gopenguins said:

Forgive me for not believing as you do and not buying into the same BS

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Edit: BTW, without knowing a thing about me, thanks for putting my beliefs into your little box...

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pokermush said:

I see drug users spouting off like this so often that it makes me rethink whether I should really be supporting drug decriminalization/legalization. <SNIP>

Do drugs make people act this way, or are people like this just attracted to drugs? Does long-term drug use destroy one's ability to control their cynicism and put things into perspective?

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Why do so many drug users insist on making society their enemy?

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Does long-term drug use destroy one's ability to control their cynicism and put things into perspective?

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I'd like to think that drug legalization (and the corresponding expanded use of certain drugs) would be good for society, but maybe I'm wrong.

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DNKYD said:

Thanks for demonstrating your ability to stereotype just as much as any "cynical drug user".

In case you haven't noticed OUR government has been waging a WAR against the very citizens that pay their salaries. Let me say that again in case it didn't penetrate your cranium: MY GOVERNMENT IS WAGING A WAR AGAINST ME.

No, but long-term exposure to a society that is intolerant of a plant, wastes billions fighting a failed war, and jails thousands of its peaceful citizens every year tends to "destroy one's ability to control their cynicism".

Show me the study that says legalizing drug X will lead to more prevalent use in a population. I'd put very good money on the fact that you cannot and are indeed spouting bullshit.

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pokermush said:

Are you seriously saying that marijuana use has not increased in California since medical marijuana was legalized there? I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but you'd be very lonely arguing that there has been no increase because of the change in the laws.

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pokermush said:

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Drugs should be illegal because drugs make people cynical, paranoid, disconnected from reality, and makes them hate their country. And they don't care who they hurt.

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OMG, MARIJAUNA CAUSED 9/11 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

people dont give a fuck anymore, terrorism is bs.

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If the money I spend on pot happens to end up in the hands of a terrorist organization, so be it. The government is too fucking stubborn to make a profit off of me, so I'll gladly hand it over to the 'bad guys'. Thanks again, government.

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I'm sure they money the government takes from me in the form of taxes goes to fund more murder than any money I spend on drugs.

Hell, if the government legalized and taxed drugs they money would probably support the terroristic "war on terror"...id have a hard time smoking a blunt and thinking I just helped kill some innocent durka durka because they believe different than my government

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I see drug users spouting off like this so often that it makes me rethink whether I should really be supporting drug decriminalization/legalization. Maybe legalization would be a huge mistake and would result in throngs of anti-social anarchists imagining that our government is going around murdering innocent people just because of their beliefs -- but at the same time terrorism is BS. I'd like to think that drug legalization (and the corresponding expanded use of certain drugs) would be good for society, but maybe I'm wrong.

Do drugs make people act this way, or are people like this just attracted to drugs? Does long-term drug use destroy one's ability to control their cynicism and put things into perspective?

Why do so many drug users insist on making society their enemy? That is the true reason that drugs became illegal and why they stay illegal. When/if that changes, so will the drug laws.

On the topic of this article, the fact that hashish was used to obtain the explosives used in the terror attack that killed 191 people is worth noting. And rather than seizing on this opportunity to call your government murderous terrorists, you could use this opportunity to illustrate how our drug laws are counterproductive when it comes to our safety:

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If cannabis were legal, then there would be no black market, thus there would be no funds going to terrorism. It is the war on drugs that funds "Islamist" terrorism.

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Available said: Isn't it in the top 4 cash crops?

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SuperD said:

I just have one question to ask you. Have you ever been arrested for possessing the dried flowers of a plant? I have. Aside from my infrequent drug use, I'm a hard-working average joe that just wants to be left the fuck alone so I can smoke in the privacy of my own home. Apparently that's too much to ask of my government though. Thank god they know what's best for me.

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pokermush said:In my view, if drug use turns people into paranoid and cynical conspiracy theorists who hate society and government, or varying degrees of that, then society does have a legitimate interest in controlling private drug use by adults. Just my opinion, I know others won't agree.

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