BS: Legalize Pot?

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Sweetfia
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 08:15 AM

Ok, my answer to wether we should legalise weed is ...yes.

The answer the other question...here's a clue...i'm not old enough to be a parent with a child old enough to take drugs!

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 07:59 AM

Sweetfia - which question? There are two in hand at the moment.

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Sweetfia
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 07:56 AM

I can see GUEST Parent's point but teenagers nowadays know what the dangers are surrounding drugs, and if they don't, it's not hard to find them out. There has been alot of T.V and radio advertising and loads of magazine articles over the last few years about the dangers and effects hard drugs can have on you. And if they don't know what they are being offered...the simple rule is to not take it!

However, back to the question in hand...yes..!!

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 07:27 AM

Apart from GUEST 'Parent', how many of the Yea-Sayers on this thread have children with a hard-drug habit? Hands up please.

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 06:21 AM

Nobody starts with pot. We start with ice cream and lemonade and cola and move on to coffee, and perhaps tobacco and then maybe beer or wine, then perhaps pot...

Mormons draw the line there between lemonade and cola, Muslims draw it between tobacco and beer. Other people draw it between wine and pot, yet others between pot and...

Sensible people stick to a reasonable selection of substances which they've found suit them, and leave the others alone. I'd cut out the cola as well as the coke, avoid smoking, more especially tobacco, and run a mile from anything involving needles. But I don't see any value in having the law enforce my particular tastes rather than anyone else's.

Quite why this has all has got tied up with left-right issues puzzles me. Basically, it's an issue where the division is between authoritarian/libertarian, both of whom come in left wing and right wing varieties.

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: GUEST,Ellenpoly
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 05:14 AM

If you are indeed that parent, I have nothing but sympathy for you. But the fact that some people go from one drug to another is more symptomatic of an addictive personality than it is a condemnation of one relatively harmless drug.

Many children experiment, that's the fact. I maintain that if pot were legalized that child would not have to be buying it from the same source that might be providing other more harmful drugs.

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: GUEST,Parent
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 05:01 AM

Always the same pathetic excuses for pot smoking.
It is the thin end of the wedge. If you don't think so try and explain that to parents who have a child that has died from heroin, especially when they tell you that the child started experimenting with pot.

Grow up and act responsibly

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 04:46 AM

Ah GUEST. There you go, getting all upset...

Yup, I'm an aging hippy. Yup, I'd encourage young people to eat a little pot sprinkled over a nice spagetti marinara rather than any other drug out there, especially alcohol and cigarettes. If they feel they need to experiment and then go to a football game...or for that matter a folk session, I'd rather them a little stoned and mellow than a whole lot drunk and fighting angry.

All grown up and still of the same (sound) mind about pot..xx..e

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 04:37 AM

So let me get this right, you want to encourage the younger generation to come into the folk arena and ALSO take drugs. I am amazed, do you openly encourage this within your homes, you are loosing the plot, or are you all born again hippies - grow up

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 04:17 AM

(From The Sun Newspaper)....


Police to let England
fans smoke dope


From NICK PARKER in Portugal

ENGLAND fans will be allowed to smoke dope before Sunday's crunch clash with France — to keep them calm.

Cops in Lisbon plan to crack down on drunk supporters while turning a blind eye to those spotted puffing on a spliff.

Pot-smoking fans have been assured they will not be arrested, cautioned — or even have their drugs confiscated.

Last night experts said the Portuguese police's "Here We Blow" policy would reduce chances of a punch-up between rival fans.

Alan Buffry of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance said: "If people are drinking they lose control, if they smoke cannabis they don't.

"Alcohol makes fans fight. But cannabis smokers will be shaking hands and singing along together."

Dutch police used a similar policy in Euro 2000 and England's hooligan element were too stoned to fight.

A Lisbon police spokeswoman said: "If people cause a problem through drugs and become a menace then police will take action. But when this doesn't happen why should the police be the ones making the fuss?"

More than 600 officers will be on duty for England's opening group game at Lisbon's Stadium of Light.

Fans who seem to be drunk may be breath-tested and refused entry.




(We knew this was a good idea for a long time...but were just too stoned to mention it...xx..e)

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: el ted
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 03:58 AM

Goodness! I never knew pots were illegal! I must get the servants to empty the kitchen straight away. Does this law apply to earthenware too?

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 03:26 AM

Amos, you are SO funny!!!!! (And might be right!)..xx..e

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Blackcatter
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 01:37 AM

@hy has it been illegal?

Easy - the government knew early on that ANYBODY can grow pot. You legalize it, and I'm planting a shit load in my back yard. It is indigenous in all 50 states, including Alaska, so I assume it'll grow in the ground just about anywhere in Canada.

It's easy to grow and easy to process.

On the other hand, alcohol takes work and frankly talent if you want the good stuff.

People would grow so much pot that the government wouldn't make any tax money on it.

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Sorcha
Date: 11 Jun 04 - 12:06 AM

I only wish......

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Bobert
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 11:33 PM

cough...

oh, excuse me...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Amergin
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 11:03 PM

sounds good to me....it never should have been illegal...now if they keep tight control of it and make money off it...like here in the states we have state ran liquor stores...

Subject: RE: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: Amos
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 10:25 PM

Some damned hippy put on a tie.

A

Subject: BS: Legalize Pot?
From: dianavan
Date: 10 Jun 04 - 10:16 PM

For years, Canadians have been calling for the legalization of marijuana. The govt. even tried growing medicinal marijuana in underground bunkers but it was declared 'bunk'. But now, amazingly enough, the Fraser Institute (a right wing think tank) has come out in favour of legalization. I can't believe it. Whats this all about?