Comments on: Legalize Marijuana?

By: Sunflower Pipes

Sunflower Pipes — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:19:44 +0000

There are many persuasive arguments on why America should legalize marijuana, and the reasons are sound, but despite the fact that many millions of Americans have used pot has not translated into real political pressure on the people who can change the laws. One of the problems inhibiting legalization is that people that smoke a glass pipe are not considered serious or mature. It is This stigma that scares many pot users into hiding that they smoke pot. Therefore the Reality of who smokes pot and how much the smoke is very different than it seems. The last three presidents were admitted pot users and by my Understanding the same is probably true of the first three presidents as well. Marijuana Legislation is very serious and has everything with how we define what it means to be American. What credence do we as Americans give the rights of the individual to the pursuit of happiness as well as a right to privacy? In the end it is up to us to be public about our choices and to Voice our opinions to the ones that ultimately decide what the rules are. Every hand written Letter that makes it to a representative is considered to be the voice of a thousand people who did not take the time to write. Send an email, send a letter make a phone call and get counted.
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By: Sunflower Pipes

Sunflower Pipes — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:19:44 +0000

By: NeilD

NeilD — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:25:31 +0000

BTW, I’ve never smoked marijuana either.
NeilD

By: NeilD

NeilD — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:20:59 +0000

When the Liberals talked about decriminalizing marijuana a few years back they got a quick visit from the US drug czar who threatened to virtually shut down our borders. They quickly backed off.
I’m disappointed in the stance our Conservative government has taken but I also believe that they had to take that stance because of the unwillingness of Bush to do the right thing.
I can only hope that Obama will lighten the American laws up a little so that we here in Canada can follow suit and allow for police time to be better spent elsewhere.
I know of many adults nearing retirement age who have smoked for years but are currently having problems finding a supplier. It’s enough to drive them to drink.
NeilD

By: Powell Lucas

Powell Lucas — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:45:25 +0000

As an inhaler of smoke from many a big, fat torpedo over a long span of years I can only agree with your sentiments. A Jamaican bartender with the street name of Jukie-Ju once told me: “if it grows from the soil and doesn’t get altered by chemicals, it can’t be bad.”
I do, however, have some serious qualms about making the herb legal. My level of consumption is dependent on the price of the product. (So much for its addictive properties, but as a pensioner I have to watch the dollars and cents.) Once it is legal and the government gets their greedy paws into the game you can rest assured that the cost of enjoying a toke will rise well beyond the range where I can afford to indulge.