The Legal Marijuana Market Grew By 80 Percent Last Year. And It's Still Mostly Cash. Where are you on legalization?

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:36:24 -0500

The military can still order service members to not use Marijuana if made legal.
Where are you on legalization for the rest of the population?

Protecting Marijuana's $2.7 Billion Cash Industry When Banks Won't

Thanks to recreational legalization in Colorado and Washington, the U.S. marijuana industry exploded from $1.5 billion to $2.7 billion in one year. But now, ...

Response by CW5 Jim Steddum made Feb 22 at 2015 3:38 PM

CW5 Jim Steddum — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:38:31 -0500

Dumbification continues...

Response by SSG Eddye Royal made Feb 22 at 2015 3:50 PM

SSG Eddye Royal — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:50:55 -0500

People who drive for a living, pilots etc, are NOT going to be able to do this even if it is legal. soldiers ARE PROFESSIONALS and are going to have to start acting like that!! NO THUGS ALLOWED!!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 22 at 2015 3:58 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:58:51 -0500

Fact: Cannabis has a wide variety of beneficial uses beside medicinal purpose. Compared to the side effects of the pharmaceutical drugs, it is almost side effect free. Cannabis can cure/suppress medical conditions that the pharmaceutical drugs can't.

If you haven't, I would encourage you to watch this documentary.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/cannabis-research-studies/

Cannabis Research Studies

Collage of segments taken from various marijuana documentaries which specifically deal with the research on cannabis done so far.

Response by SSG Leonard Johnson made Feb 22 at 2015 4:18 PM

SSG Leonard Johnson — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:18:16 -0500

I don't no about recreationail. I'm 100% disabled now, just retired in December, I can no longer drive my semi truck that I enjoyed the last 20 years. I just started for the 1st time the medical M by suggestion from my VA PCP here in Colorado Springs.
Of course she didn't write the prescription, but she told me where to go to get it. I think the Idica does help with pain and the anxiety. I will be in pain for the rest of my life.

I will say this. After not knowing much about it. It is less harmful than beer. I still wouldn't drive with it, cuz you are still dizzy, and light headed, but the affects don't last as long.
The War on Marijuana was a waste of tax payer money. It could have been well spent on other things such as fighting crack, cocaine, and things of that nature.

I believe the money that we are profiting off of taxes out here in Colorado will definitely help the state, as long as it's not wasted on silly stuff.

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Feb 22 at 2015 5:17 PM

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 17:17:19 -0500

Legalize it, regulate the THC content, and heavily tax it like alcohol and tobacco.

Response by SGT Jim Z. made Feb 22 at 2015 5:20 PM

SGT Jim Z. — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 17:20:11 -0500

I don't really care about it but if you are going to legalize it make legal at the federal level because right now due to federal banking laws it must be a cash business since most bank transaction are interstate and therefore you cannot run credit cards. I know Colorado is looking into opening a state run credit union just for the marijuana dealers

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Feb 22 at 2015 5:25 PM

Cpl Jeff N. — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 17:25:53 -0500

America is being dumbed down fast enough without injecting legalized drugs into the mix. For those that might need the benefit of the THC from a medical perspective (and there is disagreement on it's benefit) then take it in capsule form.

There is only one reason to smoke pot, that is to get high. You can have a beer/wine/cocktail to enjoy the drink without drinking to the point of intoxication.

We are going to have millions of people dropping out of society due to legalization of pot which most agree is a gateway drug. No good will come of it. It is time people grow up, stop sitting at home getting stoned and step into the real world.

Response by Sgt Joshua Anderson made Feb 22 at 2015 8:40 PM

Sgt Joshua Anderson — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 20:40:43 -0500

Just tax it! Honestly it's a win win.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 23 at 2015 6:16 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 06:16:10 -0500

Do not agree with the legalization of marijuana. Its just the first step in trying to legalize more drugs.

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Feb 24 at 2015 9:51 PM

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:51:35 -0500

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/new-study-suggests-risks-marijuana-use-have-been-overestimated

New Study Finds Marijuana Safer Than Alcohol Or Tobacco

Using a novel method to measure the risk of mortality associated with the use of various legal and illegal drugs, scientists have confirmed what earlier studies have indicated: alcohol is the deadliest, while marijuana is the least risky.

