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Originally Posted by Zen_Tom
Master_Shake, I don't get your point about getting high and not paying more money to 'the man'. If drugs were legal, who do you think would be profiting from them? Yes, it would be 'The Man'. He really doesn't care what you do, but as long as you require a need for organised distribution (of whatever product) he will be there.
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But it doesn't have to be that way. There's no reason I couldn't grow marijuana in my basement (I'm pretty sure others are doing this right now) except for the laws prohibiting it. I wouldn't need his organized distribution, I could go down to the local "druger's market" (like a farmer's market not too far from here) and spend my money there.
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Also, you are unlikely to be 'ass-raped' for carrying a tab of acid, or a bag of shrooms.
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Maybe not for the first offense, but after a few repeated violations (especially if I crossed state lines or entered federal jurisdiction) I would be sent to jail, wherein I, a pudgy, weak white boy, would probably be passed around for a pack of smokes.
Why deny people the ability to feel less pain? Those images of crazed drug users rioting in the streets was propaganda nonsense from the government. Just let people be.
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Originally Posted by cyrnel
GNP.
The 21st century is going to be a competitive bitch before dealing with the unpredictable spike & recovery of a toking nation.
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Exactly, it's all about economics. We have to keep the rich in the lifestyle the've become accustomed to. It would be a real shame if the upper 1% in America had less than the upper 1% in China or Europe. Or if people recognized that the tireless pursuit of material goods to fill the empty hollow voids that are their souls was a line of bullshit.