More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot?

seattle420lover · 06-16-2009, 04:55 PM

This is great - it's on the front page of the print edition of the
Seattle Times.
Nation & World | More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot? | Seattle Times Newspaper
there is a section at the bottom of the article where you can register and leave a comment
and please make an attempt at calling talk radio about this as well.
and please send the seattle times a letter

Canuck Wisdom · 06-16-2009, 07:14 PM

coming out of the woodwork

dubtrice · 06-16-2009, 09:10 PM

*Call when sober

wellfleation · 06-16-2009, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dubtrice

*Call when sober

Then no one would respond.

al-Mu'akhkhir · 06-16-2009, 11:22 PM

ban plz.

seattle420lover · 06-18-2009, 09:44 AM

al-Mu'akhkhir is requesting to have me banned for posting too many news articles that make sense
asking: Is it time to legalize pot?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is great - it's on the front page of the print edition of the
Seattle Times.
Nation & World | More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot? | Seattle Times Newspaper
there is a section at the bottom of the article where you can register and leave a comment
and please make an attempt at calling talk radio about this as well.
and please send the seattle times a letter

I'd like to say that dr drew and al-Mu'akhkhir are jusy knockers who really don't like me.
BIG ASS DEAL- you smarmy prohibitionistic wanna be pimps grow up!

"ban plz" is about all al-Mu'akhkhir has learned during his 16 years of schooling!
don't anybody hire him

seattle420lover · 06-18-2009, 09:52 AM

Dear Seattle Times,
Thank you very much for publishing the article:
Nation & World | More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot?
It is rare that the average American gets to read stuff like this.
Most conservative editors won't even consider publishing anything good about the plant called cannabis.
I have one request though,
please publish more letters to the editor!
I am sure that you will get lots of letters for and against legalization of marijuana but lately there has only been one letter a day publsihed in the Times.
I would suggest that you should print way more.

Darral Good

seattle420lover · 06-18-2009, 09:56 AM

On marijuana, let the states decide

On the issue of marijuana law, clear logic is not as important as what works.

IN 2003, Seattle voters approved a ballot measure to make marijuana possession the lowest police priority. Seattle has lived with this rule for more than five years. It is not perfect, but it is a more tolerable rule than the city had before.

We offer the rule to the nation. If "lowest police priority" seems like a muddled concept, it may be that in this case clarity is not a virtue. It may be like the gays-in-the-military issue 15 years ago. In logic, "don't ask, don't tell" made no sense, but in practice it was more tolerable than what went before. The military had a chance to test it, knowing that by and by, those who wanted to go further would press their case, which they have.

Marijuana is a different issue, and the ultimate answer is not so clear. Few want to publicly endorse marijuana. Then again, millions smoke it already. Their purchases feed vast criminal syndicates that our government spends billions to try and stamp out — an effort doomed to defeat by the forces of supply and demand.

How to manage the problem? Some states have effectively decriminalized small amounts of marijuana. Others, including Washington, have permitted an approved supply for approved medical purposes.

There is muddle in all this: What is an approved purpose? What is an approved supply? Who is the user supposed to get it from? Above all, how can any of this be done when it is against federal law?

The answer to the last question comes from Attorney General Eric Holder: Growing medical marijuana is still illegal, but federal agents will not raid them.

It is the right policy. The Obama administration should continue to stay back, and let the states, and cities like Seattle, discover what works.

Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company

seattle420lover · 06-18-2009, 10:50 AM

345 comments on the article in todays seattle times but they haven't published a letter to the editor in favor of legalization since

US WA: PUB LTE: Taxing Legal Pot Would Make Billions

06-16-2009, 04:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
seattle420lover YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: seattle Posts: 433 Thanks: 25 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot? This is great - it's on the front page of the print edition of the Seattle Times. Nation & World \| More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot? \| Seattle Times Newspaper there is a section at the bottom of the article where you can register and leave a comment and please make an attempt at calling talk radio about this as well. and please send the seattle times a letter __________________ "The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining to an understanding of compassion" SOCRATES, 470-399 BC