Response by SFC Collin McMillion made Feb 24 at 2015 10:35 PM

SFC Collin McMillion — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 22:35:48 -0500

I spent a lot of years being a "dirt ball cop", and lost too much blood, and saw way, way too much to accept it being made legal. I really don'the care how many "thumbs down" I get. I know a few, maybe many, on here were in some kind of law enforcement, may even some doing the same thing I did. I will never accept legalization of drugs, it just put more money into more corrupt pockets and calls it legal. More destruction to our society and way of life. Legal or not, keep it away from me and mine, or you WILL pay a price!

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2015 10:36 PM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 22:36:28 -0500

Nobody has a right to tell you what you can or cannot ingest into your own body. Deregulate all drugs. People who cannot control themselves will win Darwin awards and quickly raise the average IQ of the population at the same time.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 25 at 2015 5:24 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:24:32 -0500

There are two stances that I can see. Frankly, I don't care what happens, because I have no interest in purchasing/experimenting with it.

First, I think it would be interesting to see the legalization of many of these illegal drugs (with the exception of operating vehicles/etc). It could serve to provide a new sense of taxable income. Furthermore, it may reduce risks of bloodborne disease transmission, as people would potentially utilize clean needles and other supplies that could promote cross-contamination. Those that are already addicted may be able to be afforded some quality regulation that could prevent their death due to additives and others by standardizing the process. Probably the BIGGEST benefit that I could see would be letting the air out of a multi-billion dollar industry in both Colombia and Afghanistan with the cocaine/heroin/opioid market. See what happens when the cartels are no longer "making bank" here in the US in one of the biggest industries out there.

I agree with Cpl Jeff N. that (in general) Americans have become so vastly dumbed down, and I don't know what our future brings. It would be nice to see a few of the morons step out of the gene pool before they piss in it, but the reality is that it won't always happen.

Personally, I have zero interest in any of it, and understand to a degree the need for control of it. Ultimately though, people will have access to these drugs by either legal or illegal means, but I think there are far greater social issues and global crisis underway to really put this at the top of the box.
v/r,
CPT Butler

Response by PFC Clyde Hudson made Feb 25 at 2015 5:27 PM

PFC Clyde Hudson — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:27:58 -0500

"Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction." - Bob Marley

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2015 12:23 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:23:31 -0500

Response by SrA Matt Shuman made Feb 27 at 2015 7:21 AM

SrA Matt Shuman — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:21:38 -0500

Not for it at all!!!!!!!!

Response by PO2 Steven Erickson made Feb 27 at 2015 8:34 AM

PO2 Steven Erickson — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:34:29 -0500

[Keep it illegal]

In my opinion, this is one of those instances where society has the right to constrain an activity to protect the safety of society as a whole.

To preempt the argument with alcohol being the same, I submit that I can drink alcohol in a manner in which I do not become intoxicated or dangerous to myself or others. Since I've NEVER used marijuana, I'm not positive, but I don't think you can smoke "a little pot" without becoming intoxicated. If I'm incorrect, I'm willing to reconsider.

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2015 8:42 AM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:42:16 -0500

Personally, I have been buying stock in the two companies that are making big bucks on this. Based on my own experience and the many I have seen in rehab situations, the growth factor and momentum in our society, it only makes sense to buy stock in the companies that are listed on the DOW with actual growth much higher than 80% and a beautiful net egg for the future. It is like the old saying, stand around and be angry or look at the potentials and deal with the positives. The money I make today is what I might need to help my grandchildren in the future. It is a product, plain and simple. The public wants this and it is a boon for the economic growth, takes money out of the back market and puts it into my grandchildren education fund and the personal medical successes I have..... how could I not support this.

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Feb 27 at 2015 8:55 AM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:55:26 -0500

I have always believed that it should be made legal and treated in the same manner as alcohol, will it ensure that only those of legal age have access to it, no, but that is no different than alcohol either.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2015 9:44 AM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:44:46 -0500

It is another ridiculous prohibition. I don't like the stuff and I don't really care for those that do. They are so damn paranoid. I do, however, think that locking them up is not the answer for this problem.

