And where is Walgreens supposed to get the drugs? -Gary
j m g said the following on 8/25/2005 2:37 PM: >If I can walk into walgreens and there sitting right next to the >marlboro's...they're not going to have a say in the matter. > >On 8/25/05, Gary Udstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>That is one of the most ludicrous arguments being tossed about by the >>legalizing drugs crowd. What in God's name makes you think that >>organized crime will walk away from their BILLION dollar empires? Tax >>the drugs?? LOL. >> >>-Gary >> >> >> >>Eli Allen said the following on 8/25/2005 10:24 AM: >> >> >> >>>A few minor changes I'd make. First, I'm assuming the drugs are >>>actually very cheap to make. So I say tax them very highly and they >>>should still be cheaper then drugs are now and so prevent a black >>>market, These taxes are what should be used to pay for all the >>>regulation and treatment efforts. >>> >>>Second, there needs to be a law that first defines what recreational >>>drugs are and second allowing discrimination against people who use >>>them. This allows for an additional incentive to keep people off the >>>drugs. I do believe the drugs do bad things to you to can cause your >>>medical bills to go up and keep you from being as good of an employee >>>from how it effects your mind so its not fair for the many who don't >>>use the drugs. >>> >>>Third, and probably the measure to enact first, medical research >>>should never be limited arbitrarily because a chemical is considered a >>>recreational drug. A chemical is a chemical and they all have side >>>effects, you just need to balance the good parts and the bad. >>> >>>Eli >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> >>> >>>>http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/22227/ - Decriminalization >>>>arguement. Sounds pretty good to me... >>>> >>>>On 8/25/05, Ben Ruset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Freed up space in prisons better suited to real criminals. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>From: Gary Udstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>Date: Thu Aug 25 09:31:48 CDT 2005 >>>>>>To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> >>>>>>Subject: Re: [H] Gas prices >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>What happened in China when they legalized drugs? What about Needle >>>>>>park in Zurich? Can you cite one example where the legalization of >>>>>>drugs solved any social ills? >>>>>> >>>>>>-Gary >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Stan Zaske said the following on 8/25/2005 3:04 AM: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>BC Bud! Didn't you see the prime time report? They sell it in >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>shops on >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>the streets using the best seeds from around the globe! Gotta love >>>>>>>British Columbia! <g> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>What hypocrisy that we still haven't learned "Prohibition" doesn't >>>>>>>work even after all the organized crime that came as a result of >>>>>>>"criminalization"! Try to do the same with tobacco and see what >>>>>>>happens! So what if you smoke a bowl in the evening to relax? Who's >>>>>>>business is it anyway? Our money would be better spent on public >>>>>>>education and rehab rather than interdiction and criminalization! >>>>>>>Addictive behavior is associated with "self-esteem" and that's where >>>>>>>our focus should be! So much for wisdom in government! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>warpmedia wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Well there sure is some dynamite hemp floating around somewhere >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>these >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>days! LOL >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Was just in Vancouver for 8 days and never got over to the little >>>>>>>>Amsterdam area to see what all the fuss was about. Of course there >>>>>>>>was the fear of the transaction in the back of my mind since that >>>>>>>>seems to be the law the get you on rather than possession or use. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>FORC5 wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>"Over 25,000 products can be manufactured from hemp, from >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>cellophane >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>to dynamite." >>>>>>>>>Popular Mechanics, 1938 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>At 02:27 AM 8/24/2005, Stan Zaske Poked the stick with: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Better yet, grow female hemp to ferment into methane and sell the >>>>>>>>>>buds to Canada. <g> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>gibney wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>Industrial hemp, digested to methane and powering fuel cells. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>-- >>>>-jmg >>>> >>>>Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. >>>>Henry Brooks Adams [1838-1918] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > > > >
