Our current policy on pot is about as stupid has paying for undercover agents to harass college kids for simply drinking a fucking beer or funding abstinence only sex ed in the hopes people to not have sex before marriage or eliminate teen pregnancy

When are going to learn our fucking lesson and take the route of less pain

[Edited on April 20, 2009 at 5:23 PM. Reason : f]

4/20/2009 5:10:02 PM

repost for 2
All Things Considered just did a story in the hypothetical future where pot has been legal for 2 years. It was pretty interesting and done quite well. They seemed to hit on most major points on both sides, and it was produced and enacted just as well as a normal story.

the transcript is here, but the audio is not up yet
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103276152

4/20/2009 5:10:39 PM

Everything's Better with a Bag of Weed
http://www.hulu.com/watch/68615/family-guy-bag-of-weed#x-4,vclip,1

4/21/2009 12:43:16 AM

http://uk.reuters.com/article/usPoliticsNews/idUKTRE54503R20090506

Quote :

"Schwarzenegger welcomes debate over legalizing pot LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday he welcomes a public debate on proposals to legalize and tax marijuana, which some suggest could provide a lucrative new revenue source for the cash-strapped state. The Republican governor, whose term in office expires at the end of next year, was asked about the idea of treating pot like alcohol at an appearance in northern California to promote wildfire preparedness. "No, I don't think it's time for that, but I think it's time for a debate," he said. "And I think we ought to study very carefully what other countries are doing that have legalized marijuana and other drugs, what affect it had on those countries, and are they happy with that decision." The former Hollywood actor, who has admitted smoking marijuana in the past, cited his native Austria as a country where "they want to roll back some of the decisions that were made in European countries." He said a decision to legalize marijuana, which has been outlawed in the United States since 1937, should not be made on the basis of raising revenues alone. Schwarzenegger's comments come days after a statewide Field Poll found that 56 percent of California voters support the idea of legalizing cannabis for recreational use and taxing its proceeds. A bill introduced in the state Legislature by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, a Democrat from San Francisco, would do just that -- permitting taxed sales of marijuana to adults while barring sales to or possession by anyone under age 21. A similar regulatory structure already exists for alcoholic beverages. Ammiano said his proposal would generate up to $1.3 billion in revenue for the state, which faces another multibillion-dollar budget shortfall just weeks after a landmark deal closing a $42 billion deficit. "

5/6/2009 8:26:49 AM

"Recession causes door factory to close it's innumerable doors"

5/6/2009 9:09:02 PM

[Edited on May 17, 2009 at 10:20 AM. Reason : img]

5/17/2009 10:20:00 AM