2007-03-07 09:51:27 · 13 answers · asked by beardedoctopus 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Ask george w bush!
legalize marijuana, please, georgie!
It would rather have my children smoke marijuana than drink booze, anyday!
and think How the government could tax weed too, georgie! ! !
I really want to see the answers from the people who Never smoked!!!! lmao @ them!
2007-03-07 09:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aside from having been effectively demonized, pot has the logistical challenge of being rather "un-testable" from the DUI standpoint.
That is, we can tell if there's alcohol in your system, but no test exists yet (that I'm aware of, or that's commercially available) to tell if you're under the influence of marijuana. Blood or urine tests show THC, but it can be residual, and not affecting your judgement, and reaction times. That makes it tough to (fairly) enforce DUI laws that would face new challenges with people driving under the influence of the new drug.
A person who really wanted to push the legalization issue should concentrate on ways of creating quantifiable "potency" measurements, and field testing units for police departments.
2007-03-07 18:00:41 · answer #2 · answered by The Avatar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politics!
2007-03-07 20:14:19 · answer #3 · answered by Grrr! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Harry Anslinger
2007-03-07 17:56:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Society conventions. Politicians love a good bottle of claret, but only very rarely spliff up.
2007-03-07 17:58:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in the '50's, pot was scarier. When all the geezers die out, it will be legal.
2007-03-07 17:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask a cop, I'm sure they would give you an interesting answer.....Alcohol used to be illegal, you know. Tobacco should be illegal, it is damn harmful. Stupidity should be a felony. Life is not fair.
2007-03-07 17:54:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because alcohol is big business, and they have lobbyists
2007-03-07 17:55:11 · answer #8 · answered by keplin124 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the cotton industry doesn't want to loose money to the hemp industry, because hemp is a stronger fiber.
2007-03-07 17:54:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question!
I wish!
2007-03-07 17:56:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