tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875985.post343257643221147423..comments2023-09-08T08:38:00.267-04:00Comments on KroydBlog: DopeJay Ackroyd (@jayackroyd)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17270262597090808369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875985.post-63117637634013063952009-04-03T10:21:00.000-04:002009-04-03T10:21:00.000-04:00It's time to end the failed, destructive policy of...It's time to end the failed, destructive policy of marijuana prohibition. <BR/><A HREF="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1488/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1953" REL="nofollow">Tell Obama and your elected representatives that marijuana should be legalized and taxed.</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191765471206225563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875985.post-8984108268667493662009-04-02T23:44:00.000-04:002009-04-02T23:44:00.000-04:00Obama would not have cracked this little joke abou...<I>Obama would not have cracked this little joke about grand theft auto, or rape or tax evasion, or pretty much any crime that people do time for.</I><BR/><BR/>Would he have cracked this little joke about demand-side responsibility for the mini-war raging in North Mexico that somebody's Secretary of State was forced to acknowledge recently?stuart_zechmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817215761981204304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875985.post-3585673920996185702009-04-02T23:41:00.000-04:002009-04-02T23:41:00.000-04:00...a lot of people are doing time for this funny l...<I>...a lot of people are doing time for this funny little indulgence. Not a large fraction of the lawbreaking dope smokers, but a large fraction, internationally speaking, of the general population is in jail...</I><BR/><BR/>Let's also not forget that it's a lot of <STRONG>African-American</STRONG> people that are "doing time for this funny little indulgence", comparatively speaking, as I'm sure Chris Bowers wouldn't fail to mention.stuart_zechmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817215761981204304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875985.post-27308460482276527512009-04-02T16:46:00.000-04:002009-04-02T16:46:00.000-04:00Also Big Pharma benefits when mood-altering natura...Also Big Pharma benefits when mood-altering natural, unpatentable substances are kept off the market.Jay Ackroyd (@jayackroyd)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17270262597090808369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875985.post-17860537366163578162009-04-02T16:40:00.000-04:002009-04-02T16:40:00.000-04:00Another reason: Forfeiture.They make a ton of mone...Another reason: Forfeiture.<BR/><BR/>They make a ton of money on dubious busts. That's how they pay for all their cool SWAT team gear.Libby Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915834698802726985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13875985.post-52788902664145077462009-04-02T14:41:00.000-04:002009-04-02T14:41:00.000-04:00Quoting myself:The reason we don't have a serious ...Quoting myself:<BR/>The reason we don't have a serious discussion about marijuana laws in this country is that the participants can't keep from giggling.<BR/> <BR/>But seriously. One of the reasons I think that we've been slow to reform marijuana laws is because of the flexibilty it gives to police officers. Without marijuana being illegal, the ability to search cars at will and arrest people for the crime of hanging out on corners would be greatly curtailed.<BR/><BR/>There's no doubt in my mind that many of the people in jail for possession are people the police wanted off the streets for more serious crimes but they were unable to (or couldn't be bothered) gathering evidence.Paul Dirkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953091429632551776noreply@blogger.com