not that we really needed another MJ legalization thread anyway.
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Postby New Genoa » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:19 am

Yes, legalise it. And distribute it to everyone. Watch worldwide war drop 50%, and worldwide food supplies drop 100%... Well maybe don't distribute it that widely...

But yes it still should be legalised and probably taxed to generate some more revenue for the government. But I don't think it should heavily regulated if it was legal, at least no more than alcohol is.
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Postby Nanatsu no Tsuki » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:21 am

Yay on legalization. Regulate it and tax it and watch the war on drugs take a hit.
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Postby Maurepas » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:21 am

Lackadaisical2 wrote:I think you should elaborate your position on the matter, not that we really needed another MJ legalization thread anyway.

You can't have too many really. I think we should aim for like, 420 of them, and take a hit every time someone posts in one, :p

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Postby Vurtunia » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:22 am

Nope, some stoner would wonder into traffic and it'd be a storm of lawsuits.
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Postby Lackadaisical2 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:23 am

Maurepas wrote:
Lackadaisical2 wrote:I think you should elaborate your position on the matter, not that we really needed another MJ legalization thread anyway.

You can't have too many really. I think we should aim for like, 420 of them, and take a hit every time someone posts in one, :p

:lol2:
Are you sure we haven't got more than that already?
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Postby New Genoa » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:25 am

Vurtunia wrote:Nope, some stoner would wonder into traffic and it'd be a storm of lawsuits.


That's not how it works. If anything, we'd be too afraid to even cross the damn street.
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Postby Maurepas » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:25 am

Vurtunia wrote:Nope, some stoner would wonder into traffic and it'd be a storm of lawsuits.

Eh, Drunk people wonder into traffic alot more often already I'd bet.

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Postby Radiatia » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:25 am

Definitely legalise - but not decriminalise, legalise, then tax the crap out of it.

I don't do it myself, but half the people I know do and most people including me have tried it at least once.

If we are a democracy, then I'd say the majority have spoken....

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Postby Vurtunia » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:28 am

I still see a legal shitstorm, but, whatever.
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Postby Costa Fiero » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:29 am

Maurepas wrote:
Vurtunia wrote:Nope, some stoner would wonder into traffic and it'd be a storm of lawsuits.

Eh, Drunk people wonder into traffic alot more often already I'd bet.


Yep. There is litterally loads of videos on Youtube of drunk people crawling across roads (and falling over).

In terms of marijuana, I've changed my mind. I used to think it was evil, but now I'm quite happy with people smoking it.

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Postby Arkiasis » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:30 am

Legalize, stop wasting billions on the "war on drugs", make police focus on more pressing issues, and free up space in jails for actual violent offenders.
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Postby Cannot think of a name » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:45 am

Lackadaisical2 wrote:I think you should elaborate your position on the matter, not that we really needed another MJ legalization thread anyway.

Not even weed can make this question interesting again.

What are we gonna have, enthusiastic stoners...
New Genoa wrote:Yes, legalise it. And distribute it to everyone. Watch worldwide war drop 50%, and worldwide food supplies drop 100%... Well maybe don't distribute it that widely...

But yes it still should be legalised and probably taxed to generate some more revenue for the government. But I don't think it should heavily regulated if it was legal, at least no more than alcohol is.
Maurepas wrote:You can't have too many really. I think we should aim for like, 420 of them, and take a hit every time someone posts in one, :p

There we go.

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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Yay on legalization. Regulate it and tax it and watch the war on drugs take a hit.

The guy who doesn't smoke but still doesn't give a shit-
Great Malema wrote:Even though I wouldn't go near it, I do support the legalisation of marijuana. Primarily because I hate patronizing governments telling its people what to do and keeping drugs illegal just doesn't work.

Check.

The anti-pot crowd with accusations that seem to come out of Reefer Madness...
Vurtunia wrote:Nope, some stoner would wonder into traffic and it'd be a storm of lawsuits.

MMMmmm. That's some good hysteria.

The only thing that is missing is someone deriding people who smoke marijuana as degenerate simple minded losers so that someone can quote that person with all the prominent people who also smoked pot.

