if marijuana was legal ultimately the dealers and sellers (usually associated with other violent crimes along with their drug dealing) lose out on their livelihood (with people freely being able to grow the drug at a low cost) which is precisely why it should be made legal; if you wanna smoke its up to you.
p.s. zombiejesus im guessing you didn't take first year econ, you know absolutely nothing about how the market for any product works
08-27-2010 at 07:53 AM
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if marijuana was legal ultimately the dealers and sellers (usually associated with other violent crimes along with their drug dealing) lose out on their livelihood (with people freely being able to grow the drug at a low cost) which is precisely why it should be made legal; if you wanna smoke its up to you.
p.s. zombiejesus im guessing you didn't take first year econ, you know absolutely nothing about how the market for any product works
I got an 11 in it, but please teach me oh wise economics Yoda!
P.s. have you bought beer, cottage cheese, or tomatoes lately? According to your own logic, those markets shouldn't exist since those goods could be produced at low cost by the consumer.
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if marijuana was legal ultimately the dealers and sellers (usually associated with other violent crimes along with their drug dealing) lose out on their livelihood (with people freely being able to grow the drug at a low cost) which is precisely why it should be made legal; if you wanna smoke its up to you.
p.s. zombiejesus im guessing you didn't take first year econ, you know absolutely nothing about how the market for any product works
implying everyone grows their own fruits and vegetables
why not let the government legalize and make a buck from it?
I dont think letting the government legalize it is an issue. In most (or perhaps all?) recent polls, a majority of Canadians support legalization. The problem is getting the gov't to grow some balls and make a change without the approval of the American leaders.
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I dont think letting the government legalize it is an issue. In most (or perhaps all?) recent polls, a majority of Canadians support legalization. The problem is getting the gov't to grow some balls and make a change without the approval of the American leaders.
certainly won't happen with harper around. .....
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certainly won't happen with harper around. .....
I dont think it will matter who's in office. As long as we trade as much as we do with the US, the government won't want to alienate themselves by doing something they KNOW will piss off the US.
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I dont think it will matter who's in office. As long as we trade as much as we do with the US, the government won't want to alienate themselves by doing something they KNOW will piss off the US.
Its hard enough to get them to play fair with beef and softwood lumber.
Cannabis, cocaine, and prescription drugs are tricky to get out of your system and are broken down into many large metabolites before they are undetectable. I'm not at all sure if saying that those drugs are found in someone's system in a fatal crash necessarily means they were impaired by those drugs and nowhere in that news report, at least from what I remember, does it say they were found at levels indicating impairment. Just food for thought.
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theres more to the legalities of weed than health benefits (or draw backs according to some ppl)
such as the economy, keeping people in power, keeping money in certain sections, and away from others..
What baffles me is why a population in such opposition to the notion of 'conspiracy theory' would say nothing about remarks like this. Guess the content and double standards are more important.
(Note: This has nothing to do with your specific content, and I'm not saying I agree or disagree...just an observation I've made through reading various discussions on this forum)
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Legalise it, produce tax revenue and reduce crime/drug rings.
Just because it is labelled a 'street drug' does not mean it is dangerous. The Percocets and T3's you get perscribed by your doctor are far more lethal and addicting than MJ will ever be.
Also for some laughs heres a 1930's propaganda movie against marijuana:
May as well, really. You'll cut down the prison population and get a new source of tax revenue.
this.
I think it will cut down on a lot of these drug-related murders. Too many people getting killed over a dime bag, or a small mary jane debt, it's stupid really. I mean people get smashed out of their mind with alcohol, which is legal, and about 500x more damaging to the human body than mary jane, so why is MJ still illegal? beats the hell out of me
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