Michael Phelp's Facebook Wall

[Archael]

[dwib]

LOL

[LastingDawn]

Alright... so if we don't smoke... that makes us lesser... men? Well I would say "what are these guys smoking?" but in this case they've already said it.

[Archael]

Alright... so if we don't smoke... that makes us lesser... men? Well I would say "what are these guys smoking?" but in this case they've already said it.

the comments are all over the place

some people wanna kill him for the weed thing

others don't care

others support it (probably cuz they smoke weed too and are in favor of legalizing it)

[Celdia]

I don't smoke but I'm in favor of legalizing it. Think of the taxable revenue. The recession would be over inside of a month.

[Angel]

I don't smoke but I'm in favor of legalizing it. Think of the taxable revenue. The recession would be over inside of a month.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[Archael]

I don't smoke but I'm in favor of legalizing it. Think of the taxable revenue. The recession would be over inside of a month.

I agree with this, however one of my pothead friends told me the following:

Something along the lines of the USA being able to gain more cash off Cigarette revenues than possible pot revenues, so that's why the Gov keeps Cigs legal and pot illegal.

Is this true?

[CidIII]

Well a lot of cigarettes are manufactured in the U.S., therefore the government has the ability to tax a lot more things, like sale, manufacture, and some other shit.

Marijuana probably would primarily be brought in by other countries (at first at least), not allowing the U.S. to tax as many processes. Not to mention, more people smoke cigarettes than weed.

[Angel]

There is some truth to that. @ Voldemort

Tobacco must be cultivated, whereas marijuana truly IS a weed. Throw some seeds down, walk away, come back to a small fortune. If it were legalized, it wouldn't be difficult at all for the camp who already do smoke to grow their own plants and completely forgo the economic stimulation of buying the stuff and being taxed on it.

The other issue is that there are too many people either with voting power or in office under the influence of the people that continue to cling to its demonized image. It's not difficult at all to smoke it here legally, however - get a chiropractor to say you have chronic pain or spasms, and put in a request for your card.

[Archael]

thanks guyz

[philsov]

the US can get revenue off any import via tariffs.

I blame the massive tobacco lobby, personally.

[DarthPaul]

I think he is just another kid making a mistake. We all do so why crucify him for it.

As far as legalizing pot is concerned why not, if it was legal less people who cause no harm at all would get arrested.

[CidIII]

Yeah, but I'd rather not see people acting like retards in public on a daily basis.

[Archael]

I think he is just another kid making a mistake.

hardly

I'm pretty sure he's smoked weed before many times

this was just the first time he's caught

and he'll probably keep doing it, just be way more careful who he does it with

[DarthPaul]

Yeah, but I'd rather not see people acting like retards in public on a daily basis.

The ones who truly are acting like retards though are the ones who want everything to be illegal.

Most druggies I know stay indoors and normally plays video games.

[CidIII]

Yeah, because you can't run around smoking it in front of people...

[DarthPaul]

^Exactly and once it is legal why would you even want to.

They will just look at you wrong.

[dwib]

Yeah, but I'd rather not see people acting like retards in public on a daily basis.

make smoking weed legal but not smoking weed in public/being high in public

[DarthPaul]

^Win idea.

[CidIII]

That's why it will never become legal.