Legalize Marijuana? Stimulate the economy?

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It's funny you should mention Afganistan. One of the big reasons things aren't going so well for us over there is are refusuel to allow the poppy trade to continue. Bearing in mind that for a lot of people over there it's their only viable source of income, this goes some way to explaining the talibans continued support.

If we to decrimanilze heroin (not sell it in shops but as a prescription from a doctor) we could allow people to continue making their livelyhood, and increase are support with the ordinary people.

I don't think there should be a prohibition. But the question is: will it stimulate the failing economy? The answer is: very, very unlikely. Not unless there is some chance discovery involving pot, and chance discoveries could just a well involve anything.

Also hemp isn't quite the cash crop people make it out to be. There are plenty of good materials out there. Hemp is still a niece product like it or not.

I think some people, in their passion to get pot decimalised, come up with some fantasy ideas lol

London. Not much agribusiness there, is there? Pretty topiaries and rooftop gardens, I'm sure. American and Canadian farmers are very resourceful and with the growing concern for green technologies and materials, hemp is a serious consideration.

And just take a peek at the American tobacco business. (Evil as it may be). Its based on strategic (cut-throat) marketing, trade, and shipping practices. And as a matter of shameless fact, those SOBs built this country.

There is money to be made in packaging, manufacturing, sales, distribution, quality control, advertising...in all forms of agribusiness - eggs, milk, pot? In the case of tobacco, the money isn't just going to the tobacco farmer in Virginia - as a commodity. RJ Reynolds or one of those guys brings in more revenue than any manufacturer on the East Coast of the US.

Don't underestimate the money-making ingenuity of the American people.

Last edited by MmeLePen on 05 Mar 2009, 3:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.

No one thing is a miracle cure; it is a hardy plant that grows in many climates (hemp), can be used for textiles and oils, and can be used to help enrich soil instead of weakening the topsoil. By eliminating it from natural growth, the change has already impacted ecology by allowing other plants to take over and weakening the original diversity. No, it's not a cure-all, and it isn't going to save the economy - but the benefits outweigh the negatives, overwhelmingly in my estimation.


M.

Exactly