Damon Stoudamire Marijuana Case Dismissed

[TampaDude]

Yep, a couple of ounces of pot cost AZ 100s of $K, if not
$Ms, to prosecute. That's an intelligent way to run a society and spend taxes.

Possession of pot should be decriminalized, and everybody in prison for possession should be released.

+1 billion...dude, if you ever run for President, you've got my vote!

[diego]

agree about decriminalization. its simple economics, and the gateway argument is ridiculous. sure, probably 95% of hard drug users smoke or smoked marijuana prior to starting. the thing is that only 5% of marijuana smokers move on to hard drugs. maybe we should ban oxygen, after all, 100% of murderers, thieves and rapists use it.

also, if you go by public health costs, obesity is almost already a bigger problem than drug use (i know there are social costs that make drug use worse, but decriminalizing it reduces them substantially). maybe they ought to declare baby back ribs and milkshakes illegal, after all, fat people dont know what is good for them and somebody has to teach them control.

bottomline, they've been fighting the war on drugs for over 3 decades, and guess who is winning?

(incidentally, guess what the previous "war on" crusade was? the war on poverty, and it lasted all of 6 years, iirc)

[The Great Fantastic]

Weed can be a gateway drug, but so can sugar, caffeine and nicotine. Why start with weed? Also, weed becomes a gateway drug because it is lumped with all the other illegal drugs. It's easy to come across pot and if and when someone tries it, realizes it can be great, they wonder what else they have been lied to about.

Drugs will never go away. EVER! Proper education is the key not all this propaganda bull . Keep telling kids that marijuana is evil without any logic or reason to back it up, besides that it is a gateway drug, and you will keep seeing what is happening today. There are a lot of spirit-killing drugs out there. Don't throw weed right in the middle of the mix. That's when kids go to the real ones and their lives (along with the lives of the people around them).

[The Great Fantastic]

Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of good reasons to keep children away from weed. Kids need facts not this "because I said so" mentality.

Here is a caveat concerning my prior post. Weed can kill spirit, when you are talking about lack of motivation. But, it does not entirely alter your sense of right and wrong or change your moral fiber.

Wait a second, am I asking society and our government to be honest? Am i high? Or not high enough?