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In reply to the discussion: Over 300 Economists Agree: It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana [View all]TheWraith
(24,331 posts)7. Here's the problem.
Imagine you have a sample of 100 people. 60 of them support legalizing marijuana, 40 of them oppose it. However, of the 60 who support, only 10 will vote for a candidate solely because of that criteria, while 30 of the 40 will absolutely vote against any candidate who does support legalization. Put another way, it remains illegal because people who like drugs aren't as obsessed with them as people who dislike drugs.
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the police industrial complex and its commander in chief will not like this or go along - cuts into
msongs
Apr 2012
#2
I watched one of the virtual people on tv the other night trying to rationalize the administration's
jtuck004
Apr 2012
#4
My questions about the meme about prohibition having ended mob rule are these:
JDPriestly
Apr 2012
#13
We don't outlaw everything that is bad for people. And alcohol is far worse for people than pot is.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#18
Setting aside the fact that marijuana is probably not as damaging to our health
JDPriestly
Apr 2012
#58
More than that, the start (not end) of Prohibition *increased* alcohol consumption among women.
ieoeja
Apr 2012
#39
Question away, of course, but those weren't expected outcomes of the prohibition
jtuck004
Apr 2012
#20
THANK you. i was about to go google for this link, which tells the whole story
99th_Monkey
Apr 2012
#44
Thanks. "a confluence of treatment and risk reduction policies." That's good news.
JDPriestly
Apr 2012
#59
The reality is that anything that prohibits personal choice is a burden on the economy.
Gregorian
Apr 2012
#6
It will be part of the national conversation; it's on the ballot in two states.
Comrade Grumpy
Apr 2012
#11
Our 3 Dem. gubernatorial candidates were asked about it in the first televised
Tunkamerica
Apr 2012
#14
Yeah, NC. Meanwhile, 16 States plus DC already passed Medical Marijuana laws with
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2012
#29
Well, I was responding to the prvious poster who said it won't even be part of the
Tunkamerica
Apr 2012
#77
It only takes one lobbyist with a fat wallet that disagrees with them to keep it
Dragonfli
Apr 2012
#21