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Re: Why is pot illegal?
05/05/11 04:21 AM


> For legalization, or against...I want to know your side.

It's simple. It was made illegal because crusty old conservative whitey and his ninny wife was upset that the hispanic folk in the United States were using this "evil weed", so they made it illegal by taxing it at a level that nobody could afford to pay the taxes on, thus allowing the government to jail them. You can thank the Harrison Tax Act for that. (It's the same act that basically outlawed opium because the Asians were using that, and cocaine was made illegal as well because the "cocaine crazed negros" were "raping white women"). So while the drugs were technically not illegal (as there was now law banning the use of it), they were taxed at so high a level that if you obtained any without having paid the proper tax on it, the government would come after you and throw you in jail for not paying your taxes.

Fast forward to the 1960's and 1970's when Richard Nixon gained more and more power, and thusly took more and more freedoms away from society. He was scared of the hippy movement and the anti-government sentiments that the college age crowd was displaying. He figured that it must be all that crazy grass they're smoking, so let's set up the Drug Enforcement Agency and actually make it against the law to posses or use any of the drugs that were just heavily taxed before. Also, we'll randomly decide which drugs should result in greater penalties based upon how long we can keep minorities in jail. We'll also change the rules and regulations with regards to classification as we see fit and without obeying the constitution. Oh yeah, we'll also arrest and lock up people who buy chemicals that COULD be used to make drugs even if there is no evidence to indicate that the person is using them to manufacture drugs. We'll also say that if they have a lot of drugs, they are a drug dealer and not just someone who is keeping their own stock.

So anyway, the US then decided to force their laws onto every other country and refused to cooperate with any country unless they signed an international drug control act which the US will be in command of.

So why is pot illegal? Because the US Government was even more racist and ignorant back in the early to mid 20th century than they are now, and now they are just too stubborn to change their ways.

I think it should be legal, though I think there are some professions where it should not be legal to be a user. Number one is a surgeon or doctor, or anyone with whom my life is resting in their hands. I'd rather not show up for brain surgery and have the doctors and nurses be stoned into retardation. I also wouldn't want the pilot of my airplane to be a stoner or baked into a stupor.


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. * Probably afraid you'll like it. italieAdministrator  05/05/11 07:41 AM
. * This conference call isn't too exciting. -nt Gor  05/04/11 06:19 PM
. * Where in the bleep did I put my keys?! >:-F [nt] Tomu Breidah  05/04/11 05:20 PM
. * They were in the pocket of my jacket that was on the chair next to my desk Tomu Breidah  05/05/11 04:44 AM
. * Re: They were in the pocket of my jacket that was on the chair next to my desk DMala  05/05/11 06:05 AM
. * Re: They were in the pocket of my jacket that was on the chair next to my desk Matty_  05/05/11 09:18 AM
. * Long Island Ice Tea and Saigon Beer CrapBoardSoftware  05/04/11 04:37 PM
. * You all suck Vas Crabb  05/04/11 01:44 PM
. * Re: You all suck Matty_  05/05/11 02:25 AM
. * Why is pot illegal? Hizzout  05/04/11 06:24 AM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? Gyrovision  05/05/11 06:55 AM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? Jdurgi  05/05/11 04:21 AM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? TriggerFin  05/05/11 10:40 AM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? Jdurgi  05/06/11 12:06 AM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? RdW  05/05/11 04:00 AM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? Matty_  05/04/11 06:36 AM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? keshbach1  05/04/11 08:37 PM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? Matty_  05/05/11 02:43 AM
. * Re: Why is pot illegal? keshbach1  05/05/11 09:48 PM
. * I want to bury a f**king knife in a Mediacom employee. Any will do... aavada  05/04/11 04:42 AM
. * Re: I want to bury a f**king knife in a Mediacom employee. Any will do... italieAdministrator  05/04/11 05:34 AM
. * Why are Ramen noodles so cheap. How is this possible. (nt) SmitdoggAdministrator  05/03/11 11:35 PM
. * Along those lines... italieAdministrator  05/04/11 12:51 AM
. * Re: Along those lines... SmitdoggAdministrator  05/04/11 12:55 AM
. * Re: Along those lines... jeremymtc  05/04/11 01:47 AM
. * Re: Along those lines... SmitdoggAdministrator  05/04/11 01:50 AM
. * Re: Along those lines... DMala  05/04/11 04:56 AM
. * Re: Along those lines... keshbach1  05/04/11 08:44 PM
. * I really should be working right now <nt> jeremymtc  05/03/11 09:44 PM
. * Lame follow-up thread. <nt> CrapBoardSoftware  05/03/11 09:38 PM
. * Garbage in = Garbage out <nt> italieAdministrator  05/04/11 12:53 AM
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. * Re: Post what you are thinking tonight or you're outta here. <nt> jumpmaniac81  05/03/11 07:57 PM
. * I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10. GatKongModerator  05/03/11 06:07 PM
. * 432 <nt> italieAdministrator  05/03/11 07:35 PM
. * Re: Post what you are thinking tonight or you're outta here. <nt> Tomu Breidah  05/03/11 05:23 PM
. * Here comes a new challenger! Hizzout  05/03/11 03:22 PM
. * That's what she said -nt- Vas Crabb  05/03/11 02:06 PM

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