[–] thatrepublicanguy 3 points -1 points 2 points (+2|-3) ago
I think only dumb ass stoners and drug addicts want this drug legalized. Keep it illegal, I thank God I live in Oklahoma where I know they would never ruin our state with drugs.
[–] The_Monarch 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
So is that your thing? I saw your username and can't help but ask if you're a novelty account that is just stereotypically republican.
[–] kultfollower 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
You do know there's massive amounts of drugs in every state, legal or not, right?
[–] 2404030? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
In my opinion cannabis is a harmless plant. (Unless you're a child, of course. Then it'll fry your brain.) That being said, I've never smoked MJ, and hopefully never have to for health reasons. There's no reason we should lock up people for smoking it, and we really need to pardon those who are already behind bars just for possession before most become hardened career criminals.
[–] Hektik 2 points 4 points 6 points (+6|-2) ago
Pro: It was only outlawed to disenfranchise Negroes and Hispanics. No one gives a shit about the consumption of personal recreational cannabis unless they get paid to outlaw it.
[–] dylbobagginses [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
What do you mean it was outlawed to disenfranchise Negroes and Hispanics? I feel like that could be a story I would like to hear more about.
[–] let_them_eat_slogans 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/14/marijuana-prohibition-racist_n_4590190.html
[–] whisky_cat 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
There's a bit more to it than that.
Marijuana was legislated against in the '30s because:
Hemp threatened the textile industry, where any marijuana grower could produce their own fabrics with the free plant.
Hemp oil threatened the oil industry, where any marijuana grower could produce oil useful for tractors and automobiles with the free plant.
Marijuana usage threatened the known conventional medicine industry.
First the US Congress (colluding with industry, and with the media publishing propaganda) reacted by passing the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937. Later the act would be interpreted as criminal law, shortly followed by the sweeping 1970 Controlled Substance Act which sadly categorized marijuana exclusively with the most dangerous substances.
The Controlled Substance Act - and things like cocaine and crack flooding urban areas - is where your argument of disenfranchising the minorities is better framed. And I'd say "disenfranchising" is a hell of a euphemism.