Thread: Poll: Legalize Pot ?

Well, then I'm in

In my neck of the woods, skunk is all you can buy.
Takes a bit of effort to get something decent.
I wouldn't mind well assorted coffee shops like in the netherlands.

Oh yes, some light pollen
Red libanese (my favourite, nearly extinct!)

Just not the crap grass!

OK, I gotta call BS...200 times more potent? Sheeet....I know some people that can get pretty fantastically good weed. Cared for and grown under exacting circumstances to bring out certain desireable qualities. Still, none of it is so insanely strong that one hit would make you fall over wasted, even if you haven't smoked in years. Was pot so weak back in "the day" that you could take 200 hits and not be wasted?

That aside...HOW should it be legal? Completely unregulated as to the sale, if not possession and use (minimum age?) What about cultivation? I am allowed to brew a certain number of gallons of alcohol a year, I think, micro-brewing is legal, should I be able to grow a plant or two at a time? I think I should. Should I be allowed to sell it on the street? I think no. Treat it like alcohol, some control is a good thing, right?

Also, this "skunk" is it adulterated in some way? The super-strong stuff to which I refer is "good" stuff. It smells wonderful, and I have heard tastes quite good, too, though most people I know use a voporizer to minimize the health risks and physical ramifications of combustion of plant matter. Apparently you lose some flavor, but the feeling is "cleaner."

The "regs" ...is that like the "commercial" in the first days of what was then called "kind bud?" I'm not nearly as exposed to this culture as I was in college, but i still know people who are. I don't think I would get any closer to it even it WAS legal at this point. I enjoy my booze too much, and learned LONG ago that the two don't mix well, for me.

Well it wasn't weak, it was rather "mellow".
The skunk is almost impossible to portion that it works in such a way.
Either it wastes you or it doesn't.
Well and some folks are just plain stupid and crank a 10.00 € portion into one spliff.

Interesting. I wonder how it gets to be like that. It's nothing I've heard of from my friends in the know. A dime-bag spliff was NEVER a good idea, IMHO.

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

That aside...HOW should it be legal? Completely unregulated as to the sale, if not possession and use (minimum age?) What about cultivation? I am allowed to brew a certain number of gallons of alcohol a year, I think, micro-brewing is legal, should I be able to grow a plant or two at a time? I think I should. Should I be allowed to sell it on the street? I think no. Treat it like alcohol, some control is a good thing, right?

I agree. It should be treated just like alcohol.

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

Interesting. I wonder how it gets to be like that. It's nothing I've heard of from my friends in the know. A dime-bag spliff was NEVER a good idea, IMHO.

When I was finishing up college there was some newer stuff going around. One such thing was to increase potency, kids would add certain things to the leaves. One thing was the THC crystals from other leaves, cured (somehow) and then brushed over a screen so that a white residue was left. I believe it's not unlike the way hashish is made, but I could be wrong. Anyway, regular leaves would be tossed with the crystals and you had yourself some kicked-up stuff.

This is probably similar to what Olivia is talking about. It's not unnatural, per se, it's just "enhanced" with other natural byproducts.

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

When I was finishing up college there was some newer stuff going around. One such thing was to increase potency, kids would add certain things to the leaves. One thing was the THC crystals from other leaves, cured (somehow) and then brushed over a screen so that a white residue was left. I believe it's not unlike the way hashish is made, but I could be wrong. Anyway, regular leaves would be tossed with the crystals and you had yourself some kicked-up stuff.

This is probably similar to what Olivia is talking about. It's not unnatural, per se, it's just "enhanced" with other natural byproducts.

People have been using keef (or Kief) for a long time. It's like saying beer should be illegal because everclear is out there. Don't drink a pint of Everclear. That would be dumb. Don't smoke too much Kief. You'll wake up naked in the back of an El-Camino in the middle of a cornfield with a new tattoo and a pocket full of pesos.

Originally Posted by smokelaw1

People have been using keef (or Kief) for a long time. It's like saying beer should be illegal because everclear is out there. Don't drink a pint of Everclear. That would be dumb. Don't smoke too much Kief. You'll wake up naked in the back of an El-Camino in the middle of a cornfield with a new tattoo and a pocket full of pesos.

YES! I couldn't think of the name. Maybe it has been around for a while. That was the first time I heard about it.

Smoke, about the El-Camino, are you speaking from experience? lol

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

YES! I couldn't think of the name. Maybe it has been around for a while. That was the first time I heard about it.

Smoke, about the El-Camino, are you speaking from experience? lol

Edit: No, I've just heard about that stuff, and it seems like it could really do a number on you.

I like the idea of it being treated somewhat like alcohol. Tax the hell out of it, slap on some standards, and voila. Like alcohol, you shouldn't be able to go to work, drive, or do much of anything important while using it.

The savings in the war on drugs combined with the increase in tax revenue should be astronomical.