Medical Marijuana in the South?

No kidding. "druggies". So quick to judge Sabanfan. Ease up man. Your personal opinion is your own but alcoholism and pharmaceuticals cause waaayyy more societal problems than pot. Ever heard of meth??? Now u are talking about druggies. Have u noticed what is happening along our border towns and in Mexico??? Thousands of innocent people, police, children even, have become casualties largely due, when it comes right down to it, to keeping it illegal. The cartels have endless resources thanks to a massive demand. Cut off that demand, put a strangle hold on the cartels. Not to mention the boost to our economy. Holland is a fraction our size and legal MJ brings in over 3.5 billion a year! We would easily bring in 10 times that. Now that is a significant number. Would we rather have billions injected into our economy or let murderers have it to finance trafficking, human slavery, etc? I come from a pretty traditional family so Sabanfan without knowing you I can understand your opinion but this situation has to give eventually. Sorry to rant but I'll finish with this
1) giantduckfan, I'm jealous
2) I've never known an MJ smoker that sold their baby formula for pot, beat their spouse because they were high on pot, or gone out and caused a fatal car wreck. Now before everyone blasts me, I'm not saying those situations never happen. I'm just making a point that the number of violent crimes related to alcohol, meth, pills, etc are far and away more serious than MJ yet there are twice as many MJ possession arrests in this country. This is a burden on our police, prison system and tax payers. I'm not saying it is simple but I don't see how legalization isn't ultimately the best solution.

 

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Cajun I can relate to that and that is what people should realize. Does legalization turn our country into a country full of pot heads? I don't think it necessarily turns tons of non-smokers into smokers but I can't really properly assess that. I can understand how physical fitness alone may seem like a good reason not to smoke and it's silly to say you are just as healthy smoking as you are not smoking but I have taken part and have always taken physical activity and fitness serious. Whether it's running, baseball, soccer, football, wrestling, or boxing, it's important to stay fit to enjoy those activities but unless I'm smoking pot everyday, which is a waste of pot IMO and does cause lethargy, it doesn't and hasn't affected my fitness level. There are also many options to how it is ingested. Many that have zero respiratory affects.

 

It doesn't matter if it's legal , the petro- chemical industry and the U. S. Dot will not allow you to work in their plants or drive a dot registered vehicle with any pot in your system at all. Legalization doesn't really matter to lots of people. Try to get a job in a plant transporting and handling radioactive materials with pot in your system. It's not going to happen. Speaking of that, I'm overdue a hairtest. I bet my number gets called in the next month.

 

And that's how it should be. The same goes for government financial assistance IMO. Neither the Petro-chem industry or the dot allows you to come to work drunk or drive drunk either so I'm not sure I see your point but I do agree with the stated fact. My points are about the over all impact of legalization. Just because it is legal(hypothetical) doesnt mean everyone will do it or CAN do it depending on their profession. I'm sure there would be a ripple affect that would go along with legalization and I bet employee drug testing would be one of those ripples.

 

Another closet stoner. :hihi:

 

I agree with all of what u said except the lethargy part. Speak your own opinion but daily use can cause lethargy and even depression or at least exacerbate those tendencies if they are underlying conditions. I know what I'm talking about on this red. It sounds like u do too but to flat out say it doesn't cause lethargy, sluggishness or any other symptoms of a depressant is naive. Im not saying this is the case with every single person. I know people that smoke everyday and function perfectly well everyday....these are productive members of society with very good jobs and families. It can be no different or even better than taking an anti depressant everyday but even most pot heads will admit that everyday smoking can bog u down

 

Yeah, I always find it hypocritical of those like SabanFan who drink their intoxicant of choice yet sit in judgement of others who happen to prefer another intoxicant, especially considering how much death and destruction is the direct result of alcohol consumption.

But that is true across the spectrum of people. People in general are intellectually dishonest hypocrites.