Response by SGT Beau Thomas made Feb 27 at 2015 10:20 AM

SGT Beau Thomas — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:20:15 -0500

Regardless of how anyone feels about the subject, one thing is certain, billions of dollars worth of drugs are coming the southern border yearly. Cartels south of the USA border are murdering people by the thousands yearly. It cost billions yearly to have DPS and Border Patrol chase the drug runners yearly with and DPS estimated 10-15% seizure rate. And then add the cost of prosecution, prison system and everything else included in it. The cost of marijuana coming up from Mexico has dropped significantly since the legalization of a few states in the USA because US State regulated pot has a significantly higher THC level. Legalization of marijuana at a Federal level in the USA would pretty much stop the illegal marijuana importation in the US and save the U.S. Billions of wasted dollars yearly.

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Feb 27 at 2015 11:09 AM

SGM Erik Marquez — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:09:34 -0500

Legalize it, tax it, let states regulate it, tax it, allow organizations to regulate use by employees as they see fit.

Response by SPC Brandon Spray made Feb 27 at 2015 11:20 AM

SPC Brandon Spray — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:20:38 -0500

Legalize it. It is no worse than drinking. Not to mention how much of a burden petty possestion charges have bogged down the judictial system. Why should a person have a HUGE black mark on their record from a joint or two.

I think the real issue is not marijuana it's self but how the goverment can tax and regulate it like they do alcohol and tobacco. If it wasn't easy to produce and grow it this wouldn't be an issue, they could easily regulate where and how it was grow. But since anyone can grow it, no matter where they live. They can't control it like the rest.

Statisticly, when something is taboo it is used more than when people are educated and allowed to make their own choices.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2015 3:40 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:40:58 -0500

The war on drugs was a very bad idea, make it all legal and allow people to make their own decisions. The only thing government should be doing is ensuring that the products are properly labeled with risks and potential side effects.

Response by LCpl Mark Lefler made Feb 27 at 2015 3:44 PM

LCpl Mark Lefler — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:44:48 -0500

I think its done more harm then good being illegal, i wont say its any worse then alcohol but the gov can make a lot of money off of it and maybe its no worse then alcohol. I'm not sure i buy into the gateway drug topic. I've never smoked it, i knew people who had but then i didn't drink till I was 21 so I was always boring.

Response by SP5 Michael Rathbun made Feb 27 at 2015 3:48 PM

SP5 Michael Rathbun — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:48:50 -0500

OK, this is another one of those third-rail issues, but since I actually am entitled to an opinion on the topic, having dealt with drug abuse issues both in the military and in civilian life, I state:

For us as a country and a culture, criminalizing cannabis is institutionally stupid. The number of my high school classmates who died in circumstances involving alcohol overdose exceeds the death toll from cannabis overdose in the entirety of human history.

What we should have learned from an earlier episode in our Nation's history is that criminalizing a substance that has been in popular use for thousands of years simply creates a class of criminals who are wealthy enough to conduct day-time military operations against a national government...

and win.

Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2015 3:49 PM

Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:49:54 -0500

Legalize it. Treat people coming into work high just as you would someone coming in drunk.

Response by CPT Zachary Brooks made Feb 27 at 2015 4:29 PM

CPT Zachary Brooks — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:29:04 -0500

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - P.J. O'Rourke

Response by SGT Richard H. made Feb 27 at 2015 6:36 PM

SGT Richard H. — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:36:46 -0500

Make it legal. People are going to do it anyway, so why not take in tax money from it instead of spending tax dollars to fight it? That doesn't change the fact that employers can still drug test and "weed" out the weedheads.

