07-21-2012, 09:22 PM
Glad you calmed down a little, damn. I thought I was going to have to get physical.
I understand what you are saying about busting people for a j. I'm not even pulling the more-righteous-than-thou card, I have smoked a few times in my life and will probably smoke a few more. The people I know who keep a little around are hard-working people who are generally responsible. But not all pot smokers are like that. How do you tell the difference? Who is a good guy and who is a bad guy? Most people who live shitty lives include marijuana in it. You would have to profile to be able to sift out the real criminals from the people who just want to relax.
If you legalize it, or selectively enforce the laws, you are opening a huge can of worms. How many people are REALLY in jail because of a little pot and nothing else? Very few. Most are probation violators or repeat criminal offenders. And how are we going to regulate the legal amount of THC in the blood stream? Pot stays in the system, especially for fatties. I prefer fines similar to speeding fines for small-amount busts (isn't that kinda what they do now?), but I don't think we are ready to really legalize it. America is a car society, we are a big country. You can't hop on public transportation to get everywhere like smaller European countries unless you live in the city. It isn't going to be that easy for us. That's why we aren't metric.
I understand what you are saying about busting people for a j. I'm not even pulling the more-righteous-than-thou card, I have smoked a few times in my life and will probably smoke a few more. The people I know who keep a little around are hard-working people who are generally responsible. But not all pot smokers are like that. How do you tell the difference? Who is a good guy and who is a bad guy? Most people who live shitty lives include marijuana in it. You would have to profile to be able to sift out the real criminals from the people who just want to relax.
If you legalize it, or selectively enforce the laws, you are opening a huge can of worms. How many people are REALLY in jail because of a little pot and nothing else? Very few. Most are probation violators or repeat criminal offenders. And how are we going to regulate the legal amount of THC in the blood stream? Pot stays in the system, especially for fatties. I prefer fines similar to speeding fines for small-amount busts (isn't that kinda what they do now?), but I don't think we are ready to really legalize it. America is a car society, we are a big country. You can't hop on public transportation to get everywhere like smaller European countries unless you live in the city. It isn't going to be that easy for us. That's why we aren't metric.