Quinnipiac: Americans want pot and same-sex marriage legalized

[LastVoter]

http://www.justice.gov/usao/waw/press/2012/December/Statement.html
The invasion has begun.

[morgieb]

I'm surprised to see men more supportive of pot legalization than women.

Wut?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

That statement is kind of contradictory. First it says "Marijuana is still illegal, period", then there's a reminder to not bring it into federally administered properties, which wouldn't matter if it was still illegal everywhere in Washington.

The bottom line is the feds just don't have the resources to fight a product this popular, they didn't before and now they won't have the local law enforcement backing. And the situation will only get worse for them once other states inevitably legalize as well. Some resistance at first is not surprising, but is it still seriously going to be this way in 20 years when close to 2/3 of the population is in favor legalization and a majority of the population lives in states where it's legal, even if the federal laws still haven't changed? (Which is a bit of the stretch if it has 2/3 support.)

[The Mikado]

Don't expect big shifts until a major state legalizes, but it' worth pointing out that as states legalize, their Congressmen's interests on this issue will change dramatically.  I'd compare it to the way once women's suffrage passed in a state, even Congressmen in the state who had previously opposed it had a change of heart because their electorate just doubled and were now half women.

Once New York state and California legalize marijuana, it becomes inevitable that that becomes the position of the Democratic Party.

[Person Man]

I think that if the feds go all out on this thing, they will probably be spending a lot of time and resources on this and this fact will provide a great opportunity for opponents of the Federal ban to chip away at it. Perhaps there should be support for limiting funding to specifically enforcing the marijuana ban as a way to protect States' Rights and to fight inflation by reining in spending (though its probably just a fraction of a percent of the Federal Budget) or even some new laws in states that make obstacles specific to Federal Agents without actually violating the Supremacy Clause though that could be very difficult in that once the Feds get their hands on you, your state can't protect you...but perhaps new laws that make it illegal for the Sheriff, Highway Patrol or Police to accept a  deputization by Federal Authorities under certain circumstances?

[Boris]

BRTD, the point isn't about actually getting arrested for personal usage. I mean, were you ever afraid of being arrested for underage drinking? You'd have to be an idiot to get caught with a recreational amount of marijuana (say under 10 grams) in any Western country, regardless of their drug laws. The whole point of legalization is to facilitate the convenience of simply strolling into a store as opposed to the hassle of dealing with shady and piece of sh**t dealers. If the DEA closes down all the head shops there's absolutely no point in legalization. You're back to having to make a text and waiting around to pick up at a dealer's convenience. And that can be really lame - the situation in the Dutch provinces where the foreigner ban hasn't come into effect is far superior to that of other European countries and the United States.

Are you trying to say that black people in the US are idiots?

I mean, Snoop Dogg wasn't exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer for trying to sneak like a quad through Norwegian customs (although his recent Reddit AMA is some dank sh**t).