Response by SGT Rodger Armstrong made Feb 27 at 2015 10:36 PM

SGT Rodger Armstrong — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:36:38 -0500

After six year two deployment I was on some happy pills that where not very good. I got out did the extreme and smoked as much as I could. It helped with my anxiety and depression. And relieved a little bit of the pain. Should it be illegal yea. Should the military allow service men and women to use it gray area. But maybe. I think it should be im capsule form get the benefit out of it.
People argue that it's going to make American stupid lazy. That's all stereotypical bs behind it there are famous people who endorse the use. People who also believed the negative out way the good until trying or see studies. Joe Rogan is one. ( going to butcher his name) Dr Sanji from cnn new was a strong anti-pot till he seen people use it with severe tic.
Many more then I feel like listing here.
Everyone has there idea opinion on the subject. But the good is showing more then the bad.

Response by SPC Christopher Smith made Feb 28 at 2015 12:19 AM

SPC Christopher Smith — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:19:29 -0500

With more research funding that marijuana is less damaging and dangerous than tobacco and alcohol it makes sense to legalize, tax, and control it through the a government agency. It would create jobs and help reduce government debts. Let alone reduce prison sentences for something that is not causing major harm to the general population.

Response by SPC Richard White made Mar 2 at 2015 4:26 AM

SPC Richard White — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 04:26:16 -0500

There are many positive effects of marijuana.For some vets its a Godsend.Many other drugs and alcohol kill more people than marijuana has.The positive far out weights the negative.That is why it is legal in several states now.

Response by LCpl Sam Brake made Mar 2 at 2015 5:54 PM

LCpl Sam Brake — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 17:54:10 -0500

The research on its efficacy when used as a treatment for PTSD and other medical conditions is reason enough to legalize medical cannabis at the federal level. I'm sick of the pharmaceutical cocktails that the VA is over-prescribing such as trazadone, lithium, sertraline, paroxetine, mirtazapine and many more!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 18 at 2015 11:38 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:38:33 -0400

If it helps Veterans with PTSD...go for it.

Response by SPC David S. made Aug 18 at 2015 11:59 PM

SPC David S. — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:59:49 -0400

The use seems to help those with PTSD as well for pain management for other conditions such as cancer. Personally however I do not like drugs that alter my state. Luckily for me I have a very high pain tolerance.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Aug 19 at 2015 12:28 AM

SGT Jerrold Pesz — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:28:17 -0400

I am all for legalizing marijuana. I wasn't totally buying the "medical marijuana" thing until a good friend who was dying of cancer tried it and he told me that it did wonders mitigating the effects of chemo. As for recreational use we have spent billions fighting it and have accomplished no more than prohibition did with alcohol. Time to give up the fight and quit filling our prisons with smalltime sellers and users. That war was lost decades ago.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 19 at 2015 12:46 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:46:40 -0400

Make it so and tax the crap out of it. Make it work for the government.

Response by SFC Joseph Weber made Aug 19 at 2015 1:13 AM

SFC Joseph Weber — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 01:13:35 -0400

Legalize the heck out if it.

Response by COL Ted Mc made Aug 19 at 2015 1:42 AM

COL Ted Mc — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 01:42:55 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member - Sergeant; There is one very big (and totally overlooked) benefit to legalizing Marijuana and taxing it - NO ONE gets any sympathy when they are charged with tax evasion.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Aug 19 at 2015 3:53 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:53:49 -0400

Never met anyone that got any smarter using dope.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 19 at 2015 3:57 AM

SCPO Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 03:57:29 -0400

Take a set of male twins, aged eighteen. One smokes a morning and evening roach a day, hardly your candidate for Pothead of the Year. His twin abstains completely. Twin #1 continues smoking two roaches a day until, let's say, he and his brother are 70 years old. Twin #2 has gone to college, entered the professional work force, married, had children, and grandchildren, and is now happily retired. His mind is 70 years old. His IQ is commensurate with most 70 year old men who have lived similar lives. All his brain functions are typical of a 70 year old man. Twin #1, regardless of what he may have done or acquired in his life, would be extremely fortunate to have the mind of 35-40 year old man. His IQ is static and stopped increasing when he was in his thirties. His mental acuity is stuck in the same age range. Whatever he thought he may have learned after age forty went in one ear and out the other.

