The government could make millions

[Axeleration]

On pot that is just think of the benifits if pot was carfully taxed grown propperly and distributed commercially pot would fill many gaps in the government's money issues..it should and must be done just think of the benifits if pot was legalized..if they smoked the right amount everybody would feel great...and even more people who were afraid of even seeing pot cause it was soo unorthadox..well they will join the people as well...lol that made no sense...Viva Pot

[BWS]

And then our economy would go to shit because people would be about as educated as you. And youre twenty? Lay off the green you fucking burnout.
<3

[Axeleration]

That was more of a diss then an opinoin my friend

[mrpopenfresh]

but what about our friends the pimps&pushers? Surely, we don't want them to go out of business

[Montgomery-Scott]

make em pay taxes.

[mrpopenfresh]

At 8/17/04 05:43 PM, Quanze13 wrote: make em pay taxes.

I aint making 'em, you make 'em. The guys down at the emergency room are gonna laugh their asses of at that one when you explain why you your legs broken and a round of slugs loged in your face.

[bumcheekcity]

At 8/17/04 06:01 PM, mrpoppinfresh wrote: I aint making 'em, you make 'em. The guys down at the emergency room are gonna laugh their asses of at that one when you explain why you your legs broken and a round of slugs loged in your face.

Nobody should make them. That's what Police are for. We could have a huge bid to get people off drugs, and have training cources for Police and Firemen set up. It'd be great.

[Madadder]

But do we really want the government to be put the people in a drugged up stupor. Make us all paranoid so whatever they say, we will listen to it all. "France is planning a terrorist attack on the U.S., we must strike now." The masses will agree and then become paranoid of all French people. Any foreignor will be murdered by all of us burnouts. But the economy will be stimulated. That many potheads is going to have to eat sometime, chips, candy bars, and pizza will be the biggest sellers and more employment offices will be opened up for the growers. Marijauna will be a corporate business and the popuation will be controlled. Legalise it, I say. Then I will get all the hot women who are stoned, meanwhile I'm all sobered up. We need a lliberal libertarian as president so the war wouldn't happen and the economy will be stimulated. DRUGS ARE GOOD!

[specimen56]

Governemnts could save a lot more if they didn't pay themselves quite so much- in the UK Blair gets paid somewhere around the billion mark per year I do believe.

[mrpopenfresh]

At 8/17/04 06:41 PM, specimen56 wrote: Governemnts could save a lot more if they didn't pay themselves quite so much- in the UK Blair gets paid somewhere around the billion mark per year I do believe.

No way! The average leader salary is like half a million at best.

[specimen56]

At 8/17/04 07:04 PM, mrpoppinfresh wrote: No way! The average leader salary is like half a million at best.

Those are the facts I have been presented with, but I'll try and find them from a more reliable source, anyone any ideas...

[XcakerX]

At 8/17/04 04:57 PM, BWS wrote: And then our economy would go to shit because people would be about as educated as you. And youre twenty? Lay off the green you fucking burnout.
<3

someone doesn't do his homework on pot.

If everyone ab00s0red alcohol like you envision everyone who smokes pot, we'd be liver failure nation.

[XcakerX]

At 8/17/04 06:38 PM, Madadder wrote: But do we really want the government to be put the people in a drugged up stupor. Make us all paranoid so whatever they say, we will listen to it all. "France is planning a terrorist attack on the U.S., we must strike now." The masses will agree and then become paranoid of all French people. Any foreignor will be murdered by all of us burnouts.

That happens now, and the bulk of the people who buy the bullshit are straight-edgers. Stoners are less likely to care about threats especially bullshit ones

Legalization is not forcing anyone to start smoking pot. People have the right to choose for themselves. If you cannot even apreciate this concept, please stop voting, let everyone else choose for you.

[Madadder]

At 8/17/04 07:26 PM, XcakerX wrote: That happens now, and the bulk of the people who buy the bullshit are straight-edgers. Stoners are less likely to care about threats especially bullshit ones

Legalization is not forcing anyone to start smoking pot. People have the right to choose for themselves. If you cannot even apreciate this concept, please stop voting, let everyone else choose for you.

I don't vote, yet. Everything I said in my post was basically a joke, obviously I didn't present it well enough for you. I still think legalizing pot would help the U.S. out. Like in Amsterdam, less of a crime rate when Marijuana was legalized. The harder drugs which will cause you to go insane and tear off every part of your skin and feed it to the birds, should be illegal.

[witeshark]

I think changes like these will come. Pot is partly legal in Alaska, so why the hell not in other places?

[mrpopenfresh]

At 8/17/04 11:06 PM, witeshark wrote: I think changes like these will come. Pot is partly legal in Alaska, so why the hell not in other places?

Because, Alaska is a damm cold place. If your'e gonna give yourself the trouble of pushing it there as well as sometimes having to forcefuly smoke it outside, then you deserve a break.

