Will marijuana ever truly be legal again in the US?

[misshestermoffitt]

Everyone should go to change.gov and write your marijuana question and take the time to look through and vote for other peoples marijuana questions too.

We have to fight together. If everyone just sits back and says "won't happen" then no, it won't. If we all bombard Obama's site with questions in favor, he might actually eventually hear us.

 

[NuteGreenwitch]

I second that! This is about the EASIEST way you will be able to guarantee your opinion is heard! If you can't take 5 minutes of your time to do JUST this, then don't be bitching about your lost freedoms later on when your pooch is being screwed!

 

[greenearth5]

i went there last night and voted on 95 rondom questions.... 20 of which pertained to legalizing marijuana

 

[Iron Lion Zion]

I must agree with Wulk on this grammer issue. People see marijuana users as uneducated losers. When we type and talk with such poor grammer it plays right into the anti-pot case. If all marijuana users were polite and articulate it might help our cause, wouldn't you agree?

This is definitely my point of view as well.

 

[maxpain912]

It's a multi billion dollar industry and can defiantly create jobs as well the money that would be thrown into the economy, jobs and a boost to the economy.

This is the best chance we have to legalize it, right here and now with Obama in the white house.

 

[puffntuff]

Med mj is blazing the path I think it's 14 states now the bible belt is going to be the hold out

 

[NuteGreenwitch]

Unfortunately, you are right about this sir... even though I see no reason why it is referred to as the Bible Belt anymore. Our politicians, law enforcement, and general legal system is as corrupt as anywhere in the United States and I truly see no more moral fiber in the southern states as anywhere else. Not that there's anything wrong with being a God fearing citizen, I just don't think God would condemn pot as harsh as these phony do-gooders.

In fact, without any man-made manufacturing and manipulation of the pot plant, one could argue that God's intent was to enlighten mankind with spiritual bliss and unhindered love after toking the good herb. Do you buy that? I do.

 

[misshestermoffitt]

If there is a god, he created pot, why would he create it and then not want us to use it? It's not the "tree of knowledge" or is it............

Doesn't the bible say "thou shalt eat of the plants of the earth" or something to that effect?

 

[Jakebakingcake]

Unfortunatly President Obama does not support the legalization of marijuana. i think its going to be a long haul befor the federal government makes it legal or even decriminalizes it. I personaly wont be happy untill the drug free workforce law is lifted . and employers can no longer fire employees so long as thier preformance is still up to snuff. but that my friend wont be for a long long long time.

 

[SlikWiLL13]

alright...get geared up to hate me, here i go -

pot will not be legalized in our or our childrens lifetimes. you speak of the money saved by not imprisoning potheads. do you know how many corrections officers, lawyers, law schools, and judges have jobs because we jail poit smokers? did you know the corrections officers union is one of the more powerful unions in the country? our laws are made primarily by ex-lawyers, ex-lawyers who fondly remember how easy the money was definding potheads.

the pharmacutical companies are fighting med pot tooth and nail, they have some of the most powerful lobbyists in the world. and they have the bank accounts to last rounds.

call me a pessimist, call me what you will. i think im realistic.

 

[Jakebakingcake]

yeah i agree Slik . Well put. As unfortunate as it is , Marijuana will be prosecuted well after my demise.

 

[misshestermoffitt]

but you are fighting the fight, aren't you Slik? They want us to go quietly into the night and give up.

Sorry, can't shut me up, I'm going to nag them until they commit suicide over marijuana laws. Nag, nag, nag, nag, let's all participate.

 

[SlikWiLL13]

i fight the fight, misshess. but like i said, i try to be realistic about it. im not one of those who thinks a single politician or campaign will cure all. the fact of the matter is that "reefer madness" style thinking has got ahold of some people just like religion, you cant beat it out of them.

jakebakingcake - thanks. i left some parts out, im stoned and cant remember the rest. i wrote that before a while back, its somewhere in the last thousand or so pages of Wake-n-Bake.

 

[misshestermoffitt]

We MUST nag it is our DUTY.

If we lay down and let them keep stripping us of our rights, where will it end?

No person other than me has any business telling me what to do with my own body. As long as my body isn't hurting anyone else, it's nobodys business what I do.

 

[SlikWiLL13]

We MUST nag it is our DUTY.

If we lay down and let them keep stripping us of our rights, where will it end?

No person other than me has any business telling me what to do with my own body. As long as my body isn't hurting anyone else, it's nobodys business what I do.

i agree, but is it worth your blood pressure?

i for one have plenty of sources for my high blood pressure w/o worrying about something i firmly believe i cannot change. yes i said it, i believe it is out of our hands. there is far to many people making money of it being illegal.

 

[misshestermoffitt]

marijuana use lowers your blood pressure. My relatives all have a lot of blood pressure problems, but not me, mine is always perfect.

I don't mean get your pressure up about it, but don't throw in the towel either. There's got to be a middle ground somewhere.

 

[paintballdemon5]

Alright im not gonna lie it would be cool if it was legal... but i think unlikely at least and more realistically never to happen. I think that in a long time maybe, im from colorado and its almost legal in boulder and under an ounce is legal in denver

 

[Jakebakingcake]

yeah colorado along with california and some other states have decriminalized pot to an extent. what they dont tell you is that its still in violation of federal law and you can still see jail time for possesion . so your individual states laws arent really worth a dick. i remeber denver was double crossing its citizens when they passed amendment 40 or whatever it was that decriminalized it and the marijuana related arrests doubled the following year.... so yeah to each his own . i will still hide untill i know its 100 percent safe.

 

[Pyro Peaches]

Lmao I wouldn't say that alcohol and cigarettes are harmless... I've known many people who died because of their constant use of those things.
However, I don't personally know anyone who's died from smoking weed, so I'd say that's pretty harmless.
I believe in my lifetime we will see the day where weed will be legal in the US... granted... it will probably have a million regulations... but it will be legalized.

 

[Thundercat]

why would you (the government) legalize when they make a shit ton of money catching people for possession. the government is a huge business that does what it can to make money. money money money

Ok so I just sat and read back through all this, I know the threads kinda old but it looks like you guys are still posting on it.

First I'd like to comment on this quote. Sure the government does make some money off fines and such when making arrests, but that amount of money pales in comparison to the amount spent on the police forces, the judicial system, the jail time, and anything else involved with arresting someone on a non-violent marijuana charge.
This amount made also pales in camparison to the amount f money that could be made off of legalization, regulation, and taxation. Marijuana is a multi-billion dollar industry at the current stance on it. Were it to become legal, I think it would be worth even more money. I would gladly pay 20-30 for a pack of joints at the gas station if I was on a trip, and didn't have any home grown. Yes more people would grow it, but that doesn't remove the demand. Growing takes alot of time, money, and some bit of knowledge. I don't think it would affect the over all value of the comadity. Thats just to talk about the actual buds, not to mention the whole plethera of items which can be made from marijuana, and hemp. I have very little doubt that you couldn't easily convert hemp oil into a fuel to burn in a diesel engine. This would become a hugely renewable fuel source. Building supplies, medicine, cosmetics, and food.

I really expect that it will become legalized with in due time. With the rapid expantion of the medical states I think its mostly a matter of time. I do hope that the election of Obama will lead to some advancments in the near future for sure!!

Hey Jakebakingcake, I've been thinking about moving to Colorado, what do you think of this idea? I had been thinking about Colorado Springs area, do you have any ideas on how they are about pot down there, and how it is to live down there? How hard do they look for growers?