On May 8, 1:02 pm, Patriot Games <Patr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 09:32:18 -0700 (PDT), M_P <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
> >On May 8, 9:20 am, Patriot Games <Patr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> Personally, I think we could make a ton of money taxing pot if we
> >> legalized it. Even if we decriminalized it we could make a ton of
> >> money fining potheads once a month. And either way we get thousands
> >> and thousands of potheads out of prison which would save a ton of
> >> money.
>
> >> Its a win-win as far as I can tell.
>
> >Now yer talkin'.
>
> >> But there's NO traction on this issue.
>
> >I disagree; the polling numbers for legalization have been steadily
> >rising over the years, and pot has been decriminalized in several
> >states.
>
> Not really.
>
> For Legalization:
> 3/83: 24%
> 4/86: 18%
> 4/96: 24%
> 3/99: 29%
> 10/02: 34%
Thanks for that evidence sup****ting my statement: "the polling numbers
for legalization have been steadily rising over the years".
And don't forget:
6/03: 41%
http://www.zogby.com/search/ReadClips.dbm?ID=5383
> Against Legalization:
> 3/83: 73%
> 4/86: 78%
> 4/96: 72%
> 3/99: 69%
> 10/02: 59%http://www.pollingre****t.com/drugs.htm
>
> Overall, sup****t increased 42% but opposition only decreased by 19%
> which clearly shows an increase in pot smokers
No it doesn't. Many legalization sup****ters are not users. For
example, my 74-year-old father doesn't smoke pot and almost certainly
never has in his life, but he sup****ts legalization.
> but NOT a significant
> decrease in opposition.
>
> Also:
>
> Since 1973, 12 state legislatures -- Alaska, California, Colorado,
> Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North
> Carolina, Ohio and Oregon -- have enacted versions of marijuana
> decriminalization.http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3383
Thanks for that evidence sup****ting my statement: "pot has been
decriminalized in several states."
> You seem to equate "traction" with telephone polling results. They
> aren't the same thing by any stretch.
Prove your claims: define "traction" and show that "there's NO
traction on this issue".
> > At worst, we have to wait for the deaths of those too old to
> >know anything about pot except the lies the gooberment has told them.
>
> Actually what you need is another dozen states to try out
> decriminalization,
Why is that needed?
> demonstrate it successfully, then referencing that
> make a push for legalization.
>
> That's about 10 years.
>
> Or, wait for a bunch of old people to die off.
>
> That's about 20 years.
Like I said, "at worst".
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