POT is legel in Denver

[ItalianBlock]

i was watching the news and all of a sudden they just made Pot legel in the TOWN denver. your are aloud to smoke as much as you want grow it whatever. you are alound to carry a onuce on you at anytime tho you cannot leave denver with it. the reason they made it legel is that they are tryin to stear us away from smoking and drinking bc studys show that Pot is the most un harmful drug. also another fact is that they said it will be legel in other states very soon (within 5 years possibly)

[SmilingAssasin]

And then the police can focus on real crime then, insted of arresting a smoker because theyre lighting up. Christ its not like youre killing a child every time you light up a doobie.

I don't believe you.

Link.

[agentferret]

It's about fucking time!

[Ted-Easton]

Nice try, Denver. It's still illegal under Colorado state law.

The Denver district attorney's office wants people to be clear that even though the intiative passed, it's still illegal to possess marijuana under state law. They added a rarely used exclamation mark to the end of one sentence to drive home the point.
"It is still illegal to possess and consume marijuana!"
"The change in Denver's city ordinance does not change Colorado state law. It is still illegal to possess less than an ounce of marijuana anywhere in the state, and that includes Denver," says Morrissey.

Read the full article here.

[Fim]

I my view, all drugs should be legalised.

This is a pleasing step in the right direction.

[Postal-guy]

Most things natural are okay, as long as you dont destill them or overdo it. Dude, lets say u went out to some party (in Denver). You smoke some pot. You will make it home. Now in my case i decided to drink Tequilla (thats destilled) insted. I got some very bad bruses on my face from falling on the floor. They should legalises pot everywhere!!

[lili462]

ok i dont get it. the initiative passed for pot to be legal in denver, but yet state law still applys, that what was the purpose of even passing it. i thin everyone needs to chill the f*** out and smoke a fatty, and Legalize it.

[psk21]

At 11/14/05 04:04 PM, Newground_Freak wrote: I my view, all drugs should be legalised.

This is a pleasing step in the right direction.

I would agree with this one, imagine your on a plane to New York on your airline pilot just snorts a line? Wouldn't that make you uncomfortable? Knowing that someone in that position could legally do that would cause alot of uproar.

[Postal-guy]

At 11/14/05 04:35 PM, psk21 wrote:

At 11/14/05 04:04 PM, Newground_Freak wrote: I my view, all drugs should be legalised.

This is a pleasing step in the right direction.

I would agree with this one, imagine your on a plane to New York on your airline pilot just snorts a line? Wouldn't that make you uncomfortable? Knowing that someone in that position could legally do that would cause alot of uproar.

Dude, Pilots dont get drunk on planes do they? Why would they do coke on a plane, even if it where legal.

[psk21]

If it's legal whats stopping them? If they do coke before flying whats stopping them? Without a substance abuse law or any drug related law you could probably see alot more death among transportation industries and things of that nature. In a day to day situation, imagine driving next a kid smoking a spliff and smashing into your car, wouldn't you get pissed that the drug that inhibited his ability to make a choice consciencely was legal?

[Postal-guy]

If it is legal, yes that kid might smash his car into mine(if i had one), but if its not that same kid will get drunk and more likely hit my car. Driving a car or flying an airplane is easyer on coke or weed then booze. So if coke and weed are legal, there wil be laws against driving under influance and definetly flying an airplane.

[Maus]

At 11/14/05 04:34 PM, lili462 wrote: ok i dont get it. the initiative passed for pot to be legal in denver, but yet state law still applys, that what was the purpose of even passing it.

It's called 'precedent.' It figures largely in issues like this.

[Elfer]

At 11/14/05 04:35 PM, psk21 wrote: I would agree with this one, imagine your on a plane to New York on your airline pilot just snorts a line? Wouldn't that make you uncomfortable? Knowing that someone in that position could legally do that would cause alot of uproar.

Yeah, it's a good thing that alcohol is illegal, otherwise the pilots would just be boozing it up all day long.

OH WAIT/

[ImperfectDisciple]

At 11/14/05 12:58 PM, SmilingAssasin wrote: And then the police can focus on real crime then, insted of arresting a smoker because theyre lighting up. Christ its not like youre killing a child every time you light up a doobie.

Yeah I know, right, you're not killing the people around you with your second hand smoke...cough...cough.

Seriously, you still can kill people with second hand smoke. I'm not saying that you need to ban smoking, but if someone is going to light up, make sure it is a place where others won't be bothered by it.

[smith916]

At 11/14/05 04:04 PM, Newground_Freak wrote: I my view, all drugs should be legalised.

This is a pleasing step in the right direction.

The problem about making it legal is now american companies will start making them, and if you know american companies, you know that they like to make this stuff WIDLY addictive like ciggaretts. Then you've got tons of drugs that are worse and more addictive than before.

[Richthofen]

Thats a great start. FINALLY we're gettin away from this neo temperance crap. Instead of clogging our jails with stoners, we will be spending a shit load less money and detaining the rapists, murderers, and general bastards that need inprisonment.