06-16-2009, 11:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
al-Mu'akhkhir Vem Para Ficar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: in some pussy Posts: 3,265 Thanks: 500 Thanked 351 Times in 270 Posts	ban plz. __________________

06-18-2009, 09:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
seattle420lover YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: seattle Posts: 433 Thanks: 25 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	al-Mu'akhkhir is requesting to have me banned for posting too many news articles that make sense asking: Is it time to legalize pot? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is great - it's on the front page of the print edition of the Seattle Times. Nation & World \| More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot? \| Seattle Times Newspaper there is a section at the bottom of the article where you can register and leave a comment and please make an attempt at calling talk radio about this as well. and please send the seattle times a letter I'd like to say that dr drew and al-Mu'akhkhir are jusy knockers who really don't like me. BIG ASS DEAL- you smarmy prohibitionistic wanna be pimps grow up! "ban plz" is about all al-Mu'akhkhir has learned during his 16 years of schooling! don't anybody hire him __________________ "The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining to an understanding of compassion" SOCRATES, 470-399 BC Last edited by seattle420lover; 06-18-2009 at 09:46 AM.

06-18-2009, 09:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
seattle420lover YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: seattle Posts: 433 Thanks: 25 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	Dear Seattle Times, Thank you very much for publishing the article: Nation & World \| More are asking: Is it time to legalize pot? It is rare that the average American gets to read stuff like this. Most conservative editors won't even consider publishing anything good about the plant called cannabis. I have one request though, please publish more letters to the editor! I am sure that you will get lots of letters for and against legalization of marijuana but lately there has only been one letter a day publsihed in the Times. I would suggest that you should print way more. Darral Good __________________ "The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining to an understanding of compassion" SOCRATES, 470-399 BC

06-18-2009, 09:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
seattle420lover YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: seattle Posts: 433 Thanks: 25 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	todays newspaper article On marijuana, let the states decide On the issue of marijuana law, clear logic is not as important as what works. IN 2003, Seattle voters approved a ballot measure to make marijuana possession the lowest police priority. Seattle has lived with this rule for more than five years. It is not perfect, but it is a more tolerable rule than the city had before. We offer the rule to the nation. If "lowest police priority" seems like a muddled concept, it may be that in this case clarity is not a virtue. It may be like the gays-in-the-military issue 15 years ago. In logic, "don't ask, don't tell" made no sense, but in practice it was more tolerable than what went before. The military had a chance to test it, knowing that by and by, those who wanted to go further would press their case, which they have. Marijuana is a different issue, and the ultimate answer is not so clear. Few want to publicly endorse marijuana. Then again, millions smoke it already. Their purchases feed vast criminal syndicates that our government spends billions to try and stamp out — an effort doomed to defeat by the forces of supply and demand. How to manage the problem? Some states have effectively decriminalized small amounts of marijuana. Others, including Washington, have permitted an approved supply for approved medical purposes. There is muddle in all this: What is an approved purpose? What is an approved supply? Who is the user supposed to get it from? Above all, how can any of this be done when it is against federal law? The answer to the last question comes from Attorney General Eric Holder: Growing medical marijuana is still illegal, but federal agents will not raid them. It is the right policy. The Obama administration should continue to stay back, and let the states, and cities like Seattle, discover what works. Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company __________________ "The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining to an understanding of compassion" SOCRATES, 470-399 BC Last edited by seattle420lover; 06-18-2009 at 10:01 AM. Reason: todays newspaper

06-16-2009, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
dubtrice Old School Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 417 Thanks: 83 Thanked 55 Times in 41 Posts	*Call when sober

06-18-2009, 10:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
seattle420lover YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: seattle Posts: 433 Thanks: 25 Thanked 49 Times in 41 Posts	345 comments on the article in todays seattle times but they haven't published a letter to the editor in favor of legalization since US WA: PUB LTE: Taxing Legal Pot Would Make Billions __________________ "The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining to an understanding of compassion" SOCRATES, 470-399 BC

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode