It's easier to point out the minutia rather than address the main point..

I get that.. :D

Michale

Which could... wait for it... ruin your life....

taaa daaaaaa :D

Michale

What a sad commentary on this country that a gang-banger druggie could rise to be President Of The United States...

:^/

Michale

Where the hell does that number come from? There are about 7.2 billion people currently living on Earth. Are you saying 3/7 of the people alive are ruined, and that drugs are what ruined them? What about poverty, war, inequality.....? Is anybody out there whole? Or are are drugs simply the root of all ruin...a magic bullet.....and are all drugs equally responsible for the carnage?

Perhaps this magic 3 billion is being applied across multiple generations of Homo sapiens. The Population Reference Bureau guesstimates that might be something like 108 billion, in which case drugs are not nearly as alarming.

Oh, and pot is not all drugs, it contains specific active ingredients with specific actions. The drug problem of which you write is not uniquely a pot problem. I think you sort of glossed over that.

As I see it, the biggest risk of using pot is going to prison, which has the side effect of lowering your job/income potential.

Damned lies and stats.

That's like saying that playing PowerBall is a legitimate form of employment/retirement planning because SOME people have actually won....

:D

Michale

You really can't use 3 examples to make the case that the drug is harmless..

What about the 3 BILLION lives that ARE ruined by drug use???

But this is a common debate so the best we can do is agree to disagree.. :D

Michale

I almost mentioned politics here, but wanted to stick to the facts. It was long enough as it was...

altohone -

Bernie is the only candidate who dares even utter the word "marijuana" -- and in a favorable light. I wonder, personally, how many single-issue voters there are out there who are paying attention. Hillary was weak -- only would support "some further research into medical marijuana," as if it was 10 years ago or something. Other than that, she hasn't said squat about the issue one way or the other.

If 5-10 states vote for legalization initiatives this year, I keep wondering when Dem leaders will realize how potent an issue it is for a lot of voters. When the people lead, (eventually) the leaders will follow, I guess. Except Bernie, who is out front, as usual.

Chris Christie was the only one even on the GOP side to take the "I'd start cracking down on Colorado and the rest" drug-warrior stance. The walls of the War On Weed are crumbling daily. I just keep waiting for the politicians to realize it.

I've always sincerely hoped President Barack "Choom Gang" (look it up) Obama would be the one to reschedule... perhaps on his last day in office. But I'd love to see it happen before summertime...

-CW

"But descheduling it might be too big a leap, all at once. That might have to wait for the next president"

Unless Bernie keeps up his winning streak, the next president is not going to be helpful, and may well take us backwards.

Are you feeling the Bern, or still feverish?

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