Yes or no? And your reason is?
2007-03-16 19:58:48 · 12 answers · asked by snapdragon747 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
100% YES! I am 46 years old and I have not smoked pot since I was 15 years old. ( was no saint however). But I have a 16 yr.old daughter. When she was about 13 1/2 I didn't recognize her. I too was a rebellious teen and in my mind willful children are determined. I aged so much as my daughter would stagger in on a school night hammered with memory loss. Of course no matter how hard I try my mind jumps to worst case scenario. When she stated to show signs of violence I got really worried. She lives in a very passive liberal minded household even if it is just the two of us. She went to school each day, and the nerve of her when I was called in to a meeting about her truancy. She took the position the teachers, princible and school councilor were lying and conspirering against her, as she went to school ever day. The fact that she considered the school nothing more then a big social hang out was irrellevent, she was on the property. This makes it sound like she is a moron. I even in desperation sent her to a group home for 3 weeks. (although she was home on week ends)
Anyways long short, compromize eventually woked out that now I usually have her and her core group of 3 freinds here. They are really good.Help me around the house. I know they are not drinking or doing any hard drugs and I turn a blind eye when they step out on balcony to smoke joint. Now I go to library and get them silly movies and the giggle to Pewee Herman. They all know no swearing and if I find so much as one beer bottle. First offence is 3 weeks bannishment for all no matter who brings it. They painted my whole apartment for me to say thanks. Yet I am grateful not to have to worry about some preditor taking advantge of drunken kidsoutall hours of the night and daughter got through high school year despite horrific start with 89% average.
My main concern though is that being illegal thus no regulation people can beusing pesticides or who knows what. Then again they said they were (not now) using extacy from time to time and two people the knew died from same concerns I raised to them about pot . I know a lot of you will vehnimently disagree but hey it works for us and not just me but somany peoplr have commented on how mature my daughter has become. She is like a new girl....Mary
2007-03-16 21:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by mary57whalen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes... if you taxed the heck out of it as a "luxury product" and treated it like cigarettes or alcohol, the government would be able to pay for a lot more hospitals, roads, education, etc....
Hemp was only made illegal because cotton producers in the United States were scared: they thought hemp producers would put them out of business...
I bartended for 12 years, and I can tell you that I would rather have a bunch of stoners in the bar at the end of the night...it was always the drunks who caused trouble...
2007-03-17 03:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by jgirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont have any reason to believe that cannibis is any kind of priority at this time but as I've heard from members in the law enforcement community and from citizens it isnt worth trying to prosecute people for cannibis unless a person is committing a more serious crime to begin with and it has been recently scientifically proven that cannibis doesnt have nearly the amount of adverse health effects.
2007-03-17 03:03:14 · answer #3 · answered by Theodore Sebastian 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is the problem that the two border patrol agents who caught the illegal dope smuggler were thrown in prison. The justice Dept was hellbent on their prosecution, even twisting the truth. Why wouldn't the govt want to really stop this import but instead back it up?
2007-03-17 03:28:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have asked myself this question many times! I am interested in the medical benefits of this drug. I think that there are much more harmful LEGAL substances out there that are reaping havoc on society. Maybe we should prioritize what is important here. It is illegal for a reason, is it the right reason? Why isn't alcohol illegal? I think it has much more adverse affects!
2007-03-17 03:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by lynn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the rate the "war on terror" is progressing, the United States will need to legalize it in order to tax it as to refresh the treasury.
thank god for GW Bush and a nearly bankrupt country.
Pot is the new opiate of the masses.
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2007-03-17 03:52:08 · answer #6 · answered by Ms. Balls 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i say yes and no...it would do tha government a world of good because it would be taxable...sadly what they dont know is since its on the streets,the money stays in the streets..there are alot of rich drug dealers in every neighborhood.makin non taxable money all day.so if it was legal it would be adding more currency to the table.on the flipside since i know ppl who deal it, it would take away from there riches so its a good question.but i say yes.and i love it !
2007-03-17 03:10:40 · answer #7 · answered by GZ R Us 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ya maan. Ganga be da righteous herb from the almighty Selassi Aye. One love, redemption truth / aye ree.
Da herb is the key to walk through the door of all-knowing and pure knowledge.
Ina da street dem call it ses...I call it medicine.
Rasta.
2007-03-17 03:46:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Why should we have a bunch of brain-dead, intoxicated people running around the streets or driving cars?
I could think of so many things better to spend my money on.
2007-03-17 03:06:18 · answer #9 · answered by C J 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think it's the Tree of 'Knowledge'
2007-03-17 03:08:42 · answer #10 · answered by isis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