Poll of the Day > If Trump actually pulls through with the Marijuana Ban lift will you jump ship?

(+) Yeah! (+)

He's still crazy but
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I don't think that poll is clearly worded. Anyways, I support lifting the ban. I think it was insanely stupid and discriminatory to enact in the first place and relied heavily on fear-mongering and plucking the heartstrings of moral guardians. As such I have no qualms of lifting the ban and, if it needs to be banned again, banning it for actual reasons as opposed to basically going 'Think of the children!'
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what is he doing?
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Unbridled9 posted...

As such I have no qualms of lifting the ban and, if it needs to be banned again, banning it for actual reasons as opposed to basically going 'Think of the children!'

Cannabis was originally banned in the United States because fuck Mexicans. No seriously, that's the reason. It's also why we call it marijuana. It's all a racist policy and has been from the beginning. It's terrible. It was about protecting women and children, but specifically from Mexicans.

On topic, I don't use cannabis nor care to, but it should be as legal as alcohol. It's certainly safer. Trump isn't doing anything to work toward that, to my knowledge, and doing one good thing doesn't make him a good President.

It wouldn't effect me too much cause it's already legal where I live. but that would be cool.

SushiSquid posted...

Unbridled9 posted...

As such I have no qualms of lifting the ban and, if it needs to be banned again, banning it for actual reasons as opposed to basically going 'Think of the children!'

Cannabis was originally banned in the United States because fuck Mexicans. No seriously, that's the reason. It's also why we call it marijuana. It's all a racist policy and has been from the beginning. It's terrible.

On topic, I don't use cannabis nor care to, but it should be as legal as alcohol. It's certainly safer. Trump isn't doing anything to work toward that, to my knowledge, and doing one good thing doesn't make him a good President.

Also because it was a competitor to the tobacco industry, who has alot of pull with the government.

pro marijuana has my vote

Zikten posted...

SushiSquid posted...

Unbridled9 posted...

As such I have no qualms of lifting the ban and, if it needs to be banned again, banning it for actual reasons as opposed to basically going 'Think of the children!'

Cannabis was originally banned in the United States because fuck Mexicans. No seriously, that's the reason. It's also why we call it marijuana. It's all a racist policy and has been from the beginning. It's terrible.

On topic, I don't use cannabis nor care to, but it should be as legal as alcohol. It's certainly safer. Trump isn't doing anything to work toward that, to my knowledge, and doing one good thing doesn't make him a good President.

Also because it was a competitor to the tobacco industry, who has alot of pull with the government.

Also the cotton industry.
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Mead posted...

Zikten posted...

SushiSquid posted...

Unbridled9 posted...

As such I have no qualms of lifting the ban and, if it needs to be banned again, banning it for actual reasons as opposed to basically going 'Think of the children!'

Cannabis was originally banned in the United States because fuck Mexicans. No seriously, that's the reason. It's also why we call it marijuana. It's all a racist policy and has been from the beginning. It's terrible.

On topic, I don't use cannabis nor care to, but it should be as legal as alcohol. It's certainly safer. Trump isn't doing anything to work toward that, to my knowledge, and doing one good thing doesn't make him a good President.

Also because it was a competitor to the tobacco industry, who has alot of pull with the government.

Also the cotton industry.

Also the oil industry.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Mead posted...

Zikten posted...

SushiSquid posted...

Unbridled9 posted...

As such I have no qualms of lifting the ban and, if it needs to be banned again, banning it for actual reasons as opposed to basically going 'Think of the children!'

Cannabis was originally banned in the United States because fuck Mexicans. No seriously, that's the reason. It's also why we call it marijuana. It's all a racist policy and has been from the beginning. It's terrible.

On topic, I don't use cannabis nor care to, but it should be as legal as alcohol. It's certainly safer. Trump isn't doing anything to work toward that, to my knowledge, and doing one good thing doesn't make him a good President.

Also because it was a competitor to the tobacco industry, who has alot of pull with the government.

Also the cotton industry.

Also the oil industry.

Also the penis industry
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And the bread industry, hemp was banned for a long time
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Once Trump realizes that most people who smoke weed are minorities I'm sure he'll change his mind.

Wait he is really gonna lift the weed ban? Holy crap, he really is turning his presidency around. Denukes Korea, making marijuana legal, what's next for him?
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Nope, the country has been moving towards this for a while now so it's not really something I can attribute to him even if he does do it. And if he were the sole reason it was decriminalized, I still wouldn't jump ship cause he's kind of an awful president in every other facet of the job?
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knivesX2004 posted...

most people who smoke weed are minorities

Racist.
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From what ship to what ship? While I'd rather see marijuana gone entirely, I'm somewhat indifferent on the issue in general.

