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I Am Not Stoned: Sobering Realities For Taxpayers On The Road To Legalizing Marijuana

michigander4 Wrote: Nov 19, 2012 6:13 PM

I never said alcohol wasn't a gateway drug. What I'm opposed to is legalizing yet another gateway drug. Alcohol, for all of its supposed evils, is a substance that man has been dealing with since the dawn of time. Legalizing pot is only the first step in legalizing all mind-altering substances. We already have about 30% of the population that won't get off the couch and go to work. Now we should have the other 70% on the porch in a semi-stupor waiting for the postman to deliver their next gubmint check. It ain't the kind of world I want to leave for my grandkids.

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I Am Not Stoned: Sobering Realities For Taxpayers On The Road To Legalizing Marijuana

Pot fans got what they wanted in Colorado: they finally convinced voters there to support the legalization of “recreational marijuana.” It’s seen as a huge victory for those who support the powers of the individual states, and a great example of “federalism” in action. But who is considering the burden of all of this on the American taxpayer?

Before I go further, let me be clear: I have never in my entire life consumed marijuana. When I was a kid I was out of step with my peers on this, but I’ve just never been interested in “trying it,” and that’s...

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