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February 25, 2009 at 3:30 PM #355405February 25, 2009 at 3:32 PM #354834
XBoxBoy
Participant[quote=cr]how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
Really the same as the question:
[quote]how do you now tell your kids alcohol and tobacco is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
The idea that because something is legal means it’s ok or good is just plain wrong. Saying something is legal just means that we aren’t going to lock you in jail for it. In addition to alcohol and tobacco there are many things that are not illegal, but that are arguably bad or wrong. For instance adultery. As a parent you probably would teach your kids that adultery is wrong. But we don’t put people in jail for it.
But this distinction is lost on the vast majority of our society, because the majority of our society can only think in black or white. Something is either good (legal), or it’s bad (illegal), no other possibilities.
But those of you who are against legalizing pot, don’t worry. Legalizing pot is a political hot potato, and there is no chance in hell our politicians are suddenly going to find courage to do anything about a topic as politically dangerous as really legalizing pot,
And remember, people have been talking about this since the vietnam war days. But the number of jobs that are tied to fighting drugs through police enforcement and incarceration just gets higher every year. What would we do with all these people if we legalized pot? ‘Taint gonna happen, bet the mortgage on it.
XBoxBoy
February 25, 2009 at 3:32 PM #355144Participant[quote=cr]how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
Really the same as the question:
[quote]how do you now tell your kids alcohol and tobacco is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
The idea that because something is legal means it’s ok or good is just plain wrong. Saying something is legal just means that we aren’t going to lock you in jail for it. In addition to alcohol and tobacco there are many things that are not illegal, but that are arguably bad or wrong. For instance adultery. As a parent you probably would teach your kids that adultery is wrong. But we don’t put people in jail for it.
But this distinction is lost on the vast majority of our society, because the majority of our society can only think in black or white. Something is either good (legal), or it’s bad (illegal), no other possibilities.
But those of you who are against legalizing pot, don’t worry. Legalizing pot is a political hot potato, and there is no chance in hell our politicians are suddenly going to find courage to do anything about a topic as politically dangerous as really legalizing pot,
And remember, people have been talking about this since the vietnam war days. But the number of jobs that are tied to fighting drugs through police enforcement and incarceration just gets higher every year. What would we do with all these people if we legalized pot? ‘Taint gonna happen, bet the mortgage on it.
XBoxBoy
February 25, 2009 at 3:32 PM #355277Participant[quote=cr]how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
Really the same as the question:
[quote]how do you now tell your kids alcohol and tobacco is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
The idea that because something is legal means it’s ok or good is just plain wrong. Saying something is legal just means that we aren’t going to lock you in jail for it. In addition to alcohol and tobacco there are many things that are not illegal, but that are arguably bad or wrong. For instance adultery. As a parent you probably would teach your kids that adultery is wrong. But we don’t put people in jail for it.
But this distinction is lost on the vast majority of our society, because the majority of our society can only think in black or white. Something is either good (legal), or it’s bad (illegal), no other possibilities.
But those of you who are against legalizing pot, don’t worry. Legalizing pot is a political hot potato, and there is no chance in hell our politicians are suddenly going to find courage to do anything about a topic as politically dangerous as really legalizing pot,
And remember, people have been talking about this since the vietnam war days. But the number of jobs that are tied to fighting drugs through police enforcement and incarceration just gets higher every year. What would we do with all these people if we legalized pot? ‘Taint gonna happen, bet the mortgage on it.
XBoxBoy
February 25, 2009 at 3:32 PM #355306Participant[quote=cr]how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
Really the same as the question:
[quote]how do you now tell your kids alcohol and tobacco is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
The idea that because something is legal means it’s ok or good is just plain wrong. Saying something is legal just means that we aren’t going to lock you in jail for it. In addition to alcohol and tobacco there are many things that are not illegal, but that are arguably bad or wrong. For instance adultery. As a parent you probably would teach your kids that adultery is wrong. But we don’t put people in jail for it.