[Creedar]

At 8/17/04 07:26 PM, XcakerX wrote:

At 8/17/04 06:38 PM, Madadder wrote: But do we really want the government to be put the people in a drugged up stupor. Make us all paranoid so whatever they say, we will listen to it all. "France is planning a terrorist attack on the U.S., we must strike now." The masses will agree and then become paranoid of all French people. Any foreignor will be murdered by all of us burnouts.

That happens now, and the bulk of the people who buy the bullshit are straight-edgers. Stoners are less likely to care about threats especially bullshit ones

Legalization is not forcing anyone to start smoking pot. People have the right to choose for themselves. If you cannot even apreciate this concept, please stop voting, let everyone else choose for you.

I have reasons to disagree with u, not to single u out though just to get myself started on this, and every pot smoking fool who doesn know anything about what the hell they are shoving up their noses/arms/mouths/any other place u would like to stick something up!

1. FIRST OF ALL 2nd HAnd SMOKING!
2. PEople affected BY second hand SMOKING (I KNOW, I HAD A DRUG DEALER FOR A ROOMATE AT COLLEGE)
3. brain damage
4. SHRUNKEN TESTICLES (thats right gentleman)
5.DEATH! DO U KNOW WHAT THAT IS!?! IT IS CALLED DEATH!
6. CANCER, And this ones not one of those wierd things like french fries!
7. go to A search engine and look up "NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF pot or any other DRUG THat would kill you AND or mess u up!
8. IF YOU WANT IT LEGALIZED FOR MEDICAL USES FINE YOU GET IT IN A BREATHER LIKE AN ASTHMA MEDICAL TREATEMENT DISPENCER! NOTHING MORE! however NO! I would not WAnt IT LEGALIZED for medical puposes for people WHO are dieing of the very same drug they are taking so therefore i would reccomend to all doctors to find something else that would take the pain away from dying, suffering people WHO ARE SUFFERING!

[Matty233]

At 8/18/04 01:34 AM, Creedar wrote:

1. FIRST OF ALL 2nd HAnd SMOKING!
2. PEople affected BY second hand SMOKING (I KNOW, I HAD A DRUG DEALER FOR A ROOMATE AT COLLEGE)
3. brain damage
4. SHRUNKEN TESTICLES (thats right gentleman)
5.DEATH! DO U KNOW WHAT THAT IS!?! IT IS CALLED DEATH!
6. CANCER, And this ones not one of those wierd things like french fries!
7. go to A search engine and look up "NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF pot or any other DRUG THat would kill you AND or mess u up!
8. IF YOU WANT IT LEGALIZED FOR MEDICAL USES FINE YOU GET IT IN A BREATHER LIKE AN ASTHMA MEDICAL TREATEMENT DISPENCER! NOTHING MORE! however NO! I would not WAnt IT LEGALIZED for medical puposes for people WHO are dieing of the very same drug they are taking so therefore i would reccomend to all doctors to find something else that would take the pain away from dying, suffering people WHO ARE SUFFERING!

All that stuff applies to cigarettes also, but they're legal. Are you saying we should illegalise cigarettes? Marijuana is much better than alchohol, cigarettes, McDonald's and especially junk food. Marijuana does cause brain problems, but that's only if you go ballistic and smoke it like normal people drink water. So the answer is: legalise it, but in moderation. And of course some people will abuse the law, but they're the ones dying. It's their own fault.

[Madadder]

Creedar wrote:

:I'm A DUmbAZZ FOR not REadING whAT was abOVe MY Post And TyPinG LiKe A DUMBfuck.

IT WAs a JoKE. I'm SORRY YOu DiDN't ReAD THE Post AbOVE YOURS, BUT whEN YoU DO, YOu WilL LeARn ThAT IT is A JOKE.

[Matty233]

Stop typing with capitals in fucked up places. It's annoying.

[antiklaus]

At 8/17/04 03:43 PM, Prezley wrote: On pot that is just think of the benifits if pot was carfully taxed grown propperly and distributed commercially

Are you not aware that marijuana is capable or replacing much commerically used oil!

It's not patriotic to reduce the profits of oil industry! In fact, it's illegal according to the patriot act!

Are you some kind of terrorist or something?

And drugs are bad, mmmkay... they help terrorists and the CIA... erm I mean the bad people....

I mean the ....

uhm.... GO USA!

sarcasm mode: OFF

Good post, but more citations would help ya.

[Devil-man-665]

tabaco and alchohol put money in politions pockets to stop hemp from being legalised as it would put both out of business

[mrpopenfresh]

I read an article that said Hemp was one of the most cultivated plants in old time US. Then crooked politicians made it illegal so that companies like DuPont could have total monopoly of the threaed buciness with synthetics fibers like nylon.

[Creedar]

At 8/18/04 02:47 AM, Madadder wrote: Creedar wrote:

I'm A DUmbAZZ FOR not REadING whAT was abOVe MY Post And TyPinG LiKe A DUMBfuck.

IT WAs a JoKE. I'm SORRY YOu DiDN't ReAD THE Post AbOVE YOURS, BUT whEN YoU DO, YOu WilL LeARn ThAT IT is A JOKE.

