Drug Policy

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts) Tue Oct 16, 2012, 02:51 PM Oct 2012

Uruguay to become 1st government to SELL cannabis to its citizens

Certainly makes sense to me. I say legalize it in U.S. as well.

"Uruguay could become the first country in the world to sell marijuana to its citizens as it attempts to fight a growing crime problem. Under the plan, only the government would be allowed to sell marijuana to adults who have registered on a government database - letting officials keep track of their purchases over time.

Minister of Defense Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro said the measure aims to weaken crime in the country by removing profits from drug dealers and diverting users from harder drugs."

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Uruguay to become 1st government to SELL cannabis to its citizens (Original Post) 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 OP

Sounds like a great policy to me. Jackpine Radical Oct 2012 #1

Hadn't thought of that 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #2

wrong wrong wrong! should be grow your own with NOOOOOO government involvement msongs Oct 2012 #3

You have a point 99th_Monkey Oct 2012 #4

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

1. Sounds like a great policy to me.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 02:59 PM

Oct 2012

Hey, maybe Romney's secret plan to balance the budget…

Nah.

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

2. Hadn't thought of that

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 03:02 PM

Oct 2012

I think you are correct in your assessment however.

It would be WAY too smart of a thing to do, for Rmoney
to even consider it.

msongs

(70,170 posts)

3. wrong wrong wrong! should be grow your own with NOOOOOO government involvement

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 03:33 PM

Oct 2012

this just trades the drug lords for the government prostitutes

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

4. You have a point

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 04:22 PM

Oct 2012

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not sure how good of a point it is, but it is a point: i.e.
that gov't is just replacing criminal thugs & druglords.

But at least Gov't gets the revenue -- like for saving SS
& Medicare, food stamps, etc. -- not druglords.

Right now in the US, government controls and profits
to some extent off of sale of booze, and that has worked
fairly well; if anything there's TOO MUCH booze out there
complicating and ruining people's lives.

Plus, people can and do make their own brew if they like.

Not that these two substances are equivalent. They are
not. Cannabis is MUCH safer and healthier to use than
booze. It is being found to heal cancer for Christ sake.

So, to sum up: I actually agree that what you desire is
the sanest way to deal with it; however I'd put the chances
of this actually ever happening in our lifetimes at about
the same as me winning the Powerball this week.

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