How I think drugs could be legal

[jakez]

If drugs where made legal here is how I think it could be somewhat balanced out.

-DUI's of course still given out if someone is pulled over while on a drug.
-Find a way to test someone immediately for how much of a drug they've consumed and if a cop sees someone who looks a little unhealthy they can give them a ticket (no fee or charge) that requires them to report somewhere a few times for the next week or so to test how much of the drug they are taking and if they are abusing it they could be fined or worse put into a program similiar to rehab. If they do not show up for the tests they are fined or a warrant put out for their arrest to test them.
-Depending on how many more people do drugs since they will now be legal and some drugs are easy to disguise cops could make drug testing a normal routine during traffic stops just like checking for the person wearing a seatbelt or something.
-If someone is found with a safe amount of a drug they are OK, if they have a large amount they can be given a simple fine or if it is a huge amount it could be confiscated for suspicious behavior or something.
-A way to cut down on the black market side of things is to make it where the drugs have to be in the sealed container they were purchased in at the drug store and can't have any open containers in the car or they are fined and checked for usage. Any drugs found in public in a normal ziplock bag or something can be confiscated and the person fined. Who wants to buy them illegally and be paranoid when you can have them perfectly legally?
-Basically just treat it like alcohol and make people keep the shit at the pub or home.

[konqrr]

There would be tons of laws if marijuana is ever legalised, and thousands more for each additional drug.

It would cause a huge market/ economic shift so there would have to be laws regulating weed use. IMO, there would have to be a very strict punishment for someone who buys weed from anywhere besides legal sellers. This way, marijuana sales can be tracked and markets would be more steady.

[Iplaybass182]

I think we should be allowed to have enough for personal use like 4 oz. or 2 plants and if you don't grow its bought like tobacco. The Scwagg in the pre-rolled joints and at special shops you can buy finer quality stuff.

[nikweiser]

ya i think strict punishment from black market purchasing would be nice. a FAT ticket or something..
buying the weed in pill containers or having it in something sealed is a good idea too.. showing that the container was purchased from a legitimate legal seller.
i think personal use should be just one plant.. no matter how big it gets just one plant.. or is that to much? im thinking on how society would grant it, being legal...

some day man... some day

[jakez]

If and when weed is legal, I hope it is done the right way and all the different kinds of potent strains will be available. If you goto the store and all they have is high mids and you could buy some white widow from your friend, well who are you going to buy from? lol

[nikweiser]

that whitewidow, duh, but at the same time the laws should be harsh so i would be a little sketch about it. if its going to be legalized and produced, it should be done properly with the right strains

[orangeman]

I can imagine it now. Rolling up a blunt in the public because marijuana is legal :D. It'd be beautiful.

[marvelous22]

There would be tons of laws if marijuana is ever legalised, and thousands more for each additional drug.

It would cause a huge market/ economic shift so there would have to be laws regulating weed use. IMO, there would have to be a very strict punishment for someone who buys weed from anywhere besides legal sellers. This way, marijuana sales can be tracked and markets would be more steady.

I don't think/suggest them legalizing any other drugs besides marijuana.

[PatrickHenry]

I don't think/suggest them legalizing any other drugs besides marijuana.

Why not?

[PatrickHenry]

ya i think strict punishment from black market purchasing would be nice. a FAT ticket or something..


No thanks. Why do we want more laws that govern what we can and cannot do? People should be able to grow it and sell it like a vegetable.

[Purple Banana]

I agree, PatrickHenry- it's relatively akin to having roadside farmer stands, except with a psychoactive substance.

There should NEVER be any law against selling your own stuff. It'd be against all logic, because if that were so, the government would impend all types of taxes on cannabis, and would be screwing you royally, thus creating another type of black market.

Legalize it all, and let people make their own decisions about what they put in their bodies.

[nikweiser]

I can imagine it now. Rolling up a blunt in the public because marijuana is legal :D. It'd be beautiful.

hey roll em up in public anyways! lol:D

[konqrr]

Well since it would be such a huge market, it has to be regulated properly. If not, a single dealer would be able to put pharmacies out of business.

[PatrickHenry]

Well since it would be such a huge market, it has to be regulated properly. If not, a single dealer would be able to put pharmacies out of business.

We have a name for that, it's called capitalism. :) That's exactly the point. Do you want the pharmacies charging you a ridiculous amount of money for something you can grow yourself, or that GardenKnowm or one of the other growers here can grow better???

[mtfloyd]

I like the idea of packing restrictions--stupid as sin laws are, they would be necessary for anything of this sort to pass in America (esp. during the conservative upswing in recent decades).

I had a similar idea once. Cops bust you for open beer--they bust you for open pot. So the pot could come in sealed (not zipped, actually sealed) bags from the vendors that would (in all likeliness) be the medium you get it from if it were legal. This would also be a way to prove you werent dealing with the black market.

:mad: Cop: You been smokin that bag boy?
:rastasmoke: No, sir, it's unopened.

[konqrr]

We have a name for that, it's called capitalism. :) That's exactly the point. Do you want the pharmacies charging you a ridiculous amount of money for something you can grow yourself, or that GardenKnowm or one of the other growers here can grow better???

No, thats not what I want but it is a realistic view. Just because we live in a capitalistic country does not mean all economics and markets are free.

[PatrickHenry]

No, thats not what I want but it is a realistic view. Just because we live in a capitalistic country does not mean all economics and markets are free.

I don't want something just because it's realistic, I want something because it's right!

However, you're right that it's likely going to be governed in such a way, but such a way is not ideal.

I'm an idealist I suppose, an idealist who wants freedom!

[konqrr]

Well, Im no economist, but when pharmacies start failing widely (and keep in mind that medicine is a popular and rapidly growing field) I believe that it will have severe negative effects.

Its just my perspective in order to prevent another economic depression if marijuana was ever legalised. Maybe after a gradual shift, people would be able to grow their own plans, but if marijuana was just legalised with very few restrictions, it would be catastrophic on the economy.

[2600HERTZ]

In 1660 tobacco was illegal, but as some European kings realized they could profit largely from it. It slowly became more and more acceptable.

[PatrickHenry]

Well, Im no economist, but when pharmacies start failing widely (and keep in mind that medicine is a popular and rapidly growing field) I believe that it will have severe negative effects.

Its just my perspective in order to prevent another economic depression if marijuana was ever legalised. Maybe after a gradual shift, people would be able to grow their own plans, but if marijuana was just legalised with very few restrictions, it would be catastrophic on the economy.

Prior to his demise Miltron Friedman was notorious for his calls for the legalization and the absolute hands off approach the government must take toward drugs. Milton Friedman is also arguably the most respected economist of all time.

Watch this if you haven't:

YouTube - Milton Friedman: interviewed on America's Drug Forum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se_TJzB9-z0)

[jakez]

The only major issue I see with other drugs besides weed is things like crack addicted babies being born. Stuff like that would never be allowed to happen legally.

[PatrickHenry]

The only major issue I see with other drugs besides weed is things like crack addicted babies being born. Stuff like that would never be allowed to happen legally.

From what I've read on the subject, there is no clear evidence that there are or were "crack babies" as portrayed by the media and government. I do agree, that some regulation would probably be needed but it's sad that a woman who does crack might be scared to visit the doctor for fear of being outed as a criminal.

Crack baby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_baby)

[Bob the Awesome]

Better yet, you know most of the laws for liquor? Let's just keep them the same for cannabis too. Sure, it'll need a few small changes, but the basics are all in the liquor laws. I feel the liquor laws are fair.