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We ended alcohol prohibition by starting with 3.2% beer. No bourbon, no wine, no brewpubs, and certainly no home brewing. We have to be realistic. The mainstream voters vital to any initiative's passage wouldn't touch the kind free-for-all legalization you demand.

502 is the best chance we have to get the ball rolling on the all encompassing legalization you claim to support.

Failing to vote for this initiative will make it MORE difficult, not less, to legalize home growing, allow non-commercial gifting, remove penalties for the possession of quantities greater than 1 oz, and treat under 21 possession like alcohol.

Realistic expectations pass laws. Undiluted idealism alienates important voters.

Vote YES on I-502
Posted by YES on 502]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:11:09 -0700 The Stranger Posted by sensible right wing progress]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:53:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Freedomist]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:48:38 -0700 The Stranger
On one side is the dispensaries, which want it to be illegal without a bullshit medical marijuana certificate. On the other side is the referendum, which want it to be illegal to grow your own instead of buying it from the state cartel at a 10-fold markup.

Each side is pursuing its own self-interest, using the law as the enforcer of a monopoly. Either way you vote, you're endorsing corruption and lies. Myself, I'm thinking I will skip this one.
Posted by Mister G]]> Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:39:14 -0700 The Stranger
Posted by psi]]> Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:19:58 -0700 The Stranger
In a recent forensic publication, Dr. Marilyn
Huestis wrote: “Monitoring acute cannabis
usage with a commercial cannabinoid
immunoassay with a 50-ng/mL cutoff concentration provides only a narrow window of
detection of 1–2 days,”
Posted by Wendy420]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:49:27 -0700 The Stranger Posted by American Patriot]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:38:44 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:53:43 -0700 The Stranger
If you can't show the world your proof then quit making brash assertions like people need to be tested for THC in order to make our roads safer.
Posted by American Patriot]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:37:39 -0700 The Stranger
Most people drive better when using cannabis AND people know when they are too stoned to drive. How do they know? Because when you are too stoned to drive you are out of your body and out of your mind. Driving is the last thing to be concerned about - too stoned, have to drive, not going to happen.

Who are any of you supporters of 502 to tell the rest of the world that we are too stoned to drive? Have you ever caused an accident while driving stoned? Do you drive better when stoned?

Why should we pay TAXES on something we do not have to pay taxes on now?

502 is not legalizing marijuana!!! It means that people will have to deal with more, not less, government agencies: police,taxes,licencing, dep't of agriculture, state liquor board, and on and on.

FREE the WEED - don't put it into a box where the gangs that run our governments can get their GREEDY hands on our sacred herb.

Cannabis should be free like any other commodity such as coffee. Bought and sold and given away freely like a cup of Joe.

VOTE NO on 502!!!

American Patriot
Posted by American Patriot]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:40:42 -0700 The Stranger
Here's the problem: If that was actually done, prices would collapse, and so would the hopes of significant tax revenue.

The cost of growing one's own is 1/25th, or less, than the current "dispensary" price. Enough people, and especially the heavy users, would grow their own that the prices for those who bought commercially would collapse.

No way will the state go for that, so instead we see things like I-502, which places an absurdly low cap on personal possession, and retains criminal penalties for doing the equivalent of brewing your own beer without a license.

Until I can go to my neighborhood nursery and buy marijuana seeds and plants, any "legalization" proposal is a sham erected mainly to prop up prices while letting state governments in on the action.
Posted by Mister G]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:47:34 -0700 The Stranger
Posted by greatamericansmokeoutof76]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:51:43 -0700 The Stranger Posted by ladycentaur]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:35:13 -0700 The Stranger http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2…

Munch Bush

Bolivia, the biggest cocaine producer after Peru and Colombia, has been trying to promote coca's health benefits and develop legal uses for coca leaves.

Bolivians have chewed the leaves for centuries as a mild stimulant that reduces hunger and altitude sickness, and
Morales has asked the UN to decriminalize the traditional practice.

"We are very much aware of the damage that can be done by cocaine and we are working against drug trafficking ... but we want the recognition of these ancestral rights," Morales said
Posted by slade]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:27:32 -0700 The Stranger
Thank God that the gay rights leadership doesn't feel this way. Otherwise, we wouldn't have civil unions (because, after all, we all know that civil unions will only reduce our chances of getting gay marriage). Civil unions aren't great, but at least they are a step in the right direction, as is this bill.

Pass the law and we will amend it later. Worse case scenario we send a clear message to Washington D. C.. If it fails, only the political wonks will say it was because a few cannabis proponents weren't happy with the bill. Most will say it was because the country just isn't ready (or simply doesn't want) legalized marijuana.
Posted by Ross]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:48:18 -0700 The Stranger Posted by tharp42]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:51:22 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Arthur Zifferelli]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:26:33 -0700 The Stranger
The money is immense and harmless. I see bio-domes in Woodinville growing highly advanced strains to perfection created in scientific greenhouses at St. Michelle. And high level competition is immense.

The price of product is pretty well set as i feel our current illegal market sets a good price. Say an oz. of St. Michelle premium growth sells at $500. It is worth every penny. Not possible for an individual to smoke that in a month. Otherwise, you are smoking too much pot!

So, $250 of that amount is to tax. $250 provides grower and retailer profit. Tax it heavy. don't wimp out on this deal.

The tourist industry in the NW should be cashed in on. Visit Seattle and legally smoke the finest herb possible anywhere in the universe... have stoner tours where you wake and bake and get a nice breakfast at a local cool eatery, the to the Market (and freshen up while walking) and see an art house film then see a band afterwards then go back to your hotel downtown and bake and watch TV for a minute and zzzzz. Start the next day with a latte. See the Sounders that night. Get back to your hotel to see the films of the game on the news. Seattle's Best??? We'll show ya... The State Tourism people should be all over this one and pushing for legalization....

The medicinal marijuana is a good thing. Advancements need to be made there in dispensing and perscribing proper amounts in need for said ailment perscribed for. We are the Guini Pigs (in a good way) to advance medical usage of such.

best,
Douglas Mays/NewSoul Enterprises
Posted by amaysing]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:47:52 -0700 The Stranger Posted by 5th Columnist]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:32:23 -0800 The Stranger http://legalize2012.com

Posted by 5th Columnist]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:29:38 -0800 The Stranger
and also...

Fuck a doctor's recommendation.

VOTE YES.
Posted by mL peabody]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:44:39 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Politics_Patrol]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 22:02:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Simone Grey]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:24:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by PanWhale]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:22:07 -0800 The Stranger Posted by PanWhale]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:21:00 -0800 The Stranger