# legalize pot **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 7, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977 "2009-08-07T16:59:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![IHATEMYLIVER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cdc98d/32.png) [@IHATEMYLIVER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IHATEMYLIVER)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/21 "2009-08-08T07:10:21Z")
Seriously, the legalization and taxation of pot could single-handedly get this country out of recession. Think about it. It would not only give struggling farmers a cash crop, you would need to transport as well as sell it. So it creates and secures jobs as well. I saw a show a couple weeks back where ONE shop owner paid over 1 million in sales tax to state and fed govs in 1 year for pot alone! ---
**Author:** ![IHATEMYLIVER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cdc98d/32.png) [@IHATEMYLIVER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IHATEMYLIVER)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/22 "2009-08-08T07:11:34Z")
and +1 on keeping people out of jail and court for such petty sh%\* ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/23 "2009-08-08T07:26:01Z")
^ agreed ---
**Author:** ![McLen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mclen/32/6354_2.png) [@McLen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McLen)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/24 "2009-08-08T07:26:35Z")
Isn’t getting un-high the same thing as sobering up from drinking? I couldn’t just make the decision to not be high anymore… ---
**Author:** ![IHATEMYLIVER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cdc98d/32.png) [@IHATEMYLIVER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IHATEMYLIVER)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/25 "2009-08-08T07:31:39Z")
oh, and +1 on going to buy it from sketchy people/places ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/26 "2009-08-08T08:13:50Z")
I remember being in highschool and driving up clinton ave to get weed…ahhhhh, to be young and dumb. good quality connections \> buying shitty “bud”(if you could call it that) from the street corners! And california is doing it right! Santa Monica: No More Pot Prosecutions Following Passage Of Marijuana ‘Deprioritization’ Measure Santa Monica, CA: Santa Monica law enforcement officials are no longer prosecuting adults who possess marijuana in their homes, according to police data reviewed by the Santa Monica Daily Press. The moratorium on pot possession busts follows the enactment of a local initiative ‘deprioritizing’ the enforcement of such offenses. In November 2006, 65 percent of city voters approved Measure Y, which directs municipal police to make all law enforcement activities related to the investigation, citation, and/or arrest of adult cannabis users their lowest priority. The ordinance took effect in July 2007. Since that time, proponents of the measure report that police are abiding by the local law. Over the past two years, municipal police have not charged any adults for marijuana possession inside a private residence, the Daily Press reported Friday. Voters have enacted similar ‘deprioritization’ measures in Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and West Hollywood, California, as well as in Denver and Seattle. ---
**Author:** ![IHATEMYLIVER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cdc98d/32.png) [@IHATEMYLIVER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IHATEMYLIVER)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/27 "2009-08-08T08:31:06Z")
> [@Dorifto Meet / 9:30 - 10:00pm 12/4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dorifto-meet-9-30-10-00pm-12-4/21123/110): > > I remember being in highschool and driving up clinton ave to get weed…ahhhhh, to be young and dumb. > > good quality connections \> buying shitty “bud”(if you could call it that) from the street corners! > > . I used to go to knock spots in schenectady when I was young. And I copped a couple times off of Judson in Albany. I was stupid. ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/28 "2009-08-08T08:37:01Z")
There was a place on morton ave that was less then a block from the police station, knocked on the door, door handle popped out, put your money in, got the bag back. Granted…due to my last job,and job hunting, I havent smoked in years haha. But it was a fun, harmless past time ---
**Author:** ![Tricia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tricia/32/6426_2.png) [@Tricia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tricia)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/29 "2009-08-08T09:33:00Z")
> [@i had an accident, I'M NOT TRYING TO SUE DENNY'S \*PICS\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-had-an-accident-im-not-trying-to-sue-dennys-pics/21325/141): > > i say decriminalize it to the point where if you are caught with it upto XX amount you wont receive more than a fine/ticket. but over a certain amount shall carry a heftier fine, rather than a misdemeanor possession charge and/or possible jail time I agree 100% ---
**Author:** ![GD3Skier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gd3skier/32/6400_2.png) [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/30 "2009-08-08T09:41:13Z")
It already is decriminalized in NY. Possession of up to 25g is only a $100 fine for your first offense. [http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group\_ID=4554](http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4554) ---
**Author:** ![xreaction](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xreaction/32/6409_2.png) [@xreaction](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xreaction)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/31 "2009-08-08T10:13:47Z")
Since people are going to smoke either way, why doesnt the gov’t make some money off of it? ---
**Author:** ![mk1mr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@mk1mr2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mk1mr2)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/32 "2009-08-08T10:29:32Z")
> [@FS: Two Chevy Trucks!!!!! check it out, one with a plow](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-two-chevy-trucks-check-it-out-one-with-a-plow/21367/2): > > Since people are going to smoke either way, why doesnt the gov’t make some money off of it? CUZ ITS WRONG ---
**Author:** ![xreaction](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xreaction/32/6409_2.png) [@xreaction](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xreaction)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/33 "2009-08-08T10:34:17Z")
> [@New : How old are you thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-how-old-are-you-thread/21362/90): > > CUZ ITS WRONG Fuckn hypocrite:lol ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/34 "2009-08-08T10:34:51Z")
> [@New : How old are you thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-how-old-are-you-thread/21362/80): > > It already is decriminalized in NY. Possession of up to 25g is only a $100 fine for your first offense. > [http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group\_ID=4554](http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4554) sorry, this guy is not a stoner. but dude, 25g isnt much, and you know that. under 1oz. i know tons of people who get it a QP at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/35 "2009-08-08T10:59:53Z")
It’s pretty much legal in CA. Medical cards aren’t too hard to acquire… ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/36 "2009-08-08T11:03:42Z")
Nope, not hard at all. Although, federal law\> ca law, so thehre still is a chance of trouble. iirc, I think I heard there was a bill in place for medical marijuana in the state senate before the whole standoff thing started, so it didnt get voted on ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/37 "2009-08-08T11:05:23Z")
> [@FS: Bills Tickets 12-24](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-bills-tickets-12-24/21333/10): > > For example when do u ever hear about alot of crime in amsterdam,holland? not too often,point made :thumbup um we dont hear about amsterdam , holland at all, let alone any crimes from there… so thats not really the best point lol > [@FS: BSeries Swap, Rims, Seats](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-bseries-swap-rims-seats/21349/7): > > The sad thing is I dont ever see it happening, atleast not a total legalization of it. Its too easy of a plant for the common man to grow. It would be harder for the state to collect their taxes then it is catching everyone that grows now. sorry but thats saying lets make tomatos and thyme illegal because everyone can grow it in their homes and goverment cant tax it pleaseeeeee ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/38 "2009-08-08T11:08:22Z")
high grade tomatoes dont sell for $5k+ a pound. It would be pretty much impossible to tax EVERYONE who would grow it ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/39 "2009-08-08T11:13:16Z")
But if it was legal dont you think the price would go down? ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977/40 "2009-08-08T11:15:22Z")
> [@97cavy"](#): > > high grade tomatoes dont sell for $5k+ a pound. > > It would be pretty much impossible to tax EVERYONE who would grow it … which is why it will never be legalized completely [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/legalize-pot/245977.md?page=3)