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Monday, Mar 15 at 9:47 AM Joycelyn wrote ...
um... okay first off i want to say you guys are idiots! you think that by saying its just a plant that its cool to do it ... dont you notice how bad it is? do you guys have a computer to find out the affects it can lead to? are you guys stupid? come on now? so you guys are really cool with being more stupid? it affects the growth of your brain cells! It can get you locked up for a long time like hellooo if you still want to smoke weed after knowing that you can get locked up for a long time and you will become stupid then I guess its alwredy affecting you DUMMY!
39251128Saturday, Feb 27 at 12:25 AM MR.RI wrote ...
i dont smoke and I love the crying people, thats why we always have problems, we got people saying god didnt smoke like they met god before its a plant idiot you cant build a plant, we got people complaining it will be more crime when they never seen it legal or never once looked at how Amsterdam's community is doing, there people just like us no different!!!!, point is all you people being ignorant and having some stupid excuse to say, i know your medicine cabinets are full of worse drugs read the side effects of your Tylenol once in awhile the next time you get a headache and for all you complainers that cant go without your morning coffee, you tell me who is addicted to something
38368528Monday, Feb 8 at 6:25 PM Shocked wrote ...
I am shocked that Americans.. From the land of the free.. Believe the government should be allowed to tell you what you can and cannot consume when there is no proof at all it harms your body. Making it something bad is more appealing to youth to rebel. Most people who are here judging other are clutching a glass of wine in their hand while typing. If you take Drink, take viagra, Antidepressants, antianxitiy or even smoke cigs are dependant. Pot smokers are not, Scientifically proven to have no addictive properties and medically proven aswell. Dont judge because their will always be 10 fingers pointing back at you and i strongly doubt if your taxes drop due to this you ill be so against it. I know Dr.s, lawyers, politicans, school teachers, college professors, law enforcement officers, Correctional officers and many many more sucessful people who smoke.. so laugh on with your hippie jokes.. hypocrites
37240529Thursday, Dec 3 at 10:11 AM Noxidereus wrote ...
The difference between alcohol and cannabis, my misguided anonymous friend, is that alcohol has killed countless people and not one single death has ever been contributed to marijuana. It is impossible to overdose. Oh and what makes you think people can't control their dose to their liking? Not everyone wants to get super high all of the time. In fact it is MUCH easier to control your dose with pot because the effects come on very quickly, so you always know where you're at.
33024462Thursday, Dec 3 at 10:03 AM Noxidereus wrote ...
Some here claim legalizing weed will cause an increase in the number of people who smoke it, but the facts don't support it. America, where pot is illegal, is the #1 consumer of pot. Countries that have decriminalized it have seen their usage rates lower. Why? Because when it's illegal, it is not regulated by the state and everyone knows someone who knows a drug dealer, so it's easy to get. Once the state regulates it, it becomes much harder for kids to get their hands on it. Think about it.
33024112Tuesday, Nov 24 at 11:11 AM Anonymous wrote ...
difference between pot and alcohol, many people 1 glass of wine with dinner and feel no effects of it, they drink it to compliment a meal. Many who drink never drink enough to get drunk. Nobody smokes pot for the taste-it's only purpose is to make a person high and no one would do it if they didn't get high. Just what this country needs, more unmotivated people.
32596044Sunday, Nov 22 at 2:47 PM shasha001 wrote ...
I live across the border from juarez mexico which more people die there than our soldiers Iraq and Afghan combined we got cartels to worry about. So trust us when we say PoT needs to be legalized. Common Sense Most revenue that drug cartels get is through marijuana sells we need to legalize,sell and tax it. Matter of National Security!! Read into it Mexico is considered Narco-Democracy.OPPOSITION WAKE UP Iraq and Afghan half across the world but Mexico and drug cartel righ ACROSS OUR BORDER!
32503209Friday, Nov 20 at 11:58 AM RISMOKER wrote ...
i have also smoked pot for over 30 yrs. Most everyone I know does. I do not drink nor do any other drugs or ever tried harder street drugs. I have never killed a person or robbed anyone or had a dui. I pay taxes, a mortgage and raised kids now in college. Those I know who are legal drinkers, have illness and issues that I do not! it is just a plant people. get over yourselves. it is no different than any of you who drink a glass of wine or pop happy pills
32412406Friday, Nov 20 at 6:03 AM wake up wrote ...
You all will always have something to bicker about. From who gets married, to the price of gas, to global warming, to housing market, to wars, poverty, republicans, democrats, the rich, religion, fox news, education, parking in downtown, or MARIJUANA. It all just becomes too much. MOVE ON AND LIVE YOUR OWN LIFE! Stop imposing on everybody else and that to both the smokers and nonsmokers. And BTW I’m broke do you have a dollar.. didn’t think so! Now get a life all of you.
