I think we should probably look at getting rid of the whole "war on drugs" model. It's clearly not working. As we see with the legalization of marijuana, the sky is not falling in Colorado. Life is going on as it normally does. Some people will smoke, the majority will not. The use of the drug hasn't sky rocketed as far as I know. I'd like to see more statistics on this, though.
I saw on the news where Colordo is now having issues with drivers, driving while high. They are being pulled over and arrested for operating a automobile while high.
In this case everybody wins people won't anymore get fined for illegal marijuana and the state gets more tax income whilst there isn't so huge street markets.
І'm а fоrmеr сіgаrеttе smоkеr аnd nоt а роt smоkеr. Fоr сіgаrеttе smоkіng, іt's а fеw thіngs. Веуоnd thе аddісtіоn, іt's thе tаstе аnd іt's thе rеlахіng оutsіdе, tаkіng а brеаk. (І stіll lоvе thе flаvоr оf а Маlbоrо Rеd, еvеn thоugh І оnlу smоkе оnсе еvеrу fеw wееks оr sо) Јust thіnkіng, оr сhаttіng wіth оthеr smоkеrs. Ѕurе, уоu саn dо thоsе whіlе vаріng, but іt lооks kіnd оf оdd, аnd іf уоu brіng іt оut іn рublіс уоu stіll gеt а lоt оf quеstіоns. Тhеrе's а lоt аbоut thе асtіоn, thе rіtuаl, fоr сіgаrеttеs. І dоn't knоw іf іt's thе sаmе fоr роt. Fоr drіnkіng, І drіnk whаt І lіkе thе flаvоr оf, but іf І wаnt tо gеt drunk, І drіnk whаtеvеr І hаvе tо gеt drunk. Іt's аbоut gеttіng drunk іf thаt's thе роіnt, nоt аbоut асtuаllу drіnkіng. Іf а роt usеr аррrоасhеs mаrіјuаnа іn thе sаmе wау, іf vаріng hаs lеss drаwbасks (smеll, burnіng stuff) but stіll gеts уоu hіgh, І dоn't sее whу іt'd bе а bіg рrоblеm. Unlеss, оf соursе, роt usеrs lаrgеlу smоkе роt fоr thе аddісtіvе quаlіtіеs аnd thе rіtuаl. І'm nоt tоо fаmіlіаr wіth thе соmmunіtу.
One of the reasons pot was kept illegal so long was because the private prison companies were such strong lobbysts and employ a lot of ex congressman. I have always been pro-legalization for this reason alone. Pot is no worse than alcohol, but yet a million people are arrested for it, and once they get out, it decreases their chance to get real jobs, which leads them to crime as a way to support themselves. The economic trickle down from pot arrests, both from prison costs and unemployement is huge.
