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California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have Smoked 1
#13220504 - 09/19/10 08:52 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Part I ...
Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the
Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have Smoked
September 11, 2010 - Reason.com
By Matt Welch
I'm going to
keep a running tally of my former newspaper editorial board
bretheren lining up in lockstep against California's landmark
legalization initiative, Prop. 19. So that you don't have to wade
through all 450 words of each bad argument, I'll boil 'em down to
their essentials:
Newspaper:
Riverside Press-Enterprise
Sophomoric pot joke: "clouds complex policy issues
in a smoky haze of uncertainty"
We-don't-necessarily-like-the-Drug-War-either-but:
"Many Californians have valid questions about current marijuana
policy, with respect to both resources and results. But any change
in strategy should come from the federal government, which sets
drug policy, and not the state."
Legal confusion is worse than criminalizing non-violent
personal activity: "The measure's vague language would
result in endless litigation, and put state and federal drug laws
in confusing conflict."
Bonus random statism: "Prop. 19 would also put the
state at risk of violating federal drug-free workplace rules,
jeopardizing federal contracts with California businesses and
federal funding for schools and other public services."
Newspaper:
North County Times
Sophomoric pot joke: "Keep a lid on the pot"
We-don't-necessarily-like-the-Drug-War-either-but:
"While there are good, reasonable arguments to be made in favor of
Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana for personal use and
allow counties to legalize it entirely, it strikes us that the
potential harm from legalizing pot far outweighs any good it might
accomplish."
Legal confusion is worse than criminalizing non-violent
personal activity: "The policies in place now are
reasonable and prudent."
Bonus random statism: "we support the current
state policy of classifying marijuana use as a low-grade crime and
of allowing its use for those whose doctors suggest it for
legitimate medical reasons -- and coupling that to increased
education about the risks of marijuana use, similar to public
education campaigns regarding alcohol and tobacco use."
Newspaper: Contra
Costa
Times
Sophomoric pot joke: n/a
We-don't-necessarily-like-the-Drug-War-either-but:
"Clearly prohibition against it has been a failure as was
prohibition against alcohol. When there is a huge market of
millions of people for a product, prohibition inevitably leads to a
criminal market to fulfill the demand."
Legal confusion is worse than criminalizing non-violent
personal activity: "If California should legalize
marijuana, it could create a conflict with federal agencies, which
could then take over enforcement of marijuana laws and reduce state
and local control and flexibility in applying marijuana laws and in
setting penalties."
Bonus random statism: "Prop. 19 would create a
major conflict with the federal government that could result in
considerable confusion and perhaps a loss of federal funding for
drug treatment programs, for example."
Newspaper:
Gilroy Dispatch
Sophomoric pot joke: "voters should make sure
Proposition 19...goes up in smoke this November."
We-don't-necessarily-like-the-Drug-War-either-but:
n/a
Legal confusion is worse than criminalizing non-violent
personal activity: "The point is there's no compelling
reason to legalize the drug for recreational use."
Nine decades is not enough–we need more time!:
"Our society really doesn't need to legalize another drug that
involves such serious debate on health issues. The questions about
whether or not marijuana use leads to heavier drug use don't have
to be answered definitively. That debate rages on."
Newspaper:
Desert Sun
Sophomoric pot joke: "a dopey idea"
We-don't-necessarily-like-the-Drug-War-either-but:
n/a
WTF: "And it can hurt your heart. 'Marijuana
increases heart rate by 20 percent to 100 percent shortly after
smoking.'"
Bonus random statism: "We also wonder how
neighboring states would react. Would there be checkpoints at every
road into Arizona, Nevada and Oregon? Would the federal government
withhold funding?"
I'm currently unaware of any California newspaper editorializing
in favor of allowing cities to allow their residents to put a
comparatively harmless substance in their bodies without fear of
potentially life-altering government sanction (please list any/all
editorials in the comments). While this is all tawdry and shameful,
it strengthens my irrational
hope for a May
2009-style citizen revolt against one of the country's most
disgraceful political classes.
