Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
I tend to agree with Image Reaper and Akimbo. I rather doubt we'll see it recreationally legal in my lifetime, which is essentially going to last another 40 or so years. I agree with The Image Reaper that the storefronts, dispensaries and doctors who abuse the current system in states where it's medically legal, in combination with a pharmaceutical lobby that quite literally sets medical and drug policy for this county and will fight tooth-and-nail against the acceptance of a substance that threatens their profits, will keep it out of our reach.
I hope to see proper medical legality within my lifetime in many more states and decriminalization for recreational use. That's as optimistic as I can be (and I'm not even all that optimistic about that).
Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
I think it will slowly, very slowly, become decriminalized and made medically available in more states. I think soon (5-10 years) marijuana will be legal for 21+ years of age in states other than Alaska and Colorado, possibly Hawaii or California.
Also more states will become MMJ acceptable, such as Idaho (or Iowa, idk) which soon might be MMJ.
Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
I hope before i die...i could go for a walk an pick as much WILD cannabis FREE because everyone will see this plant WILL BE LEGAL in 20 years all over the world..:rastasmoke:
Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
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Originally Posted by Infamous
It wont happen. As GanjaMan7 rightly said...its one of the most versatile plants on the planet. This also means it can grow in even the most difficult environments and to be honest doesnt need really need any care to grow weed. You could go out and plant some clones, return a few months later and theres a very good chance of it having bud. This is where the problem lies. Anything that is that simple to grow cant be taxed. The government would tax the sale of it via their "official distributors" which would mean everyone would just go back to buying from the growers for less due to it being untaxed. Its a no win for the government.
it will be a win for the gov. if you take in mind that prisons are full of weed smokers/growers:smokin:
Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
not in my life time (im hoping i have at least another 50 60 years)
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Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
i think it would be a free market type of thing, there would be a tax on the stuff sold in the stores. and places that distributed it would have to get a liscense. also i think for this system to be effective, you would have to apply for a growers license and pay a small tax. no big deal if you think about it. some farmers have to pickup licenses for crops they grow already, and any place that sells alcohol, have to get 2 licenses, one for beer and one for spirits. it would be about the same idea i think. yes there will be major companies in the game, then too, you will see alot of coffee shop type's, where they have their store "flavors". thats the only way i can really see the system to be effective. will I ever see it in my lifetime? im not sure. i would like to believe that i will. but the fact of the matter is, is the majority of the voting population are the babyboom generation. yes some of them smoke, but the majority believe all the propoganda junk that is out there. to get it legalized, we would have to sway the minds of all the older voting generation, and find and support cannidates that are for legalization.
start small by getting local people that support marijuana use into your local government, then from there move to the state level, at state level decriminalization will happen, lastly from that, vote in congressmen/women to fight for the right in washington. its not going to be something thats going to be won overnight, its going to have to start small. and spread from there.
think of it this way. if we can get around 30 states to decriminalize it, then those in legisllation can put in a bill to make it a national thing, being as they have the majority, it should sweep pretty quickly, from there, it wont take to much more to push over that last little hump.
Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
I think there is a strong possibility of weed becoming legal in our lifetime. We have to change the national zeitgeist toward it, like how the movie Philadelphia had a huge impact on our society.
For those of you who are worried about prices growing up, did you ever think, if it was legal, you could grow it yourself in your front yard or living room without fear of jail time or fines? The price would go down if it was legal. More supply, same demand, price goes down, especially with so many people just growing their own supply, and not buying. Also, how is the government going to tax something growing in your yard? See, this is part of the reason why it's illegal. They are making so much money throwing us in jail (think lawyers, police, prison guards, judges, bailiffs, an excuse to raise taxes because of overcrowded prisons), and fining us, and if they legalize it, it's impossible to tax personal use.
Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
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Originally Posted by Mr. Clandestine
Bullshit. I know quite a few naturally high-strung (and inherently violent) people who smoke a bowl and just chill out completely. Maybe after napping, eating, then taking a shower, they'll become unstable again...but their initial reaction is to calm down, relax, and watch a movie, or something. You really want to see these people get violent? Give them some alcohol...and watch the games begin!
I've got bipolar disorder, had it since I was a kid. (I'm in my late 20's now.) I've tried every medication known to man to try and stabilize myself when I could feel an episode coming on, and the only prescription drugs that ever worked were practically narcotics that knocked me flat on my ass. Some drugs worked better than others, but many of them had side-effects that negated any of the benefits.
I'm a lot better at controlling my own symptoms now, without having to rely on experimental drugs, but am still prone to having a manic episode every once in a while. When this happens, I can simply take a few hits of some good herb, and go out for a 2-hour walk along a nature trail...and I'll bypass the episode almost completely. My mind is preoccupied with the relaxing buzz, the sounds/sights/smell of the outdoors, and in short order, a feeling of calm will sweep back over me.
Most drug-induced violent crimes stem from two sources: alcohol, or speed (meth, crack-cocaine, "crank", etc.)...and, of course, a predisposition to being violent in the first place.
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and 'no' wont b legal, the best we can hope for is continued decriminalization in more states.
Do you think we'll experience 100% LEGAL WEED in our lifetime?
hell ya i hope so im 19 and i can honestly say 75% of our youth smoke marijuana, im not sure if this is anymore then in the 70's and 80's, maybe an elder smoker could inform me? But by the time my generation makes it to the white house and congress it will be 420 all day everyday. :jointsmile: