OT: Dak's dad busted for weed? Sheesh...

[RocketCityDawg]

www.fox4news.com/news/cowboys-qb-dak-prescotts-father-arrested-for-marijuana

 

[forestdepth]

Arresting someone for 2 grams of marijuana in 2018 is absurd.

 

[Sutterkane]

Arresting someone for any amount of plant material is absurd no matter what year it is.

 

[patdog]

Making marijuana illegal makes about as much sense as Prohibition did back in the 20s and early 30s. All that did was give the Mafia a foothold into our country that they held onto for many years afterwards.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Not gonna change as long as we have a Keebler elf as AG

 

[57stratdawg]

 

[RocketDawg]

Well, it's still just as illegal in 2018 as it was 50 years ago. Until it's legalized, it's still a crime.

 

[RocketDawg]

He IS a bit different, isn't he?

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

Less than 2 grams... You could smoke less than 2 grams of enriched uranium and not get a buzz.

For those not in the know, I have family from SE Texas and Orange County/Vidor/Orange Texas may be the most racist place on the planet. You should research it. Vidor Texas, with over 11,000 residents is .1% African American... Most of SE Texas is demographically similar to Mississippi.

 

[Sutterkane]

It was a crime to help slaves escape too, it doesn't make it right just because it's law.

 

[Lettucexxxx]

You should research it

 

[Go Budaw]

Well, I hope Dak’s career can somehow recover from this earth-shattering scandal of epic proportion.

 

[Requiem For A Dawg]

Was it Cali Gold weed atleast?

 

[ArcherSPS]

You try to thinly veil it, but it’s fairly clear when you inject your opinion in every thread. I know you’re against marijuana legalization and I want to know why?

 

[HumpDawgy]

You try to thinly veil it, but it’s fairly clear when you inject your opinion in every thread. I know you’re against marijuana legalization and I want to know why?

Because Denver airport still hasn't found my luggage!!!!

 

[RocketDawg]

What right do you have to demand another person's position on a matter?

 

[Palmettodog]

It was Kind Bud, the kind of bud that gets yo *** arrested.

Arrested for 2 grams of weed is unheard of these days. Kinda makes you wonder if the cop didn't have some sort vendetta.

 

[patdog]

Driving 71 on the Interstate is a crime too. But I'd be pretty pissed if I got a ticket for it.

 

[ezsoil]

Well, it's still just as illegal in 2018 as it was 50 years ago. Until it's legalized, it's still a crime.

Not if I'm on the jury .....

 

[WilCoDawg]

He’s clearly a Tony fan!

 

[Dawgbite]

WTH ! When did we start using the metric system to measure pot? I had to open an App on my phone to convert grams to Ounces just to determine if that was enough to even roll a joint.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

WTH ! When did we start using the metric system to measure pot? I had to open an App on my phone to convert grams to Ounces just to determine if that was enough to even roll a joint.

is it?

 

[Dawgbite]

is it?

Based on my calculations and a really foggy memory it would roll one fatty or two toothpicks.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

I don't think that forced slavery is close to comparable to prohibiting controlled substances. As a non-user, I take the general approach that inhaling anything other than air is not what your body was designed to do, so it is bad for you. By the same token, there are plenty of "bad for you" things that are legal, so I get the argument over where the line is drawn. I will say from the outside looking in, all pro-substance arguments come across as people just trying to justify something that they like to do, medical uses not withstanding...

 

[tbaydog]

Why was he pulled over and was he under the influence while driving...........

 

[FreeDawg]

So glad he got busted. Why can’t he be a responsible citizen and take legal Xanax, Zoloft, and aderoll. What an a-hole**

 

[AnonymousUser]

nm

 

[LawDawg97]

I have over 10,000 posts on this board, and comment on every subject!

What right do you have to demand another person's position on a matter?

How dare you ask me what I think about something! How dare you sir!***

 

[Palmettodog]

^^^^Has been in this dilemma before^^^^

 

[TheStateUofMS]

Thank God less than 2 grams of marijuana was taken off the street and the county got their $500 bail.

I bet several quotas were met here.

 

[woozman]

Well, it's still just as illegal in 2018 as it was 50 years ago. Until it's legalized, it's still a crime.

