tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post5721209207862889825..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: Prioritize = LegalizeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-63840379327906474152009-02-16T21:57:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:57:00.000-05:00By the way, did you know that once drugs were lega...By the way, did you know that once drugs were legal in the USA? That you could buy whatever you wanted at your local pharmacy? And that the law was changed because of racism? See <A HREF="http://counterpunch.org/gieringer02062009.html" REL="nofollow">The Opium Exclusion Act of 1909 (LINK)</A> for the real history of the phony, failed drug war.A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-64632179712862049372009-02-16T20:40:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:40:00.000-05:00The real point is that there are three choices:1) ...The real point is that there are three choices:<BR/>1) You can let the government run it and collect the profits<BR/>2) You can let private enterprise run it and collect the profits<BR/>3) You can let murderous criminals run it and collect the profits<BR/><BR/>Why did you go with (3)?A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-74739739545061224962009-02-10T08:54:00.000-05:002009-02-10T08:54:00.000-05:00Analyst: Yes, there are, but point it that the law...Analyst: Yes, there are, but point it that the law applies to everyone, even outside the schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-88070756127284574042009-02-09T21:07:00.000-05:002009-02-09T21:07:00.000-05:00Leah said: What is even more of a problem is the m...Leah said: <I>What is even more of a problem is the mandatory 5 years for getting caught within 2 miles of a school. Even for a first offense. Our system has it's priorities all wrong.</I> <BR/>I suspect there are more drug sellers in many a school rather than outside it.Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576054799471594617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-69087471808635839912009-02-09T16:02:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:02:00.000-05:00What is even more of a problem is the mandatory 5 ...What is even more of a problem is the mandatory 5 years for getting caught within 2 miles of a school. Even for a first offense. Our system has it's priorities all wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-9949033503012062052009-02-09T13:29:00.000-05:002009-02-09T13:29:00.000-05:00Saying it leads to other drugs is as specious ...T...<I>Saying it leads to other drugs is as specious ...</I><BR/><BR/>The real 'gateway drug' is tobacco - extraordinarily difficult to break free of and it 'prepares the brain' for other drugs such as meth.A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-44908071607010333002009-02-09T11:53:00.000-05:002009-02-09T11:53:00.000-05:00I definitely agree with your post, Robin and with ...I definitely agree with your post, Robin and with all the comments above. <BR/>It seems like busting individuals for possession of pot is an easy arrest since so many of them fall into the normally "law abiding citizen" category as opposed to being criminals who are apt to be armed and/or dangerous.<BR/>And, Jan, you are right. It is the fact that it is illegal that gets otherwise non-law breakers into the criminal environment. Saying it leads to other drugs is as specious as saying that 98% of all pot users, drank kool-aid when they were children.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862216235066807651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-75595762131799064772009-02-09T10:56:00.000-05:002009-02-09T10:56:00.000-05:00Well said, I totally agree with your comments. I ...Well said, I totally agree with your comments. I have long felt that one thing that keeps marijuana from being legalized is that you can grow your own and they cannot tax it! I am in my 60s and cannot name more than 5 friends in my whole life that have not tried marijuana, and some have smoked it for more than 40 years. These are not low-life type of people, these are hard working Americans who prefer pot to alcohol. I do not know one person that moved to other drugs. It is time for America to wake up and see that we are wasting money and time prosecuting this victimless crime. Just my humble opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-71838720145601482582009-02-09T08:27:00.000-05:002009-02-09T08:27:00.000-05:00The problem with letting MP off is that some indiv...The problem with letting MP off is that some individuals are charged with possession and /or marijuana use and are serving time for it. If it isn't exactly a priority for LE anymore then it ought to be legalized. Oh, but if they did that, they'd have to let all the people out of prison who are in for Marijuana use and possession. Looks to me like it the perogative of the police to arrest or not. Hardly fair, is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-45852025730452968202009-02-09T04:18:00.000-05:002009-02-09T04:18:00.000-05:00"...over 70 years of government prohibition has do..."...over 70 years of government prohibition has done nothing to achieve the long-stated public goals...”<BR/><BR/>Well, ofcourse it hasn't but since when have the long-stated public goals ever been the real goals?<BR/><BR/>Prohibition has kept prices high, diminished competition, snuffed out the independents, fueled the careers of countless cops and prosecutors and provided an endless supply of asset-forfeiture funds.FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-65380301992289064082009-02-09T01:04:00.000-05:002009-02-09T01:04:00.000-05:00Legalizing marijuana would go a long way towards r...Legalizing marijuana would go a long way towards reducing prison overcrowding which would leave room for violent offenders. <BR/><BR/>Also, treating marijuana like alcohol with the associated taxes, might even put a dent in our ever-growing federal deficit.<BR/><BR/>I've heard the argument that marijuana use leads to hard drugs. Maybe the reason is because marijuana is illegal. If it were sold in pot stores, instead of back alleys along with all the other drugs, there wouldn't be the association.<BR/><BR/>Marijuana really isn't much different than alcohol or tobacco.Jan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709096924012665773noreply@blogger.com