No! And it will eventually be turned back.
I perceive drug laws are used as a tool whereby government makes inroads into the public’s Constitutional rights. That’s aside from any practical arguments for or against recreational drugs per se.
Seeing revenue above what was expected in NV. Where it goes-—— I have no idea where it really ends up.
Leaving it to medical was good enough
And I smoked for 15 years
Asset forfeiture and draconian sentence guidelines are worse
The old saying is that “the law is a teacher,” ...
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Acutally, “The Law is an Ass.”
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This is exactly why we have a federal system. Let each state decide.
No, but we are living in crazy times, so people are going to do it anyway.
I am not pro-pot, I am anti drug war. Tired of militarized police and SWAT raids gone wrong coupled with gang crime related to control of the black market.
I do recognize that freedom comes with a price, but I still prefer the slightly higher risk of danger from intoxicated drivers to the loss of freedom to government and their jackboot enforcers.
Government and police need to re-orient themselves towards peace keeping and property crimes (and border control).
I don’t even care if we end up with more addicts on welfare and medicaid. Let them overwhelm the system. Maybe voters will get tired of supporting junkies and vote to end the welfare state.
Is making Alcohol illegal a good idea? Alcohol is leading cause of car fatalities, broken marriages, performance loss at jobs and it kills your liver.
But can our Treasury afford to build more court houses, hire more judges, bailiffs, prosecutors, cops, police cars, prison guards, prison buildings, public defender lawyers etc etc?
And the trial lawyers and car body repair shops will be badly hurt if alcohol is made illegal.
Marijuana prohibition has the same costs as alcohol.
Let’s ask the generation of babies born whose umbilicord is pot positive. You would be shocked at the numbers states are suppressing. But thank goodness we have ended the war on drugs.. those babies were worth it.
What I grow in my backyard, and smoke in the comfort of my living room, is NONE of your business. Get your nose out of it.
No
The better question would be “How does the Federal government get the authority to outlaw it?”.
Here you go about medical marijuana:
https://norml.org/legal/medical-marijuana-2
Only 3 states, 1.7% of the US, are fully compliant with federal law.
98.3% of Americans live in medical marijuana states.
22 states & DC have either legalized (retail sales) or decriminalized.
Vermont, New Jersey, Michigan, Oklahoma, Utah, Missouri, Virginia, are either voting on it in November or ready to pass legislation.
Regardless of anyone’s feelings about any substance, marijuana is joining alchohol.
Get on the right side of history.
Q: Is Legalizing Pot a Good Idea?
A: Is banning something in a “Free Country” that represents Liberty and Personal Freedom a good thing?
No. But it probably will happen. Today many people want no restrictions of any kind.
Great idea! Need more drugs to kill the pain and escape reality. Besides, Opioids are getting so tiresome.
I see a parallel with gay marriage -- is it going to make gays act more like married heterosexuals or do "queer" people move on to more extravagant ways of expressing themselves?
Prior to running, Trump once suggested we should legalize and tax pot, and use the tax proceeds to educate people on pot.
There are way too many people who think pot is safe and aren’t aware it can cause bipolar and schizophrenia.
Legalizing it would take funds out of the hands of outlaws or at least convert outlaws to businessmen. It would lower incarceration rates.
But it could legitimize it and encourage more people to try it.
I like the idea of an extensive education campaign against it.