pot could cure the economy

[NYC_Diesel x Jack_Herer]

homegrown I think you are reaching man.....cure cancer?????

 

[homegrown998]

I really don't think I am. I mean Im sure you have read about peaple who were really sick that were able to thrive on weed. and then for whatever reason they got busted or had to quit for some reason and were dead in a few weeks. This weed is amazing who really knows what else it could do for us. The only thing that is evil about this plant is the people that made it illegal, and the people that keep it that way.

 

[PencilHead]

See the news yeaterday? Barney Frank and another congressman have a hemp bill about to go to the floor--word is it has a hell of a chance of passing. Hope this helps the cause for cousin MJ.

 

[Blend No. 420]

I think this bill will get through eventually. Of course there will be a lot of bickering and amendments. I'm sure there will even be some payoffs, but this will get through. I can see too many people who will stand to profit from this being legal. Once "hemp" is legal the chance of pushing "marijuana" reform through will be excellent.

We also need to start electing real people into politics, not politicians. That way the people making the laws have lived under them. I believe we can have real change like that, not just a catchy phrase.

 

[lordhighlama]

Even if they did make pot legal, I doubt it would have as much of an impact on the economy as people think. Most grows would still stay underground. Do you know what would happen if pot became legal and RJ Reynolds was selling packs of joints in convienience stores? The quality of the bud, just like the quality of tobacco, goes right out the window. Rj Reynolds would have fields of weed getting sprayed down with who knows what...I, and I think a lot of people, would still want to grow their own.

Not everyone has the patience, money, or skill to grow there own stash. Anyone who is currently buying from a street dealer would be heading to the liquor store to pick up there baggy. That is where the economy would benefit, not from the small minority of growers but the much larger group of strait smokers.

 

[NYC_Diesel x Jack_Herer]

Not everyone has the patience, money, or skill to grow there own stash. Anyone who is currently buying from a street dealer would be heading to the liquor store to pick up there baggy. That is where the economy would benefit, not from the small minority of growers but the much larger group of strait smokers.

From my point of view, I would rather see marijuana legalized on it's own merits than as a tool for people and the government to profit. If you do this the main motivation behind mass production goes straight to profit. As of right now there are seed banks and companies all over the world trying to develop better and better stuff. I want to see marijuana legalized because people realize that it is not the demon waiting in the wings that it has been made out to be. I want to see it legalized because people realize that it has many benefits and uses in our society. I want to see it legalized because people realize it is not a gateway drug, or something to be feared. I DON'T want to see it legalized so greedy people can rape it for profit. And if we legalize marijuana for the strict purpose of making money, it will be a disservice to our beloved plant.

 

[lordhighlama]

I don't give a rats behind why it's legalized I just want to see it legal!

 

[thedonofchronic]

for real... imagine having absolutely
no fear in the back of your head about getting
caught. I would love to be able to grow legally
so i can learn and become a great grower without
the chance of being put beind bars..

 

[NYC_Diesel x Jack_Herer]

for real... imagine having absolutely
no fear in the back of your head about getting
caught. I would love to be able to grow legally
so i can learn and become a great grower without
the chance of being put beind bars..

Wait a minute...even if they legalize marijuana, I GUARANTEE they still keep it illegal to grow it. If the motivation behind legalizing it is to make money, they are not going to allow people to skirt the taxes. I can not open a gambling parlor in my back yard, but I can buy lottery tickets. I can not build a vodka distillery in my basement, but I can go buy vodka at the liquor store. I bought 5 cartons of cigarettes online last year, and at the end of the year the state tracked me down and sent me a bill for the taxes.

 

[lordhighlama]

still would be allot safer for us if the plant we cultivate was legal!

 

[SPEARCHUCKER]

If thats the case NYCDxJH.
Like with gambling. You and everyone here would be invited to the "1st Annual Spearchucker Pot for Abandoned Children Charity Drive." The ASPACCD

Since pretty much everyone here lives on their own without parents. Come, enjoy, and ease that suffering you felt when your parents abandoned you by you moving out.

If churches can have casino night. Ill take this.