en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/705685 Comments by Seagreen http://www.komonews.com/news/80169177.html#IDComment49374951 in response to Junior_Bacon's question " if pot is so great, why havent more countries legalized it yet? "; i answer " because they never inhaled. " Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:59:53 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/80169177.html#IDComment49374951 http://www.komonews.com/news/80169177.html#IDComment49374438 peace to decriminalization of marijuana! i would like to see it happen before i die of old age. i am now 60. stop the persecution of anyone for growing, selling, and smoking marijuana. that is a waste of humanity to persecute anyone for either of those reasons. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:51:41 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/80169177.html#IDComment49374438 http://www.komonews.com/news/80169177.html#IDComment49374026 what's the big deal? our prisons are overcrowded, law enforcement is laying off police, the justice system is backed up, the drug war is a bust..i.e. * Not working *., and our governments are broke and worrying about the upcoming elections. is there really a decision to be made? Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:44:10 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/80169177.html#IDComment49374026 http://www.komonews.com/news/80169177.html#IDComment49373268 well, i'm just glad that we don't burn witches at the stake, anymore. i could be in trouble. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:33:13 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/80169177.html#IDComment49373268 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48144801 very well said. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:08:09 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48144801 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48143247 many of us have experienced the age-old resin coated oregano/pseudo hashish trick. what an eyeopener that was. i don't know that could be accomplished with regular weed, though. it hasn't prevented me from using oregano in my chili. the tax dollars that this could potentially generate is absolutely going to capture the attention other politicians. the political bereaucracies keep growing and their expenditures have resulted in very large budget deficits. l say legalize pot everywhere and stabilize these unstable economies from the tax proceeds. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:54:39 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48143247 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48140503 i am getting real tired of these biblical type references.......hedonist.....paradise. where is pot mentioned in these fairytales? Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:26:14 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48140503 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48140073 a simple statement that speaks volumes. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:22:21 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48140073 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48139773 i was just trying to inject a little humor by being facetious. i am 1000% in favor of getting rid of these unrealistic marijuana laws. the laws do more harm than good. and too many people have had their lives ruined by these unjust laws. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:19:10 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48139773 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48138716 unfortunately, because you are a " womanofgod " i will be incapable of using logic with you. thanks, but no thanks. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:11:37 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48138716 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48137948 guess what......... and it is not something that leads to harder drugs. i suggest you get a little better informed before voicing your opinions on this issue. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:06:21 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48137948 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48137479 our government consists of politicians who used to work for the companies that screwed us. doesn't matter whether anyone voted Democrat or Republican. it's still the same corruption. i will be voting libertarian in the future. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:01:48 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48137479 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48137068 the whole justice system is set up to favor the wealthy and punish the middle and lower classes. heck, the wealthy don't need pot. they get the good prescription drugs, which are legal. painkillers, antidepressants, etc... and who are the police more likely to place in jail? the wealthy and well connected political officials? i don't think so. matter of fact, the wealthy are able to afford expensive attorneys, but if you are middle to lower class...you get a public defender fresh out of school. i will bet that in your experience as a Police Officer you have been in many situations where a suspect has asked you " Do you know who I am? ". this, of course, being the preamble being offered to you before you accuse another police officer, obviously well-to-do individual, politician, etc.. of wrongoing. pot smokers do not deverse to be the focus of your tunnel vision. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:57:13 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48137068 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48133158 your logic is standard. no person can positively state that legalization of marijuana will result in an increase in crime rates. however, i can say that what our country has been doing to its citizens, regarding marijuana, should be a crime in itself. countless lives were ruined, jobs were lost, families torn apart, and all because of unjustifiable and unfair marijuana laws. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:17:33 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48133158 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48130944 god doesn't exist aside from inside your imagination. so, it appears pot smokers everywhere have nothing to fear, but you and your self-promoting attitude. keep reading that interesting but highly implausible story you call the bible and stop telling others how to live their lives. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:54:28 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48130944 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48016539 i take back everything positive that i've mentioned in favor of legalizing marijuana. growers, smokers, and eaters of this devil weed should be burned alive. why this sudden change in my attitude, you might ask. it has a lot to do with the current problem of obesity confronting many Americans. what about our fellow Americans who are already hampered with all of that fat collecting in their adipose tissue? legalization of marijuana could lead to feeding frenzies not unlike those of sharks and parana. the fat people would get fatter, possibly leading to exploding people who are not terrorists. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:52:14 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48016539 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48014460 with the legalization of marijuana we should see all sorts of vaporizers of larger sizes and more realistic prices. this should negate any concerns about marijuana tar and smoke causing cancer in our lungs, i hope. also, consider all of the possible uses of weed used in cooking healthy foods. we don't even need to smoke it to get a little high. this is revolutionary politics and long overdue. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:33:21 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48014460 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48011089 dear Patternfall, unfortunately i feel the need to wait until marijuana becomes legal. i wouldn't want to become another victim of our archaic marijuana laws, would i? and, no, you don't need to think at all. if it's illegal, that appears to be sufficient for you. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:08:52 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48011089 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48005517 " When you're a mature perceptive adult and a parent, you'll realize that being an unproductive pot head isn't "cool". " i'm a 60 yr. old, but i guess that doesn't make me perceptive nor a parent. oh yeah, i'm retired, so i'm not productive. however, i do see at least a couple of Washington state politicians who are productive adult parents, and who are tired of people like you telling them what to do when it comes legalizing marijuana. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:04:07 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48005517 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48003834 it's difficult to get lung cancer from eating food that is cooked using marijuana. when it is finally legalized, i foresee a great many new eateries that will start offering marijuana in all sorts of healthy foods. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:46:50 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/79705197.html#IDComment48003834