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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
May 2, 2013 3:02pm
http://www.abc6onyourside.com/shared/news/features/featured/stories/wsyx_oh-state-rep-introduce-pot-legalization-bills-1107.shtml?wap=0#.UYK25W-hdlg.facebook
COLUMBUS -- A state representative plans to introduce legislation aimed at legalizing marijuana in Ohio. Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) says he'll propose two bills to end the state's pot prohibition. One bill would legalize marijuana in the state for medicinal purposes, while the other would give Ohio voters the chance to decide if pot should be legal for recreational use as well. Hagan believes public sentiment is strongly behind medicinal marijuana, saying 70-percent of Ohioans support its legalization, and says recreational use should also be allowed because the drug war is proving to be a losing battle. The representative said taxes derived from marijuana sales could help fund law enforcement and rehabilitation programs for more serious drugs, such as heroin and methamphetamine. Hagan says the public's fear of marijuana has dropped sharply, as has the belief that it is a gateway drug.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
May 2, 2013 3:08pm
I'd love to hear a cogent explanation from someone in the 30% camp that appears to believe that people who can be helped with a medical condition using marijuana should not be allowed to do so.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
May 2, 2013 3:17pm
:thumbup:
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
May 2, 2013 3:19pm
It's...uh...there's...ummm...I...uh...drugs are bad.queencitybuckeye;1437501 wrote:I'd love to hear a cogent explanation from someone in the 30% camp that appears to believe that people who can be helped with a medical condition using marijuana should not be allowed to do so.
hasbeen
Posts: 6,504
May 2, 2013 3:21pm
Good.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
May 2, 2013 3:34pm
That is to say natural drugs are bad. FDA approved drugs created in a lab are A-Okay!justincredible;1437509 wrote:It's...uh...there's...ummm...I...uh...drugs are bad.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
May 2, 2013 3:42pm
Pretty much. Other than that, they have nothing.justincredible;1437509 wrote:It's...uh...there's...ummm...I...uh...drugs are bad.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
May 2, 2013 3:42pm
Well other than stupid rationalizations, flawed analogies and other forms of poor arguing.Heretic;1437529 wrote:Pretty much. Other than that, they have nothing.
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
May 2, 2013 3:47pm
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
May 2, 2013 3:59pm
I hope enough pot heads actually motivate enough to go vote.
A PAC
Posts: 144
May 2, 2013 4:08pm
Like asking a cat to bark.said_aouita;1437546 wrote:I hope enough pot heads actually motivate enough to go vote.
Seriously though, I've never smoked weed, but think it should be legal. They can tax the shit out of it and people can be helped medically by it.
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
May 2, 2013 4:19pm
I've been meeting an increasing amount of (boring) people who have never smoked before.....A PAC;1437551 wrote:Like asking a cat to bark.
Seriously though, I've never smoked weed, but think it should be legal. They can tax the shit out of it and people can be helped medically by it.
j/k - stay in school
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
May 2, 2013 5:08pm
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
May 2, 2013 5:12pm
Oooof fucking coursing I move to Indiana last year lol
believer
Posts: 8,153
May 2, 2013 5:20pm
The government always knows what's best for us.justincredible;1437521 wrote:That is to say natural drugs are bad. FDA approved drugs created in a lab are A-Okay!
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
May 2, 2013 5:28pm
Rep Yuko tried to get a pot bill through when I was working for the House of Reps and it didn't make it out of committee. I saw a bunch of the letters written to Yuko in opposition of medical marijuana and 99% of it was quite delusional.
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Sonofanump
May 2, 2013 6:05pm
My only fear (rational or irrational) is a potential for an increase of auto accidents.</SPAN>
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
May 2, 2013 6:14pm
Trueblue23;1437564 wrote:Oooof fucking coursing I move to Indiana last year lol
Are u high right now?
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
May 2, 2013 6:44pm
Maybe more accidents if pots legal but they'll all be at much lower speeds.Sonofanump;1437579 wrote:My only fear (rational or irrational) is a potential for an increase of auto accidents.
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
May 2, 2013 7:13pm
I'm in the minority - I GET IT!!!!!!!
But it I may? How is it that as a society we demonized cigarettes, but applaud this? Seems condradictory.
Two things I have always held to... Smoke in any form is not natural for the lungs. The second, just because it's natural doesn't necessarily mean it's good. (Hemlock, poison ivy, oak an sumac.)
Lastly, because it's the people voting yeah or nay, there's not much to say.
But it I may? How is it that as a society we demonized cigarettes, but applaud this? Seems condradictory.
Two things I have always held to... Smoke in any form is not natural for the lungs. The second, just because it's natural doesn't necessarily mean it's good. (Hemlock, poison ivy, oak an sumac.)
Lastly, because it's the people voting yeah or nay, there's not much to say.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
May 2, 2013 7:18pm
Dont really care. People are going to do it whether its illegal or not. The bigger issue is if it being legal will stop employers from drug testing, which I would imagine will not be the case.
Would bring in a lot of tax revenue, though.
Would bring in a lot of tax revenue, though.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
May 2, 2013 8:02pm
cruiser_96;1437593 wrote:I'm in the minority - I GET IT!!!!!!!
But it I may? How is it that as a society we demonized cigarettes, but applaud this? Seems condradictory.
Two things I have always held to... Smoke in any form is not natural for the lungs. The second, just because it's natural doesn't necessarily mean it's good. (Hemlock, poison ivy, oak an sumac.)
Lastly, because it's the people voting yeah or nay, there's not much to say.
I'm assuming you're talking about recreational use (we disagree but so what). I'm still waiting for a rational explanation why a child who has life-threatening seizures can't legally have a treatment known to be effective.
pmoney25
Posts: 1,787
May 2, 2013 8:06pm
cruiser_96;1437593 wrote:I'm in the minority - I GET IT!!!!!!!
But it I may? How is it that as a society we demonized cigarettes, but applaud this? Seems condradictory.
Two things I have always held to... Smoke in any form is not natural for the lungs. The second, just because it's natural doesn't necessarily mean it's good. (Hemlock, poison ivy, oak an sumac.)
Lastly, because it's the people voting yeah or nay, there's not much to say.
How can we as a society be ok with alcohol and make pot illegal, that seems contradictory. I don't smoke anything but alcohol is a bigger threat to society than pot could ever be.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
May 2, 2013 8:16pm
One can support restricting something while at the same time oppose criminalizing it.cruiser_96;1437593 wrote:But it I may? How is it that as a society we demonized cigarettes, but applaud this? Seems condradictory
If pot was legalized (which sadly I don't see passing in Ohio), I would expect the same restrictions would be placed on it as are currently in place for tobacco smoking.
cruiser_96
Posts: 7,536
May 2, 2013 8:19pm
And by alcohol I'll assume you mean drunkards? Agreed. But I don't think getting drunk is a positive either. So it would seem alcohol isn't as much the problem as pure idiocy is. Agree 100%.
QBC: I certainly have no answer for that.
QBC: I certainly have no answer for that.