At 06:32 PM 8/25/2005, Hayes Elkins typed:
Marijuana laws send a mixed signal because two drugs that are more
harmful, alcohol and chemically treated tobacco, are allowed to be sold
over the counter. You ever hear about a raging pot head beating his wife?
No, but we see plenty of violent drug dealers, just like the moonshiners
and mafia filth of yesteryear. Legitimate, government regulated commerce
of their product takes away the criminal element.
Alcohol is regulated yet we still have problems with drunk drivers or is
that not criminal enough? Oh the criminal element in producing &
distributing? OBTW go to any bar in the land & you'll find some guy trying
to get a gal drunk so he can get lucky & yes, that's technically that's
illegal too. In Ohio the only time that would not be illegal is if one were
getting their spouse drunk in order to get lucky. One local idiot used as a
defense that she was somebody's wife therefore it should've been legal.
As far as turf wars go if it's not about drugs & women then it'll be
something else.
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Wayne D. Johnson
Ashland, OH, USA 44805
<http://www.wavijo.com>
