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samiyam
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Apr 10, 2013 - 10:02am |
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RASPUTIN wrote:
Heck yeah. He takes your three grand, tries to get the probable cause tossed, and if that doesn't happen you get your jail sentence and fines just like if you didn't have a lawyer. What a great scam! Think how much money lawyers would lose if dope was legal. They'd be getting food stamps.
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RASPUTIN
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:59am |
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samiyam wrote: Yes... DUI Marijuana is a problem because you can't really tell with a blood test whether the person smoked an hour ago or two days ago and this would open the door for many court suits and would probably end up in the Supreme Court of the USA.
Personally, I think that there should be some sort of license for marijuana users where they agreed that if they were licensed users of the weed, that they wouldn't be able to hold valid driver's licenses.
But I'm sure some lawyer has a better solution than that.
Heck yeah. He takes your three grand, tries to get the probable cause tossed, and if that doesn't happen you get your jail sentence and fines just like if you didn't have a lawyer. What a great scam! Think how much money lawyers would lose if dope was legal. They'd be getting food stamps.
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:54am |
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RASPUTIN wrote: samiyam wrote: 1977 I'm sure the laws are more lenient since then... but possession can still be a felony if you get caught too many times.
I would think if you got caught DRIVING too many times standard DUI laws would bump it up. Yes... DUI Marijuana is a problem because you can't really tell with a blood test whether the person smoked an hour ago or two days ago and this would open the door for many court suits and would probably end up in the Supreme Court of the USA. Personally, I think that there should be some sort of license for marijuana users where they agreed that if they were licensed users of the weed, that they wouldn't be able to hold valid driver's licenses. But I'm sure some lawyer has a better solution than that.
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RASPUTIN
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:44am |
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 samiyam wrote: 1977 I'm sure the laws are more lenient since then... but possession can still be a felony if you get caught too many times. Â
I would think if you got caught DRIVING too many times standard DUI laws would bump it up.
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:37am |
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RASPUTIN wrote: 1977 I'm sure the laws are more lenient since then... but possession can still be a felony if you get caught too many times.
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RASPUTIN
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:34am |
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samiyam wrote: I know a guy who did two years in Nevada for possessing a joint. One joint.
Drug laws are stupid and they are making us a country of scofflaws who don't respect law and order because of the stupid things cops are required to do because of drug laws.
Get it out in the open and legal. Sunshine is the best disinfectant.
Geez, when was that? 1960? They seem to have loosened up a little bit since then.
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sirdroseph
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:29am |
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RASPUTIN wrote:I have a sneaking suspision that they did away with prohibition when they figured out how much money they were losing without the old "Whiskey Tax". So much so that they had to start a new "Federal Income Tax" to try and make up the difference. But, what the hell? Make it all legal as far as I'm concerned. Tax the crap out of it to pay for all the rehab centers. Sell it so cheap that the whole country is nothing but a bunch of blathering idiots always so f**ked up they can't make it to work, pay insurance on the cars the crash into your family members on the way to the Hooka Hut, and then go on SSI because they're victims and can't hold a job or take care of themselves. I'm retired and still armed. I don't really give a sh*t.
Bumper sticker.
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:27am |
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2cats wrote:
It does in Oklahoma. It is a misdemeanor drug conviction on you record forever, unless you get a deferred sentence. It stops people from getting into RN school and other fields of study.
I know a guy who did two years in Nevada for possessing a joint. One joint. Drug laws are stupid and they are making us a country of scofflaws who don't respect law and order because of the stupid things cops are required to do because of drug laws. Get it out in the open and legal. Sunshine is the best disinfectant.
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RASPUTIN
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:24am |
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Red_Dragon wrote: I guess I'm of the opinion that it won't be as bad as all that. It's already that bad and it's illegal.
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2cats
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:23am |
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sirdroseph wrote:
Yes, I think the relative decriminization of small possession amounts has helped that a lot. I don't know, maybe you can tell me for small possession amounts I know you get arrested and fined, but does it go on your permanent record?
It does in Oklahoma. It is a misdemeanor drug conviction on you record forever, unless you get a deferred sentence. It stops people from getting into RN school and other fields of study.
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:23am |
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RASPUTIN wrote:I have a sneaking suspision that they did away with prohibition when they figured out how much money they were losing without the old "Whiskey Tax". So much so that they had to start a new "Federal Income Tax" to try and make up the difference. But, what the hell? Make it all legal as far as I'm concerned. Tax the crap out of it to pay for all the rehab centers. Sell it so cheap that the whole country is nothing but a bunch of blathering idiots always so f**ked up they can't make it to work, pay insurance on the cars the crash into your family members on the way to the Hooka Hut, and then go on SSI because they're victims and can't hold a job or take care of themselves. I'm retired and still armed. I don't really give a sh*t.
