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On 11/25/2011 10:12 AM, Drifter wrote:
On 11/25/2011 9:54 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
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On 11/25/2011 8:19 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
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On 11/24/2011 1:58 PM, Disgusted wrote:
On 11/24/2011 12:12 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 11/24/11 12:08 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:55:03 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

end the war on drugs.it's a failure. that would end alot of
the flow
of weapons and money over the border.

Well, I think possession of personal use quantities needs to be
decriminalized, especially for marijuana. I'm against lifting
criminal
penalties for drug trafficking and big-time dealing.

That is a weasel position. Where are the "personal use" quantities
supposed to come from?
This is as bad as the other ill fated prohibition experience we
had.
They tried to punish the manufacturers and importers without
criminalizing the use too.
You don't need a history book to see how that worked out, you just
need to look at our inner cities and the Mexico border..

Where? From licensed stores, of course. If you are over 18 and
you want
pot, you should be able to buy a couple of ounces it at a licensed
store. The state would be able to collect its tax, just as it
does with
cigarettes. There are ways to regulate how much you buy in any given
time period.

There are ways to regulate prescription drugs that are already in
place.
We all know how well that works.

The problem is in taxing and controlling it. Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Prescription drugs need expensive materials, and expensive
equipment to
refine and deliver the product the public is used to. If you tried to
manufacture/grow these items in any quantity and produce a product
that
looked/smoked/tasted/performed like the retail product there would
be a
big trail right to your door of evidence of the process/production. To
deliver pot in a form that is acceptable you need a box of baggies,
and
a closet, some water and a light... The finished product from a kid
and
his closet is easily as refined, and marketable as any huge operation
could produce. It would be entirely impossible to tell if someone
smoking legally on the street corner paid tax on the smoke or grew it
themselves... You can't produce beer, or cigarettes in your home to
compete with Budweiser or Marlborough either...

The beer I produce in my home is MUCH better than Budweiser.

There ain't much that isn't. Notable exception, Corona.

Corona is just ok. If I'm going for something on the light side, and not
hoppy, I'll have one!

If you are tempted to have a Corona, try Land Shark instead. It's made
in Budweiser plants and the proceeds go to making Jimmy Buffet richer.

Shared a nice porter with our Brisket last night... It was ok.. I still
like my own home brew. I usually make a nice Ale, everyone loves it...