A Dawg's eye view

"We tried prohibition and it didn't work" You could not be more correct and from the looks of things in our world the prohibition on drugs is working no better. That there is flawed logic in our legal system is a given and painfully obvious in many of it's branches. We treat addicts like criminals rather than treating them for what they are, people with an illness. I trulely believe that our system as it is actually creates more criminals than it helps. Char is also correct that far more money is to be made by keeping it illegal. I do, however, disagree that there is no good reason to make it legal. As a medical treatment, it has been shown to have many beneficial effects for a variety of symptoms for several diseases, with far less dibilitating side effects than other treatments/medications. I think that folks suffering from severe and terminal illness should be permitted what relief it provides.

Rusty...is that you? :)

Char I have to admit that in the very least your postings are amusing "the government would lose the fun to sending ppl to jail and collecting money for their crime"? I don't quite get this logic, if there is any logic to that statement at all. How is it "fun" for the government? And how does the government collect money for their crime?

I agree with LA in that we should not be treating our addicts like criminals, but I am speaking about Marijuana here and no other illegal drugs. The reason why I raised the question is directly related to the drug itself and its apparent lack of harm to our society with the exception of the illegality of it. I don't understand, so please explain why you both think we make more money from it being illegal- did I miss something?

As far as I know it is legal to have is prescribed as a medication.

Wow thanks terrellmom, very informative!

Not only do they collect money through fines, but also from seizing and selling the property of offenders. It happens everyday. You can find auctions of drug bust properties all the time in many cities. Nevermind all the cash that is seized in these busts.

terrelmom,

Sorry I'm late, been working so long hours, WELL DONE!:)

For those seeking the truth I offer this site with DOCUMENTED information.

http://drugwardistortions.org/

Strand how some still believe if we didn't waste our resources and ruin lives over this planet, that has NEVER killed anybody solely from it's use, " IN THE RECORDED HISTORY OF THIS PLANET! Some believe everybody would be using it??? Yet in countries where it is accepted, their teen rate for using it "" IS HALF WHAT OURS IS "???

How about holding FREE AMERICANS responsible for their actions that harm others, and not others taught biases and fears???

At the bottom of our home page there are several links for those willing and honest enough to accept reality and the truth!:)

Rusty White
Speaker www.leap.cc

Orphan,

Good point, sadly there is NOT a test, UA, BLOOD, HAIR etc.. that can tell if one is under the influence of pot, all they can tell is at some point in the last " 90 DAYS " a person has come in contact with it! But due to the biases and fear mongering, use of ANY KIND OR OF ANY DEGREE is considered AUTOMATIC ABUSE. Therefore " ALL " are guilt of the supposed offense, IT IS AUTOMATIC regardless of the lack of evidence to support the supposed fact! Sad and pathetic!:(

People wonder why we keep hearing of more DWI's, if we continue to lower the limits to unrealistic points, how can we not expect the numbers to rise??? Sadly we have a NEW prohibition, one our past has shown WILL NOT WORK! Those that faile to heed the mistakes of the past ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT THEM!