tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post788110519425604678..comments2023-10-31T03:23:29.373-04:00Comments on Law Enforcement Against Prohibition: Cops and Judges Endorse Washington’s Marijuana Legalization InitiativeDavid Bratzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16356249815391506872noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-86306598072317078452012-06-22T17:54:45.107-04:002012-06-22T17:54:45.107-04:00These people who think I-502 won't mean anythi...These people who think I-502 won't mean anything due to Federal laws are mistaken. I-502 will legalize possession of an ounce or less of cannabis on the state level. Over 99% of all cannabis arrests are on the state level, so this will make a huge difference. The Feds are not going to start busting people for possession of small amounts of cannabis, they simply don't have the resources to do so.<br /><br />Vote YES on I-502!Jadenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549237576272201759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-45236219527222412672012-06-01T14:28:12.896-04:002012-06-01T14:28:12.896-04:00No, legalizing and regulating marijuana will not s...No, legalizing and regulating marijuana will not solve anything. The government should not have control over this in any way. If the U.S Government regulates marijuana they will increase taxes to unbelievable levels. Cigarettes are becomming more and more expensive due to the number of smokers in the US. Now imagine the 50+ million users of marijuana buy it everyday and so much of it...taxes will increase faster than anyone would think. It will still be grown in residential houses whether the government makes it legal or not. Grow Ops will never cease to exist. Solution? Simply decriminalize it. The government doesnt regulate whether we grow trees in our backyards or gardens close to our house, so why should they have any say over this plant?<br />Should kids and young teenagers be kept away from it? Yes, anyone who has a child would want them to wait before they try it, but alcohol is regulated and guess what...kids and teens are still managing to get ahold of it. But parents should be making sure their kids aren't doing stupid things regardless. I strongly believe that if marijuana is regulated by the government nothing will change. People will still go to jail for having plants and growing it, still technically a "war on drugs" even if it is legal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181893506960939923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-28382799948209134662012-04-25T15:00:46.171-04:002012-04-25T15:00:46.171-04:00As much as I think voters in all states have a rig...As much as I think voters in all states have a right to set policy, the sad fact is that all the decriminalization efforts, all the conditional (medical) legalization efforts, and all the full legalization efforts in states don't mean squat. Passage of such a law would merely give Federal cops a target-rich environment allowing to see offenders openly and pick/choose the opportune time to bring down their hammer on them.<br /><br />Once (if ever) marijuana is removed from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act on the Federal level, then and only then will states be free to make "meaningful" choices on such things. Until then, states allowing marijuana use are just whistling past the graveyard.PostalXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330958571903079305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3194774682855710383.post-1126791879709707252012-03-21T15:26:29.599-04:002012-03-21T15:26:29.599-04:00Thank you Norm, David, and James!Thank you Norm, David, and James!ChristMotForbudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470401758267964354noreply@blogger.com