[quote=SD Realtor]Sorry but this is bad. In no way does adding another addictive substance to our littany of already legal and harmful elements help out our society.
I suppose that it will help the budget but no way, no how, no chance does this help raise the bar of our society in general. [/quote]
Which is worse, the effects of smoking/ingesting the plant, or the persecution brought on by the Nixon-era conservative racists law makers.
In this case the punishment is much worse than the crime. The laws cause much greater harm to the user than the plant itself.
Giving any anyone who smokes/possesses/grows Cannabis jail time would be like giving jail time to someone who wants to Jaywalk. In both cases it’s their choice, does very little harm to society in general may cause trouble if you do it at the wrong place and wrong time, but most of the harm falls on the person making the choice. Oh yea, and Jaywalking might actually kill you.
It’s not like smoking a Cigarette where you get cancer and cause the premiums on the insurance of non-smokers to go up, or alcohol where you might get in a wreck and kill someone else
