Okay just read this article http://www.610wtvn.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=268656&article=9014303 and decided to say what I think about this and other things.
Okay these helicopter flights are expensive...around $1000 an hour..and found a tree sized single plant..amazing....for nothing. Obviously a single plant does not mean a thing, unliked the acres upon acres seized last month in california....but here's thing, this is unnecessary.
Now, not long ago on NatGeo's website I watched a video about marijuan and the pros and cons of legality... and how the pro side pointed out the various benefits and the con side says they're lying about what they spout....while spouting there own numbers...how's about some truth.
Okay first the weedheads.... it's good for you, doesn't cause cancer, will solve our tax whoes and budget deficit whoes..is reusable resource, that causes no economic harm, nurtitious, delicious, tastes like chicken..whatever. Okay..marijuana does make you feel better and has shown quite a few medicinal porperties....but it also does cause cancer for the same reason tobacco does. The number one way of ingesting it is via smoking, but unlike cigarettes you are usually dealing with it being unfiltered...next this isn't your daddies pot..marijuana today is 15-30% THC, that smoked in the day was 3-7%..and people usually msoke it in larger quantities...I'm not talking Cheech and Chong Poato Chip tube sized joints here...but rather joints are larger and blunts even more so..it has a stronger kick and longer effect time...plus the chemicals...Yes all you weedheads, marijuana basically has all the additive chemicals found in ciharettes, even more so...because the growers do not wash the fertilisers or pesticides off (yes even bugs like to get high and they use fertilizers to grow it quicker..they're basically racing to get as many harvests in before they get discovered as possible)..this method also destroys the environmental because of erosion, te harmful effect of the chemicals used to grow it on the environment (fertilisers, pesticides, and herbecides to kill real weeds)..which pollute streams and etc.
Now as for other prodcuts...you're talking hemp which is not the same thing you smoke..see theirs more then one type of cannabis...and hemp is not what you usally smoke...and yes it does have all those other uses..some of the strongest natural fibers on earth..seeds and oils that are awesome..and yes, when grown can revitalise those fields and such...but it is not the ame as you smoke..that has been played with to ifnore everythng but THC and quick growth...so get that ut of your heads.
Now it is one of the best therapies for mentrual problems and pms, pain, loss of appetite, and etc...and tests have shown terminally ill patients on it do better and because of this respond better to treaments and have a better chance of remission..bt the problem as California showed... the umber of supposed medical users went up over 1,000% when it wa made legal for that...meaning for probably every real case, you have 10 fake ones.
My personal favorite..it's nonadictive..uh, bullshit. This is a self reported stat..the fact is in serious studies, it has been shown to be more addictive then nicotine and caffeine.... this in places where users were actully watche dand tested for addictions..not dudes on the street when aske dif they're addicted saying. 'Naw, man I do it only when stressed...' Not mentioning they get stressed when they can't have it.
Okay the anti idiots.... it's the number one cause of crime in the US..sure is because the FBI proved many times police spend more time and effort on busting people for misdemeanor marijuana charges then all other crimes....to the detriment of society. A usual marijuana possesion bust includes 2 normal officers and a K-9 unit..usually taken out of circulation and patrol for an hour to 3 hours... Now think about that and all those statistics you hear about all th time.."evry 2 secs a woman is a victim of violent crime, every 1.5 seconds a rape occurs, even 2.2 seconds a violent crome occurs" Note these are made up, but you've all heard them...so .. let's say just for S&G's every 5 seconds a felony occurs (this is very conservative..most statistics are every 1.5-3 seconds)..that means every minute these guys deal with a misdemeanor marijuana charge you have 3 officers and a dog tied up while 12 felonies occur....during 30 minutes 360....during and 720...get the picture? Why do they do ths? Misdemeanor marijuana charges are the fiscal bread and butter of most departments...netting them like $300-$500 a bust...plus the busted person pleads no contest and it it never shows on a record for felonies...Also involved is the bailsbandsmen and lawyers who make money also..so basically it's not to preet crime, but make money.
