Comments on: Beer lobby fighting California pot initiative

By: gitarcarver

gitarcarver — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:40:02 +0000

Any cop will tell you that potheads are harmless. Cops on teh street are happy to deal with stoned people.

You must know different cops than I do. The cops I know hate pot as they have seen the devastation it can lead to.

I also don’t know of any drug counselors that thing pot is “harmless.”

Both of our experiences are anecdotal, so your mileage may vary.

By: AMcA

AMcA — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:07:01 +0000

JT:

Any cop will tell you that potheads are harmless. Cops on teh street are happy to deal with stoned people. It’s the drunks and the crackheads who are the problem.

By: AMcA

AMcA — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:05:40 +0000

I don’t know whether the greater shame is that California prison guards lobby for longer sentences, or that California legislators actually listen to them.

Probably the latter. But the shamelessness of the former is a thing to behold.

By: Jay Markowitz

Jay Markowitz — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:07:17 +0000

But on the side for the initiative is every single fast food joint, chip and snack maker, plus the company that makes those burritos you can get at 7-11.

By: J.T. Wenting

J.T. Wenting — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:44:44 +0000

lol@kdp 🙂

Prison guards will have to calculate what’ll cost them more (in money and time at work) before they chime in.
Fewer people behind bars for posession of pot may mean more people behind bars for other crimes like mugging or burglary (as more people will use the stuff and they’ll largely finance their addiction through those crimes).

By: KDP

KDP — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:37:55 +0000

It’s a case of “hops, not hemp”.