[RUEZ]

romanP romanP:

Aging_Redneck Aging_Redneck:

if they were smuggling tobaco into a country that had a ban on tobacco, you simply could not illiminate the criminal element by issuing them a business license. follow what i am saying?

Tobacco is being smuggled, but that's because the cost to buy a pack of smokes at the gas station is higher than the market can stand. That's government's fault for putting too much tax on tobacco.

But isn't that the first argument people put forward to end all crime? Make it legal, tax it, and use that money to get Canada out of debt. I hear it all the time.

[herbie]

Marijuana can only be grown in huge quantities with stolen hydro by people with gang memberships.
It will not grow by putting seeds in dirt in your window or outside in your garden with your cucumbers or tomatoes.
It can't be purchased or used by Canadians for cash, only by foreigners in exchange for cocaine, meth, or guns.
Changing the law so you get a small fine instead of a record is a good idea because you're still getting 'punished'.
We are Canadians, so we must obey the USA's rules because we're not a real country.

Good arguments people!

[Zipperfish]

raydan raydan:

Zipperfish Zipperfish:

The medical definition of addictions like the UN definition of genocide. It's been inflated to the point of being meaningless. By the above marijuana would certainly be addictive, but then so would hamburgers, chocolate, coffee, gambling, sex and internet chat rooms.

Don't know about hamburgers, chocolate and coffee (although I wouldn't be surprised for coffee) but there are addictions to gambling, sex and internet chat rooms.

...If I play bridge for money online and we're "dirty" chatting at the same time, is that considered a triple-addition.

That's like me. I don't gamble in BC because I want to drink while I'm gambling.

[romanP]

herbie herbie:

Marijuana can only be grown in huge quantities with stolen hydro by people with gang memberships.
It will not grow by putting seeds in dirt in your window or outside in your garden with your cucumbers or tomatoes.
It can't be purchased or used by Canadians for cash, only by foreigners in exchange for cocaine, meth, or guns.
Changing the law so you get a small fine instead of a record is a good idea because you're still getting 'punished'.
We are Canadians, so we must obey the USA's rules because we're not a real country.

Good arguments people!

"There's this plant, and it grows in all four corners of the earth. And you're telling me I can't carry it across an imaginary line or SMOKE it?" -Bill Hicks

[QBall]

Robair Robair:

You are confused kind sir.
I'm talking about legalizing what the 'dealers' are doing and taxing them. Much like alchohol, you would be buying pot from "companys who actually care about the quality of the product".

Wow, I didn't know you can QC a product consisting of dried shredded plant material that, when useed properly, is supposed to be burned and smell like a dead mouse that's been sitting by a radiator for three days (yes I've smelled both, and I wouldn't recommend either) .

[DerbyX]

You can certainly QC the product. Tea is just dried plant leaves also as is tobacco.

[Robair]

QBall QBall:

Robair Robair:

You are confused kind sir.
I'm talking about legalizing what the 'dealers' are doing and taxing them. Much like alchohol, you would be buying pot from "companys who actually care about the quality of the product".

Wow, I didn't know you can QC a product consisting of dried shredded plant material that, when useed properly, is supposed to be burned and smell like a dead mouse that's been sitting by a radiator for three days (yes I've smelled both, and I wouldn't recommend either) .

Sure! Not all tobbacco is created equal...

*edit: Derby beat me to it. Ferrits are fast!

[Caelon]

So if we legalize marijuana to the point of state supply and distribution does that mean my local pub will now be the Pub and Pot? Then the guy beside me can smoke a joint with a beer chaser. Darn, we just got rid of second hand tobacco smoke in public places

[romanP]

QBall QBall:

Robair Robair:

You are confused kind sir.
I'm talking about legalizing what the 'dealers' are doing and taxing them. Much like alchohol, you would be buying pot from "companys who actually care about the quality of the product".

Wow, I didn't know you can QC a product consisting of dried shredded plant material that, when useed properly, is supposed to be burned and smell like a dead mouse that's been sitting by a radiator for three days (yes I've smelled both, and I wouldn't recommend either) .

What do you mean "when used properly"? There are a lot more uses for marijuana than just smoking it, and it can be consumed in other ways than smoking it too.

[Robair]

romanP romanP:

What do you mean "when used properly"? There are a lot more uses for marijuana than just smoking it, and it can consumed in other ways than smoking it too.

I've even heard an old redneck talk about taking it as a suppository! Old bugger must be hardcore.

[Zipperfish]

What is a suppository anyways? My doctor gave me some. He's all "You know what to do with these, right?" Well I have no idea but I don't want to look like an idiot, so I just nodded and took them. Anyways I brought back a week later and told him "Doc, for all the good these did, I may as well've shoved up my ass."

budda bing

[2Cdo]

Robair Robair:

I've even heard an old redneck talk about taking it as a suppository! Old bugger must be hardcore.

In my younger days when I actually smoked weed if we had to use a suppository to get high we would have stuck to beer!

[QBall]

dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:

It would probably work simply for the reason that it would be more accessible and legal of course. I think it would be comparable to bootlegged smokes, ya sure they're cheaper but it's an inconvenience to go through the hassle of buying them.

Except now you're asking the dealers, "Hey now that it's legal would you be so kind as to get a business license, rent a store space, pay for insurance, fill out tax forms, submit returns and subject yourself to federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulators and in the end be severely undercut by the guys who continue to sell illegally?" The current distribution network is well established, so people who want it know where to get it becasue dealers set up in areas where people want it. Marijuana stores (legitimate ones) that set up are going to have to compete with dealers to operate who just down the street. Because of anti-smoking campaigns the demand for cigarettes is going down (slowly), so demand is too sporadic for a smuggled cigarette dealer to set up in many areas, thus the inconvenience factor keeps that trade down.

[QBall]

DerbyX DerbyX:

You can certainly QC the product. Tea is just dried plant leaves also as is tobacco.

You don't burn tea leaves to use it.

[CanadaMichy]

I wish....it will never happen