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Why aren't we legalizing pot......

why should we blame the UN, rather than ourselves?

everywhere else I read that americans don't respect the UN or expect much from it. How is it they are suddenly responsible for what congress does?
 
"Letting people smoke cannabis for recreational purposes violates the U.N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, to which the United States is a party, he told the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs on Wednesday, according to a statement on Thursday."

Well, the UN representative seems to disagree.
 
Well, clearly we signed the treaty that is being discussed in this article, so yes, its our fault. But, the fact that there exists such a treaty which the UN seems to believe restricts the recreational use of marijuanna may explain why it may not be overturned on a federal level.
 
Quite simple, connie

1. The Religious Right, who believe smoking a joint leads to immediate heroin addiction (yet drink booze like nobody's business), still have goodly control over the Republican Party.

2. No Democrat wants to propose it because they know the GOP would immediately run TV ads saying "Senator _____ wants your kids to be able to buy heroin in convenience stores!!!!"
 
Wow, this is nuts. As if people are going to start buying pot and shipping it worldwide?

Raymond Yans needs to STFU.
 
Well, even IF we were moving that direction, GG - it seems we may not be able to with this treaty. Or at least it seems that that is how this director at the UN reads the treaty agreement. I don't know the specific language myself. While I had heard of the treaty, I had never thought it applied to our laws here with respect to recreational use. Maybe it doesn't - but this guy seems to think it does.
 
connieb said:
Well, even IF we were moving that direction, GG - it seems we may not be able to with this treaty. Or at least it seems that that is how this director at the UN reads the treaty agreement. I don't know the specific language myself. While I had heard of the treaty, I had never thought it applied to our laws here with respect to recreational use. Maybe it doesn't - but this guy seems to think it does.
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connie....why is it legal in The Netherlands, then???
 
Kinda like all the corporations and heads of businesses that hired people with benefits packages, took tax breaks for supplying medical benefits, then reneged on the benefits and pay, but still want the same output from their employees.

Those states of the "UNITED" states who ratified the U.S. Constitution, agreed to live by what they signed on to. The nations of the "UNITED" Nations, also agree to abide by the treaties they enter into as members.

Just as Amendments can be made to our Constitution, treaties can be amended also. Nothing is cast in concrete, but people should not forget that when they agree to something in exchange for a benefit from that agreement, it is a two way street.

As discussions about the federal vs. state occur quite often and point out the pluses and minuses of being "united" anything, so will go discussion about being one of the "united" nations.
 
GordonGecko said:
connie....why is it legal in The Netherlands, then???
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I'm not sure all nations are party to all conventions, just as not all European nations are members of the EU.

http://www.unodc.org/pdf/convention_1961_en.pdf

I'd have to spend a lot more time studying the results of the convention, but it looks like they have divided drugs into different schedules with different applications and considerations of regulation for those on each of the schedules.
 
I do not think we should sign away our freedoms to the UN or any other world governance entity. I wonder what other treaty we have signed with the UN? Keep in mind though that several of our Presidents (of both sides of the aisle) have been of the World Government mentality. If it could work out like the Star Trek shows have it, I might be fine with it. But that won't happen in real life. So I'm not fine with signing away our freedom at all.
 
connieb said:
why aren't we legalizing pot...
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because there is no "we"? what on earth is a "national legalization"? do you not understand the the Congress only controls "interstate commerce"?

all controlled substances are already highly legal- thats seems to be the problem right? so legalized even simple possession can be a crime.
 
cannabis is a plant, more like a weed, but anyway it grows in mother earth like rosemary, maple trees, kentucky blue grass... name a plant or tree.

drugs are made in labs.
 
Ah yes Gizzard likes to blame the right as the only obstruction to legalization.

Let's see the libbies crammed socialized medicine down our throats, "have to pass the bill before you find out what's in it" so that we can force you to pay for free health insurance or get a fine or go to jail.

The libbies had no problem making q-u-ee-r marriage mainstream and force integration/acceptance in the military.

The libbie DHS secretary can stock up on bullets and MRAPs while they claim they don't have the funds or the means to detain or stop illegal immigrants.

Yet it's our fault that Prez Obama, the guy who ran Harold and Kumar political ads that gave the impression that he was the dope toker's President.

Let's see Obama doesn't have the balls, and the then the Dimmie libs are thinking about the next mid term.

Don't look at us. Besides there was supposedly a bi partisan bill in the works. What happenend to it???

http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7lx0Bk1RWh4AsGBXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE1cjI5NXQyBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA01TWTAwNF8xMTg-/SIG=13a3snvl4/EXP=1364031220/**http%3a//www.politico.com/story/2013/02/bill-unveiled-to-legalize-medical-pot-88031.html

Don't blame the GOP because dimmie libs had their balls surgically removed at birth.
 
Jen said:
I do not think we should sign away our freedoms to the UN or any other world governance entity. I wonder what other treaty we have signed with the UN? Keep in mind though that several of our Presidents (of both sides of the aisle) have been of the World Government mentality. If it could work out like the Star Trek shows have it, I might be fine with it. But that won't happen in real life. So I'm not fine with signing away our freedom at all.
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they are going to ban golf, and UN troops will be checking the air conditioner use in your house
 
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