Some cities and states are passing measures to legalize possession of a small amount of pot.
However, selling it is still illegal.
How does that make sense legally? Is it a case of government hypocrisy?
2006-11-06 08:23:56 · 11 answers · asked by LisaT 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Same situation as in California. Its legal to prescribe it, but its illegal to have it. Its the federal law that stopping progress, the state levels are changing their view of it. It just leaves wide open how much federal government is actually affecting the state.
2006-11-06 08:27:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cannabis is a plant that grows naturally, and sometimes with a little help from her friends... As a side note, the war on drugs is failing despite our spending 69 billion dollars per year, most arrestes are for pot, a reasonably harmless drug. Where as Meth and crack are rumpant and cause much crime. If the police were to have more time to tackle the dangerous stuff maybe the failing war on drugs could turn in our favor and actually help some people who need it rather than some dorito chomping stoner. Also, the feds are not for legalizing it yet, just some counties and cities in some states.
2006-11-06 09:47:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It helps free up the resources to prosecute the big time dealers. Otherwise you're spending a lot of time and money prosecuting small time petty crime. Currently jails are overcrowded, the Court system is overloaded with these cases, and the police need to be focused on the big time offenders.
It seems hypocritical, but it's a start in the right direction.
2006-11-06 08:29:55 · answer #3 · answered by drkstr1973 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some states are selling tax stamps to make the selling of pot legal. It's to decrease the level of work their officers have to do with petty misdemeanors involving a nearly harmless drug. I think they realize if it's legal it will decrease the violent crimes involved with it. I'm not for legalization, but sometimes it seems it would cut down on some more violent crime if it were legal.
2006-11-06 08:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by El Pistolero Negra 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Lets go away race out of it. I consider it will have to be authorized. But California are not able to supersede federal regulation, although the states voters votes to just do that. It quite is simply an extra symptom of a bloated, over controlling federal executive.
2016-09-01 08:14:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't make sense to me either, but one of my friends with family in Spain says that is how it is there now.
Yes, I think that the government is hypocritical. I'll bet most of them smoked in college and want to make the guy who sold it to them responsible for their actions and smoking can't be bad if most of them did in 60's and 70's.
Just so you know tobacco lobby's to keep it illegal as well as some beer companies. I won't mention names because I'm not sure I'm allowed in this forum but I stopped buying certain beers because of it.
2006-11-06 08:43:29 · answer #6 · answered by bess 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OK that makes absolutely no sense. It makes all those wierdos who want pot happy that they can get the stuff, then they figure out the little loophole the goverment put there to make sure they couldnt BUY the stuff.
2006-11-06 08:32:01 · answer #7 · answered by Samantha 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
some state just give you a ticket it is been seen as a small crime an you can buy it legal if you have a doctor orders to use it
2006-11-06 08:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by headhunter 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
u get a small fine in PA.. ..the jails are full..the police even smoke it..who knows the whole thing is hard to understand..
2006-11-06 08:36:01 · answer #9 · answered by dreamy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because it's just pot, wouldn't you rather police be spending their time on more important things?
2006-11-06 08:32:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