Cannibus Sativa, Mary Jane, Weed, or Grass has been PROVEN, time and time again over years of medical science and forensic pathology, to do one thing and only one thing to the typical, average human body: by inhibiting and, eventually, preventing altogether the repeated firing of electric impulses between individual dendrites in the brain over the gap called the synapse, multiplied by billions and billions of synapses, memory is impeded, intellect is halted, learning ceases to a very great degree, and Twin #1 is officially thirty-plus years DUMBER than his, otherwise, identical brother. That intelligence gap can never and will never be erased. Ever.

For the sake of argument, why legalized alcohol and not pot? The vast majority of judges and legislators drink alcohol and do not smoke MJ. But, in all fairness, while Marijuana "deadens" brain cells, alcohol actually kills them deader than a door nail. And brain cells are the only organ, tissue, bone, or fluid cell in the human body that DOES NOT replenish itself. Once human brain cells are dead, they stay permanently DOA. And, like anything that dies, the brain eventually, with enough alcohol consumption over several decades, develops cavities created by the physically, unmistakable absence of billion and billions of dead brain cells. I know. As a police detective who investigated every classification of death, and then assisted, over many years, in over 800 autopsies, I witnessed the dissection of all those brains. The atypical homeless drunk has been observed to have a blackened, desiccated cavity in the center of his brain as large as the size of small lemon. That judicial magistrate who dispensed the law from his lofty perch and had been your very average social drinker for sixty-some years until he wrapped his car around a tree after consuming the ubiquitously proverbial "two beers, officer," could very well have the same kind of nasty void somewhere in his brain, as well, only his is the size of your basic grape tomato. Yes, size may matter this time, but alcohol has clearly destroyed a potentially critical part of each man's brain.

So, which is physically worse, which does more potential harm? The national legalization of the former is most likely to occur within a few years, largely because the argument against it is no longer a sustainable argument about criminality, but rather one of social equity. It doesn't matter what path is taken to the justification for legalization, the end result will be the same. And Americans of the generations yet to come will have to live with the inevitable social, economic, and psychological consequences soon to be made by so-called politicians who simply caved to voters' demands.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 19 at 2015 5:49 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 05:49:35 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member ,

Just an FYI, the picture you choose is a comedian who overdosed on heroin.

Legalize marijuana, do it now.
-Taxes. Colorado made so much revenue from the taxation of marijuana sales they were by law mandated to give a little bit of money back to each citizen.
-Prisons. We're filling up our prisons with petty offenders, surrounding them will serious offenders. This in itself is in no way corrective or rehabilitative. It's down right counter-intuitive.
-Legal system. We're tying up the legal system with petty crimes and wasting valuable resources to prosecute these people.
-Medicinal effects/pain relief. Marijuana has been shown to be helpful, and if anything is a better alternative to opiates and psychotropic drugs in my opinion.
-Crime. Take the money and power away from the criminal element. It's that easy.
-Prohibition/War on Drugs. History has taught us that the government cannot, and will never control contraband or illicit substances if the people really want them. Why waste valuable resources in a fruitless effort? I believe that is the definition of insanity.

Response by SGT Kristin Wiley made Aug 19 at 2015 8:51 AM

SGT Kristin Wiley — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:51:33 -0400

I personally would never smoke it, but I have no issues with someone smoking it in the privacy of their own home. The smell is repugnant, and with individuals like myself who have asthma being subject to the smell and the smoke can have adverse consequences. I have the same issues with smoking in general, and if people were respectful and smoked in designated areas away from building entrances then some of the negative afflictions on others can be prevented.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 19 at 2015 8:58 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:58:12 -0400

I feel like too many dollars and resources have been dedicated to stamping out a relatively benign drug. Stop filling our jail cells with non violent offenders, stop spending my tax dollars on an old and bad idea. The sad thing is that not a whole lot is known about cannabis as far as medically because of the stigma of studying it. Now I'm not talking about rolling a medical marijuana joint and lighting it up - we're beginning to see more serious study being done and the quicker we fully decriminalize it, the more study can be done.

