Comments on: Legalize pot? Why not legalize being a loser

By: A. Smith, Oregon

A. Smith, Oregon — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:13:00 +0000

Tonight's former DEA agent as a guest on CNN made what I felt was 3 false statements which I am certain he repeatedly repeats to anyone around him and has been trained to repeat those false statements.

I feel they should be corrected and that the viewers deserve to consider the facts.

He stated 'Cocaine, Amphetamines and Heroin are never going to be legal in America, and he further stated we can't make them legal'

1) Cocaine solutions are 'legally' used in optomologic procedures and certain eye surgery's.

2) Adderal is a 'legally' prescribed Amphetamine

3) Methadone is stronger than Heroin and is 'legally' used to treat Heroin addition.

In addition, the crass politicization of 'legal' vs 'illegal' drugs prevents researchers from developing a partial cure for the delibitating disease known collectively as arthritis.

In the Andes, the natives routinely chew Coca Leafs and do NOT have any arthritis specifically because of the compounds found in the Coca leafs. Millions of Americans are stricken with various forms of arthritis, however researchers are prevented by the current 'political' laws from developing a cure based upon the compounds in the Coca leaf.

By: lambs

lambs — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:38:00 +0000

I dont think a 53 year old woman dieing of breast cancer that was put on synthetic marijuana for pain and an appetite enhancer is a loser.

By: jack mcghee

jack mcghee — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:19:49 +0000

Evidently it's still legal to be an idiot, though. Thanks, Drew, for reminding us all.

By: steve adamczak

steve adamczak — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:18:45 +0000

pot is not addicting

By: Nick Cummings

Nick Cummings — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:19:18 +0000

I feel like pot should be legalized. If our government put a tax on pot, then our economy will make a lot of money. Even though most drug dealers would be put of business they wouldnt have to worry about getting arrested. But with legalizing pot there would be some down falls. I feel like weed was put on Earth for a reason, so why let it go to waste because our econmy has made it illegal.

By: BigAl

BigAl — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:37:50 +0000

Every time drugs are discussed it's always about the "children".
Teen pot use always goes down when ever the illegality of weed is removed.

Besides, who cares about teens smoking weed anyway?
Alcohol is far worse.

Take California for instance. Pot shops everywhere and most of them are empty. Why? Because it's not a big deal and it is fully controlled and people are sensible about it.

We should be MORE concerned with endless war, trillion $$$ deficits, bailouts, and the ultimate demise of America.

By: BigAl

BigAl — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:28:39 +0000

This unenlightened "reporter" has obviously been on the government band wagon for years and buys all of the same pathetic propaganda.

Cops don't want it legal because that would mean less busts for them and less chance of moving up the ladder.

The most benign substance on the planet will be fully legal one day.

My only problem with regulation by the state simply means another industry to be corrupted. Don't think for a second it can't happen.

Get the hell out of our lives Big Brother.

By: loooooooser

loooooooser — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:26:04 +0000

i feel as though this article just degrades pot smokers rather than being informative about the situation at hand. also, i don't think you should be saying that all pot smokers are losers. who are you to classify someone as a loser anyway?

i agree that people should be allowed to smoke marijuana. the legalization will keep the violence related to "secret" drug deals and scared pot smokers down. it will also take some drug dealers off the street.

By: another loser

another loser — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:17:27 +0000

It should not have been illegal in the first place. If you spend even a few minutes on actual research you can find out the reasons for it being illegal were based on incorrect information and racial paranoia. Those are the facts and are not in dispute. The government later did studies on it and concluded that it 'should not be illegal', but it was kept illegal anyway as a means to control those against the war effort in Vietnam. As it was associated with free thought.

I do not smoke Marijuana personally, but I have tried it in the past and found it was totally harmless. Nor do I support the prison state or the massive amount of taxes we waste in the attempt to control people's lives in a certain way that is the most profitable for some companies.

If someone wants to smoke a harmless substance in their own home, our government should be enlightened enough to let them, instead of putting them into prisons or calling them criminals.

The reason so many do not respect the laws and the rule of law in America, is simply because there are some really dumb laws and dumb ideas out there. If something is illegal, there should be a very good reason for it. Reefer madness, or blacks seducing white women by using marijuana, is not a good one. It is in fact unethical and extremely ignorant of history, society, and of freedom itself.

By: John Burton

John Burton — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:48:17 +0000

It is beyond ridiculous that alcohol is legal and pot is illegal. I do neither. It is an example of government out of control and excessively intruding into the lives of our citizens. The pot question is a symptom of a government on the brink of becoming a dictatorship. Nothing has done more to destroy the legal system of this country than the so called "war on drugs" and it would be a thousand times better to legalize all drugs than continue this way. It could not possibly be this bad. Like the wino's of big cities, we would have a few more pot heads doing pot to excess. If we outlawed pot and liquor, we would have just as many abusers. It is like guns. People will get them anyway.