Part II ...
Sac Bee, SF Chron Join the Golden
State's Shower of Anti-Prop. 19
Editorials
September 19, 2010 - Reason.com
Eight days ago I rounded
up the first five of what will be dozens of California daily
newspapers to come out against Proposition 19, the country's first
real marijuana-legalization ballot initiative with any chance at
passing. A few more ostensibly left-leaning editorial boards have
weighed in since then. My reader's guide:
Newspaper:
Sacramento Bee
Sophomoric pot joke: "It is so poorly drafted, in
fact, that it almost makes you wonder: What were they
smoking?"
We-don't-like-the-Drug-War-either-but:
"California ought to have a serious debate on whether to legalize
marijuana for personal use. If lawmakers won't confront the issue,
it might even be time for a ballot initiative to change the law.
Proposition 19 is not the right one."
Legal confusion is worse than criminalizing non-violent
personal activity: "A mishmash of rules would inevitably
result, only multiplying the mess created by medical marijuana
dispensaries that have mushroomed across California. The laws
governing marijuana should be uniform across the state, as they are
for alcohol."
WTF: "The measure has no definition of what would
constitute driving under the influence of marijuana"
Bonus random statism: "[I]t would put state law in
direct conflict with federal law. The Obama administration, which
has taken a hands-off attitude on medicinal marijuana, says
legalization is 'a non-starter.' Gil Kerlikowske, the national drug
czar, told California police chiefs in March that 'marijuana use is
harmful,' that legalization would increase abuse and that its
social costs would outweigh any possible tax revenue.
Newspaper:
Ventura County Star
Sophomoric pot joke: Adjectives include "sketchy"
and "crackpot."
We-don't-like-the-Drug-War-either-but:
"There could be actual benefits from taxing and regulating the sale
of cannabis. Supporters of Proposition 19 may want to try again
later with a fully developed plan. In the meantime, voters should
nix Proposition 19. Backers of the measure say it would generate
billions of dollars in tax revenue for state and local governments,
but that prediction is questionable for at least a couple of
reasons."
Legal confusion is worse than criminalizing non-violent
personal activity: "The ballot measure would result in a
patchwork of city-by-city, county-by-county regulations on sales,
transportation, cultivation and consumption — with different tax
rates and rules, making enforcement a nightmare."
Bonus random statism: "[I]t neglects to address
appropriate state taxes and how those revenues would be used"
Newspaper:
San Francisco Chronicle
Sophomoric pot joke: n/a
We-don't-like-the-Drug-War-either-but:
"We agree with the architects of Prop. 19 that the 'war on drugs' -
especially as it applies to marijuana - has been an abject failure.
Laws against personal possession are widely ignored, they are
enforced unevenly and they divert law enforcement and the courts
from more pressing priorities. The result is a flourishing
underground economy that allows marijuana to escape taxation and
regulation while bestowing profits on criminal enterprises. If this
were simply a referendum on the status quo, and the ability of a
21-or-older Californian to possess an ounce or less for personal
use, it might be an easy 'yes' vote. It is not. It is a law that
goes too far in endowing rights for the cultivation, possession and
use of marijuana."
Legal confusion is worse than criminalizing non-violent
personal activity: "Prop. 19 allows the 58 counties and
hundreds of cities to come up with their own taxation and
regulatory schemes. In this critical element of legalization, Prop.
19 is more akin to the chaotic approach taken with medical
marijuana than to the heavily taxed-and-regulated treatment of
alcohol."
WTF: "Pre-employment testing would be banned."
(Go ahead and read
the proposition in full–nothing in there at all, as far as I
can reckon.)
Bonus random statism: "The measure establishes
no state controls over distribution and product standards"
The Chronicle's vote-no editorial is especially sweet
given that the paper's much-hated columnist Debra Saunders, derided
by many locals for her right-of-San Francisco views, just came out
with a
pretty good column explaining why she's voting yes.