Response by SSgt Charles Edwards made Aug 19 at 2015 9:09 AM

SSgt Charles Edwards — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:09:17 -0400

Much like with alcohol, I don't mind it as long as it's done responsibly. Another plus, legalization hurts pot dealers on the streets who now have legitimate (and legal) competition. I don't care for the stuff myself (never smoked it and can't stand the smell), but typically people who do use it are sitting at home relaxing, minding their own business.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Aug 19 at 2015 11:58 AM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:58:46 -0400

I have been looking for one doobie for 4 years to celebrate my retirement :)

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 19 at 2015 4:13 PM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:13:58 -0400

I think it should be as legal as alcohol and regulated the same way

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Aug 19 at 2015 4:45 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:45:31 -0400

Pot gives you the perception of creativity that is unparalleled in the universe. Perhaps it's an Haiku, song, thoughts that shine brilliantly like a star in the darkness, a solution to world hunger or other travesties, or a doctrine for eternal peace. Five minutes of contemplation and basking in one's glory, the pot smoker realizes he does not have the requisite energy to create or do anything. Half an hour later the music is turned up, and you become one with Rush. 30 minutes slim jims, cheese in a can, and jalapenos Cheetos become the food of the gods, the Manna of life. Gosh darn it florescent and white things looks so neat under a black light.

Response by A1C Charles D Wilson made Aug 19 at 2015 4:46 PM

A1C Charles D Wilson — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:46:24 -0400

Never cared for it. Now that I have R.A. (rheumatoid arthritis) stage 3-4 I may have to look into it. Humira shots messed me up and I do not take those anymore. I would not smoke it but try it in brownies to see if it would help with the chronic pain. The V.A. has not helped and SSI has not helped and no I do not want any Hydrocodone or Oxycodone type of drugs either. I can take them but I also do not want to be dependent on those. I do not know myself maybe it is worth a try on my end.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 19 at 2015 4:50 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:50:54 -0400

North Korea. They need to mellow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkiuAxP9vPM

You Have Smoked Yourself Retarded

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Aug 19 at 2015 5:21 PM

Maj Chris Nelson — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:21:41 -0400

Personally, I have no interest in pot. Regardless if it is legal or not. I also have no problems legalizing it, but only with 1 or 2 conditions:
1. MUST come up with a method to test impairment (similar to the breathalyzer for alcohol) so that you can be tested when pulled over by the cops. Being a fat soluble, you will test positive for a month, but may not be under the influence at that moment....
2. Must have legal definition of what is impaired/under the influence for work/driving/etc (no different then alcohol.
3. TAX IT.
4. Establish laws that employers can determine if they will allow positive tests for employees of their company (military cannot test positive indicating use, OR Military can use off duty, but there is a dedicated test to determine impairment/under the influence....civilian companies/businesses get the same protection and ability to determine which way they want their business).

Response by PO1 Aaron Baltosser made Aug 19 at 2015 5:47 PM

PO1 Aaron Baltosser — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:47:26 -0400

It served to get Sailors hurt in the 70's when it was common as well as destroy vital equipment. It still serves no good purpose for any military unit.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Aug 19 at 2015 7:35 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:35:22 -0400

I don't do drugs or anything that resembles a drug or may be misclassified as a drug. That's my choice. I make it freely. There are many who choose otherwise. Should they have any less right to choose than I? No, of course not.

But the argument for legalizing drugs goes far beyond the argument of individual rights. (And yes, I mean all drugs.) Prohibition is costly. It has seriously ravaged our law enforcement community as well as our criminal courts. If you think that treating a few drug addled patients is more costly than that, you don't have any concept of the true costs.

That being said, I will add one very important caveat. Together with the repeal of all prohibitions, I would insist on the elimination of the legal defense of impaired capacity. What's that (I hear you cry)? Basically, it's a defense used to mitigate punishment for acts committed while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. After all, advocates argued, the defendant would never have done any such thing had they been sober... Yes, it works. Not all the time. In times past, the defense was used more successfully than it is these days. However, I'd take it a step further... Anyone who causes injury or damages property while under the influence should be held accountable as though they acted with malice aforethought. That is, inasmuch as the alcohol or drug use is voluntary (irrespective of addiction) and it is well known that judgment is impaired while using such agents, we may assume that defendants anticipated the potential for harm and still took the chance.

