Quote Originally Posted by Gnomey
I'm one of the assholes who said no. Weed would be so damn expensive over the counter... Look at cigarettes. A pack of cigarettes I remember used to be about 4$. Now it is between 6 and 7. Too crazy. I'm not gonna pay the government for them to allow me to smoke weed when if we just stay smart we can smoke it in secret. And legalizing it would lead to a nastier black market... Potentially more smuggiling and theft and sh*t. Don't worry about the government it won't make a difference what they say... we'll still do what we want.
You are deluding yourself to say that we can do whatever we want and the gov. be damned, I know plenty of people who smoke in secret but wound up getting caught anyway. You have to get it from somewhere and then you have to get it home, that's when you're vulnerable. Legalization is the answer. Your comment about a worse black market is way off base and as for buying low-grade stuff at the store, Hang That! Just grow your own plants (nothing too drastic mind you, unless you really want to.) You could grow your own tobacco plants if it wasn't such a weak and disease ridden plant. Cannabis on the other hand grows wild and heathy in many parts of the world because it's strong. Legalization Now, Tomorrow and Forever.