So have any
California newspapers editorialized in favor of Prop. 19?
So far I have found exactly one, and only because it was Tweeted to my
attention: The Barstow
Desert Dispatch, circulation not so much.
Words of wisdom there: "Proposition 19 contributes to an effort to
end a failed war that has consumed thousands of lives -- and entire
lifetimes....It is time to end the fantasy that the government has
the power or capability to end the private use of mind-altering
substances. If it has not happened after 40 years it will never,
ever happen."
I'll reiterate and update my previous pitch: If Dianne
Feinstein, Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown, Barbara Boxer, Dan Lungren,
Steve Cooley, Lee Baca, 49 California Congresspeople, the
California Chamber of Commerce, the Sacramento Bee, the San
Francisco Chronicle, and Dean Singleton's MediaNews empire are
against it, the vote-yes commercials write themselves.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: veggie]
#13220511 - 09/19/10 08:53 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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The above list of California newspapers who have come out against Proposition 19 was compiled by Matt Welch, editor in chief of Reason magazine.
He did a great job of breaking down their arguments so they are very easy to counter. He also included the links to each editorial from where you can leave comments or contact the papers. I encourage Shroomery News readers to do just that and leave positive pro-prop 19 comments. It is very possible that you can still change minds to vote yes for this important initiative and change history.
Many people in the coming weeks will urge anti-prohibition pro-freedom pro-cannabis California voters not to vote for Prop. 19 because it is too restrictive, the wording isn't just right, and to wait for the perfect initiative to be written. I say it is very important to get this passed now and vote in any changes later. Get this on the books, decriminalize cannabis, allow Cali to be the first domino to fall.
All of the recent polls have this election being very close. It can go either way. The biggest obstacle to getting this passed is going to be getting people to vote. The people who are opposed to Prop 19 generally vote, the people who are for it generally do not. Please make sure you vote. If you haven't yet registered to vote, there is still time.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: veggie]
#13220703 - 09/19/10 09:27 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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My biggest fear is young people just thinking they can show up and vote without registering first. That right there is a lot of potentially wasted 'yes' votes.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: SuperD]
#13220805 - 09/19/10 09:54 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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It'll be interesting to see how this goes. I've heard a few here object to Prop. 19 because it made weed taxable and age restricted. Sorry kids - it ain't gonna happen without those two things.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: Le_Canard] 1
#13220870 - 09/19/10 10:07 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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No shit. People need to get real. Let's get the plant legalized and worry about the finer details later. They're living in a fantasy world if they think pot will ever be completely legal without taxation or an age limit imposed. Smarten up and vote yes! I do have to say we are living in some exciting times though.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: SuperD]
#13220909 - 09/19/10 10:15 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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SuperD said: Smarten up and vote yes! I do have to say we are living in some exciting times though.
Yer Bobdamn right I'd be a-votin' yes if I lived there! And indeed, theses are some exciting times. Time was, there was no way this would be on the ballot anywhere.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: Le_Canard]
#13221028 - 09/19/10 10:46 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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EVERYONE GET OUT AND VOTE AND SPREAD THE WORD
Put down the pipe and vote!!!
then go back and light up a fatty
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: Plok]
#13221052 - 09/19/10 10:53 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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If it doesn't pass I'm sure we'll have another chance..eventually. But let's get shit right the first time around so other states can do the same.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: veggie]
#13221788 - 09/20/10 09:07 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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what i like about this the most is being able to grow your own, with a green thumb you will rarely need to buy some heavily taxed mj, even then it would probably be slightly cheaper to get it from a store than your current dealer
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: SuperD]
#13221833 - 09/20/10 09:21 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
SuperD said: If it doesn't pass I'm sure we'll have another chance..eventually. But let's get shit right the first time around so other states can do the same.
Whether it passes or not, there'll be another chance in 2012 with Jack Herer's California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative - http://youthfederation.com/cchhi2012.html, which is far superior to Prop 19 in every way.
