Does anyone "celebrate" 4/20
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rebelbowtie
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TRDCal
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^LOL...sounds like you need a toke haha. I'm sure the police have better things to do than hunt down people who admit to smoking a bit of weed on the internet. Plus he's from "Cali" so isn't it legalized there? It's not like he's admitting to shooting heroin and selling it to kids. And yes there's a difference between weed and heroin, don't give me that "it's all the same" bullshnit.
As for the original question. I use to celebrate it, but now that I started my career I gave that up. It was definately a fun and memorable part of my life tho.
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rebelbowtie
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its still not smart, you know there is law enforcement units dedicated to finding people commiting crimes or admitting to crimes on things such as Facebook or even a forum. it may be going out on a limb to say a member T4R.org would get in trouble for something like that but still its not smart to air your dirty laundry on the internet.
same thing goes for people that post pictures of their firearms on forums or social media sites, just dont do it.
TRDCal
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Yes I'm aware of that, but those units are more to find child molesters and people who post videos on youtube of driving 180km/h or drinking behind the wheel. Plus for all you know, he could be using it for medicinal purposes making it 100% legal.
Trust me I get where your coming from and I'm not trying to dance around that, but was it really necessary for you to be a wet blanket?
rebelbowtie
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well i sorta am in the law enforcement field lol
TRDCal
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Oh haha, well in that case I was never here
:They do similar celebration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
rebelbowtie
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Oh haha, well in that case I was never here
i dont give a **** man do what you do behind closed doors.
TRDCal
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haha...yah I was just kidding, like I said I don't do it anymore.
jca21
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there are many reasons why legalizing marijuana would make sense.
i did a study for the prevalence of outdoor marijuana grow operations through out british columbia.
if you were to legalize marijuana and control it through taxation, BC alone would produce somewhere between 10-15 billion dollars per year.
that could go towards, education, health care services, law enforcement and other necessities.
also the resulting hemp can be used in textile industries, for making paper, and other products which require the use of a wood fibre.
it would also reduce the cutting down of trees in our forests.
however, there are a few reasons why marijuana isnt legal.
first off it'd have to be legalized across the country (in Canada criminal law falls to the federal government and thus the criminal code is the same across the provinces) and as such may be difficult to legalize if there are dissenting provinces.
secondly, our proximity to the US doesnt allow for legalization to be feasible. if marijuana was legal in canada and not in the US, people would come across the border, purchase marijuana legally then attempt to smuggle it back to the US where its still illegal.
thus legalization has to happen to Canada AND the US which I doubt will happen in my life time.
I also work in the law enforcement field btw. :hello:
rebelbowtie
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jca21
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this is all a great arguement but keep it illegal, its like job security for some
lol yes indeedy. :lmao:
SJC
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I dont smoke you dunce
RonMAIDEN
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In Denver it's tolerated and in Breckenridge it is completely legal but users need to be smart about where they partake. And we have the medicinal statewide and we have about 300 dispensaries that make no bones about what they sell with even the sign dancers advertising $25 1/8ths right on the sidewalk plus most malls like at Spencer Gifts have a section devoted to pot leaf adorned clothing and trinkets so there is a bit tolerance within our culture and the prejiduces against weed are pretty silly. Snoop Dog sells cars fro Chrysler and openly advocates weed and nobody is freakin' out so we are heading toward a national tolerance in most states in the future.
In Cali the proposition to legalize only lost by a few percentage points of the vote and Colorado has the initiative on the fall election ballot this year and it could realistically pass but I'm thinking it'll be close but no cigar....errrr joint?
IMO I think adults over 21 should have an alternative to drinking alcohol and not have to fear prosecution from responsible use just like alcohol since more of the fears with marijuana are overhyped and based on myths and not facts.
Marijuana is currently regulated by the United States government as a Schedule I drug, placing it in the same category as heroin, MDMA and LSD. This is largely due to the first condition of Schedule I drugs, which is that the substance “has a high potential for abuse.” The language in that clause is deliberately vague. Does abuse equal addiction? Probably not, since marijuana is not addictive like other Schedule I drugs. Rats don’t self-administer the compound in a lab, it’s virtually impossible to fatally overdose on the drug, and the physiological effects of marijuana withdrawal, if they occur, are far milder than those experienced by chronic amphetamine, alcohol, nicotine or opiate users. Put another way, if “abuse” means “addiction” then cigarettes should be Schedule I, not marijuana.
In Cali the proposition to legalize only lost by a few percentage points of the vote and Colorado has the initiative on the fall election ballot this year and it could realistically pass but I'm thinking it'll be close but no cigar....errrr joint?
IMO I think adults over 21 should have an alternative to drinking alcohol and not have to fear prosecution from responsible use just like alcohol since more of the fears with marijuana are overhyped and based on myths and not facts.
Marijuana is currently regulated by the United States government as a Schedule I drug, placing it in the same category as heroin, MDMA and LSD. This is largely due to the first condition of Schedule I drugs, which is that the substance “has a high potential for abuse.” The language in that clause is deliberately vague. Does abuse equal addiction? Probably not, since marijuana is not addictive like other Schedule I drugs. Rats don’t self-administer the compound in a lab, it’s virtually impossible to fatally overdose on the drug, and the physiological effects of marijuana withdrawal, if they occur, are far milder than those experienced by chronic amphetamine, alcohol, nicotine or opiate users. Put another way, if “abuse” means “addiction” then cigarettes should be Schedule I, not marijuana.
RandyDaytona
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I think that's what more people who may have "grown up with" the internet and/or are used to having a significant online presence are just now finding out. Once you put it out there, it's there forever.
If someone wants to smoke marijuana, I could care less. As long as they're not doing it while working, armed, driving, etc. And as long as it's limited only to places where everyone present consents to its use, like a residence. I say this because a lot of people - myself included - think it smells like sh%$ and don't want to be around it.
However, before we fill our public coffers with 'pot taxes' and bask in the glow of the predicted fiscal windfall, some things would have to be thought out. Like how will Americans - not exactly known for our self-discipline or willingness to bear responsibility - deal with a sudden legalization? How many more people would be driving on the road while under the influence and what would be the result? That will likely decline as time goes on, but what would be the immediate impact? How about people who smoke too much pot and end up with some kind of physical ailment as a result, yet have no medical insurance - do the taxpayers foot the bill? We already do so with people who end up with tobacco-related illnesses...
Otherwise, if anyone wants to inhale a lungful of what smells - to me - like a burning t$rd, let 'em.
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