Things are tough all over.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

There's a line, and legalizing stuff like meth crosses it imho.

The poor CA growers, clamoring for years for legalization and bam! Monstano and ADM will wipe the floor with them.

Pete

Agreed. Pot is only so bad. I've known folks who smoked it for decades, maybe once or twice a month and function just fine in their private and professional lives. I can't really say I've seen marijuana ruin anyones life.
But I have seen alcohol, cocaine, meth, LSD, heroin and the other "hard" drugs wreak havoc. At it's worst pot might make an individual lazy and forgetfull. I've seen the others I listed, including alcohol, turn people into raging lunatics.

So, yeah. I agree with you 100% on that one, Pete.

Dave

[Fast_Eddie]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

There's a line, and legalizing stuff like meth crosses it imho.

The poor CA growers, clamoring for years for legalization and bam! Monstano and ADM will wipe the floor with them.

Pete

Let me get this straight Pete.

1. Government should decided what I do with my free time and my money, not me.

2. Government should infringe on private industry and not allow them to supply a product people want.

Have I got that right? What else should government be allowed to tell me I can't do? What other products should they keep me away from? Cigarettes are bad for me, should we outlaw them? Shut down the tobacco companies for the good of socieity?

[Twodogs]

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

Shut down the tobacco companies for the good of socieity?

I'd vote yes on that one.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

There's a line, and legalizing stuff like meth crosses it imho.

I certainly respect your opinion but I can't see the positive in it except that it makes us "feel good" emotionally as we all understand it is a bad thing. But practically speaking, what's the downside?

[Charles]

Originally Posted by noonereal

I certainly respect your opinion but I can't see the positive in it except that it makes us "feel good" emotionally as we all understand it is a bad thing. But practically speaking, what's the downside?

Meth is some bad news shit. But we don't live in a perfect world, and no matter how we try, we never will.

I still think that if you gave everyone in America a 55 gallon barrel on it, the one's who were so inclined would kill themselves with it, and everyone else would set it out with their trash.

And it would take the money out of it.

Chas

[JCricket]

Originally Posted by noonereal

I certainly respect your opinion but I can't see the positive in it except that it makes us "feel good" emotionally as we all understand it is a bad thing. But practically speaking, what's the downside?

first downside, if it is legal, then we as americans have to pay the extra costs of insurance to cover the health care needed to take care of the folks who use it. 2nd downside, if all drugs were legal, then we might not have as much violence - think of all the DEA, FBI, local police that would lose their job.

If it were legal, it would be one more area that could no longer be politicized(oh wait, what about roe v wade) - scratch that.

I am serious about the first example, the others, I am in honest mode today - so no.
Mark

[Grumpy]

2k a pound ? Dang, I remember it was 400...

[merrylander]

Probably spray painting buildings with "art"

[piece-itpete]

That occured to me too, but it is for the medical industry so I'm guessing the quality pumped out by the big boys will be excellent and consistant.

ADM - 'price fixers to the world'.

Pete

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

That occured to me too, but it is for the medical industry so I'm guessing the quality pumped out by the big boys will be excellent and consistant.

ADM - 'price fixers to the world'.

Pete

And full of fillers and additives to make it more "cost effective" and addictive...............Kinda like tobacco. Don't try to argue with me on this one, Pete. I have some direct experience, seeing how industry constantly strives to charge you more and/or give you less. I sit in the meetings. In my industry the new buzzword is "fluff". And it means just that; "How can we fluff the product so that it looks like the same amount, but the weight per unit is 3-4 ounces less?" They are actively ripping us off. And the crazy thing is that we've been conditioned to thank them for it...............

Regards,
Dave