Seriously, the “War on Drugs” is merely the FedGov’s method of getting conservative, liberty-leaning types to embrace a police state. If one really wanted to end drug use, one would rely on institutions like the church and the family that could actually do something about it. The Federal Government is, as in every other of its endeavors, incompetent with regard to ending drug use (assuming that was truly the goal, which it is not. Establishing the legal and logistical framework for martial law is the true goal of the “War on Drugs”).

Good point – mixplix knows a guy who is irresponsible. And catastrophe can befall the irresponsible. Ergo, Jeddite‘s liberty should be trampled.

( which I guess I shouldnt mind too much since I do not partake of MJ — yet, I do mind )

What makes more sense: that a legal method of growing and selling marijuana by licensed growers and sellers (Washington) and/or private citizens growing in their homes (Colorado) will make cartel profits increase, or decrease?

Calderón says the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado represents a fundamental change that requires the rethinking of public policy in the entire Western Hemisphere…

Uh Huh …
Like who is going to pay off the local cops, the military, and the hordes of corrupt politicians? LOL That pud can’t be serious – or can he?
Mess’ko is a Third World dump.
ANY American who chooses to travel there deserves whatever happens to them.
Legalize marijuana and tell the Mess’kans to STFU.
~(Ä)~

“Nonetheless that marks a new high in support in polls back to 1985,”

Ha ha, that’s funny.

Too bad drug use is not.

It is not a surprise that the majority of democrats support this kind of thing. They need more brain-dead people to vote for them.

The stuff can be lethal and I post from experience working with a pot smoker that would have walk off scaffolding 55 feet in the air if I hadn’t grabbed him. Not just once but many times.

mixplix on November 15, 2012 at 10:42 AM

You’ll pardon me if I say that you are full of shiite.

Please explain how criminalization of a substance that is harmless in relation to the legal substance , alcohol, is a conservative position to hold.

Please explain whyin your perverted worldview, I am an idiot for holding such a position.

Remember – Obama was defeated approximately 60-40 in a state that “rejected” med-mar by only 52-48. Seems like there are a lot more conservatives who you’d call idiots in Arkansas.

metroryder on November 15, 2012 at 9:18 AM

Yeah but, mind your own business.

Legalization…or at least decriminalization of marijuana should be the wish of every conservative in America.

If not, alcohol prohibition should be added to the GOP platform.

Al-Ozarka on November 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM

Because the usage of pot (and soon after other drugs) has hundreds of years of precedent in Western culture…

Oh wait, it doesn’t, you’re just an idiot.

Legalization…or at least decriminalization of marijuana should be the wish of every conservative in America.

If not, alcohol prohibition should be added to the GOP platform.

Drugs used to be legal in America. They were called patient medicines. Didn’t work out so well.

+1 for the reference…I wonder how many other people my age know about this. With the way they ‘teach’ ‘history’ these days, probably not many.

Socialized medicine to pay for it by those who don’t imbibe.

Folks, this is the real issue. Do you honestly think that with our current political setup that we won’t end up paying for the consequences of legalization?

Do you?

As a child of the 60′s who never once used I have seen the effects of those who did. If you want to try dying of exposure in an outhouse on a construction site use pot for a starter and throw the dice.

BullShooterAsInElk on November 15, 2012 at 9:54 AM

Best anti-drug message I’ve seen in a long time? Watch episodes of “Beyond Scared Straight” and listen carefully to just how many inmates tell stories that begin with “I started smoking pot, then it went to X, and then Y…”

It’s not propaganda that pot is a gateway drug that leads to bad things. It’s not some old wives’ tale that ‘recreational’ drug use can destroy your life in the space of one day.

I already read Ron Pauls’ farewell speech at Breitbart. What is your point?

metroryder on November 15, 2012 at 9:31 AM

I wanted you to see what a strong defense of liberty and freedom actually looks like.

BIG GOVERMENT – FOR THE CHILDREN
LESS LIBERTY – FOR THE CHILDREN
STATUS QUO – FOR THE CHILDREN

Jeddite on November 15, 2012 at 9:29 AM

Yep. One of the most egregious of logical fallacies, and a popular one of the left. It is always used not to defend liberty, but to defend the curtailing of liberty.

Some strong reading material for metrotryder, who claims to be a believer in liberty and freedom

Dante on November 15, 2012 at 9:12 AM

I already read Ron Pauls’ farewell speech at Breitbart. What is your point?

I’m convinced you are an anarchist…sad.

metroryder on November 15, 2012 at 9:21 AM

Darn! Did describing myself as an anarcho-capitalist and advocating for liberty give it away?

it’s not about winning to me anyway. It’s about wanting to live in a society that thrives on life without turning to a crutch for a means of having a good time. I’m thinking of my children and grandchildren.

metroryder on November 15, 2012 at 9:07 AM

When in human history have we not consumed some form of drug to have a good time? I do understand where your coming from, but what has drug prohibition done to change that? Since the inception of the drug war, drug usage has sky rocketed, despite spending $15B a year. All prohibition does is move the banned product to an underground market where it is controlled by criminals. While drug prohibition has done nothing to decrease drug use, it has been a boon for violent, organized criminals. The drug war is also a war on freedom. If you believe in liberty and freedom as much as you say, you should read up on the asset forfeiture some times.

Again, I understand where you are coming from. You want to live in a moral world, with moral people. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but is government really the means to that end?

That is an ignorant and disputable statement. Tell that to the children and spouses of stoners and drunks. One drink doesn’t make a drunk, but one powerful joint can turn a father or mother into a non-caring individual only absorbed in themselves. I know that firsthand. So my guess is you’re not a parent and that is a good thing.

metroryder on November 15, 2012 at 9:18 AM

At least you’re consistent in your use of logical fallacies.

Dante on November 15, 2012 at 9:12 AM

I’m convinced you are an anarchist…sad.