Do you support Marijuana Legalization?

[greatben]

No, I do not

[Hauldren Collider]

I wouldn't touch marijuana with a 30 foot pole and a hazmat suit. Regardless, making it illegal is pointless and stupid. While marijuana harms your lungs in much the same way cigarettes do, the most dangerous risk you take with marijuana is it being laced with other drugs like crack. If legalized, two things would happen: Many violent drug gangs would suddenly "go out of business", and you would be able to buy marijuana in a store where you know what you're getting. And the government would be able to collect tax revenue. Everyone wins.

[Provost Harrison]

It's too late to legalise MJ, he's dead now.

[MRT144]

Why? I think the alcohol and cigarettes examples would hold for pot as well. Taxes will make the price go up drastically.

What makes you think price will go the other way?

That it's illicitness contributes to a higher price because it can't be produced as cheaply if it were legal.

[MRT144]

I wouldn't touch marijuana with a 30 foot pole and a hazmat suit. Regardless, making it illegal is pointless and stupid. While marijuana harms your lungs in much the same way cigarettes do, the most dangerous risk you take with marijuana is it being laced with other drugs like crack. If legalized, two things would happen: Many violent drug gangs would suddenly "go out of business", and you would be able to buy marijuana in a store where you know what you're getting. And the government would be able to collect tax revenue. Everyone wins.

If anyone needs to get blunted, it's you.

[giblets]

If anyone needs to get blunted, it's you.

+1

[Wezil]

That it's illicitness contributes to a higher price because it can't be produced as cheaply if it were legal.

Do you believe that or are you just making the argument?

We have no problem with supply in this country. In fact, I haven't seen a price increase in 20+ years now.

[N35t0r]

Yes, I'm not a (current) smoker.

What has been said. Alcohol and tobacco are on the same level, health-wise.

[Cort Haus]

I wouldn't touch marijuana with a 30 foot pole and a hazmat suit. Regardless, making it illegal is pointless and stupid. While marijuana harms your lungs in much the same way cigarettes do, the most dangerous risk you take with marijuana is it being laced with other drugs like crack. If legalized, two things would happen: Many violent drug gangs would suddenly "go out of business", and you would be able to buy marijuana in a store where you know what you're getting. And the government would be able to collect tax revenue. Everyone wins.

Laced with crack?



Yeah, cut a cheap drug with an expensive one. Great for business. The punters'll never notice either.

You're right in your last points though.

[MRT144]

Do you believe that or are you just making the argument?

We have no problem with supply in this country. In fact, I haven't seen a price increase in 20+ years now.

Im making an argument. From the perspective of costs to the government, legalization would be a boon. Let's not even factor in the revenue.

[MRT144]

Laced with crack?



Yeah, cut a cheap drug with an expensive one. Great for business. The punters'll never notice either.

You're right in your last points though.

The thing that's hilarious is that people actually do sprinkle crack into blunts, but it's an end user decision. No dealer would do that.

[Wezil]

Yeah, selling crack at pot prices would be a bad business decision.

[Elok]

No "decrim possession for starters, then we'll see" option.

[Elok]

Yeah, selling crack at pot prices would be a bad business decision.

While I know nothing about the drug trade--I've given ample evidence of this before--could there be a benefit to cutting it with just a little of something more addictive, maybe get the user more interested in your product and increase demand? Just talking out my ass here...

[Provost Harrison]

Yes. Yes you are