Legalizing Marijuana
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That was a very convincing "smoke screen".
Let's look at what he DIDN'T say:
1. Smoking cigarettes is dangerous
3. Pot doesn't contain nearly the poisonous chemicals in it
4. medicinal value was never mentioned
5. categorizing the two together is like we can put fire & ice together. The ONLY thing they have in common is that both are smoked. And, who can honestly leave out that pot can be ingested? Brownies come to mind.
I could go on & on, but to sum it all up, this video was slanted & one-sided.
Let's look at what he DIDN'T say:
1. Smoking cigarettes is dangerous
- because of poisonous chemicals in the tobacco
- because it has addictive chemicals in it
3. Pot doesn't contain nearly the poisonous chemicals in it
4. medicinal value was never mentioned
5. categorizing the two together is like we can put fire & ice together. The ONLY thing they have in common is that both are smoked. And, who can honestly leave out that pot can be ingested? Brownies come to mind.
I could go on & on, but to sum it all up, this video was slanted & one-sided.
Has anyone considered the psychological effects of legalizing pot?
We all know kids will try anything because it's "restricted" from them. They do things because they have to prove they're "bad" to their classmates. That's why drinking is so high on their chemical of choice. They "have to" go to the party & drink some beer to prove they're cool.
Make pot "common" by legalizing it, & it will come off their "big man" list.
We all know kids will try anything because it's "restricted" from them. They do things because they have to prove they're "bad" to their classmates. That's why drinking is so high on their chemical of choice. They "have to" go to the party & drink some beer to prove they're cool.
Make pot "common" by legalizing it, & it will come off their "big man" list.
I'm in favor of "decriminalization" myself, which is mediating between resurrection's and Dude's positions.
Marijuana would still be technically illegal, but the penalties would be reduced. Its use would be treated more like a vehicle violation.
Not only that, but it would reduce the incarceration rate for offenders. I'm not a "bleeding-heart", but I do believe in limited government and I feel there should be fewer laws and fewer ways to put people behind bars.
Hard prison time should be reserved for things such as drug trafficking, sex trafficking, arson, rape, murder, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, burglary, etc.
The major flaw in our justice system (and this goes well beyond drugs) is that people either get slapped on the wrists, or they get their entire arms chopped off (figuratively). Hardly any in-betweens
Now with all that said, I don't care to use marijuana due to my personal convictions. If I went against my own conscience, I would be sinning.
Marijuana would still be technically illegal, but the penalties would be reduced. Its use would be treated more like a vehicle violation.
Not only that, but it would reduce the incarceration rate for offenders. I'm not a "bleeding-heart", but I do believe in limited government and I feel there should be fewer laws and fewer ways to put people behind bars.
Hard prison time should be reserved for things such as drug trafficking, sex trafficking, arson, rape, murder, aggravated sexual assault, robbery, burglary, etc.
The major flaw in our justice system (and this goes well beyond drugs) is that people either get slapped on the wrists, or they get their entire arms chopped off (figuratively). Hardly any in-betweens
Now with all that said, I don't care to use marijuana due to my personal convictions. If I went against my own conscience, I would be sinning.
Making something legal does not make it right. I point to abortion. Legal but not right in the sight of God.
Pot may be useful in a medical application. For recreation I find it not wise. Booze is legal and it is abused so that it costs lives and happiness everyday.
Were it not for sin I would not need pain relief. Were it not for sin there would be no consequence in booze or pot.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
Pot may be useful in a medical application. For recreation I find it not wise. Booze is legal and it is abused so that it costs lives and happiness everyday.
Were it not for sin I would not need pain relief. Were it not for sin there would be no consequence in booze or pot.
For the cause of Christ
Roger
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This is not true....The State of Colorado has reported deaths and homicides relating to marijuana are up almost 200% since they legalized recreation use of the drug...
My Brother still lives there and there is not a day that goes buy that local news is reporting about how another pot dispensary was broken into and everyone inside were killed....execution style...
Pot is also a gateway drug to worse drugs...
My Brother still lives there and there is not a day that goes buy that local news is reporting about how another pot dispensary was broken into and everyone inside were killed....execution style...
Pot is also a gateway drug to worse drugs...
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I was born in Denver and lived there from 1993 until 2008....We go back to see family 4-6 times a year now...
Funny thing about the money....nobody kind find it...and not any of it has ever gone to the schools, infrastructure and so forth...that is because when they passed the lottery and gambling back in 1991, they said that the fees collected for lotto tickets and gaming licenses would be used for schools, infrastructure and so forth and no other source of SIN tax could towards those issues without outlawing gaming/lotto...The same out of state folks that wrote that ballot initiative, also wrote the rec use of Pot initiative....Denver is becoming the new Southern California and when Cali eventually declares Bankruptcy....Denver will be the new LA....
....the 7 county metroplex of Denver is so overcrowded now, that homelessness is now a very big problem. People are living in hotels , they cannot get enough housing built....we have gone to grocery stores and were checked out by people under the influence...
For every Pot dispensary built, a new liquor store, strip club, sex toy shop, or XXX arcade opens up.....illegal prostitution is up nearly 1000% in the state....The black market POT growers and dealers are putting legal pot operations into bankruptcy....
Your harmless drug is a gateway to the spirit of witchcraft.....
Funny thing about the money....nobody kind find it...and not any of it has ever gone to the schools, infrastructure and so forth...that is because when they passed the lottery and gambling back in 1991, they said that the fees collected for lotto tickets and gaming licenses would be used for schools, infrastructure and so forth and no other source of SIN tax could towards those issues without outlawing gaming/lotto...The same out of state folks that wrote that ballot initiative, also wrote the rec use of Pot initiative....Denver is becoming the new Southern California and when Cali eventually declares Bankruptcy....Denver will be the new LA....
....the 7 county metroplex of Denver is so overcrowded now, that homelessness is now a very big problem. People are living in hotels , they cannot get enough housing built....we have gone to grocery stores and were checked out by people under the influence...
For every Pot dispensary built, a new liquor store, strip club, sex toy shop, or XXX arcade opens up.....illegal prostitution is up nearly 1000% in the state....The black market POT growers and dealers are putting legal pot operations into bankruptcy....
Your harmless drug is a gateway to the spirit of witchcraft.....