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Originally posted by bigben2k
A very intelligent response, thank you Cova! I have a new respect for you!
Not that I'm changing my position in any way, but if I was forced to choose, the minimum that I would agree to, is smoking it on private property only: anything else would remain illegal.
Maybe that way, when someone is pulled over that's smoking it, they can still get a DUI charge on them, plus a "smoking in public", but not the higher charge of drug possesion, and not any "intent to resell". After all, it would have to be legal to carry it, just like any other commodity.
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First - thank you for that first line. Now you just have to forgive me if I come back and post something that makes no sense at all after a good smoke
As to the last mini-paragraph, again I think it's pretty much covered by existing laws, in that case the ones dealing with alcohol. Obviously it is illegal to drive while drinking, in fact current laws also make it illegal to drive after smoking up (as it is illegal to posses any weed, but there are no laws against having possesed and smoked it in the past). Public drunkenness laws can be expanded to cover more than just being drunk, but also high on various compounds (which again, would cover even people who have done illegal drugs but no-longer have any in their possession). As for smoking off of private property, it would be the same as where you are allowed to drink. You can't walk down the street with a beer in your hand, and you shouldn't be able to with a joint (and here in Alberta in a year you'll have a hard time doing it with tobacco too). And obviously on private property you can pretty much do as you please. But then there's also crown land - if I'm out camping somewhere (not a official campground, but hiking off the trails) or at a bush-party or something, again I should be free to do as I please. In an effort to crack down on the drug-use that is common at many late-night parties, raves, etc. the entire class of parties is being made illegal in many cities, and such parties are moving out of the cities and into the great out-doors. I don't agree with making the parties illegal in the first place (you are punishing a lot of people just to stop a few from doing some drugs that don't affect others much if at all - E and LSD being the most common to see people doing in my experience, both are swallowed and produce no "second-hand-smoke" type of effect for anyone else in the area), but wherever we end up having them, let us do what we want at them.
And iceheart - I meant no offence. You've made some decent responses since then, but you have to admit that posting nothing more than "I can't believe people are actually even contemplating something so stupid as drug legalisaztion..." is a pretty useless post. At the least if all you wanted to do was state your position on the matter you could have done so without attempting to insult any/all of us that are pro-legalization. In fact I would go so far to say the fact that we are contemplating it shows that we are in fact intelligent, and after we make a decision, whether for or against legalization, then you can make your own opinions on whether it was a good choice.