Jon Snow wrote:
Weed allows people to do things they wouldn't normally do. Call me crazy. But I am sure that intoxication from alcohol does exactly the same thing! Hmm, the last time I was intoxicated was, I'd say, a good two years ago now. Let me think, two friends of mine and I had a dance contest in-front of the local ice bar where posh people were enjoying their expensive meals. And (although not to me, I hate the ocean) intoxication has caused my friends, countless hours of skinny dipping. | |
Actually, it's generally the prosecutor's office that decides whether a case will be dropped or not. Law enforcement furnishes evidence. So, the police may decide not to take it to the prosecutor's office. But, without an agreement (which should be written, of course) with the prosecutor's office, you've got no guarantee. And the police may decide to hold it over your head to encourage future "assistance". Or they may decide to throw it to the prosecutor's office anyway.
You need to speak with an attorney, not a gaming community, about the implications of this stuff. | |
Jmurph wrote:
Actually, it's generally the prosecutor's office that decides whether a case will be dropped or not. Law enforcement furnishes evidence. So, the police may decide not to take it to the prosecutor's office. But, without an agreement (which should be written, of course) with the prosecutor's office, you've got no guarantee. And the police may decide to hold it over your head to encourage future "assistance". Or they may decide to throw it to the prosecutor's office anyway. Yeah, I suppose I should've been a little more clear: in my example, the cop may have intended to charge her with speeding, but didn't charge her. Once the charge is actually made, it can't be dropped unless the plaintiff withdraws the charge, and in the case of the Crown/State, they don't drop charges unless there's good reason to. | |
Ok, so tomorrow im going to go see how that turns out. But were should i go, the local police station?
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CaptFalcon33035 wrote:
I agree with you on everything except for the fact that you don't think marijuana is a drug. This is not about beliefs, thoughts, or opinions--it's a fact. Marijuana IS a drug. There is no going around it. How could you not think that it is a drug? a better way for TG to have put it is it isn't really a bad(i use this term loosely, it is no worse than tobacco) or physically addictive drug like cocaine, heroin, etc. | |
Jeffrey S wrote:
CaptFalcon33035 wrote: Let me redirect...marijuana is hardly a drug worth busting someone over. | |
then yes it's grounds for immediate inspection. I would look into and make sure they know you want to remain anonymous.
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I personally don't know why private use of it should be illegal. As long as you aren't driving or endangering anyone else's live, it should be legal to use. I think the problem is that when you use too much at once, bad things can happen. The government is also trying to protect the citizens of their country (otherwise I don't know why it should be illegal), but why shouldn't we be able to do what we'd like with our own body?
Marijuana is somewhat of an addictive drug. People tend to really enjoy the feeling marijuana gives them, as with any drug, and use it more and more often, but it's not quite as addictive as any of the drugs you've specified. | |
CaptFalcon33035 wrote:
I personally don't know why private use of it should be illegal. As long as you aren't driving or endangering anyone else's live, it should be legal to use. I think the problem is that when you use too much at once, bad things can happen. The government is also trying to protect the citizens of their country (otherwise I don't know why it should be illegal), but why shouldn't we be able to do what we'd like with our own body? Generally speaking, no one knows how safe marijuana is because insufficient research has been done (it's hard to research a controlled substance), but the fact that it has such powerful effects when compared to alcohol suggests that it is at least less safe than alcohol. It is at least known that it causes build-up of particles in your lungs and damages lung tissue, just like any other form of smoke. (If marijuana was to be made legal, I would wager that it would be made legal in edible form only.) The government has to pay for every occasion in which someone hurts themselves, and suicide is ethically illegal just about everywhere. If marijuana is deleterious to health, then, the government is well-justified in strongly restricting it. What people should be doing instead of pressing for legalisation is pressing for government-sponsored research. Then definitive facts can be made about the substance and it can be proven whether it is good for you or bad for you, and how bad it is for you (since I doubt it's very good for you). Once that is known, a decision can be reached. Eventually, I figure cigarette smoking will be made illegal. However, governments are not keen on eliminating one of their largest sources of tax revenue just yet: the increased burden on health care doesn't compare to the amount of money they rake in. Hopefully the governments will eventually learn that quality of life is more important than money. =) | |
It's a drug. So is tobacco. So is alcohol.