Now, I already ststed many of these arguments by disproving the others..but false ones here..it's gateway drug. Actually only a small percentage of marijuana users go on to harder stuff..and those do not by choice, but end up doing so because of lacing..a danger the proponents miss...another note weed like other drugs is often cut by anything a dealer can find to spread his proffits out..oregano, grass (how it got that nickname)..sometimes plants that are quite toxic when ingested or smoked. It is not the cheapest drug anymore..heroin and pills are actually chaper in places, along with meth...but the most readily available.
Now other lies, and I love this one from health class. It causes infertility, lower IQ's, lack of creativity, and etc.. Things like this is why people believe the government lie to them...I am have always been drug free and have 2 kids..10 years apart or so..every pothead and druggie I know has multipe kids in a short period of time...that kind of disproves the whole infertility thing. Low IQ..man druggies, especially poyheads have seriously deep thoughts and an ability to work around complex problems that would amaze you..also an ability to laugh and the silliest things...but it does not lower IQ's..I think running government studies does that...and creativity..OMG, most artistic geniuses in any genre, visual, performing, music..what the fuck ever took drugs... Look at Einstein..that guy was taking something, Mozart..the same. So kill that noise. Finally, there will be no financial gain for doing so..uh..yes there would and others.
Now here's where I make sense of the mess...Marijuana should be legalised because it causes more harm as an illegal then as something legalised... The largest area of crime statistic would go away with this....and you can tax the shit out of it and still make a pack cheaper then buying from a dealer. Cigarettes cost less then 35 cents to make per pack...they are so expensive because of the taxes...premium smokes, depending on where you live, cost $5-$9 a pack...seriously. Now...how much would you pay for a pack of 20 joints or 6 blunts with marijuana in them?...How much could legit companies charge to make a proffit and cut delers out? The environmental problems would go away because instead of in areas they have to hide it, it can be grown where it is best for...and it does help revitalise the soil in those areas...because farmers do operate to limit erosion and the thngs people growing it out in the woods do not care about. Police officers placed on marijuana patrol can actually start working on real crimes...another bonus, they could smoke also and relieve the stress of one of the most stressful jobs..maybe we'd have less assholes in badges and have more mellow fellows.
The agency to regulate it are there already ATF and etc..so no need for that..plus cigarettes can get better being laced with it...and the taxes again...and a bonus..you can plan ahead as the government..set a secretdate and start stockpiling the shit you grab until then..and then release the date...in less time then it can be cultivated in and auction the seized shit off...but make anything not grown by licensed growers illegal and seize that shit and auction it off also.
Now what would this do.create jobs..you'd have factories making marijuana cigarettes and cigars, pipe tobacco, and etc....without cutting into those industries already. Marijuana can also be c grown in marginal areas...or those worn out by other crops...and if you get it mixed with hemp and produce those products... You have the bud, seeds, stems, leaves, and etc...a crop that would help struggling farmers more (make it so corporate farms cannot grow it)... jeans would get more durable and people like me, allergic to synthetic materials, would have a nonsythetic one that was tough as those mixed products... The added jobs as theindustry takes off...increasing income tax revenue...make it a non import crop....the taxes for marijuana itself and then sales taxes. Now, a note, do it like alcohol driving wise and etc...that revenue also. Note here..Marijuana does stay in the system for up to 30 days but it's effects are limitted to an hour or so. Of course native amrican tribes will jump on it...so you can buy tax free shit, but it'll still save generate so much revenue...maybe not an exact deficit killer, but come on.
Say initially packs cost 15 bucks for 20 joints and 15 for 6 blunts..with $10 being taxes. That's $10 million in tax revenue for every million smokers. Now say every tobacco company got in on this..we'll say there's ten able to right off....and to make sure product isn't mixed with tobacco and they ca make mixed blends also they need to build a new plant for this... you'd have 10 companies hiring those in construction needed to build said plants, ordering the equipment they need, and hiring the staff...and as they build you know others will... So all those industries will have continueing jobs (and not for awhile, companies are alwasy upgrading and etc...so work will continue)...stores will need more room forstock, more drivers wil be required, more regulatory staff...all these industries and people add income tax revenue also... This adds up..now because you took the number one street crime drug off the streets, you need less cops..or just maybe can get them working other things that are more important. This will add up to more revenue then current..why?
