Legalize weed

[godoftrading]

How about it, Americans? Lets do it and tax the hell out of it.

After flooding the world with worthless derivatives, clusterbombs and crappy movies Washington could try and legalize (US) weed worldwide, demand all weed transactions globally to be settled in US dollars and have the likes of JP Morgan en Goldman Sachs changed not into banks but into giant weed farm clearhouses.

What kind of revenue would this generate and could it work?

Not trying to start an ideological discussion. Only econ.

Ok sure its crazy but seriously, why not?

 

[BSD]

Oh hey I'd be all in favour.

The simple fact of the matter is that the ludicrously named war against drugs is not working and has no chance of working any more than prohibition ever had a chance of seperating people from alcohol.

The only thing this war against drugs has achieved is criminalise large portions of otherwise completely innocent society while wasting enormous amounts of limited resources and taxpayers money on a failed strategy whose sole outcome is a constant increase of drug users.

Legalise it and you start saving money, reducing drug related criminality from users who finance their habits that way, strip organised crime from one of its main revenue sources, reduce drug related deaths through quality controls, rid drugs of some of their illegal attraction, create income through taxes like you said, and quite simply face up to the naked reality that soft drugs like weed are by far less harmful than legal drugs like hard alcohol or tobacco.

Matter of fact most of those dealing with the situation day-to-day like police chiefs in the EU are in favor of legalising weed, I'm sure that that would not be too different in the US.

 

[JTrader]

Can the police do a breathalise test for being stoned?

If so, i don't have a problem with legalisation.

Otherwise, for the safety of road users, and liability of guilty drug driving weed smokers, i dont think legalisation would be a good idea, as it would send out the wrong message....

 

[BSD]

Good point J.

And yes, they can test for that.

 

[cryten]

I would say yes as it has no detrimental effect on me except extreme munchies but... my mother and both younger brothers have been sectioned from smoking the stuff. They go completely psycho esp my mother who almost changes instantly on one puff not to mention that other people can develop long term mental health probelms.

Then again Cigaretts and Alcohol kill more people then most things? Both my favourite sins

 

[cryten]

I think ecstasy should be legalised though.

 

[arabianights]

I never understand these calls to legalise only weed, we should legalize all drugs. This is so obvious that anyone with an alternative viewpoint either hasn't thought about the issue or is a buffoon.

As for 'taxing the hell out of it'? **** off

 

[JTrader]

I say eradicate -
weed, cigarettes and alcohol.

None of this **** is good for you!

Some of the pro cannabis lobby would have you believe smoking this **** is good for you, like eg. cod liver oil is

 

[rols]

my mother and both younger brothers have been sectioned from smoking the stuff. They go completely psycho esp my mother who almost changes instantly on one puff not to mention that other people can develop long term mental health probelms.

Very few pleasures in life are without a downside, sadly.

 

[JTrader]

Very few pleasures in life are without a downside, sadly.

Yes it all comes down to risk:reward doesnt it!

 

[rols]

Yes it all comes down to risk:reward doesnt it!

Picking your nose and schadenfreud are risk free however and pleasurable for some....

 

[JTrader]

Picking your nose and schadenfreud are risk free however and pleasurable for some....

I would NEVER eat my bogeys!

 

[arabianights]

I would NEVER eat my bogeys!

You should, they're actually quite nice.

Assuming you haven't put anything up there recently, of course.

 

[wasp]

You should, they're actually quite nice.

Assuming you haven't put anything up there recently, of course.

Surely that makes them nicer and make the Monday mornings just fly by!

 

[JTrader]

You should, they're actually quite nice.

Assuming you haven't put anything up there recently, of course.

I'll leave that for you and Bear Grylls.......

i can just IMAGINE HEAring BG say.....iN an emergecy, besides drinking your own p**s from a snake skin, semen can also have preddy good alternative uses. it is good for the skin, it acts as a sun screen, and whatsmore, besides the fun process of extracting it, it also deters sand flies!

 

[rols]

You should, they're actually quite nice.

Assuming you haven't put anything up there recently, of course.

Anybody tried Coprophagia?

If that's bit much at first, there's always Coprophilia.

The Cleveland Steamer

The Cleveland steamer is a form of coprophilia, where a person defecates on a partner's chest.

 

[JTrader]

Anybody tried Coprophagia?

If that's bit much at first, there's always Coprophilia.

The Cleveland Steamer

The Cleveland steamer is a form of coprophilia, where a person defecates on a partner's chest.

No.

 

[rols]

No.

Or maybe.......

Dirty Sanchez or Stinky Hitler?

the act of smearing fecal matter under the nose of a partner during (or following) various types of anal sex

Where would we be without Wikipedia?

 

[montmorencyt2w]

Just finished reading "Unholy Alliance" by David Yallop (author of the interesting non-fiction books on what happened to Pope John Paul I, and also one about John-Paul II). This one is a novel, but based on only a slightly fictionalised version (I would surmise) of the international drug trade.

At the end of it, I think one is left with the feeling that legalising all drugs would be by far a lesser evil than the present situation, which is not only not helping anyone, it is doing an awful lot of harm to many.


If it's legal, at least you can regulate it and tax it. If it's underground, it's totally out of control, and ultimately, is in the hands of the really bad guys.


For what it's worth, I've never taken any "recreational" drugs, other than tobacco or alcohol (and no tobacco for over 30 years), and I don't advise anyone else to, either.
So my personal view on this is not because I want to get more easy access to such drugs!


Regards,
M.

 

[Alpha Dawg]

dis whole thread ''legalize weed'' sounds lyk a plan bruv