Billions ofTax Dollars GONE to Pot!

[Achilles]

Some out of context facts from the NORML website.

"Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly 80 million Americans. According to government surveys, some 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and more than 11 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Our public policies should reflect this reality, not deny it."
[Snip.]

"Marijuana is far less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco. Around 50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning. Similarly, more than 400,000 deaths each year are attributed to tobacco smoking."

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"Enforcing marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers an estimated $10 billion annually and results in the arrest of more than 829,000 individuals per year -- far more than the total number of arrestees for all violent crimes combined, including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault."

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Marijuana prohibition causes more problems than it solves, and ruins thousands more lives than it supposedly tries to save.

Marijuana Law Reform - NORML

[bigjesus]

agree. any free man should be able to consume any substance that any free man wants to. YES that includes coke, meth, acid, xanies, X, ANYTHING THEY FUCKING WANT TO. peace

[Flex4777]

Originally Posted by bigjesus

agree. any free man should be able to consume any substance that any free man wants to. YES that includes coke, meth, acid, xanies, X, ANYTHING THEY FUCKING WANT TO. peace

AGREED! Not that i want to or would, but i should have the choice without legal hassel! MY body and what I put in it is NONE OF THE GOVERNMENTS FUCKING BUSINESS!!!!

[bigjesus]

sad part is most users of aas dont get it. they scream 'WHY DONT THEY GO AFTER THE REAL DRUG DEALERS' and bla bla bla every time there is a gear bust. well MY drugs of choice are no moraly better than anyone elses. on these sites everyone talks about being a libertarian but have no clue what that means. my opinion about us deserving whats going on is in the thread about them changing the hgh laws. peace

[Quazi]

Originally Posted by bigjesus

sad part is most users of aas dont get it. they scream 'WHY DONT THEY GO AFTER THE REAL DRUG DEALERS' and bla bla bla every time there is a gear bust. well MY drugs of choice are no moraly better than anyone elses. on these sites everyone talks about being a libertarian but have no clue what that means. my opinion about us deserving whats going on is in the thread about them changing the hgh laws. peace

Totally disagree.
Rec drugs have implications in society that juice simply does not.
I've seen tons of posts by guys with families which say "i have a budget which I have to stick to as I have a wife, two kids, mortgage and 2 car payments". These guys understand PRIORITIES.
Hard drugs blur that. Single moms who are ADDICTED to hard drugs, and spend what money they have on getting high instead of feeding their children.... that is problem.

[bigjesus]

u dont get it. IF a person that does drugs does X than deal with X. i have tended bar for 16 years and you have no clue how many people USE drugs. without drugs the dirtbags you talk about would just drink or gamble. they still would not take care of their kids. oh, and i know PLENTY of people that go, 'hey I got enough to get a ball this week AFTER i pay my bills but thats it' i also have known BBrs that will pose nude while a perv wacks off to get cash for gear and some do a LOT more.

[Quazi]

No you dont get it.
And please just stop trying to explain it to me, i've heard enough from you to know that I dont care how you see it.

[bigjesus]

then PLEASE never bitch when they are going after YOUR DRUG OF CHOICE. and i TRIED to be SIMPLE and explain it to you ONCE but maybe you had to read it several Xs and it felt like i tried a bunch of Xs. thats ok. take care and have a great life. peace to you and yours.

[Quazi]

Actually, its more like... no one here needs YOU to EXPLAIN anything.
We all get it, and view it rather differently than you do. 99% of the posts you've made since you got here (yesterday) have been disagreeable with something someone else has said, or how everyone else is doing this and that wrong. Its clear you are here to argue.

Your intro is all about "ive been around forever" blah blah blah, and your reference to me as "youngin" in another thread (despite having no clue what my age is) tells me you are an over-the-hill never-was, disgruntled about your own personal shortcomings in life, who thinks he knows everything.

Despite the fact that I have nothing to do right this moment other than watch the Lakers, I'm still not going to argue with you past this. Feel free to respond all you like, I wont be.

Praise Jeebus

[bigjesus]

i am glad you wont respond. lol.