Community | May 09, 2009 | 6 comments

Schwarzenegger Urges a Study on Legalizing Marijuana use

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/us/07arnold.html?scp=13&sq=governor of california&st=cse

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LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that the discussion over whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use in California would benefit from a large-scale study, including international case comparisons, to show the possible impact of such a change. ........
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6 comments // Schwarzenegger Urges a Study on Legalizing Marijuana use

  • Argon18
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      Argon18  

    • That is probably the "study" that he wants most is how to get the maximum profit for the least cost.

      No one has ever listened to "what the people want" on the subject or any of the data concerning the effects compared with alcohol so that part "seems to be irrelevant"

      In such a politicized subject the only "facts" that are going to have any chance of success are those that affect the bottom line.

    • 2 years ago
  • idealist
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      idealist  

    • i dont trust a "study" becouse its just asking to be curropted. whats wrong with asking the people what they want? o yea.. they allready know what they want! the gove just wants time to figure out how to profit most out of it when its legal.

    • 2 years ago
  • isnamthere
  • Ihatethemall
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      Ihatethemall  

    • What is there to study? How the fuck the GOV thinks it has the right to tell me I can't take a seed stick it in the ground and use what grows is beyond me. To hell with them all. They can study all they want and I will continue to do as I please.

    • 2 years ago
  • Argon18
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      Argon18  
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    • There have been studies done already if there is serious interest in the subject.

      "In the first rigorous study comparing marijuana use in the Netherlands and the United States, researchers have found no evidence that decriminalization of marijuana leads to increased drug use. The results suggest that drug policies may have less impact on marijuana use than is currently thought."

      Most have not paid attention to any kind of data from those studies since it is too political a subject for any objective assessment.

      The study compared the cannabis (marijuana and hashish) habits of users in Amsterdam and San Francisco to test the premise that punishment for cannabis use deters use and thereby benefits public health.

      • About 75 percent in both cities had used cannabis less than once per week or not at all in the year before the interview.

      • Majorities of experienced users in both cities never used marijuana daily or in large amounts even during their periods of peak use, and use declined after those peak periods.

      The study’s findings cast doubt on that scenario, he said. Despite widespread lawful availability of cannabis in Amsterdam, there were no differences between the two cities in age at onset of use, age at first regular use, or age at the start of maximum use.

    • 2 years ago
  • Robroy1
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      Robroy1  

    • There is hope! I hope anyone who can will support this anyway they can. It is far past due and the Gestapo is getting worse each day. They are affaraid of loosing thier jobs busting innocent pot smokers and have to do some real police work like going after criminals that break laws and ruin lives. Pot smokers are an easy target and offer no challenge which gives them more time to eat donuts.

    • 2 years ago
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