32399359Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:58 PM Venom Jones wrote ...
So Jerry, You met Jesus and have the authority to speak for God?
32390079Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:56 PM Venom Jones wrote ...
1:33 PM Jerry wrote ... "Jesus did not smoke pot and God didn't put it on earth. Man cultivated it from hemp. Pot heads have a tendency to exaggerate? Legalizing it won't solve any problems, it will just make it easy to buy, sell, and smoke. Keep it home, don't smoke and drive, and stop using yourself as an example of the benefits of marijuana smoking. Drug dealers won't be willing to file 1099 forms or give receipts to customers. Medical uses? Yeah - its good for sobriety attacks."
32389999Thursday, Nov 19 at 7:00 PM mary jane wrote ...
this should of happen already. we are in to much debt. this is a simple and easy way of make additional money. get this states could make about 100 dollars per oz and the fed could make about 50 dollars. this could add up quick since they are already half the population use this drug.
32379961Thursday, Nov 19 at 3:54 PM Kevin wrote ...
Ok people, you have got to be kidding me. Contact highs. Unless your humping the guys leg, you wont be getting a contact high. Relax big fellow. Marijuana should be legal, its growing of this earth. There is a ton of money spent on the drug war and it has had no effect. Look at it this way, what do you want, to spend $50,000 on 1 inmate per year for an ounce of marijuana, or make millions a year in revenue from taxes. Amsterdam has a low crime rate because of this, and we should look at them.
32368891Thursday, Nov 19 at 3:44 PM Chatty Patty wrote ...
Chatty Putty: What's the matter,did I hit a nerve. My statements are OPINIONS, just like everyone else. I am thankful I do not live in section 8, but have compassion for those who need to. BTW, I've worked in the medical industry for 35 yrs., but do not claim to be an authority on anything. Being a child of the 60's, I just know lots of people who toke.
32368326Thursday, Nov 19 at 3:29 PM Chatty Putty wrote ...
Chatty Patty likes to exaggerate. Its nice to know that you are a substance abuse treatment provider who is an authority on treatment, teenagers, and reasons why people go into treatment. Keep smokin' Babe. How's that section 8 apartment working for you?
32367354Thursday, Nov 19 at 3:23 PM Chatty Patty wrote ...
Jerry - I've seen more drunks who cry in their beer than potheads who exaggerate LOL..what does smoking pot have to do with exaggeration, theft and "crazy behavior from TEENAGERS" (OMG, that's funny)..absolutely nothing!
32366936Thursday, Nov 19 at 3:16 PM Chatty Patty wrote ...
Workingman1, I totally agree with you. I read where it used to be legal, but the govt made it illegal to stem the tide of illegal Mexican immigrants (who smoked it). Uh, doesn't seem to have worked. BTW Bill, I do not know of anyone smoking pot who entered treatment on their own..all court ordered. Teens not court ordered are usually referred by relatives (many of whom drink alcohol). Kids who steal to buy pot, will steal to drink alcohol or steal prescription drugs from medicine cabinet.
32366536Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:58 PM Robert in Pawtucket wrote ...
Marijuana is a wonder drug with no harmful side-effects. It makes you smarter cures all illnesses, and could solve all of the world's problems. Iv'e smoked pot every day for the past 30 years and haven't gotten hooked yet. Legalize pot and we could all be rich, stoned, and happy. All people who smoke pot are thoughtful, law-abiding citizens and its the straight people who don't get high who cause all the problems.
32365349Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:48 PM Susan wrote ...
HA! Workingman got court-ordered into treatment and he is still bitter. Oh, and Funions!
32364681Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:44 PM Bill wrote ...
Most people in treatment were not court ordered and go to treatment because family could not take any more of their crazy behavior. Most teenagers in treatment go there because they are flunking out of school or stealing money because they smoke too much pot. People won't drink less alcohol or use fewer prescription pills if Wonder Weed is legalized. Stop making silly claims because you want cheap pot. Lots of people who want marijuana legalized will make tons of money selling it.
32364436Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:37 PM workingman1 wrote ...
The primary reason cannabis prohibition exists today is the power of those who stand to lose money if cannabis were to be re-legalized. Pharmaceutical companies, alcohol companies, drug treatment programs (who get nearly all of their marijuana related patients from forced court orders), the privatized penal system, drug-testing companies, and drug law enforcement agencies all stand to lose tremendous profits from legalization of cannabis. These organizations employ countless lobbyists to convinc
32363951Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:33 PM Jerry wrote ...
