Legal Status of Marijuana

[John Dibble]

It should be made legal and taxed and sold much like liquor. DUI laws would still apply and other such laws.

I must say I agree.  It's a shame most governments have failed to realize the revenue potential PLUS the lower expenses for law enforcement with regards to legal marijuana.

If people want to smoke that crap and kill themselves it's up to them. Same with tobacco and alcohol. Making drugs illegal was the worst mistake this nation ever made. Thanks Democrats.

1. I agree - let people make their own bad decisions. So long as they don't hurt people or put people at risk unnecessarily(DUI) while in their intoxicated state, let'm have it. Marijuana is probably the least dangerous illegal drug there is, I can hardly see a good reason to keep it illegal. Drug prohibition drives up crime by inflating the cost of drugs, and people are going to buy drugs whether they are legal or not. If drugs are legalized, jails will be less overcrowded(more room for violent, dangerous people, less early releases for them). Will use rates go up? Yes, it's simple economics - but we could counter the increase somewhat by transfering some of the funds used to fight drugs to drug education programs(which deter use). Also, if drugs are legal we can put those nifty little surgeon's general warnings on them, like with cigarretes. We can also regulate(this is a card carrying Libertarian suggesting this, and we're against regulation, lol) the amount of a substance drugs could have in them(for instance, we could have a limit to how much THC pot has) if they were legal.

[John Dibble]

Just to pose a different question for those who've said no to legalizing it - what about medical marijuana? Should that at least be legal?

[John Dibble]

btw I don't even use marijuana, I'm just very familiar with psychoactive drugs.

You'll find most libertarians don't do drugs either. Most of us think it's a poor choice. We just believe that freedom requires letting people make their own bad choices.

[John Dibble]

btw I don't even use marijuana, I'm just very familiar with psychoactive drugs.

You'll find most libertarians don't do drugs either. Most of us think it's a poor choice. We just believe that freedom requires letting people make their own bad choices.

I totally agree with you there, I'm starting to think I'm a libertarian. Most of my views are not purely left or right.

Perhaps you're a little 'l' libertarian. I'm a Big 'L' cuz I'm a party member. Hey, the party can always use intelligent people to run for office - if you feel up to it run for a local office under the LP ticket.

[John Dibble]

btw I don't even use marijuana, I'm just very familiar with psychoactive drugs.

You'll find most libertarians don't do drugs either. Most of us think it's a poor choice. We just believe that freedom requires letting people make their own bad choices.

I totally agree with you there, I'm starting to think I'm a libertarian. Most of my views are not purely left or right.

Perhaps you're a little 'l' libertarian. I'm a Big 'L' cuz I'm a party member. Hey, the party can always use intelligent people to run for office - if you feel up to it run for a local office under the LP ticket.

I'm considering voting for Badnarik in november, so far I like the LP the best of the third parties. Especially since many of them are either socialist (workers world, etc) or religious right (constitution, america first).

I hate to toot my own horn, but yeah. I think the Libertarians are really the only ones with actual alternative ideas.

[John Dibble]

You'd make a good libertarian, Beef.

Responding to your 'undecided' sig, I'd recommend Badnarik. I've got him linked in my sig. If you're looking for other people to vote for in other offices, here's Libertarians running in your state: http://www.lpwi.org/candidates.html

[John Dibble]

WHY is it that whenever an issue comes up, people say stuff like "it's a state issue."

Because the federal government sticks it's nose in it anyways. The tenth amendment is the most often ignored.