BTW just to point out all this is coming out of the top of my head, so the #'s may not be 100% accurate but its close!
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Originally Posted by !SG
con's, u open the door a crack, and its gonna flood. we will see more hardcore drugs and gangs find another drug to push.
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True, but think about the money spent on enforcement officers for weed (aka 1-200million) will be going to crack down on OTHER drugs/gangs. Add in the extra millions made selling marijuana would possible give the criminal enforcement officers a even BIGGER budget to work with...
Just to give you an idea of just how MUCH money the government could possible make off legalizing Marijuana.
Estimated illegal marijuana trade makes 7 billion annually
Money spent on enforcement officers (directly to counter marijuana) 1-200million
Marijuana isnt just a useless plant to smoke.. think about it agriculturally. Not only can you grow practically anywhere, hemp paper last longer then regular paper, it can be made into clothing and hemp seeds contain LOTS of nutritional value... Legalizing marijuana will create a whole new industry for BC, creating thousands of jobs and overall helping in a lot of ways..
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Originally Posted by underscore
like !SG said, the amount the gov't would take in is huge. Here are the cons I see:
- not supposed to be addictive, but how many people make it such a major part of their lifestyle ie: SWED, all the people with 420 in every username they make, etc.
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Sorry i dont understand this comment.. not sure if your saying its bad or not.. LOL
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Originally Posted by underscore
- control: they don't have a roadside test to check whether you're sober enough to drive. this is a big one.
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Im pretty sure if they wanted to make a breathalyzer for weed, some random tech/science guy would make one..
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Originally Posted by underscore
- the border: you think it sucks now? Could you imagine how many "random" searches there would be if we legalized marijuana here? what a massive pain that would be.
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No comment :P cause its true.. haha unless america legalizes it toooo
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Originally Posted by underscore
- conflict of laws: you aren't allowed to drink in public, so you drink in bars and clubs. but you aren't allowed to smoke indoors. Now where would pot fit in? Clearly you couldn't have it indoors but then does that fall under public intoxication or consumption in public? Who knows but buy stock in brownie batter.
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The laws for public drinking and smoking are bull shit, the government only keeps them there because corporate companies pressure them and wont allow them to change the law. Seriously think about!
Why is alcohol and tobacco legal?
Because they have absolutely ZERO/NONE/ZIP health benefits?? Instead killing thousands of people annually?!
And all they seem to do is make the corporate companies rich, while allow the government to tax the shit out of the product (aka government is making lots from smokes/booze)
BTW if any of you are gonna say its part of our heritage! u can go fuck yourself .
Public health over your heritage/history bullshit
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Originally Posted by underscore
- gateway: that's a hit and miss, along with the addiction bit. I know people that have gone from pot to coke and just about everything else.
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I agree it is a hit and miss, just to add in i know more then 10 people who occasionally smoked or smoke weed BUT none have them EVER have tried crack or other serious drugs. (This is because were educated and know the other shit will do to us compared to weed)
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Originally Posted by underscore
- growing it: BC and several other provinces can't keep up with energy demands now, I don't know what differences indoors vs outdoors makes but indoor growing we're already short on power, and outdoor we're already short on farm land.
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The amount of illegal grow ops is HUGE.. there wouldnt be a difference in energy consumption, if they legalized it forcing ALL the home grow ops to close down.. ( In fact it may even save energy consumption because government grow ops will be standardized and properly set by electricians.. Not some random guy who learned how to reroute all the electricity from the house to the basement.. )
To add on: marijuana can be grown practically anywhere.. there was a bust up in the mountains a few years back. The police found over 15 emptied train carts underground, which was a whole grow op operation.. Land isnt a problem ..