Pot votes in 2 states challenge US drug war

Associated Press
Nov 8, 2012



Pot advocates say a fight is exactly what they want.
































The DEA will now be forced to deal with the VOTED rights of the citizens of two states and the Federal laws passed WITHOUT the votes of the citizenry. This should be an interesting fight. Who prevails? The soverign rights of States or the Federal government?


Pretty interesting. I'm thinking they'll collect tax dollars (which is really the incentive here), but turn around and spend it on regulation and oversite. And, legal pot will be so much more expensive because of regulation and taxes, it will continue to be sold illegally for much cheaper. Just my prediction - this won't solve any problems or generate net revenue.


People still buy cigarettes ,even though the tax on them keeps going up . What makes you think the pot heads would be any different ? Perhaps , because taking the pot makes them so energetic and sharp of mind , eh ? ; )))


Fed law trumps State law. The Justice Dept. will come down hard.

Besides, once the product is out in the general population and seeds become available - game over because authorities will no longer be able to control the sale and distribution.


The states will find a way to profit from the legalization even if it is through the traffic laws. I see the letters DUI taking on a new meaning. Pooh is right, once people REALLY start growing their own it will be uncontrollable.


Glad you agree Bambie.

Why do you think that it's often called "weed"?

Easy to grow in lousy soil and few natural enemies.

Gotta take Mr. Obama back to his ol' Choom Gang days. How could he tell AG Holder to quash it without being a hypocrite?



Even a broken clock is right twice a day! LOL!


@ deertracker:

Never thought of you as broken Bambie, just ignorant. There obviously is still hope for you. Pay attention.


Roadside pot markets. I'm in.


@ Unassumer:


"Drive & Fly"


If there were a real "war on drugs", we wouldn't have our communities saturated with illegal prescription drugs. They would be stopped at their source i.e. pharmaceutical factories. Keep the populace dumbed down, drugged and struggling while the banksters steal our wealth and our birthright.


all of us will need pot to make it through the next 4 years with the re-election of the man in the oval office.

沉默寡言的美國人。 您將是奴隸對中國人。


C'mon M-I-C-K-E-Y, the election is over, enough about politics for a while.


@ deertracker:

So just go back to sleep and let the Choom Man do his magic eh Bambie?

The 2014 mid-terms are comin'. Should be fun if the economy is in the toilet.


Fun huh? Interesting! If the republiclowns don't get their act together 2014 is going to be a repeat of Tues. night! America has changed.


@ deertracker:

And all those Obama voters will get to support those oldsters' Soc. Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits with increasingly higher taxes.

Remember: 78 million (mostly white) baby boomers in or fast approaching retirement age.

The joke's on them (and you) Bambie. LOL.



"The 2014 mid-terms are comin'. _Should be fun if the economy is in the toilet._" < Contango

That seems to be the perpetual Republican prayer, their salvation. Sad for sure.


Anybody who knows the history of marijuana criminalization would also know that legalizing pot is a reasonable course of action. Pot wasn't perceived as a serious problem until Richard Nixon and his puritanical attitudes decided that it was. The Nixon administration ordered a study to prove the evils of marijuana so that it could be criminalized; unfortunately for Tricky Dick, the study was returned indicating the relative safety and moderate effects of cannabis. So what did Nixon do? Commissioned another study. Then another. It wasn't until more than TWENTY studies were done (all showing the same results as the first, by the way), that Nixon found himself a researcher who had the same puritanical mindset. The criminalization of marijuana is based SOLELY on that 25th or 26th study. Awesome, eh?

Now we spend a royal fortune in the losing battle called "The War on Drugs." Court dockets and prisons are overcrowded with non-violent marijuana offenders. But the money and the power call to many! There are two simple answers: 1. Legalize (and regulate like alcohol) marijuana; and 2. SHUT THE DAM*ED BORDERS DOWN (to get the truly nasty drug market under control).

Of course, making sense is all too rarely the government's course...

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States' rights - it's not just for racists anymore!

It's about time leftists had a reason to rediscover the 10th Amendment.


Time to get Ohio on the right page. Good for you Colorado and Washington, its harmless!


The war on drugs was all based on lies. The 1% support the war of drugs. The 1% wants you to use their very expensive drugs that kill thousands each month.


Contango what are you smoking? Deertracker is so right & you are....nevermind.


http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/ Good information can be found here.


http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/... Does this mean if you are super rich and own a boat, car and guns worth $500,001 or more, they cannot be taken by the government? Those super rich folks have a racket going with the current laws.

Administrative forfeiture can be used to seize and forfeit the following:
• any amount of currency;
• personal property valued at $500,000 or less, including cars, guns, and boats;
• hauling conveyances of unlimited value.