Jesus did not smoke pot and God didn't put it on earth. Man cultivated it from hemp. Pot heads have a tendency to exaggerate? Legalizing it won't solve any problems, it will just make it easy to buy, sell, and smoke. Keep it home, don't smoke and drive, and stop using yourself as an example of the benefits of marijuana smoking. Drug dealers won't be willing to file 1099 forms or give receipts to customers. Medical uses? Yeah - its good for sobriety attacks.
32363664Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:21 PM pat wrote ...
Even if you let people grow their own with no tax, the money they save they can spend on legitimate products and services that are taxed.
32362956Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:19 PM Chatty Patty wrote ...
Well, Warlord, hypertension IS high blood pressure and I do not know of any diabetics helped by alcohol. Alcohol kills brain cells and causes liver damage, but I will admit wine has been shown to help blood cells. Moderation is the key word here, but alcohol seems to decrease a person's awareness of what moderate is when they are drinking.
32362826Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:15 PM John from Providence wrote ...
Decriminalizing marijuana will solve some problems but create others. Whatever adults do, teenagers will do more. Occasional cannabis smoking by adults is no more harmful than occasional alcohol use. The brains of adolescents have not fully developed and THC slows and stops neurological development. There won't be any great revenue from taxing sales of marijuana because enforcement is impossible. Go ahead and legalize it but be prepared for the consequences of unregulated drug use and abuse.
32362549Thursday, Nov 19 at 2:05 PM Happy to see Discussion wrote ...
Decriminalize and don't tax. You can grow your own and smoke in your house. In regards to the comment about killing people - I'll say that in the 30 years I've smoked - I've not killed anyone or robbed a single store. I've also never gotten drunk and driven, never gotten a speeding ticket, never been in a car accident, never stolen from anyone. I have been a fine upstanding, college educated citizen, who is raising a an A student, pays my taxes, and has held my job for 14 years.
32361944Thursday, Nov 19 at 1:56 PM The Warlord wrote ...
Why, Chatty Patty, surely you jest! Moderate alcohol consumption has been proven to reduce the risk of hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes, among other things. Let us not forget that alcohol is less likely to cause cancer when consumed in moderation.
32361391Thursday, Nov 19 at 1:27 PM Chatty Patty wrote ...
All the money spent on fighting drugs could have and should be spent better elsewhere. ALCOHOL, which is legal, causes more crime than pot. Traffic deaths, domestic violence, etc. I've never known anyone smoking pot to become violent on it and there are actual benefits to smoking it, unlike drinking alcohol.
32359194Thursday, Nov 19 at 1:26 PM Amsterdam wrote ...
To all of those that oppose legalization of marijuana, do the research on The Netherlands and its impact on society. For starters, they have the lowest per capita consumption (residents) of any European country. The tax revenue generated is extraordinary, coming from tourism. The crime rate is one of the lowest in the World. Due your homework before you start contesting the facts and benefits that will substantially help your little State.
32359129Thursday, Nov 19 at 1:25 PM corey bailey wrote ...
Never should happen. The last thing I want is to smell Marijuana while walking out of class or work. Do it in your home, in your car, anyplace you want away from the public. I don’t judge but once I have to start dealing with it daily I will have a problem. Face the fact that people are never happy. If it becomes legal, people will be unhappy with tax and prices, or new laws on where it can be smoked, or age limits. Right now it is uncontrolled and I think that works in favor of everyone.
32359026Thursday, Nov 19 at 1:03 PM Tom from Cranston wrote ...
Open up the padora's box to legalization and down the road we will have more people smoking it who do not smoke now just because it is illegal. Add that to the new programs that will have to be put in place similar to AA and programs to become clean, lost produtivity and then try to stop what you have done and it prohibition all over agin but now with a higher demand on the market. I think we should look at studies on how it effects countries like Amsterdan.
32357476Thursday, Nov 19 at 12:59 PM Naomi wrote ...
Legalizing pot is exactly what R.I needs. It would decrease prison rates and it would lower the high costs tax payers pay on keeping petty criminals in jail. And Jimmy, I'm not sure there is scientifical evidence proving that people can get contact high especially outdoors.
32357229Thursday, Nov 19 at 12:41 PM J J from Cranston wrote ...
The majority of people that want to smoke pot, already do. However, in order to obtain pot, the user puts themselves at risk because buying pot is illegal and dealing with a drug dealer is not safe. Therefore, because pot is illegal, crime occurs within the drug dealer community. If the state sells the pot, there will naturally be a decrease in crime. Using pot is safe and victimless. The crimes occur between the selling and buying of marajuana.
32355961Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:56 AM Dynya wrote ...