[Richthofen]

The problem about making it legal is now american companies will start making them, and if you know american companies, you know that they like to make this stuff WIDLY addictive like ciggaretts. Then you've got tons of drugs that are worse and more addictive than before.

Well, since we'll be legalizing it we can regulate it from day one. And besides its not like american pot farmers would be able to compete with foreign cartels. Tariffs wouldn't help much.

[morefngdbs]

At 11/14/05 04:35 PM, psk21 wrote: I would agree with this one, imagine your on a plane to New York on your airline pilot just snorts a line?

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What does snorting coke have to do with marijuanna.
Pot is not cocaine.
You don't get coke from the pot plant.
you are obviously confused.

[smith916]

At 11/14/05 09:10 PM, morefngdbs wrote:

At 11/14/05 04:35 PM, psk21 wrote: I would agree with this one, imagine your on a plane to New York on your airline pilot just snorts a line?

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What does snorting coke have to do with marijuanna.
Pot is not cocaine.
You don't get coke from the pot plant.
you are obviously confused.

There's only one problem with drugs.

Many drugs influence crime through killing brain cells. Marijuana may be an innocent drug, but it doesn't make it harmless.

If no one took any drugs what so ever, would that be wrong?

[Smon]

IMHO Marajuana should be as legal as alcohol.

Marajauna is ONLY dangerous if used when driving or combined with other drugs.

Same with alcohol.

Either illegalize alcohol or go by Denver laws except the buy/sell and 1 ounce thing.

Alcohol illegalization has been tried before and FAILED.

So ya gotta go with option 2.

Smoke if ya got em.

[stilanas]

At 11/14/05 12:46 PM, ScottysSHIT wrote: i was watching the news and all of a sudden they just made Pot legel in the TOWN denver. your are aloud to smoke as much as you want grow it whatever. you are alound to carry a onuce on you at anytime tho you cannot leave denver with it. the reason they made it legel is that they are tryin to stear us away from smoking and drinking bc studys show that Pot is the most un harmful drug. also another fact is that they said it will be legel in other states very soon (within 5 years possibly)

Not quite, it is still a crime under both state and federal law but the local law enforcement will not do anything about it.

[stilanas]

At 11/14/05 04:35 PM, psk21 wrote:

At 11/14/05 04:04 PM, Newground_Freak wrote:

I would agree with this one, imagine your on a plane to New York on your airline pilot just snorts a line? Wouldn't that make you uncomfortable? Knowing that someone in that position could legally do that would cause alot of uproar.

It wouldn't have to be legal in all situations. Like alcohol and other legal mind affecting drugs, it need not be legal for one to do it on a plane.

[fahrenheit]

At 11/14/05 04:35 PM, psk21 wrote: I would agree with this one, imagine your on a plane to New York on your airline pilot just snorts a line? Wouldn't that make you uncomfortable? Knowing that someone in that position could legally do that would cause alot of uproar.

Yeah but drinking is legal, would you be comfortable if your pilot was drunk when he was flying? Just because something is legal, doesnt mean everyone is going to do it.

[MrTrivia]

I'm in favor of legalizing it because then the government can regulate marijuana and cocaine instead of spending millions of dollars fighting the War on Drugs. Just like the 21st Amendment killed bootlegging by making alcohol legal again, we can defeat the Colombian Cartel by making drugs legal in the US. Of course, the FDA would have to make sure that the weed and crack on the market is the good stuff, but it couldn't be too hard to add a few substances to the list of items they regulate.

[morefngdbs]

At 11/14/05 09:16 PM, PopupBlock wrote: Alcohol illegalization has been tried before and FAILED.

So ya gotta go with option 2.

Smoke if ya got em.

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I agree with you , but I'm going out to my wood pile with a chainsaw.
I think I'll wait 'til I'm done befor I have a drink or a toke!

[Neruo]

It's legal troughout the netherlands ^______________________^

[Me-Patch]

The trouble with legalizing my favorite plant is that there is a federal law making it illegal. When a state abolishes their drug restrictions all it does is allow for the federal punishment to be used. Although it is a step twords decriminalization it actually creates a more harsh punishment for violaters since they are being tried with a federal offense and not a misdemeaner.

[Ch3wy]

That pilot doing coke reason doesn't make any sense...
1. It wouldn't be legal to do before driving
2. Coke doesn't negatively effect your motor skills, it just gives you a rush, the pilot drinking before/during the flight would actualy be worse than if he smoked pot or snorted coke before it.

We should just legalize it so the police can focus on real crime instead.

And anybody who drinks has no right to say that pot shouldn't be legalized.

[Fim]

blah bla bah, keep drugs illegal

Who would you rather profit from drugs, orgonised crime and drug dealers, or the government?
On the plus side, when it is legalised it can be measured and controlled, now as it is illegal (at least here in the UK) you cant be sure what's in the drugs you take or if they are genuinley what the dealer says they are.