I hope all the people trying to get Prop 19 passed will put in at least as much time and effort to get CCHHI passed in two years from now, it'd be very unfortunate if it failed because Prop 19 passed and everybody considered the battle for legalization to be over in California.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: Morningrise]
#13221916 - 09/20/10 09:47 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Morningrise said: Whether it passes or not, there'll be another chance in 2012 with Jack Herer's California Cannabis Hemp & Health Initiative - http://youthfederation.com/cchhi2012.html, which is far superior to Prop 19 in every way.
I've read CCHHI as well, and I came to the following conclusions:
1) It is a FAR superior bill to prop 19. It allows for far more freedoms, and I think it is where legalization should aim to go. It doesn't get better than CCHHI.
2) If prop 19 doesn't pass, CCHHI will not pass. This is because everyone who is against prop 19 (smokers excluded) will be far more vocal against CCHHI because it adds more freedoms. CCHHI is far too progressive for the times, if that makes sense. The failure of prop 19 would also be a blow to voter confidence.
3) If prop 19 does pass, CCHHI might pass. I say might because it is a step forward, and most who voted yes (and some non-smokers who see the light) will vote yes. It might not, because some might be happy with the status quo. The concern is "people might think the battle is over" which means people who don't smoke may not know the difference between the two bills. It will have to be named and framed appropriately: part of the reason for 19's appeal is the taxes it will generate, and CCHHI specifically says it wants to lower taxes. Maybe they could call it the "independent grower initiative", or "full legalization and regulation"?
I'm still going to vote yes on 19. I don't see cannabis being "corporatized" anytime soon, since the bill would allow people to be independent of "big cannabis".
The key to this movement is small incremental steps, and not large "shocks". The gay rights movement will ultimately end up in full equal rights, but its taken them a long time to get to where they are now, and where they would like to go. I think most people understand that this bill is somewhere between legalization (where there are ZERO cannabis arrests) and decriminalization (where there are FEWER cannabis arrests).
I am hoping that prop 19 will pass this year, and by 2012 most states will have CCHHI on their ballot.
The question is: is prop 19 a good stepping stone to the future? I think yes.
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Edited by Green_T (09/20/10 09:56 AM)
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: veggie]
#13221925 - 09/20/10 09:49 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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I read all of it.
Dude, thank you. That's awesome. Very revealing!
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: veggie]
#13221934 - 09/20/10 09:51 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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" But any change in strategy should come from the federal government, which sets drug policy, and not the state. "
Says who, Nixon?
All powers not specifically given to the federal government or forbidden to the states are supposed to remain up to the state's decision. This statement contradicts the constitution.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: Green_T]
#13222001 - 09/20/10 10:18 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Green_T said: 3) If prop 19 does pass, CCHHI might pass. I say might because it is a step forward, and most who voted yes (and some non-smokers who see the light) will vote yes. It might not, because some might be happy with the status quo. The concern is "people might think the battle is over" which means people who don't smoke may not know the difference between the two bills. It will have to be named and framed appropriately: part of the reason for 19's appeal is the taxes it will generate, and CCHHI specifically says it wants to lower taxes. Maybe they could call it the "independent grower initiative", or "full legalization and regulation"?
True enough. But while there are lots of people who will also vote for CCHHI even if Prop 19 passes (I certainly would if I lived in Cali), I'm kind of worried that a lot of casual smokers who are likely to vote yes on 19 aren't gonna care anymore, because they can just go buy their weed at the store and not get arrested for it, and that's good enough for them.
Though overall I do agree with you. Prop 19 is a necessary stepping stone and I hope it passes. I'm just concerned that it might become the standard "model" for legalization in North America, rather than CCHHI.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: Morningrise]
#13222057 - 09/20/10 10:34 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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^^^ All valid points. That is my worry too, and even though prop 19 is good enough for me, i would still vote for CCHHI. I don't speak for other voters though, of course. My hope is that people who voted "yes" on 19 wouldn't vote "no" on CCHHI, but rather leave it blank (or vote yes!).
