Political Poll: Drug Legalization

[BITEYOASS]

What are your feelings on this subject? IMO Marijuana should be legal; yet hard drugs like cocaine, heroine, LSD & etc. should be kept illegal. And get rid of these manditory minimun senteces, non-violent drug offenders should not be sent to a maximum security facility, but a rehab. As far as drug testing is concerned, it should apply to those businesses which would be considered hazardous such as the military, construction, the medical field, or any other industry involving heavy machinery and dangerous materials.

[BITEYOASS]

Damnit, the poll didn't show!

[FORD]

I say legalize ALL of them. Marijuana should be completely decriminalized and regulated in the way that alcohol and tobacco are.

As far as the others go, legalize them and treat them as prescription drugs - as most of them, from heroin and coke to acid and ecstasy - started out as anyway.

Why would I want to legalize hard drugs? Two reasons:

1) To treat drug addiction as a medical problem and NOT a criminal problem.

2) To completely DESTROY the primary source of BCE/CIA/AL Qaeda "black ops" funding.

Yeah, it's just a pure coincidence that Opium production in Afghanistan is at an all time high right now... Remember, George Bush Sr got the name "Poppy" for a reason.


And if anybody thinks this is "liberal extremism" talking, why don't you ask the Libertarian party (generally right leaning) what they think about this issue.

[Wayne L.]

I think pot should be legalized even though I don't smoke it.

[ODShowtime]

it's a crime that pot is a crime. It's a waste of a policeman's time

[jhale667]

The fact that marijuana is illegal while tobacco and alcohol aren't has always astounded me. What's the worst thing that'll happen if you OD on weed...you'll eat a box of twinkies and take a NAP ?

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by jhale667
The fact that marijuana is illegal while tobacco and alcohol aren't has always astounded me. What's the worst thing that'll happen if you OD on weed...you'll eat a box of twinkies and take a NAP ?

Really!! I think the twinkies might be worse for you than the pot is!:D

[Viking]

I don't favor 'legalizing' it, per se, but I think that organics like weed, mushrooms, etc. should be decriminalized. If it grows naturally in the wild, let it be. We waste too much money and too many resources - not to mention fucking up the lives of otherwise law-abiding citizens, IMO - by locking up someone who was doing a couple of bong hits in the privacy of their (or someone else's) home. Money and resources, mind you, that should be invested in combating real civil problems. I don't think that if you're sitting there in front of your computer, smoking a bowl, it's a grave threat to me, my family, or our personal liberty or safety. Now, if you get up and go try to drive to Burger King like that, that's a whole 'nuther story, and your ass needs to be in a concrete cell - for everyone's good. That shit should be treated just like liquor, insofar as possessing and inbibing in it.

It's that damned libertarian streak in me. :D

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Viking
I don't favor 'legalizing' it, per se, but I think that organics like weed, mushrooms, etc. should be decriminalized. If it grows naturally in the wild, let it be. We waste too much money and too many resources - not to mention fucking up the lives of otherwise law-abiding citizens, IMO - by locking up someone who was doing a couple of bong hits in the privacy of their (or someone else's) home. Money and resources, mind you, that should be invested in combating real civil problems. I don't think that if you're sitting there in front of your computer, smoking a bowl, it's a grave threat to me, my family, or our personal liberty or safety. Now, if you get up and go try to drive to Burger King like that, that's a whole 'nuther story, and your ass needs to be in a concrete cell - for everyone's good. That shit should be treated just like liquor, insofar as possessing and inbibing in it.

It's that damned libertarian streak in me. :D

Wow Viking, we do agree on something!

[Nickdfresh]

Just be sure that pot does not impair your judgement!

[DaveIsKing]

Yep

The Drug War should be ended. We should have regulated decriminalization. Marijuana, which has never killed anyone, should be legalized for sure. Our drug policy should be reformed, with less criminal penalties and more drug abuse clinics.

[Viking]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh:

Wow Viking, we do agree on something!

Listen, on certain personal liberties issues, I ain't barking out my ass when I say I'm libertarian. If I knew you're trying to push heroin off on 12-year-olds, I'd personally hunt you down and blow your head off, then shit in the stump. But if you're a legal adult, and want to smoke a bowl in the privacy of your own home, I'll take a bullet to defend your right to do it. 'Liberty' is a concept that the bureaucracy - and others - simply can't grasp. Get outta my fuckin' yard and quit raggin' on me, ya know?

[DaveIsKing]

Well, Viking, I myself am a libertarian as well. I am a firm believer in PRIVACY.

But, many call me a conservative because I aggravate them about Bush winning and because I don't appreciate liberal agendas shoved down my throat or queers (or anyone for that matter) making out in public.

I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe in decency and having some fucking respect for others IN PUBLIC.

[jhale667]

Re: Yep

Originally posted by DaveIsKing
The Drug War should be ended. We should have regulated decriminalization. Marijuana, which has never killed anyone, should be legalized for sure. Our drug policy should be reformed, with less criminal penalties and more drug abuse clinics.

Omigod....I just agreed with you on something. Maybe you ain't so bad after all.

[DaveIsKing]

You may agree with me a lot more if you knew where all I stand on the issues instead of just public sex acts.