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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (774121)	3/10/2014 7:00:34 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570739

>> So what's the legal standard today? Today, 4 oz in my state. >> I don't know how much one ounce is, by the way. Well, it depends, but we used to think a baggie about 1.5" in diameter amounted to an ounce. Marijuana today is far more potent than that of 40 years ago, however. >> Some say that statutory rape is not a violent crime, especially when the girl is the seductress and the deceiver. I do not oppose laws against statutory rape. I do believe rape is a violent crime. >> And from a certain point-of-view, a DUI is only "violent" if the offender hit another car and caused injury or death. Even though my brother killed by a drunk driver, I believe an initial offense of DUI that does injure anyone should never be a felony. And I think it never is, in any state. If anyone is injured as a result of it, I believe in most states it is a felony, and I don't have a problem with that. If a person is a habitual DUI offender and cannot be stopped from driving by other means it is necessary to incarcerate he/she which implies a felony conviction. If a person is DUI often enough someone is going to get killed. I do believe DUI, in its mildest form, is a far more serious offense than possession or sale of ANY quantity of marijuana. Unfortunately, most states do not see it that way. >> We can work on the laws and get treatment for those addicted to narcotics, rather than felony convictions, but to legalize this shit is to invite a ton of problems that the state should not have to deal with. And since we live in a world that is far from libertarian, we as a society are indeed going to pay for all of this stupidity. "Narcotic" isn't a well-defined concept, so it is hard to say much about it. There are addictive, dangerous substances like Oxycontin, Fentenyl, or even Oxycodone, (opioids in general) and we need to do something about them. The law is not a good way to deal with these substances, as is evidenced by the fact they're illegal and addiction to them is at an all time high. There should be mandatory treatment for addiction, and never legal consequences, IMO. This is one area where I believe drug manufacturers ought to be held responsible. They know the abuse is there, there are things that could be done to limit it, and they are not even trying. Because addiction puts money in their pockets. As a matter of public policy, we ought to be taxing the profits on these items and funding intensive treatment programs. Once they can develop alternatives that are not addictive or in which the abuse can be controlled, they can be relieved of the taxes. It is a truly serious threat to our society. Marijuana and, imo, peyote, are different. They are harmless, non-addictive, and no one's business but the person who is consuming them. This misclassification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 narcotic is something Obama could fix with the stroke of a pen that he ought to do. The substances are not all the same things. I have lost friends to alcohol addiction that likely would be alive today had marijuana been legal and readily available.