But this distinction is lost on the vast majority of our society, because the majority of our society can only think in black or white. Something is either good (legal), or it’s bad (illegal), no other possibilities.
But those of you who are against legalizing pot, don’t worry. Legalizing pot is a political hot potato, and there is no chance in hell our politicians are suddenly going to find courage to do anything about a topic as politically dangerous as really legalizing pot,
And remember, people have been talking about this since the vietnam war days. But the number of jobs that are tied to fighting drugs through police enforcement and incarceration just gets higher every year. What would we do with all these people if we legalized pot? ‘Taint gonna happen, bet the mortgage on it.
XBoxBoy
February 25, 2009 at 3:32 PM #355415Participant[quote=cr]how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
Really the same as the question:
[quote]how do you now tell your kids alcohol and tobacco is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?[/quote]
The idea that because something is legal means it’s ok or good is just plain wrong. Saying something is legal just means that we aren’t going to lock you in jail for it. In addition to alcohol and tobacco there are many things that are not illegal, but that are arguably bad or wrong. For instance adultery. As a parent you probably would teach your kids that adultery is wrong. But we don’t put people in jail for it.
But this distinction is lost on the vast majority of our society, because the majority of our society can only think in black or white. Something is either good (legal), or it’s bad (illegal), no other possibilities.
But those of you who are against legalizing pot, don’t worry. Legalizing pot is a political hot potato, and there is no chance in hell our politicians are suddenly going to find courage to do anything about a topic as politically dangerous as really legalizing pot,
And remember, people have been talking about this since the vietnam war days. But the number of jobs that are tied to fighting drugs through police enforcement and incarceration just gets higher every year. What would we do with all these people if we legalized pot? ‘Taint gonna happen, bet the mortgage on it.
XBoxBoy
February 25, 2009 at 3:39 PM #354839mike92104
Participant[quote=cr]I don’t have a problem with legalizing pot logically or fiscally, but how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?
Of course, if our state politicians cared anything about children at all we wouldn’t even be in a financial situation that welcomes this idea to the table.
That and it sets a precendent for future legalizations down the road in the name of balancing the state budget. It’s not like we can expect them to cut spending or anything.
I’m holding out for heroin.[/quote]
How do you tell your kids that cigarettes and booze are ok now?
Two things in the post I have to disagree with. One, the new taxes wouldn’t make it more accessible. Any 13 y.o. can get it if he wants now. Second, most of the pot in the state is grown in the state, so I don’t see what it has to do with the cartels. I like this idea. I don’t think I want it to be legalized to the point where you can walk down the street smoking a joint, but we shouldn’t care what someone does in their home. It would be a huge increase in revenue, and a huge reduction in cost at the same time from not having to enforce the current laws (of course the new laws will need some enforcing too). It just makes sense to me, and seems like it is about time.
February 25, 2009 at 3:39 PM #355149Participant[quote=cr]I don’t have a problem with legalizing pot logically or fiscally, but how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?
Of course, if our state politicians cared anything about children at all we wouldn’t even be in a financial situation that welcomes this idea to the table.
That and it sets a precendent for future legalizations down the road in the name of balancing the state budget. It’s not like we can expect them to cut spending or anything.
I’m holding out for heroin.[/quote]
How do you tell your kids that cigarettes and booze are ok now?
Two things in the post I have to disagree with. One, the new taxes wouldn’t make it more accessible. Any 13 y.o. can get it if he wants now. Second, most of the pot in the state is grown in the state, so I don’t see what it has to do with the cartels. I like this idea. I don’t think I want it to be legalized to the point where you can walk down the street smoking a joint, but we shouldn’t care what someone does in their home. It would be a huge increase in revenue, and a huge reduction in cost at the same time from not having to enforce the current laws (of course the new laws will need some enforcing too). It just makes sense to me, and seems like it is about time.
February 25, 2009 at 3:39 PM #355282Participant[quote=cr]I don’t have a problem with legalizing pot logically or fiscally, but how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?
