Posted on 05/01/2012 1:09:31 PM PDT by DannyTN
May 7, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 32 By JOHN P. WALTERS Single Page Print Larger Text Smaller Text Alerts
Even smart people make mistakes;sometimes surprisingly large ones. A current example is drug legalization, which way too many smart people consider a good idea.
They offer three bad arguments.
First, they contend, the drug war has failed despite years of effort we have been unable to reduce the drug problem. Actually, as imperfect as surveys may be, they present overwhelming evidence that the drug problem is growing smaller and has fallen in response to known, effective measures.
Americans use illegal drugs at substantially lower rates than
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The federal government does not have the right to regulate the growth or non-commercial use of a plant that literally grows like a weed and doesn’t require processing or transport across state lines.
A few years ago, I was trying to grow a traditional medicine garden and couldn’t get poppy seeds. That year, a woman was arrested for selling heirloom poppy seeds. This made me stop and consider marijuana laws as well.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/edible/msg021133426494.html?15
The federal government does not have the right to regulate the growth or non-commercial use of a plant that literally grows like a weed and doesn’t require processing or transport across state lines.
A few years ago, I was trying to grow a traditional medicine garden and couldn’t get poppy seeds. That year, a woman was arrested for selling heirloom poppy seeds. This made me stop and consider marijuana laws as well.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/edible/msg021133426494.html?15
The federal government does not have the right to regulate the growth or non-commercial use of a plant that literally grows like a weed and doesn’t require processing or transport across state lines.
A few years ago, I was trying to grow a traditional medicine garden and couldn’t get poppy seeds. That year, a woman was arrested for selling heirloom poppy seeds. This made me stop and consider marijuana laws as well.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/edible/msg021133426494.html?15
Whoops, whoops, whoops!
Looks like it was a drive-by anyway. Posted almost 4 hours ago, and hasn’t responded after that.
At least he just posted once, though.
Translation: You want me to work my butt off, and you want to take the money I earn.
If this happens now, the DEA will increase at least threefold.
What would you say to obeying the Tenth Amendment and letting the states decide intrastate drug policies, rather than national prohibition under the Commerce Clause?
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