Weed legalised in 2 USA states

[xen]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...tml?ref=topbar

Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in the prohibition era on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the war on drugs. Medical marijuana was also legalized in Massachusetts, underlining long-running trends in public opinion toward more permissive attitudes on drugs.

"To put this into historical context, there is no historical context," said Tom Angell, spokesperson for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. "It's the first time any state has ever voted to legalize marijuana -- and two of them did it."

The votes marked a significant shift from decades of tough-on-crime policies that burned through $1 trillion in tax dollars over 40 years, led to the arrest of 850,000 Americans for marijuana law violations in 2010 alone, and fueled the rise of deadly drug cartels abroad. But even as pot reformers celebrated their long-sought victories, the threat of a confrontation with the federal government loomed.

Both ballot measures would legalize recreational marijuana use only for adults, and cannabis would remain a controlled substance under federal law.

Awesome news, can only hope this enlightened policy spreads quickly through the country. A real win for freedom today

[unstuck]

Fuckin aye.

[Usarka]

8 percent of consumer electricity in california is used for growing pot.

[Banditbandit]

I thought this thread could do with some naked models too

[Tigadee]

Not surprising... The people who voted to legalise pot probably grew up smoking it, and maybe their parents did too!

[Banditbandit]

Not surprising... The people who voted to legalise pot probably grew up smoking it, and maybe their parents did too!

Yeah .. and the ones who voted aganst it prolly went home and got pissed on good old alcohol ... and said what a great job they did oppossing chemicals that affect people ..

[007XX]

Not surprising... The people who voted to legalise pot probably grew up smoking it, and maybe their parents did too!

Just curious, but do you really seriously believe that?

[mashman]

Great news... and I rofld at the media portraying it as a major blow. Puntastic. Also rofld at the Justice Department concerning itself with potential tax collection issues. Wonder why.

[Tigadee]

Just curious, but do you really seriously believe that?

Only semi-seriously... I know that there are medicinal purposes for pot and all that, and it's the mildest of the harder drugs out there? But then alcohol is medicinal too...

Every time I feel a cold coming on, I take a good swig of whiskey and go to sleep. My theory is that since alcohol is used to sterilise surgical instruments, and germs primarily travel around our body via our bloodstream as does alcohol, so having elevated levels of alcohol in our bloodstream cleanses us of the filthy bacteria and viruses causing us ill.

Plus we get a good sleep, our other halves look better than ever for a while and we're incoherently happy. Win-win!

[Glowerss]

Only semi-seriously... I know that there are medicinal purposes for pot and all that, and it's the mildest of the harder drugs out there? But then alcohol is medicinal too...

Every time I feel a cold coming on, I take a good swig of whiskey and go to sleep. My theory is that since alcohol is used to sterilise surgical instruments, and germs primarily travel around our body via our bloodstream as does alcohol, so having elevated levels of alcohol in our bloodstream cleanses us of the filthy bacteria and viruses causing us ill.

Plus we get a good sleep, our other halves look better than ever for a while and we're incoherently happy. Win-win!

Strictly speaking, weed is harmless to us merkins. All it does is make us revert to our natural state! ( Lazy and fat with the hungry munchies ). In truth, if Bush had smoked more weed, the world would have been a better place

I don't do drugs in any capacity, but I've always thought banning weed was a bit silly in truth. Medically its basically harmless. Some journals claim it carries carcinogens but fuck what doesn't.

Only arguement I've seen against it really is that people seem to think that weed is a "gateway" drug. That if you smoke weed, you'll eventually go looking for more serious drugs. Sounds a bit rubbish really.

Waste of time and money trying to stop potheads. I'm glad at least 2 states have figured it out. Hopefully the federal govt. keeps out of it. I doubt it though. Republicans and the christians can't help themselves at times.

[SMOKEU]

Only arguement I've seen against it really is that people seem to think that weed is a "gateway" drug. That if you smoke weed, you'll eventually go looking for more serious drugs. Sounds a bit rubbish really.

Most pot smokers started out with alcohol and tobacco.

[scumdog]

Most pot smokers started out with alcohol and tobacco.

Most pot-smokers I deal with seem to still also be on the alcohol, in fact virtually all of them..

But then I probably deal with the loser sector of the pot-smoking world...

[SMOKEU]

Most pot-smokers I deal with seem to still also be on the alcohol, in fact virtually all of them..

But then I probably deal with the loser sector of the pot-smoking world...

I know that due to your career you can't openly support legalizing cannabis, but I'm sure that in your experience drunk people seem to cause significantly more problems for you guys than a couple of stoners having a joint in the local park. You must know in the back of your mind that the current cannabis laws aren't always justified. I don't expect you to agree with me either on a public forum.

[mashman]

I know that due to your career you can't openly support legalizing cannabis, but I'm sure that in your experience drunk people seem to cause significantly more problems for you guys than a couple of stoners having a joint in the local park. You must know in the back of your mind that the current cannabis laws aren't always justified. I don't expect you to agree with me either on a public forum.

Does the same logic stand for black and white kids having a joint in the park?

[madandy]

I ocasionally enjoy a joint in the park with both black and white stoners. I particularly enjoy weed with a small amount of either rum or bourban. Not too much, mind you as it makes me a bit dizzy.

I crack up when in the company of Police who smoke cannabis when I think of the official policy on drugs