Of course, if our state politicians cared anything about children at all we wouldn’t even be in a financial situation that welcomes this idea to the table.
That and it sets a precendent for future legalizations down the road in the name of balancing the state budget. It’s not like we can expect them to cut spending or anything.
I’m holding out for heroin.[/quote]
How do you tell your kids that cigarettes and booze are ok now?
Two things in the post I have to disagree with. One, the new taxes wouldn’t make it more accessible. Any 13 y.o. can get it if he wants now. Second, most of the pot in the state is grown in the state, so I don’t see what it has to do with the cartels. I like this idea. I don’t think I want it to be legalized to the point where you can walk down the street smoking a joint, but we shouldn’t care what someone does in their home. It would be a huge increase in revenue, and a huge reduction in cost at the same time from not having to enforce the current laws (of course the new laws will need some enforcing too). It just makes sense to me, and seems like it is about time.
February 25, 2009 at 3:39 PM #355311Participant[quote=cr]I don’t have a problem with legalizing pot logically or fiscally, but how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?
Of course, if our state politicians cared anything about children at all we wouldn’t even be in a financial situation that welcomes this idea to the table.
That and it sets a precendent for future legalizations down the road in the name of balancing the state budget. It’s not like we can expect them to cut spending or anything.
I’m holding out for heroin.[/quote]
How do you tell your kids that cigarettes and booze are ok now?
Two things in the post I have to disagree with. One, the new taxes wouldn’t make it more accessible. Any 13 y.o. can get it if he wants now. Second, most of the pot in the state is grown in the state, so I don’t see what it has to do with the cartels. I like this idea. I don’t think I want it to be legalized to the point where you can walk down the street smoking a joint, but we shouldn’t care what someone does in their home. It would be a huge increase in revenue, and a huge reduction in cost at the same time from not having to enforce the current laws (of course the new laws will need some enforcing too). It just makes sense to me, and seems like it is about time.
February 25, 2009 at 3:39 PM #355420Participant[quote=cr]I don’t have a problem with legalizing pot logically or fiscally, but how do you now tell your kids pot is okay but cocaine, LSD, speed, meth, and X are not?
Of course, if our state politicians cared anything about children at all we wouldn’t even be in a financial situation that welcomes this idea to the table.
That and it sets a precendent for future legalizations down the road in the name of balancing the state budget. It’s not like we can expect them to cut spending or anything.
I’m holding out for heroin.[/quote]
How do you tell your kids that cigarettes and booze are ok now?
Two things in the post I have to disagree with. One, the new taxes wouldn’t make it more accessible. Any 13 y.o. can get it if he wants now. Second, most of the pot in the state is grown in the state, so I don’t see what it has to do with the cartels. I like this idea. I don’t think I want it to be legalized to the point where you can walk down the street smoking a joint, but we shouldn’t care what someone does in their home. It would be a huge increase in revenue, and a huge reduction in cost at the same time from not having to enforce the current laws (of course the new laws will need some enforcing too). It just makes sense to me, and seems like it is about time.
February 25, 2009 at 3:43 PM #354844jpinpb
ParticipantDrug dealers won’t allow it to be legalized. That would cut into their money – not to mention the taxes they’d have to pay. Thinking the wrong way about cops. Drug dealers make way too much money to ever have this legalized.
February 25, 2009 at 3:43 PM #355154ParticipantDrug dealers won’t allow it to be legalized. That would cut into their money – not to mention the taxes they’d have to pay. Thinking the wrong way about cops. Drug dealers make way too much money to ever have this legalized.
February 25, 2009 at 3:43 PM #355287ParticipantDrug dealers won’t allow it to be legalized. That would cut into their money – not to mention the taxes they’d have to pay. Thinking the wrong way about cops. Drug dealers make way too much money to ever have this legalized.
February 25, 2009 at 3:43 PM #355316ParticipantDrug dealers won’t allow it to be legalized. That would cut into their money – not to mention the taxes they’d have to pay. Thinking the wrong way about cops. Drug dealers make way too much money to ever have this legalized.
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