US War on Drugs

[RICHARD]

TD,

For one lousy joint?


Think about all the people that were needed to process the case and operate
all those programs.

What did that cost and how much money did the municipality to hold those programs.


As long as the war on drugs goes on, The "system" will flourish and the small potatoes will go to jail.


Now....

The methheads need to go to jail, If you have to make it (drug) then keep it illegal...

Like meth, LSD, PCP...and all that crap.

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You are brave to tell that story.

[Twisterdog]

For one lousy joint?

Yes, more or less.

What did that cost and how much money did the municipality to hold those programs.

I can only imagine the cost to the taxpayers. Frightening. I know personally, I had to pay $600 per month. I don't know what his dad had to pay, but he makes about 3 times as much as I do. So, we probably paid about $2,000 per month out of pocket.


You are brave to tell that story.

Thank you. It's a hard story to tell. It's been a hard thing all around.

[signorelli21]

wow this is the last place in the world i would expect a topic like this to come up, lol.

i don't think the government should be able to tell me what i can put into my body, mainly because they have very poor judgment. like its fine if i go out and buy a packof cigarrettes that WILL KILL ME eventually, its fine if i drink a 12 pack of beer everyday and die of liver failure, beat my wife, lose my job and live a poor quality life.

but by god if i smoke a joint and stay home, order a pizza ( munchies, mmmm) and play video games all day, i am a criminal, and pot is evil because there is the very slim possibility that it MAY cause some health problem if i am a cronic user for a long period of time.

its all about money and popular opinion, marijuana legislation is just like pit bull/breed specific legislation, its retarded.

i don't know what a solution for the other drugs would be, but i can tell you that throwing someone in jail because they have a drug problem does nothing to help them, it only gaurantees that they will become a repeat offender.

[moosmom]

RICHARD,

And which room needs the Fire Dept...?
LOL, just look for the burns in the rug and furniture

You never cease to amaze me or make me ROFLMAO before my first cup of coffee. Thank you!!!!

On a more serious note...In CT as of October 1, all the cold medicines that contain the active ingredient in making Crystal Meth are now put behind the counters of pharmacies. In order to buy the stuff, the customer needs to sign a log book and show picture ID such as a driver's license. MANY people are up in arms about it, saying it's a violation of their constitutional rights to privacy. I say, what's the big deal if you have nothing to hide or aren't doing anything illegal???

As far as the marijuana situation is concerned, I have never heard of anyone robbing a bank or store to support their pot habit, have you???

Twisterdog,

I'm sure it was a nightmare for your family and your poor kid. And I'll bet your son has learned a valuable lesson. Couldn't he have signed up for Accelerated Rehabilitation, whereas if he stays clean and is a good boy for 1 year, his record is wiped clean??? To put a 14 year old kid through all of that for less than a joints worth is totally absurd. The laws in this country suck, all the while the politicians are getting richer for sitting around with their hands up their behinds. Makes me sick.

Thank you for sharing that heartwrenching story.

[Twisterdog]

In CT as of October 1, all the cold medicines that contain the active ingredient in making Crystal Meth are now put behind the counters of pharmacies. In order to buy the stuff, the customer needs to sign a log book and show picture ID such as a driver's license. MANY people are up in arms about it, saying it's a violation of their constitutional rights to privacy. I say, what's the big deal if you have nothing to hide or aren't doing anything illegal???

That's an excellent idea. I wish they would implement that here. That type of control is needed not only because pseudoephedrine is used in making meth, but because kids will take HUGE doses of cough and cold medication for the high. It's called Robo-tripping here. A 12 year old girl in my son's 7th grade class went into convulsions and almost died in gym class. She had drunk a LOT of cough syrup. Nice. I swear, I didn't think I was that old, but my generation didn't seem to do nutty stuff like that as kids. Did we? I seem to recall that some beer was fine with us.

Twisterdog,

I'm sure it was a nightmare for your family and your poor kid. And I'll bet your son has learned a valuable lesson. Couldn't he have signed up for Accelerated Rehabilitation, whereas if he stays clean and is a good boy for 1 year, his record is wiped clean??? To put a 14 year old kid through all of that for less than a joints worth is totally absurd. The laws in this country suck, all the while the politicians are getting richer for sitting around with their hands up their behinds. Makes me sick.

I certainly hope he has learned a lesson. He is, however, very much of the opinion that I have seen in this thread and others ... It's only pot, it's harmless, it's organic, it's not anywhere near as bad as meth or alcohol. And I'm not saying I disagree with that ... in theory. But the harsh reality, that we have learned so painfully over the last six months, is that relatively mild, organic and harmless or not, marijuana is very much illegal and getting caught with it can cause you big problems. I honestly hope this experience was horrible enough on him that he simply decides it's not worth it again. I don't know if the "scared straight" theory really works, but I'm praying it does with him.

I honestly believe that if alcohol is legal, that marijuana ought to be, too. I have a huge problem with hypocricy, in any form. But what "ought to be" doesn't matter one bit, when your child is in jail for three months.

[RICHARD]

but by god if i smoke a joint and stay home, order a pizza ( munchies, mmmm) and play video games all day, i am a criminal,

If you order that pizza with pineapple you shoiuld go to jail!

[smokey the elder]

I think the rules about pseudoephedrine are fine, since meth is NASTY, creates toxic waste, explosions, property damage, personal damage, etc, etc. My personal take is to go easy on the natural products, but the synthetic illegal stuff is a big problem. I'm not sure what the answer is, but I think law enforcement should go after the larger scale operations as a priority. Leave the green leafy veggie growers alone.

[moosmom]

I think law enforcement should go after the larger scale operations as a priority. Leave the green leafy veggie growers alone

AMEN to that!!! By "green leafy" you DO mean cabbage, right?? BUWAHAHAHAHAHA

[RICHARD]

Leave the green leafy veggie growers alone.

Can I have anchovies on my half?


MM,

I know why you read the posts before you drink your coffee....

I have spit on my monitor too!