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Ron Paul is an anti-war, pro-civil liberties candidate running for president. Here's a great article from High Times magazine back when he ran in 1988. He was right then and he's right now. http://ronpaul2008.com/

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Amforit about 1 year ago

I am for legalizing pot. I believe it would have a snowball effect. Jobs would be generated to process it. Income tax from those jobs. Sales tax. Smoke shops would increase sales.

Another issue is these men who are in jail/prison because they sold pot. I would love to know how many there are. Those men could be out and be an asset to sociality. Paying taxes instead of costing tax payer money. It would generate money for good free rehab centers.

There are people who lost a good job because of Random drug test. Or people who wants to smoke but loses out because of the fear in losing their jobs. This year when I vote for President, you bet it will be the one who most likely will be for legalizing Pot.

petrifiedhippy about 1 year ago

""""& quot;"""if we can tax it then sure i'm down for it. i would love to have it legalized""&quo t;"""" ;"
said rawsaiderica....
Dealers can go to any IRS Office to BUY TAX STAMPS for their ?? stash, loot, shipment.... yes marijuana can easily be taxed, I recommend it, because you can be busted on tax evasion for not securing your marijuana! It's true.

neisha about 1 year ago

to eric dec 25, 2007-harvard-why would you say all those things about something you obviously have no clue about? i'm not saying pot is good for everyone but some people really need it to live their daily lives. i'm 30 yrs old and i've smoked pot almost every day since i was 14. i have bipolar disorder and crohns disease. i also have a beautiful daughter and a husband who i love very much but life for us is very hard. pot calms me down and allows me to function normally. i'm sure it's cause i've smoked for so long but it really helps for alot of reasons. i smoked cigarettes for 12 years and i'm so glad i stopped spring of 2004. that's what was bad for me!!!
thank you-neisha from pa

SUGGA_M0MMA about 1 year ago

pot aint a drug. it dont do **** but get you high. you can still funtion on it. and the only reason why it is illigal is cuz they cant tax it. same with prostitution. it isnt controled by the government so its not aloud. i say **** the government. im toke up all day and not pay taxes on it. suck on that.

GOOD FELLOW 17 about 1 year ago

ALRITE THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS WE ALL NEED TO QUIT ******** ABOUT POT. SURE THERE SHOULD BE A TAX ON IT AND A SERITN AGE AT WICH U CAN SMOKE POT. WE WASTE TO MUCH TIME, MONEY, AND EFFORT TRYING TO PUT STONERS IN JAIL, OR SET UP REHAB PROGRAMS FOR SMOKERS. THEIR IS NO POSSIBLE WAY TO GET ADDICTED TO WEED I DONT CARE WHAT U SAY. I HAVE NEVER NOT BEEN ABLE TO FUNCTION OFF O WEED NO MATTER HOW MUCH I SMOKED. I CAN ASSURE U I I KEPT ON DRINKING I COULDNT DO **** AND THAT IS LEGAL. IF THEY WHERE TO LEGALIZE POT THE PEOPLE WOULD GO CRAZY AND DO OTHER SUPID THINGS AND SOME WOULD DIE. LIKE THE OTHER COMMENT IF SOMEONE TELLS U NOT TO DO SOMETHING IT MAKES U CURIOUS TO DO IT. IF ITS ALWAYS THERE THEN ITS WEEL WE CAN DO THAT ANYTIME. LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IT WILL SAVE ALOT OF ******* BULLSHI. GO RON PAUL!!!!!!

petrifiedhippy about 1 year ago

The biggest anything to hit America would be the legalization of Hemp, Sativa... all of it.

It would overwhelm the market
Food
Fuel
Fiber

Grows faster than cotton - the hearty plant can be grown in harsher conditions... this government has their heads in their on this commodity.

There is nothing you can't make from this plant.

