tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post8144527830203287975..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: Strange bedfellows...the case for bipartisanshipNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-78608963558108690172012-03-10T13:57:44.666-06:002012-03-10T13:57:44.666-06:00True, but it's impossible to regulate an illeg...True, but it's impossible to regulate an illegal product. One of the strongest arguments for legalization of marijuana, prostitution, etc. is that that <i>would</i> make it possible to regulate them and thus make them, not perfectly safe (nothing is) but as safe for all concerned as other legal goods and services are, which would be a vast improvement over the present situation.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-90458122841887877112012-03-10T13:54:30.160-06:002012-03-10T13:54:30.160-06:00That political truth will change in about 10 years...That political truth will change in about 10 years. By then the right wing influence will have weakened enough to where legalization can be pushed on the federal level. <br /><br />Vic78Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-40404167436884711112012-03-10T13:51:39.984-06:002012-03-10T13:51:39.984-06:00The infrastructure to grow your own has been in pl...The infrastructure to grow your own has been in place for decades. There is no way that a company like Montesanto can change that. There will be more than enough local sellers to where you won't even have to worry about Wal-Mart blunts. The Wal-Mart weed will be cheaper for sure. <br /><br />Vic78Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-18091521305960852192012-03-10T12:10:35.982-06:002012-03-10T12:10:35.982-06:00While I do favor the legalization, it is worrisome...While I do favor the legalization, it is worrisome that even then there are unscrupulous purveyors who taint the product. We all know from the experiences with capitalist greed overall this happens in the conventional marketplace. It's foolish to think it can't or won't happen with marijuana. Until we can also REGULATE the product, legalization is risky to us, our health, our kids - capitalists simply cannot be assumed to be good folks no matter what they sell. It's going to take more than Pat's prayers to keep us all safe from greed. And BTW - the fact he 'gets it' just means that even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-3711072955450698572012-03-10T11:52:17.692-06:002012-03-10T11:52:17.692-06:00Yes. But if Robertson can influence the fundies in...Yes. But if Robertson can influence the fundies in the US to advocate for stopping this silly war on drugs, that political truth might change.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-87872690689045427752012-03-10T11:48:02.573-06:002012-03-10T11:48:02.573-06:00It tells me that Robertson is probably telling the...It tells me that Robertson is probably telling the truth and that Obama is telling the "political" truth. A serious presidential candidate cannot come out in favor of the legalization of weed.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.com