Marijuana Legalization Y/N and why?

[Danbones]

How are they going to populate the private prison work camps with competent help if weed isn't illegal down there?
The crack heads make terrible workers, the meth heads never get enough sleep to do a decent day's work ( plus their brains rot out), and the opiate heads ( even if they had the get up and go and did not have the quitting flue all the time ) keep dropping dead.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Yes. I'm speaking generally, and actually for the U.S. It ain't my affair what Canada does.

I say make it legal because there's no point in keeping it illegal. Enforcement attempts produce costs and harms far beyond those that use of marijuana produce.

Regulate it about like alcohol.

There is a powerful private sector interest in keeping it illegal in the United States. The private prison industry requires constant growth in order to pay dividends to their shareholders and illegal marijuana is an important and necessary component to a healthy, profitable sector.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

There is a powerful private sector interest in keeping it illegal in the United States. The private prison industry requires constant growth in order to pay dividends to their shareholders and illegal marijuana is an important and necessary component to a healthy, profitable sector.

Ya think?

 

[Curious Cdn]

Ya think?

Sometimes ...need coffee!

 

[taxslave]

I oppose the legalization of the selling or consumption of recreational marijuana due to the addictive nature of the drug among other reasons. I could accept the legalization of prescription marijuana (which is already here) and I could even accept allowing a person to bring his own prescription marijuana across the border as long as he has a prescription to show for it or else we would just confiscate it and maybe charge a fine.

Now, if we absolutely insist of legalizing it, then I'd say that any marijuana shop should be allowed to advertise its existence online only and should not be allowed to advertise its existence even on the outside of the shop (not even by an open sign). It should also be legally required to operate behind a front business (and only the online advertisement would be allowed to give the address and describe how to find it). Also, a person should be legally prohibited from showing or consuming marijuana in public but we could allow a marijuana shop to let its clients consume the drug on premises. besides that, a person could consume it at home or on some other private property, but not in public. Make it a fine-able offence if we see or smell it in public.

Also, the shop would need to see the person's passport before it could sell to him. He could go to a passport office to have an abstinence contract with the state stamped into his passport for the validity of the passport. If the shop sees that stamp in his passport, it would not be allowed to sell any recreational marijuana to him. That way, an addict who is trying to quit could go to a passport office and get that contract stamped into his passport to make it more difficult for himself to access the drug. It would be like the gambler who goes to the casino and requests to be banned for a year. Alternatively, he could just not get a passport. That too would prevent him from accessing the drug. After all, there is no law in Canada requiring a person to obtain a passport. But if for any reason he needs to acquire one, then he could request to sign the abstinence contract that would be stamped into his passport to ban any shop from selling to him.

That's just my brainstorm for now.

Marijuana is not addictive. Quit watching ReeferMaddness. It is fake news.

 

[petros]

I'm dead against legalization. It should have been decriminalized.

 

[Cannuck]

As a conservative, I want less government intrusion into my life. While I don't personally use marijuana, I have no desire in having the gubmint telling anybody what they can put in their body. It's my body. **** off.

 

[WLDB]

Marijuana is not addictive. Quit watching ReeferMaddness. It is fake news.

Fake history. That movie is really old.

 

[Cannuck]

Of course pot's addictive. So's alcohol. So is TV

 

[JLM]

Once "all the ducks are in a row" probably time to legalize it, as long as it is strictly regulated and all laws pertaining to it are enforced. Education on the effects of it to young users (under 25 is important) but they have to learn to take some responsibility. For me personally my biggest concern is the driving aspect. Are there reliable tests in place so impairment can be properly measured and stand up in court?

 

[petros]

Are there reliable tests in place so impairment can be properly measured and stand up in court?

Yes.

 

[Durry]

Why ?

 

[OpposingDigit]

Yes! Legalize.
All previous criminal records for possession expunged. (Not trafficking.)

 

[JamesBondo]

i think it is as dumb as alcohol and tobacco so....Yes,im in favor of legalization however regulation will be important.

 

[White_Unifier]

Yes.

I am tired of paying for making it illegal. I'm only sorry they have decided to make a cash cow out of it instead of making it readily and cheaply available to everybody and especially the people who need it for pain.

As far as I can tell they are selling it for more than the black market sells it for.

Because Canada.

Is it not possible to make a distinction between prescription marijuana and recreational marijuana? Also, is it not possible to allow a person who wants access to buy and use it while ensuring that an addict who does not want access to it cannot easily access it? In other words, does it really need to be so all-or-nothing?

I'm hoping the age limit for this garbage is 21 years old and older. It can screw with young, developing minds.

Agreed. It can screw with adult minds too if abused.

Marijuana is not addictive. Quit watching ReeferMaddness. It is fake news.

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive

 

[bill barilko]

Is it not possible to make a distinction between prescription marijuana and recreational marijuana?

LOL-What a imbecile!

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Yes, because with it I might sleep better <Tinitis>
The process to set up Medical marijuana client is too damn slow and complicated

I'm already using it for tinnitus. I do sleep much better, but I had to jump through some hoops to get it legally.

 

[petros]

Have you tried straight up CBD?

 

[JamesBondo]

i would advise against recreational use of a prescription drug. the stigma will follow you around

I'm already using it for tinnitus. I do sleep much better, but I had to jump through some hoops to get it legally.

i use sound therapy. i like the simulated thunder etorm it makes me think im sleeping in a tent.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Have you tried straight up CBD?

From what I've learned CBD is for pain. It has had zero affect for me when it comes to tinnitus.

i use sound therapy. i like the simulated thunder etorm it makes me think im sleeping in a tent.

Sound therapy did not work for me. Also, my wife is an extremely light sleeper. I mean, "wake up if a hummingbird farts 30 miles away" light sleeper. I tried everything from fans, to background noise. On the road I used to leave the radio on at night before getting into the bunk.

Unfortunately, my tinnitus and hearing loss has increased to such a a level that I hear it all the time. It began interrupting my sleep patterns and at times would actually wake me up in the middle of the night. I do not use MM every day, only during extreme bouts. I even passed my last drug test. Although, my employer is fully aware of my prescription and situation.