shadomen wrote:
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I am also voting yes on decriminalizing pot. It is a serious waste of judicial resources. Besides, if some stupid kid gets caught with pot at 18 he/she has that permanently on their record and can lose eligibility for student loans etc...hey its not crack.
It's not even whiskey or Bicardi 151 either, and they're legal.
I wish I could corner a politician into having that discussion with me, I see it going something like this:
Me: Hello, PoliticianMan
PM: Hello
Me: So, why are you against marijuana legalization?
PM: Well, it's a gateway drug, and it's harmful to our youth
Me: Hmmm...true, but so is alcohol; is that next up on your agenda to criminalize?
PM: Interview over.
But in all honesty, I'd rather have it decriminalized than totally made legal. If it was legal, the gov't would be charging like 500$ an ounce for mersh. It would be nice to be able to just pop down to 7/11 and grab some though instead of the usual hooplah.