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

seattlestoner Wrote: Nov 27, 2012 4:49 PM
Ok Austin, thanks for the full disclosure that you are someone who has never intoxicated himself with the "devil weed". Yes, you bring up some cogent points about legalizing weed and the potential problems. But if this is all you have, I'll take legalization any day (as we have done in WA in addition to Colo). The problem IS the federal gov't. That should be obvious to any writer or reader here. Whether you think weed should remain illegal or not, the problem is the federal gov't. From keeping weed on Schedule I with opiates and narcotics to the insane amounts of resources spent taking down grow houses or nurseries, the "war on drugs" has been an abysmal failure. Under today's prohibition scenario, any 15 year old can get weed (cont)
seattlestoner Wrote: Nov 27, 2012 4:51 PM
in 30 minutes. But getting alcohol is a big hassle. What do we want? Keeping weed illegal just props up a failed system. Plus I find it hilarious that someone who makes a 6 figure income, tithes to his church, doesn't drink, supports his children is considered a "criminal" for smoking bongs in the privacy of his home. (yes, that's me.)

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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