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Topic	If everyone wants 'thing' legal, why is it still illegal?
wolfy42 01/05/18 7:40:05 PM #41:	Even in states where pot is currently legal, like mine, a large percentage of the population no longer, or never, wanted it to be legal. This especially includes most members that are over 60 (which is quite a large % of the population). My neighbors for instance, mostly voted against making it legal, but those that did, have stated they wish they had not at this point. From their perspective it has led to some bad changes, more partying, and a more wild/tattoo'd/pierced crowd. Now to most of us, that is not bad at all, but to older generations...that can be a serious down side. Meanwhile obviously with such a large christian coalition in this country, prostitution is not supported by the majority, even though it should be. Heck free birth control isn't supported. I'd say even sex ed in school might have a hard time getting a majority.....so yeah, prostitution state wide is totally not supported. At least drugs have less of a religious objection, and you can convince people that the war on drugs is dumb, and taxing drugs will do more good then making it illegal. They won't agree with it AFTER the change (at least from what I have seen), but your likely to get them to make it legal before they realize it...and then reversing the decision is going to be much more difficult. Also....I've heard throughout my life that MJ is a gateway drug, and I never believed it. In CA, when it wasn't legal (have not lived there since it is), I saw lots of people use it, and no other drugs. Thing is...when you make it legal, it seems like many other drugs become the new party norm, since you don't have to hide your doing pot anymore, something else seems to take it's place in order to fill the "being slightly bad" void. That at least is my theory on the changes, but the fact is that other drugs are being done far more often in Wa after pot was made legal...or at least all evidence I have seen points to that being the case. --- Proud member of the Arv The Great is great fan club!!! Join today by putting it in your sig. <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:893498276] in If everyon... [t:76171650]...</cite> <quote>Even in states where pot is currently legal, like mine, a large percentage of the population no longer, or never, wanted it to be legal. This especially includes most members that are over 60 (which is quite a large % of the population). My neighbors for instance, mostly voted against making it legal, but those that did, have stated they wish they had not at this point. From their perspective it has led to some bad changes, more partying, and a more wild/tattoo'd/pierced crowd. Now to most of us, that is not bad at all, but to older generations...that can be a serious down side. Meanwhile obviously with such a large christian coalition in this country, prostitution is not supported by the majority, even though it should be. Heck free birth control isn't supported. I'd say even sex ed in school might have a hard time getting a majority.....so yeah, prostitution state wide is totally not supported. At least drugs have less of a religious objection, and you can convince people that the war on drugs is dumb, and taxing drugs will do more good then making it illegal. They won't agree with it AFTER the change (at least from what I have seen), but your likely to get them to make it legal before they realize it...and then reversing the decision is going to be much more difficult. Also....I've heard throughout my life that MJ is a gateway drug, and I never believed it. In CA, when it wasn't legal (have not lived there since it is), I saw lots of people use it, and no other drugs. Thing is...when you make it legal, it seems like many other drugs become the new party norm, since you don't have to hide your doing pot anymore, something else seems to take it's place in order to fill the "being slightly bad" void. That at least is my theory on the changes, but the fact is that other drugs are being done far more often in Wa after pot was made legal...or at least all evidence I have seen points to that being the case. --- Proud member of the Arv The Great is great fan club!!! Join today by putting it in your sig.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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