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NY lawmakers propose legalizing and taxing marijuana
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You are one of Gaf's best trolls.
It's a $50 tax on an ounce.
I'll be surprised if weed is criminalized on the federal level by the end of the decade.
The majority of the population support it, and over time, the support is slated to only grown (since old people support it the lease).
And here's the thing about legalization, it really doesn't change things all that much (Batman imaginary friends notwithstanding), I've seen it personally in Seattle, and the more places legalize it, the less effective those old and tired scare tactics are going to be.
commanderpepper
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NY state getting more funding is a good thing.
Our honorable representatives have figured out how to fund more money into their personal accounts but lack the revenue.
Singularity42
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I always loved the argument that making something legal will increase it's usage. When most of the research has shown that usage decreases or stays about the same pre and post legalization. Look at a few of the studies from Portugal, The Netherlands, or other countries.
Hope this passes. It's another step in the right direction.
Hope this passes. It's another step in the right direction.
New York Republicans, especially New York City Republicans, can not be compared to national republicans at all. Joe Lhota was hardly all that conservative.
More importantly, who gives a shit if people smoke more weed?
You don't even know what a troll is, most people that use that word don't even know.
The definition has been morphed since it was first coined.
Okay, yeah. You got me, I was totally all mad and shit a second ago, I totally believed that you had watched Reefer Madness and thought it was a serious documentary or some shit. But yeah, no one's really that dumb. Good job, Bat-Troll, you can go back to your cave. Work on some new gadgets or bad jokes or whatever. Get Troll-Alfred to make you some dinner.
I know, but still I rather not give republicans any positive news to work with.
Ban Puncher
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biggyfries
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I see your point on this, but the reasoning behind this is that the current laws are being used to target minorities, and to keep the prisons full for no other reason than to generate revenue.
Sounds like they finally figured out how to generate revenue and to decrease the prison population at the same time. They need to work unfairly targetting minorities, though.
The " It will be easier for kids to get" augment is such total B.S.
When the sale of something is regulated it can be controlled. Less kids will be able to purchase under such control. Is it really that much of a head scratcher?
When I was in high school it was easier to get HARD drugs like cocaine and heroine than it was to get a bottle of liquor or even a pack of smokes. The dope man doesn't care how old you are. The store clerk does.
When the sale of something is regulated it can be controlled. Less kids will be able to purchase under such control. Is it really that much of a head scratcher?
When I was in high school it was easier to get HARD drugs like cocaine and heroine than it was to get a bottle of liquor or even a pack of smokes. The dope man doesn't care how old you are. The store clerk does.
Your friends have different issues besides weed. Does not justify talking out of your ass.
teruterubozu
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Bloomberg would only allow single joints. An ounce is way too much for your own good.
You have absolutely zero idea what you're talking about.
the troll is strong in this one
CrocMother
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They already have easy access to it. There is no way it can get any easier. Any high school or even middle school in this country has access to marijuana. When I was in school weed was wayyy easier to get than alcohol, because we actually had to get someone to buy that for us.
Diddy Kong
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Southernfried Pimpin
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Of course they want to over tax it. Government only cares about that paper.
Tax should be no more than alcohol taxes.
Tax should be no more than alcohol taxes.
Ixion
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And this is the problem with American politics.
Sho_Nuff82
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If you were a joke poster all along why didn't you just say so?
BTW, it's easier for kids to get weed on the streets than it is to get their hands on liquor. Could that be because of strict age and license requirements?
Best troll, or stupidest post?
kame-sennin
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So what are the chances of this passing?
1%
And it's irrelevant if New York legalizes it unless it gets legalized on the federal level anyways.
No joke. The more that's smoked, the mellower society is as a whole.
A net positive, in my book!
Its $50 an ounce.
How is it irrelevant? More states legalizing it and more people being in favor of it is a good thing. Will help turn the tide to legalize it on the federal level.
Oh. Well, that's far more reasonable. I'm not sure how I got $50 a gram, I even read the entire OP! Probably too stoned.
Not true. The more states that legalize it, the more pressure it puts on the Feds to decriminalize.
It's only a matter of time at this point. If this measure doesn't pass, you can bet a new one will be proposed at some point in the future. There is no stopping it anymore.
I can see this reasoning and agree with it, but I think some current politicians are gonna have to leave office before we see this happen, and some older voters are gonna have to stop voting. It's gonna be a few years, at least.
No doubt. The older generations are going to be the biggest road block, they were the ones targeted most heavily by the anti-marijuana propaganda and scaremongering of the mid-20th century.
I think that within the next ten years most of the blue states in the country will have legalized it. Twenty years from now and we're looking at Federal decriminalization. It's easy revenue, and once states start to see how much money there is to be made by taxing it, I think we'll see a lot of politicians change their tune.
Snkfanatic
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What in the world are you talking about, you have no clue.
Yeah, states like NY and California legalizing is what it will take to move the federal law. We already have it legal in two states and the feds are (sort of) looking the other way. Public opinion is there, and it's slowly translating to action. Only a matter of time really but state level action will only speed it up.
weekend_warrior
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You should get off the internet before you hurt yourself.
I know plenty of "older" people who smoke, it's not just a rebel youth hobby. And politicians all have the same goal- to stay in office- if they think siding with legalization reforms will keep them in office they'll do it, building pressure from within the state government is the best way to do that.
Fudgepuppy
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Batman would probably testify to have seen violent people on anaesthesia.
Dude Abides
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Just recently you were saying Handout Bill was going to usher in a communist dystopia characterized by capital flight and packs of blacks rampaging through the streets. You should pick a story and stick with it.
Fury Sense
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last one to legalize is a rotten egg
NYC isn't conservative AT ALL. It's a huge nanny state, though, so some policies will seem conservative but aren't motivated by the same things.
Carnby
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Welcome to NY, where the rent is too damn high.
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