Seattle's new city attorney drops marijuana charges

sparkytheprophet said on February 1, 2010 at 3:41 PM

THERE IS MORE TO MARIJUANA THEN JUST GETTING HIGH. THERE IS NO REPORTS OF PEOPLE DYING FROM MARIJUANA. IT IS INFACT THE MERICAL PLANT OF LIFE. IT INPROVES EYESIGHT, HELPS WITH DEPRESSION, AND CAN ACCTUALLY ELIMINATE CANCER. TETRAHYDRACANNIBINAL CAN INFACT IMPROVE LIFE. HEMP IS CHEAPER, SAFER, AND COMPLETELY ECO-FRIENDLY. MARIJUANA DOES NOT KILL BRAINCELLS, OR MAKE YOU STUPID. HEMP CAN MAKE ECO-FRIENDLY GAS, PLASTIC, PAPER, CLOTHES, AND EVEN INK. MARIJUANA IS 100% NATURAL & 100% NOT ADDICTING ITS HABIT FORMING. LEGALIZE IT NOW THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH SHROOMS. NO REPORTED DEATH OR MURDER ON SHROOMS. IT IS INFACT VERY PEACEFUL, NATURAL, AND SPIRITUAL. THEY ARE ALSO PACTED FULL OF PROTEIN, IRON, & MINERALS. I'S ALSO 100% NOT ADDICTING. LEGALIZE IT NOW

daverino said on January 21, 2010 at 6:39 PM

I just think it would be better if the user was able to say,"Hey I,m high today so don't expect any responsible effort on my part, be ready to fix all my mistakes. and please unlock the refridgerator!"

nikolai131 said on January 20, 2010 at 3:05 PM

I'm not a drinker. Drinking is dangerous and the laws we have surrounding it are too light. I would gladly give up alcohol in any part of the country so we can have legal Cannabis. It's much safer, grows naturally in almost any climate, and has thousands of uses. It is absolutely insane that if people want to kill themselves with alcohol then we fully facilitate that. You can smoke as much Cannabis as you want and do much less damage. Vaporize it or ingest it and there's almost no health side effects. I don't have to worry about the feds either because I have the 10th amendment on my side. An amendment to a document that was drafted on paper made form Cannabis. The feds are getting the picture and the more states that hold serious discussions on legalization or decriminalization at least for medicine the less the feds will interfere. At the very least we should take it out of the Schedule 1 category so we can have honest open research on the plant and development of medicine.

bac148 said on January 20, 2010 at 2:15 PM

I wish I could give up my right to alcohol and tehn be allowed to smoke weed. where do I sign up

bac148 said on January 20, 2010 at 2:12 PM

hz6sp6hz6sp6 says "It is imposible to disbute the fact that you cannot mix drugs" I say Coffe and cigarettes, Caffeene and Nicotine. Both drugs, both commonly used together. Further more, it is impossible to make any real statements about the effects of mixing Cannabis with anything, it has been illegal and NO object research has been obtained. As you could be prosecuted for having research materials. You can also be prosectuted for DUI if you blow under the legal limit. That is not the end all say all. If you are impaired you get a DUI regardless of BAC results.

hz6sp6hz6sp6 said on January 20, 2010 at 12:48 PM

For all of the folks who think marijuana can be legal in WA. you are incorrect. Even if our state could make it legal it will still be illegal in our country. Bottom line, a federal agent can still arrest you so it can never be legal. The Fed's will never legalize marijuana because we allready have one legal drug, alcohol. Sense mixing drugs increases the affect of both drugs they will never legalize marijuana. So give up your boozes and you may have a chance. I have not had a drinkd in more then 25 years so this would be fine with me.

