Legalization has begun!!

[jasonm621]

This world is reminding me more and more of the movie "Idiocracy" I think everyone should watch this movie! Not only is it hilarious, but its a horrifying reality of what the future of Americans will be like.

[WormGod]

Wait.... you mean, pot was illegal? >.> <.<



I personally don't smoke it because I can't stand the smell (and I am a cig smoker, heh). And like Tom, it has a tendency to make me ill. It gives me the most absurd vertigo (as a Mick, I'll stick to the booze). BUT, I do not have an issue with legalizing, regulating, and taxing the balls out of it. Taxes make out like champs on cigs, especially in urban areas like here (almost $8 a pack!), so it would definitely generate healthy tax revenue.

And lets face it, the drug war is over. The final nail in the coffin would be legalizing pot/hemp. We spend more money on this "drug war" than its worth. That now mythical struggle needs to go away and relieve the billions spent on IT.

Aside form tax revenue, a HUGE industry could boom with hemp too. If people would just stop and research hemp use, they would see a major benefit to that resource. It has more uses than duct tape. There is also a very promising alternative fuel use for it that, if given the opportunity for more research, could yield some promising results.

In the end, the Fed is still the road block. 2 states will not make a difference, but can rock the boat. If more states would jump on that wagon, and the people are heard through the voting process, as we saw, the Fed would have to fold their hand and submit. It is just a matter of time, and has the potential to happen in this generation. This election showed some new initiative, and with things passing on most ballots consisting of gay marriage, pot legalization, and illegal immigrant rights, etc, the "People" are starting to become more conscious of government control and taking the power back in the democratic process. It's funny, but for too long, people have said the government is broken and needs fixing. Well, I think this election proved that it was also the people that were broken.... and we are starting to mend. Watch your butts gov.... the people are starting to wake up.

[Scott Harness]

the people are starting to wake up.

WOO HOO! about time

[Y33TREKker]

...It's funny, but for too long, people have said the government is broken and needs fixing. Well, I think this election proved that it was also the people that were broken.... and we are starting to mend. Watch your butts gov.... the people are starting to wake up.

Definitely a two-way street there. I also think the recent election was a clear indication that the days of the "old white men know best" (and not only in government...and not only about the legalization of marijuana) were obviously filled with an overdose of (purposeful?) ignorance. Those old white men were the ones who gave us Reefer Madness after all. The question at this point seems to be...can those old dogs learn any new tricks...?