SushiSquid posted...

Cannabis was originally banned in the United States because fuck Mexicans. No seriously, that's the reason. It's also why we call it marijuana. It's all a racist policy and has been from the beginning. It's terrible. It was about protecting women and children, but specifically from Mexicans.

#Conspiracy #Paranoia

Plus usually when people are trying to push that argument, don't they claim it was about blacks not Mexicans? >_>

knivesX2004 posted...

Once Trump realizes that most people who smoke weed are minorities I'm sure he'll change his mind.

Gotta pander to the majority instead of the minority, eh?
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knivesX2004 posted...

Once Trump realizes that most people who smoke weed are minorities I'm sure he'll change his mind.

This isn't even close to factually accurate. Where did you get this nonsense?
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yutterh posted...

Wait he is really gonna lift the weed ban? Holy crap, he really is turning his presidency around. Denukes Korea, making marijuana legal, what's next for him?

He didn't denuke NK. They've promised the same thing 6 times since 1992. There were no specifics. No time table. It's literally nothing.

Secondly, Sessions is ferverently anti marijuana. There's no indication that this will change.
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Smarkil posted...

WastelandCowboy posted...

Mead posted...

Zikten posted...

SushiSquid posted...

Unbridled9 posted...

As such I have no qualms of lifting the ban and, if it needs to be banned again, banning it for actual reasons as opposed to basically going 'Think of the children!'

Cannabis was originally banned in the United States because fuck Mexicans. No seriously, that's the reason. It's also why we call it marijuana. It's all a racist policy and has been from the beginning. It's terrible.

On topic, I don't use cannabis nor care to, but it should be as legal as alcohol. It's certainly safer. Trump isn't doing anything to work toward that, to my knowledge, and doing one good thing doesn't make him a good President.

Also because it was a competitor to the tobacco industry, who has alot of pull with the government.

Also the cotton industry.

Also the oil industry.

Also the penis industry

Also the topic creators mom
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The democrats had 8 years under Obama to legalize cannabis and failed to even attempt to do as much. The only facet of legalization that they support is the potential for tax revenue. If Trump legalized it nationwide I would be strongly in favor of it, and despite many other complaints about his presidency, between that and the thousand dollar bonus I got after the tax cuts, I would be quite pleased that he beat out Hillary
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if he does it, it might be after reelection. he doesnt want to risk it in his first term

however, I think this immigrant children crisis is going to make him a 1 term president

Honestly, I doubt he can or will do anything that would make me support him at this point.
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kangolcone posted...

knivesX2004 posted...

Once Trump realizes that most people who smoke weed are minorities I'm sure he'll change his mind.

This isn't even close to factually accurate. Where did you get this nonsense?

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If you have a ship you could just sail into international waters and smoke marijuana anyway.
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Zeus posted...

#Conspiracy #Paranoia

Plus usually when people are trying to push that argument, don't they claim it was about blacks not Mexicans? >_>

You're thinking of the difference in penalties between cocaine and crack, which indeed was to hurt black people. And on the matter of cannabis, it was quite explicitly made illegal to fuck over Mexican Americans. This is so well-known that searching just now for "why is cannabis illegal in the us", the first result's blurb (from History.com) was:
"Fear of Mexican immigrants led to the criminalization of marijuana."

So no, just because you don't know the history of something doesn't mean it's paranoia. It was a conspiracy, but a real one. They do happen, and our country has a long and storied tradition of fucking over minority communities.

Read "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" peeps.

And the only thing that would make me proud of trump would be for him to admit to all the corruption in the us government.
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SushiSquid posted...

Zeus posted...

#Conspiracy #Paranoia

Plus usually when people are trying to push that argument, don't they claim it was about blacks not Mexicans? >_>

You're thinking of the difference in penalties between cocaine and crack, which indeed was to hurt black people. And on the matter of cannabis, it was quite explicitly made illegal to fuck over Mexican Americans. This is so well-known that searching just now for "why is cannabis illegal in the us", the first result's blurb (from History.com) was:
"Fear of Mexican immigrants led to the criminalization of marijuana."

So no, just because you don't know the history of something doesn't mean it's paranoia. It was a conspiracy, but a real one. They do happen, and our country has a long and storied tradition of fucking over minority communities.

Also:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-anslinger-the-man-behind-the-marijuana-ban/
Money. The guy running the federal bureau of narcotics wasn't making enough of it.
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I really dont know why it isnt federally legal. They would have fun with all the taxes they could get from it. The plants are great looking too, even if they are a bit stinky.
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I would be happy if it were legal.

I would even give props to Trump for it.

But that doesn't mean I would suddenly stop disagreeing with him in nearly every other instance.
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Metalsonic66 posted...

I would be happy if it were legal.