"Malice aforethought" is an important qualified, especially in criminal cases. Under my proposed system, a drunk driver who kills someone may be charged with first degree murder. Forget manslaughter. No one make them take the alcohol or drugs, so let them suffer the consequences. That in effect is the responsibility of freedom. Free men and women must be held accountable for the consequences of their choices or they can't handle freedom. It's really as simple as that...

Response by SGT David Crutchfield made Aug 19 at 2015 8:45 PM

SGT David Crutchfield — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:45:13 -0400

Legal or not,I would never use it

Response by SGT David Crutchfield made Aug 19 at 2015 8:49 PM

SGT David Crutchfield — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:49:20 -0400

Either Spanish -American war or WWI

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Aug 19 at 2015 11:57 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 23:57:19 -0400

I am opposed to the initiation of force and fraud against a persons life liberty or property. These are "mala en se" or 'evil in and of themselves.' These are the only crimes I recognize. All other "mala prohibita" or 'prohibited evils' that are crimes just because the government says so I disagree with. Far more so when the 'crime' is the trafficking of a substance so in demand that it creates huge black markets. Markets beat governments every time in time. Fighting the market is like fighting the weather. It's much better to adapt to it.

Response by PO3 Sherry Thornburg made Aug 20 at 2015 2:29 AM

PO3 Sherry Thornburg — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 02:29:52 -0400

This video of a Congressmen making an ass of himself in front of God and everyone is on the lighter side of why legalizing intelligence altering drugs is a bad idea. Unfortunately, some states are going to have to learn that lesson the hard way. https://video-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xap1/v/t42.1790-2/1190893_ [login to see] 10176_53637_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjMwNCwicmxhIjo1MTJ9&rl=304&vabr=169&oh=4214a5637f0484f9d0cb37fe4ea3ee1b&oe=55D58A26

Response by SFC Dr. Joseph Finck, BS, MA, DSS made Aug 20 at 2015 7:28 AM

SFC Dr. Joseph Finck, BS, MA, DSS — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 07:28:41 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member I probably wont be popular for saying this and may not gain any friends, but as long as Marijuana remains classified as a Schedule I drug, then it cannot, by the letter of the law, be made legal by the states. Further, until this change to Federal law is made the US Attorney General should be filing injunctions against States who have passed these laws to stop these sales from being legal.
Schedule I drugs are defined as: substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological or physical dependence. Some examples of Schedule I drugs are:
heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote.

Anything worth doing is worth doing right. Never having smoked marijuana, but having been exposed to it through my work in law enforcement and seeing the issues that have arisen because of chronic marijuana use, I am not a supporter or fan. I do consume alcoholic beverages very occasionally, and I recognize the argument this make me a hypocrite, but Scotch is not listed as a Schedule I drug.

I fully agree with COL Ted Mc and 1SG Private RallyPoint Member that if legalized it should be taxed at high rates. Many years ago, Texas passed a law taxing the transport of illicit drugs. You were required to purchase a "tax" stamp before transporting and the records of sales were prohibited from disclosure to protect the civil rights of the persons transporting. However, if you were stopped and you didn't have the tax stamp, it was an additional felony charge.

Response by SPC James Harsh made Sep 1 at 2016 6:10 PM

SPC James Harsh — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 18:10:30 -0400

I have an opinion! We should look at the two main arguments against pot, that it's a gateway drug and that when legalized it promotes the use towards minors. The BIGGEST Topic of Drugs in the US should be Heroin/Overdose Deaths and lack of Treatment. That said Drugs that are synthetic or made in other climates should be stopped. I think it would behoove Marijuana advocates to take a stand against the drugs that it is claimed to be a gateway for. If legalized, like alcohol and tobacco should have rules/laws against the advertisement to Minors <very strict.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2017 11:30 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:30:51 -0400

Yes you can be displined and even get a dcd . since june last year military falls under some of the same polices and procedures as Federal law enforement officers like the F.B.I. Check with local Ethics Enforement Officers. And Jag would not hurt either.