As far as being a standard model...I think CCHHI might pass in another state than California (Colorado, Mass. etc), or simultaneously. CCHHI would have to be passed by pointing out that CCHHI would be more beneficial for the state than prop 19 was.
On a side note, I read on reason.com that microbreweries didn't start popping up in the US until 1979:
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In 1979, a clerical error in the 21st Amendment was corrected, and for the first time in nearly 50 years it became legal to brew small batches of beer at home. Home brewers who had little interest in cutting costs or making beer with mass appeal began brewing big, flavorful beers in a wide range of styles. Many of these home brewers decided to turn their passion into small businesses, and microbreweries began popping up all over the country.
Note that microbreweries were not allowed to exist until long after prohibition was repealed. I see the allowing of "microgroweries" as a next logical step. Also, it would be foolish for people to suggest prohibition not be repealed because it didn't allow for microbreweries.
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: Green_T]
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boycott them all!
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: grimR]
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boycott kill them all!
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: Green_T]
#13225477 - 09/21/10 02:47 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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What Green_T said makes a lot of sense. I think that Prop 19 is a very necessary step in the right direction. Anyone who prefers CCHHI should still vote yes on Prop 19! Not only because CCHHI isn't going to pass if Prop 19 doesn't, but because Prop 19 has the attention of much of the US! There are people all over the country waiting to see what you Californians are going to do, and the result will effect most states down the road (Especially the west coast and the rest of the 14 states that have legalized medical marijuana already).
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: veggie]
#13225799 - 09/21/10 07:26 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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+1 and +5 for the work you put into your post(s)
"While there are good, reasonable arguments to be made in favor of Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana for personal use and allow counties to legalize it entirely, it strikes us that the potential harm from legalizing pot far outweighs any good it might accomplish."
Wtf. I totally just saw a video of a mexican gang cut off an officer's head the other day; and that was just one guy, they've been doing that for how long now? Who wouldn't rather have a bunch of people walking around high than getting their heads cut off over some stupid shit? Not that p19 has much to do with Mexico, but seriously LEGALIZE IT
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Re: Watching California's Newspapers Line Up Against Legalizing the Pot That 90% of Their Employees Have [Re: bossocto]
#13225896 - 09/21/10 08:06 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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I don't smoke pot, just because I don't really like it, no other reason. However, I watch all legalization attempts in the hope that the infamous "slippery slope" phenomenon is real.
To my logic, if marijuana is legalized, mushrooms, of course, should be. Both are natural, non-addictive, all but impossible to overdose on, and threaten only minimal physiological danger (mainly to those with serious conditions to begin with). Sure, there is a greater amount of social stigma associated with shroomies, but marijuana has come a LOOOOONG way in the past 20 years or so in that department.
Then again, to my logic, both should already be legal, and so should every other drug, if caffeine, alcohol, cigarettes, pharmaceuticals are legal. So my logic apparently is not worth very much.
I'm sort of afraid that MJ will be legalized (and "religious use" will be an "inalienable right") while the rest of us still have to hide and live in fear of literally being CAGED LIKE ANIMALS just to practice OUR inalienable human right to use psychedelics.
Those who just prefer pot to alcohol (or WITH their alcohol), but who aren't interested in any other drug (and I know quite a few), will stop there, because why should they care? And that sucks for those of us who want to use drugs for serious mental/spiritual work. Of course I believe that both uses are perfectly okay, and of course marijuana has applications to both, I am not saying that it doesn't.
But it's sort of like drugs' popular sister...just because she is the homecoming queen doesn't mean that other drugs won't continue to have the shit beat out of them on a daily basis.
I'm not saying MJ shouldn't be legalized...I believe wholeheartedly it should. No one should have to go to prison because they prefer being stoned to drunk. That alone is reason enough for me, not to mention the WIDE range of other uses. But...what about everyone else? Don't we get to come along?
Edited by Melusina (09/21/10 08:08 AM)
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