Those voting "yes legalize" are I'm guessing motivated by increased state revenue. But it's not at all worth it for what it will cost society. It will do two things that will change our everyday life for the worse, not for the better. First, it will likely decrease productivity and potential productivity in individuals, because there will be those who manage it well and those who do not manage it well. Secondly it will definitely increase driving under the influence. This puts all of us as in every man, woman, and child, in a category of increased risk of physical injury and death on the highways. The current status of medical marijuana is proably best, because those who need it for physical pain and suffering can get it.
I have a hard time believing that any sensible person out there doesn't agree that the current policies regarding marijuana prohibition have failed miserably.
The typical stereotype of a "pot-smokers" is not reality. The reality is that many, many cannabis users are intelligent, productive, taxpaying, law abiding citizens. Many are professionals, executives and entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, the stereotypical "pot-smoker" is more vocal and thus noticed by the public/media. The rest of us are still hiding our dark little secret, afraid to come out of the "closet" for fear of what our conservative friends/coworkers might think of them. Sad.
The prohibition of cannabis is really ridiculous. It's a non-toxic herb, people!
The sale of cannabis should not be controlled in a pharmacy because unlike most pharmaceuticals (and alcohol) people don't die from using it.
We need to allow dispensaries to exist because the bottom line is, if it's sold on the store self, it won't be sold on the street corners. The drug peddler on the street corner isn't going to ask for I.D. or pay taxes!! And to make matters worse, we're paying billions of dollars every year to enforce, prosecute and incarcerate illicit marijuana sales.
It's not hard to pull together statistics to support a belief that marijuana sales contribute to overall crime. Under today's model, marijuana sales will continue to attract other forms of crime. (do we have to remind ourselves of the Al Capone era and Alcohol prohibition??)
Cannabis has been used by human beings for therapeutic uses for thousands of years. Cannabis has been found to alleviate many problematic health related symptoms. I have personally found that it provides me much relief from symptoms that many people I know, with similar symptoms, use anti-depressants, sleeping pills and other prescription narcotics.
Please join me in pleading with our City, County, State and Federal officials to apply some common sense to this matter and end Cannabis prohibition.
Posted on Wednesday, 10/28/2009 - 4:42 p.m. PDT — by CCTModerator
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Although not my thing- if they tax it - taxes should go to Nursing homes
But then again that's what they said about the schools
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Those voting "yes legalize" are I'm guessing motivated by increased state revenue. But it's not at all worth it for what it will cost society. It will do two things that will change our everyday life for the worse, not for the better. First, it will likely decrease productivity and potential productivity in individuals, because there will be those who manage it well and those who do not manage it well. Secondly it will definitely increase driving under the influence. This puts all of us as in every man, woman, and child, in a category of increased risk of physical injury and death on the highways. The current status of medical marijuana is proably best, because those who need it for physical pain and suffering can get it.
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Current Posts: 2
I have a hard time believing that any sensible person out there doesn't agree that the current policies regarding marijuana prohibition have failed miserably.
The typical stereotype of a "pot-smokers" is not reality. The reality is that many, many cannabis users are intelligent, productive, taxpaying, law abiding citizens. Many are professionals, executives and entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, the stereotypical "pot-smoker" is more vocal and thus noticed by the public/media. The rest of us are still hiding our dark little secret, afraid to come out of the "closet" for fear of what our conservative friends/coworkers might think of them. Sad.
The prohibition of cannabis is really ridiculous. It's a non-toxic herb, people!
The sale of cannabis should not be controlled in a pharmacy because unlike most pharmaceuticals (and alcohol) people don't die from using it.
We need to allow dispensaries to exist because the bottom line is, if it's sold on the store self, it won't be sold on the street corners. The drug peddler on the street corner isn't going to ask for I.D. or pay taxes!! And to make matters worse, we're paying billions of dollars every year to enforce, prosecute and incarcerate illicit marijuana sales.
It's not hard to pull together statistics to support a belief that marijuana sales contribute to overall crime. Under today's model, marijuana sales will continue to attract other forms of crime. (do we have to remind ourselves of the Al Capone era and Alcohol prohibition??)
Cannabis has been used by human beings for therapeutic uses for thousands of years. Cannabis has been found to alleviate many problematic health related symptoms. I have personally found that it provides me much relief from symptoms that many people I know, with similar symptoms, use anti-depressants, sleeping pills and other prescription narcotics.
Please join me in pleading with our City, County, State and Federal officials to apply some common sense to this matter and end Cannabis prohibition.