Marijuana Legalization Bill

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

As a citizen I support this bill. the effects of marijuana being illegal are much worst to society than the effects of marijuana itself, much like how Prohibition caused much more problems for society than alcohol did. As the friend of about a dozen pot users, I have yet to run into any problems with any of them.

[John Dibble]

As the friend of about a dozen pot users, I have yet to run into any problems with any of them.

Same here - all the ones I know have jobs and pay their taxes, and are otherwise law-abiding.

[Jake]

On the alcohol-marijuana issue.

Don't worry about being consistent.

Just worry about being right.

Justice must be consistent, as should the laws guiding justice. Is it just to arrest someone, throw them in jail, and revoke many of their rights for the mere possession of marijuana? Yet if someone possesses alcohol it is legal, regardless of the fact that they are more likely to cause harm than the users of pot.

Inconsistency oft shows hypocrisy. I have yet to see a case where hypocrisy was right. It is pretty hypocritical in my view that the drug that causes far more problems is legal and the one that causes less is not. Having seen that prohibition of both substances creates new problems without really solving the old ones(even making them worse in some cases) I can only say that it would be right to legalize marijuana in order to alleviate the problems of prohibition, since the inherent problems of both drugs are really can't be solved.

Let us be consistent and ban alcohol to.

[John Dibble]

On the alcohol-marijuana issue.

Don't worry about being consistent.

Just worry about being right.

Justice must be consistent, as should the laws guiding justice. Is it just to arrest someone, throw them in jail, and revoke many of their rights for the mere possession of marijuana? Yet if someone possesses alcohol it is legal, regardless of the fact that they are more likely to cause harm than the users of pot.

Inconsistency oft shows hypocrisy. I have yet to see a case where hypocrisy was right. It is pretty hypocritical in my view that the drug that causes far more problems is legal and the one that causes less is not. Having seen that prohibition of both substances creates new problems without really solving the old ones(even making them worse in some cases) I can only say that it would be right to legalize marijuana in order to alleviate the problems of prohibition, since the inherent problems of both drugs are really can't be solved.

Let us be consistent and ban alcohol to.

So you want the murder rate to skyrocket again?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

On the alcohol-marijuana issue.

Don't worry about being consistent.

Just worry about being right.

Justice must be consistent, as should the laws guiding justice. Is it just to arrest someone, throw them in jail, and revoke many of their rights for the mere possession of marijuana? Yet if someone possesses alcohol it is legal, regardless of the fact that they are more likely to cause harm than the users of pot.

Inconsistency oft shows hypocrisy. I have yet to see a case where hypocrisy was right. It is pretty hypocritical in my view that the drug that causes far more problems is legal and the one that causes less is not. Having seen that prohibition of both substances creates new problems without really solving the old ones(even making them worse in some cases) I can only say that it would be right to legalize marijuana in order to alleviate the problems of prohibition, since the inherent problems of both drugs are really can't be solved.

Let us be consistent and ban alcohol to.

we tried that already. It didn't work too well.

[Jake]

On the alcohol-marijuana issue.

Don't worry about being consistent.

Just worry about being right.

Justice must be consistent, as should the laws guiding justice. Is it just to arrest someone, throw them in jail, and revoke many of their rights for the mere possession of marijuana? Yet if someone possesses alcohol it is legal, regardless of the fact that they are more likely to cause harm than the users of pot.

Inconsistency oft shows hypocrisy. I have yet to see a case where hypocrisy was right. It is pretty hypocritical in my view that the drug that causes far more problems is legal and the one that causes less is not. Having seen that prohibition of both substances creates new problems without really solving the old ones(even making them worse in some cases) I can only say that it would be right to legalize marijuana in order to alleviate the problems of prohibition, since the inherent problems of both drugs are really can't be solved.

Let us be consistent and ban alcohol to.

we tried that already. It didn't work too well.

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[patrick1]

I haven't smoked it in a while but MJ should be legal. Burnouts cause less problems than drunks and the gateway argument is bogus.  You can extend that argument to cigs, booze, and almost anything.  If it wasn't for that damn steak my cholesteral would be fine.

[TeePee4Prez]

I haven't smoked it in a while but MJ should be legal. Burnouts cause less problems than drunks and the gateway argument is bogus.  You can extend that argument to cigs, booze, and almost anything.  If it wasn't for that damn steak my cholesteral would be fine.

Thank you for agreeing.  Your Senator will hopefully push this through.

[John Dibble]

As a citizen, I urge the Senators to vote against this bill and vote for Senator Bono's version instead. This bill ursurps region's rights while the other one gives them a choice in the matter.

[Bono]

As a citizen, I urge the Senators to vote against this bill and vote for Senator Bono's version instead. This bill ursurps region's rights while the other one gives them a choice in the matter.

Thanks for your support.

[TeePee4Prez]

Bono, I think yours is better and has more support.  I too would support your version as well.  If you want to vote on that, I'd be glad.

[Bono]

Bono, I think yours is better and has more support.  I too would support your version as well.  If you want to vote on that, I'd be glad.

Good, let's move to it then.

Bury the hatchet?

[TeePee4Prez]

Bono, I think yours is better and has more support.  I too would support your version as well.  If you want to vote on that, I'd be glad.

Good, let's move to it then.

Bury the hatchet?

Sure.  Happy to work with you.

[Peter]

Is this bill formally withdrawn?

If so, please lock it, and I will then delete it from the status thread.