tracystella said on January 20, 2010 at 8:50 AM

I have said for nearly 20 years now that legalizing marijuana could help get this country out of it's debt. The $ spent on arresting,prosecuting and then jailing people for the possesion of marijuana would be much better served in the crackdown of use and manufacturing of crack or meth. Knowing that there are some who chose to drink & drive whether it is one drink or more just shows stupidity on their part. You are impaired after just one drink. The $ that is used bust marijuana users could be spent on the 'real' drugs which alcohol should be included as a drug. I would rather be on the road with those who have only been smoking pot than any one that has been drinking. I am sober for 2 years the end of this month. When I was drinking & it was time to renew my license I chose not to because of the risk I would put others in and myself. I did not drive until I had been sober for a year. I went 6 years w/o a license. I walked or caught a ride.

bobincovington said on January 20, 2010 at 12:25 AM

Nicely said Nikolai.

bobincovington said on January 20, 2010 at 12:14 AM

Lots of interesting points of view... I think we should legalize it but just be smart about what we do from there. Legal or Illegal, it is here all around us anyway, in our schools with our kids, in our workplace. Quit the "witch hunts" for drugs and start enforcing consequences to make people responsible. What if we really prosecuted those who drive while intoxicated (on booze or pot)? Anyone caught selling to kids should go to jail What if we had real consequences for kids that are caught with liquor or pot at school or anywhere? Sell it in a liquor store to adults and tax the heck out of it Anyone who wants to grow-their-own should be limited to a few plants otherwise they are selling it. And make them pay a small tax to grow it so the state does not lose that revenue. Most of us with real jobs still have to pass a drug test and most of us are capable of knowing when it is appropriate to have a glass of wine or a joint if we want to. Legalization should not mean "no controls"

nikolai131 said on January 20, 2010 at 12:14 AM

Please please please go educate yourself and learn some actual facts. Go read about the history of your own country and see why we don't have legal Cannabis today in our supposed free market society. Don't let politicians control your way of thought. There is a place for politics and it is not in the personal choices I make. Personal choices that have no effect on anyone but myself. Our country was founded by Cannabis farmers. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew Cannabis! Regarded as our greatest Americans, the founders of our country. Yes, they did smoke it. I'm American and I only want what our forefathers had. Freedom and uncorrupted policies.

nikolai131 said on January 19, 2010 at 11:59 PM

Prohibition is a failed policy and we haven't learned from history so it's repeating itself and we're paying the price. We've made criminals out of regular otherwise law abiding, tax paying citizens. We are educated, we are your friends, we are your family, we are successful, intelligent, innovating. We are police officers, fire fighters, teachers, accountants, musicians, farmers, doctors, working stiffs and free thinking, open minded, loving people. We are Americans, and in this country we believe in freedom. The freedom to make our own choices whether they be GOOD or BAD. We should have those freedoms. The only reason Cannabis is illegal is because of the paper making and logging industry. Because lobbyists from those industries didn't want to lose money to a better product. How does it feel to let lobbyists from over 80 years ago shape your thoughts and opinions so they can stay in business. We can literally stop cutting down trees the day we make Cannabis legal.

nikolai131 said on January 19, 2010 at 11:45 PM

Cannabis users are not criminals. Our children are already failing in school, because people like Gregoire are cutting funding to it. When we legalize and tax Cannabis (AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE CASH CROP BY THE WAY) then we can put money back into schools and actually rebuild our failed education infrastructure from the ground up. Kids are getting Cannabis easier than alcohol. Why? Because alcohol is regulated by the state. Noone is selling beers between classes to other students. Nevermind the fact that alcohol is a much more dangerous drug than Cannabis. Nobody has ever overdosed on the drug, ever, in the history of history. You're right, mixing drugs are bad. Mixing drugs and then driving is even worse. Nobody ever claimed it not to be. By the way show me one study that says Cannabis lowers your IQ cause that's FALSE propaganda. You're either mislead or have a hidden agenda to keep kids going to drug dealers. That's what's happening right now and you seem very out of touch with reality

masterblaster said on January 19, 2010 at 11:34 PM

Decriminalizing the use, production and possession of marijuana does not mean it will be legal to drive under the influence of it. We know from reading these postings that at least one person drove under the influence of pot while it was illegal. So keeping it illegal will not ensure that people will not DUI of pot. I say decriminalize all drugs for adults with the understanding that users must accept all consequences.