Cycle repeats, thread goes on for pages, very little is actually said.
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Postby New Genoa » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:47 am

Cannot think of a name wrote:
Lackadaisical2 wrote:I think you should elaborate your position on the matter, not that we really needed another MJ legalization thread anyway.

Not even weed can make this question interesting again.

What are we gonna have, enthusiastic stoners...
New Genoa wrote:Yes, legalise it. And distribute it to everyone. Watch worldwide war drop 50%, and worldwide food supplies drop 100%... Well maybe don't distribute it that widely...

But yes it still should be legalised and probably taxed to generate some more revenue for the government. But I don't think it should heavily regulated if it was legal, at least no more than alcohol is.
Maurepas wrote:You can't have too many really. I think we should aim for like, 420 of them, and take a hit every time someone posts in one, :p

There we go.

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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Yay on legalization. Regulate it and tax it and watch the war on drugs take a hit.

The guy who doesn't smoke but still doesn't give a shit-
Great Malema wrote:Even though I wouldn't go near it, I do support the legalisation of marijuana. Primarily because I hate patronizing governments telling its people what to do and keeping drugs illegal just doesn't work.

Check.

The anti-pot crowd with accusations that seem to come out of Reefer Madness...
Vurtunia wrote:Nope, some stoner would wonder into traffic and it'd be a storm of lawsuits.

MMMmmm. That's some good hysteria.

The only thing that is missing is someone deriding people who smoke marijuana as degenerate simple minded losers so that someone can quote that person with all the prominent people who also smoked pot.

Cycle repeats, thread goes on for pages, very little is actually said.


Meta-post on the a tired old thread topic by a poster who doesn't care much for thread's contents, check. ;)
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Postby The Nation of Orpheus » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:48 am

Yay to the hay

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Postby Telsiai » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:49 am

Legalise it as a medicine only.
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Postby Gauthier » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:51 am

New Genoa wrote:Yes, legalise it. And distribute it to everyone. Watch worldwide war drop 50%, and worldwide food supplies drop 100%... Well maybe don't distribute it that widely...

But yes it still should be legalised and probably taxed to generate some more revenue for the government. But I don't think it should heavily regulated if it was legal, at least no more than alcohol is.


And like the end of Prohibition it'll kick organized crime in the wallet.
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Postby Cannot think of a name » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:51 am

New Genoa wrote:
Cannot think of a name wrote:Not even weed can make this question interesting again.

What are we gonna have, enthusiastic stoners...
There we go.

Comments on the War on Drugs-

The guy who doesn't smoke but still doesn't give a shit-

Check.

The anti-pot crowd with accusations that seem to come out of Reefer Madness...
MMMmmm. That's some good hysteria.

The only thing that is missing is someone deriding people who smoke marijuana as degenerate simple minded losers so that someone can quote that person with all the prominent people who also smoked pot.

Cycle repeats, thread goes on for pages, very little is actually said.


Meta-post on the a tired old thread topic by a poster who doesn't care much for thread's contents, check. ;)

Someone trying to 'out meta' a post by repeating the pattern...
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Postby The Andromeda Islands » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:04 am

Great Malema wrote:Even though I wouldn't go near it, I do support the legalisation of marijuana. Primarily because I hate patronizing governments telling its people what to do and keeping drugs illegal just doesn't work.


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Postby The United Soviet Socialist Republic » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:06 am

i say yay.
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Postby Krakosov » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:16 am

fuck yay 8)
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Postby Tagmatium » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:39 am

I'm in favour of all drugs being legalised, if only because it is a way of removing such huge amounts of funding away from organised crime.

It'd be very difficult to do and need lots of funding of its own.

Thus, it won't be done, as sticking-plaster policy is preferred over actually tackling problems.
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Postby Maurepas » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:42 am

Tagmatium wrote:I'm in favour of all drugs being legalised, if only because it is a way of removing such huge amounts of funding away from organised crime.

It'd be very difficult to do and need lots of funding of its own.

Thus, it won't be done, as sticking-plaster policy is preferred over actually tackling problems.

Would it really take all that though? I'm of the opinion that such sticking-plaster policy can easily be applied to just about any drug. I mean, I think a literal copy-pasta of the system governing Liquor in the United States can be applied to Pot and the problem's solved.

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