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11-02-2005, 04:33 AM
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Re: Denver just legalized marijuana!
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Any link to the fine print of this, also what the difference between de-criminalized and "legal" is, is it for medical purposes only or what? [/ QUOTE ] What is the difference between illegal, legal and decriminalized? The difference between legal and illegal is simple; if something is legal it is permitted under law, if it is illegal, it is not. The line between legal and decriminalized is not so clear-cut. To understand the difference we look to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of each of the three words. Legal: “conforming to or permitted by law or established rules” Illegal: “not according to or authorized by law” Decriminalize: “to remove or reduce the criminal classification or status of; especially : to repeal a strict ban on while keeping under some form of regulation” According to these definitions, if something is legal it is permitted with few or no restrictions, if it is illegal it is not permitted, and if it is decriminalized it is permitted with tight regulations and/or restrictions that must be obeyed or it will be viewed as illegal. about.com 
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11-02-2005, 04:40 AM
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Re: Denver just legalized marijuana!
I've been trying to get my hands on some Marijuana Tax Stamps for years.... Seems they don't print them anymore...
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11-02-2005, 02:17 PM
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Re: Denver just legalized marijuana!
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Any link to the fine print of this, also what the difference between de-criminalized and "legal" is, is it for medical purposes only or what? [/ QUOTE ] "Legal" means you can do it in front of a cop and he won't do anything. In other words, there are no penalties for using. "Decriminalized" means if you get caught with it, it's treated like a traffic offense. You get a ticket, the pot gets confiscated, but you don't get arrested and sentenced to jail time. Interesting historical tidbit: When Jimmy Carter was president, he made some moves towards decriminalizing marijuana nationally. He made public statements saying it should be treated basically like a traffic offense. Then some government officials were caught by the press doing cocaine at a High Times party. The political embarrassment killed Carter's decriminalization initiative.
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11-02-2005, 02:28 PM
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Re: Denver just legalized marijuana!
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Interesting historical tidbit: When Jimmy Carter was president, he made some moves towards decriminalizing marijuana nationally. He made public statements saying it should be treated basically like a traffic offense. Then some government officials were caught by the press doing cocaine at a High Times party. The political embarrassment killed Carter's decriminalization initiative. [/ QUOTE ] Interesting, but inaccurate. The official in question was at a NORML Christmas party, and in addition to the obvious, was present when fellow revelers were partaking of cocaine. It was only alleged, and certainly not proven, that said official (Peter Bourne) actually partook of said substances. The scandal took about six months to "break," a curious delay that I would feel more comfortable analyzing in the Politics forum, except that its peopled by Terri-Schiavo impersonators. At the time, Peter Bourne was Special Assistant to the President for Health Issues, functionally his "Drug Czar." He was not head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the leadership of which is usually conferred the czardom today, because the Office did not yet exist. His curious official position reflected the ambivalence in the Carter adminstration towards the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention (SAODAP)created in 1971. That post dates to the Nixon presidency, a man who laid the groundwork that almost became federal decriminalization in 1978 (also the peak year for marijuana use in recorded American history). Ahh, enough of that. That [censored] makes you stupid.
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11-02-2005, 03:17 PM
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Re: Denver just legalized marijuana!
all drugs shouls be legalized in my opinion, I dont even use any drugs anymore, but I do not understand why they are not all legal. I think it would help.
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