I would even give props to Trump for it.

But that doesn't mean I would suddenly stop disagreeing with him in nearly every other instance.

A lot of drugs are illegal because of bigotry.

Marijuana because f*** Mexicans.

Cocaine because f*** blacks.

Opium/Heroin because f*** the Chinese.

LSD because f*** hippies.

PuddingBoy posted...

Nope, the country has been moving towards this for a while now so it's not really something I can attribute to him even if he does do it. And if he were the sole reason it was decriminalized, I still wouldn't jump ship cause he's kind of an awful president in every other facet of the job?

Pretty much this.
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kangolcone posted...

knivesX2004 posted...

Once Trump realizes that most people who smoke weed are minorities I'm sure he'll change his mind.

This isn't even close to factually accurate. Where did you get this nonsense?

There is a reason opioid addiction is seen as a disease and weed is seen as a crime...

But then I wont be able to call out anti-immigration, pot-smoking trumpets on their hypocrisy.

WastelandCowboy posted...

Mead posted...

Zikten posted...

SushiSquid posted...

Unbridled9 posted...

As such I have no qualms of lifting the ban and, if it needs to be banned again, banning it for actual reasons as opposed to basically going 'Think of the children!'

Cannabis was originally banned in the United States because fuck Mexicans. No seriously, that's the reason. It's also why we call it marijuana. It's all a racist policy and has been from the beginning. It's terrible.

On topic, I don't use cannabis nor care to, but it should be as legal as alcohol. It's certainly safer. Trump isn't doing anything to work toward that, to my knowledge, and doing one good thing doesn't make him a good President.

Also because it was a competitor to the tobacco industry, who has alot of pull with the government.

Also the cotton industry.

Also the oil industry.

Also the pharmaceutical industry. You even get the prison industry lobbying for it to stay illegal because it helps them stay at capacity.
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Zeus posted...

While I'd rather see marijuana gone entirely,

Jeez, glad you're not in charge.
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The more people than can smoke it and then get discriminated in job interviews for it, the better. Really trims down my competition.

People will "learn their lesson" and vote for the paid shill on the DNC side instead of the paid shill on the Republican side is what they'll do.

Preaching to the choir I know, old people breathe Fox CNN and MSNBC. Internet people know this.
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I'm not sure what "jump ship" means but I'm all for legalizing weed even though I don't smoke it anymore.
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@zeus

While I'd rather see marijuana gone entirely

Why is that?
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yutterh posted...

Wait he is really gonna lift the weed ban? Holy crap, he really is turning his presidency around. Denukes Korea, making marijuana legal, what's next for him?

He did not denuke Korea the agreement they signed does not demand Kim Jong Un does anything.
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Mead posted...

@ zeus

While I'd rather see marijuana gone entirely

Why is that?

Why are you mentioning me? I thought you were going to lay off. Otherwise, what's wrong with wanting a sober society? Seems like a pretty good thing to have. Imagine how many fewer problems we'd have.
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Zeus posted...

Mead posted...

@ zeus

While I'd rather see marijuana gone entirely

Why is that?

Why are you mentioning me? I thought you were going to lay off. Otherwise, what's wrong with wanting a sober society? Seems like a pretty good thing to have. Imagine how many fewer problems we'd have.

Was just curious what your viewpoint was
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Prohibition has never worked. All drugs should be legalized taxed and regulated. There's no sense in imprisoning someone for using cocaine.

That makes too much sense, of course.
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Yellow posted...

Prohibition has never worked. All drugs should be legalized taxed and regulated. There's no sense in imprisoning someone for using cocaine.

That makes too much sense, of course.

I'm okay with Darwinning with Krokadil.
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Zeus wrote:

From what ship to what ship?

Same question I have @.@;;
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Zeus posted...

Why are you mentioning me? I thought you were going to lay off. Otherwise, what's wrong with wanting a sober society? Seems like a pretty good thing to have. Imagine how many fewer problems we'd have.

More cannabis would probably lead to fewer problems than less cannabis.
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Zikten posted...

however, I think this immigrant children crisis is going to make him a 1 term president

Nobody will remember this or care about it in about 3 weeks.
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Metalsonic66 posted...

Zeus posted...

Why are you mentioning me? I thought you were going to lay off. Otherwise, what's wrong with wanting a sober society? Seems like a pretty good thing to have. Imagine how many fewer problems we'd have.

More cannabis would probably lead to fewer problems than less cannabis.

Citation needed.
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Zeus posted...

Otherwise, what's wrong with wanting a sober society? Seems like a pretty good thing to have. Imagine how many fewer problems we'd have.

I mean, there are societies out there right now that don't have drugs or alcohol. Do you think they have fewer problems than those that do have those things?
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