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San Francisco to decriminalize marijuana tomorrow (pg. 3)
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| lex400sc |
| quote: | Originally posted by fury
I like the title on the main page better.
SF Vote On Munchies, Pot |
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oh snap, Sea Lion Bites Woman!  |
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| lex400sc |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveT
If you were caught with it at Ruby you def still would be kicked out.
Because the city is lax on it, it's still illegal by state and federal law. And with laws like the RAVE act, which is federal, them letting you in the club knowing you have it on you could cause a lot of trouble for them. |
this is an interesting dilemma... if you carry a cannibus card on you, under state and local laws you should be perfectly within your right to spark a joint in the smoking area of a club. if a bouncer kicked you out for having a joint in the club, you could probably sue for your money back and win unless the club appealled all the way to the us supreme court.
btw in no part of the united states constitution does the federal gov have the right to tell anyone what they can put in their body. that's a little piece of tyranny the government wrote in for themselves |
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| serch54 |
How come we haven't heard any actual arguments from the "Not Down"ers?
I'll be going up there for Thanksgiving and will specifically take a spliff stroll  |
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| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by lex400sc
the top 2 gateway drugs are cigarettes and alcohol. marijuana, a naturally occurring and unprocessed plant, comes second to both. there should be no reason why alcohol and cigarettes are completely legal for adult use, and marijuana, which differs by being the only one with a medical purpose, is not. alcohol is a neurotoxin and a liver toxin, cigarettes contain over 4000 poisons, 50 caricinogens, 3 radioactive compounds and the most addictive substance in the world: nicotine. marijuana is the only of the 3 that has never killed anyone, has no physical addiction/withdrawal and is impossible to overdose on. case closed. |
well im against the concept of gateway drugs anyways. I dont think there is anything unique about the substances of nicotine, alcohol or cannibus that would cause someone to try drugs that are labeled as 'hard drugs'. To me it is a progression, like the serial killer that enjoys rough sex, then forced sex, then violence and sex, then murder and sex. Its a progression kept up by the person, not the act. but thats my guess, I could be wrong.
The thing I will say is that the only reason cigarettes and alcohol are ranked as bigger gateway drugs is that the reported use of those two are much much higher than the reported use of marijuana. There is a stigma about reporting illegal substance use. |
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| Electrophile |
| I believe SF is the first city in a long chain of cities that will loosen up on marijuana. It is only a matter of time before the baby boomers die out and take their conservative views with them. I believe their is a HUGE untapped source of revenue with decriminalized marijuana as it is completely un-regulated and their is no set standard for THC content or any regulation of weights and measures. Obviously their will be a tax just as all other "vices" get taxed but I feel that the positives far outweigh the negatives. |
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| CrazedOut |
| hehe time to take a trip to san fran :D |
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| NO! |
i thought they already did this. :confused:
Or maybe they just told police to just look away? |
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| DaveT |
| quote: | Originally posted by lex400sc
this is an interesting dilemma... if you carry a cannibus card on you, under state and local laws you should be perfectly within your right to spark a joint in the smoking area of a club. if a bouncer kicked you out for having a joint in the club, you could probably sue for your money back and win unless the club appealled all the way to the us supreme court.
btw in no part of the united states constitution does the federal gov have the right to tell anyone what they can put in their body. that's a little piece of tyranny the government wrote in for themselves |
But there are federal laws (ala: rave act) that can put clubs in a bind. So while I guess they are protected from a state/city level if you have a cannibus card, they are not protected from the federal level.
And the US supreme court has already ruled that Federal agencies can go after whoever they want, cannibus card or not. |
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| DaveT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Electrophile
I believe SF is the first city in a long chain of cities that will loosen up on marijuana. It is only a matter of time before the baby boomers die out and take their conservative views with them. I believe their is a HUGE untapped source of revenue with decriminalized marijuana as it is completely un-regulated and their is no set standard for THC content or any regulation of weights and measures. Obviously their will be a tax just as all other "vices" get taxed but I feel that the positives far outweigh the negatives. |
According to the SF Chronicle, Oakland, Santa Monica, Santa Cruz, and Seattle already have passed similar legislations.
For SF, it passed on the first vote. There's some second vote that has to be done before it can go into effect. |
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| Electrophile |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveT
According to the SF Chronicle, Oakland, Santa Monica, Santa Cruz, and Seattle already have passed similar legislations.
For SF, it passed on the first vote. There's some second vote that has to be done before it can go into effect. |
Wow, I didn't realize than any other cities had passed similar legislation. The first few cities that came to my mind were Seattle and Santa Monica. |
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| lex400sc |
| wow i went to luke fair @ satellite sf tonight and saw no less than 4 groups of people smoking joints and bowls out on the streets :stongue: |
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| zealot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Electrophile
I believe SF is the first city in a long chain of cities that will loosen up on marijuana. It is only a matter of time before the baby boomers die out and take their conservative views with them. I believe their is a HUGE untapped source of revenue with decriminalized marijuana as it is completely un-regulated and their is no set standard for THC content or any regulation of weights and measures. Obviously their will be a tax just as all other "vices" get taxed but I feel that the positives far outweigh the negatives. |
+ 1, mate!
LA will soon follow in SF's footsteps. |
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