Here's Why the Left Wants to Decriminalize Pot

[longknife]

Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains, study says


And by mellowing them out, they're not so uptight about what the government has in store for them.


Read more @ Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains study says - LA Times


And why this is going on all across the country – NYC to stop many small-time marijuana arrests @ NYC to stop many small-time marijuana arrests - New Jersey Herald

 

[Mr Natural]

I know plenty of conservative who smoke dope.

Next.

 

[Siete]

must be why Legal Pot Colorado elected a Shrunken Brain Republican Governor

 

[Syriusly]

Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains, study says


And by mellowing them out, they're not so uptight about what the government has in store for them.


Read more @ Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains study says - LA Times


And why this is going on all across the country – NYC to stop many small-time marijuana arrests @ NYC to stop many small-time marijuana arrests - New Jersey Herald

And of course Conservatives want Pot outlawed, because Conservatives want to control all aspects of adult life.......

 

[peach174]

Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains, study says


And by mellowing them out, they're not so uptight about what the government has in store for them.


Read more @ Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains study says - LA Times


And why this is going on all across the country – NYC to stop many small-time marijuana arrests @ NYC to stop many small-time marijuana arrests - New Jersey Herald

I see you point.
The Russian's did the same thing with keeping vodka cheap and making it a Russian national pride thing.
Keep them drunk so they did not care and could forget what was happing to them from their big government control.

 

[LoneLaugher]

This will undoubtedly be a huge drain on our health care system.

 

[kiwiman127]

Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains, study says


And by mellowing them out, they're not so uptight about what the government has in store for them.


Read more @ Regular pot smokers have shrunken brains study says - LA Times


And why this is going on all across the country – NYC to stop many small-time marijuana arrests @ NYC to stop many small-time marijuana arrests - New Jersey Herald

I see you point.
The Russian's did the same thing with keeping vodka cheap and making it a Russian national pride thing.
Keep them drunk so they did not care and could forget what was happing to them from their big government control.

The cost factor related to high alcohol as far as medical, mental and criminal costs versus high pot use is like night and day. That's why the USSR lost the Cold War. They ran out of money to support any military aspirations because of all the money it cost to take care of all the alcoholics, plus all the productivity lost by USSR Military Complex when hungover citizens called in sick, plus they were always drunk anyways. True story. It wasn't Reagan that defeated the USSR it was Stolichnaya! It's true, I read it on the internet.

 

[waltky]

Notice the word 'narcotics' is used...

UN Drugs Office Denies It Will Recommend Decriminalization of Narcotics
October 20, 2015 | The leak of a document purporting to mark an historic shift in U.N. policy on the decriminalization of narcotics caused a stir Monday, but the U.N. drugs organization said the paper had been mischaracterized and was merely a discussion document.

British billionaire Richard Branson triggered the kerfuffle by leaking a U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) “briefing paper” recommending that governments around the world consider “decriminalizing drug use and possession for personal consumption.” The paper, which was due to be presented at an international drug policy conference underway in Malaysia, stated that “decriminalizing drug use and possession for personal consumption is consistent with international drug control conventions and may be required to meet obligations under international human rights law.” “Treating drug use for non-medical purposes and possession for personal consumption as criminal offences has contributed to public health problems and induced negative consequences for safety, security, and human rights,” it said.

A marijuana user rolls a cigarette. A leaked UNODC paper said governments around the world should consider ‘decriminalizing drug use and possession for personal consumption,’ but the U.N. body said it was merely a discussion document.​

Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is a member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, a high-level international panel that says the “war on drugs” has been a failure. He wrote on his blog that he was “delighted” about the “exciting” stance taken by UNODC. “Together with countless other tireless advocates, I’ve for years argued that we should treat drug use as a health issue, not as a crime,” Branson said. “While the vast majority of recreational drug users never experience any problems, people who struggle with drug addiction deserve access to treatment, not a prison cell.” But UNODC moved quickly to tamp down the enthusiastic reception to the document, saying in a statement that the paper “is neither a final nor formal document from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, and cannot be read as a statement of UNODC policy.”

The Vienna-based organization confirmed that the paper had been “intended for dissemination and discussion” at the International Harm Reduction Conference in Kuala Lumpur. “It remains under review and UNODC regrets that, on this occasion, there has been an unfortunate misunderstanding about the nature and intent of this briefing paper,” Meanwhile the BBC reported that the document had been “withdrawn after pressure from at least one country,” which it did not name. UNODC disputed the claim. “UNODC emphatically denies reports that there has been pressure on UNODC to withdraw the document,” it said, adding that “it is not possible to withdraw what is not yet ready.” “Overall, UNODC remains committed to the balanced approach that, in particular, promotes alternatives to incarceration in line with international human rights standards,” the statement said.

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[TyroneSlothrop]

NORML Responds To Latest 'Pot Shrinks The Brain' Fears ...
So precisely what do these findings tell us in regard to pot use and health? Not much. Since the study design is not longitudinal, investigators cannot determine whether these differences are caused by subject’s cannabis use, whether these differences existed prior to subjects’ ever trying cannabis, or whether these differences persist when users’ cannabis consumption ceases.

Most importantly, investigators in this study failed to determine whether any of these differences are positively associated with any measurable adverse performance outcomes, such as cognitive performance or quality of life. It may be that these cannabis users are functioning in their daily lives in a manner that is indistinguishable from controls, in which case the imaging differences may hold little if any real-world significance. (In fact, one of the paper’s authors acknowledged, “[C]hronic users appear to be doing fine.”)

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

Unless "the left" is 60 percent of Americans ...its not just the left that want the racist pot laws eliminated
Poll says marijuana legalization support nears 60%

In-Depth-USA TODAY-14 hours ago

 

[AVG-JOE]

When the demand is as high as it is for products like pot and alcohol, all prohibition does is feed criminals at the expense of taxpayers.

If you can't get behind legalization for freedom's sake, get on board for tax relief.

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[strollingbones]

what is this country coming to....angry bitter conservatives and people with happy sacks?

 

[strollingbones]