I'm not sure if it will be as bad as that... Most people aren't really heavy users of any of the drugs they come in contact with... addiction starts before the drugs go in. It is a medical problem, not a moral one. "Before we outlawed drugs the USA had a terrible drug problem and 10% of our population was addicted. Now, things are much better, now only 1 in 10 people are addicted to drugs!" ~ Bill Hicks ~
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RASPUTIN
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:20am |
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sirdroseph wrote:
Yes, I think the relative decriminization of small possession amounts has helped that a lot. I don't know, maybe you can tell me for small possession amounts I know you get arrested and fined, but does it go on your permanent record?
Depends on the state. Weed is a minor misdemeanor in Ohio and not a jailable offense for personal use amounts. Don't ask me the amount because I don't remember, but 200 grams sounds close. With more serious drugs on a first time offense you can get it down to a misdemeanor if you haven't acted a fool during the arrest process and then go to counseling. Nobody want drug users in jail, just drug peddlers.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:18am |
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RASPUTIN wrote:I have a sneaking suspision that they did away with prohibition when they figured out how much money they were losing without the old "Whiskey Tax". So much so that they had to start a new "Federal Income Tax" to try and make up the difference. But, what the hell? Make it all legal as far as I'm concerned. Tax the crap out of it to pay for all the rehab centers. Sell it so cheap that the whole country is nothing but a bunch of blathering idiots always so f**ked up they can't make it to work, pay insurance on the cars the crash into your family members on the way to the Hooka Hut, and then go on SSI because they're victims and can't hold a job or take care of themselves. I'm retired and still armed. I don't really give a sh*t.
I guess I'm of the opinion that it won't be as bad as all that.
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ricguy
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:18am |
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"Jails, Prisons, Incarcerations, Oh my!"
Wizard in OZ ( the tv series)
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RASPUTIN
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:15am |
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Red_Dragon wrote: I don't have a problem with that. Perhaps removing the prohibition against these things will decrease the crimes committed; kinda like when they did away with alcohol prohibition.
I have a sneaking suspision that they did away with prohibition when they figured out how much money they were losing without the old "Whiskey Tax". So much so that they had to start a new "Federal Income Tax" to try and make up the difference. But, what the hell? Make it all legal as far as I'm concerned. Tax the crap out of it to pay for all the rehab centers. Sell it so cheap that the whole country is nothing but a bunch of blathering idiots always so f**ked up they can't make it to work, pay insurance on the cars the crash into your family members on the way to the Hooka Hut, and then go on SSI because they're victims and can't hold a job or take care of themselves. I'm retired and still armed. I don't really give a sh*t.
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sirdroseph
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:11am |
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I would argue that there are probably very few people in prison for smoking, eating, or shooting up politically incorrect substances. They are in prison for selling them, stealing peoples belongings to buy them, murdering people while under the influence of them, and to make their territory larger. But I would challenge you to find me somebody in jail for just doing them. If there is is list it's gotta be pretty small.
Yes, I think the relative decriminization of small possession amounts has helped that a lot. I don't know, maybe you can tell me for small possession amounts I know you get arrested and fined, but does it go on your permanent record?
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:05am |
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RASPUTIN wrote:
I would argue that there are probably very few people in prison for smoking, eating, or shooting up politically incorrect substances. They are in prison for selling them, stealing peoples belongings to buy them, and murdering people while under the influence of them, and to make their territory larger. But I would challenge you to find me somebody in jail for just doing them. If there is is list it's gotta be pretty small.
I don't have a problem with that. Perhaps removing the prohibition against these things will decrease the crimes committed; kinda like when they did away with alcohol prohibition.
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RASPUTIN
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Apr 10, 2013 - 8:59am |
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Red_Dragon wrote: My point was that a huge percentage of the prison population in this country are people who ingest substances that are politically incorrect. Perhaps we should reconsider the idea that the government gets to tell you what you can smoke/eat/shoot up/etc.
I would argue that there are probably very few people in prison for smoking, eating, or shooting up politically incorrect substances. They are in prison for selling them, stealing peoples belongings to buy them, murdering people while under the influence of them, and to make their territory larger. But I would challenge you to find me somebody in jail for just doing them. If there is is list it's gotta be pretty small.
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RASPUTIN
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Apr 10, 2013 - 8:54am |
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Of course Red, they will whack a drug lord or two also. Especially for murdering people. China tops the list for whacking criminals.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Apr 10, 2013 - 8:52am |
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RASPUTIN wrote:Well, this wasn't just a little doobie smoking. And it wasn't "the next day" when they whacked them. They did the crime in 1998, stole a cargo ship and killed the crew of 23, were caught and tried in '99, and 13 of them were whacked in January of 2000. They don't spend a lot of time on appeals in China. My point was that a huge percentage of the prison population in this country are people who ingest substances that are politically incorrect. Perhaps we should reconsider the idea that the government gets to tell you what you can smoke/eat/shoot up/etc.
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