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I do think we dedicate too many resources to fighting a substance that probably is no worse then drinking.
No worse?
I do think we dedicate too many resources to fighting a substance that probably is no worse then drinking.
No horse?
I do think we dedicate too many resources to fighting a substance that probably is no worse then drinking.
Cool, and lets bring our laptops like they do at Starbucks and pretend to be important people.
As much as it pains me to do so, I have to agree with Jones.Yes
Quite possibly. So?
What about them? Are you saying we need a special law for every person who "might" make a bad decision?
Since not everyone is of the same mind, why are we making laws to try and force everyone to act the same? Should we criminalize every behavior that you personally don't agree with? On what grounds? If you have read or know of a creditable study which demonstrates conclusively that marijuana use is so catastrophic in it's consequences to society as a whole that our only recourse is to criminalize it and spend billions of taxpayer dollars in a never ending "war on drugs", in addition to locking up thousands of otherwise law abiding citizens for the terrible crime of smoking a plant, I would love to see it.
Some stoner blazin' away invites your daughter to his party and offers her some.........different story now ????
My brother died of a heroin overdose but I do not blame anyone for that but him. I still believe in legalization of some drugs and decriminalization of others.
Personal responsibility can be a bitch but without it we are not truly free.
I lost my cousin to cocaine a few years back. He couldn't handle the pain of disappointing his parents and family anymore and killed himself. It is very hard to loose a family member to drugs, but you are right. It is their decision and responsibility. I just wish I had been a little more involved in his life to know how much pain he was in. I can't help thinking I could have done something to help him.My brother died of a heroin overdose but I do not blame anyone for that but him. I still believe in legalization of some drugs and decriminalization of others.
Personal responsibility can be a bitch but without it we are not truly free.
My brother died of a heroin overdose but I do not blame anyone for that but him. I still believe in legalization of some drugs and decriminalization of others.
Personal responsibility can be a bitch but without it we are not truly free.
And if we legalize, we'll be subject not only to breathalyzers, but on the spot urine testing for the users who shouldn't be behind the wheel in the first place. You really want to go there?
My first wife---the mother of my son---has been living in her car somewhere down in LA for the last 3 years and hasnt seen my son once in all that time. She is a crack and opiate addict with no teeth left. She has had legal issues, is not employable, and is totally incapable of functioning as an adult in modern society.
Prohibition of her drugs of addiction did not ever prevent her from obtaining them, it only forced the price of said drugs high enough to where she had to strip, steal, and prostitute herself in order to obtain the money.
I often wish, for my sons sake, that she would have been able to obtain her drugs thru some sort of govt. regulated program that could have provided them for the cost of a bottle of Advil. She probably could have lived in a halfway house and been at least semi-functional and able to hold down a minimum wage job and have some sort of relationship with our son.
There are no easy answers, Sober. I'm sorry your former wife didn't have an active part in your sons life.
In response to your comment about how your ex could have lived in a half way house had she participated in a govt sponsored program, I'm not arguing with you, I'm just throwing this out there.
I have one child, a daughter, who never met her dad until she was 15. My current husband is her 'father.' Until then, I heard non stop what an
awful person I was because I kept her away from her birth dad, etc. etc.
So when I felt she was old enough, we went to where birth dad lives and she spent an afternoon with the Meth Head. And from then on, I've been criticized for letting her spend time with such a terrible person. Can't win.
Most likely a govt sponsored program would come with some sort of price tag for the participant. We'll give you a certain amount of drugs
and in return you'll become employed and live in a half way house. Or enter a methadone program. Or come in every week for counseling. Sounds reasonable to you and me, but the job and the halfway house and the meetings represent the same rules of society that the homeless avoid. At a halfway house you have to be in by 10:00 p.m. How long would that last opposed to the freedom on the streets?
I also can't see a convicted felon waltzing into a govt agency for drugs and risk a parole violation. Or high profile individuals. Or people on the run. Or gang members. Or people years behind in child support. Or someone who has already had their daily allottment of govt. drugs for the day and need more. Because of this, even if we were to step towards legalizing, our multi billion dollar underground drug industry still wouldn't disappear by a long shot.
This thread and these points are so interesting. I have to tell you, those that have shared personal experience, thanks! This is actually how we'll break the grip that drugs have on us and our families. Thanks again, for sharing your personal experiences.
I had a couple of experiences today, while delivering. First one, I delivered to an apartment and when the guy answered the door, it was like that scene from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I had to actually hold my breath.
The next one was similar, but with a twist. Same complex, guy opens the door, aroma of freshly burnt marijuana wafts out into the hallway. The difference this time, the guy answered the door with his 3yr old or less son.
You are so evil.I love it when I walk up to a door during the summer when the windows are open and I can smell the weed and hear someone taking bong hits. When they start a fresh hit I wait a moment until they are about 3/4 of the way thru it and as soon as their thumb comes off of the carb I pound on the door and holler "UPS" in my deep loud voice...at the exact moment their lungs are at maximum capacity. This scares the crap out of them and makes them cough uncontrollably and gag and they have to come to the door all paranoid with eyes watering and snot running down their nose.
I think the old man was secretly a DEA agent.On a lighter note, (if there is a lighter note to drugs and alcohol),
start out with a couple of beers, add a few joints and what do
you get?
An Open House!
Staff
AP News
Mar 23, 2009 15:15 EST
Authorities said a 63-year-old man suspected of drunken driving crashed his pickup truck into a neighbor's house, leaving a gaping hole that revealed a small marijuana farm inside. San Diego police got a search warrant after the Sunday afternoon crash and confiscated more than 20 pot plants from the house.
Police Sgt. David Jennings said no one was inside the house, and neighbors told officers the residents were gone on a ski trip.
No one was injured in the crash.