Okay you lose the fines and etc...but you lose the expenses for the helicopter searches, the destructin of crops and etc...the overcrowding in jails and prisons over marjuana based crimes... you also take away the largest revenue generator for those mexican cartels that are fighting...and you also can come clean about why it was made illegal to begain with...because so many other industries gained from it.
Until then the Navy universally used hemp rope and products as did the military in general..these products were tough and long lasting..seriously, Levis' Two Horse jeans were true and made from Hemp denim. Now Levis and all jeans wear out far quicker, where as when theyw ere made from hemp they'd last..let's just say there are still some around from the gold mining days and wearable. Sails, tent canvas, and etc were made ut of hemp, back pants, and etc. Synthetics gained the most and cotton off of this...it was not for any reason but this indutrialists lobbied against hemp and cannabis...the sad note here was they didn't learn from Prohibition.
So, maybe not a deficit buster (especially since our Congress will find ways to keep us in debt, the procurement office, after all still pays $600 dollar for toilet seats and $300 for hammers)...but w ehave hope..now another one. Legalise prostitution and strip clubs..seriously...get rid of the bull about it. The laws concerning such are just ways Vice Cops can get their jollies off and make a bust...and everytime one was polygraphed, because it is always a he said she said thing in clubs and massage parlors..they've failed.... Basically they go in..or even don't..raid and just charge people..the suppose dguys who cased the place never being shown..so the girls have no defense.
Now why do this..because it ha dbeen going on since time started, that is basically all a 'traditional" family is anyway. Traditionally for most of mankind's history a woman exchanged sex and keeping the home for protection and hunted food....guys..a housewife is basically a babysitter.prostitute..that's all. She's doing a job for what money gets her...sex for food, protection shelter, and etc.
Now here's the problem, if it is legal, prices will be higher then street shit..but hey, take all those idiots no longer working the marijuana scens and come down on pimps and shit...I mean really..regulate it. Women to practice the trade need to work in licensed facilities and be tested weekly for STD's...and not allowed to work until cleaned up.. They lose their licenses also if on drugs and shit....except marijuana and alcohol of course. You can also make sure the girls get most of the money and are provided with health care plans...same with men...also men who use such services have to be tested..right there..that way if a girl does end up woth something, they know from whom and that fucker gets nailed. Condoms a must in this trade. Now how will this help..it's legal and instead of cash only...they get charged up front and thegirls get weekly checks with taxes taken out...so income tax revenue..houses get taxed as businesses for property taxes, license fees, and etc..revenue will increase and something done anyway is made legal..and if the bible belt groans..point out the bible does say god would rather man spit his seed in the belly of a whore then n the ground, they bitch more, then point out virtually every biblical heroine was a fallen women of one sort or another.
Eve, in the earliest hebrew texts...the serpent didn't tempt her with just his tongue... Ruth broke all sorts of rules to get her husband, the whore in Jericho, other prostittes throughout the bible, Esther..one of many of the Persian kings wives..basically her uncle slutted her out to the king and she used her body to get her way, Mary..yep jesus's mother was gonna be stoned because she was giving birth out of wed lock...Joseph married her anyway and loved her. Mary Magdelane..a hooker..and after Jesus one of the main beneficeries of the early Christian church some spoke out against who helped them was also a whore... Paul also wrote to a whore often in his travels..it goes on and on. Is it right? is it rght for a woman fully capable of finding work and doing the same o better then man stay at home, clean house, raise children, and bow to her man's every whim..and never say no to sex?..at least a whore would be up front about it.
So two methods to increase revenue and the economy...think about it.
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