the same places stores get their goods from now, growers, manufacturers, local and international, if it was legal and had a profit margin and some demand it wouldn't be at Walmart?
On 8/25/05, Gary Udstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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] > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > > > > > > > > > -- -jmg Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. Henry Brooks Adams [1838-1918]
