Decriminalise and Legalise?

[Nocturnal Stoner]

Could someone please explain the differences?

Nocturnal Stoner Reviewed by Nocturnal Stoner on 03-09-2007. Decriminalise and Legalise? Could someone please explain the differences? Rating: 5

[Matt the Funk]

Decriminalize=You can get a ticket. No jail time. Misdemeanor. Cops might not even bother hassling you about it.
Legalize=Weed is as legal as cigarettes probably. You can buy(probably age restricted),sell, and possess.

[Erosea]

Decriminalize means that it's only a misdemeanor - meaning no jail time, even though it's still illegal. However, even in states where marijuana is decriminalized, selling it, or having large quantities is still a felony, and you can go to jail.

Legalizing means it's legal! If marijuana were legalized, it would be like alcohol - legal to buy, sell, and use, although there would be restrictions on age, smoking in public, and driving while under the influence of marijuana (again, like alcohol).

[420izzle]

Decriminilizing is an okay start, but the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana is what we should all fight for...educate people about...and eventually it will happen. All drugs need to be legalized. Check out:
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.
Marijuana Law Reform - NORML
Drug Policy Alliance

[420izzle]

HAHAHAHA....:wtf: I meant on that first one...
- Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

damn...I don't think the Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics gives a shit about this issue.

[BizzleLuvin]

decriminalize. i dont trust our capitalist government to regulate marijuana. i can imagine it becoming an over-taxed, exploited, industrialized cash crop of low quality.
i cherish maryjane too much to abandon it to unpassionate, filthy hands only interested in profit...

[Matt the Funk]

decriminalize. i dont trust our capitalist government to regulate marijuana. i can imagine it becoming an over-taxed, exploited, industrialized cash crop of low quality.
i cherish maryjane too much to abandon it to unpassionate, filthy hands only interested in profit...

Wait, the goverment? Or drug dealers on the streets?

[BizzleLuvin]

Wait, the goverment? Or drug dealers on the streets?

aha! excellent point.
i just fear the privatization of maryjane. i dont trust the quality and passion to remain intact when it becomes a cash crop.

[Erosea]

Think about this though: If it were legalized, you could buy seeds and grow your own.

[Matt the Funk]

Think about this though: If it were legalized, you could buy seeds and grow your own.

You can do that now