ALifetimeToWaitFor...
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It is now legal to posess 1 ounce of marijuana in your home in Denver Colorado if you are of 21 years of age or older. Its a start for the againist the war on drugs.
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Denver Legalizes Marijuana
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Ardent Listener
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Maybe it is legal as far as the goverment of Denver Colorado is concern, but it is still far from being legal there. There are still state and federal laws to consider. But I agree that it is a start.ALifetimeToWaitFor... said:
MdmSzdWhtGuy
Well-Known Member
Yeah, as time goes on, the punishments for personal use amounts seems to be getting less and less, even here in Texas. Definately a move in the right direction. Sadly we will not be getting back all the rights to privacy that were trampled by the war on drugs even if the war ends and the prohibition goes away.
The government does not give back the rights that it has taken away. It never gets smaller and it never extends more rights to its citizens. Those are a couple of the very few "Always or Nevers" you can count on in life.
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The government does not give back the rights that it has taken away. It never gets smaller and it never extends more rights to its citizens. Those are a couple of the very few "Always or Nevers" you can count on in life.
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I wouldn't be against the legalization of marijuan if it didn't effect other people.Like if some kid's parents do it than that obviously tells the child that it's ok to do it.Drugs ruin people's lives because they get addicted and it just consums them.In the earlier 1990's,there was a pitcher(I can't think of his name) who was titled the best pitcher in all of baseball.A year or two ago one of my freinds sat next to him on a bus.The man now lives in a trailor park and he didn't own a car.He let drugs ruin his entire life.Maybe if people would use them responsibly I wouldn't be so against it.But the point is that most people can't.
jamaesi
To Save A Lamb
So you must be in favour of banning everything that people can get addicted to, right, gtrsgrls?
People can get addicted to anything (drugs, food, sex, internet, tv, exercise, need I go on?) and let it ruin their lives. Just because some people can´t handle life doesn´t mean the rest of us should be banned from it.
People can get addicted to anything (drugs, food, sex, internet, tv, exercise, need I go on?) and let it ruin their lives. Just because some people can´t handle life doesn´t mean the rest of us should be banned from it.
Darkdale
World Leader Pretend
jamaesi said:
Has anyone seen a bad movie called "Demolition Man" with Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone, where everything that was considered "bad" was illegal? That's the kind of society we want to avoid. Freedom means allowing people to do things that are bad for them... without governments setting up laws to stop them. A good government is one that prevents people from harming each other through force or fraud. Everything else a government does is a restriction of liberty.
Ardent Listener
Active Member
I never saw the movie but it sounds like it was based on Singapore.jewscout said:
Storm Moon
â Spiritual Warrior â
It's illegal to swear in Singapore? Ouch...
Draka
Wonder Woman
I've noticed that it all seems to depend on where you live anyway. When I lived in California I noticed that someone could get caught by the cops in the act of smoking a joint and most often they were just told to put it out. Whereas here in Iowa if you are found to have a pipe in your possession with residue in it you can go to jail for paraphenalia charges. Place to place the laws differ anyway.
spacemonkey
Pneumatic Spiritualist
What is important about this decision by the people of Denver is that a community if finally standing up to say that it will no longer waste its taxpayers resoures on upholding of a rediculous, hypocritical ban. No longer will the people of Denver have to pay for the apprehension, prosecution, and incarceration of non criminals. I applaud the people of Denver and hope that this is a trend that sweeps the country. Only a fool thinks "the land of the free" should have illegal plants.
spacemonkey
Pneumatic Spiritualist
Well, if the city of Denver legallized the personal posession of up to one ounce of marijuana, I would say that the Denver Police would not get involved in State and Federal cases unless it exceeds the legel limit. The intreasting thing here IS that 1 ounce limit. Why do you need that? Do they set a 1 case of beer limit at the liquor store? I'd much rather be around someone who smoked too much then drank too much. Here in KY, though not legel, marijuana is treated VERY lightly, requiring possesion of a half a pound (8 oz for the measurement impaired) before it becomes a serious offense. Possesion of pariphinallia is a more serious charge, as the 2nd offense is a FELONY.
joeboonda
Well-Known Member
I am glad Denver, even if its just the city laws, legalized it. We need to just legalize it all around and forget about it. If things 'go to pot', and worse things come of it than the current oppression is causing, which I doubt would happen, then just put some penalties back. Maybe I'm wrong, I dunno, just seems like we should have the freedom to make our own choices about it.
WillieHutch
Member
amen, brother. aint that the truth.MdmSzdWhtGuy said:
I agree with you, Michel, in the case of most drugs, but I make an exception for marijuana. I think it ought to be legalized, and abuse of it dealt with as a medical issue, rather than as a criminal issue.michel said:Well, I know I will be unpopular for saying this, but I think legalizing drugs is the downward slope..........