I have lots to contribute but I'd need to employ my Anthropological reseach skills to do the comparison of how a positive decision would flow with the ebb of the historical profile of what I term as A great history (Roger Williams and others in the Historical Society and their intentions which lived for centuries in Rhode island) But, I'd need a grant to fully draft the proposal option. Churchcrownedschoolofart@yahoo.com
32352876Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:52 AM Dynya wrote ...
Ok I'm serious this time, I think the panel is very attractive because such a decision should be made by the people who have made RI what it is by supporting the growth of the economy, even law enforcement who have kept things in control, and that it has a great job to do by examining the rammifications that legalization may cause. Money shouldn't be the only motivation, but how RI could continue to be a beacon on a hill despite the size of the state.
32352544Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:40 AM Daryl wrote ...
News flash Neal! Recreational users woud not be contributing to the criminal element if it wasn't illegal to begin with! And how would me growing my own for my own use contribute to anyone other than myself? And Peter... Keeping pot illegal is the answer to solveing the nations problems. Because we all know that the last 72 years of prohibtion has worked out so wonderfully!
32351596Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:26 AM Kevin wrote ...
Finally someone that is willing to talk about this issue. Now to find out if they go ahead in making progress. My rule on legalization of drugs is this, once Mr Bunsen Burner comes out, it should be illegal. Marijuana is less dangerous then alcohol, I mean come on whens the last time you have seen a driving while high highway death. I was a medic and I never saw one. To make this legal and to tax is should have been the way to go a long time ago. Get with this century.
32350679Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:24 AM Jason wrote ...
We happily (and legally) drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes until the onsets of sclerosis of the liver and lung cancer. Any negative effects caused by marijuana pale in comparison. Why not legalize it, enjoy it, and generate some much needed revenue? Let law enforement deal with real problems, and let our state reap the benefits of its taxation and regulation. It is a win / win situation for everybody.
32350466Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:18 AM JMLM wrote ...
"JESUS" put all plant life on earth. Just make it legal and tax it, RI needs the money since we let jobs leave here. People on pot do not commit crimes. Harder drugs cause that. Let people from other states come load our state pockets with the taxes from pot. I vote yes.
32350126Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:16 AM D & D Addict wrote ...
Why don't we just criminalize caffine?
32350004Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:11 AM smOKER jOE wrote ...
Can I believe what I'm hearing. Its about time. God made POT, man made alcohol, who you gonnna trust... I'm all for taxing pot. It would make up for the lost dollars of cig revenue. As the legislature has only passed riduculous laws against protitution etc.. its about time thye found a new revenue source for the state. With all the out of state buyers who would flock here, to purchase it would also spur a new recreational opportunity for tourism, much like Amsterdam.
32349704Thursday, Nov 19 at 11:10 AM Sharon Sully wrote ...
the year is 2010 and we are STILL wasting unlimited time and energy on something as silly as marijuana. Just legalize it and move forward, we have much bugger problems we can use our valuable resources for.
32349591Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:57 AM James Carter, warwick wrote ...
Anyone who as smoked pot, usually kills two or three people and is prone to robbing liquor stores. I think we should destroy all plant life for Jesus.
32348634Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:48 AM AJF wrote ...
There is always going to be an argument for both sides. I believe in decriminilization and a renewed effort/focus on the more dangerous drugs such as heroin and cocaine. I am still waiting for someone to show me how marijuana is worse than alcohol. I have not seen convincing articles. I think moderate fines are the way to go. It will generate income for the state. If it is leagalized, it would not surprise me if usage wanes a little because it won't feel so taboo and I support full taxing.
32347966Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:40 AM Peter wrote ...
You can't solve one problem by creating another. Sure the state needs money but increasing gambling and making pot legal is NOT the answer!
32347351Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:34 AM Charlie wrote ...
Law inforcement will not be in favor of this proposal due to thier loss in revenue. This will also not sit well with corrections who will lose a lot of non violent prisoners from thier care. Legalization will cut enforcement costs to the State/Towns/Cities and generate new tax revenues.
32346949Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:28 AM David Hunter,Warwick wrote ...
We lost the war on drugs a long time ago its time we sign a treaty of some sorts and and start taxing.
32346556Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:24 AM aquidneck wrote ...
that criminal element will always be there, regardless..but cannabis should be as legal or illegal as cigarettes- whichever way you feel
32346326Thursday, Nov 19 at 10:14 AM Neal wrote ...
The recreational users are criminals by contributing to a even larger ongoing criminal element that feeds off the demand for the product that they use.
32345674Thursday, Nov 19 at 9:55 AM Ken Laliberte wrote ...
About time we enter the 21st Century and stop treating recreational users as criminals. USA could save millions of dollars.
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