Don Brash: "We should decriminalise marijuana"

**SPman** · 27th September 2011, 14:20

Decriminalising, is not legalising........

**scissorhands** · 27th September 2011, 15:09

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

If pot apparently mellows people out, why are the most highly strung, angry posters on here kind of admitting to being users?
I see nothing to suggest that the users of said product are mellow, & a lot are plain vicious & irrational.

Anger is 1 letter short of danger

Dont live in fear Bob, we love you

Its the vegetarian lifestyle that makes them violent

**Usarka** · 27th September 2011, 15:14

Originally Posted by Brett

Never has legalisation of a recreational/mind altering (had to put that in there or some smart alec would suggest some clinical meds) drug had a beneficial impact on society and I challenge you to find reputable evidence that concludes otherwise.

Easy. The legalisation of alcohol in the USA - 1933.

It significantly reduced crime and increased tax revenue.

**scissorhands** · 27th September 2011, 15:24

Netherlands-use went down, arrests went down...

Portugal- legalisation of ALL DRUGS 10 years ago

Uruguay- improvement

Mexico wake the fuck up morans

Australia-decriminalised, look how it fucked them up...

**imdying** · 27th September 2011, 15:46

Originally Posted by James Deuce

wake the fuck up morans

Still funny

**James Deuce** · 27th September 2011, 16:53

Originally Posted by imdying

Still funny

I see what you did there!

**husaberg** · 27th September 2011, 21:53

Originally Posted by MisterD

Bullshit is this vote-buying. It's 100% consistent with the principles that ACT was founded on.

What principles.

They were all right wing ego manics who somehow managed to sneak into the Labour party even though they were slightly more right-wing than Genghis Khan.

While legalising dope may not buy my vote.

If he were to suggest getting rid of speed cameras and then suggest we start drug testing beneficiaries that would get my attention.

**scissorhands** · 27th September 2011, 22:12

Originally Posted by husaberg

They were all right wing ego manics

KB members? Thats alcohol for ya

**husaberg** · 27th September 2011, 22:29

Originally Posted by scissorhands

KB members? Thats alcohol for ya

I see that the narcotics haven't affected your reasoning then, I guess?

Have you ever read Preebles or Rodger Douglas's books?
Did you even realise they came from the Labour party?
I am not talking the joints your mum was smoking during pregnancy either.
Shit lowering the drinking age was a good idea in your world too, I guess?
I bet you would be happy for your kids to do drugs as well?
I suppose P gets a bad rap in your opinion as well?
Tell me Rhode scholar whats your occupation?
Does the idea of drug testing of beneficiaries offend you?
Drugs sure have not done you any harm after all, aye.

I'll be quite surprised if you can answer all these questions truthfully.

**superman** · 28th September 2011, 00:29

Originally Posted by husaberg

I see that the narcotics haven't affected your reasoning then, I guess?

Have you ever read Preebles or Rodger Douglas's books?
Did you even realise they came from the Labour party?
I am not talking the joints your mum was smoking during pregnancy either.
Shit lowering the drinking age was a good idea in your world too, I guess?
I bet you would be happy for your kids to do drugs as well?
I suppose P gets a bad rap in your opinion as well?
Tell me Rhode scholar whats your occupation?
Does the idea of drug testing of beneficiaries offend you?
Drugs sure have not done you any harm after all, aye.

I'll be quite surprised if you can answer all these questions truthfully.

10char

**jazfender** · 28th September 2011, 00:55

Originally Posted by husaberg

I see that the narcotics haven't affected your reasoning then, I guess?

Have you ever read Preebles or Rodger Douglas's books?
Did you even realise they came from the Labour party?
I am not talking the joints your mum was smoking during pregnancy either.
Shit lowering the drinking age was a good idea in your world too, I guess?
I bet you would be happy for your kids to do drugs as well?
I suppose P gets a bad rap in your opinion as well?
Tell me Rhode scholar whats your occupation?
Does the idea of drug testing of beneficiaries offend you?
Drugs sure have not done you any harm after all, aye.

I'll be quite surprised if you can answer all these questions truthfully.

This reads like the ramblings of a paranoid crackhead.

**blackdog** · 28th September 2011, 00:59

Originally Posted by husaberg

I see that the narcotics haven't affected your reasoning then, I guess?

You would be hard pressed to be able to describe cannabis as a narcotic.

**husaberg** · 28th September 2011, 05:43

Originally Posted by jazfender

This reads like the ramblings of a paranoid crackhead.

You do have problems answering questions don't you.
I remember our last discussion You are quite thick on rhetoric but real thin on Answers to what atre simple questions and revert to snide remarks.
If your point of view is able to withstand scrutiny. You would think you would be able to answer simple questions.