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On 12/11/2011 3:05 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:16:47 -0500, wrote:

On 12/11/2011 1:16 PM,
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On Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:46:07 -0500,
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You seem to be extremely interested in getting Mary Jane legalized.
Do you have an appetite for the stuff?

The real reason a lot of us want to see this legalized is because the
war on drugs has become one of the worst examples of a bloated
government program that simply wastes tons of money and returns
nothing to the tax payer.
The blow back has resulted in some of the worst constitutional
assaults
(profiling,.warrentless car searches, warrantless aerial surveillance
with IR imagery, warrantless wire taps, financial monitoring and the
list goes on)

Most of the abuses in the patriot act have been SOP for the DEA for
years.

I C If it's difficult to police then legalize it. Does that make sense?


It is easy for the police, they love the Rambo aspect of kicking down
doors and slapping people around. It is just hard on the tax payer and
the innocent people who end up paying for it or just get swept up in
the violence (narco or police)

I suppose you thought alcohol prohibition was a great idea too. There
are far more parallels than differences. In fact the laws against pot
were strengthened in the 30s to fill the gap when all of the
prohibition agents were laid off. There was more than just a little
racism involved too.
Pot was seen as being a black and latino drug of choice while middle
class people just got drunk on the "good" drug.


Alcohol abuse often has the same result as drug use. I don't know of any
drug, alcohol included, that enhances your senses, awareness, and motor
control. I suppose that is why employers frown upon the use of any of
those substances in the workplace. Gosh, they've even banned
smoking,"for the public good". It's tough when people can't act
responsibly. They have to be regulated and I know you don't like it.


Most employers are just looking at the bottom line. The insurance
carriers give them a discount if the implement strict drug and alcohol
use restrictions.


 
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