organdonor said on January 19, 2010 at 10:40 PM

hz6sp6hz6sp6, is that any different that the millions of people that drink a beer and pop a painkiller? That messes you way more than drinking alone also and you could still be under the legal limit. Did that thought ever cross your mind.

hz6sp6hz6sp6 said on January 19, 2010 at 10:14 PM

scott04. Are YOU writing about an isolated case of a strong mind ? No I'm not writting about drinking and driving. I'm writting about driving under the legal alcohol limit and being to high to drive because of mixing drugs. This policy will likely cost some of us our lives

hz6sp6hz6sp6 said on January 19, 2010 at 10:00 PM

scott04. Are writing about an isolated case of a strong mind ? No I'm not writting about drinking and driving. I'm writting about driving under the legal alcohol limit and being to high to drive because of mixing drugs. This policy will likely cost some of us our lives

hz6sp6hz6sp6 said on January 19, 2010 at 9:46 PM

And now for the real logic... Just because you say this policy will costs nobody their lives does not make it so just because you said so. It is imposible to disbute the fact that you cannot mix drugs. That's why you did'nt even try. As for the Mexican cartels, they are into alot more then just selling weed. They will just move their opporations to other areas like child prostitution. How many lives will be lost to AIDS?. Crime dropped after alcohol prohibition because almost everone in our country was using alcohol and the next day it was illegal. This is not the case with marijuana. The other problem with marijuana is that it leaves a fatty residue around the neurons and takes 6 months to dissipate. This fatty residue makes it harder to think and actually lowers your IQ. If our children fail in school they will be more likely to fall into a life of crime. I believe our city is broke and they think marijuana is a lesser evel...I disagree.

scott04 said on January 19, 2010 at 9:28 PM

hz6sp, you are writing about an isolated case of a weak mind, and drinking and driving.....really?

nikolai131 said on January 19, 2010 at 8:38 PM

And now for logic... This policy will cost nobody their lives. It's the prohibition that is costing lives and letting illegal, violent drug cartels thrive. As long as it's illegal there will be a black market for it and the black market cannot be regulated and only makes smarter criminals. We need to regulate Cannabis. Use is not decreasing, it's only increasing. The only thing wrong with that is it makes it unsafe to obtain in a lot of cases. Drug dealers don't check ID either and there's no significant penalty to keep sales exclusive to adults. You want to reduce crime in the most dramatic and quick fashion. Take Cannabis out of the black market hands of the Mexican cartels and regulate it so it can be as safe to obtain as it is to use. Don't believe me? Violent crime rates dropped immediately after alcohol prohibition was lifted and stayed that way for 50 years. Once we get over a failed prohibition policy, then we can have effectively safe laws. Total deaths from Cannabis ever: 0

irishdontdrink said on January 19, 2010 at 8:38 PM

Finally, common sense prevails. I do believe marijuana should be leagal to grow an possess for Medical Marijuana paitents and not the general public. decriminalize it but don't legalize it.

hz6sp6hz6sp6 said on January 19, 2010 at 8:03 PM

This is wrong and I can prove it. But first I must make it clear that I do not smoke marijuana now and have not for the last 25 years. In my early 20's I would go to the bar and have two drinks over a 2 or 3 hour period. I would refrain from drinking for the last hour to be sure I was under the legal limit. When I was about half way home I'd smoke a joint and because I was mixing drugs, Alcohol and marijuana, I would get so high I had to pull over on a few occasons because I could not keep my Car between the lines. I would get higher then if I had 3 drinks or a joint without mixing the two. If we do not control the use of marijuana we will have people on the roads that are under the legal limit but can't keep their Car between the lines. When they hurt someone we may not be able to hold them accountable. This policy will likely cost some of us our lives.

walter86 said on January 19, 2010 at 7:56 PM

Most cases we'll be wasting our money on anyways! Need to get down to the nitty gritty and see why our city is wasting money on alot of different cases, not just possession of pot. >25 people is nothing. Sounds like another snooze newz day!

jonnybeggar said on January 19, 2010 at 7:39 PM

good!! need to quit waisting our money on cases like that!