My bad, not enough sarcasm, late at night, srry but i got my point through, hilarious joke.

[Creedar]

At 8/18/04 02:09 AM, Matty233 wrote:

All that stuff applies to cigarettes also, but they're legal. Are you saying we should illegalise cigarettes? Marijuana is much better than alchohol, cigarettes, McDonald's and especially junk food. Marijuana does cause brain problems, but that's only if you go ballistic and smoke it like normal people drink water. So the answer is: legalise it, but in moderation. And of course some people will abuse the law, but they're the ones dying. It's their own fault.

first of all, so you have no problem having all these people dieing and suffering over a drug that "might" stimulate the economy because its their fault? second, the only reason cigarettes are legal is that we didnt know their harmful effects until the surgeon general found them out and said: hey this is bad stuff. however by this time giant corporations had control so deep into cigarette manufacturing that some elections could be determined by them, which makes me sick to my stomach that thats what part of democracy is made from: things that harm u to earn a buck or a vote (oh well what can we do about it? where just the people who vote for things, right?). Therefore im glad that pot was studied and made illegal before it became totally legal because of second hand. Third I have no problem with alchol other then I dont and probably never weill drink it, this is because alcohol is not a second hand product in which others are affected, save for your own body, and in moderation could be safe, car accidents and deaths resulting from alcohol can be avoided if alcohol is used in moderation (or if people just plain dont drink and drive: which is a law, and people who break the law go to jail right? yea? although that can also be changed to rehibilitation same as drugs). Mcdonalds doesnt affect anyone but the ones who eat it. However any type of smoking can have negative effects on another person through second hand. therefore I would not want shrunken testicles from someone elses pot smoking. Moderation is only good if its done so that no one elses body can be affacted and i doubt you havnt smelled anyone elses smoking. addictive products and drugs are bad, because they change u for the worst and harm people around you. its knowledge that gives the people an idea of what to vote for> however cigarette companies and drug cartels that use blood money dont really think about harmful affects of cigaretts (and dont give me the hypocritical answer about promoting the idea that teens should not smoke because thats just plain wrong) all they think about is the money, which again makes me sick to my stomach.

[specimen56]

I've been reading through this post and its just struck me- how many people actually know WHY marijuana (henceforth called pot because I can't spell) is illegal? Well, simple answer- Hemp was the main produce of Africa and other places where the US and UK couldn't get money out of it. It was destroying the US's cotton industry, which we all know is a BAD THING... (so much sarcasm here already, I felt left out not adding...)
So the US made the Hemp industry illegal, along with all of its derivites. And the UK, like the little lap dogs we are, followed suit. And for people not in the know, Pot is a product of the hemp insusty.
Just a little bit of info there. thats why its illegal, now, any one see any reasons why it should stay this way?

[mrpopenfresh]

Actually, the US was growing it as well. Out of business interest, cotton growers and other interest groups killed it off by making it illegal.

[Matty233]

At 8/18/04 12:51 PM, Creedar wrote:

first of all, so you have no problem having all these people dieing and suffering over a drug that "might" stimulate the economy because its their fault?

I apologise if I didn't make my point that clear. I simply meant to say that if people choose to die off of smoking or alchohol consumption that it's their own choice and we can't change that.

Third I have no problem with alchol other then I dont and probably never weill drink it, this is because alcohol is not a second hand product in which others are affected, save for your own body, and in moderation could be safe, car accidents and deaths resulting from alcohol can be avoided if alcohol is used in moderation

The number of failed pregnancies because of mothers that drink alchohol is very high, and babies are humans too. And like you said, drunk driving.

Mcdonalds doesnt affect anyone but the ones who eat it. However any type of smoking can have negative effects on another person through second hand.

Please notice that second-hand smoke was not my main topic, McDonald's was a part of a list of things that are bad for you. You should consider reading posts before trying to act smart.

however cigarette companies and drug cartels that use blood money dont really think about harmful affects of cigaretts

all they think about is the money, which again makes me sick to my stomach.

Well with the power of the vote we should be able to do something about it then, shouldn't we? I hate smoking, smokers and second-hand smoke as much as anybody, but you'll find that marijuana does not have as many negative effects as tobacco, which brings me back to my first point. If pot is better than tobacco yet illegal while tobacco isn't, why not legalise pot or illeagalise cigarettes? Wouldn't that make sense?

[specimen56]

At 8/18/04 04:42 PM, mrpoppinfresh wrote: Actually, the US was growing it as well. Out of business interest, cotton growers and other interest groups killed it off by making it illegal.

Ahh, thank you for telling me the whole story. So long as I wasn't completely wrong, I'm happy.

[Creedar]

whatever, My opinion on this has ended. I dont know what to trust anymore. just think of me as never in this part of the forum, i dont know what im talking about. I hate cigarettes i dont know anything about anything else right now. But please dont use this as a victory for your side of the arguement becasue youd be using a person who doesnt know anything on the subjec ok? ok.