Have you ever driven 2-MPH over the speed limit? That's illegal too.

Unless he was impaired by smoking it, even in MS anything less than 30 grams is a $250 fine and they don't even arrest you.

ETA: Dawgbite - 30 grams is an ounce if you include the weight of the bag...

 

[Digging dog]

Have you ever driven 2-MPH over the speed limit? That's illegal too...

Unless he was impaired by smoking it, even in MS anything less than 30 grams is a $250 fine and they don't even arrest you.

Bet he wasn’t driving 2-mph OVER the speed limit if he was under the influence. *****

 

[AlCoDog]

I would think cookie sales would increase dramatically.

 

[AssEndDawg]

I don't think that forced slavery is close to comparable to prohibiting controlled substances.

I think a whole lot of people in prison would disagree with you.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

This may be the only time I will ever say this... but... let's follow our Canadian friends up north and just legalize across the US.

 

[John Lorry]

I don't think that forced slavery is close to comparable to prohibiting controlled substances. As a non-user, I take the general approach that inhaling anything other than air is not what your body was designed to do, so it is bad for you. By the same token, there are plenty of "bad for you" things that are legal, so I get the argument over where the line is drawn. I will say from the outside looking in, all pro-substance arguments come across as people just trying to justify something that they like to do, medical uses not withstanding...

I'm not coming after you on this, but it did raise a few thoughts in my mind.

What I find interesting are those that hem and haw about how the government should stay out of their private lives when there's a whisper of regulating sugar, e.g., limiting the availability of sugary drinks to children, sizes of soft drinks that are sold, or whether the FDA should regulate sugar levels in commonly available foods (like breads, "granola bars", etc.). Sugar is objectively more damaging to this country than marijuana. Tax payers spend roughly $1 trillion annually on health costs that are closely tied to excess sugar consumption. But when you discuss marijuana, the government is welcomed with open arms. It's not about the negative effects of a controlled substance or intoxicant. If that's the way things worked, sugar would be treated like heroin. It's puritanical, social conservatism.

I don't use cannabis or any derivative products. But it is beyond debate that it is no worse than alcohol and that high functioning people use it regularly. At a minimum, it has created an enormous burden on tax payers when it comes to DEA and state agency enforcement, prison populations, and opportunity costs for our judiciary and local law enforcement.

I'd rather not burn my tax dollars by attempting to outright ban marijuana. It simply has not worked and will not work. I'd rather regulate it, tax it and use the untold millions/billions to do something constructive, like fixing a ******* road or building a school.

Anyway, my two cents.

 

[AlCoDog]

Well said

 

[ArcherSPS]

Bc you literally post in every thread on the matter. That’s why.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

I think a whole lot of people in prison would disagree with you.

Not if they got to experience what slaves experienced. Different discussion altogether. People are expected to obey the law or suffer the consequences. It is a matter of choice. It's not like people HAVE to smoke dope. Work to change the law in support of your position, but don't whine that you got exactly what the law says you will get if you get caught with illegal drugs. I speed. If/when I get a ticket, I'll be cordial to the officer and pay my fine. It's a risk I'm willing to accept. Personal responsibility and such...

 

[horshack.sixpack]

I agree. I'm all for less regulation so long as it doesn't infringe on my liberties, even with unintended consequeces. If we are being honest, the unintended consequences of our laws have as much or more impact than the intended target of the law. As compassionate people, we find it hard to sit back and just let people destroy themselves, thus we will tolerate our tax dollars going to drug treatment and rehab, the costs of our healthcare plans rising because of associated treatment and the cost to society through lost productivity. The less compassionate among us would just create a drug state and say knock yourself out, just don't burden "my" healthcare system with your claims because you have no self control and now you are total mess. It's a complex problem and there isn't any easy single answer.

My cynicism kicks in anytime anyone simply states how things "should" be as if they alone have suddenly found a cure all. For all the things that legalization would solve, it would create problems as well. That said, you can't legislate morality or health, but you can rest assured that the very people asking government to leave them alone will be first in line when the only hope they have left is the government taking care of them, or rather the taxpaying, productive public via their taxes paid into the government.

The other thing that gets me is people who advocate for it act like its a necessity. If ever any substance gets that important to me in my life, I hope I take a second look at my life and where my priorities lie...