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Drug Policy

MicaelS

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3. Because ...

Reply to tridim (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 04:56 PM

Feb 2012

Cannabis is an intoxicant, and tomatoes are not. Relating the two gives people a basis to make a judgement between intoxicants. The general public has experience with alcohol, not so the case Cannabis due to the fact it is currently illegal.

When the day comes that Cannabis is made legal for personal consumption, there will still be limits placed on how much you can grow for personal consumption. Just like there is for making your own wine or beer.

Legal Cannabis WILL "be controlled by corporations and governments from day one", that is something you can count on. Corporations will grow it and sell it and make billions of dollars. Governments will tax the living shit out of it, and rake in billions of dollars.

Cannabis will become Big Business.

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52% of Rhode Island Voters Support Legalizing and Regulating Marijuana Like Alcohol [View all] RainDog Feb 2012 OP

75% of the people I know do. Why it's in the Schedule at ALL is beyond me. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #1

Sorry, but again I have to register my displeasure of again comparing cannabis to alcohol. tridim Feb 2012 #2

Because ... MicaelS Feb 2012 #3

Eating vegetables makes me feel good, are they intoxicants too? tridim Feb 2012 #5

and 65% want possession to be treated like jaywalking RainDog Feb 2012 #4