Petrifiedhippy

rawrsaiderica about 1 year ago

okay, im about to turn 17 but the whole deal about weed, come one. we can't legalize it because it can't be taxed. if we can tax it then sure i'm down for it. i would love to have it legalized and not have to get caught or worry about it. in my opinion, i think there is so much crime with under age drinking and smoking pot because the age is too high and weed doesn't even do anything to you. it's safer than alcohol, it messes up your liver plus it tastes bad so why waste money and time on something that takes a alot of to get drunk? weed on the other hand, you smoke a joint and you feel it after 1-2 hits. i'm totally for legalization. the whole thing is rediculous. it shouldn't be as big of a deal that everyone makes it. "omg weed is so bad for you, i can't believe you did that. it's illegal you know." yeah yeah yeah blah blah. who cares. it's like parents telling their kids no. when you want to do something and they say no don't/didn't you want to do it even more because when authority says no, it makes you want it more so when they make weed illegal and make a big deal about it, people want to keep doing it. i have more opinions on why i think so many pot heads are in jail but i'm not going to start anything, i'm just stating my opinion.
when you come home from a long day at work or fight with someone or just want to, wouldn't it be nice to just go in your house and roll a joint and not have to worry about anything or anyone getting mad or getting you in trouble.

main point-legalize it. it's not worth this whole big deal. just get it done. please.

katrina maria x about 1 year ago

im all for legalization :]
but you guys needa all calm down :p
gettin a little too rowdy over some bud.

Shaina about 1 year ago

To the idiot claiming flossing the Harvard Email Address. I am a Harvard Student. A real Harvard student. That is not a REAL Harvard student or faculty email address. Get a life, loser.

Catzy about 1 year ago

I'm just going to throw my thoughts out there, but I think this would be a better system:
Drinking age: 18
I know most people think I'm crazy, but I'm 17 and since I've had alcohol all around me, my whole life, I know how to drink responsibly. Those that never get exposed to it, don't know how to handle it when they do finally get that freedom. With the drinking age at 18, alcoholism can be caught at a younger age, when people aren't completely on their own as adults. A 21-year-old alcoholic is on their own and won't have parents to fall back on, whereas an 18-year-old can correct their problem sooner, without screwing up the rest of their life.
Marijuana (Legal) age: 21
Because legalizing marijuana would be relatively new and many people would not have been exposed, it needs to be left to those most responsible. I know this seems hypocritic to earlier, but weed needs to be left to those old enough to handle it.
Tobacco: hehe, thought I'd say 16? Nope!
Tobacco should be regulated by the FCC to take all the friggin poisons!!! What isn't naturally in it, should be taken out. Kinda hypocritical that they ban trans fat in new york but rat poison in cigs is fine.

I don't know exactly Ron Paul's exact idea, I'm still researching, but I wish he would consider this.

Anonymous about 1 year ago

don't legalize. i'll go out of business.

element about 1 year ago

isn't it funny how the guy with the harvard email is the loudest, rudest, most ignorant one in the whole forum? obviously that education was well purchased. all pros and cons of marijuana aside, the bottom line is that alot of money goes to preventing the use of something that is less harmful than other substances that are currently available legally i.e. alcohol, painkillers, anti-depressants,etc. even if you do not agree with the use of it, that does not mean you should condemn it. Can marijuana make people less productive? Hell yes. Can alcohol make people black out and do crazy **** they don't remember? You know it.

So which is worse? Hopefully this type of logic will eventually come around to be common knowledge. There is far too much ignorance on this topic by users and condemners alike.

Adam T about 1 year ago

I think the War on Drugs breed a lot of resentment for law enforcement among those who don't commit crimes besides using recreational drugs. 20 years later, Ron Paul is still the best choice for president. Too bad he didn't win in 1988.

Anonymous about 1 year ago

Jesus Christ. How many retards in a row can post a dumb-ass comment and feel that they are smarter than everyone else?
Pot is NOT harmless. It's NOT an anti-depressant. It doesn't make you smarter, cooler, or any of that other crap. It MOST LIKELY WON'T make your entire body go numb.. that would be some insane pot! I smoked daily for 10 years. Kind, Ditch weed, etc. I've been to Amsterdam (the city, not the Country, you dumbass, Eric) 3 times. I would probably still smoke it on a much smaller scale if I had better access to it.
It can make you paranoid. It can turn you into an apathetic loser if you let it. It can cause depression. It IS a drug - just like Caffeine is a drug, just like alcohol, just like all the prescriptions out there - if you ABUSE it, you can run into troubles.
Pot is NOT the **** that all you "yeah yeah! Go Ron Paul cause he's not against legalizing hemp and decriminalizing pot" think that it is... Sure, it can be relaxing. it can be a social thing - just like drinking. It can also make you a retard stoner who doesn't have a clue (like most of the people commenting here). Learn how to spell. Learn proper grammar. Come back when you're grown up.

