>>>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-08-marijuana_N.htm
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>>>>>...going to happen sooner or later. Funny thing the only ones named in the article that want to keep it illegal is the "International Association of Chiefs of Police"...hahahaha.
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>>>>That's because they see the effect of substance abuse and crime associated with drugs on a daily basis. Now, IMHO, most of the crime is due to the illegality of it, but that's another discussion (one which we've already had ad naseum here) :o)
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>>>Yeah but interesting they're the only ones that believe that though.
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>>>I like what James Gray, a former federal prosecutor who spent two decades as a superior court judge said...
>>>..."Let's face reality," he says. "Taxing and regulating marijuana will make it less available to children than it is today.".... and "...I ask kids all the time, and they'll tell you it is easier to get marijuana than a six-pack of beer because that is controlled by the government..."
>>>...which of course is the exact opposite of what John Harvey and other law enforcement says. Considering there were 7,000+ drug related murders in Mexico last year and they're on-track for 9,000+ this year you'd think someone would figure out the wrong guys are getting the money from it. Now that it's less politically risky to support legalization I think by the end of the decade we'll see it happen.
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>>So I guess there will be laws against smoking and driving (just like drinking and driving) :o) There better be! The same rules need to apply: driving under the influence (of anything) kills.
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>But a lot of radar will need to be recalculated to pick up those driving too slowly ...

This came out today too...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_drugs;_ylt=At4m0yRf25U1XptSYG_yXXas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNnaWIwZ2Q0BGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTAwMzA5L3VzX3VzYV9kcnVncwRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzkEcG9zAzYEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawN1c3NheXNxdW90ZHI-

"....Kerlikowske, a former Seattle police chief, said figures showed one of the main problems was with people using marijuana and then getting behind the wheel...." I still haven't quite figured out why such a topic about USA drivers is being talked about at the U.N..

I have no idea if that is true or not, but I'd sure like to know where he got that data from. Obviously no one should be stoned behind the wheel - but if we look at what James Gray pointed out - making pot legal would reduce the number of teenage users - thus reducing the number of car crashes???