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re: Bill to Legalize and Regulate Marijuana Introduced in Alabama
Posted on 4/6/13 at 1:15 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
Posted on 4/6/13 at 1:15 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
It's also significantly cheaper. And more addictive.
Really that point means nothing.
Really that point means nothing.
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Posted on 4/6/13 at 1:45 pm to Hahawg
Just pointing out that there are negative things to consider. will marijuana be cheaper if it is legal? You really just made my point that since people smoke cigs because they are cheaper, etc like pot will be if it is legal, more young people will start smoking pot. And although it isn't physically addictive it can be very psychologically addictive. I say this as a person who has smoked since being a teenager.
I would vote for a bill like this bu I would be concerned with the possible repercussions. And there are considerations to DUI levels and testing, where can you smoke. I don't think marijuana is harmful, but it definitely hurts the majority of people's production and learnig abilities in the short run if it is used habitually so i would want a way to keep it in people's homes so it does not become a major culture thing. I think that might hinder our ability to have all our brightest people lead in innovation.
I would vote for a bill like this bu I would be concerned with the possible repercussions. And there are considerations to DUI levels and testing, where can you smoke. I don't think marijuana is harmful, but it definitely hurts the majority of people's production and learnig abilities in the short run if it is used habitually so i would want a way to keep it in people's homes so it does not become a major culture thing. I think that might hinder our ability to have all our brightest people lead in innovation.
Posted on 4/6/13 at 4:09 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
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will marijuana be cheaper if it is legal?
Of course it will. The black market price that exists today is a huge markup from the actual cost of making it.
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And although it isn't physically addictive it can be very psychologically addictive.
So can video games, your point?
Posted on 4/6/13 at 4:18 pm to Magic965
If you read my post I think you can see the point. Just discussing the positives and negatives of a potential bill, you know what the whole democratic process is about.
Posted on 4/6/13 at 8:34 pm to mograyback
In other news, 50 new taco bells are opening in alabama
Posted on 4/6/13 at 10:28 pm to PrivatePublic
Because we know a drug dealer checks ID.
To be fair.
To be fair.
This post was edited on 4/6/13 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 4/6/13 at 10:37 pm to genro
First the Bible Belt, then the world.
Posted on 4/6/13 at 11:38 pm to m2pro
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btw, y'all... he's dead right. Alabama is the most conservative state in the US. We will be the LAST to legalize it. gd it... one of the only things i get a little pissy about living here. conservatives other than a few like me need to wake up and change some social issue stances!
Not really, because I'd say about 70-75% of the population either smokes bud, or was once a bud smoker, or smokes it on occasion. This is why I don't get why people are shocked that Alabama is considering this. Well over half the people I know and have met in Alabama smoke bud.
They need to legalize it for people who actually need it for medical purposes (ie, cancer patients). If they legalize it for all citizens, that'll just be more dumbasses to encounter and retards on the road I'd have to worry about.
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I don't think marijuana is harmful, but it definitely hurts the majority of people's production and learnig abilities in the short run if it is used habitually so i would want a way to keep it in people's homes so it does not become a major culture thing. I think that might hinder our ability to have all our brightest people lead in innovation.
It's not harmful, but it's going to be really bad when you're impatiently sitting behind a high dumb-frick at a stop sign who's waiting on that stop sign to turn green. Not to mention having to deal with complete strangers frequently approaching you in public and attempting to draw you into the dumbest and most pointless conversations everywhere you go. Instead of being productive, everyone will instead elect to play video games, eat and sleep.
This post was edited on 4/6/13 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 4/6/13 at 11:55 pm to genro
Sounds awesome...
Our state's Constitution is still garbage.
Our state's Constitution is still garbage.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 7:13 am to BradPitt
Your estimate is likely way off and only representative of the people you hang around with. I would guess, the people I know, the majority have never tried it. If it ever came to an actual vote. No way it would pass.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 7:15 am to PepaSpray
Yep. All 700 or 800 or so amendments. They need to be fixing that more than anything.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 11:39 am to genro
Alabama is thinking about legalizing pot. Meanwhile I live in a state that won't sell wine in grocery stores. I need to move.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 11:46 am to CheeseburgerEddie
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. I don't think marijuana is harmful, but it definitely hurts the majority of people's production.
