cubnamy1995
New Member
I've been hearing the discussion floating around that says one of the problems with legalization is how to enact it. I just had a though or two since the people in power seem to have no idea what they are doing. Here goes.
1) Congress must reclassify marijuana off of the federal narcotic scheduling system entirely. It should be treated as an "intoxicating plant" muck like we define alcohol. Federal law enforcement would be removed from the DEA, and folded into a newly revised Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Marijuana. Their enforcement capabilities would be strictly regulatory, fighting down the black market, like they should be doing in the first place.
2) With Federal authority removed, it now falls to individual states to regulate the manufacture, sale, and taxing of marijuana. Taxpayers will appreciate the reduced prison load and the new source of revenue to keep taxes down (hear that Tea Party people!) Some states may jump all over it. Others may not. The community decides for itself.
3) With MJ essentially removed from the black market, minors will have a more difficult time getting it. Nobody goes to their drug dealer for a beer. They won't for weed when you can get it at the liquor store. Kids can't go into liquor stores. Not terribly complicated. They'll have to resort to the same thing they do with alcohol, steal it from their parents.
4) Enforcement of laws passed to prevent intoxicated driving would remain unchanged, with anyone behind the wheel high facing just as stiff a penalty as they do now.
I know I've glossed over a lot. I'm pretty high right now. But doesn't this make sense? Why continue to waste so much fighting a 5000 year old herbal remedy? Go bust a meth lab. That's where our money should be going. Just a thought.
1) Congress must reclassify marijuana off of the federal narcotic scheduling system entirely. It should be treated as an "intoxicating plant" muck like we define alcohol. Federal law enforcement would be removed from the DEA, and folded into a newly revised Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Marijuana. Their enforcement capabilities would be strictly regulatory, fighting down the black market, like they should be doing in the first place.
2) With Federal authority removed, it now falls to individual states to regulate the manufacture, sale, and taxing of marijuana. Taxpayers will appreciate the reduced prison load and the new source of revenue to keep taxes down (hear that Tea Party people!) Some states may jump all over it. Others may not. The community decides for itself.
3) With MJ essentially removed from the black market, minors will have a more difficult time getting it. Nobody goes to their drug dealer for a beer. They won't for weed when you can get it at the liquor store. Kids can't go into liquor stores. Not terribly complicated. They'll have to resort to the same thing they do with alcohol, steal it from their parents.
4) Enforcement of laws passed to prevent intoxicated driving would remain unchanged, with anyone behind the wheel high facing just as stiff a penalty as they do now.
I know I've glossed over a lot. I'm pretty high right now. But doesn't this make sense? Why continue to waste so much fighting a 5000 year old herbal remedy? Go bust a meth lab. That's where our money should be going. Just a thought.