Eric said:
"to those of you who think im full of ****- i just finished my law degree and am working on my forensic degree-"

Wow. Double wow. Question: who the **** cares? Another question: what the hell does that prove?
If you have a 50/50 chance of dying when using ecstasy, there would be a WHOLE lot more dead people out there. Half of every Rave scene would drop dead by the end of the night. You, sir, are full of bullshit - law degree aside and all.

I believe in the decriminalization of it. I think the laws are too harsh. we should be spending more time and money elsewhere.

By the way, how many people actually realized this was from 20 years ago??

Seth about 1 year ago

Haha, Eric, educate yourself-

Amsterdam isn't a ******* country you dipshit, it's the capital of the Netherlands, a highly successful, socially liberal country. The $50 Billion on the War on Drugs spent THIS YEAR ALONE is miniscule compared to other expenses? I would think not...

ERIC about 1 year ago

wow you guys are a bunch of wanna be free-spirited hippy dumbass mother ******* want to legalize mj. although i myself am daily user i will tell you right now how ******* stupid your arguments are.

for example thompson2 - you sir are ******* stupid please die. first of all does your dumbass really think that if we legalize pot we will use the money to fund education, fight poverty, help health-care...NO! you dumb **** kill yourself it will be used to fight wars, fund oversee campaigns etc.. jesus christ your just like any other 16 yr old who think that because pot is harmless is should be legalized...

secondly lette<3 - pot is not a ******* anti-depressant, THC has no such effect you dumb piece of ****, that was all psychological go smoke a ******* cigarette and find out you dumb piece of ****. However I will agree with you that it has caused tax-payers money when we jail people but do you understand how minuscule of a problem that is compared to others, educate yourself ******.

To end my tirade because i am sick of listening to all you high-school ******* who think ron paul is the ****. I am all for DECRIMINALIZATION of weed not LEGALIZATION learn the ******* difference, this is what is wrong with society today, dumb ******* kids who can vote and think that they know what is right. A legalization of weed will be a incentive to legalize other things i.e. prostitution, mushrooms, etc. etc(wouldn't that be cool? - ****). Don't believe me? Go see how ****** up of a country Amsterdam is for yourself instead of watching movies. If any of you dumbfucks have any opinions e-mail me a eszu@harvard.edu **** YOU -Eric

thompson2 about 1 year ago

to all those who do not want to legalize pot, give this a thought-- your tax dollars pay for the police to do their duties. would you rather have your money that you earned go towards busting someone with a $20 bag of pot OR towards rapists, child abusers/molesters, murderers, etc. put behind bars? if pot was legalized, there would be more effort put into those things and put into finding big time drugs that actually do kill people- for example, everytime you use xtc, you have a 50/50 chance of dying. and another fyi- it is scientifically proven you CAN NOT od on pot, however, drugs that are legal, such as ambien, neurotin, etc., you can od on them. to those of you who think im full of ****- i just finished my law degree and am working on my forensic degree- i **** you not :-)

lette<3. about 1 year ago

yeah i have a little somethin to say to "SHORTY"
whoever the **** you are.... smoked for days straight. in everyway you can think of. & noo
your hands dont go numb or any of that ****.
you obviously never smoked or you have no clue
what your talkin about!so many more people would
be a alive if it was legal. it works as an
anti-depressent i should know it helped me get
over my friends death. also the jails wouldnt
be overly crowded like they are now cause of
inocent people getting arrested for smokin
A PLANT THAT COMES FROM THE EARTH, it was obviously put here for a reason unlike alcohol
which is man made..righttt? yeah. so just think
about the real facts before you voice your opinion.


HELL YEAH RON PAUL! toke N choke :0)
peace & love.

Anonymous about 1 year ago

most likely he is just saying this so he'll get a lot of votes then we will see nothing..

www.viperhide.com about 1 year ago

Woot Woot! You know that this is more than just for stupid teens, this is for adults that can be responsible with weed. I have a feeling though that Ron Paul is and will win this if he stays true to his words! go Ron Paul I WILL VOTE FOR YOU!

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