I've always that this was a bad excuse, andwor out stereotype. Look, if you're lazy on MJ, then you're lazy/apathetic to begin with.
I smoke, and I've smoked on and off since I was 16. I smoke 3-4 times a week, usually at night about 2 hours before I go to bed. I graduated from UA and am employed.
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I think that might hinder our ability to have all our brightest people lead in innovation.
Again, if you're bright and motivated to begin with, evil o' Mary J isnt going to turn you into a couch.
You really think if Einstein hit a bowl when he was younger he would of ended up living in his parents basement being a burnout? C'mon man, people are who they are. Sure I could be super stoned all day and not be productive at work, but I dont because I have enough sense to know it will hinder my success.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 11:53 am to Alahunter
I can't believe I'm agreeing with alahunter, but he's right. 70-75 isn't even remotely close and is very indicative of the people you were around. And this is coming from a student at Auburn. Hell I don't even know if it's as high as 50% with the student population.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 1:18 pm to DonDraper
Hell, Steve Jobs is quoted saying that some trips that he had on acid were some of the most meaningful and important experiences in his whole life.
Acid=/=pot, but still, mind altering drugs arent going to hurt mankinds drive to innovate.
Acid=/=pot, but still, mind altering drugs arent going to hurt mankinds drive to innovate.
This post was edited on 4/7/13 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 4/7/13 at 2:10 pm to DonDraper
You can't always simplify it to "I smoked pot and am fine". I know people who do heroin / painkillers on weekends sometimes and hold down jobs and got through college and all that. Doesnt change the fact that it shouldn't be legal. And I am not saying that heroin and pot are the same only that your logic over simplifies things.
And as my post states I am mainly concerned with it being thrust into the norm of young people who are easily influenced at that age especially with mind altering substances. And pot does cause depression in some people when used daily / habitually.I want it in the homes like it is right now. They will be able to find it if they want and all of that but I don't want the media presence that cigs and alcohol have.
And pot is not harmful and it wouldn't stop someone like Steve Jobs but again you can't simply give one story like that and say see it must be like this for everyone. I wouldn't be concerned with the gifted but mor wit the middle class whose support and effort is completely necessary for innovation.
A culture of marijuana is what I am afraid of with how easily influenced the young people can be. I say this as someone who has smoked consistently for over a decade.
And as my post states I am mainly concerned with it being thrust into the norm of young people who are easily influenced at that age especially with mind altering substances. And pot does cause depression in some people when used daily / habitually.I want it in the homes like it is right now. They will be able to find it if they want and all of that but I don't want the media presence that cigs and alcohol have.
And pot is not harmful and it wouldn't stop someone like Steve Jobs but again you can't simply give one story like that and say see it must be like this for everyone. I wouldn't be concerned with the gifted but mor wit the middle class whose support and effort is completely necessary for innovation.
A culture of marijuana is what I am afraid of with how easily influenced the young people can be. I say this as someone who has smoked consistently for over a decade.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 4:48 pm to genro
Posted on 4/7/13 at 7:27 pm to FinleyStreet
What county do you live in?
I know we even sell alcohol on Sundays
I know we even sell alcohol on Sundays
Posted on 4/7/13 at 7:33 pm to CheeseburgerEddie
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A culture of marijuana is what I am afraid of with how easily influenced the young people can be.
Uhh weed is already huge with young people and is very accessible. The teens and even some preteens are smoking Mary Jane.
Seriously weed when you're a teen now a days is easy to get as beer. Legalzing won't change anything. Young people are going to get it no matter what. I rather have a kid buying pot from a gas station then some thug drug dealer.
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And pot is not harmful and it wouldn't stop someone like Steve Jobs but again you can't simply give one story like that and say see it must be like this for everyone. I wouldn't be concerned with the gifted but mor wit the middle class whose support and effort is completely necessary for innovation.
Pot also slows cancer growth and lots of people smoke weed and live normal middle to high class lives.
Posted on 4/7/13 at 7:39 pm to genro
Glad I'm moving out of Alabama, but I'm not really making an upgrade 
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