Legalized Marijuana

[Fragony]

The cartels can get away with what they do in Mexico because they pay off the police or they're in the police themselves, so nobody can really stop them. Here in the US our government institutions are a lot stronger; the cartels do operate here but they could never carry out the kind of violence they do in Mexico without serious consequences.

Difference is that Mexico they are used to it, and you guys aren't. A few horrific incidents might be enough to completely destroy what you are trying here. I might be wrong but imho you should always take babysteps if you want something to work in the long term. Give it 20 years or so, in the meantime just don't harass people who like a smoke, just turn a blind eye.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Oh for **** sake, Frags. Still more of this argument from you and yet not the tiniest bit of evidence to support it.

It's been 40 years since the beginning of the war on drugs, and decades more since marijuana was made illegal.

Keeping it illegal is stupid, for the reasons I've outlined above. Not going after small amounts of possession is basically what we do now, and it's wrong on principle and practically.

CR

[Fragony]

Oh for **** sake, Frags. Still more of this argument from you and yet not the tiniest bit of evidence to support it.

It's been 40 years since the beginning of the war on drugs, and decades more since marijuana was made illegal.

Keeping it illegal is stupid, for the reasons I've outlined above. Not going after small amounts of possession is basically what we do now, and it's wrong on principle and practically.

CR

I am not making any claims I am just worried. You say it's wrong on principle but is the government supposed to be your mother who tells you what is right and wrong? It is not a matter of principle for me at all. Between right and wrong there is this thing called pragmatic. If you slowly build it down and give everyone some time to recover it will probably work much better. Nothing wrong with the idea itself but why a hammer if you have a scalpel.