Reply With QuotePick it, pack it, fire it up, Uruguay.
Uruguay Gov may sell Marijuana.
http://news.yahoo.com/uruguay-plan-l...003256359.htmlUruguay's national government said Wednesday it hopes to fight a growing crime problem by selling marijuana to citizens registered to buy it, and will send a bill to Congress that would make it the first country in the world to do so.
Pick it, pack it, fire it up, Uruguay.
Last edited by pascalywood; 06-21-2012 at 05:06 AM.
Maybe Europe should try that to passify the rioters.
What rioters?Originally Posted by Mein Teil
There a joke to be made here but I'm sure everyone is already thinking it.
Maybe USA should try that to pacify its criminals. How much of the population is that now? 20%?
Dumb move if they do it. They'll just isolate themselves from all the influential countries with anti-drug policies. As pro-MJ as I am, it really doesn't seem worth the trouble.
The Netherlands are doing pretty well.
The Netherlands isn't South America. The US has a pretty strong anti-drug stance in that region so this will probably cause problems for Uruguay.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr...ummit-20120414
From the article you linked:
"I don't think anybody thinks the current policy works right now, but public opinion hasn't gotten to the point of accepting the idea of legalization," said David Damore, a political scientist at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas..."
which does not coincide with the latest Gallup-poll
http://www.gallup.com/poll/150149/re...marijuana.aspx
which says:
"Bottom Line
Support for legalizing marijuana has been increasing over the past several years, rising to 50% today -- the highest on record. If this current trend on legalizing marijuana continues, pressure may build to bring the nation's laws into compliance with the people's wishes."
I have a long-time good friend in Uruguay (actually two friends from there), and from what I know of the country, I admire it. The cities have beautiful architecture, the population seems intelligent and civil, and the country does not seem to stick it's nose into other countries business mostly. I think their idea is good, and hope that it works out well for them, and I hope the USA does not make itself look idiotic by trying to impose its misguided drug policy/will on Uruguay or any other country...as we (the USA) have no right to do so. The Uruguay govt. should do what the citizens of Uruguay desire as long as it benefits mankind and does not harm anyone.
X2 great post!
The DEA office that will be opening will be doing a lot of work, LOL!
Fixed it for you...
Thanks. I consider most of the marijuana laws in the USA to be outdated and hypocritical. President Obama and President Clinton both have admitted smoking marijuana, and Obama was a really serious smoker of the weed.
If Obama (or Clinton) had been caught in possession of the weed in the state of Texas, currently they most likely would have been convicted of a felony, spent 199 days to 99 years in state prison. As a convicted felon, neither man, would have then been qualified to be: a night watchman, private detective, guard, architect, judge, attorney, judge, midwife, athlectic agent, CPA, or a licensed electrician, plumber, nurse, doctor, nurse's aide, barber, hairdresser or embalmer!
So the penalties, at least in Texas are SO severe, for something at least two of our presidents have admitted publically to doing. (maybe George W. Bush admitted too, I can't remember, due to old age brain cells) The point is that use is wide, wide spread, including many upstanding, prominent citizens and yet the penalties imposed by law, are such that they are out dated and out of sync with current accepted behavior in society. Our prisons are full of "drug offenders" including our White House and Capitol building.
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