marijuana in canada

Jay

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And that's the thing.... the government will be happy to sell it to you, but that's it.

People are going to grow it anyways so the crime element isn't going to go away...trafficking will still be an offence.

What's to gain?
 

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Well, if the government can get its act together and grow some stuff with any real quality, or at least find a company that is willing to do it, I think that you'd see prices go down abd quality go up. If you can sell the stuff to Canadians for a reasonable price, and they don't have to worry about getting caught doing a drug deal, or killed by some drug related gang shooting, I think you'd see more people going towards the legal end.

The question is, why wouldn't you want to legalise it? What harm does it do? Because, unless you are going to outlaw alcohol, you already have just as potent a drug on the street. Not to mention that if you are going to make pot a more socially acceptable substance, I bet you'd see a decrease in people moving towards harder drugs simply because of the lack of the criminal element.

I should mention, though, that I have never done a drug in my life. So some of the stuff I've said might not be as accurate as I'd like.
 

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there are more basement 'grow-ops' of tomatoes and red peppers. marijuana is just a side dish.. Please end the phohibition of marijuana and reverse the criminalization of some 800,00,000 convicted previously with possession. Make the money from selling Tee-shirts to Americans saying 'I did not inhale while in Canada'. or 'I looked but did not torch'. or 'Peace groovy Customs dude'. We could have a great cottage industry for these Tee-shirts instead of collecting tax on marijauna. Hasn't marijuana had it hard enough already. It is just another seasoning. I say ban broccoli. no, broccoli's not so bad. It just needs a relight too often.
 

Jay

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LittleRunningGag said:
Well, if the government can get its act together and grow some stuff with any real quality, or at least find a company that is willing to do it, I think that you'd see prices go down abd quality go up.

Oh yes I forgot about this thread...

Have you even heard of cigarettes and booze before?
 

LittleRunningGag

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Jay said:
LittleRunningGag said:
Well, if the government can get its act together and grow some stuff with any real quality, or at least find a company that is willing to do it, I think that you'd see prices go down abd quality go up.

Oh yes I forgot about this thread...

Have you even heard of cigarettes and booze before?

Well, again I've never done it myself, but I would imagine that when something is illegal it would be more expensive than if it were legal and produced by an efficient corporation. You don't have to pay for the risk of growing it.
 

darkbeaver

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Re: RE: marijuana in canada

PoisonPete2 said:
there are more basement 'grow-ops' of tomatoes and red peppers. marijuana is just a side dish.. Please end the phohibition of marijuana and reverse the criminalization of some 800,00,000 convicted previously with possession. Make the money from selling Tee-shirts to Americans saying 'I did not inhale while in Canada'. or 'I looked but did not torch'. or 'Peace groovy Customs dude'. We could have a great cottage industry for these Tee-shirts instead of collecting tax on marijauna. Hasn't marijuana had it hard enough already. It is just another seasoning. I say ban broccoli. no, broccoli's not so bad. It just needs a relight too often.

I had some good broccoli last night, it really dumped me I find the smoke to heavy and wet but it's buzz is loaded with vitamins.
PS: I find there's fewer relights with a fan flame torch.
 

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In Canada, between 63 and 79 per cent of the price of a package of cigarettes is tax. In New York, by comparison, the tax on cigarettes is 38 per cent.
 

Retired_Can_Soldier

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I don't smoke it, but I think it should be legalized and sold in Liqour stores. Far too many resources are wasted to try and stop distribution.

In all frankness, I have three kids, one is an adult, but if the other two were to experiment I'd rather it was with something that has been inspected rather than something uncontrolled.

The idea that some grow op might use a poisonous plant food or add another drug to enhance their product is always a worry.

Bottom line. Pot, in my opinion isn't any worse than alcohol. Abused it can destroy your life, but used in moderation and responsibly it can be a safe diversion.

In fact should the Government make it legal I might be inclined to pop in my Wish You Were Here CD and stroll down memory lane.

That is if I could remember where I put the CD after I smoked up.

LOL
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Excuse the pun, but Chicken Little Harper by abandoning the Liberal plan on the legalisation of Marijuana has just delivered a death sentence on Mark Emery who is awaiting American stupid vindictive self serving justice.

All because uncle stupid Sam did not get his cut on the revenues between Canadians and Americans ON THE SALE OF CUNABUS SEEDS. The American Government are behaving like the bully in a neighbourhood who tells smaller guys then him what to do. The American Government will buy Canadian resources i.e. Water, electricity, lumber, and if they feel like it they will not pay at the end and on a simple statement we do not have the money, take us to court and that should be ok with the current American Government.

Mark Emery did not buy anything from the Americans; the American people willingly did business with Mark Emery.

All the American People wanted was that great happy seed.
Harper is clearly kissing Bushes ass and the inescapable optics nickname Harper to be nothing but a Bush Lloyd.

With the wide use of Marijuana all over the world today it is highly unlikely that because of Bush and Bush Lloyd Harper the world will stop using Marijuana. Like it or not Democracy has to function in every conceivable front. Controlled Democracy is what the extreme right stands for, while the free citizen is robed from his vote and liberty, like Harper has just demonstrated with the recruitment of traitor Emerson.

Emerson the night before the election was campaigning screaming out loud to his Constituency “I will be Harpers worst enemy in politics”, and a short time later robed Vancouver Kingsway from their voting liberty.
I think a good title for a book would be (The Hypocrite) :lol:
 

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This harper grass business is for Uncle Sam, if he goes through with the madness he will loose votes he may even loose the country. I'll think less of him ,and I didn't think I could.
 

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Like you didn't see that coming.

I don't smoke weed myself, it only leads to a life of paranoid delusions. But I don't judge.
 

Jay

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Re: RE: marijuana in canada

Said1 said:
Like you didn't see that coming.

I don't smoke weed myself, it only leads to a life of paranoid delusions.

So you just put it in brownies instead? :p
 

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Now this may shock you Lefties, but I believe this part of the war on drugs is nothing more political stupidity. It is a visceral response that chews ups money, police enforcement and resources.

A Waste.
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#juan

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Does anyone here know how many teenagers are in jail or that have criminal records in the U.S. for Marijuana busts? Better yet, how many blacks? That the war on drugs isn't working should be obvious to anyone.

How about coining a new word: "Harpercrit". That works for me.